Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Development of Smart Stations in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 106

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF SMART STATIONS IN RAJASTHAN

†*106. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  renovate/upgrade  all  the railway stations of the country including Rajasthan into smart stations, if so, the detail thereof;
- (b) the station/district-wise details of the funds spent on these stations developed as smart stations situated in Sikar, Alwar, Karoli-Dholpur, Bharatpur, Sawai  Madhopur,  Jaipur, Tonk  and  Kota  districts of Rajasthan;
- (C)  whether any time-frame has been fixed for development of smart stations by the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  106  BY  SHRI  SUMEDHANAND  SARASWATI AND SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 14.12.2022 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF SMART STATIONS IN RAJASTHAN

(a)  to  (d):  Ministry  of  Railways  is  undertaking  techno-economic feasibility studies for redevelopment  of Stations. Based  on the outcome of these feasibility studies, stations are planned to be taken up  for  redevelopment  in  phases,  especially  the  stations  located  in major cities and important tourist destination.

Work for redevelopment has been taken up at 45 stations while 22 stations are at different stages of tendering and planning on Indian Railways. So far, 7 stations in the State of Rajasthan viz Udaipur City, Gandhinagar-Jaipur, Kota, Dakaniya  Talav, Jaipur, Jaisalmer  and Jodhpur have been taken up for redevelopment under the scheme of 'Major Upgradation of Stations' on Indian Railways.

Modernisation and Upgradation of Railway stations and amenities is a continuous and ongoing process on Indian Railways and these works are carried out through the Plan-Head Customer Amenities  (PH-53).  The  allocation  and  expenditure  under  PH-53  are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not Station- wise or District-wise. There are 05 Railway Zones, namely, Northern Railway, North Central Railway,  North  Western  Railway,  Western  Railway  and  West  Central Railway,  which  cater  to  the  State  of  Rajasthan. The  details  of expenditure  incurred  by  these  Zones  under  Plan  Head-53  'Customer Amenities', during the last year and current year (till Oct. 2022) is  as under:-

(Fig . ₹ in crore)

| Zonal Railway               |   Northern |   North Central |   North Western |   Western |   West Central |
|-----------------------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|
| Expenditure (2021-22)       |     221.68 |          118.82 |           51.39 |    255.77 |          49.93 |
| Expenditure (Till Oct,2022) |     213.22 |           65.14 |           24.11 |     91.78 |          18.68 |

Redevelopment of Railway Stations at this scale is complex in nature  and  requires  detailed  techno-economic  feasibility  studies  and various  statutory  clearances  from  urban/local  bodies  etc.  and  these factors  affect  the  completion  time.  Therefore,  no  time-frame  can  be indicated.

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