Lok Sabha Question No. 2448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Railway Infrastructure Project in Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2448 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN KARNATAKA

2448.   SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  the  Railway  Zones  covered  for  implementing railway infrastructure projects in the State of Karnataka;
- (b) the details of railway projects being implemented in Karnataka, Zone-wise;
- (c) the  total  allocation  of  budget  towards  developing  railways  in Karnataka  along with the projects proposed, total funds allocated, expected project outcomes and the expected year of completion;
- (d) the  total  budget  allocated  for  various  projects  and  for  the development  projects  of  the  South  Western  Railway  Zone during the last three years; and
- (e) the  details  of  major  projects  of  Railways  implemented/being implemented in North Karnataka region for providing benefits to the said region?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2448  BY  SHRI  SHIVAKUMAR  C.  UDASI AND SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2022  REGARDING RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN KARNATAKA

(a),  (b),  (c)  &  (e):  Railway  infrastructure  projects  in  Karnataka  are covered  by  South  Western  Railway  (SWR),  Central  Railway  (CR), Southern  Railway  (SR)  and  South  Central  Railway  (SCR)  Zones  of Indian Railway.

Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  and  taken  up  Zonal  Railwaywise and not State-wise/Region-wise as the Indian Railways' project(s) may  span  across  State  boundaries.  However,  as  on  01.04.2022,  32 projects  (21  new  lines  and  11  doubling)  of  total  length  4,330  Km, costing ` 49,087  crore,  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Karnataka including  those  in  North  Karnataka  region  are  in  different  stages  of planning/sanctioning/execution,  out  of  which  1,305  Km  length  has been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 16,258  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2022. These include:-

-  21  new  line  projects  of  total  length  2,583  Km,  costing ` 32,900 crore, out of which 319 Km length has been commissioned and an  expenditure  of ` 5,162  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March, 2022.
-  11  doubling  projects  of  total  length  1,747  Km,  costing ` 16,187 crore, out of which 986 Km length has been commissioned and an  expenditure  of ` 11,096 crore has been incurred upto March, 2022.

Details of all Railway projects (Zone-wise and year-wise) including  their  cost,  expenditure  and  outlay  are  made  available  in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in  >  Ministry  of  Railways  >Railway  Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates >Finance (Budget) >Rail Budget/Pink Book (Year)> Railway wise Works Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation for New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects and commensurate  commissioning  of  Projects  in  Indian  Railways.  The Average Annual Budget allocation for infrastructure and safety projects  falling  fully/partly  in  Karnataka  during  2014-19  increased  to ` 2,702  crore  per  year  from ` 835  crore per  year  during 2009 - 14 (224%  more  than average annual budget allocation during 2009-14). The  Annual  Budget  allocation  for  these  works  increased  to ` 3,386 crore  in  Financial  Year  2019-20  (306%  more  than  average  annual budget allocation during 2009-14), ` 4,220 crore in Financial Year 202021  (405%  more  than  the  Average  Annual  Budget  allocation  during 2009-14) and ` 4,297 crore for Financial year 2021-22(415% more than average annual budget allocation during 2009-14). For Financial Year 2022-23, highest-ever budget outlay of ` 6,091 crore has been provided for  these  works,  which  is  629%  more  than  average  annual  budget outlay of 2009-14.

During 2014-22, 1347 Km sections (303 Km of New line and 1,044 Km Doubling)  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Karnataka  has  been commissioned at an average rate 168.38 km per year, which is 49% more than commissioning during 2009-14 (113 Km/Yr.).

The  completion  of  any  Railway  project(s)  depends  on  various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government,  forest clearance by officials of forest department, timely deposition of cost share by cost sharing authorities in cost sharing project(s), shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances  from  various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project(s) site, number of working months in a year  for  particular  project  site  etc.    All  these  factors  affect  the completion time of the project(s). With above constraints, every effort is being made to execute the project(s) expeditiously.

(d): The  total  Budget  allocation  (Net)  under  Capital  Expenditure (Capex) for various projects and for the development projects of South Western Railway during the last three years {excluding Extra Budgetary Resources (Partnership) } is given below:-

( ` in crore)

| Financial Year             |   Total allotment |
|----------------------------|-------------------|
| 2020-21 (Revised Estimate) |           3578.93 |
| 2021-22 (Revised Estimate) |           4450.05 |
| 2022-23 (Budget Estimate)  |           3688.14 |

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