Lok Sabha Question No. 5415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Development of Basic Infrastructure of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF RAILWAYS

†5415. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  funds  under  the  programme  for  development  of  basic infrastructure  of  Railways  have  been  allocated  during  the  last  three  years and the current year; and
- (b)   if so, the details thereof, year and railway zone-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) & (b):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5415  BY  SHRI  ARUN  KUMAR  SAGAR  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2023 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF RAILWAYS

(a) :  The  Net  Capital  Expenditure  (Capex) for  development  of  basic infrastructure  including  acquisition,  construction  &  replacement  of  assets on Indian Railways, in Revised Estimate, during the last three years and the current year (excluding investment from PPP), is shown below:

|           |           |           | ( ₹ in crore)   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
| Revised   | Revised   | Revised   | Revised         |
| Estimate  | Estimate  | Estimate  | Estimate        |
| 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23         |
| 138575.64 | 146692.00 | 190000.00 | 230600.00       |

## (b)  :  The  Zone  wise  detail  of  Net  Capex  (excluding  investment  from  PPP) during the above period is given in the following table -

( ₹ in crore)

| Railway zone               |   Revised Estimate 2019-20 |   Revised Estimate 2020-21 |   Revised Estimate 2021-22 |   Revised Estimate 2022-23 |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Central Railway            |                    7653.83 |                    8608.46 |                   11222.7  |                   16720    |
| Eastern Railway            |                    8179.44 |                    7156.82 |                    7486.94 |                   13462.9  |
| Northern Railway           |                   34406    |                   43419.4  |                   61310.5  |                   62703.4  |
| North Eastern Railway      |                    4147.05 |                    4530.86 |                    5250.62 |                    7070.22 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |                    7191.05 |                    5986.98 |                    9025.39 |                   13292.5  |
| Southern Railway           |                    6307.29 |                    6041.41 |                    8167.75 |                    9390.08 |
| South Central Railway      |                    9091.03 |                    9079.04 |                    9960.81 |                   11077.3  |
| South Eastern Railway      |                    5503.7  |                    5569.4  |                    7183.21 |                    8214.03 |
| Western Railway            |                    7932.02 |                    7881.57 |                    8319.99 |                   10444    |
| East Central Railway       |                   10376.8  |                   11915    |                   14845.1  |                   18968.5  |
| East Coast Railway         |                    5205.55 |                    4860.18 |                    7128.95 |                   10672.1  |
| North Central Railway      |                    4488.91 |                    4580.87 |                    7530.26 |                   10785.4  |
| North Western Railway      |                    3333.85 |                    4405.6  |                    3518.31 |                    4447.91 |
| Southeast Central Railway  |                    3724.57 |                    3784.7  |                    4737.87 |                    7067.11 |
| South Western Railway      |                    3707.33 |                    3578.93 |                    4450.05 |                    5236.54 |
| West Central Railway       |                    4510.84 |                    4288.15 |                    6623.43 |                    8086.77 |
| Metro Railway, Kolkata     |                     911.33 |                     740.48 |                    1463.69 |                    2229.37 |

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