Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Installation of VSS in Train Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.66

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## INSTALLATION OF VSS IN TRAIN COACHES

## 66. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  project  to  install  Video Surveillance System (VSS) in train coaches and at railway stations for enhanced safety and security of passengers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the trains and stations selected for this project, basis of such selection and the time-schedule drawn for  completion  of  the  work  in  the  pre-selected  trains  and  stations, Zone wise;
- (c)  the  time  by  which  the  VSS  is  likely  to  be  installed  and  made operational in all trains and at all railway stations; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  Executing  and  Monitoring  Agency  selected  for this project along with the companies that participated in the bidding?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) Yes, Sir. Indian Railways have sanctioned works for installation of Video Surveillance System (VSS) in trains and at Railway stations for enhanced safety and security of passengers.

(b)  &  (c)  Works  for  installation  of  Video  Surveillance  System  in  all coaches including Premium trains, Mail/Express & all Suburban trains and at all railway stations except halt stations, have been approved.

So far, VSS has been provided at 864 stations under various projects. Zone-wise  details  of  VSS  installed  at  stations  are  appended  as Appendix-I. So far, VSS has been provided in 6368 coaches, details of which are appended in Appendix-II.

The  work  completion  is  dependent  upon  security  clearances  from various agencies & availability of network elements which  is getting delayed on account of non-availability of chipsets in the country.

(d) RailTel Corporation of India Ltd (RCIL), a public sector undertaking under Ministry of Railways, coach manufacturing Production Units and Zonal  Railways  are  the  executing  and  monitoring  agencies  for  the project of VSS at stations.

Details of participated and selected companies in bidding are appended as Appendix-III.

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APPENDIX-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  AND  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 66 BY SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF VSS IN TRAIN COACHES

(b)  &  (c):  Zone-wise  list  of  Video  Surveillance  System (VSS) installed at Stations:

| ZONAL RAILWAYS     |   STATIONS |
|--------------------|------------|
| CENTRAL            |        113 |
| WESTERN            |         65 |
| WEST CENTRAL       |         26 |
| NORTH WESTERN      |         34 |
| NORTH CENTRAL      |         32 |
| NORTH EASTERN      |         25 |
| NORTHERN           |        107 |
| EAST CENTRAL       |         57 |
| EAST COAST         |         19 |
| EASTERN            |         27 |
| NORTHEAST FRONTIER |         41 |
| SOUTH EASTERN      |         52 |
| SOUTH EAST CENTRAL |         26 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL      |         58 |
| SOUTHERN           |         58 |
| SOUTH WESTERN      |         24 |
| METRO              |         33 |
| KONKAN             |         67 |
| TOTAL              |        864 |

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APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  AND  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.66  BY  SHRIMATI  APARUPA  PODDAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF VSS IN TRAIN COACHES

## (b) & (c): Details of Video Surveillance System(VSS) provided in coaches:

| ZONAL RAILWAYS     | Train -18 type   | LHB   | ICF   | MEMU   | EMU   | DEMU / DMU   | Kolkata Metro   | Others   | Total                   |
|--------------------|------------------|-------|-------|--------|-------|--------------|-----------------|----------|-------------------------|
|                    | (I)              | (II)  | (III) | (IV)   | (V)   | (VI)         | (VII)           | (VIII)   | (I)+(II)+…. ...+ (VIII) |
| CENTRAL            |                  | 166   |       | 92     | 217   | 18           |                 |          | 493                     |
| EAST COAST         |                  | 563   | 1     | 32     |       |              |                 |          | 596                     |
| EAST CENTRAL       |                  | 258   |       |        |       | 42           |                 |          | 300                     |
| EASTERN            |                  | 171   | 10    | 48     | 44    |              |                 |          | 273                     |
| NORTH CENTRAL      |                  | 95    |       | 80     |       |              |                 |          | 175                     |
| NORTH EASTERN      |                  | 101   |       | 32     |       | 10           |                 |          | 143                     |
| NORTHEAST FRONTIER |                  | 100   |       |        |       |              |                 |          | 100                     |
| NORTHERN           | 48               | 449   | 13    | 48     | 8     | 5            |                 | 1        | 572                     |
| NORTH WESTERN      |                  | 125   |       |        |       | 10           |                 |          | 135                     |
| SOUTH CENTRAL      |                  | 419   |       | 88     | 40    | 5            |                 |          | 552                     |
| SOUTH EAST CENTRAL |                  | 110   |       | 72     |       | 8            |                 |          | 190                     |
| SOUTH EASTERN      |                  | 113   |       | 8      | 62    |              |                 |          | 183                     |
| SOUTHERN           |                  | 468   |       | 144    | 81    |              |                 |          | 693                     |
| SOUTH WESTERN      |                  | 294   |       | 56     |       |              |                 |          | 350                     |
| WEST CENTRAL       |                  | 21    |       | 84     |       |              |                 |          | 105                     |
| WESTERN            | 16               | 971   |       | 72     | 191   | 8            |                 |          | 1258                    |
| KONKAN             |                  | 40    |       | 16     |       |              |                 |          | 56                      |
| KOLKATA METRO      |                  |       |       |        |       |              | 194             |          | 194                     |
| TOTAL              | 64               | 4464  | 24    | 872    | 643   | 106          | 194             | 1        | 6368                    |

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APPENDIX-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.66 BY SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022 REGARDING INSTALLATION OF VSS IN TRAIN COACHES

## (d) List of Bidders participated in VSS Tenders at Stations:

|   SN | Bidders participated in Tenders                       | Selected Bidders (YES/NO)   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|    1 | ASHOKA BUILDCON LIMITED-NASHIK                        | NO                          |
|    2 | BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD- Bangalore                     | NO                          |
|    3 | KRYSTAL INTEGRATED SERVICES PVT LTD-MUMBAI            | NO                          |
|    4 | DINESHCHANDRA R. AGARWAL INFRACON PVT. LTD- Ahmedabad | NO                          |
|    5 | HFCL LIMITED                                          | YES                         |
|    6 | INTEC INFONET Pvt. Ltd.- New Delhi                    | YES                         |
|    7 | ITI LIMITED - Bangalore                               | NO                          |
|    8 | KELTRON- Kolkata                                      | NO                          |
|    9 | M2M CYBERNETICS Pvt LTD-Delhi                         | YES                         |
|   10 | ROLIF SAIKIA PVT. LTD- Gautam Budh Nagar              | NO                          |
|   11 | STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED -New Delhi              | NO                          |
|   12 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS INDIA LIMITED-Delhi    | NO                          |
|   13 | TRASNSLINE TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD- West Delhi           | NO                          |
|   14 | VINDHYA TELELINKS LIMITED- New Delhi                  | NO                          |
|   15 | SHEELTRON DIGITAL SYSTEMS PVT. LTd- Bengalore         | NO                          |
|   16 | POLYCAB INDIA LIMITED- Halol                          | NO                          |
|   17 | MILLENNIUM AUTOMATION PRIVATE LIMITED                 | NO                          |
|   18 | CORPORATE INFOTECH PVT.LTD                            | NO                          |
|   19 | BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSULTANT INDIA LTD- Noida     | NO                          |
|   20 | VISTA INFORMATION SYSTEMS PVT. LTD - Nehru Place      | NO                          |
|   21 | ARCEUS INFOTECH PVT. LTD- Mumbai                      | NO                          |
|   22 | PIXEL INFOTECH, Bihar                                 | YES                         |
|   23 | CORE 4 ENGINEERS, Mysore                              | YES                         |
|   24 | ITI Ltd., Bangalore                                   | NO                          |

|   25. | KERALA STATE ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ltd., Mumbai   | NO   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
|    26 | LARSEN AND Toubro Ltd., Chennai                                 | NO   |
|    27 | TRANSLINE LTD, New Delhi.                                       | YES  |
|    28 | AR ENGINEERING-GONDA                                            | NO   |
|    29 | OOKMAN ELECTROPLAST INDUSTRIES, Chennai                         | NO   |
|    30 | TECHNOSYS SECURITY SYSTEMS P.V.LTD. Ghaziabad                   | YES  |
|    31 | TAKYON NETWORKS PVT LTD., Lucknow                               | NO   |
|    32 | INFOSOFT DIGITAL DESIGN AND SERVICES PVT. LTD, New Delhi        | NO   |
|    33 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS INDIA LTD, New Delhi             | NO   |
|    34 | ARVIND LTD., Pune                                               | NO   |
|    35 | STAUNCH TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD., Chennai                          | NO   |
|    36 | SHAKUNTATALA ENTERPRISES-Jalgon                                 | YES  |
|    37 | TECHNOCRATES SECURITY SYSTEMS PVT. LTD., Mumbai                 | NO   |
|    38 | ABR COMPUTERS, Chennai                                          | NO   |
|    39 | ITI LTD., Chennai                                               | YES  |
|    40 | SAFE EYE INDIA, Madurai                                         | NO   |
|    41 | CYRUS ELECTRONICS PVT. LTD., Lucknow                            | YES  |
|    42 | TRANSLINE TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD., West Delhi                    | NO   |
|    43 | WIREWORKZ SYSTEMS AND SOLUTIONS INDIA PVT. LTD., Mumbai         | NO   |
|    44 | MICROPLUS NETWORKING SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD., Chennai               | NO   |
|    45 | MAZE NET SOLUTION PVT. LTD., Coimbatore                         | NO   |
|    46 | ELDORADO TECHONOLIGES LTD., Delhi                               | NO   |
|    47 | BHANDERIBROS PVT.LTD., Ahmedabad                                | NO   |

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