Lok Sabha Question No. 141 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Kisan Rails
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.  141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## KISAN RAILS

*141.   SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Railways has introduced Kisan rails and these are running successfully;
- (b)  if so, the zone-wise and State-wise details thereof; and
- (c)  the total revenue earned from these Kisan rails so far?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## ANSWER (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  141  BY  SHRI  TALARI  RANGAIAH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.12.2021 REGARDING KISAN RAILS

(a) and (b):  Yes, Sir.  Since the launch of first Kisan Rail service on 7 th August  2020  and  upto  28 th   November  2021,  Indian  Railways  have operated  approximately  1,642  Kisan  Rail  services.    As  per  the available  data,  the  zone-wise  and  State-wise  break  up  of  Kisan  rail services is as under:-

| Railway-wise break up of Kisan rail trains   | Railway-wise break up of Kisan rail trains   | State-wise break up of Kisan rail trains   | State-wise break up of Kisan rail trains   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Railway                                      | No. of services                              | State                                      | No. of services                            |
| Central Railway                              | 771                                          | Andhra Pradesh                             | 126                                        |
| Eastern Railway                              | 4                                            | Assam                                      | 1                                          |
| East Coast Railway                           | 28                                           | Gujarat                                    | 48                                         |
| Northern Railway                             | 7                                            | Karnataka                                  | 45                                         |
| North Central Railway                        | 15                                           | Maharashtra                                | 1,239                                      |
| North Eastern Railway                        | 16                                           | Madhya Pradesh                             | 56                                         |
| Northeast Frontier Railway                   | 38                                           | Punjab                                     | 2                                          |
| South Central Railway                        | 514                                          | Telangana                                  | 48                                         |
| Southeast Central Railway                    | 3                                            | Tripura                                    | 1                                          |
| South Western Railway                        | 45                                           | Uttar Pradesh                              | 36                                         |
| Western Railway                              | 201                                          | West Bengal                                | 40                                         |
| Total                                        | 1,642                                        | Total                                      | 1,642                                      |

(c):  Total revenue generated from Kisan rail services since the start of  these  services  upto  28 th   November  2021  is  approximately ` 220 crore.

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