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Lok Sabha Question No. 1509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Fast Track Court for Rape Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1509 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2021

## Fast Track Courts for Rape Cases 1509. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the  government has come up with a proposal to set up special Fast Track Courts (FTCs) across the country to try rape cases as part of a larger scheme  to  strengthen infrastructure for better investigation and swift prosecution in such cases and if so, details thereof;
- (b) Whether  the  Ministry  has  prepared  a  draft  scheme  for  setting  up  of  such special FTCs to try rape cases; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a to c): Government is implementing a scheme for setting up of 1023 Fast Track  Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  with  389  exclusive  Prevention  of  Children from Sexual Offences (e POCSO) Courts across the country for time bound

trial and disposal of cases related to rape and POCSO Act. This  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  started  in  Oct  2019.   There  are  609  functional FTSCs including 331 exclusive POCSO courts which disposed 36,982 cases up to December, 2020 as per inputs received from the High Courts.  Central Share of  Rs. 140.00 Crore was disbursed during FY 2019-20 and Rs. 89.89 Crore  so far during  FY 2020-21 for FTSCs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Post Covid Role of India
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1506 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## POST COVID ROLE OF INDIA

- 1506 . SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has planned to document and release the role India would be having at the global stage in the post covid world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it intends to have a strategy document for the same; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [ SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (d) The   Government   continually   assesses   and   refines   its diplomatic stance and policies in response to evolving global challenges such a Covid Pandemic.  Covid crisis has a bearing on India's short-term and   long-term   interests.  While   there   is   no   single   overarching   and formalised strategic   document  that  can  capture   all   aspects   of   India's foreign   policy   in   the   post   Covid   world,   the   principles   of   our   current diplomatic strategy are clear. India's positions on relevant issues and its interests, in the context of these principles, in a post Covid world have been articulated accordingly through various platforms. These   include   safeguarding   India's   sovereignty   and   security, enabling India's domestic economic transformation, and building influence in global forums through bilateral, multilateral and regional efforts. This pragmatic and outcome-oriented foreign policy orientation has revitalised our traditional ties, re-energised our strategic, commercial, and economic relations   with   new   partners   and   re-connected   us   with   our   Diaspora abroad. It has provided us a foundation for dealing with the new and fast changing realities of the post Covid world which requires us to pursue objectives such as Atma Nirbharta and human-centric globalisation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Arjun Tank
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1505

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February, 2021

## ARJUN TANK

1505. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

(a) whether Arjun Tank is awaiting the Government nod for inclusion in the Indian Army; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) the total amount spent by DRDO in upgrading this tank; (d) whether validation trials were completed in 2018; and

- (e) if so, the time by which this tank is likely to be included in the Indian Army?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) to (e):  Quantity 124 Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Mark-1 tanks have been inducted into the Indian Army since 2008 and two Armoured Regiments are fully operational with these tanks. DRDO has further developed upgraded MBT Arjun Mark-1A tank.  This upgraded MBT Arjun Mark-1A tank has cleared validation trials in December, 2018.  The delivery schedule and other aspects of the procurements are governed by the terms and conditions of the contract/indent.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Unutilized Railway Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Geeta Kora, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1502 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## UNUTILIZED RAILWAY LAND

†1502. SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  scheme/initiated tender  process  for  the  commercial  development  of  unutilized land at railway stations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  names of the railway stations in Jammu and Jharkhand where unutilized land has been taken for commercial development along with the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  private  sector  companies  with  which contracts have been signed for commercial development of the unutilized land of the Railways State-wise as on date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1502  BY  SHRIMATI  GEETA  KORA  AND SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2021 REGARDING UNUTILIZED RAILWAY LAND (a):  Yes,  Sir.  Indian  Railways  has  planned  station  redevelopment  by leveraging real estate potential of sparable land and air space in and around  the  stations.  For  this,  Railway  conducts  techno-economic feasibility  studies  of  stations  across  the  country.    Based  on  the outcome  of  these  feasibility  studies, stations are taken  up  for redevelopment in phases. (b):  Jammu Tawi Railway station in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Bokaro Steel City, Ranchi and Hatia stations in the State of  Jharkhand  have  been  taken  up  for  techno-economic  feasibility studies. (c):  State-wise  details  of  the  private  sector  companies  with  whom Lease Agreements have been signed for commercial development of

Railway land are as under:-

|   S. No. | State         |   Numbers |
|----------|---------------|-----------|
|        1 | Maharashtra   |         1 |
|        2 | Tamil Nadu    |         1 |
|        3 | Uttar Pradesh |         3 |
|        4 | Delhi         |         1 |
|        5 | Punjab        |         1 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Representations from MPs to Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1501 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## REPRESENTATIONS FROM MPS TO RAILWAYS

†1501.    SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of demands made by the people's representatives for restarting operation of trains in the country after lockdown;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of such demands made by the people's representatives who have written letters to the Minister of Railways, Railway Board, General Manger, DRM, etc. for stoppage of trains  at  different  railway  stations  after  starting  of  operation  of trains after country-wise lockdown; and
- (c) if so, the details of such demands made and the follow up action thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to    (c)  Representations  including  from  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament, for restoration of regular train services and provision of stoppage in the special trains, presently being operated, have been received, a compendium of which is not maintained. Duly considering the requests as also keeping in view the concerns and

suggestions of State Governments, Indian Railways have increased the number of special services, with limited stoppages, in a phased manner and have operationalized 2024 Special Mail/Express trains (including  Festival  Specials)  and  approximately  5580  Passenger/ Electric  Multiple  Unit(EMU)/Mainline  Electric  Multiple  Unit(MEMU). Furthermore,  Indian  Railways  is  closely  monitoring  the  prevailing situation  as  also  the  waitlist  position  of  special  trains  and  is operating clone trains on routes where unsatiated demand exists. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 1500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Solar Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## SOLAR TRAINS

## †1500. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Indian  Railways  has  created  history  by  running  its first  solar  power  technology  system  based  train  in  Delhi  in  the year 2017;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  further  progressed  in  this direction and started new trains based on this technology;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  Uttar Pradesh in this regard or any scheme is being proposed for the State based on this technology and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if  not,  whether the Government itself is working on any scheme for running trains based on this technology in Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) Indian  Railways  has  introduced  Solar  Power  Technology  on passenger train running between Sarai Rohila (Delhi) to Farrukh Nagar (Haryana) in July 2017 for meeting the light and fan load requirement.

Contd....2/-

- (b)  &  (c)  Yes,  Sir.  So  far  60  passenger  coaches  have  been  equipped with solar panel for meeting its  light  and  fan  power  requirements as per the details given below:
- 14  Nos.  Diesel  Electric  Multiple  Unit  (DEMU)  Trailer  Coaches (TCs) based at Shakurbasti in Delhi.
- ·
- 10 Nos. passenger coaches in Swatchata Express at Delhi.
- ·
- 06 Nos. DEMU TC coaches based at Jamalpur, Bihar.
- 10  Nos.  Non-AC  passenger  coaches  based  at  Lucknow,  Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow to Varanasi Intercity).
- 13  Nos.  Non-AC  passenger  coaches  under  Corporate  Social Responsibility  (CSR)  Funding  of  IRFC  based  at  Sitapur,  Uttar Pradesh (Sitapur-Delhi-Rewari Section).
- 7  Nos.  Non-AC  coaches  in  Train  No.  12084-83  Janshatabdi Express, Tamil Nadu.
- (d)
- No, Sir.
- (e) 10 Non-AC coaches at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh to run in MathuraAlwar Section and 30 Non-AC passenger coaches in Lucknow-Varanasi Section are to be equipped with solar power technology.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: NeVA Project
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur

1499.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1499 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10-02-2021

## NEVA PROJECT

## SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR

Will the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a) the main objectives and salient features of NeVA project along with its present status;
- b) whether the Government has taken any initiative to protect data through Mission Mode Project; and
- c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL

- (a) Main objective of National eVidhan Application (NeVA) project developed on the theme of 'One Nation One Application' is to transform all Legislatures across India into 'DIGITAL HOUSES' to enable them to transact entire Government Business on digital platform in paperless mode.

NeVA could be accessed through website as well as mobile App both in iOS & Android platform. As a Member centric application, NeVA addresses all issues of day to day functioning of a House. Inside the House NeVA supports a digital eBook accessible through member's login with facilities like e-Laying, e-Voting and e-Attendance.

Thirteen  States  have  signed  Memorandum  of  Understanding  with  Government  of  India  for implementation of NeVA in their Legislatures and first instalment of central assistance has also been released to five States so far.

- (b)  &  (c) NeVA  renders  end-to-end  e-governance  solution  by  automating  the  existing  physical processes  involved  in  the  working  of  the  House(s).    No  personal  data  is  being  collected/  stored  or processed through the Application.  However, in compliance with the Government's legal regime for data protection, various security measures have been incorporated in the system.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Over Bridge in Misrikh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## OVER BRIDGE IN MISRIKH

## †1498. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  or  proposes  to  take any steps to set up an Over Bridge at the railway line crossing under Sandila-Bilhaur-Kachhona  municipality/nagar  panchayat  of  Misrikh  in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  to  (c):  As  per  information  gathered,    Level  Crossings  (LCs)  Nos. 247, 248  & 249 fall under Sandila - Bilhaur - Kachhona municipality/ nagar panchayat of Misrikh in Uttar Pradesh. Joint feasibility study of these  LCs  has  been  carried  out  by  Railways  and  State  Govt.  Road Over Bridges (ROBs) at LCs No. 247 & 248 are technically not feasible as per joint survey.  ROB at LC No. 249 has been found feasible and the  consent  for  cost  sharing  has  been  received  on  22.12.2020  from State Government.  This proposal has been taken up for sanction.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Premium Indent Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, T.R.V.S. Ramesh, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b)  &  (c):  Policy  guidelines  for  Premium  Indent  scheme  have  been issued in December 2020. Salient features of the policy are:-
-  The  customer  can  indicate  a  date  of  supply  of  rakes  and  also whether he/she will load if  the  rake  is  supplied  after  due  date  on Normal tariff rate.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1497 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## PREMIUM INDENT POLICY

1497.  SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  has  brought  out a policy regarding Premium Indent to facilitate freight customers;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  time  likely  to  be  taken  under  the  new  policy  for  allotment  of rakes on priority basis if a customer places a request for Premium Indent?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

-  The customer is required to pay 5% premium on normal freight in advance. If the rake is supplied later than the indicated date on the indent, the premium paid is adjusted against the normal freight.
-  On payment of 5% premium on normal freight, the indent is given priority  and  assurance  in  allocation  of  rake  on  nominated  day(s) indicated by him/her.
-  In the goods shed also, the customer is permitted to place premium indent. Customer gets priority for allocation on two days, presently Monday  and  Friday,  as  notified  under  Preferential  Traffic  Order issued by Railway Board from time to time. On other days, normal order of priority of indents is followed.
-  Premium  Indent  once  placed  cannot  be  withdrawn;  withdrawal  of the indent invites forfeiture of the premium paid.
-  This premium indent policy is not applicable to restricted destinations and destinations regulated by quota.
-  The scheme is optional.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: IT Infrastructure for COVID Vaccine Network
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1496

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## IT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COVID VACCINE NETWORK

## 1496.   SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  necessary steps have been taken by the  Government  to  strengthen IT infrastructure for Covid vaccine network;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  to  promote  the  country  as  the  development  hub  of various apps; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the  steps being taken by the Government to promote Aatmanirbhar  Bharat in terms of app development eco system?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) and (b):   Yes, Sir. The  Government has constituted an Empowered Group to guide the implementation of  the COWIN platform.

Aarogya Setu team is building integration with  COWIN platform.  DigiLocker has enabled integration of COWIN certification module. Outbound dialling and RAS (Rapid Assessment System)  platforms    have  also  been  integrated    to  get  feedback  from  the  vaccination beneficiaries.

The COWN IT infrastructure has been augmented to  cater to the expected number of users on the platform during the citizen registration as well as other systematic software changes carried out to handle the massive vaccination drive.

(c) and (d):  Yes,  Sir.  The Government of India plans to promote India as the development hub of various apps. Towards this objective, an "App Innovation Challenge" was conducted in 2020 wherein 6,940 entries were received in 9 categories. A jury comprising of eminent leaders from Industry, Academia and Government awarded 24 Apps. Additionally, 20 other Apps were selected as part of the potentially promising category.

During RAISE 2020 -Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), an AI Startup Challenge was organized in which 21 Startups that have built apps and other innovations in the field of AI were rewarded.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Corruption in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1494 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## CORRUPTION IN RAILWAYS

† 1494.    SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways does not display the list of contractors at central level against whom Railways has taken action;
- (b) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto; and
- (c) the  strategy  formulated  to  fight  corruption  in  Railways  in  the absence of such a list?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a):  No, Sir. The list of contractors against whom action for banning of business dealing is taken, is displayed on Railways' website.

(b) & (c): Do not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Semi High Speed Silver Line Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose, Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1492

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## SEMI HIGH SPEED SILVER LINE PROJECT

## 1492.     ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

## SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of Kerala has submitted any proposal  for  construction  of  Thiruvananthapuram-Kasaragod Semi High Speed Silverline project for approval;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- the decision taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the details of estimated cost of the project and the implementation plan for the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to  (c)  :  Yes  Sir.  Kerala  Rail  Development  Corporation  Ltd. (KRDCL) a Joint  Venture Company of  Ministry of Railways (49%) and Government of Kerala (51%) has taken up the work of Silver Line (Semi High Speed Rail) from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod  (529.45Km).  On  submission  of  feasibility  Report,  In Principle Approval (IPA) has been granted by Ministry of Railways

-2- on  17.12.2019  for  taking  up  pre-investment  activities  for  this project.  After  detailed  survey,  KRDCL  has  submitted  Detailed Project  Report  (DPR)  to  the  Railway  Board,  which  is  under examination.

(d)  :    Total  estimated  Cost  of  this  project  is ₹ 63,940.67  Cr. Project will be implemented by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL), if sanctioned.

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