Lok Sabha Question No. 2852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Extension of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2852 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## EXTENSION OF RAILWAY TRACKS

2852.   SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of new railway tracks extended, the number  of trains started  and  the  amount  spent  in  this  regard  in  the  country particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka since the year 2014 till date, year-wise;
- (b) the number of new projects announced since 2014 till date in the country particularly for in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka;
- (c) the  number and details of projects  out of these that have been sanctioned and the budget allocation made in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has achieved target of 100% electrification and upgradation of speed up to 160 kmph on DelhiHowrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes; and
- (e)
- if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## 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. 2852 BY SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, SHRI  RAJA  AMARESHWARA  NAIK  AND  SHRI  BHOLA  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  15.12.2021  REGARDING  EXTENSION OF RAILWAY TRACKS

(a):  The Railway projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway wise and not State-wise as the Railways' projects may span across State boundaries.

As  on  01.04.2021,  187  New  Line  projects  of  21,037  Km  length, costing ` 4,05,916 crore are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution, out of which 2,621 Km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  approx. ` 1.06  lakh  crore  has been incurred upto March, 2021.

Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects including 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 Budget allocation and  commensurate  commissioning  of  projects.  The  Average  Annual Budget  allocation in the Indian Railways for  New  Line,  Gauge Conversion  and  Doubling  works  during  2014-19  has  increased  to ` 26,026  crore  per  year  from ` 11,527  crore  per  year  during  2009-14, which is 126% more than average annual  budget  outlay  of  2009-14. The  Annual  budget  allocation for these Projects  for   Financial   Year ..P/2

2019-20    was ` 39,836  crore    (  246%    more    than  average  annual budget allocation during 2009-14) and ` 43,626 crore in Financial Year 2020-21 (278% more than the Average Annual Budget allocation during 2009-14).  For  Financial  year  2021-22,  highest-ever  budget  outlay  of ` 52,398 crore {Original budget outlay(BE)-` 45,465 crore and additional outlay-` 6,933  crore}    has  been  provided  for  these  works,  which  is 355% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14.

During 2014-21, 3,681 km New line sections have been commissioned across Indian Railways at an average of 525.86 km/year which is 52% more than the average commissioning during 2009-14(345.40 km/year).

Indian Railways do not operate train services on State-wise basis as Railway network straddles across State Boundaries. However, Indian Railways  during  2014-15  till  November,  2021  introduced  1209  train services serving stations across the country.

## Uttar Pradesh:

As on 01.04.2021,  16  New line  railway  projects  of  total  length  1743 km,  costing ` 29,060  crore,  falling  fully/partly  in  the  state  of  Uttar Pradesh are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution, out of which, 260 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ` 4456  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March,  2021.  During  the  period 2014-21 and till date, 204 km  New  Line sections have been commissioned.

Average Annual Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works, falling fully/ partly in State of Uttar Pradesh, during 2014-19 has been  enhanced  to ` 5,278  crore  per  year  from ` 1,109  crore  per  year during  2009-14,  which  is  376%  more  than  Average  Annual  Budget allocation during 2009-14. These allocations  have  been  increased  to ` 8,403 crore in Financial Year 2019-20 (658% more than the Average Annual  Budget  allocation  of  2009-14)  and ` 8,576  crore  in  Financial Year 2020-21 (673% more than the Average Annual Budget allocation of 2009-14). For Financial Year 2021-22, highest ever budget outlay of ` 14,128 crore {Original Budget Outlay (BE) ` 12,696 Crore and additional allotment ` 1,432 Crore} has been  provided for these projects,  which  is  1,174%  more  than  the  Average  Annual  Budget Outlay of 2009-14 ( ` 1,109 crore per year).

The  details  of  train  services  introduced  (in  singles)  serving  various stations located in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2014-15 to 202122 (till November, 2021) are as under:-

| State   | 2014-   | 2015-   | 2016-   | 2017-   | 2018-   | 2019-   | 2020-   | 2021-   |
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|         | 15      | 16      | 17      | 18      | 19      | 20      | 21      | 22      |
| Uttar   | 44      | 48      | 52      | 20      | 30      | 20      | Nil     | 4       |
| Pradesh |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

## Karnataka:

As on 01.04.2021, 21 New line railway projects of total length 2,583 km, costing ` 34,154 crore, falling fully/partly in the state of Karnataka ..P/4

are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution,  out  of  which, 284 km length has been commissioned  and an expenditure of ` 4,803 crore has been incurred upto March, 2021. During the period 2014-21 and till date, 281 km New Line sections have been commissioned.

Average Annual Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works,  falling  fully/  partly  in  State  of  Karnataka,  during  2014-19  has been  enhanced  to ` 2,702  crore  per  year  from ` 835  crore  per  year during  2009-14,  which  is  224%  more  than  Average  Annual  Budget allocation  during  2009-14.  These  allocations  have  been  increased  to ` 3,386 crore in Financial Year 2019-20 (306% more than the Average Annual  Budget  allocation  of  2009-14)  and ` 4,220  crore  in  Financial Year 2020-21 (405% more than the Average  Annual  Budget  allocation of 2009-14). For Financial Year 2021-22, highest ever budget outlay of ` 4297 crore {Original Budget Outlay (BE) ` 4,204  Crore and additional allotment ` 93  Crore}  has  been  provided  for  these  projects,  which  is 415% more than the Average Annual Budget Outlay of 2009-14 ( ` 835 crore per year).

The  details  of  train  services  introduced  (in  singles)  serving  various stations located in the State of Karnataka during 2014-15 to 2021-22 (till November, 2021) are as under:-

| State     |   2014- |   2015- |   2016- |   2017- |   2018- |   2019- | 2020-   |   2021- |
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|           |      15 |      16 |      17 |      18 |      19 |      20 | 21      |      22 |
| Karnataka |      38 |       4 |      22 |      14 |      20 |      12 | -       |       2 |

- (b) The Railway projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway-wise and not State-wise as the projects may span across various State boundaries. Since  2014-15,  58  new  line  projects,  25  Gauge  Conversion  projects and  188  Doubling  projects  have  been  included  in  Budget  subject  to requisite approvals. Out of these, 68 projects are falling fully/partly in Uttar Pradesh and 17 projects are falling fully/partly in Karnataka.
- (c)   Since 2014-15, 26 New  line projects,  6  Gauge  conversion projects  and  133  Doubling  projects  have  been  sanctioned.  Out  of these,  44  projects  are  falling  fully/partly  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  13 projects are falling fully/partly in Karnataka.
- (d) & (e) Indian Railways has embarked upon a major electrification programme  to  electrify  its  Broad  Gauge  network.  As  on  01.04.2021, out of 64,689 Route km, 45881 Route Km. (71%) has been electrified. Works  for  raising  of  sectional  speed  to  160  kmph  on  existing  New Delhi-Mumbai  (incl.  Vadodara  -  Ahmedabad)  and  New  Delhi-Howrah (incl. Kanpur-Lucknow) routes have been sanctioned and taken up.

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