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Lok Sabha Question No. 5635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Passenger Amenities at Reasonable Rates
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## PASSENGER AMENITIES AT REASONABLE RATES

## 5635. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has any proposal to provide improved passenger  amenities  at  reasonable  rates  at  all  major  railway stations in Tamil Nadu on the lines of capsule type retiring rooms and  dormitories  established  at  Mumbai  Central  Railway  Station (MMTC);
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which the above proposal is likely to be implemented; and
- (d)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d): Retiring Room  and  Dormitory  facilities are available at reasonable rates at major railway stations across the country, including stations of Tamil Nadu.

A proposal has  been  received by Southern  Railway  regarding installation of sleeping pods for rail passengers at Chennai Central and Coimbatore  Junction  stations  in  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu.  Chennai Division  has  further  advised  concerned  agency  to  send  a  detailed proposal  in  this  regard.  However,  augmentation/upgradation  of  modern amenities/facilities at railway stations premises is a continuous process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Bio-Toilets for Women
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5633 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## BIO-TOILETS FOR WOMEN

†5633.  SHRI  RAJAN VICHARE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)        whether  a  demand  for  construction  of  separate  toilets  for women at all the platforms of Thane railway station has been pending for many years due to technical impediments;
- (b)         if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  time  by  which  the said work is likely to be completed;
- (c)        whether the Railways has given sanction for the construction of two bio-toilets at Thane railway station but the work has not been completed yet;
- (d)        if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)        the  time  by  which  the  construction  work  of  the  bio-toilets  so approved are likely to be completed?

## 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.  5633 BY SHRI  RAJAN  VICHARE   TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.04.2022  REGARDING  BIO-TOILETS FOR WOMEN

(a) &  (b):  There  is  no  pending  demand  for  construction  of  separate toilets for women at all the platforms of Thane station.  However, in the agenda given by the Hon'ble Member of Parliament for the MP meet held on 24.2.2022, issues like the people have to use open space in absence of toilets at required site and un-availability of toilets on platform no.5/6 (where the long distance trains halt) were raised.

At  present,  11  toilets  are  available  for  ladies  at  Thane  railway station i.e.  8 toilets  at platform no. 2 and 3 toilets at platform no. 10A. In  addition  to,  one  each  bio-toilet  is  also  available  for   Divyangjan  rail users at platform no. 5/6 & platform no. 7/8,  which can also be used by women  passengers.   However,  augmentation/upgradation  of  passenger amenities  at  railway  stations  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing  process subject to availability of funds, volume of passenger traffic and inter-se priority of works.

(c): Two Bio Toilets, one each at Platform No.5/6 and Platform No. 7/8 of Thane Railway station have already been provided. (d) & (e): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Subsidy Under PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5630

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH APRIL, 2022

## SUBSIDY UNDER PDS

## +5630. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to any scheme to transfer the subsidy provided under the Public Distribution System (PDS) directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries;
- (b) if sO, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any directions have been issued to the States in this regard and if SO, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the said subsidy is likely to be linked with inflation;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the pros and cons of the said scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) to (c): The scheme Of cash transfer of food subsidy is already under implementation since 2015 as per provisions of the Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy Rules, 2015, notified on 21.08.2015 under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) which inter alia provides food subsidy in cash directly into the bank accounts of entitled households to enable purchase of entitled quantity of foodgrains from the open market: The StatesIUnion Territories can either opt to implement the cash transfer of food subsidy scheme or distribute foodgrains as per provisions of NFSA through the network of fair price shops:

(d) to (f): As per Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy Rules, 2015 the amount of food subsidy payable to a entitled household is computed by multiplying entitled quantity of foodgrains with difference between 1.25 times the applicable Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Central Issue Prices (i.e: Rs.1/2/3 for coarsegrainsl wheatl rice respectively): Therefore, with the annual increase in the MSP of wheat and rice, the amount of cash subsidy to the beneficiaries also increased annually: gets

The Cash Transfer Scheme is operating smoothly in the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Puducherry since September, 2015 and in urban areas of Dadra and Nagar Haveli since March, 2016.

The scheme provides greater autonomy to beneficiaries to choose their consumption basket and also reduces the need for physical movement of foodgrains. It reduces leakages and facilitates better targeting while promoting financial inclusion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Promotion of Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5629 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## PROMOTION OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 5629. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the amount spent for promotion of textile industry in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  Shilp  Grams  in  Pratapgarh  Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): The quantum of amount released under major schemes of Ministry of Textiles in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) is Rs. 194.31 crore.
- (b) & (c): The proposal to set up Craft Village (Shilp Gram) is considered by Ministry on the receipt of viable proposal from the concerned State Government. So far, no such proposal has been received from Government of Uttar Pradesh for Pratapgarh Parliamentary Constituency.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Pending Retirement Benefits
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5627

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022)

## PENDING RETIREMENT BENEFITS

## 5627. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that post retirement benefits of some of the IAS and IPS officers are on  hold  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  such  cases  pending  with  the Government since 2014 along with the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the time by which this would be resolved?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): As per provisions of Rule 6(2) of All India Services (Death Cum Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, the post-retirement benefits of All India Services officers can be withheld by the Central  Government  or  the  concerned  State  Government,  where  any  departmental  or  judicial proceedings have been instituted. Release of post-retirement benefits is linked to final outcome of the departmental or judicial proceedings.

Out  of  total  06  (six)  number  of  pending  such  disciplinary  proceedings  cases  against IAS/IPS officers for alleged misconduct while working in the Government of India, 03 (three) cases were instituted in 2021, 01 (one) in 2019 and 02 (two) in 2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Rehabilitation Policy for Slum Dwellers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5626 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## REHABILITATION POLICY FOR SLUM DWELLERS

## 5626.   SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes for any rehabilitation policy for slum dwellers residing on railway land;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the plan of Railways to update the policy in this regard; and
- (c)  the details of in-situ rehabilitation projects of the Government for slum dwellers on railway land?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): No, Sir. There is no provision of rehabilitation in Railway Act whose Section 147 only provides for eviction of unauthorized occupants from railway's land. In-situ rehabilitation  of  slum dwellers on  Railway  land  is  not  possible  due  to  Railway's  operational  and infrastructural needs. Housing is a State Subject and responsibility for providing alternative sites for rehabilitation / resettlement as well as bearing  cost  for  the  same,  vest  with  the  State  Governments  or  the Urban Local Bodies concerned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: IDS
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5625. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 6 TH  APRIL, 2022.

IDS

## 5625.  SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  extend  the  Industrial  Development Scheme (IDS) 2017 for a further period as the same is ending on 31 March, 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  many  of  the  new  entrepreneurs  have  established  the  projects  for manufacturing/servicing units but have still not obtained registration to claim the incentives  under  the  DPIIT  Special  Package  scheme  for  Himalayan  States including Himachal Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details of the applicability for registration under DPIIT?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): At  present,  the  Government   has  no  matured  proposal  to  extend  the Industrial Development Scheme (IDS) 2017 for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- (c) & (d): Applications received on the portal are appraised at the level of  District and State. Thereafter the final grant of registration/in-principle approval is decided by the Empowered Committee coordinated by Department for Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  (DPIIT),  which,  inter-alia, considers the prima-facie eligibility of the industrial unit, availability of budget  and  decides  the  eligibility  for  registration  under  the  scheme. Further, for claiming the incentives under the Scheme,  the registered unit has to  apply on IDS portal along with the requisite documents and if  on scrutiny, the claim is approved by State Level Committee on the recommendation of concerned DIC, the same is  referred to DPIIT for consideration  and  approval  for  release  of  funds  to  the  State  Nodal Agency for disbursal to the beneficiary industrial unit.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Vacancies for Qualified Apprentices
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5624 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## VACANCIES FOR QUALIFIED APPRENTICES

5624.   MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether in spite of policy formulation for direct appointment of trained trade apprentices of Union Government in industrial establishments  like  Railways  as  per  the  amended  provision  of Section 22 of the Apprentices Act, 1961, qualified trained persons have not been offered employment;

- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  requests  received  by  the  Government  in this regard;

(c) the list received from different Zonal Railways having vacancies for qualified and successful trained apprentices; and

- (d) the instruction and notification of the Government for providing  employment  to  skilled  trade  apprentices  along  with  the time frame fixed for the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5624  BY MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.04.2022 REGARDING VACANCIES FOR QUALIFIED APPRENTICES

(a) No, Sir.

(b) Does not arise.

(c)  &  (d):  Pursuant  to  amendment to Section 22, Sub-Section(1) of the  Apprentices  Act,1961,  instructions  have  been  issued  in  June' 2016  to  give  preference  to  Course  Completed  Act  Apprentices (CCAAs) trained in Railway establishments to the extent of 20% of the  notified  vacancies  in  case  of  direct  recruitment  in  Level-1  in Railways.  Two  centralised  employment  notifications  have  been published  for  Level-1  recruitment  in  Railways  thereafter  wherein vacancies  have  been  notified  for  CCAAs  as  provided  in  extant instructions.  In  recruitment  held  under  Centralised  Employment Notification CEN 02/2018, 12,504 vacancies were notified for CCAAs out of which 1290 candidates have been empanelled as on 04.03.2022.    In  recruitment  held  under  Centralised  Employment Notification CEN RRC-01/2019 which is at examination stage, 20,734 vacancies have been notified for CCAAs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: New Rail Services
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shiromani Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## NEW RAIL SERVICES

- † 5623.   SHRI RAMSHIROMANI VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  start  new  rail  services  for Shravasti and Balrampur, a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(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 UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5623  BY  SHRI  RAMSHIROMANI  VERMA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.04.2022  REGARDING  NEW RAIL SERVICES

(a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Sir.    Balrampur  is  already  on  Railway  network. However, for connecting Shravasti to Railway network, Indian Railways  has  taken  up  Bahraich-Khalilabad  via  Shravasti,  Balrampur (Tulsipur)  (240  kms)  new  line  project  at  a  cost  of ` 4,940  crore, sanctioned in 2018-19. An outlay of ` 20  crore  has  been  provided  for this project for the year 2021-22.

Land acquisition proposals for 263 hectare land involving 82 villages covering  54.50  km  length  of  the  project  have  been  submitted  to district authorities of Siddharthnagar and Sant Kabir Nagar districts.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in budget outlay for infrastructure projects and safety works and commensurate commissioning of projects. Average annual Budget outlay for Infrastructure  and  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  outlay  of  2009-14.   For financial year 2019-20, budget outlay of ` 8,403 crore (658% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14) and for financial year 202021,  budget  outlay  of ` 8,576  crore  (673%  more  than  average  annual budget  outlay  of  2009-14)  has  been  provided  for  these  works.  For financial  year  2021-22,  highest  ever  budget  outlay  of ` 14,128  crore (1,174% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14) has been provided for these works.

During  2014-21,  2032  Km  (204  km  of  New  line,  631  km  of  Gauge conversion and 1197 km of Doubling projects) falling fully/partly in the State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  have  been  commissioned  at  an  average  rate 290.29 km per year, which is 46% more than average commissioning during 2009-14 (199.2 Km/Yr.).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Tek Fog App
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.5621

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.04.2022

## TEK FOG APP

## 5621. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that an app called 'Tek Fog' which is capable of penetrating encrypted messaging platforms and secure social media conversations is being used to manipulate and exploit narratives on above said platforms and if so, the details thereof;

(b)the details of the measures taken by the Government after the exposure of the secret app 'TekFog' which  is  allegedly  used  by  the  political  operatives,  affiliated  with  the  National  Political  Party  to artificially inflate the popularity of the party, harass its critics and manipulate public perceptions at scale across major social media platforms; and

(c) the details of the measures taken by the Government to protect the privacy of citizens from the illegal use of Tek Fog App?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to  (c):  Government has noted the news articles about an App, namely, 'Tek Fog' that has been allegedly  used  to  manipulate  social  media  platforms.  The  said  App  is  not  present  on  any  of  the prominent online App Stores and APK stores.  No technical vulnerability  that  makes  social  media intermediaries susceptible to manipulation as reported in the news articles have been reported to, or observed by, this Ministry.

'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  as  per  the  Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of India. States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution  of  crimes  through  their  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  (LEAs).  The  Law  Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) at Centre and States take appropriate legal action as per provisions of law and when appropriate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: North-South Freight Sub-Corridor
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5616 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## NORTH-SOUTH FREIGHT SUB-CORRIDOR

5616. SHRI P. V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has sanctioned the construction of East-Coast Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  from  Kharagpur  to  Vijayawada  and  also North-South Sub-Corridor between  Vijayawada-Nagpur-Itarsi and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  the  North-South Freight Sub-Corridor;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  works  that  have  been  completed  for  the  said Corridor;
- (d)  whether  the  DPR  and  survey  work  for  the  Corridor  has  been completed and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether there has been any delay in the work of the said corridor due to Covid-19 pandemic and if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  whether  the Government is planning to further extend the corridor and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether the said corridor is likely to be completed in the stipulated timeframe and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (g): Presently, Government has sanctioned two Dedicated Freight Corridors  (DFCs)  viz.  Eastern  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  (EDFC)  from Ludhiana to Dankuni (1875 Km) and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC)  from  Jawaharlal  Nehru  Port  Terminal  (JNPT)  to  Dadri  (1506 Kms.) and both Corridors are under implementation.

Further, Ministry of Railways has also decided to undertake preparation of  Survey/Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for  the  new  DFCs  on  the following potential routes:-

- (i)   East-Coast Corridor - From Kharagpur to Vijayawada
- (ii)  East-West corridor:
- (a) From Palghar to Dankuni
- (b) From Rajkharsawan to Andal
- (iii)  North-South Sub-corridor - From Vijayawada to Itarsi

The  decision  regarding  approval/sanctioning  of  the  new  DFC  will depend on the outcome of the Report.

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