Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Revenue Incurred by Freight Earnings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.145

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## REVENUE INCURRED BY FREIGHT EARNINGS

†145. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Railways has earned the highest revenue ever in freight carriage as compared to previous years;
- (b)  if so, zone-wise details of the revenue earned through freight carriage alongwith reasons for the same;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  volume  of  goods  transported  through  freight carriages  by  the  Railways  on  payment  basis  during  the  last  three years;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  criteria  fixed  for  determining  the  freight  on goods for transportation of the same;  and
- (f) the zone-wise and State-wise details of steps taken/being taken by the  Government  for  increasing  revenue  earnings  through  goods carriage by Railways during each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND  ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 145 BY SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI AND SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.12.2022  REGARDING  REVENUE INCURRED BY FREIGHT EARNINGS

(a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Sir.  Revenue  earned  through  freight  carriage  has increased. Zone-wise  details  of revenue  earned  through  freight carriage for the past 3 years is as under:

( ₹ in crore)

| Railways                   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (provisional) |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Central Railway            |   7267.53 |   7022.88 |                 9243.03 |
| Eastern Railway            |   4047.25 |   4483.8  |                 5487.43 |
| East Central Railway       |   8784.44 |   9415    |                11564.8  |
| East Coast Railway         |  15894.4  |  16913.9  |                18511.2  |
| Northern Railway           |   6768.42 |   7249.66 |                 9823.38 |
| North Central Railway      |   8048.32 |   7577.66 |                10093.2  |
| North Eastern Railway      |   1460.1  |   1603.42 |                 1643.17 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |   1932.67 |   2190.66 |                 2606.52 |
| North Western Railway      |   4016.9  |   4856.63 |                 5228.13 |
| Southern Railway           |   2755.38 |   2604.04 |                 3112.85 |
| South Central Railway      |   9905.79 |   9031.72 |                12320.1  |
| South Eastern Railway      |  13798.9  |  13855.6  |                14734.8  |
| South East Central Railway |  12459.3  |  13430.9  |                15680.2  |
| South Western Railway      |   2891.5  |   3061.72 |                 3842.07 |
| Western Railway            |   5436.92 |   5949.81 |                 7495.27 |
| West Central Railway       |   8020.11 |   7984.37 |                 9710.24 |
| Total                      | 113488    | 117232    |               141096    |

With a view to give thrust to economic activities of country and also attract  incremental  traffic  to  Rail,  Indian  Railways  has  taken  a number  of  freight  policy  measures  like    Long  Term  Tariff  Contract policy,  Station  to  Station  Rates  etc.  More  relaxations  have  been provided to the customers by slew of incentives announced by Indian Railways  such  as    Liberalized  Automatic  Freight  Rebate  Policy  in Empty flow Directions, Concession on Short Lead Traffic, Concession on Long Lead Traffic on Coal, Iron Ore, Iron and Steel traffic, Dynamic application  of  Busy  Season  Charge  etc.  The  impact  of  these  has boosted Indian Railways' loading and enhanced its revenue over the years.

(d):  The  details  of  the  volume  of  goods  transported  through  freight carriages  by  the  Railways  on  payment  basis  during  the  last  three years is us under:

| Year    |   Freight Loading (in MT) |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                   1208.41 |
| 2020-21 |                   1230.94 |
| 2021-22 |                   1415.87 |

(e): The norms laid down for fixing freight rates for transportation of goods by Rail includes cost of the service, value of the service, what the traffic can bear, competition from other modes of transportation, elasticity of demand, socio-economic condition of the country etc.

(f): To enhance freight revenue, Indian Railways is constantly in touch with customers. Its focus is on meeting the needs of freight in terms of timely availability, reliable service and proper handling of cargo.

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