Lok Sabha Question No. 4566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Development of Railway Infrastructure in Telangana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4566 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE IN TELANGANA

4566. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State :

- (a)  the  funds  spent  for  the  development  of  railway  infrastructure  in Telangana since 2014, year-wise and division-wise;
- (b) the details of the major activities that were undertaken in railway stations in Telangana for public convenience;
- (c)  the  details  of  railway  stations  which  have  been  modernised/ upgraded in Telangana since 2014; and
- (d)  the  details  of  new  passenger  train  services  that  are  likely  to  be started in Telangana in 2022-23?

## 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.4566  BY  SHRI  ANUMULA  REVANTH REDDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 30.03.2022  REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE IN TELANGANA

(a) Railway projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway wise and not State wise as Indian Railway's projects may span across State boundaries. As on 01.04.2021, 16 projects of total length 2495 km costing ₹ 31,281 crore falling fully / partly in the State of Telangana are under different stages of planning/ approval/ execution. These include:

09 New Line projects covering a length of 1,071 km at a cost of ₹ 17,013 crore, out of which 155 km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ₹ 3,338  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2021.

07 Doubling Projects covering a length of 1,424 km at a cost of ₹ 14,268 crore out of which 53 km has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 3,081 crore has been incurred upto March, 2021.

Telangana  is  covered  by  South  Central  Railway  and  South  Western Railway Zone of Indian Railway. Project wise details including expenditure and Budget 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) >Regular Budget/Pink Book(year)>Railway wise Works Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme.

Since  2014  there  has  been  considerable  increase  in  fund  allocation and  commensurate  commissioning  of  infrastructure projects and safety works across Indian Railways including Telangana.

Average Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works, falling  fully/  partly  in  State  of  Telangana,  during  2014-19  was ₹ 1110 crore per year. Total allocation of Budget for these projects in 2019-20 has been ₹ 2,056 crore, which has been increased to ₹ 2,602 crore in financial  year  2020-21.  The  highest  ever  budget  allocation  of ₹ 2486 crore has been provided for these projects for financial year 2021-22.

During  2014-21,  321  Km  sections  (177  km  New  line  and  144  km Doubling)  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Telangana  have  been commissioned at an average rate 45.86 km per year, which is 164% more than average commissioning during 2009-14( 17.4 Km/Yr.)

(b) and (c) Out of 27 stations identified for development under Adarsh Station Scheme in Telangana from 2009 onward till date, 5 stations viz Nagalapalli,  Moula  Ali,  Basar,  Kesamudram  and  Gadwal  have  been identified for development since 2014. All 27 stations including these 5 stations have already been and developed under this Scheme. However, augmentation / upgradation of Railway station is a continuous and ongoing process and works in this regard are undertaken depending upon need, volume of the passenger traffic and inter-se priority subject to availability of funds.

(d)  Indian  Railways  do  not  run  train  services  on  State-wise  basis  as Railway network straddles across State boundaries. However, introduction of train services is an ongoing process on Indian Railways, subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, availability of resources etc.

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