Lok Sabha Question No. 1085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Kadapa-Bengaluru New Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1085 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## KADAPA - BENGALURU NEW RAILWAY LINE

1085.    SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

(a)  the  details  and  the  present  status  of  the  proposed  KadapaBengaluru new railway line as on date;

- (b)  whether  the  Railways  has  received  any  request  for  modification and  realignment  of  the  line  in  the  district  of  YSR  Kadapa  in  Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the response of the Government thereto;

(d) whether the Railways has set up any targets to complete the said railway line at the earliest; and

(e) if  so, the details 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.1085 BY SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.07.2023  REGARDING  KADAPABENGALURU NEW RAILWAY LINE (a)  to  (e):  The  Kadapa-Bangalore  (268  km)  project  was  sanctioned  in Budget  on  cost  sharing  basis  with  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh. Accordingly  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  to  share  50%  cost  of complete project. Anticipated cost of the project is ₹ 2705.98 crore. An expenditure of ₹ 358.60 cr has been incurred upto March 2023 and 21.30 km long Kadapa-Pendlimarri section has been commissioned. Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  vide  their  letter  dated  15.11.2006  had consented for sharing 50% cost of Kadapa to Bangalore via Madanapalli joining  at  Kolar  rail  line.    So  far,  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has deposited only ₹ 189.95 crore towards their share in project and are not depositing their cost share further. Government of Andhra Pradesh vide their letter dated 03.11.2020 has  informed that State Government will bear  only  land  cost  of  the  project.  Further,  vide  D.O.letter  dated 17.06.2021,  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  suggested  a  different alignment. Accordingly, Survey for new alignment between Muddanuru Pulivendula - Mudigubba - Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam (110 kms) has been  sanctioned  and  the  alignment  passes  through  YSR  (Kadapa) District. Since Government of Andhra Pradesh is not depositing their cost share for the project, the execution of the project is held up on this account.

Further,  execution  will  be  taken  up  only  after  deposition  of  State  cost share by Government of Andhra Pradesh. The completion of any Railway project(s) depends on various factors like deposition of State share in cost sharing project by State Government, quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from  various  authorities,  geological  and  topographical  conditions  of area,  law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of  project  site,  number  of working  months  in  a  year  for  particular  project(s)  site  due  to  climatic conditions etc. and all these factors affect the completion time of the project(s).  Hence,  no  confirmed  time  frame  can  be  ascertained  for completion of project(s) at this stage. Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in budget allocation and commensurate commissioning of infrastructure projects. Average annual budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh, during 2014-19 has increased to ₹ 2830  crore   per  year,  which  is  219%  more  than  average  annual budget allocation of ₹ 886 crore per year during 2009-14. Annual budget outlay for these projects have been increased to ₹ 3885 crore in financial year (FY) 2019-20 (338% more than average annual budget outlay during 2009-14), ₹ 4910  crore  in  financial  year  (FY)2020-21  (454%  more  than average annual budget  outlay during 2009-14), ₹ 6223 crore in financial year  2021-22  (602%  more  than  average  annual  budget  outlay  during 2009-14) and ₹ 7032 crore in financial year 2022-23 (694% more than the average of 2009-14 ( ₹ 886 Cr/Yr.).

For financial year 2023-24, highest ever budget outlay of ₹ 8406 crore has  been  proposed  for  these  projects,  which  is  849%  more  than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14( ₹ 886 crore/year).

During  2014-23,  1266  Km  sections  (350  km  New  line  and  916  km Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh have been commissioned at an average rate 140.67 km per year, which is 94% more than commissioning during  2009-14 (72.6 Km/Yr.)

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