Lok Sabha Question No. 2548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Disbursal of Funds to Maharashtra for Railway Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2548

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## DISBURSAL OF FUNDS TO MAHARASHTRA FOR RAILWAY PROJECT

2548  SHRI  ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the year-on-year budget allocations and actual disbursal of funds to Maharashtra, inclusive of all railway-related projects during the last five years;
- (b) the  details  of  projects  undertaken  in  the  state  along  with  the status of those projects, the total budget allocated, project-wise, and the actual amount sanctioned during the said period;
- (c) the budget allocation and actual funds disbursed under Railways for  the  said  period,  year-on-year,  State-wise,  particularly  in  said State;
- (d) the revenue generated by the Railways from the said State during the past five years, year-wise; and
- (e) the present status of these projects in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (e):  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway  wise  and  not  State-wise  as  the  Railway  projects  may  span across State boundaries.

Contd…..2/-

Railway infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra are covered under Central Railway, South Central Railway,  South  East  Central  Railway,  South  Western  Railway  and Western  Railway  Zones  of  Indian  Railways.  The  details  of  Railway projects including allotment of funds and expenditure project wise and zonal  railway  wise  are  made  available  in  public  domain  on  Indian Railways website.

As on 01.04.2024, 41 Railway projects (16 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversions  and  23  Doubling),  of  total  length  of  5,877  Km,  costing ₹81,580 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra including the projects sanctioned, are at various stages of planning  and implementation, out of which 1,926 Km length has been commissioned and  an  expenditure  of  ₹31,236  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March, 2024.

The status of work is summarized as under:-

| Category                 |   No. of projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Expenditure upto March, 2024 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                16 | 2,017                  | 166                           | 8,529                                     |
| Gauge Conversion         |                 2 | 609                    | 312                           | 3,332                                     |
| Doubling/ Multitracki ng |                23 | 3,251                  | 1,448                         | 19,376                                    |
| Total                    |                41 | 5,877                  | 1,926                         | 31,236                                    |

Average Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and other works, falling fully/ partly in Maharashtra is as under:

| Period   | Average Outlay     | Increase w.r.t.    |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 1,171 crore/year | -                  |
| 2024-25  | ₹ 15,940 crore.    | More than 13 times |

Commissioning of sections (New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra during 2009-14 and 20142024 is as under:

| Period   | New track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 292 Km                   | 58.4 Km/year                          |
| 2014-24  | 1,830 Km                 | 183 Km/year (more than 3 times)       |

Year  wise  revenue  and  total  expenditure  of  the  Zonal  Railways covering Maharashtra during the last 5 years is as under:-

(₹ in crore)

| Railway   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           | Revenue   | Exp.      | Revenue   | Exp.      | Revenue   | Exp.      |
| CR        | 14,329.30 | 23,454.25 | 9,242.48  | 19,123.19 | 14,300.99 | 26,421.58 |
| SCR       | 15,815.03 | 23,347.6  | 10,869.74 | 20,842.34 | 16,890.44 | 27,584.5  |
| WR        | 11,555.58 | 21,882.42 | 7,897.05  | 20,885.98 | 12,016.39 | 26,582.28 |
| SECR      | 13,726.67 | 11,038.97 | 13,833.04 | 10,630.3  | 16,757.59 | 14,434.56 |
| SWR       | 4,922.64  | 9,772.61  | 3,681.08  | 8,816.71  | 5,375.70  | 12,701.7  |

Contd…..4/-

| Railway   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           | Revenue   | Exp.      | Revenue   | Exp.      |
| CR        | 18,263.06 | 33,196.25 | 19,576.55 | 40,101.12 |
| SCR       | 21,670.78 | 29,465.44 | 23,126.66 | 38,891.23 |
| WR        | 16,309.47 | 31,438.07 | 17,165.93 | 35,012.43 |
| SECR      | 18,884.59 | 17,805.6  | 19,896.55 | 20,055.92 |
| SWR       | 6,788.54  | 13,002.96 | 7,487.76  | 17,414.66 |

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