Lok Sabha Question No. 804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Ongoing/Pending Railway Projects in Ramtek- Nagpur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.804 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## ONGOING/PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAMTEK-NAGPUR

- † 804. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  railway  stations  covering  Ramtek-Nagpur  Lok  Sabha Constituency;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  beautification  of  the  said railway stations during the last three years;
- (c) the details of planned, ongoing and pending railway projects/works in Ramtek-Nagpur Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  for  developing  the  said railway stations with the state-of-the art infrastructure;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has any scheme for developing rail network connectivity and railway services  in  Ramtek-Nagpur  Lok  Sabha Constituency?

## 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. 804 BY SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.02.2024  REGARDING  ONGOING/PENDING  RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAMTEK-NAGPUR.

(a)  to  (f)  :  The  details  of  Railway  stations  are  maintained  zone-wise  not constituency-wise. Ramtek-Nagpur Lok Sabha Constituency falls under the jurisdiction of Central Railway and South East Central Railway. Upgradation/modernization/beautification of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and on-going process and works in this regard are undertaken as per requirement, subject to inter-se priority and availability of funds. The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been launched for development of Railway stations on  Indian  Railways.  This  scheme  envisages  development  of stations  on  a  continuous  basis  with  a  long-term  approach  to  improve  the amenities  like  improvement  of  station  access,  circulating  areas,  waiting halls,  lift/escalators  as  necessary,  cleanliness,  free  Wi-Fi,  kiosks  for  local products through schemes like 'One Station One Product', better passenger information  system,  Executive  Lounges,  nominated  spaces  for  business meetings, landscaping etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station. Under the Scheme, 1318 stations including 94 stations in Central Railway and  49  stations  in  South  East  Central  Railway  have  been  identified  for upgradation/modernisation over Indian Railways.

Railway projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway wise and not Parliamentary Constituency wise/State-wise as Railway projects may span across various Parliamentary constituencies.

As  on  01.04.2023,   34  Railway  projects  (16  new  lines,  02  gauge conversion  and  16  doubling),  costing  ₹80,184  crore  for  5,872  km  length, falling fully/partly in Maharashtra are under different stages of planning/approval/execution.  Out  of  which,  1,421  km  length  has  been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹23,964 crore has been incurred upto March 2023.

Railway  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Maharashtra are covered in Central Railway, South Central Railway, South East Central Railway, South Western Railway and Western Railway Zones of Indian Railways.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in Budget allotment for  infrastructure  projects  and  commensurate  commissioning.  Average annual  Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works, falling fully/partly in the state of Maharashtra is as under:-

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Increase as compared to average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 1,171 Cr./Yr   | -                                                           |
| 2023-24  | ₹ 13,539 Cr.     | More than 11 times                                          |

Since 2014-23, 1472 Km (147 km New line, 136 km Gauge conversion and  1189  km  Doubling)  sections  falling  fully/partly  in  Maharashtra  have been commissioned at an average rate 163.56 km per year, which is 180% more than commissioning during 2009-14 (58.4 Km/Yr.).

## Commissioning comparison:

| Year    | Length   | Avg.           | Increase as compared to average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|---------|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14 | 292 Km   | 58.4 km/year   | -                                                              |
| 2014-23 | 1472 Km. | 163.56 km/year | More than 2.8 times                                            |

Completion/Execution of Railway project/s depends on various factors like  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/s site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. and all these factors affect the execution and completion time of the project/s.

In  last  3  years  (2020-21,  2021-22  and  2022-23)  and  current  financial year (2023-24),  75  Nos. of Surveys (14  New Line, 02 Gauge Conversion and 59  Doubling  )  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  having  a  total length of 5875 Km have been sanctioned.

At present, Ramtek-Nagpur (Itwari) sector is being served by 02 pairs of  train  services.  Besides,  introduction  of  train  services  is  an  ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to traffic demand, operational feasibility, and availability of resources, etc.

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