Lok Sabha Question No. 2114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Proposals/requests for Railway Work
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Locket Chatterjee, Geeta Kora, Navneet Ravi Rana, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## PROPOSALS/REQUESTS FOR RAILWAY WORK

† 2114. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU: MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  proposals/requests  related  to  railway  works across  the  country  including  Bihar,  West  Bengal,  Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh received  by  the  Government  from  the  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament during the last three years, proposal/request-wise;
- (b) the reaction of the Government to the said proposals/requests and the action taken so far on such proposals/requests;
- (c) the  number  of  requests/proposals  from  Bihar,  West  Bengal, Jharkhand,  Maharashtra,  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and  Madhya Pradesh pending with the Railways so far; and
- (d)
- if so, the reasons for pendency of the said proposals?

## 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. 2114 BY SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK, SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU, MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE, SHRIMATI GEETA KORA, SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA AND SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA  TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2023 REGARDING PROPOSALS/REQUESTS FOR RAILWAY WORK

(a) to (d):  Proposals/requests/suggestions/  representations,  both formal  and  informal  for  Railway  projects/Works  across  the  country including Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh are received on the basis of demands raised by State Governments, Members of Parliament, Ministries of Central Government, elected representatives, Railways' own requirements, organizations/rail users etc. at various levels including  Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Division  Office  etc.  As receipt  of  such  proposals/complaints/suggestions  is  a  continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained. However, these are examined and action as found feasible and justified is taken from time to time.

The  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway wise and not State-wise as the Railways' projects may span across  state  boundaries.  Sanctioning  of  Railway  projects  is  a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Railway Infrastructure Projects are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate  routes,  augmentation  of  congested/saturated  lines  socioeconomic considerations etc. depending upon liabilities of ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands.

During the last three years i.e. FY 2020-21, FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23 and current  FY  2023-24,  22  projects  (New  Line,  Gauge  Conversion and Doubling) of a total length of 565 km, costing ` 8,215 crore have been sanctioned which fall fully/partly in the States of Bihar, West Bengal,  Jharkhand,  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Jammu  & Kashmir.

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