Lok Sabha Question No. 3256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Doubling of Railway Lines in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3256 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## DOUBLING OF RAILWAY LINES IN RAJASTHAN

† 3256. SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the doubling work of railway lines has been completed in the country particularly in Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the  details  of  rail  lines  that  have  been  doubled  in  Rajasthan during the last three years;

(d) the details of funds allocated for the said purpose; and

(e) the  details  of  doubling  of  railway  lines  that  are  likely  to  be completed in Rajasthan during this financial year?

## 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.  3256  BY  SHRI  BALAK  NATH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2023 REGARDING DOUBLING OF RAILWAY LINES IN RAJASTHAN

(a) to (e): The Railway projects are sanctioned/executed Zonal Railway-wise and not State-wise as the Railways' projects may span across  state  boundaries.    As  on  01.04.2023,  across  Indian  Railway, 231 Doubling projects of total length 20,296 Km, costing approx. ` 2.70 lakh  crore  are  in  planning/approval/construction  stage,  out  of  which 5,455  Km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of approx. ` 1.03 lakh crore has been incurred upto March, 2023.

As  on  01.04.2023,  11  Doubling  projects  of  total  length  of  2,108  km, costing ₹ 26,080 crore, falling fully/partly in the state of Rajasthan are in  planning/approval/construction  stage,  out  of  which  179  km  length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 4,588 crore has been incurred upto March 2023.

Railway projects in Rajasthan are covered by North Western Railway (NWR),  North  Central  Railway  (NCR),  Northern  Railway  (NR),  West Central  Railway  (WCR)  and  Western  Railway  (WR)  zone  of  Indian Railways.

Zone wise details of Railway projects, including cost, expenditure and 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)> Rail Budget/Pink Book (year)> Railway-wise Works, Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme (RSP).

Budget  allocation  for  Infrastructure  projects  &  safety  works,  falling fully/ partly in the State of Rajasthan is as under:-

| Period   | Average Outlay    | Percentage more as compared to average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ` 682 crore/year  | -                                                                  |
| 2014-23  | ` 4177 crore/year | 512.5% more                                                        |
| 2023-24  | ` 9532 crore      | 1297.65% more                                                      |

During  last  three  years  i.e.  FY  2020-21,  FY  2021-22,  FY  2022-23  and current FY 2023-24 (till 31 st  July, 2023). 441 Km of Doubling sections falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan has been commissioned.

The completion of any Railway project(s) depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials  of  forest  department,  deposition  of  cost  share  by  State Government in cost sharing  projects,  priority  of  projects,  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 completion time of the project(s).

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