Lok Sabha Question No. 242 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Redevelopment of Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 242 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2023

## REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS

*242. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  introduced  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme for redevelopment of stations in the country;
- (b) if so, the salient features and details of the development planned under  the  scheme,  State-wise  particularly  in  West  Bengal,  Bihar, North  East,  Karnataka,  Gujarat,  Odisha  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh including Gwalior and Dabra stations;
- (c)  the number of stations included under the scheme in the country especially in the aforesaid States;
- (d) the manner in which these stations are likely to facilitate better passenger experience and better connectivity in Railways;
- (e)  the  details  of  budgetary  allocation  and  expenditure  incurred thereof, State and station-wise; and
- (f)  the  number  of  stations  already  upgraded  along  with  the  timeline for completion of remaining stations, State-wise?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 242 BY MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2023 REGARDING REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS (a) to (f): Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  'Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme' for development of Stations on Indian Railways. This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long term approach. The  scheme  involves  preparation  of  Master  Plans  and  their implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  amenities  at  the stations  like  improvement  of  station  access,  circulating  areas, waiting  halls,  toilets,  lift/escalators  as  necessary,  cleanliness, free  WiFi,  kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like  'One Station  One  Product',  better  passenger  information  systems, executive  lounges,  nominated  spaces  for  business  meetings, landscaping  etc. keeping  in  view  the  necessity  at  each  such station. The scheme also envisages improvement of building, integrating the  station  with  both  sides  of  the  city,  multimodal  integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions,  provision  of  ballast  less  tracks,  'Roof  Plazas'  as  per necessity phasing and feasibility and creation of city centers at the station in the long term.

So far, 1309 number  of stations have been  identified for development across the country including Gwalior and Dabra of Madhya  Pradesh.  A  state-wise  list of number  of  identified stations is given below:-

| S.N.   | State                 |   No. of Stations |
|--------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh        |                72 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh     |                 1 |
| 3      | Assam                 |                50 |
| 4      | Bihar                 |                92 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh          |                32 |
| 6      | Delhi                 |                13 |
| 7      | Goa                   |                 3 |
| 8      | Gujarat               |                87 |
| 9      | Haryana               |                34 |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh      |                 4 |
| 11     | Jharkhand             |                57 |
| 12     | Karnataka             |                56 |
| 13     | Kerala                |                35 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh        |                80 |
| 15     | Maharashtra           |               126 |
| 16     | Manipur               |                 1 |
| 17     | Meghalaya             |                 1 |
| 18     | Mizoram               |                 1 |
| 19     | Nagaland              |                 1 |
| 20     | Odisha                |                57 |
| 21     | Punjab                |                30 |
| 22     | Rajasthan             |                83 |
| 23     | Sikkim                |                 1 |
| 24     | TamilNadu             |                75 |
| 25     | Telangana             |                40 |
| 26     | Tripura               |                 4 |
| 27     | UT ofChandigarh       |                 1 |
| 28     | UTofJammu and Kashmir |                 4 |
| 29     | UT of Puducherry      |                 3 |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh         |               156 |
| 31     | Uttarakhand           |                11 |
| 32     | WestBengal            |                98 |
| Total  | Total                 |              1309 |

The details of allocation and expenditure for development and maintenance  of  stations  are  maintained  Zonal  Railway-wise and  not  State-wise/UT-wise  or  Station-wise.  Development  of stations  and  provision  of  Passenger  amenities  are  generally funded  under  Plan  Head-53  'Customer  Amenities'.  During  the year  2020-21,  2021-22  and  2022-23  total  Rs  6737.97  crore expenditure  has  been  incurred  under  Plan  Head-53  and  the allocation for the current year is ₹13,355 crore. Further, Modernization/Development of Railway Stations is complex in  nature  involving  safety  of  passengers  &  trains  and  requires various  statutory  clearances  such  as  fire  clearance,  heritage,  tree cutting, airport clearance etc. The progress also gets affected due to  brown  field  related  challenges  such  as  shifting  of  utilities, (involving  water/sewage  lines,  optical  fibre  cables,  gas  pipe  lines, power/signal cables etc.,) infringements, operation of trains without hindering  passenger  movement,  restrictions  due  to  works  carried out  in  close  proximity  of  high  voltage  power  lines  etc . and  these factors affect the completion time . Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.

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