Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Survey of Jabalpur-Gondia Railway Track
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.74 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## SURVEY OF JABALPUR-GONDIA RAILWAY TRACK

†*74.  DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has sanctioned funds for carrying out the survey of the doubling of Jabalpur-Gondia rail track;
- (b) if so, the current status thereof and whether the said survey has been completed;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  likely  to  formulate  any  scheme  for the doubling of single rail line in Balaghat, Mandala, Chhindwara and Betul Parliamentary Constituencies under the Jabalpur-Gondia East Central Railway;
- (d)  if  so,  whether  any    action  has  been  taken/is  likely  to  be  taken currently in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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 STARRED  QUESTION  NO.74  BY  DR.  DHAL  SINGH  BISEN  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2024 REGARDING SURVEY OF JABALPUR-GONDIA RAILWAY TRACK

(a)  to  (e):  Final  Location  Survey  of  doubling  between  JabalpurGondia (238.5 km) has been sanctioned and Survey work has been taken  up  for  preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report.  The  project passes through States of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

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

## Madhya Pradesh

As  on  01.04.2023,  32  Railway  projects  (08  new  lines,  02  gauge conversion  and  22  doubling),  costing  ₹77,797  crore  for  5,539  km length,  falling  fully/partly  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  under  different stages  of  planning/approval/execution.  Out  of  which,  1,557  km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹31,111 crore has been incurred upto March 2023. These include:

-  08 New Line Projects covering total length of 1,979 km at a cost  of  ₹32,226    crore,  out  of  which  400  km  length  has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹8,611 crore has been incurred upto March 23.
-  02 Gauge Conversion Projects covering total length of 780 km at a cost of ₹9,297 crore, out of which 283 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹4,040 crore has been incurred upto March 23.

Contd…..2/-

-  22 Doubling Projects covering total length of 2,780 km at a cost of ₹36,275 crore, out of which 874 km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹18,460  crore  has been incurred upto March 23.

Presently, 34 Nos. of Surveys (07 New Line and 27 Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh having a total length of 3796 Km have been taken up and are in different stages of progress.

Railway  projects  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  covered  by  North  Central Railway, North Western Railway, West Central Railway, East Central Railway,  Western  Railway,  Central  Railway,  South  Central  Railway and South East Central 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 Madhya Pradesh is as under:-

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Percentage more as compared to average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 632 Cr./Yr     | -                                                                  |
| 2023-24  | ₹ 13,607 Cr.     | More than 20 times                                                 |

During 2014-23, 1741 km sections (293 km New line, 636 km Gauge conversion and 812 km Doubling), falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya  Pradesh,  have  been  commissioned  at  an  average  rate  of 193.44  km  per  year,  which  is  567%  more  than  average  annual commissioning achieved during 2009-14 (29 km per year).

## Maharashtra

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. These include:

-  16 New Line Projects covering total length of 2,017 km at a cost of ₹38,423  crore, out of which 93 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹6,052 crore has been
- incurred upto March 23.
-  02 Gauge Conversion Projects covering total length of 580 km at a cost of ₹7,339 crore, out of which 283 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹2,791 crore has been incurred upto March 23.
-  16 Doubling Projects covering total length of 3,275 km at a cost  of  ₹34,422  crore,  out  of  which  1,045  km  length  has been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹15,121  crore has been incurred upto March 23.

Presently, 55 Nos. of Surveys (07 New Line,  02 Gauge Conversion and  46  Doubling)  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra having  a  total  length  of  4901  Km  have  been  taken  up  and  are  in different stages of progress.

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.                                Contd…..4/-

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   | Percentage more as compared to average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 1171Cr./Yr     | -                                                                  |
| 2023-24  | ₹ 13,539 Cr.     | More than 10 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.)

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