Lok Sabha Question No. 407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Announcement of New Rail Project in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2024

## ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW RAIL PROJECT IN MAHARASHTRA AND MADHYA PRADESH

- †407.   SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM: SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new rail projects announced in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh during the last five years;
- (b) the number of projects started so far and the projects which are lagging  behind  their  schedule  and  the  budgetary  allocation made  for  these  projects  particularly  in  Sambhaji  District  of Maharashtra, the details thereof, zone-wise;
- (c)   the time by when said projects are likely to be completed along with the schedule thereof;
- (d) the status of projects not started and the time by when they are likely to be started; and
- (e)  whether the Government has taken any steps to complete the said projects as soon as possible and to prevent cost escalation in future, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 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. 407 BY SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM, SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR AND SHRI  GYANESHWAR  PATIL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 27.11.2024  REGARDING  ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW RAIL PROJECT IN MAHARASHTRA AND  MADHYA PRADESH

(a) to (e): Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  and  executed  Zonal Railway  wise  and  not  Division  wise/District  wise/State  wise  as Railway projects may span across Division/District/State boundaries.

As on 01.04.2024, across Indian Railways including Maharashtra  and  Madhya  Pradesh,  488  (187  New  Line,  40  Gauge Conversion  and  261  Doubling)  of  total  length  44,888  km  costing approx. ₹7.44 lakh crore, are in planning/approval/construction stage, out of which 12,045 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ₹2.92 lakh crore has been incurred upto March, 2024.

## MAHARASHTRA

As on 01.04.2024,  41 Railway infrastructure projects (16 New Line, 2 Gauge Conversion and 23 Doubling), of total length of 5,877 km  costing ₹81,580 crore falling fully partly in the State of Maharashtra including Sambhaji district are in planning/approval/construction stage, out of which 1,926 km length has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹31,236  crore  has been incurred upto March, 2024. These include-

- (i) 16 New Line projects of total length of 2,017 km costing ₹38,423 crore, out of which 166 Km length has been commissioned and an  expenditure  of  ₹8,529  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March 2024.

- (ii)    2  Gauge Conversion projects of total length of 609 Km costing ₹7339 crore, out of which 312 Km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹3,332  crore  has  been incurred upto March 2024.
- (iii) 23 Doubling projects total length of 3,251 km  {including Aurangabad - Ankai Doubling project (98 km)}, costing ₹35,818 crore,  out  of  which  1,448  Km  length  has  been  commissioned and  an  expenditure  of  ₹19,376  crore  has  been  incurred  upto March 2024.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation  and  commensurate  commissioning  of  projects  across Indian  Railways.  Budget  allocation  for  Infrastructure  projects  and safety  works  falling  fully/partly  in  the  state  of  Maharashtra  is  as under:-

| Period   | Average Outlay    | Increase w.r.t. to average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,171 crore/year | -                                                      |
| 2023-24  | ₹13,539 crore     | 11.56 times                                            |
| 2024-25  | ₹15,940 crore     | 13.6 times                                             |

Commissioning  of  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in the State of Maharashtra is as under:

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   | Increase w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 292 Km                     | 58.4 km/year                 | -                                                      |
| 2014-24  | 1830 Km                    | 183 km/year                  | 3.13 times                                             |

Contd…3

In 2023-24, total 356 Km have been commissioned which is more than 6 times as compared to average commissioning during 2009-14.

## MADHYA  PRADESH

As on 01.04.2024,  28 Railway projects (08 New Line, 02 Gauge Conversion  and  18  Doubling),  costing  ₹81,797  crore  for  5,345  Km length,  falling  fully  partly  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  under  different stages of planning/approval/execution. Out of which, 1,952 km length has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹36,898  crore  has been incurred upto March, 2024. These include-

-  08  New  Line  projects  covering  total  length  of  1,962  km  at  a cost of  ₹38,643  crore,  out  of  which  468  Km  length  has  been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹11,091 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.
-  2 Gauge Conversion projects covering total length of 809 Km at a cost of ₹9,297 crore, out of which 380 Km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹5,220  crore  has  been incurred upto March 2024.
-  18  Doubling  projects  covering  total  length  of  2,574  km  at  a cost of ₹33,857 crore, out of which 1,104 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹20,587 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.

Contd…4

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

## Budget allocation:

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Increase w.r.t. average allocation of 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 632 crore/year | -                                               |
| 2023-24  | ₹ 13,607 crore   | 21.5 times                                      |
| 2024-25  | ₹ 14,738 crore   | 23 times                                        |

## Commissioning:

| Period   | Average Commissioning   | Increase w.r.t. commissioning in   |
|----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|          |                         | 2009-14                            |
| 2009-14  | 145 Km (29 km/year)     | -                                  |
| 2014-24  | 2249 Km (224.9 Km/year) | More than 7.5 times                |

Sanctioning  of  Railway  projects  is  continuous  and  dynamic process  of  Indian  Railways.  Railway  infrastructure  projects  are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing  links  and  alternate  routes,  connecting  to  unconnected towns and cities, augmentation of congested/saturated lines socioeconomic considerations etc. depending upon liabilities of ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands.

The  details  of  Railway  projects  including  allotment  of  funds and  expenditure,  project-wise  and  Zonal  Railway  wise  are  made available in public domain on Indian Railways website.

Completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors like quick 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 etc. All these factors affect the completion time of the project/s.

Various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  and speedy implementation of rail projects include (i) substantial increase  in  allocation  of  funds,  (ii)  delegation  of  powers  at  field level,  (iii)  close  monitoring  of  progress  of  project  at  various  levels (iv)  regular  follow  up  with  State  Governments  and  concerned authorities  for  expeditious  land  acquisition,  forestry  and  Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects.

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