Lok Sabha Question No. 2562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: New Railway Lines proposed in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2562 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## NEW RAILWAY LINES PROPOSED IN RAJASTHAN

†2562    SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to conduct a survey for laying a new railway line to connect several religious places in Rajasthan; (b) if  so,  the  zone  and location-wise details of the new railway lines proposed to be laid in Rajasthan along with their length; (c) whether the Government proposes to conduct a survey for laying a new  railway  line  from  Rings  -  Khatu  Shyamji-Salasar-SujangarhDron-Parvat-Karnimata (Nokha) to connect major religious places; (d) if so, the details thereof; and the plan of the Government for laying new railway lines during the

## 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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- (e) current financial year?

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2562  BY  SHRI  RAHUL  KASWAN  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2024 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY LINES PROPOSED IN RAJASTHAN

(a) to (e): Railway projects/surveys are not sanctioned Statewise/District-wise/Region-wise/Constituency-wise, but sanctioned Zone wise as Indian Railways' projects may span across State boundaries/Parliamentary  Constituencies.  Railway  projects  are  taken up  Zonal  Railway-wise  on  the  basis  of  remunerativeness,  last  mile connectivity,  missing  links  and  alternate  routes,  augmentation  of congested/saturated  lines,  demands  raised  by  State  Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public representatives, Railway's own operational requirement, socioeconomic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing  projects  and  overall  availability  of  funds.  Sanction  of  New Railway lines  in  areas  which  are  not  connected  by  Railway  network including  prominent  religious  places  is  a  continuous  and  an  ongoing process of Indian Railways.

Survey  of  total  54  projects  (23  new  line  and  31  doubling)  falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan having a total length of 4,894 Km have been sanctioned during last three years (2021-22, 2022-23, 202324 and current Financial Year 2024-25) under PM Gati Shakti National Master  Plan  (NMP)  for  the  development  of  multimodal  connectivity infrastructure  to  various  Economic  Zones  with  an  objective  to  have integrated planning, enhanced logistics efficiency and remove gaps for seamless movement of  people,  goods  and  services,  connectivity  to

industrial  clusters,  ports,  mines,  power  plants,  agricultural  zones including religious and cultural places.

As on 01.04.2024, 32 Railway infrastructure projects (15 new lines, 05 gauge conversion and 12 doubling), costing ₹ 51814 crore for 4191 km length  falling  fully/partly  in  Rajasthan  are  under  different  stages  of planning/approval/execution.  Out  of  which  1183  km  length  has  been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 14785 crore has been incurred upto March 2024. These include:

-  15 New Line Projects covering total length of 1230 km at a cost of ₹ 20997 crore, out of which 134 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 3593 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.
-  05 Gauge Conversion Projects covering total length of 1252 km at a  cost  of  ₹  8334  crore,  out  of  which  759  km  length  has  been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of    ₹  5398  crore  has  been incurred upto March 2024.
-  12 Doubling Projects covering total length of 1709 km at a cost of ₹ 22483 crore, out of which 290 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 5794 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.

Railway projects in Rajasthan are covered by Northern Railway, North Central  Railway,  North  Western  Railway,  West  Central  Railway  and Western  Railway  Zones  of  Indian  Railways.   Zone  wise   details   of

Railway  projects,  including  cost,  expenditure  and  outlay  are  made available in public domain on Indian Railways website.

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 and  commensurate  commissioning,  falling  fully/partly  in  the  state  of Rajasthan is as under:-

## Budget allotment:

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Increase wrt average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 682 Cr./Yr     | -                                                |
| 2023-24  | ₹ 9532 Cr.       | Nearly 14 times                                  |
| 2024-25  | ₹ 9959 Cr.       | Nearly 15 times                                  |

## Commissioning:

| Period   | Average Commissioning    | Increase wrt commissioning in 2009-14   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 798 Km (159.6 km/year)   | -                                       |
| 2014-24  | 3742 Km. (374.2 km/year) | More than 2 times                       |

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 …4/-

working  months  in  a  year  for  particular  project  site  etc.  All  these factors affect the completion time of the project/s.

The work of Ringus - Khatu Shyamji (17.49 Km) new rail line has been sanctioned in March 2024 at a cost of ₹ 254.06 Cr.  Further, a Final Location  Survey  has  also  been  taken  up  for  new  rail  line  between Khatu  Shyamji  -  Salasar  ji  -  Sujangarh  (45  Km)  for  preparation  of Detailed Project Report (DPR).  Nokha is already connected to Ringus and Sujangarh through existing rail network.

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