Lok Sabha Question No. 1442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: Ongoing Projects in Jodhpur Division and Ajmer Division
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Lumbaram Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1442 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

## ONGOING PROJECTS IN JODHPUR DIVISION AND AJMER DIVISION

†1442    SHRI LUMBA RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the ongoing railway projects in Jodhpur Division and Ajmer Division of North Western Railway in Rajasthan, project-wise;
- (b) the  total  budget  allocated,  released  and  utilised  so  far  for  the development  of  Jodhpur  Railway  Division  and  Ajmer  Railway Division of North Western Railway during the current financial year; and
- (c) the timeline set for completion of these projects and the currentstatus thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1442  BY  SHRI  LUMBA  RAM  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.12.2024  REGARDING ONGOING PROJECTS IN JODHPUR DIVISION AND AJMER DIVISION

(a)  to  (c):  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway  wise  and  not  State-wise  as  the  Railway  projects  may  span across State boundaries. Railway projects are sanctioned on the basis of remunerativeness, traffic projections, 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, socio-economic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds.

Jodhpur and Ajmer division of Rajasthan fall under jurisdiction of North Western Railway. Further, Railway infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan are covered under North Western Railway, Northern Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway and Western Railway zones of Indian Railways. Zonal Railway wise details of Railway projects including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

As  on  01.04.2024,  32  Railway  projects  (15  New  Lines,  05  Gauge Conversion  and  12  Doubling),  of  total  length  of  4,191  Km  costing ₹51,814  crore  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  including Jodhpur division and Ajmer division are at various stages of planning and       implementation,  out of which    1,183 Km       length    has been

commissioned and an expenditure of ₹14,785 crore has been incurred upto March 2024. The status of work is summarized as under:-

| Plan Head               |   No. of projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Expenditure upto March 2024 (₹ in Cr)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| New Lines               |                15 | 1230                   | 134                           | 3593                                    |
| Gauge Conversion        |                 5 | 1252                   | 759                           | 5398                                    |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                12 | 1709                   | 290                           | 5794                                    |
| Total                   |                32 | 4,191                  | 1,183                         | 14,785                                  |

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

| Period   | Outlay                         |
|----------|--------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹682 crore/year                |
| 2024-25  | ₹9,959 crore (Nearly 15 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan during 2009-14 and 2014-24 is as under:-

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 798 Km                   | 159.6 Km/year                         |
| 2014-24  | 3742 Km                  | 374.2 Km/year (More than 2 times)     |

The completion of any Railway project 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.

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