Lok Sabha Question No. 239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: PM Gati Shakti Scheme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2024

PM GATI SHAKTI SCHEME

†239. SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the improvement made in the timely completion of infrastructure  projects  under  the  PM  Gati  Shakti  Scheme  of Railways;

- (b) the manner in which cost of the projects has come down under the  said  scheme  along  with  the  names  and  details  of  the projects including the East Coast Rail Line etc.;
- (c) the  manner in which coordination between various Ministries is ensured through the said scheme; and
- (d) whether  any  digital  platform  is  being  used  under  the  said scheme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 239 BY SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.11.2024 REGARDING PM GATI SHAKTI SCHEME

(a) to (d):    The  completion  of  any  Railway  project(s)  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.

The launch of PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) in October, 2021, by Hon'ble Prime Minister, has brought transformative approach in planning and execution of infrastructural transportation projects. The NMP has brought in synergy between the infrastructural sectors such as railways, shipping, roadways, telecommunications,  pipelines,  etc.  through  collaboration  amongst concerned Ministries/State Governments/Departments, thereby speeding  up  the  clearances  needed  for  the  project  completion  as well as planning at a faster pace.

Indian  Railways  has  imbibed  the  principles  of  Gati  Shakti  in  its project  planning  process  and  now  survey  of  all  New  Line,  Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects are taken up under PM Gati Shakti National  Master  Plan  (NMP)  for  the  development   of   multimodal ..P/2

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  including  connectivity  to  places  of  strategic  importance, border areas, industrial clusters, ports, mines, power plants, villages etc. About  566  railway  projects  across  Indian  railways  including East Coast railway zone have been mapped on the Gati Shakti GIS platform and more and more projects are further being mapped/planned  on  the platform. PM  Gati Shakti Institutional mechanism  is  being  extensively  used  for  ground  surveys,  land records,  alignment  of  route  and  has  led  to  enhancement  in  the quality  of  preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report  and  reduction  in project cost.

To  ensure  better  decision-making  and  coordination  among  various Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments, a three tier institutional mechanism of Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS), Network  Planning  Group  (NPG)  and  Technical  Support  Unit  (TSU) has been established, both at Central and State level. All big-ticket infrastructure  project  proposals  in  Government  of  India  are  being planned on PM Gatishakti NMP and evaluated by the Central level NPG and coordination is based on six pillars i.e Comprehensiveness, Prioritization, Optimization, Synchronization, Analytical, and Dynamic  through  regular  meetings  of  Network  Planning  Group (NPG).

As  a  result  of  comprehensive  planning  and  better  coordination among various stakeholders, the pace of laying / commissioning of new tracks has also increased as under:-

| Period   | New Tracks Commissioned   | Annual Average new tracks commissioned   |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 7,599 km                  | 4.2 km/day                               |
| 2014-24  | 31,180 km                 | 8.54 km/day (more than 2 times)          |

During the last two years only i.e. 2022-23 and 2023-24, 10,552 km new tracks have been commissioned on Indian Railways.

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