Lok Sabha Question No. 1081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Railway Projects in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami, Sunil Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN BIHAR

†1081. SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  new  railway  projects  announced  for  implementation  in Bihar during the last three years, zone-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  new  railway  projects  that  have  been  started  and  the estimated amount required for completion of these projects; and
- (c) the status of the projects which have not been started yet and the time by which the work on the said projects is likely to be started?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1081 BY SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI AND SHRI SUNIL KUMAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.07.2023  REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN BIHAR (a)  to  (c)  :  Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  Zonal  Railway-wise  and  not State-wise  as  Indian  Railways'  network  may  span  across  State/District boundaries.  However,  during  last  three  year  i.e.  2020-21  to  2022-23  and current  Financial  Year  2023-24,  03  Railway  projects  costing ₹ 313  crore, covering 18 Km length under East Central Railway, falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar have been included in the budget. As on 01.04.2023, 54 Railway projects (32 new lines, 04 gauge conversions and 18 doublings), costing ₹ 70,672 crore, covering total length of 4,950 Km falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar are in planning/approval/construction stage,  out  of  which  1,505  Km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an expenditure of ₹ 25,702 crore has been incurred upto March, 2023. Execution of any Railway project depends on various factors like quick land acquisition  by  State  Government,  forestry  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 site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions, etc.

Railway  Infrastructure  Projects  in  the  States  of  Bihar  are  covered  under East  Central  Railway  (ECR),  Eastern  Railway  (ER),  North  Eastern  Railway (NER) and Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Zones of Indian Railways.  The project-wise details including cost, expenditure and outlay are available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in > Ministry  of  Railways  >  Railway  Board  >  About  Indian  Railways  >  Railway Board  Directorates  >  Finance  (Budget)>Pink  Book  (year)>Railways-wise Works, Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme (RSP).

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in Budget allocation and commensurate commissioning of projects across Indian Railways. Average Annual Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works, falling 3,061 crore per year, which is 170% more than Average Annual Budget allocation The 4,093  crore  in  Financial  Year  2019-20 4,489 crore  in  Financial  Year  2020-21  (297%  more  than  the  Average  Annual 5,560 crore in Financial Year 2021-22 (391% 6,606 crore in  Financial  Year  2022-23  (484%  more  than  the  Average  Annual  Budget Outlay of 2009-14). For Financial Year 2023-24, highest ever Budget outlay 8,505 crore has been provided for these projects, which is 651% more fully/ partly in State of Bihar, during 2014-19 has been enhanced to ₹ of ₹ 1,132 crore per year during 2009-14. allocation has been increased to ₹ (262% more than the Average Annual Budget allocation of 2009-14), ₹ Budget allocation of 2009-14), ₹ more than the Average Annual Budget Outlay of 2009-14) and ₹ of ₹ than the Average Annual Budget Outlay of 2009-14 ( ₹ 1,132 crore per year). During 2014-23, 1308 Km (347 km New line, 475 km Gauge conversion and 486 km Doubling) sections, falling fully/partly in the state of Bihar have been commissioned at an average rate 145.33 km per year, which is 129% more than commissioning during 2009-14 (63.6 Km/Yr.)

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