Lok Sabha Question No. 2199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Stations re-development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pratibha Singh, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Sunita Duggal, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, K. Muraleedharan, T. R. Paarivendhar, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Jaskaur Meena, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Himadri Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## STATIONS RE-DEVELOPMENT UNDER AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME

2199.  SHRIMATI PRATIBHA SINGH:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

SHRI OM PRAKASH BHUPALSINH

ALIAS  PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRIMATI HIMADRI SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  has  launched  the  Amrit  Bharat  Station scheme in December 2022 across the Country;
- (b) if so, the salient features along with the objectives of the scheme;
- (c) whether the Union Government has prepared a master plan for this scheme, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  facilities  likely  to  be  developed  in  stations selected under this scheme in the master plan;
- (e)  whether  stations  in  Himachal  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan  and Tamil  Nadu,  Bilaspur  station  of  Rampur  District  in  Uttar  Pradesh, Barshi station in  Dharashiv  of  Maharashtra,  Shahdol  in  Madhya Pradesh,  Kannur  in  Kerala  and  Sirsa  in  Haryana  have  been  selected under  the  scheme,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; (f) whether this is to be carried out under public private partnership, if so, the details thereof; (g) whether the Government carries any mandatory universal infrastructure  updates  besides  station-based  requirement  in  stations included under the scheme, if so, the details thereof; and (h) whether any steps are being taken by the Government to convert Kangra Valley narrow gauge rail line into broad gauge line, if so, the
- details in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (h)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2199  BY  SHRIMATI  PRATIBHA  SINGH, SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU, SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL, SHRI OM PRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR, SHRI RAMDAS C.TADAS, SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN, DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR, SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA, SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN, SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI, DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE AND SHRIMATI  HIMADRI  SINGH  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 02.08.2023  REGARDING  STATIONS  RE-DEVELOPMENT UNDER AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME

(a) to (g) The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has recently been launched for development of Railway stations on Indian Railways. This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a longterm approach.

It  involves  preparation  of  Master  Plans  and  their  implementation  in phases to improve the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through schemes like 'One Station One Product', better passenger information systems, Executive Lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings,  landscaping  etc.  keeping  in  view  the  necessity  at  each station.

The scheme also envisages improvement of building, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities solutions, provision of ballastless tracks, 'Roof Plazas' as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly term.

Presently, the scheme envisages to take-up 1309 stations for upgradation/modernisation  over  Indian  Railways.  The  stations  have been selected based on the proposals received from Zonal Railways, stations  located  in  major  cities  and  towns.  The  list  of  state-wise number of stations identified  to  be  taken  up  under  the  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme is appended.

Shahdol in the state of Madhya Pradesh, Kannur in the state of Kerala and Sirsa in the state of Harayana have been identified for development under the scheme.

Budgetary  funds  are  being  used  for  developing  stations  under  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. However, a miniscule number of stations are also being explored for development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

Modernisation/upgradation  of  stations  is  an  ongoing  and  continuous process and works in this regard are undertaken as per requirement, subject  to  inter-se  priority  and  availability  of  funds.  The  priority  for upgradation / modernization of stations is accorded to higher category of  station  over  lower  category  of  station  while  sanctioning  and executing the work.

(h)  The  Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  Zonal  Railway-wise  and  not State-wise/constituency-wise/region-wise  as  the  projects  may  span across  State  boundaries.  Survey  of  Gauge  Conversion  of  PathankotJoginder Nagar (172 km) Narrow Gauge rail line in Kangra Valley was completed in 2017-18. As per Survey Report, the cost of the project was Rs. 18686 crore. Due to low traffic projections, the project could not be taken forward.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (g) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2199  BY  SHRIMATI  PRATIBHA  SINGH, SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU, SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL, SHRI OM PRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR, SHRI RAMDAS C.TADAS, SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN, DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR, SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA, SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN, SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI, DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE AND SHRIMATI  HIMADRI  SINGH  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 02.08.2023  REGARDING  STATIONS RE-DEVELOPMENT UNDER AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME

The State/UT-wise number of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme:-

|   SNo | State/UT          |   No. of stations identified |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------------|
|     1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                           72 |
|     2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                            1 |
|     3 | Assam             |                           50 |
|     4 | Bihar             |                           92 |
|     5 | Chattisgarh       |                           32 |
|     6 | Delhi             |                           13 |
|     7 | Goa               |                            3 |

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|   SNo |   No. of stations identified |
|-------|------------------------------|
|     8 |                           87 |
|     9 |                           34 |
|    10 |                            4 |
|    11 |                           57 |
|    12 |                           56 |
|    13 |                           35 |
|    14 |                           80 |
|    15 |                          126 |
|    16 |                            1 |
|    17 |                            1 |
|    18 |                            1 |
|    19 |                            1 |
|    20 |                           57 |
|    21 |                           30 |
|    22 |                           83 |
|    23 |                            1 |

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|   SNo | State/UT              |   No. of stations identified |
|-------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|    24 | Tamil Nadu            |                           75 |
|    25 | Telangana             |                           40 |
|    26 | Tripura               |                            4 |
|    27 | UT of Chandigarh      |                            1 |
|    28 | UT of Jammu & kashmir |                            4 |
|    29 | UT of Puducherry      |                            3 |
|    30 | Uttar Pradesh         |                          156 |
|    31 | Uttarakhand           |                           11 |
|    32 | West Bengal           |                           98 |

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