Lok Sabha Question No. 348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Rail Projects in South Central Railway Region
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.348 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2024

RAIL PROJECTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY REGION

348    SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of new rail projects approved for the South Central  Railway  Zone  during  the  last  five  years,  State/UTwise specifically in Nizamabad;
- (b)  the  total  budget  allocated  and  funds  utilised  for  the aforementioned projects; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  set  out  a  deadline  by which these  projects  are  targeted  to  be  completed,  if  so, the details 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.348 BY SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.11.2024  REGARDING RAIL PROJECTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY REGION

(a)  to  (c):      The  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/sanctioned/ executed Zonal Railway-wise and not State-wise/Union Territories as the Railways' projects may span across State/Union Territories boundaries.

South  Central  Railway  Zone  span  across  the  States  of  Andhra Pradesh,  Telangana,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Zonal Railway wise details of projects including their  cost,  expenditure,    outlay  are  made  available  in  public domain on Indian Railways website.

28 Projects covering a total length of 1280 kms costing  ₹17982 crore have been sanctioned in last 5 years and current financial year 2024-25 under South Central Railway. This includes doubling of Mudkhed-Nizamabad-Medchal section.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation and commensurate commissioning of projects across Indian Railways. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works falling fully/partly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is as under:

## ANDHRA PRADESH:

Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh is as under:

| Year      | Budget outlay                      | Increase w.r.t. average annual allocation during 2009-14   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-2014 | ₹886 cr/year (including Telangana) | -                                                          |
| 2024-2025 | ₹9151 cr                           | More than 10 times                                         |

Commissioning of infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the

## State of Andhra Pradesh is as under:

TELANGANA

| Period   | Total Length Commissioned   | Average Length Commissioned   | change w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 363 km                      | 72.6 km/Year                  | -                                                    |
| 2014-24  | 1,510 km                    | 151 km/Year                   | More than 2 times                                    |

Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works falling fully/partly in the State of Telangana is as under:

| Year      | Budget outlay   |
|-----------|-----------------|
| 2023-2024 | ₹4,418 cr       |
| 2024-2025 | ₹5,336 cr       |

Commissioning of infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the state of Telangana is as under:

| Period   | Total Length Commissioned   | Average Length Commissioned   | increase w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 87 km                       | 17.4 km/Year                  | -                                                      |
| 2014-24  | 650 km                      | 65 km/Year                    | More than 3.7 times                                    |

Completion/Execution  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various factors like 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 working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc.

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