Lok Sabha Question No. 1531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Rail Line Project Ajmer-Sawai Madhopur via Tonk
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Harish Chandra Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

RAIL LINE PROJECT AJMER - SAWAI MADHOPUR VIA TONK

1531    SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  intends to complete the 'Ajmer (Nasirabad)-  Sawai  Madhopur  (Chauth  Ka  Barwara)  via  Tonk (165 Km) New Rail Line Project' through its own resources; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1531 BY SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  31.07.2024  REGARDING RAIL LINE PROJECT AJMER - SAWAI MADHOPUR VIA TONK

(a) & (b): As on 01.04.2024, 32 Railway infrastructure projects (15 new lines, 05 gauge conversion and 12 doubling), costing ₹ 51814 crore for 4191  km  length  falling  fully/partly  in  Rajasthan  are  under  different stages  of  planning/approval/execution.  Out  of  which  1183  km  length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 14786 crore has been incurred upto March 2024. These include:

-  15 New Line Projects covering total length of 1230 km at a cost of ₹ 20997 crore, out of which 134 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 3593 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.
-  05 Gauge Conversion Projects covering total length of 1252 km at a cost of ₹ 8334 crore, out of which 759 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of  ₹ 5398 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.
-  12 Doubling Projects covering total length of 1709 km at a cost of ₹ 22483 crore, out of which 290 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 5794 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in Budget allotment for infrastructure projects and commensurate commissioning. Average annual Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works

and  commensurate  commissioning,  falling  fully/partly  in  the  state  of Rajasthan is as under:-

## Budget allotment:

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Increase wrt average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 682 Cr./Yr     | -                                                |
| 2023-24  | ₹ 9532 Cr.       | Nearly 14 times                                  |
| 2024-25  | ₹ 9959 Cr.       | Nearly 15 times                                  |

## Commissioning:

| Period   | Average Commissioning   | Increase wrt commissioning in 2009-14   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 798 Km (159.6 km/year)  | -                                       |
| 2014-24  | 3742 Km (374.2 km/year) | More than 2 times                       |

Ajmer  (Nasirabad)  -  Sawai  Madhopur  (Chauth  Ka  Barwara)  via  Tonk (165 km) New Line project was approved on 50:50 cost sharing basis between Ministry of Railways and Government of Rajasthan and land is to be provided free of cost by Government of Rajasthan.

Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors like quick 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  etc.  All  these factors  affect  the  completion  time  of  the  project/s.    With  above constraints,  every  effort  is  being  made  to  execute  the  project/s expeditiously.

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