Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Expenditure on Maintenance and Repair
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 10 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## EXPENDITURE ON MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

10.  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  expenditure  incurred  on  maintenance  and  repair  by  the Railways in the last three financial years, year-wise;
- (b) the expenditure on infrastructure and new capital investments by the Railways in the last 5 financial years, year-wise ; and
- (c) the  percentage  share  of  expenditure  on  maintenance  and  repair and the expenditure on infrastructure and new capital investments in the last 5 financial years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(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. 10 BY SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.02.2016 REGARDING EXPENDITURE ON MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

(a): The expenditure incurred on maintenance and repair on Indian Railways in the last three years is as under:-

( ` in crore)

|                                                   |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Repairs and Maintenance of Permanent Way & Works. |   8164.45 |   9103.9  |  10126.8  |
| Repairs and Maintenance of Motive Power.          |   3838.01 |   4369.41 |   4659.9  |
| Repairs and Maintenance of Carriages and Wagons.  |   9031.12 |  10124.9  |  11022.8  |
| Repairs and Maintenance of plant and Equipment.   |   4766.41 |   5361.24 |   5953.07 |
| Total                                             |  25800    |  28959.4  |  31762.5  |

(b):  The  expenditure  on  infrastructure  and  new  capital  investments  on  Indian Railways in the last 5 financial years is as under:

( ` in crore)

|   2010-11 |   2011-12 |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|   40792.7 |     45061 |   50383.4 |   53989.3 |   58718.9 |

(c):  The  percentage  share  of  expenditure  on  maintenance  and  repair  and  the expenditure  on  infrastructure  and  new  capital  investments  in  the  last  5  financial years is as under:-

( ` in crore)

|                                                                    | 2010-11   | 2011-12   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| (a)Total Revenue expenditure.                                      | 95276.13  | 105119.70 | 117914.18 | 139473.47 | 153352.31 |
| (b)Total Capital expenditure.                                      | 40792.74  | 45061.02  | 50383.45  | 53989.26  | 58718.94  |
| Grand total (a+b)                                                  | 136068.87 | 150180.72 | 168297.63 | 193462.73 | 212071.25 |
| Total expenditure on Repairs & Maintenance.                        | 22374.22  | 23750.06  | 25799.99  | 28959.42  | 31762.55  |
| % Share of expenditure on Repairs & Maintenance                    | 16.44%    | 15.81%    | 15.33%    | 14.97%    | 14.98%    |
| % Share of expenditure on Infrastructure & New Capital Investment. | 29.98%    | 30.00%    | 29.94%    | 27.91%    | 27.69%    |