Lok Sabha Question No. 3187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: CSR for Chakradharpur Divison
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Joba Majhi

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## CSR FOR CHAKRADHARPUR DIVISON

## †3187. SMT. JOBA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Chakradharpur Division of South Eastern Railway despite being one  of  the  highest  revenue  earning  divisions  in  Indian  Railways,  no concrete Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) work is being done by Railways for the upliftment of tribal and deprived sections of the region and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the Loco Repair Shed at  Chakradharpur was shifted from here which has adversely affected the local employment and if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to set up a coach factory or other production unit at Chakradharpur/Singhbhum in view of the surplus land and adequate human resources available here and to provide employment to the local people and businesses; and
- (d) 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) to (d): To improve connectivity of rail network covered by Chakradharpur Division, following works have been completed/taken up.

Recently Completed Projects

Details  of  some  of  the  recently  completed  projects  falling  fully/partly  in Chakradharpur Division are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                           |   Length (in Km) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Rajkharswan-Sini 3 rd line                |               15 |
|       2 | Sini-Adityapur 3 rd line                  |               23 |
|       3 | Dongaposi-Rajkharswan 3 rd line           |               75 |
|       4 | Rajkharswan-Chakradharpur 3 rd line       |               20 |
|       5 | Chakradharpur-Goilkera 3 rd line          |               34 |
|       6 | Goilkera-Manoharpur 3 rd line             |               28 |
|       7 | Manoharpur-Bondamanda 3 rd line           |               30 |
|       8 | Champajharan-Bimalgarh Doubling           |               21 |
|       9 | Banspani-Daitari-Tomka-Jakhapura Doubling |              164 |
|      10 | Jharsuguda-Sardega doubling               |               50 |
|      11 | Bondamunda-Rourkela 4 th line             |                9 |
|      12 | Rourkela-Jharsuguda 3 rd line             |              101 |

Ongoing Projects

## Details of some of the ongoing projects falling fully/partly in Chakradharpur Division are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                      |   Length (in Km) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Gamharia - Chandil 3 rd & 4 th Line  |               26 |
|       2 | Bimalgarh - Barsuan Doubling         |               21 |
|       3 | Dangoaposi - Jaroli 3 rd & 4 th line |               43 |
|       4 | Sini - Kandra 3 rd & 4 th line       |               13 |
|       5 | Rourkela-Bondamunda 5 th line        |               10 |
|       6 | Bagdehi-Jharsuguda 4 th line         |               21 |
|       7 | Bangriposi-Gorumahisani new line     |               86 |
|       8 | Badampahar-Kendujhargarh new line    |               82 |
|       9 | Kharagpur-Adityapur 3 rd line        |              132 |

Ongoing Surveys/DPRs

The status of some of the surveys/DPRs falling fully/partly in Chakradharpur Division is as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Survey                                                       | Status                   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | Barbil - Bolanikhadan Doubling (3 Km)                                | DPR has been prepared    |
|       2 | Bagdehi - Chakradharpur - Tatanagar - Kharagpur 4 th line (367 Km)   | DPR has been prepared    |
|       3 | Jharsuguda - Bagdehi - Kharagpur 5 th and 6 th Railway Line (399 Km) | Survey has been taken up |
|       4 | Steel Corridor of Kiriburu - Barbil - Barsuan (199 Km)               | DPR has been prepared    |
|       5 | Nayagarh - Banspani New Line (56 Km)                                 | DPR has been prepared    |
|       6 | Rajkharswan-Dangoaposi 4 th Line (71 Km)                             | DPR has been prepared    |

Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs)

Sanctioning of works of Road over Bridge (ROB)/Road under Bridge (RUB) in lieu of Level crossings (LCs) is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Such works are prioritised and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains & impact for road users and feasibility etc.

No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 200414 vis a vis 2014-26 (Jan'26) is as under:

| Period        | ROBs/ RUBs constructed                                  |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-14       | 4,148 Nos.                                              |
| 2014-26       | 14,024 Nos.                                             |
| (Upto Jan'26) | (Including 174 nos.ROBs/RUBs in Chakradharpur Division) |

As  on  01.02.2026,  4,802  Nos.  ROBs/  RUBs  are  sanctioned  at  cost  of  ₹ 1,14,196 Cr on Indian Railways which are at various stages of planning and execution.  Out  of  which  42  Nos.  ROBs/RUBs  works  at  a  cost  of  ₹  1,281 crore are sanctioned in Chakradharpur Division of South Eastern Railway.

Completion  &  commissioning  of  ROB/RUB  works  depends  on  various factors like fixing of approach alignment, approval of General Arrangement Drawing  (GAD),  land  acquisition,  removal  of  encroachment,  shifting  of infringing  utilities,  statutory  clearances  from  various  authorities, duration of working season in a year for the particular project / area due to climatic conditions etc.  All these factors affect the completion time of the projects/ works.

Railways  have  taken  following  measures  to  expedite  the  progress  of ROB/RUB works:

- (i) Joint  survey  with  concerned  State  Govt./Road  Owning  Authority  is done  before  finalizing  the  General  Arrangement  Drawing   (GAD)  to ensure smooth execution.
- (ii) Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works.
- (iii) Standardization of superstructure drawings for various combinations of  span,  skewness  and  width  of  road  on  Railway  portion  has  been done to avoid delays during the design approval. This has been issued in  the  form  of  compendium, which  can be directly adopted for Road Over Bridge across Railway lines for expeditious planning.

## Station Redevelopment

So far, 1337 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme over Indian Railways, out of which 18 stations are located in Chakradharpur Division.

The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme in Chakradharpur Division are as following:

| Division      |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|---------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chakradharpur |                18 | Badampahar, Barajamda Jn, Barbil, Bimalgarh, Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Dangoaposi, Gamharia, Jaroli, Jharsuguda Jn, Manoharpur, Panposh, Rairangpur, Rajgangpur, Rajkharswan, Rourkela, Sini, Tatanagar |

The  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  involves  preparation  of  master  plans and their implementation in phases to improve the stations. The master planning includes:

- i. Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
- ii. Integration of station with both sides of city
- iii. Improvement of station building
- iv. Improvement of waiting halls, toilets, sitting arrangement, water booths
- v. Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
- vi. Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
- vii. Improvement  /Provision of platform surface and cover over platforms
- viii. Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like 'One Station One Product'
- ix. Parking areas, Multimodal integration
- x. Amenities for Divyangjans
- xi. Better passenger information systems
- xii. Provision  of  executive  lounges,  nominated  spaces  for  business meetings, landscaping, etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station.

The  scheme  also  envisages sustainable and environment  friendly solutions, provision of ballast less tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and  feasibility  and  creation  of  city  centre  at  the  station  in  the  long term.

Chakradharpur Division falls in two states i.e Jharkhand and Odisha.  57 stations  in  Jharkhand  and  59  stations  in  Odisha  have  been  identified under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme in Jharkhand & Odisha are as following:-

| State     |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jharkhand |                57 | Balsiring, Bano, Barajamda Jn, Barkakana, Basukinath, Bhaga, Bokaro Steel City, Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Chandil, Chandrapura, Daltonganj, Dangoaposi, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Gamharia, Gangaghat, Garhwa Road, Garhwa Town, Ghatsila, Giridih, Godda, Govindpur Road, Haidarnagar, Hatia, Hazaribagh Road, Jamtara, Japla, Jasidih, Katrasgarh, Koderma, Kumardhubi, Latehar, Lohardaga, Madhupur, Manoharpur, Muhammadganj, Muri, N.S.C.B. Gomoh, Nagaruntari, Namkom, Orga, Pakur, Parasnath, Piska, Rajkharswan, Rajmahal, Ramgarh Cant, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Sankarpur, Silli, Sini, Tatanagar, Tatisilwai, Vidyasagar |
| Odisha    |                59 | Angul, Badampahar, Balangir, Balasore, Balugaon, Barbil, Bargarh Road, Baripada, Barpali, Belpahar, Betnoti, Bhadrak, Bhawanipatna, Bhubaneswar, Bimlagarh, Brahmapur, Brajrajnagar,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| Chatrapur, Cuttack, Damanjodi, Dhenkanal, Gunupur, Harishanker Road, Himgir, Hirakud, Jajpur-Keonjhar road, Jaleswar, Jaroli, Jeypore, Jharsuguda, Jharsuguda Road, Kantabanji, Kendujhargarh, Kesinga, Khariar Road, Khurda road, Koraput, Lingaraj Temple Road, Mancheswar, Meramandali, Muniguda, New Bhubaneswar, Panposh, Paradeep, Parlakhemundi, Puri, Raghunathpur, Rairakhol, Rairangpur, Rajgangpur, Rayagada, Rourkela, Sakhi Gopal, Sambalpur, Sambalpur city, Soro, Talcher, Talcher Road, Titlagarh Jn.   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

## Completed Stations

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in  Jharkhand  and  Odisha  have  been  taken  up  at  a  good  pace.  Details  of stations completed in these states are as under:

| State     |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                              |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jharkhand |                 9 | Godda, Govindpur Road, Lohardaga, Madhupur Jn, Muri Jn, Piska, Rajmahal, Sahibganj, Sankarpur |
| Odisha    |                 6 | Baripada, Barpali, Bimlagarh, Cuttack, Parlakhemundi, Talcher                                 |

The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below: Jharkhand:

-  Chakradharpur Station: The works of new second entry station building, platform  surfacing,  approach  road,  drinking  water,  compound  wall  and

- entry/exit  gate  have  been  completed.  The  works  of toilet block, circulating area and parking have been taken up.
-  Chaibasa Station: The works of platform extension and surfacing have been completed. The works of station building, new platform, circulating area, parking, approach road and entry/exit have been taken up.
-  Dangoaposi  Station:  The  works  of  approach  road  and  drinking  water booth  have  been  completed.  The  works  of  improvement  of  station building, platform extension and surfacing, approach road and entry/exit gate have been taken up.
-  Manoharpur  Station:  The  works  of  new  station  building,  platform extension  and  surfacing,  circulating  area,  parking,  approach  road  and entry/exit gate have been taken up.
-  Rajkharswan  Station:  The  works  of  new  station  building,  platform shelter,  platform  surfacing,  circulating  area,  parking,  approach  road, entry/exit road and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

## Odisha:

-  Bhubaneshwar Station: The structural work of new station building at East  and  West  side  and  air  concourse  have  been  completed.  The structural  work  of  elevated  driveway  at  East  and  West  side  station, extension of Foot Over Bridge and platform shelter have been taken up. The  finishing  works  of  new  station  building  at  East  and  West  side, works  of  MEP  (Mechanical,  Electrical  and  Plumbing),  HVAC  (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) and escalators have been taken up.

-  Puri Station: The structural work of station building has been completed. The works of finishing of station building, platform upgradation and boundary wall have been taken up.
-  Badampahar Station: The works of platform extension and surfacing have  been  completed.  The  works  of  new  station  building,  toilet block, circulating area, parking, drinking water booth and entry/exit have been taken up.
-  Jaroli Station: The works of new waiting hall cum booking counter, toilets, approach road, circulating area and parking have been taken up.
-  Panposh Station: The works of new station building, approach road, circulating area and entry/exit gate have been taken up.
-  Rajgangpur Station: The work of new station building and platform surfacing have been taken up.

Further,  development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process and works in  this  regard  are  undertaken  as  per  requirement,  subject  to  inter-se priority and availability of funds. Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

Development  /  Upgradation  of  railway  stations  is  complex  in  nature involving  safety  of  passengers  &  trains  and  requires  various  statutory clearances such as fire clearance, heritage, tree cutting, airport clearance etc. The progress also gets affected due to brownfield related challenges

such  as  shifting  of  utilities  (involving  water/sewage  lines,  optical  fibre cables, gas pipe lines, power/signal cables, etc.), infringements, operation of trains without hindering passenger movement, speed restrictions due to works carried out in close proximity of tracks and high voltage power lines, etc. and these factors affect the completion time.

Development  /  Upgradation  /  Modernization  of  stations  including  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities'.  The  details  of  allocation  and  expenditure  under  Plan  Head-53 are  maintained  Zonal  Railway-wise  and  not  work-wise  or  station-wise  or state-wise.

Jharkhand is covered under the jurisdiction of three railway zones, namely, Eastern  Railway,  East  Central  Railway,  and  South  Eastern  Railway.  For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,469 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure of ₹ 1,292 crore (up to January, 2026) has been incurred so far.

Odisha  is  covered  under  the  jurisdiction  of  three  railway  zones,  namely, South  Eastern  Railway,  South  East  Central  Railway,  and  East  Coast Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,584 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure of ₹ 1,252 crore (up to January, 2026) has been incurred so far.

Further,  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  activities  of  corporates, including  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs),  are  governed  under the  framework  of  Section  135  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  and  the guidelines of Department of Public Enterprises (DPE). Railways is a Ministry and not a company that comes under CSR norms.

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