Lok Sabha Question No. 1020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Multi-Functional Complexes
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1020 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES

## 1020. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  policy  decision  taken  with  regard  to  the  MultiFunctional  Complexes  (MFCs)  at  railway  station  and  the  errors occurred, if any, in policy making;
- (b) the number and  names of railway stations identified to be developed or have been developed as MFCs:
- (c) the amount of funds allotted for MFCs and expenditure incurred in each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d)    the number of functional and non-functional MFCs; and
- (e) the  reasons  of  non-functionality  of  MFCs  and  the  target  fixed  to make them functional?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (e) :  As  a  part  of  Railway's  commitment  to  upgrade/augment passenger amenities at Railway Stations on continuous basis, development    of        Multi    Functional    Complexes  (MFCs)    at      Railway Stations was first announced in Railway Budget 2009-10 to provide rail user  facilities  like  Shopping,  Food  Stalls  &  Restaurants,  Book  Stalls, PCOs/STD/  ISD/FAX  Booths,  Medicine  &  Variety  Stores,  Budget  Hotels (subject to viability), parking, etc.

Initially,  development  of  MFCs  was  assigned  to  Railway  Public Sector  Undertakings (PSUs)  who develop  MFCs with their own equity and  to  Rail  Land  Development  Authority  (RLDA)  who  develop  MFCs through private sector participation. Total expenditure incurred by PSUs on  construction  of  MFCs  since  beginning  is  approximately ` 109 Cr.    No expenditure is incurred by RLDA for developing MFCs.

Subsequently, some of the MFCs were assigned to Zonal Railways. Works for developing MFCs by Zonal Railways are sanctioned under Plan Head -'Passenger Amenities'. Amenity-wise details of funds allocated/expenditure incurred is not maintained. Funds allocated/ expenditure incurred under Plan Head - 'Passenger Amenities' during the last three years and the current year is as under:

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` in crores)

| Year                     |   Funds allocated (Revised Estimate) |   Expenditure incurred |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2012-13                  |                               967.55 |                 842.14 |
| 2013-14                  |                               914.4  |                 857.73 |
| 2014-15                  |                              1047.9  |                 858.16 |
| 2015-16 (upto Jan. 2016) |                              1211.84 |                 645.8  |

In all, 197 Stations are identified so far, for development of MFCs. A list of these stations is appended.

Construction of MFC building has been completed at 56 stations. Presently, MFCs are functional at 19 stations. Process of development of MFCs involves construction of building and their leasing/licensing largely through  private  sector  participation  which  is  done  after  conducting feasibility  studies,  bidding  process,  etc.  It  is,  therefore,  not  possible  to

## give  any  fixed  time  frame  for  development  of  MFCs  and  making  them operational.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1020  BY  DR.  BHOLA  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 02.03.2016 REGARDING MULTI FUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES.

(a) to (e): 197 stations have been identified for development of Multi Functional  Complexes  (MFCs)  on  Indian  Railways.    These  are  Abu Road,  Adra,  Agartala,  Ajmer,  Alipurduar  Jn.,  Allahabad,  Alleppey, Amethi, Amritsar, Anand,  Anandpur  Sahib, Anara(Adra), Arsikere, Asansol, Aurangabad, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Balasore, Ballygunge, Bangarpet, Bankura, Banspani, Bardhman, Bareilly, Barhni, Barrackpore, Bathinda Cantt., Behrampur,  Bellary Jn., Belurghat, Belurmath, Bhagalpur, Bharatpur Jn., Bhavnagar, Bhilai, Bhubaneswar, Bhuj, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Birur, Bishnupur, Bolpur, Chandigarh, Chhindwara, Cuttack, Darjeeling, Davangere, Dehradun, Deoghar, Dhakuria,  Dhanbad  Jn.,  Dharmavaram  (Near  Puttaparthi),  Diamond Harbour,  Dibrugarh,  Digha,  Dimapur,  Durg,  Durgapur,  Ernakulam  Jn., Erode Jn., Gandhidham, Gaya, Ghatshila, Gondia, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guntur,  Hajipur,  Haldia,  Haridwar,  Hazur  Saheb  Nanded,  Hissar  Jn., Hubli,  Hyderabad,  Indore,  Islampur,  Jabalpur,  Jamalpur  Jn.,  Jammu, Jammu  Tawi,  Jangipur,  Jasidih,  Jhansi,  Jhargram,  Jharsuguda  Jn., Jhusi,  Jodhpur,  Junagarh  Jn.,  Kacheguda,  Kakdwip  (Gangasagar), Kalyani, Kamakhya, Kancharapara, Kanyakumari, Kannur, Karimnagar,  Kasargod,  Kathgodam,  Katihar  Jn.,  Katra,  Khajuraho, Kishangarh, Korba, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Krishnanagar City Jn., Kulti, Kurnool      Town,  Kurukshetra,  Lokmanya  Tilak  Terminus  Mumbai, Ludhiana,

Madarihat,  Madurai,  Majerhat,  Malda  Town,  Manmad,  Mavelikara, Midnapore, Miraj Jn., Murshidabad, Mysore, Nabadwipdham,   Nadiad Jn.,    Nagarcoil  Jn.,    Naihati,    Nasik  Road,    Neemuch,  Nellore,  New Alipore,    New  Farakka,    New  Mal,    Nizamabad,    Orai,  Palakkad, Panipat,  Patiala,  Patna  Sahib,  Purulia,  Rae  Bareilly  Jn.,  Raigarh, Raipur,  Rajahmundry,    Raja-ki-mandi,  Rajgir,  Rajkot,  Rameshwaram, Ramnagar, Rampurhat, Ranchi, Ratlam, Raxaul Jn., Rayagada, Rewa, Rohtak, Sagardighi, Salem, Sambalpur, Sanchi, Sasaram, Sawai Madhopur  Jn.,  Shegaon,  Shimoga  Town,  Shirdi,  Sikar  Jn.,  Silchar, Siliguri, Siuri, Somnath, Sonepat, Srikakulam Road, Srinagar, Talcher, Tamluk, Tarakshewar, Tarapith, Tatanagar, Thakurnagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchchirappalli Fort, Tiruchchirappalli Jn., Tiruttani, Tiruvalla, Trichur, Tumkur, Udaipur, Udhampur, Ujjain, Vadodara, Varanasi, Vasai Road, Vellore, Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam, Vizianagaram Jn., Wardha, Yeshwantpur and Zahirabad (Medak).

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