Lok Sabha Question No. 577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Negative Internal Rate of Return
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: AJAY TAMTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 577 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## NEGATIVE INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN

- † 577.  SHRI AJAY TAMTA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  details  of  railway  lines  for  which  surveys  were  made having the negative Internal Rate of Return (IRR) during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (b)   the  details  of  the  railway  lines  for  which  work  has  been started along with the reasons therefor, railway line-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (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. 577 BY SHRI AJAY TAMTA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.04.2016 REGARDING NEGATIVE INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN

- (a) & (b):  As most of the railway lines straddle across one or more States, State-wise data is not maintained. Zone-wise break-up of details of surveys conducted  for  New  Line,  Gauge  Conversion  and  Doubling  projects  with negative Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is given below:-

| S. No.   | Zonal Railway      | No. of surveys conducted with negative IRR   | No. of surveys conducted with negative IRR   | No. of surveys conducted with negative IRR   |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|          |                    | 2013-14                                      | 2014-15                                      | 2015-16                                      |
| 1        | Central            | 1                                            | 3                                            | 0                                            |
| 2        | Eastern            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 3        | East Central       | 1                                            | 1                                            | 0                                            |
| 4        | East Coast         | 0                                            | 0                                            | 2                                            |
| 5        | Northern           | 6                                            | 9                                            | 13                                           |
| 6        | North Central      | 0                                            | 2                                            | 2                                            |
| 7        | North Eastern      | 1                                            | 1                                            | 0                                            |
| 8        | Northeast Frontier | 4                                            | 3                                            | 0                                            |
| 9        | North Western      | 1                                            | 7                                            | 4                                            |
| 10       | Southern           | 7                                            | 5                                            | 4                                            |
| 11       | South Central      | 1                                            | 5                                            | 0                                            |
| 12       | South Eastern      | 2                                            | 0                                            | 1                                            |
| 13       | South East Central | 0                                            | 0                                            | 5                                            |
| 14       | South Western      | 0                                            | 3                                            | 0                                            |
| 15       | Western            | 3                                            | 4                                            | 2                                            |
| 16       | West Central       | 4                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |

Out of the above:-

- (i)  Muzaffar Nagar-Tapri doubling project has been sanctioned in 2015-16 and execution taken up. Budgetary allocation of Rs 125.00 cr has been earmarked in 2016-17.
- (ii)   Following 4 projects have been included in Rail Budget 2016-17 subject to requisite approvals:-

| Rly   | Project                                         | Length (in Km)   | Cost (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
| NR    | Rajpura- Mohali New line                        | 24               | 406                 |
| NR    | Traffic survey for DL of Delhi-Shahdara-Bagpat- | 87               | 1500                |
|       | Shamli                                          |                  |                     |
| SR    | Nanjangod-Nilambur Road New line                | 236              | 6000                |
| SR    | Morappur-Dharmapuri New line                    | 36               | 1340                |