Lok Sabha Question No. 1697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Special Fund to States
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, RAMA DEVI, JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR, VINOD CHAVDA, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1697 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## SPECIAL FUND TO STATES

## † 1697.   SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated and expenditure incurred by the Government on the completion of the new rail line projects and other railway projects during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/Zone  and Project-wise and year-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  allocate  special  fund  to  the States  for  the  construction  of  such  projects  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether a number of railway projects including railway line projects are lying pending/suspended in various States including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Kerala and sufficient funds have not been allocated by the Government for the implementation of the said railway projects in spite of the completion of survey work;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  effective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  implement  the ongoing projects on priority basis and to complete the projects within

the fixed time frame in the country especially in Bihar, Gujarat and Jharkhand?

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

(a) to (d):    Funds to the new line projects are allocated project-wise and zone-wise  on  year  to  year  basis  and  allocation  are  presented  alongwith cumulative expenditure in the form of Pink Book submitted to the House along with the Budget Papers.  Project-wise budget allotment is made as per availability of resources.  As the overall allocation was less in the past, all  the  projects  could  not  be  allotted  adequate  funds,  thereby  slowing down many projects although no project was suspended on this account. During  last  three  years,  outlay  for  New  Lines,  Gauge  Conversion  and Doubling projects has been substantially increased from about ` 11,700 Cr. in 2013-14 to over ` 46,300 Cr. in 2016-17. There is a large shelf of ongoing projects including those in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Gujarat  and  Kerala.    All  the  ongoing  major  projects 3.86 lakh including new lines, gauge conversion and doublings need about ` crore for their completion.

- (e):   To expedite completion of projects, various other steps taken/being taken by the Government for effective and speedy implementation of rail projects in the country are (i) substantial increase in allocation of funds, (ii)  prioritisation  of  projects,  (iii)  delegation  of  powers  at  field  level,  (iv) nomination  of  nodal  officers  for  improved  co-ordination  with  the  State Governments etc. Railways have arranged additional funds by way of loan from LIC for funding throughput enhancement projects. This has resulted in substantial  increase  in  pace  of  execution  of  projects  in  the  last  three years.

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