Lok Sabha Question No. 597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Income from Freight Charges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.597 TO BE ANSWERED ON  02.12.2015

## INCOME FROM FREIGHT CHARGES

## † 597. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number  of divisions/zones in the Railways and the division/zone  which  has  received  maximum  income  from freight charges;
- (b) the  profit/loss  earned  by  various  divisions  during  the  last three years, along with the division-wise details thereof;
- (c) whether any proposal is under consideration of the Government  to  frame  any  scheme  to  maximise  the  profit  of those zones/divisions which have earned less profit; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 597 BY SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2015 REGARDING INCOME FROM FREIGHT CHARGES.

(a): There  are  17  zones  and  68  divisions  in  the  Indian  Railways. The earnings of Railways is compiled Zonal railway-wise. East Coast Railway has earned ` 11379.40 crore towards freight earnings during 2014-15 which is the maximum among the 17 Zonal Railways. Zonewise freight earnings for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16(upto Oct.-15) are appended as Appendix-I.

(b):  On  the  Indian  Railways,  Profit  (Surplus)/Loss  (Shortfall)  are calculated only on Zonal Railway basis and not division-wise. Zonewise Surplus/ Shortfall generated during last three years i.e. 201213, 2013-14 & 2014-15 is appended as  Appendix-II.

(c)  &  (d):  There  is  no  division/zone  specific  scheme introduced  as such to maximize profit. However, maximization of revenue generation  across  all  zonal  railways  and  improvement  of  their Operating Ratio is a thrust area. It is a continuous endeavour of the Railways  to  increase  revenues.  Steps  taken  for  maximizing  the freight  earnings,  inter-alia,  include  rationalization  of  freight  tariff, effective  marketing  strategies  to  capture  more  traffic,  creation  of additional  capacity  and  optimum  utilization  of  the  existing  rail infrastructure,  improved  throughput  through  increased  productivity and efficiency, reduction in wagon turnaround time, etc.

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APPENDIX-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 597 BY SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.12.2015  REGARDING  INCOME  FROM  FREIGHT CHARGES.

## (a) Zone-wise freight earnings for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16(upto Oct.-15) is as  under:-

( ` in crore)

| Railways           | 2014-15   | 2015-16 (upto   |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------------|
|                    | Oct.-15)  | Oct.-15)        |
| Central            | 6825.94   | 4024.05         |
| Eastern            | 3622.07   | 1923.79         |
| East Central       | 7771.60   | 4881.13         |
| East Coast         | 11379.40  | 6954.65         |
| Northern           | 7313.74   | 4009.71         |
| North Central      | 8782.42   | 5214.37         |
| North Eastern      | 1322.40   | 750.15          |
| Northeast Frontier | 1871.88   | 1000.24         |
| North Western      | 4914.57   | 2921.95         |
| Southern           | 3045.72   | 1654.65         |
| South Central      | 10778.47  | 6071.37         |
| South Eastern      | 9611.12   | 5911.94         |
| South East Central | 9613.06   | 6165.54         |
| South Western      | 3243.40   | 1704.49         |
| Western            | 8146.59   | 4550.50         |
| West Central       | 7548.96   | 4380.52         |
| Metro              | 0.00      | 0.00            |
| Total              | 105791.34 | 62119.05        |

APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 597 BY SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.12.2015  REGARDING  INCOME  FROM  FREIGHT CHARGES.

## (b) Zone-wise Surplus/ Shortfall generated during last three years i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15 is as under:-

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| Railways              |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Central               |     70.08 |   -291.41 |   -444.47 |
| Eastern               |  -3986    |  -4425.53 |  -5076.6  |
| East Central          |    321.8  |   -247.94 |     60.08 |
| East Coast            |   5635.89 |   5947.73 |   5951.95 |
| Northern              |  -2727.33 |  -2939.44 |  -4415.22 |
| North Central         |   4194.69 |   4006.74 |   4691.15 |
| North Eastern         |  -2326.95 |  -2835.78 |  -2791.39 |
| Northeast Frontier    |  -2467.4  |  -3051.65 |  -3241.89 |
| North Western         |    535.7  |    -35.76 |    535.28 |
| Southern              |  -2079.04 |  -2530.75 |  -2624.85 |
| South Central         |   2101.95 |   1776.28 |   3384.6  |
| South Eastern         |   2623.31 |   2663.61 |   2786.73 |
| South East Central    |   4133.75 |   4225.95 |   5171.56 |
| South Western         |   -335.75 |   -800.44 |   -509.78 |
| Western               |    794.07 |    663.96 |   1367.31 |
| West Central          |   2399.56 |   2443.79 |   3709.97 |
| Metro                 |   -258.24 |   -295.4  |   -299.7  |
| Production Units etc. |   -363.84 |   -533.56 |   -589.79 |
| Total                 |   8266.25 |   3740.4  |   7664.94 |

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