Lok Sabha Question No. 2846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Non-Availability of Spare Parts
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2846 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## NON-AVAILABILITY OF SPARE PARTS

2846.     SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that due to non-availability of spare parts, some coaches and train engines are lying unused;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated by the Railways for purchase of spare parts during the last two years, year and zone-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Railways to make available spare parts for  repair  of  coaches and engines so that the same are put to service?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2846 BY SHRIMATI VASANTHI M. TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2016  REGARDING  NONAVAILABILITY OF SPARE PARTS

(a):   Yes, Madam.

(b): One train engine in Western Railway is awaiting major subassembly. 26 coaches (6 Broad Gauge coaches of special type & 20 Narrow Gauge coaches) in Northern Railway are awaiting spare parts which are not readily available.

For purchase of spare parts of locomotives and coaches, allocation is  made  under  Demand  No.16  in  Planhead  21-Rolling  Stock.  Zonewise allocation as per Revised Estimates during the last two years i.e. 2014-15 and 2015-16 is given as under:

## ( ₹ in thousands)

| Railways                   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Central Railway            |    216186 |    166850 |
| Eastern Railway            |    185279 |    272586 |
| Northern Railway           |    232975 |    247813 |
| North Eastern Railway      |      9559 |     83249 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |    279421 |    317573 |
| Southern Railway           |    255274 |    353908 |
| South Central Railway      |    151485 |    105554 |
| South Eastern Railway      |    136661 |    115367 |
| Western Railway            |     81834 |     48184 |
| East Central Railway       |    217403 |    186125 |
| East Coast Railway         |    201680 |    146061 |
| North Central Railway      |     93674 |    129600 |
| North Western Railway      |    123226 |    207723 |
| South East Central Railway |     59667 |     45409 |
| South Western Railway      |     32782 |     73498 |
| West Central Railway       |     60774 |    124256 |
| Metro Railway Kolkata      |      1707 |     13313 |
| Total                      |   2339587 |   2637069 |

Further,  under  Demand  No.5-Repairs  &  Maintenance  of  Motive Power  and  Demand  No.6-Repairs  &  Maintenance  of  Carriages  & Wagons, the zone-wise allocations made under PU (Primary Unit) 27Cost  of  Materials  from  Stock  and  PU28-Cost  of  Material-Direct Purchase,  which  also  includes  amount  for  procurement  of  spare parts, are as under:

( ₹ in thousands)

| Railways                   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Central Railway            |   1266796 |   1221372 |
| Eastern Railway            |    857912 |    959932 |
| Northern Railway           |   2610413 |   2358984 |
| North Eastern Railway      |    467002 |    459861 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |    904832 |   1007931 |
| Southern Railway           |   1063935 |   1155501 |
| South Central Railway      |   1683347 |   1526398 |
| South Eastern Railway      |   1273873 |   1295605 |
| Western Railway            |   1261368 |   1337007 |
| East Central Railway       |    990181 |   1527070 |
| East Coast Railway         |    942674 |    974023 |
| North Central Railway      |    610786 |    708945 |
| North Western Railway      |    935165 |   1072191 |
| South East Central Railway |    503150 |    539318 |
| South Western Railway      |    473005 |    577268 |
| West Central Railway       |    872098 |    736344 |
| Metro Railway Kolkata      |    112417 |     50047 |
| Total                      |  16828954 |  17507797 |

(c):    Spare  Parts  for  coaches  and  locomotives  are  planned  for procurement in advance and buffer stock of identified items is also maintained. For engines & coaches, awaiting spare parts, appropriate procurement action has been taken.

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