Lok Sabha Question No. 3945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Leasing Vacant Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## LEASING VACANT LAND

†3945. SHRI PRABHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has leased its  large tracks of land for development;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  revenue  generated through the said process during the last three years, divisionwise;
- (c) whether  the  revenue  generation  is  far  below  the  projections and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  any  steps  were  taken  to  generate  more  revenue through property development; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3945 BY SHRI PRABHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA AND SHRI VENKATESH  BABU  T.G.  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.08.2016 REGARDING LEASING VACANT LAND.

(a) to (e):  Railway land is leased/licensed to Railway customers/ Government Institutions  for  purposes  connected  with  Railway  working,  or  providing required services for development of the Railways.  Vacant Railway land/airspace not required by Railways for its immediate future operational needs is utilised for commercial/property development through Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), wherever feasible, in order to mobilize additional financial resources.    An  area  of  497  hectares  has  been  entrusted  to  RLDA  for  this purpose.  Railway has earned ` 4085 Cr. during the last three years from land leased/licensed for development of Railways against the target of ` 3382 Cr.

The details of Zonal Railway-wise earnings for which data is maintained in the Ministry from land leased/licensed for development of Railways during the last three years are given below:

| Railway            | EARNINGS (figures in Crores of ` )   | EARNINGS (figures in Crores of ` )   | EARNINGS (figures in Crores of ` )   |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                    | 2013-14                              | 2014-15                              | 2015-16                              |
| Central            | 66.79                                | 111.26                               | 124.68                               |
| Eastern            | 38.29                                | 41.72                                | 47.96                                |
| East Central       | 37.56                                | 39.73                                | 59.92                                |
| East Coast         | 40.05                                | 44.75                                | 63.25                                |
| Northern           | 279.51                               | 408.71                               | 463.53                               |
| North Central      | 49.89                                | 61.87                                | 72.10                                |
| North Eastern      | 23.28                                | 34.96                                | 37.09                                |
| Northeast Frontier | 18.89                                | 44.20                                | 59.62                                |
| North Western      | 54.22                                | 56.61                                | 57.78                                |
| Southern           | 176.59                               | 142.00                               | 183.91                               |
| South Central      | 78.23                                | 84.58                                | 118.55                               |
| South Eastern      | 62.31                                | 42.43                                | 81.46                                |
| South East Central | 30.61                                | 38.89                                | 54.87                                |
| South Western      | 18.72                                | 24.78                                | 30.65                                |
| Western            | 71.77                                | 89.49                                | 165.4                                |
| West Central       | 43.07                                | 46.97                                | 61.72                                |
| Total              | 1089.78                              | 1312.95                              | 1682.49                              |