Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Financial Crisis in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMNET OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 5 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

FINANCIAL CRISIS IN RAILWAYS

5. ADV. JOICE GEORGE: SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is  facing  chronic  financial  crisis  now  and  if  so,  the reason therefor;

(b) whether the annual rate of increase in cost has overtaken that of revenue during last few years and if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether the Railways is also facing low level employee productivity and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the late running of trains, lack of passenger facilities and security arrangements are common and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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. 5 BY ADV. JOICE GEORGE AND SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.02.2016  REGARDING  FINANCIAL  CRISIS  IN RAILWAYS

- (a)  :    No,  Madam.  Railways  generate  'Excess'  after  meeting  all  their  expenses including  dividend  payment  from  their  own  revenues  which  supplement  Railways' plan expenditure. However, Railways need much higher level of funds for completing the huge shelf of works relating to modernisation and expansion of Railway network on a continuing basis.
- (b)  :  The  rate  of  increase  in  revenue  (i.e  total  receipts)    and  that  of  cost  (i.e  total expenditure including payment of dividend) for the last few years and current year's Revised Estimates is given below:
- (c)  :  No,  Madam. The productivity of Railway employees measured in terms of Net Tonne  Kilometers  (NTKMs)  and  Passenger  Kilometers  (PKMs)  per  employee  has shown continuous improvement over the years from 1.10 in 2009-10 to 1.32 in 201314.
- (d)  :  No,  Madam.  Late  running  of  trains,  lack  of  passenger  facilities  and  security arrangements are not common. Punctuality of trains are regularly monitored at all levels  including  zonal  and  divisional  levels.  Trains  may  run  late  due  to  railway related reasons as well as factors outside the purview of railway working. Remedial action is regularly taken to tackle punctuality losses by giving proper attention to infrastructure and monitoring the running of passenger  carriages.  Passenger amenities are provided as per norms based on the category of station. Improvement in passenger amenities is an ongoing process.

| Items                                             | 2011-12   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | Revised Estimates 2015-16   |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Growth(%) in Total receipts over previous year    | 9.9%      | 18.8%     | 13.5%     | 12.4%     | 6.7%                        |
| Growth(%) in Total expenditure over previous year | 10.3%     | 12.2%     | 18.3%     | 10.0%     | 4.6%                        |

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