Lok Sabha Question No. 1045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-27
Subject: Completion of Pending Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, NINONG ERING, SRIRAM MALYADRI, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, YOGI ADITYANATH, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, K. ASHOK KUMAR, INNOCENT, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, ANOOP MISHRA, RAVNEET SINGH, VIRENDRA  KUMAR, DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1045 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2015

## COMPLETION OF PENDING PROJECTS

1045.  SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

SHRI NINONG ERING:

SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

SHRI ELUMALAI V.:

SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

SHRI INNOCENT:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of ongoing and pending railway projects in the country, State/Zone-wise;

- (b) whether execution of several ongoing railway projects are getting delayed resulting in huge cost over-run;

(c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  delay  in  their execution, Project and State/Zone-wise;

(d) the details of funds spent on such projects so far and total funds required for their completion, Project and State/Zone-wise; and

(e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  to  execute  these  projects expeditiously to check any further cost escalation?

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

(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. 1045 BY SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV, SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA,  SHRI  JITENDRA  CHAUDHURY,  SHRI  ASHOK  MAHADEORAO  NETE, SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN  MAADAM,  SHRI  NINONG  ERING,  SHRI  MALYADRI SRIRAM,  SHRI  MD.  BADARUDDOZA  KHAN,  SHRI  YOGI  ADITYA  NATH,  SHRI ABHIJIT  MUKHERJEE,  SHRI  ELUMALAI  V.,  SHRI  RAJESH  KUMAR  DIWAKER, SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, SHRI P.K. BIJU, SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL, SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR, SHRI INNOCENT, SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, SHRI ANOOP MISHRA, SHRI RAVNEET SINGH, DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR AND SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2015 REGARDING COMPLETION OF PENDING PROJECTS (a) & (d):  The details of all ongoing Railway Projects pertaining to New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling including their last sanctioned cost, expenditure incurred upto March 2014, fund allotment in 2014-15 and 2015-16 are available on Indian Railways' website (i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in) and has also been tabled before the House during presentation of Railway Budget 2015-16 on 26.02.2015. (b) & (c):  Yes, Madam. Almost all the ongoing railway projects are facing the situation of cost overrun, as completion of a railway project is dependent upon funds available for allotment.  In addition, many of these projects have faced cost  overrun  due  to  delay  in  acquisition  of  land,  statutory  clearances  like forestry and  wild  life clearances,  shifting of services, cutting of trees, construction of road over bridges and road under bridges by road maintaining agencies etc. (e):      Ministry  of  Railways  has  approached  all  State  Governments  to  form Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) jointly with Ministry of Railways to undertake mutually identified rail infrastructure projects for project development, resources mobilization and monitoring. 17 State Governments have consented to  form  the  SPVs.    Possibility  of  participation  of  industry  in  project  specific SPVs can also  be  considered  depending  on  their  willingness.    In  addition  to this,  Railway  is  also  mobilizing  resources  by  market  borrowing  for  viable projects.  To expedite completion of projects, a number of initiatives have been taken  to  generate  additional  resources  through  non-budgetary  measures  like funding by State Governments and other beneficiaries etc. To  reduce  delays  on  account  of  land  acquisition,  security  issues  and forestry clearances etc, meetings with State Government officials and Ministry of  Environment & Forests at various levels are held from time to time.  Field units have been empowered with further delegation of powers.

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