Lok Sabha Question No. 3979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Transportation of Foodgrains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## TRANSPORTATION OF FOODGRAINS

## 3979.   SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of foodgrains  of Food  Corporation  of  India(FCI) transported by the Railways during each of the last three years, zone-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Railways  has  taken  note  that  loading  target  was slashed by the FCI without prior information to the Railways that led to large number of rakes lying idle;
- (c) if so, whether the Railways has incurred huge losses as a result thereof;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  quantum  of  losses suffered by the Railways as on date; and
- (e) the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Railways  to  use the rakes lying idle?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3979 BY SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2016 REGARDING TRANSPORTATION OF FOODGRAINS

## (a) Zone-wise loading of FCI during last three years is as under:

## (IN MILLION TONNES)

| ZONE                       |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Central Railway            |     0.465 |     0.325 |     0.24  |
| East Central Railway       |     0.205 |     0.095 |     0.246 |
| East Coast Railway         |     1.135 |     1.325 |     1.014 |
| Eastern Railway            |     0.108 |     0.012 |     0.017 |
| North Central Railway      |     0.24  |     0.2   |     0.138 |
| North Eastern Railway      |     0.105 |     0.003 |     0.353 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |     0     |     0     |     0     |
| Northern Railway           |    23.382 |    26.107 |    20.764 |
| North Western Railway      |     3.025 |     2.12  |     1.935 |
| South Central Railway      |     4.79  |     4.245 |     3.461 |
| South East Central Railway |     1.35  |     2.012 |     2.689 |
| South Eastern Railway      |     0.025 |     0.005 |     0.023 |
| Southern Railway           |     0     |     0     |     0     |
| South Western Railway      |     0     |     0     |     0     |
| West Central Railway       |     1.305 |     1.264 |     0.921 |
| Western Railway            |     0.8   |     1.22  |     0.031 |
| TOTAL                      |    36.935 |    38.933 |    31.832 |

- (b)       Yes, Madam.
- (c)  &  (d)  In  the  current  financial  year  (April-July),  Railways  loaded  and transported 9.376 million tonnes of foodgrains on account  of  Food Corporation of India(FCI), which is 0.334 million tonnes less as compared to that in the corresponding period of last financial year. Loss of earning on this account is approximately 59.90 crores.
- (e) The surplus rakes have been deployed for loading and movement of commodities like cement, fertilizers etc. The requirement of BCNHL for the year 2016-17 is nil.

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