Lok Sabha Question No. 594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Adarsh Station Yojana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## ADARSH STATION YOJANA

594.  SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  stations  selected  under  the  adarsh  station yojana;
- (b) the  amount  of  fund  allotted  and  released  for  adarsh  station yojana, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any time-frame for implementing of this scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the status of work undertaken on the stations selected under the scheme?

## 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.  594  BY  SHRI  PREM  DAS  RAI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2015 REGARDING ADARSH STATION YOJANA.

(a): 1195 stations on Indian Railways have been identified for upgradation under Adarsh Station scheme. Zone wise number of stations identified under the 'Adarsh Station Scheme' is as under:

| Railway            |   No. of Stations | Railway            |   No. of Stations |
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| Central            |                72 | North Western      |                37 |
| East Coast         |                45 | South Central      |                61 |
| East Central       |                58 | South east Central |                24 |
| Eastern            |               277 | South Eastern      |                86 |
| North Central      |                37 | Southern           |               122 |
| North Eastern      |                43 | South Western      |                42 |
| Northeast Frontier |                90 | West Central       |                24 |
| Northern           |               119 | Western            |                58 |

(b)  to  (d):  The  expenditure  on  development  of  stations  is  generally funded under Plan Head-'Passenger Amenities'. State/UT-wise and station-wise  details  of  funds  allocated/spent  are  not  maintained.  The zone-wise details of funds allocated under Plan Head  'Passenger Amenities', during the last three years and the current year is as under:-

|                      |             |             |             | ( ` in Crores)   |
|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
| Central              | 29.00       | 58.60       | 77.00       | 130.65           |
| Eastern              | 126.69      | 113.30      | 91.42       | 120.19           |
| Northern             | 54.30       | 71.45       | 125.80      | 159.21           |
| North Eastern        | 14.14       | 18.59       | 41.96       | 88.78            |
| Northeast Frontier   | 67.23       | 45.00       | 50.48       | 103.98           |
| Southern             | 69.81       | 68.12       | 62.58       | 123.80           |
| South Central        | 85.98       | 97.12       | 104.24      | 133.47           |
| South Eastern        | 57.80       | 45.97       | 56.37       | 110.24           |
| Western East Central | 49.91 41.91 | 50.74 53.39 | 58.61 55.17 | 102.74 132.16    |
| East Coast           | 33.38       | 35.94       | 55.00       | 75.79            |
| North Central        | 72.36       | 74.97       | 90.23       | 107.71           |
| North Western        | 18.94       | 28.38       | 42.18       | 95.69            |
| South East           | 65.80       | 42.87       | 39.57       | 75.50            |
| Central              |             |             |             |                  |
| South Western        | 37.59       | 28.02       | 35.81       | 84.07            |
| West Central         | 30.76       | 53.58       | 49.92       | 87.17            |

| Metro   |   6.46 |   7.95 |   11.56 |   17.31 |
|---------|--------|--------|---------|---------|
| TOTAL   | 862.06 | 893.99 |  1047.9 |  1748.5 |

946 stations have been developed under Adarsh Station Scheme so far. Another 106 railway stations are targeted for development under this Scheme during the year 2015-16 and remaining 143 station are targeted for development by March 2017.

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