Lok Sabha Question No. 623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, NEELAM SONKER, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, ALOK SANJAR, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## RAILWAY PROJECTS

## 623.  DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of the railway projects sanctioned during the last two years and the current year, Zone/State-wise, project-wise and year-wise;
- (b)   the  present  status  of  various  new/ongoing/pending  railway  projects  and surveys in the country during the above period, Zone/State-wise and projectwise;
- (c)   the funds allocated and expenditure incurred on each of the projects during the said period, Zone/State-wise, project -wise and year-wise;
- (d)   whether the Railways proposes to give more financial assistance to the rail projects in the States particularly in Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)   whether  the  Railways  has  received  complaints  regarding  substandard  and low grade materials being used in some rail projects in the country including Odisha and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (f)   whether  the  Railways  has  constituted  any  committee  to  monitor  the implementation of these projects and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g)   the steps taken/being taken by the Railways for expeditious completion of such projects?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  623  BY  DR.  KULAMANI  SAMAL,  SHRI  KIRTI  AZAD,  SHRI  M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY, SHRI RAJU SHETTY, SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER, SHRI P.K. BIJU, SHRI ALOK SANJAR AND SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.07.2016 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS

- (a) to (c):   Details of all those railway projects sanctioned during the last two years  and  the  current  year  i.e.  2014-15,  2015-16  &  2016-17  including  Cost, Length,  Fund  allotment,  Expenditure  etc.  are  available  in  public  domain  on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in and are also available in  Pink  Books  presented  before  the  House  alongwith  Budget  papers  for  all these years.
- (d):      Funds  to  the  various  railway  projects  are  allocated  project-wise  and zone-wise  on  year  to  year  basis  and  allocations  are  presented  alongwith cumulative expenditure in the form of Pink Book submitted to the House along with  the  Budget  Papers.    Project-wise  budget  allotment  is  made  as  per availability  of  resources  and  progress  of  work.    In  particular,  allocation  of ` 45 Crore for new line, ` 181 Crore for Gauge Conversion and ` 790 Crore for Doubling projects falling fully/partly in State of Kerala have been made in Rail Budget 2016-17.
- (e):      System  is  in  place  to  ensure  quality  control  in  execution  of  projects. Therefore, adherence to quality in railway projects is a continuous process. Complaints regarding use of substandard material in railway projects, whenever received, are investigated / inquired into and corrective action and system improvement, if any, are taken as required.
- (f):   No separate committee has been framed to monitor the implementation of railway projects.  The monitoring is done at different levels from field units to Railway Board and above at regular intervals.

(g):   Some other steps taken/being taken by the Government for effective and speedy  implementation  of  rail  projects  in  the  country  are  (i)  substantial increase in allocation of funds, (ii) prioritization of projects, (iii) delegation of powers at field level, (iv) regular co-ordination meetings with State Governments for land acquisition, relocation of utilities, etc.

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