Lok Sabha Question No. 1382 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan in Churu
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1382. TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 09 TH  DECEMBER, 2025.

## PM GATI SHAKTI NATIONAL MASTER PLAN IN CHURU

## 1382. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the present condition of projects related to logistics, road, rail, warehousing and multimodal connectivity in Churu Lok Sabha constituency under PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan;
- (b) the infrastructure gaps identified in Churu Lok Sabha constituency in integrated Master Plan (NMP  Portal) prepared for these projects and the inter departmental coordination action going on to bridge the said gaps;
- (c) whether the Union Government has sanctioned or proposed any projects for modernisation of Public  Private  Partnership based  logistic  parks,  rail  feeder lines, feeder roads, grain-mandis etc. in Churu; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the budget time limit and implement action progress thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (d):

PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) is a transformative approach for the integrated planning  of  multimodal  infrastructure, last mile connectivity ensuring the seamless movement of people and goods.

Since 2022-23, 21 Railway projects (08 New lines, 01 Gauge Conversion and 12 Doubling) of total length 1,254 Km costing ₹ 15,163 Crore have been sanctioned falling fully/partly in Rajasthan including Churu Parliamentary Constituency under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.

Following projects have been sanctioned/ commissioned to enhance rail connectivity of Churu area in Rajasthan:

|   S. No. | Project                                       |   Length (in Km) |   Cost (₹ in Crore) | Status       |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|        1 | Jaipur -Churu & Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion |              320 |                1105 | Commissioned |
|        2 | Churu-Ratangarh Doubling                      |               43 |                 423 | Commissioned |
|        3 | Churu-Sadulpur Doubling                       |               58 |                 469 | Sanctioned   |
|        4 | Bypass line at Churu                          |                5 |                  63 | Sanctioned   |

Further, the National Highways (NH) development projects, including for the State of Rajasthan, are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles. Accordingly, the Government has taken up  6  NH  projects  of  462  km  length  at  a  cost  of  ₹  1,904  Crore  for improving connectivity to Churu Lok Sabha Constituency. Out of this, 4 NH projects of 459  km  length  at  a  cost  of  ₹  1,864  Crore  have  been completed while 1 Road Over Bridge (ROB) work at a cost of ₹ 36 Crore on  NH-709E  near  Sadalpur  railway  station  in  Churu  District  is  under construction with physical progress of about 95%.

Moreover,  15  Warehouse  Projects  worth  ₹  17.56  Crore  have  been sanctioned for Churu district under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

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