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Lok Sabha Question No. 1081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: High Speed Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## HIGH SPEED RAIL LINES

†1081.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of proposed high speed rail lines to be laid by railways in country;
- (b) whether the Railways propose to conduct feasibility study of rail lines  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof    and  the  time  by  which feasibility study report is likely to be prepared; and
- (c) whether  the  Railways  also  proposes  to  speed  up  its  efforts  to start work on these projects and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a):  The  implementation  of  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High  Speed  Rail project  (at  a  cost  of  approximately  ₹  98,000  crore)  with  Japanese technical and financial assistance, was approved in December, 2015.

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRC) has been formed  in  February,  2016  to  implement  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High

Speed Rail Corridor Project.

(b): The corridors identified for feasibility studies for high speed rail connectivity  to  the  four  major  metros  and  growth  centers  of  the country  are:  (i)  Delhi-Mumbai,  (ii)  Mumbai-Chennai,  (iii)  ChennaiKolkata, (iv)  Kolkata-Delhi  and  both  diagonals  i.e.  (v)  Delhi-Chennai and (vi) Mumbai-Kolkata routes. Out of these, three feasibility studies for  Delhi-Mumbai,  Delhi-Kolkata  and  Mumbai-Chennai  have  been awarded  in  September,  2015  with  target  for  completion  within  12 months.

Feasibility studies for Delhi-Nagpur portion of Delhi-Chennai corridor and  Mumbai-Nagpur  portion  of  Mumbai-Kolkata  corridor  are  being undertaken  under  Government  to  Government  cooperation,  with China and Spain respectively.

(c): Presently,  Government  has  decided  to  implement  MumbaiAhmedabad high speed corridor project. No concrete proposal/decision  is  possible  in  the  absence  of  feasibility  study reports in respect of other projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Backlog Vacancies in BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1080 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  MARCH,  2016

## BACKLOG VACANCIES IN BSNL

1080. ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  number  of  backlog  vacancies  are  lying  vacant  in  Bharat  Sanchar Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  and  Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam  Limited  (MTNL)  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has noticed that bogus certificate of caste have been used for securing employment in BSNL/MTNL; and
- (d) if  so,  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  for  speedy  verification  of  Caste certificate of SC/ST candidates?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) & (b) Yes  Madam.    There  are  backlog  vacancies  in  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam Limited (BSNL) due to non-availability of qualified candidates through Open Competitive Examinations.  In  Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam  Limited  (MTNL),  there  are  a  few backlog vacancies due to change in recruitment process.
- (c) & (d) Yes, Madam.   The complaints/cases of bogus certificate of caste have been noticed in BSNL for securing employment.  Action has been taken as per specified rule under DoPT Circular No. 36011/1/2012-Estt (Res.) dated 10.01.2013. In MTNL, no such cases are noticed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Shravan Seva
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) Shravan Seva Scheme has been introduced over select stations of Konkan  Railway  with  effect  from  26 th   January  2010  for  extending help to Senior citizens travelling alone. Senior citizens are provided with  an  attendant  to  carry  their  luggage  at  boarding  /  alighting points free of cost.  This facility can be availed by sending an SMS
- four hours in advance of the journey to a specified mobile number.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1079 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## SHRAVAN SEVA

1079. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Konkan  Railway  Zone  has  introduced  a  scheme titled 'Shravan Seva';
- (b)    if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether  the  railways  is  also  considering  to  introduce  similar scheme in other railway zones in the country;
- (d)    if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   the time by which it is likely to be introduced in stations of other zones?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

Shravan  Sewa  scheme  is  presently  available  at  six  stations  over Konkan Railways.

(c)  to  (e)  In  the  budget  speech  of  Minister  of  Railways  for  the  year 2016-17, strengthening and expanding services to help the old and disabled  passengers  has  been  announced.  No  time  frame  can  be indicated at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Corruption Perception Index
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1077

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016)

## CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX

1077. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether according to the latest report of the Berlin based Transparency International, India has improved its ranking on perceptions of public sector corruption among 168 countries  surveyed  for  2015  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto;
- (b) whether  the  closely  watched  Transparency  International  Index  uses  12  sets  of  data collected from organisations like World Bank, World Economic Forum, etc. to cobble up  a  picture  of  perceptions  of  business  people  and  experts  on  corruption  across nations; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (c):    As reported in Transparency International's website, the Corruption Perception Index ranking of India for the last three years is tabulated below:

|   Year | Rank of India out of the total number of countries surveyed   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2013 | 94/177                                                        |
|   2014 | 85/175                                                        |
|   2015 | 76/168                                                        |

As  reported  in  Transparency  International's  website,  the  following  12 data  sources were used to construct the Corruption Perception Index 2015:

1. African Development Bank Governance Ratings 2014
2. Bertelsmann Foundation Sustainable Governance Indicators 2015
3. Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index 2016
4. Economist Intelligence Unit Country Risk Ratings 2015
5. Freedom House Nations in Transit 2015
6. Global Insight Country Risk Ratings 2014
7. IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2015
8. Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Asian Intelligence 2015
9. Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide 2015
10. World Bank - Country Policy and Institutional Assessment 2014
11. World Economic Forum Executive Opinion Survey (EOS) 2015
12. World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2015

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Construction of Dedicated Freight Corridor
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

- (a) : Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (c): Two Dedicated  Freight  Corridors  (DFC),  one  on  the  Western route  (Jawaharlal  Nehru  Port  to  Dadri-1500  km)  and  the  other  on  the Eastern  route  (Ludhiana  to  Dankuni-1839  km)  have  been  taken  up  for implementation.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1076 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## CONSTRUCTION OF DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR

1076.        SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Growth in Indian Economy is leading to surge in power demands requiring heavy coal movement, booming industrial growth and infrastructure and the construction of a Dedicated Freight Corridor has become necessary in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the same; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Kaithal Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJ KUMAR SAINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MIINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1075 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## KAITHAL RAILWAY STATION

1075.    SHRI RAJ KUMAR SAINI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the time by which the halt constructed at Kaithal Railway station is likely to be made operational;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government intends to extend the Train No. 54036 and 54037  running  between  Kaithal  district  of  Haryana  and  Narwana upto  Rohtak,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

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

- (a)  &  (b):  The  construction  work  of  the  new  halt  station  at  Kaithal  had been completed.  However, commissioning of the halt station is scheduled after the finalisation of the name by the State Government of Haryana.

(c): No,  Madam.    54036  Jakhal-Delhi  passenger  is  already  running  via Rohtak.  However, extension of 54037 Kurukshetra-Jakhal Passenger upto Rohtak is not feasible, at present, due to operational constraints including inadequate lie-over.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Expenditure on Power by DMRC
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1074

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 02, 2016

## EXPENDITURE ON POWER BY DMRC

No.1074.  SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of expenditure incurred by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) on power/electricity purchase to operate the metro services during the last three years;
- (b) the  details  of  increase  in  electricity  tariff  as  compared  to electricity tariffs of 2009;
- (c) the details of loss suffered by the DMRC as a result of the said increase in electricity tariff;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the metro fare to compensate the said loss; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) has informed that they have  spent  Rs.  1,188.27  crores  from  01 st April,  2012  to  31 st March, 2015 on electricity purchase to operate metro services.  The details of expenditure during the last three years are as under:

Contd…p-2

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   | Net expenditure on Power/Electricity   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2012-13          | 319.86                                 |
| 2013-14          | 399.86                                 |
| 2014-15          | 468.55                                 |
| Total            | 1,188.27                               |

(b): DMRC has  furnished  following  details  of  increase  in  electricity tariff:

- (i) 124% increase in electricity  tariff  since  April,  2009  in  the National Capital Territory of Delhi;
- (ii) 67% increase in electricity tariff since September, 2009 in the State of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (iii) 59%  increase  in  electricity  tariff  since  July,  2010  in  the State of Haryana.

(c): DMRC has informed that due to increase in tariff since 1 st  April, 2009, they had paid Rs. 799 crores more than that would have been paid at the rate of electricity tariff as on 1 st April, 2009.

(d)&(e): Based on the request of DMRC, Ministry of Urban Development  has  forwarded  a  proposal  for  constitution  of  4 th Fare Fixation  Committee  (FFC)  for  recommending  fares  for  Delhi  Metro network for  the  approval  of  Appointments  Committee  of  the  Cabinet (ACC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Income of BSNL/MTNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1073 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  MARCH,  2016

## INCOME OF BSNL/MTNL

†1073. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the  current  income  of  BSNL  and  MTNL  respectively  and  the  percentage  of increase therein during the last two years;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to bring FDI in mobile networking business;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) The details of revenues earned by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam  Limited  (MTNL)  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current  year  (upto  31.12.2015)  and  %age  increase  during  the  last  two  years  are follows:

<pre>

|                           | BSNL                         | BSNL      | MTNL                         | MTNL      |
|---------------------------|------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|-----------|
| Financial Year            | Total revenue (in Rs.crores) | %Increase | Total revenue (in Rs.crores) | %Increase |
| 2012-13                   | 27128                        | -         | -                            |           |
| 2013-14                   | 27996                        | 3.20      | 3787                         | 1.97      |
| 2014-15                   | 28645                        | 2.32      | 3821                         | 0.90      |
| 2015-16 (Upto 31.12.2015) | 19111                        | -         | 2362                         | -         |

</pre>

(b) to (d) Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  upto  100%  is  already  permitted  in manufacturing in the telecom sector. Also, FDI upto 100% with 49% on the automatic route  and  beyond  49%  on  the  Government  route,  is  also  permitted  in  the  telecom services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Induction of New Technology
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## INDUCTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

## 1072. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  railways  have  constituted  any  committee  to  review  and streamline the induction of 06 new technologies and redefine the role of its Research Design and Standard Organisation;
- (b) if so, the terms and conditions of the said committee; and
- (c) the time by which the committee is likely to submit its report?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) The Terms of reference of the Committee are as under:-
- (i) Review and streamline the procedure for induction of new technologies on Indian Railways and redefinition of RDSO's role in this respect;
- (ii) Create  a  mechanism  for  incubation  of  innovative  ideas  and  product development on Indian Railways and also addressing IPR issues; and
- (iii) Regulation  of  indigenization  and  assimilation  of  modern  technology received by Indian Railways. Explore modality of technological tie ups for production units to enhance relevance in open market.
- (c) The  Committee  is  expected  to  submit  the  report  within  a  period  of  three months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Collection of Rent
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1070

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 02, 2016

## COLLECTION OF RENT

NO.1070 SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Ministry of Urban Development be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether rent on Government property has not been collected on regular  basis  owing  to  negligence  of  Land  and  Development Office (L&DO) of the Ministry;
- (b) If so the details of arrears thereof during the last three years and the current year so far; and
- (c) The number of persons found guilty in this regard along with the action taken against them?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN

## DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) :  No, Madam.
- (b) & (c):    As  per  terms  and  conditions  of  lease  deed,  the  lessees
- are required to pay annual ground rent at a predetermined rate without any notice from L&DO. In case the lessees fail to pay the ground  rent,  they  are  liable  to  pay  penal  interest  @  10%  per annum. The property  will  not  be  converted  into  freehold  till  all government dues are recovered.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Satellite Terminals
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1068 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## SATELLITE TERMINALS

1068. SHRI PARESH RAVAL :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is planning to build satellite terminals near some of the busy railway stations; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Madam.  Development  and  construction  of  satellite terminals is a continuous exercise carried out as per traffic requirement, technical feasibility, commercial viability and fund availability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Hawkers and Vendors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1067 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## HAWKERS AND VENDORS

1067. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  to  check  unauthorized hawking in trains and at stations, the Railways is coming up with a hawker policy and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the railways has invited suggestions from all the stakeholders;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof;
- (d)   the time by which the policy is likely to be framed; and
- (e)   the manner in which it will be beneficial for the passengers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (e):  Suggestions have been invited from all stakeholders on the matter of unauthorised hawking. No timeframe has been set for drafting any such policy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: High Speed Rail Routes
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1066 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## HIGH SPEED RAIL ROUTES

†1066.   SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether France has offered its assistance to construct high-speed rail-routes  between  Delhi-Ambala  and  Chandigarh  so  as  to  run trains at a speed of 200 km/h;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  average  speed  of  trains  running  between  Delhi-Ambala  and Chandigarh-Kalka route at present;
- (d) whether any technical expert team from France is likely to visit India to inspect rail routes between Delhi-Ambala-Chandigarh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the estimated cost of this project?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  &  (b):  An  agreement  has  been  signed  between  Indian  Railways and French Railways in December, 2015 for an execution study for upgrading the speeds of passenger trains on Delhi-Chandigarh section to 200 kmph on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis.

(c):  The average speed of various types of passenger trains between Delhi-Ambala is as below-

-  Shatabdi  Express       - 71 kmph
-  Superfast Express       - 58 kmph
-  Other Express Trains  - 48 kmph

The average speed of trains between Chandigarh - Kalka is about 47 kmph.

(d):  A  team  of  technical  experts  of  French  Railway  (SNCF)  have inspected Delhi-Ambala-Chandigarh section of Indian Railways from 19 th  January to 22 nd  January, 2016.

(e):  The  estimated  cost  of  the  execution  study  is  ₹  19,69,02,721/without taxes.

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