Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Rail Neer Plants
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM SWAROOP SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.91 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## RAIL NEER PLANTS

- †*91. SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  various  'Rail  Neer  plants'  under  operation  in  the country, along with profit earned/loss incurred by the Railways thereon;
- (b)  the funds made available and utilised for the purpose during the last three years;
- (c)  whether the Railways proposes to set up more 'Rail Neer' plants in various  parts  of  the  country  including  Mandi  and  Kullu  districts  of Himachal  Pradesh  for  supplying  water  in  all  the  important  trains  and different outlets;
- (d)  if so, the details in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the time by which the plants are likely to be set up?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 91 BY SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.03.2016 REGARDING RAIL NEER PLANTS (a):  Indian  Railway  Catering  and  Tourism  Corporation  (IRCTC)  has  been mandated by Ministry of Railways to set up Package Drinking Water (PDW) Plants for production of PDW under the brand name 'Rail Neer'.  Five Rail Neer  PDW  plants  are  presently  operational,  out  of  which  four  plants  at Nangloi  (Delhi)  (2003),  Danapur  (Patna)  (2004),  Palur  (Chennai)  (2011), Ambernath(Maharashtra)(2014)  have  been  set  up  by  IRCTC  from  its  own investment.  One plant at Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) (2015), announced in Rail Budget 2010-11, has been made operational by IRCTC under Public Private Partnership(PPP) mode.  The profit earned by IRCTC on account of Rail Neer during  the  last  three  years  is ₹ 0.41  crores  in  2012-13, ₹ 3.81  crores  in 2013-14 and ₹ 5.42 crores in 2014-15. (b):  No  funds  have  been  allocated  by  Ministry  of  Railways  to  IRCTC  for setting  up  these  plants.    IRCTC  has  generated  funds  for  setting  up  these plants on its own through internal accruals or through PPP mode. (c) to (e): As per Rail Budget pronouncements of 2010-11 and 2013-14, Rail Neer PDW plants are to be set up by IRCTC at Ambala, Mal, Nasik, Farakka, Trivandrum, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Lalitpur, Bilaspur, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad for  providing  quality  drinking  water  to  passengers  at  affordable  prices. Further, IRCTC has proposed to set up two more company owned Rail Neer plants at Sankrail (West Bengal) and Hapur (NCR).  Presently, no proposal is under consideration to set up Rail Neer Plant in Mandi and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh  as there is no requirement of Rail Neer at these  places. The present status of the Rail Neer Plants are as under :-

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|   S. No | Name of Location / Capacity (litres/day)   | Zonal Railway              | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                              |   Estimated cost ( ₹ In crore) | Likely date of commissi- oning   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | Bilaspur / (72,000)                        | South East Central Railway | Plant & machinery under trial run                                                                                                                                                           |                             10 | May 2016                         |
|       2 | Parassala / (72,000)                       | Southern Railway           | Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) licence obtained and commercial production likely to start shortly.                                                                                         |                              8 | March 2016                       |
|       3 | Ambala / (72,000)                          | Northern Railway           | Contract awarded in September, 2013. Identified Railway land at Dhulkot is yet to be licensed to IRCTC.                                                                                     |                             10 | December 2016                    |
|       4 | Lalitpur / (72,000)                        | North Central Railway      | Contract awarded in October, 2014. Identified Railway land is yet to be licensed to IRCTC. North Central Railway has offered land for a period of 5 years which is not acceptable to IRCTC. |                              8 | December 2016                    |
|       5 | Nagpur / (72,000)                          | Central Railway            | Plant building under construction.                                                                                                                                                          |                              8 | September 2016                   |
|       6 | Ahmedabad/ (72,000)                        | Western Railway            | The allotted land at Pij station was cancelled by Western Railway. Financial Bid of PPP tender was opened on 19-05-2014 and awaiting for finalization due to land problem                   |                              8 | June 2017                        |

|   7. | Vijayawada/ (72,000)                        | South Central Railway      | Identified Railway land at Krishna Canal yet to be licensed to IRCTC. Financial Bid of PPP tender was opened on 19-05-2014 and awaiting for finalization due to land problem.                     |   8 | June 2017   |
|------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-------------|
|    8 | Sankrail / (1,00,000) South Eastern Railway |                            | Land has been allotted by WBIDC in February 2015, Board of Directors has approved to set up company owned plant                                                                                   |  20 | March 2017  |
|    9 | Guwahati / (72,000)                         | Northeast Frontier Railway | Railway land identified at Mal, however Railway Board has been requested for change of location to Guwahati. ASIDC Government of Assam has offered land at Chaygaon on the outskirts of Guwahati. |   8 | June 2017   |
|   10 | Nasik / (72,000)                            | Central Railway            | Identified Railway land yet to be licensed to IRCTC. Financial Bid of PPP tender was opened on 19-05-2014 and awaiting for finalization due to land problem.                                      |   8 | June 2017   |
|   11 | Jaipur / (72,000)                           | North Western Railway      | MoU has been signed between M/s Hindustan Salts Ltd., a Central Government Public Sector undertaking.                                                                                             |   8 | June 2017   |
|   12 | NCR (Hapur) / (1,00,000)                    | Northern Railway           | UPSIDC has allotted 4 acres land in Hapur district in October 2014.                                                                                                                               |  20 | June 2017   |
|   13 | Farakka /(72,000)                           | Eastern Railway            | Railway land identified and licensing is in process. Tender opened on 24.01.14                                                                                                                    |   8 | June 2017   |

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