Lok Sabha Question No. 676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Extra Budgetary Resources
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.676 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## EXTRA BUDGETARY RESOURCES

676.   SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any extra budgetary resources for the infrastructural and other development projects in the Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, zone-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has made  any policies and regulations regarding profit sharing, interest rate in extra budgetary funding from other entrepreneurs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)     if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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. 676 BY SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.04.2016  REGARDING EXTRA BUDGETARY RESOURCES.

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b)    Zonal  Railway-wise  number  of  projects  for  which  Extra Budgetary Resources (Institutional Finance) (EBR-IF)  have been received  in  financial  year  2015-16  (Revised  Estimates)  are  as under:

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| Zonal Railway                               | Doubling   | Electri- fication   | Gauge Conversion and Traffic Facilities   |
|---------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Central                                     | 5          |                     |                                           |
| Eastern                                     | 8          |                     |                                           |
| Northern                                    | 10         |                     | 2                                         |
| North Eastern                               | 2          |                     |                                           |
| Northeast Frontier                          | 4          |                     |                                           |
| Southern                                    | 13         |                     |                                           |
| South Central                               | 8          |                     | 4                                         |
| South Eastern                               | 18         |                     |                                           |
| Western                                     | 5          |                     | 1                                         |
| East Central                                | 6          |                     |                                           |
| East Coast                                  | 9          |                     |                                           |
| North Central                               | 4          |                     | 1                                         |
| North Western                               | 10         |                     |                                           |
| South East Central                          | 9          |                     | 2                                         |
| South Western                               | 6          |                     |                                           |
| West Central                                | 8          |                     | 1                                         |
| Central Orgn. for Railway Electrifi- cation |            | 75                  |                                           |
| Total                                       | 125        | 75                  | 11                                        |

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- (c) EBR-IF funds drawn from Life Insurance Corporation of India by Indian Railway  Finance  Corporation  (IRFC)  for financing Railway projects carry interest rate linked to 10 year benchmark yield of Government Security (G. Sec) plus a spread of 30 basis points.

The  policy  related  to  engagement  with  stake  holders  for implementation of various types of rail connectivity and capacity augmentation projects is contained in the following models:

- i. Non-Government Private Line Model.
- ii.     Joint Venture (JV) Model.
- iii. Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) Model.
- iv. Capacity augmentation with funding provided by customers.
- v.       Capacity augmentation through annuity model.
6. (d) Does not arise.

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