Lok Sabha Question No. 1718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Funds for Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1718 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016

## FUNDS FOR RAILWAY PROJECTS

## 1718.  SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  electrification  of  rail  routes  in  East-Central  zone  and North-Eastern  zone  have  not  been  done  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b)    the reaction of the Railways thereto;
- (c)   whether Railways has not allocated sufficient funds for projects for  which  surveys  were  already  made,  particularly  in  NorthEastern States and Karnataka;
- (d)     if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e)     the steps being taken to allocate sufficient funds for each project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1718 BY SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI, SHRI  KIRTI  AZAD  AND  SHRI  B.V.  NAIK  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2016 REGARDING FUNDS FOR RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a)    &  (b):      No,  Madam.  Electrification  of  railway  tracks    is  decided based on financial viability, traffic volumes and operational flexibility. However, railway routes electrified/under electrification in East Central and North Eastern Zones are as under:

## (i) East Central Zone:

|   S.No. | Railway Routes                                                                   | Status                                                                                                                             |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Mughalsarai-Gaya-Dhanbad                                                         | Already electrified.                                                                                                               |
|       2 | Sonnagar-Garwa Road- - Barkakana- Gomoh and Garwa Road-Meral Gram                | Already electrified.                                                                                                               |
|       3 | Hajipur-Muzzafarpur-Bachhwara                                                    | Already electrified.                                                                                                               |
|       4 | Chhapra-Hajipur-Bachhwara- Barauni-Mansi                                         | Already electrified.                                                                                                               |
|       5 | Mughalsarai-Patna-Kiul-Jhajha                                                    | Already electrified.                                                                                                               |
|       6 | Patna-Gaya                                                                       | Already electrified.                                                                                                               |
|       7 | Mansi-Katihar                                                                    | Sanctioned electrification works and have been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|       8 | Meral Gram-Billi-Chopan & Billi - Singrauli including Karaila Road- Shakti Nagar | Sanctioned electrification works and have been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|       9 | Kiul-Tilaiya                                                                     | Sanctioned electrification works and have been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|      10 | Manpur-Tilaiya-Bakhtiyarpur                                                      | Sanctioned electrification works and have been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|      11 | Koderma-Hazaribag-Barkakana- Ranchi                                              | Sanctioned electrification works and have been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|      12 | Valmikingar-Narkatiaganj- Sugauli-Muzzafarpur & Sugauli- Raxaul                  | Sanctioned electrification works and have been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) for execution. |
|      13 | Mansi-Saharsa-Purnia-Katihar                                                     | Included in Railway Budget 2016-17, subject to obtaining requisite statutory clearances.                                           |

## (ii)  North Eastern Zone:

|   S.No. | Railway Routes                                         | Status                                                                                                                  |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Gorakhpur-Bhatni-Siwan- Chhapra including Siwan- Thawe | Already electrified.                                                                                                    |
|       2 | Lucknow-Mallhaur                                       | Already electrified.                                                                                                    |
|       3 | Barabanki-Basti                                        | Already electrified.                                                                                                    |
|       4 | Chhapra-Varanasi-Allahabad                             | sanctioned electrification work and has been entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for execution.                |
|       5 | Basti-Gorakhpur                                        | Sanctioned electrification works and have been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) for |
|       6 | Sitapur Cantt. - Burhwal                               | execution.                                                                                                              |
|       7 | Gorakhpur-Paniahwa-Valmiki Nagar                       | These have been included in Railway Budget 2016-17, subject to obtaining requisite statutory clearances.                |
|       8 | Kalyanpur-Kasganj-Mathura                              | These have been included in Railway Budget 2016-17, subject to obtaining requisite statutory clearances.                |
|       9 | Aunrihar-Jaunpur                                       | These have been included in Railway Budget 2016-17, subject to obtaining requisite statutory clearances.                |
|      10 | Aunrihar-Bhatni & Ballia- Mau-Shahganj                 | Included in Railway Budget 2016-17, under Plan Head Doubling subject to obtaining requisite statutory clearances.       |

(c)    to  (e):    No,  Madam.    Based  on  outcome  of  surveys,  projects are sanctioned depending upon its remunerativeness, availability of funds, competing  priorities  etc.      Allocation  of  funds  to  railway  projects  is done only when projects are sanctioned and included in Rail Budget. In  case  of  project  included  in  Railway  Budget  subject  to  requisite clearances,  expenditure  against  funds  allocated  for  that  project  can be incurred only after receipt of requisite clearances.

For  ongoing  Railway  Electrification  projects,  adequate  funds  to the tune of ` 52.02 crores for North Eastern States(Assam) and ` 105.62 to  Karnataka  state  have  been  provided  in  Railway  Budget  2016-17 through Extra Budgetary Resources (Institutional Finance).

For ongoing projects (New Line, Gauge Conversion & Doubling) falling fully/ partly in North Eastern Region and Karnataka, an allocation of ` 5385 crore and ` 2935 crore respectively has been made for 2016-17.

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