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Lok Sabha Question No. 649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Premium Tatkal Tickets
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## PREMIUM TATKAL TICKETS

## 649.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has started Premium Tatkal Ticket facilities for passengers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the salient features of Premium Class Tickets;
- (c) the revenue generated through Premium Class Tickets so far;
- (d) whether at some point of time the Premium Class Ticket fares are higher than Air fares;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the fares of Premium Tatkal Tickets?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

- (a):  Yes, Madam.
- (b):  With  effect  from  01.10.2014,  in  some  of  the  selected  trains identified  by  Zonal  Railways  which  are  high  in  demand,  50%  of  the existing accommodation under Tatkal Quota has been earmarked as Premium Tatkal Quota and is being booked on dynamic pricing. This is  a  distance-slab  based  fare  scheme  where  the  fare  increases  by 20% after each slab of 10% berths are sold subject to maximum three times of tatkal fare.

## ANSWER ( SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(c):  The  total  revenue  generated  since  inception  of  Premium  Tatkal Quota upto March, 2016 is ` 1195/- Crores approximately. (d) & (e): In view of variable fare structure, the fare may or may not be higher than Air fares. (f): At present, there is no such proposal. *******
Lok Sabha Question No. 644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Funds under Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## FUNDS UNDER MAULANA AZAD SEHAT SCHEME

## 644. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated/utilised under 'Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme' during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the number of students provided with 'Sehat Card' along with the number of doctors and nurses deployed for the scheme during the above period. State-wise and Institution-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for effective implementation of the scheme?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## ANSWER (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) to(c) The Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme has been merged with the Nai Manzil Scheme. As such, no fund has been allocated and no 'Sehat Card' issued.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: High Resolution Satellite
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

- 643.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 643

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016

## HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE

- SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  high  resolution  satellites  capable  of  continuously monitoring major swathes along India's borders have been launched in the last two years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  these  satellites  are  transmitting  continuous  and uninterrupted live pictures and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) No Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Rail Line Connectivity
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 642 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## RAIL LINE CONNECTIVITY

642.   SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has any proposal for rail line connectivity to Pirpainti,  Deoghar,  Hansdiha,  Godda,  Vikramshila,  Katoria,  Pakur,  Chitra and Basukinath;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor?

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  642  BY  SHRI  NISHIKANT  DUBEY  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.04.2016  REGARDING  RAIL  LINE CONNECTIVITY.

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Details of new lines projects taken up by Railway with a view to connecting Pirpainti, Deoghar, Hansdiha, Godda, Vikramshila, Katuria, Pakur, Chitra and Basukinath are as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                               | Year    |   Anticipated Cost (In crores of ` ) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------|
|       1 | Deoghar-Sultanganj including Banka- Barahat and Banka-Bhitiah Road (149.5 km) | 2000-01 |                                 1315 |
|       2 | Sultanganj-Katuria via Asarganj, Tarapur & Belhar) (75 km)                    | 2007-08 |                                  939 |
|       3 | Hansdiha-Godda (30 km)                                                        | 2011-12 |                                  267 |
|       4 | Pirpainti-Jasidih (97 km)                                                     | 2013-14 |                                  916 |

In addition three more new line projects namely (i) Godda-Pakur (80 km), (ii)  Chitra-Basukinath  (37  km)  &  (iii)  Vikramshila-Katareah  (PirpaintiNaugachia)  (18  km)  at  anticipated  cost  of ` 1723, ` 860  & ` 1601 crores respectively  have  been  included  in  Railway  Budget  2016-17  subject  to requisite approvals.

(c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Implementation of DFCS and SFTO
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## IMPLEMNTATION OF DFCS AND SFTO

## 641. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  unveiled  a  policy  to  implement  the  Dedicated Freight Corridor Scheme (DFCS) and Special Freight Train Operator (SFTO) scheme;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof and the performance details under the DFCS and SFTO since the  inception of the scheme;
- (c) the details of container train operators given licence to operate under the DFCS and SFTO schemes and their performance in container traffic;
- (d) whether the Government's innovative scheme Automobile Freight Train Operator  (AFTO)  scheme  to  increase  Indian  Railway's  market  share  in transportation  of  automobile  have  attracted  adequate  investments  from private players; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and    the  investments  made  by  automobile companies under this scheme since introduction?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (c):    Presently  two  Dedicated  Freight  Corridors  (DFC),  one  on  the Western route (Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Dadri) and another on the Eastern route (Ludhiana to Dankuni), have been taken up for implementation. In Rail Budget  2016-17,  the  following  three  freight  corridors:  -  (i)  East  West Corridor (Kolkata-Mumbai), (ii) North-South Corridor(Delhi-Chennai) and (iii) East Coast Corridor ( Khargpur-Vijaywada) have been proposed.

To increase rail share of the non-traditional commodities like molasses,  fly  ash,  edible  oil,  caustic  soda,  chemical,  petrochemicals, alumina & bulk cement, Special Freight Train Operator (SFTO) Scheme was launched in the year 2010 and amended in  the years 2013 and 2014.

M/s. Fourcee Infrastructure Equipment Private Limited and M/s. Jindal Steel and Power Limited have been registered under SFTO Scheme. Three rakes have been inducted by M/s. Jindal Steel Power Limited.

Container Train Operators cannot operate  under  SFTO  Scheme. However,  17  container train  operators  including  CONCOR  have  been licensed for container operation and they can operate on the DFCs as well.

Container rail traffic has grown at an average rate of 12.7% per annum from 2007-2008 to 2014-2015.

(d) & (e): Two firms viz. M/s Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. and M/s. APL Logistics Vascor Automotive Pvt. Ltd. have registered under the Automobile Freight Train Operator (AFTO) Scheme and have been given approval for procurement  of  six  rakes    each  of  Automobile  carrier  wagons  (BCACBM) involving an investment of ` 80  crores  approximately. So far, three rakes procured by M/s Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. and five rakes by M/s. APL Logistics Vascor  Automotive  Pvt.  Ltd.  have  been  put  up  to  use  on  Indian  Railways system.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Shortage of Staff in CIC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 640

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016)

## SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN CIC

## 640. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Information Commission (CIC) is facing acute shortage of staff;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the staff of CIC are being appointed through deputation of personnel from other Ministries/Departments/ Organizations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken to fill up the vacancies in CIC?

## 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) & (b):   No, Madam. Out of total 160 sanctioned posts in various categories in the Central Information  Commission  (CIC),  38  posts  had  been  filled  up  by  regular  officers  and  staff through deputation and direct recruitment. Balance posts have been filled-up on outsourced basis and through contractual appointments till such time regular recruitments are made.

(c) to (e):  Filling-up of vacancies in various categories of posts in CIC is an ongoing process. As per the Recruitment Rules (RRs) of the CIC, certain percentage of the sanctioned strength of various categories of posts is filled up on deputation basis from other Ministries/Departments/Organisations. Advertisements are issued from time to time by CIC to fill up the posts from deputation quota, as per the procedure.

Further,  appointments  through  direct  recruitment  to  certain  categories  of  posts  are done by placing indent with Staff Selection Commission (SSC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Technical Snag in Delhi Metro
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 637 TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 27, 2016 TECHNICAL SNAG IN DELHI METRO

## No. 637 SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Delhi  Metro  has  been  suffering  technical  snags regularly  and  if  so,  the  number  of  times  technical  snags  have been reported during the last year and the current year, so far;
- (b) whether any assessment has been made in regard to the nature
- of technical problems causing halts/delays; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken in this
- regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT) [SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU]

- (a): Delhi  Metro  Rail  Corporation  Ltd.  (DMRC)  has  informed  that during the calendar year 2016, only two incidents of major technical failure  have  occurred  whereas  during  the  calendar  year  2015  there were nine such cases.

(b)&(c): DMRC  has  informed  that  each  failure  is  analysed  and remedial action taken either through special drives or regular preventive maintenance  of assets to avoid recurrence of such incidents.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Accrual Accounting System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.636

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM

636.     SHRI SHASHI THAROOR: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
2. (a) whether  the  Government  has  successfully  completed  the  pilot study  for  the  introduction  of  the  accrual  accounting  system  in the Ajmer Division in the North Western Railway Zone (NWRZ);
3. (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  proposed time period for extending  the  comprehensive  accrual  accounting  plan  to  all Railway Zones, including the Southern Railway Zone (SRZ);
4. (c) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  employee  training programmes to equip  employees  of  the  Railways  with  the  skill required for accounting under the accrual system; and
5. (d) 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  pilot  study  for  introduction  of  accrual  accounting  on

Ajmer Division of North Western Railway is nearing completion with its related reports and manuals. The time period for extending the plan to all  Railway  Zones  including  the  Southern  railway  zone  has  not  yet been finalized.

(c) Yes, Madam. Training on various aspects of accrual accounting is being  imparted  to  railway  officials  and  staff  at  Centralized  Training Academy  for  Railway  Accounts  (C-TARA),  Secunderabad  under  a structured training module.

(d) Each month Supervisors and Officers from all over Indian Railways are being regularly trained in accrual accounting.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Prefabricated Houses for Homeless
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 634

## TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 27, 2016 PREFABRICATED HOUSES FOR HOMELESS

No. 634

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any scheme to provide prefabricated houses for the homeless in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the cost of each such prefabricated house; and
- (c) the number of such houses provided to the homeless in the State of Gujarat?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU]

- (a): There is no separate scheme to provide prefabricated houses for homeless in the country. However, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Housing for All (Urban) mission, a Technology Sub-mission has  been  set  up  to  facilitate  adoption  of  modern,  innovative  and green  technologies  and  building  materials  for  faster  and  quality construction of houses.
- (b):  The  cost  of  prefabricated  construction  would  vary  depending upon the place of construction, type of prefab system, specification used for the building and the scale of construction.
- (c):  No  proposal to provide prefabricated houses to the homeless has been received from the State of Gujarat.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Station
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.633

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## KALPAKKAM NUCLEAR POWER STATION

633. SHRI C.MAHENDRAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the third unit of Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant has been completed and filling of fuel is proposed to be started very soon;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether after completion, the third unit is likely to produce 500 MW electricity and it has been decided to allot only 250 MW to the State of Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)  &  (b)    Yes,  Sir.  Construction  of  500  MWe  Prototype  Fast  Breeder  Reactor  (PFBR)  at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu is completed and commissioning is in advanced stage. Fuel loading in this reactor is proposed to be taken up after obtaining clearance from Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), prior to first approach to criticality.
- (c)  &  (d)    Yes,  Sir,  Prototype  Fast  Breeder  Reactor  will  generate  500  MWe.  Allocation  of Power from PFBR, made by Ministry of Power is as follows.

Tamil Nadu - 151.8 MWe

Andhra Pradesh - 146.9 MWe

Karnataka - 84.4 MWe

Kerala - 35.7 MWe

Pondicherry - 6.2 MWe

Unallocated - 75.0 MWe

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Lok Sabha Question No. 632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Modernisation of Railway Infrastructure
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K., ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 632 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

632. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  entered  into  agreements  with  foreign countries for modernisation of railway infrastructure;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  has  raised/proposes  to  raise  some  funds  from tax free bonds with a view to mobilise funds for infrastructure development of railways; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b):  Ministry of Railways have entered into Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings with various foreign countries viz. Spain, France, Germany, Czech Republic, China, South Korea, Canada, Kazakhstan, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom, Japan, Russia and Sweden  for technical cooperation  in  rail  sector,  which  inter-alia  includes  modernization  of  rail infrastructure as a cooperation area.
- (c)  &  (d):  During  the  Financial  Year  2015-16,  Indian  Railways  Finance Corporation Ltd. (IRFC) raised ` 9,500 crore through issue of Tax-free bonds to finance acquisition of rolling stock.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: NMDFC Projects
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.631 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## NMDFC PROJECTS

## 631.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) has received any projects from various State Governments during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the details of projects/proposals sanctioned by the Government, State-wise;
- (d) the time by which pending projects are proposed to be sanctioned, project-wise; and
- (e)  the  reasons  for  delay  in  this  regard  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for their early disposal, project-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) to (d): The schemes of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) are implemented through State Channelising Agencies (SCAs) nominated by respective  State  Governments.  As  per  the  lending  policy  of  NMDFC,  the  SCAs  are required  to  furnish  their  proposals  in  the  form  of  Annual  Action  Plans  (AAP)  to  the NMDFC at the beginning of each financial year.  Consequent upon the furnishing of the AAPs  by  the  various  SCAs,  the  NMDFC  allocates  funds  to  the  SCAs  based  on  their requirements but subject to their past performance in implementing NMDFC Schemes, proper  utilisation  of  funds  disbursed  earlier  by  NMDFC,  maintaining  satisfactory repayments to the NMDFC, availability of sufficient Government guarantee and equity contribution of the States' share by the respective State Governments.The state-wise details  of  funds  disbursed  and  beneficiaries  covered  during  last  three  years  is  at Annexure .  The  allocation  for  the  current  financial  year  i.e.  2016-17  are  under finalization.  There is no pendency of proposals at this stage.

- (e): Does not arise in view of the above.

Annexure

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| NATIONAL MINORITIES DEVELOPMENT &FINANCE CORPORATION Annexure referred to in part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.631, for answer on 27.4.2016 regarding "NMDFC Projects" asked by Shri Ashok Mahadeorao Nete   |
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Lok Sabha Question No. 628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Electrification of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.628 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS

628.  DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the process of electrification of railway tracks is moving at a slow pace;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the details of the steps being taken by the Government for speedy electrification of all railway tracks?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.628  BY  DR.  SUBHASH  BHAMRE  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.04.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS

(a): No, Madam.  Indian Railways have already embarked upon a major Electrification  Programme  to  speed  up  the  electrification  of  Railway Lines as can be seen from the targets and achievements of 10 th , 11 th and 12 th  Five Year Plans (FYP).

| Plan   |   Target in Route Kilometres (RKM) | Route Kilometers Electrified                                                                |
|--------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10 th  |                               1800 | 1810                                                                                        |
| 11 th  |                               4500 | 4556                                                                                        |
| 12 th  |                               6500 | 5772 RKM have been electrified during 2012-16 against the proportionate target of 5200 RKM. |

(b):   Does not arise.

(c):  To expedite speedy electrification of railway lines in the country, various steps have been taken, which inter-alia include award of turnkey  contracts,  cultivation  of  new  agencies  for  works,  better  project monitoring mechanism and enhancing power of field units for award of contracts & sanction of estimates.

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