RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3307 ANSWERED ON:14.12.2006 RENTAL OFFICES OF RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS Saroj Shri Tufani

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether certain railway undertakings are functioning in rented offices;

(b) the amount being spent per month in the form of rent of these offices;

(c) whether the Railways propose to bring all these offices under one central office; and

(d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI R. VELU )

(a) to (d): A statement is attached.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3307 BY SHRI TUFANI SAROJ TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 14.12.2006 REGARDING RENTAL OFFICES OF RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): There are 9 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways i.e.

(i) Limited (IRCON),

(ii) RITES Limited (RITES),

(iii) Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC),

(iv) Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR),

(v) Corporation Limited (KRCL),

(vi) Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC),

(vii) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC),

(viii) Railtel Corporation of India Ltd. (RCIL), and (ix) Ltd. (RVNL).

Corporate offices of RITES, IRFC and CONCOR are functioning in their own buildings. Corporate office of KRCL is partly in rented accommodation. IRCON, RCIL, MRVC, IRCTC and RVNL are functioning in rented offices.

The amount being spent as rental for corporate office by these PSUs is as under:

IRCON : Rs. 12,14,000/- per month RCIL : Rs. 5,00,000/- per month (approx.) MRVC : Rs. 23,668/- per month IRCTC : Rs. 15,53,464/- per month RVNL : Rs. 22,97,957/- per month KRCL : Rs. 3,36,840/- per month

Corporations like RITES, IRCON, CONCOR, RVNL and RCIL are also having regional offices at various places which are taken on rent.

(c): No, Sir. (d): Does not arise.