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Not for Publication For Members only LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Tuesday, March 16, 2021 / Phalguna 25, 1942 (Saka) _____ *MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 (1) SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA) laid a statement regarding need to run trains from Delhi to Kasganj and Etah districts, Uttar Pradesh. (2) SHRI CHUNNILAL SAHU laid a statement regarding environmental clearance to facilitate construction of National Highway from Raipur to Deobhog in Chhattisgarh (3) SHRI RAMDAS TADAS laid a statement regarding need to formulate a plan for protection from wild animals around Bor Tiger Reserve in Wardha Parliamentary Constituency, Maharashtra. (4) SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH laid a statement regarding need to redress the grievances of people whose land has been acquired for North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Plant, Tandwa in Chatra Parliamentary Constituency, Jharkhand. * Laid on the Table as directed by the Chair. (5) SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI laid a statement regarding need to enhance the pension of persons associated with JP Movement. (6) DR. JAI SIDHESHWAR SHIVACHARYA SWAMIJI laid a statement regarding better road connectivity in Solapur Parliamentary Constituency, Maharashtra. (7) SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM laid a statement regarding need to improve BSNL telecom services in Palamu Parliamentary Constituency, Jharkhand. (8) SHRI GANESH SINGH laid a statement regarding need to set up a Sainik School in Satna Parliamentary Constituency, Madhya Pradesh. (9) SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL laid a statement regarding better infrastructure facilities at Prayagraj Airport, Uttar Pradesh. (10) SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI laid a statement regarding need to ensure adequate measures for setting up laboratories at all entry points for testing of food products imported into the country. (11) SHRIMATI REKHA ARUN VERMA laid a statement regarding need to complete the construction of NH – 24 in Uttar Pradesh. (12) SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR laid a statement regarding Covid-19 vaccination programme. (13) KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL laid a statement regarding setting up of de-addiction/awareness centres and rehabilitation of affected youths in the country. (14) SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ laid a statement regarding need to restore old pensions scheme. (15) SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY laid a statement regarding protest by farmers against the farm laws. (16) SHRI SANJAY JADHAV laid a statement regarding construction of car shed at Purna Junction in Parbhani district, Maharashtra and doubling of Parbhani-Manmad railway line. (17) DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN laid a statement regarding need to make Sabeya Airfield in Gopalganj district, Bihar ready for air services. (18) SHRI DAYAKAR PASUNOORI laid a statement regarding setting up of a coach factory and upgradation of Kazipet Railway Junction. (19) SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH laid a statement regarding damaged school buildings. (20) SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL laid a statement regarding inclusion and treatment of „Gau Shala‟ as „Pashu Shivir‟ during natural calamity under the SDRF norms. ________ THE UNION BUDGET-2021-22 - CONTD. DEMANDS FOR GRANTS-2021-22 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: Railways have the highest ever plan capital expenditure of Rs. 2, 15,058 in the year 2021-22. During the last financial year, the Railways faced many unprecedented challenges due to Covid 19 but inspite of adverse circumstances, the Indian Railways continued to provide the essential commodities and services at the national level. The Railways has prepared a National Rail Scheme for 2030 to meet the future demands of the Railways. I would like to bring to the notice of the hon. Minister of Railways the demands of my Parliamentary Constituency Chatra. There is a need to speed up the Chatra to Gaya railway line project whose final survey has been completed. Chatra-Shivpur railway line should be connected. It will prove to be very useful for transportation of coal. Sufficient budget should be allocated for survey of Chatra-Tori railway line. Arrangement of sufficient budget and regular monitoring should be should be made to complete the Barwadih-Chirmiri (Ambikapur) railway line project which will connect Palamu division of Jharkhand with Sarjuga division of Chattisgarh and will reduce the distance between Mumbai and Kolkata. The work of proposed railway line project from Gaya to Daltonganj which will run via Sherghati, Imamganj, Dumaria, Chak Manatu is going on at a slow pace. Alongwith increasing budgetary provision other steps should be taken to complete the work of this project. Latehar, Barwadih, Tori, Chandwa, Balumath, Mahuamilan and Chhipadohar railway stations should be converted into model stations and arrangements should be made to provide passenger facilities without any delay. Railway over bridge should be constructed at Tori Chatra, Dobhi road near Tori station of Chandwa block of Latehar district. The railway underpass near the present railway crossing should be opened for the use of small vehicles. Railway over bridge should be constructed at Latehar Saryu road, near Barwadih junction, at Chhipadohar railway station and Mahuamilan railway station. Foot overbridge should be constructed at Barwadih junction station. A proposal should be made for the construction of railway holiday home in Netarhat. All trains should be restarted and their stoppages should be restored. Stoppage of Shaktipunj Special Train (01447/01448) and Train No. 08311/08312 which are special festival trains, should be restored at Barwadih, Latehar and Chhipadohar. The garib rath train which runs between Ranchi and Delhi should be provided stoppage at Barwadih station. The passenger train running between Ranchi and Tori should be extended upto Shivpur via Balumath. The Rajdhani Express should be run atleast twice a week on the Lohardaga Tori route. A new train should be introduced from Garwa Road to Ranchi via Barwadih, Latehar, Tori, Lohardaga. New trains should be introduced for western and southern cities of the country. Railway zonal office should be set up in the state of Jharkhand. Bokaro included in Adra division should be separated and Bokaro should be combined with Dhanbad or Ranchi railway division or a separate Bokaro railway division should be created. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: Railways are the lifeline of our nation. A record sum of Rs. 1,10,055 crore is allocated for Railways out which Rs. 1,07,100 crore is for capital expenditure only. The Ministry of Railways has prepared the National Rail Plan 2030 for creating a „future ready‟ Railway system by 2030. This plan will have positive effect on our economy. My constituency West Champaran is located near the India-Nepal border. Every year, numerous tourists from India and Nepal visit New Delhi via Raxaul. Hence I request that a Rajdhani express or Pashupatinath Superfast Express should be introduced from New Delhi to Raxaul. Bihar has always been a land of historic importance. I request to install a 60-meter-long India flag near the Raxaul Railway area and at Bettiah Railway Station to instill a sense of pride among Indians and for boosting tourism. Such huge capital expenditure target will further enhance India strengthen. To boost the tourism sector, coaches with enhanced facilities will be provided. The budget will help in bringing down the logistic costs of the industry. The Western and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) will be commissioned by 2022. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: Every Government always endevours to streamline railway traffic and to pay special attention towards passenger amenities. Railways revenue for 2021-22 is estimated Rs. 2,17460 crore. Revenue from traffic for 2021-22 is expected to increase by 12 percent and revenue from both freight and passenger traffic is expected to grow more than 10 percent. The total revenue expenditure by Railways for 2021-22 is projected at Rs. 2,10,899 crore and operating ratio of the said period is estimated to be 96.2 percent. A National Rail Plan 2030 has been prepared by the Railways in Budget 2021-22 for development of its basic infrastructure. Dedicated freight corridor projects will be undertaken under the Plan. There is a need to resume all types of trains suspended during lockdown in the country. Many industrial areas are situated in Pune and therefore I demand from the Government to upgrade rail lines in Pune on the lines of Mumbai and Local trains should be introduced between industrial areas of Mumbai and Pune. A stoppage of Singhgarh Express and Pragati Express from Pune to Mumbai should be provided at station under Khalapur Taluk. A train from my Parliamentary Constituency Kajrat to Panvel should be introduced. I demand to expedite the work of third and fourth tracks on Pune- Lonawala line. A Rail Plan has been implemented in other Railway Zones of the country, hence I urge the hon. Minister to instruct Northern Railways to implement the said policy and allow fresh Juice/fruits venders to sell rail Neer, biscuits, chocolates etc. at stalls of railway stations in order to resolve the problem of small vendors. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB: The allocation of funds for development of railway projects in Odisha during the year 2021-22 is about Rs. 6995.58 crore. This current allocation is about 26 percent more than the previous year. The allocation of funds has been made for Khurda road – Bolangir new rail line, Brundamal-Jharsuguda overbridge, Rourkela - Jharsuguda 3rd line, Sambalpur-Talchar doubling line, Sambalpur-Titlagarh doubling line, Jharsuguda-Champa 3rd line, Jharsuguda-Bilaspur 4th line and IB railway flyover. The Deogarh district of my Parliamentary Constituency has not found a place in rail map till date. The Talcher-Bimalagarh new rail line passes through Deogarh district and links many villages once this project will completed. The Government should expedite the land acquisition and other works to complete the project. In last year's budget Rs. 140 crore were allocated for this project but a very small amount of Rs. 10 crore has been allocated in the current year's budget.