Government of India Ministry of Railways Lok Sabha
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020 NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN † * 200. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the names of the new rail projects, zone-wise and year-wise, sanctioned for Rajasthan since 2014; (b) the number of projects, out of the above, on which work is going on along with the amount spent thereon so far and the steps being taken by the Government for timely completion of these projects, project-wise; (c) whether the Government proposes to allocate funds after analysing new rail projects of the earlier budget and also sanction funds for other new projects for the State in the budget of financial year 2020-21; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) the details of the operation of new trains announced during the last three years in Rajasthan? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL) (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. ***** STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.200 BY SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY AND SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.03.2020 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN (a): Railway projects are not sanctioned State-wise, but zone-wise, as, Indian Railway’s network straddles across various State boundaries. However, during 2014-19, 04 new lines, 01 gauge conversion and 07 doubling projects covering a total length of 1,641km and costing `22,259 crore, falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan were included in Railway Budget.
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