Renewal of Railway Tracks during Tenth Plan

for Ministry of Railways | Date - 04-08-2005


Lok Sabha

 

Indian Railways plan to renew 23000 KM of track during the Tenth Five-Year Plan. The cost of these works is approximately Rs. 16370 crore. Funds required to execute these works are earmarked by Parliament as part of Railway Budget annually.

During the first three years of Tenth Plan the track renewal done and expenditure incurred is as under:-

Year

Track Renewal done

(Track km)

Expenditure incurred

(Rs. in crore)

2002-03

4776

3297.71

2003-04

4986

3484.39

2004-05

5566

4127.14 (prov.)

Total

15328

10909.24

Planning for next two year is as under :

2005-06

4000 (Targeted)

2006-07

3672 (planned)

The length of track renewal work done and expenditure incurred during Eighth and Ninth Five Year Plans is as under:-

Plan

Track Renewal done

(in Track km)

Expenditure incurred

(Rs. in crore)

Eighth

14205

7217.35

NinthPlan

15793

10357.86

This indicates that as per present progress the target set for Tenth Year Plan will be achieved.

This information was given by Minister of State for Railways Shri R.Velu in written reply to a question raised by Sh. Bir Singh Mahato and Shri Harikewal Prasad in Lok Sabha today.

BSC/HK/TR-97/05


(Release ID :10910)

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