(a) whether the Railways has launched grand drive of 100 per cent electrification of the country’s railway network and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the present status of the electrification of railways network in the country;
(c) whether the decision to electrify 100 per cent of the network was taken without adequate multi-disciplinary high level consultations and if so, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether there is a need for 100% electrification especially when massive working infrastructure is already in place for diesel traction and if so, the response of the Union Government thereon;
(e) whether the US multinational General Electric had signed an agreement with the Government in 2015 to build the modern diesel locomotive factory in a joint venture with the Railways to supply 1,000 high horsepower diesel engines exclusively to the Indian Railways over 10 years; and
(f) if so, the fate of the aforesaid agreement?