Question : RAIL MUSEUMS



(a) the details of Rail Museums in the country; and

(b) the amount allocated and spent for maintenance of these museums during each of the last three years?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI NARANBHAI J. RATHWA)

(a) the details of Rail Museums in the country are as follows :-

i) National Rail Museum, New Delhi.

ii) Regional Rail Museum, Chennai.

iii) Narrow Gauge Rail Museum, Nagpur.

iv) Regional Rail Museum, Kolkata.

(b)

National Rail Museum, New Delhi –

Year	Amount allocated	Amount spent	(Rs. In lakhs)	(Rs. In lakhs)
2003-04 120.00 105.81 2004-05 93.00 96.43 2005-06 110.00 110.00 (projected)

Regional Rail Museum, Chennai –
Year	Amount allocated	Amount spent	(Rs. In lakhs)	(Rs. In lakhs)
2003-04 Nil 16.02 2004-05 Nil 17.93 2005-06 Nil 20.40

Narrow Gauge Rail Museum, Nagpur –
Year	Amount allocated	Amount spent	(Rs. In lakhs)	(Rs. In lakhs)
2003-04 Nil 4.71 2004-05 Nil 5.03 2005-06 Nil 5.35

Regional Rail Museum, Kolkata – Regional Rail Museum at Howrah has been recently opened on 07.04.06.