(a) whether the Government has received proposals for review of facilities and modernization of railway traffic infrastructure as well as railway safety keeping into account the present level of railway transport users ratio;
(b) if so, the details in this regard;
(c) whether the Government proposes to establish efficient project management system in the Railways;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which these proposals are likely to be implemented?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI R. VELU )
(a): No, Sir. However, various Zonal Railways and other Units
of Indian Railways periodically make investment proposals
under Works and Rolling Stock Programmes for modernization of
railway traffic infrastructure in order to make the system
safer and competitive. These are scrutinized and sanctioned
under established procedure including Parliamentary approval.
(b): Status of various on-going works is contained in Works,
Machinery and Rolling Stock Programmes of Railways for 2005-
06, which is a part of Railway Budget document.
(c) to (e): Railways already have an established system of
project monitoring and management. The projects are regularly
being reviewed at field, Zonal and Board’s level. Development
of map based on line Project Information Management System to
monitor on-going projects on Indian Railways has been
considered to be done in phases.