Question : IMPORT OF RAILWAY SPARES

(a) the total expenditure incurred on the import of railway spare parts, passenger bogies, railway engines and other related material during 1999-2000 and 2000-2001;

(b) the quantum of orders placed with the public sector manufacturing units during the said period;

(c) whether the quantum of order placed with the public sector manufacturing units is decreasing for the last many years; and

(d) if so, the facts in this regard and the reasons therefor alongwith the remedial measures being taken in this regard ?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI NITISH KUMAR )

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 479 BY SHRI VIJAY KUMAR KHANDELWAL AND SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN TO BE ANSWERED ON 19-4-2001 REGARDING IMPORT OF RAILWAY SPARES.

(in crores of Rs.)
(a)	1999-2000	2000-2001
668.50#	Accounts books are yet to be reconciled	and closed. Figures will be available by Aug., 2001.
(b)	3812	4651#
#	Provisional figure.