Question : MONITORING OF SAFETY MEASURES IN RAILWAYS



(a) whether the Railways propose to create a statutory Railway Safety Authority to monitor overall safety measures in the operating of Railways and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Railways have allocated separate funds for construction of railway overbridges and railway underbridges, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Railways propose to consider the Members of Parliamentary Local Area Development (MPLAD) Funds to be used for the construction of overbridges/underbridges and if so, the time by which a decision is likely to be taken thereon; and

(d) the number of vacancies relating to safety vacant in different Zones of Railways at present and the measures taken to fill up such vacancies?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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