THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)
(a) to (e) Prime Minister has not inspected any project. However, during the last three months, the Minister of
State in the Ministry of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION inspected 8 of the Central projects on the monitor of the
Ministry.
(f) The requisite details in respect of these are enclosed. Information on the status of the 541 projects on the
monotor of the Ministry of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION is available in the Quarterly Project Implementation
Status report for the period ending June, 2002 which has been placed in the Libraries of both the Houses of the Parliament.
(g) The following steps have been taken to minimise delay in the implementation of projects:-
(i) review of projects on monthly as well as quarterly basis by the Government;
(ii) indepth critical review of the progress by the project authorities and the Administrative Ministries and follow up with the State Governments (for acquisition of land, resolution of rehabilitation related issues, expediting forest clearances and provision of infrastructure facilities like water and power, ensuring law and order at project sites, etc.), consultants and other agencies concerned to minimise delays;
(iii) setting up of an Empowered Committee in the administrative Ministries for resolution of problems;
(iv) inter-ministerial coordination for resolving problems of inter-ministerial nature;
(v) making available matching funds annuallybased on updated costs to expedite completion of the projects in the advanced stages of implementation; and
(vi) reviews by the Cabinet Secretariat.
Enclosure to the answer to Lok Sabha Unstrarred Question No 1545 due for 27.11.02
Statement of projects reviewed / Inspected at site by the Minister of State recently.
Sl.No. Name of Project Antici- Date of Allocation % Phy- Reasons pated Commissioning of funds and utilization sical for Delay Cost (Rs. in crores) Prog- (Rs.Cr) ress Orig- Antici- Delay inal pated in 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 months Alloc Utili Alloc Utili Alloc Utili- aation
1) Ahmedabad- 530.00 1991/12 2003/06 138 3.53 14.14 3.53 3.59 212.0 13.72 50 Failure of Vadodara contract, Express (NHAI), delay in Gujarat land acquisition etc.
2) Refinery 1831.00 2003/09 2004/09 12 32.0 27.44 107.0 73.94 350.0 73.94 25.4 Delay in Expansion award.The (BPCL), project is Mumbai, on revised Maharashtra schedule.
3) Integrated 42.84 2000/03 2003/01 34 7.53 5.41 5.26 2.53 12.5 0.34 95 Delay in Cargo Terminal land acqui- of AAI, Chennai, sition and Tamil Nadu shifting of yellow fever hospital and other residential quarters.
4) New Terminal 79.66 2002/03 2003/03 12 - - 13.61 10.49 35.32 5.53 42 Delay in at Chennai environ- Airport, AAI, mental Tamil Nadu clearance
5) Thirumalai- 684.32 2002/03 2002/12 9 86.54 115.0 40.0 67.63 - 20.25 60.35 Delay due Vellachari, to local MRTS, Tamil opposition Nadu and delay in conver- sing level crossings in to Rail over Bridges.
6) Chennai- 464.99 2004/04 2005/03 11 20.0 59.85 32.0 49.39 30.0 1.6 37 Fund Chengalpattu, Constraints. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
7) Expansion of 2360.38 2003/07 2003/07 0 - - 450.0 170.03 985.0 35.62 43.4 No delay. Refinery of CPCL, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
8) Branch 49.00 2001/09 2002/11 14 37.00 6.71 36.79 34.18 - 41.1 99 Substantial Pipeline saving over between the Original Lucknow cost of and Kanpur Rs 74.61 of IOCL, crore.The Lucknow, U.P. projecthas been commis- sioned.
