(a) whether the Railways has any plan to install escalators at all Railway Stations in the country especially in the Udaipur city of North-West Railway;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of such modernization works under consideration of the Railways for the last two years and the current year along with the total number of pending projects;
(d) the total amount of funds allocated for the said works; and
(e) the time by which the said projects are likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) to (e) As per the existing guidelines, escalators are to be provided at ‘A1’, ‘A’ & ‘C’ category stations and stations of tourist importance progressively based on techno commercial feasibility & availability of funds.
Sanction exists for provision of 400 escalators which are being provided progressively. So far, 277 escalators have been provided and works are in progress at 100 locations.
2 nos. Of escalators have been sanctioned for Udaipur City for which procurement process has been started.
Fund allocation under Plan Head “Passenger Amenities”, during 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16 is ? 914.40 crore, ? 1047.90 crore & ? 1211.84 crore respectively.
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