(a) whether some projects under construction were pending in September, 2001;
(b) if so, the total number of projects which were started five years back and more than that before, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government have decided to complete these projects according to their priority;
(d) if so, the amount spent on these projects during the last three years and the amount required to complete these projects State-wise; and
(e) the time by which these projects are likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI O. RAJAGOPAL )
(a) to (e) : A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655 BY SHRI RAMJI LAL
SUMAN, DR. SUSHIL KUMAR INDORA, SHRI HARI BHAI
CHAUDHARY, SHRI MANSINH PATEL TO BE ANSWERED ON
06.12.2001 REGARDING PENDING PROJECTS.
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) A total of 278 Railway projects are in progress at
present. Number of projects, state-wise which were
sanctioned five years or more than five years ago are
at Appendix.
(c) These projects will be completed as per the
availability of resources and their relative priority.
(d) Railways is an integrated system where
geographical boundaries of States do not form
criterion for taking investment decisions. Very
often a Railway project spans across more than one
State. Accounting practices followed by the
Railways do not lend themselves to state-wise
allocation of expenditure. Therefore, information
on expenditure on projects is not maintained state-
wise.
(e) These projects will be completed as per the
availability of resources and their relative
priority.
APPENDIX
APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655 FOR 06.12.2001
State-wise Railway Projects Sanctioned 5 Years or More Than 5 Years Ago
Sl. State No. of On- No. going Projects
1 Andhra Pradesh 12 2 Arunanchal Pradesh 1 3 Assam 6 4 Bihar 12 5 Chhattisgarh 5 6 Delhi 1 7 Gujarat 9 8 Haryana 2 9 Himachal Pradesh 1 10 Jammu & Kashmir 2 11 Jharkhand 6 12 Karnataka 14 13 Kerala 5 14 Madhya Pradesh 10 15 Maharashtra 16 16 Meghalaya 1 17 Orissa 12 18 Rajasthan 8 19 Tamil Nadu 9 20 Tripura 1 21 Uttar Pradesh 17 22 West Bengal 19
N.B. : A number of projects span across more than one State.