Question : Cost Free Land for Laying of Rail Lines

(a) whether some of the State Governments have agreed to provide land free of cost for laying of rail lines in their respective States and if so, the names of such States;

(b) the names of States who have provided land free of cost;

(c) the details of projects whose cost has escalated due to non-availability of land either on payment or free of cost and the details of rail line projects that could not be taken up for development as a result thereof;

(d) the details of the projects which have been withdrawn due to not making land free of cost by the States; and

(e) whether the Union Government is considering to start these rail line projects on their own and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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