Question : TRANSPORTATION OF COAL BY RAILWAYS

 

(a)  the details of contribution of coal freight in the total earnings from freight in the Railways for the last three years and the current year, year- wise;  

(b)  whether there has been a decline in the transportation of coal;  

(c)  if so, the details thereof during the said period, year-wise along with the reasons therefor;  

(d)  the number of rakes demanded, allocated and utilised for the purpose during the said period, year and zone-wise; and  

(e)  the steps taken/being taken by the Railways to optimise the transportation of coal/availability of adequate number of rakes to ensure regular and requisite supply to various power plants in the country?

 
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI  ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY)  

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

  STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.181 BY SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI, SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL AND SHRI MADHU GOUD YASKHI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.11.2012 REGARDING TRANSPORTATION OF COAL BY RAILWAYS  

(a):    The details of contribution of coal freight in the total earnings from freight in the Railways for the last three years and the current year, year-wise is given below:-

(` in Crores)

Year	Coal	Total freight	% age to	Earnings	Earnings	total

2009-10	22418.07	56911.51	39.39
2010-11	23917.31	60687.05	39.41
2011-12(P)	28178.96	67761.41	41.59
2012-13	20250.53	47054.79	43.04
(up to
Oct-12)(P)