Question : Budget Hotels on Railway Land

(a) whether the Railways proposes to give licence to private companies for establishing yatri nivas and budget hotels on its land;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the tender procedure for applying the same;
(c) whether the Railways has prepared any model contract regarding revenue sharing, room charges, responsibility of licence, condition for cancellation of licence, etc.;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether Railways is planning to establish such facilities in Gaya, Hazipur, Mujaffarpur, Siddarthnagar, Gorakhpur, Shravasti and Varanasi which are connected to important Baudh circuits; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d): Presently, there is no plan to set up Yatri Niwas at Railway stations. Provision is available for Budget Hotels to come up as part of Multi Functional Complexes (MFCs), through private sector participation, subject to their commercial viability for which tenders are awarded through competitive bidding. Model Development Agreement for development of MFCs stipulates modalities for leasing of Railway land and also conditions leading to termination of lease.
(e) and (f): 197 stations have been identified for development of Multi Functional Complexes (MFCs) over Indian Railways, out of which 44 stations have been found suitable for Budget Hotels. Gaya, Hajipur and Gorakhpur have been found suitable for Budget Hotels.
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