(a) whether some railway projects are completed on relative priority basis;
(b) if so, the norms fixed for according relative priority;
(c) the railway projects brought under relative priority during the last one year; and
(d) the percentage of works completed on the said projects during the said period?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI NITISH KUMAR )
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED
QUESTION NO. 529 BY SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO TO BE
ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.05.2002 REGARDING PRIORITY PROJECTS
(a ) to (d) : Prioritisation of New Lines and Gauge Conversion
projects has been approved by the Government in November,
1998. As per this, the projects have been prioritised under
the following categories:-
New Lines
A1 - Completed projects, residual works in progress. A2 - Viable projects/those required on operational considerations. A3 - Projects nearing completion and those which will get completed in IX-Plan. B1 - Projects in Jammu & Kashmir. B2 - Projects in North East Region. B3 - Projects involving major bridges costing over 100 Crores. C - Socially desirable projects. C1 - Projects already cleared. C1A - Projects having higher priority amongst C1 Category. C1B - Other Projects not covered in C1A Category. C2 - Projects yet to be cleared. C2A - Projects having operational priority,which will go to Category C1A after clearances. C2B - Other socially desirable projects, which will go to Category C1B after clearances.
Gauge Conversion
A1 - Completed projects, residual works in progress. A2 - Viable projects/those required on operational considerations. A3 - Projects nearing completion and those which will get completed. B1 - Projects taken up on strategic considerations. B2 - Projects in North East Region. C - Socially desirable projects. C1 - Projects already cleared. C1A - Projects having higher priority amongst C1 Category. C1B - Other Projects not covered in C1A among C1 Category projects. C2 - Projects yet to be cleared. C2B - Other socially desirable projects, which will go to Category C1B after clearance.
Sl. Project Category Anticip Anticip Budget Status No. of ated ated Outlay Prioritis Cost Expendi 2002-03 ation ture upto March 2002
(Rs. in Crores)
1 Koderma- A-2 307.71 0.01 10 Final location Tilaiya survey is in : New progress. Land Line acquisition application filed for 5 villages. Work would be taken up once land is handed over by State Government.
2 Kaptanga C1B 268 0.08 10 Tenders for nj-Thave- earthwork and Siwan- minor bridges Chhapra processed. : Gauge Conversion