(a) whether the Railways have set up a Satellite Hub for Freight Operation Information
System (FOIS) for providing connectivity to remote and inaccessible locations;
(b) if so, the details alongwith locations thereof, Zone-wise; and
(c) the expenditure incurred by the Railways on the project?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI LALU PRASAD)
(a)to(c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) to (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.93 BY SHRI
D.VITTAL RAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 23.02.2006 REGARDING SETTING UP OF SATELLITE HUB
(a)&(b): No Sir, the Railways have not yet set up their own Hub for Satellite Hub
services for Freight Operation and Information System. However, Indian Railways plan to set
up its own Satellite Hub with over 200 locations at a cost of Rs. 7.42 crore. The Zone-wise
details are given in the Appendix.
(c): As the physical activity on the project has not yet started, no expenditure has
been booked so far.
APPENDIX REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) & (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.93 BY SHRI D.VITTAL
RAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 23.02.2006 REGARDING SETTING UP OF SATELLITE HUB
LIST OE 203 ZONE - WISE LOCATIONS
S.No. Zonal Railway No. of Locations
1. Central 01 2. Eastern 08 3. East Central 23 4. East Coast 26 5. Northern 19 6. North Central 05 7 North Eastern 01 8. Northeast Frontier 07 9. North Western 09 10. Southern 03 11. South Central 16 12. South Eastern 34 13. Southeast Central 35 14. South Western 03 15. Western 12 16. West Central 01
Total 203