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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-502
ANSWERED ON-11.07.2014
Private investment in Railways
502 . SHRI RAMCHANDRA PRASAD SINGH
(a) the details of the services of Indian Railways for which plans for private investment have been chalked out;
(b) the number of plans received for private investment so far and the progress made to achieve them; and
(c) whether Railway officers/ employees organisations have been roped in to promote private investment, if so,
names of these organisations and if not, reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.
502 BY SHRI RAMCHANDRA PRASAD SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON
11.07.2014 REGARDING PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS.
(a): The 12th plan had envisaged port connectivities, production units, elevated rail corridor, private freight
terminals, procurement of special purpose/high capacity wagons, station development, high speed corridor,
dedicated freight corridor, logistics parks, electric locomotive factory, diesel locomotive factory, rail coach
manufacturing factory and certain electrical works to be implemented through Public Private Partnership
(b): 10 proposals under port connectivity have been received, out of which, In principle clearance has been
granted for 9 proposals.
45 proposals have been received for Private Freight Terminals (PFTs), out of which 22 proposals have been
granted In principle approvals and notification for 19 has been issued. Approval of 53 rakes has been given
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under Liberalised Wagon Investment Scheme (LWIS) and approval of 6 rakes under Special Freight Terminal
Operators Scheme (SFTO), 6 rakes under Automobile Freight Terminal (AFTO) and 10 rakes under Wagon
Leasing Scheme (WLS) has been given. Out of these induction of 20 rakes under LWIS, 2 rakes under
AFTO and 2 rakes under WLS has been done.
(c): Officials of PPP Cell and concerned Directorates in Railway Board are working for promoting private
investment.
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