Adarsh Railway Station Scheme

April 6, 2017, 6:17 PM
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Modernisation/upgradation of railway stations is a continuous and on-going process. At present, upgradation of stations is being undertaken under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’.
1253 stations have been identified for development under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’ out of which 1022 railway stations have been developed so far and the remaining stations are planned to be developed by 2017-18. State-wise number of stations identified to be developed under the scheme is as under:-
State
No. of Stations
State
No. of Stations
Andhra Pradesh
44
Madhya Pradesh
44
Assam
28
Maharashtra
110
Bihar
59
Nagaland
01
Chhattisgarh
17
Orissa
47
Delhi
04
Puducherry
02
Goa
02
Punjab
32
Gujarat
32
Rajasthan
40
Haryana
16
Telangana
25
Himachal Pradesh
02
Tamil Nadu
48
Jammu & Kashmir
05
Tripura
01
Jharkhand
30
Uttar Pradesh
152
Karnataka
44
Uttarakhand
08
Kerala
77
West Bengal
383
No separate fund is allocated for development of stations identified under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’. The expenditure on works of development of railway stations is generally funded under Plan Head – ‘Passenger Amenities’. ` 917.91 crore (Budgetary sources) have been allocated under this Plan Head in Revised Estimates 2016-17.
   This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha
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