To expedite completion of ongoing projects, efforts are made to generate extra budgetary financing through State participation, Public Private Partnership, defence funding, declaring some projects as National Projects, revival of Capital Fund and implementation of bankable projects through Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.
Year-wise details of targets fixed and achieved (in kms) for new railway lines during the 11th
Five Year Plan is as under:-
Year
|
Target (Revised)
|
Achieved
|
2009-10
|
200
|
258
|
2010-11
|
700
|
709
|
2011-12
|
700
|
727
|
2012-13
|
470
|
142*
|
Considering the limited availability of resources & huge throw forward of ongoing projects, delay in land acquisition and forestry clearances, law and order problems & contract failures, the targets achieved so far is satisfactory.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
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