Railway budget 2023-24: Odisha receives record allocation

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received its highest-ever allocation of Rs 10,012 crore for the development of railways in 2023-24.

“Odisha has sought for an allocation of Rs 8,400 crore but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given Rs 10,012 crore for growth of railways in the state in 2023-24 financial year,” said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

● New line/ Doubling / Gauge conversion : 37 projects; 4,643 km; 55,219 Cr

● Budget Allocation:

#	Items	2009-14	2023-24
1	Annual Average Budget Outlay (Rs Cr)	838	10,012 (12 times)

● 284 crores outlay for new Janjatiya Gaurav corridor

● 284 crores outlay for new Energy corridor

● 57 crores for New port connectivity

● Average kms per year in 2022-23 (till Jan-23): 423

    Average kms per year from 2009-14: 53.4

● ROBs/RUBs constructed since 2014: 417

● Ongoing surveys in Odisha ( 62 surveys, 2,768 kms)

● Total Allocation for East Coast Railway: (Including portions of AP, Chhattisgarh & Odisha) : Rs. 11,285.28 Crores.

● OSOP :

#28 stations have been identified under One Station One Product

■ Puri: Pattachitra & Pipili Applique, Sweets

■ Cuttack: Silver Filigree, Handloom, Handicrafts

■ Rourkela: Tribal Products & Vermi-compost

■ Koraput: Kotpad Saree, toys

■ Dhenkanal: Dhokra Casting, Tribal jewellery

■ Sambalpur: Sambalpuri sarees & Garments, Terracotta

■ Titlagarh: Bamboo Art & Craft

Amrit Bharat Station scheme: Odisha ( 57 stations)

#	Station	Cost (Rs. Cr.)	Target date for NIT	Target date for tender opening	Target date for tender finalization
1	Puri	162	Tender awarded on 22.072022 Progress: ● Site office and labor camp established ● Site surveys and geotechnical investigations completed ● Demolition of existing structures to create space for the project started ● Temporary building for ticket counters established
2	Bhubaneshwar	308	Tender awarded on 24.08.2022 Progress: ● Site office established ● Site surveys and geotechnical investigations in progress ● Works of temporary relocation in progress ● New passenger entry/exit walkway work in progress
3	Cuttack	303	06.09.2022	21.10.2022	10.02.2023
Total Cost	773 Cr

Techno-economic feasibility studies in 10 stations started
New Bhubaneswar, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Bhadrak, Brahmapur, Jajpur-Keonjhar
Road, Khurda Road, Balasore, Jharsuguda, Rourkela

Work in progress at 27 stations
Dhenkanal, Talcher road, Paradeep, Mancheswar, Kendujhargarh, Koraput, Jeypore,
Talcher, Titlagarh Jn, Balangir, Kesinga, Kantabanji, Sambalpur city, Bhawanipatna,
Jharsuguda Road, Rairakhol, Paralakhemundi, Baripada, Jaleswar, Rairangpur,
Lonawala, Brajrajnagar, Bijnor, Dhampur , Barabil, Angul, Balugaon

57 stations
Angul, Badampahar, Balangir, Balasore, Balugaon, Barbil, Bargarh Road, Baripada,
Barpali, Belpahar, Betnoti, Bhadrak, Bhawanipatna, Bhubaneswar, Bimlagarh,
Brahmapur, Brajrajnagar, Chatrapur, Cuttack, Damanjodi, Dhenkanal, Gunupur,
Harishanker Road, Hirakud, Jajpur-Keonjhar road, Jaleswar, Jaroli, Jeypore,
Jharsuguda, Jharsuguda Road, Kantabanji, Kendujhargarh, Kesinga, Khariar Road,
Khurda road, Koraput, Lingaraj Temple Road, Mancheswar, Meramandali, Muniguda,
New Bhubaneswar, Panposh, Paradeep, Parlakhemundi, Puri, Raghunathpur,
Rairakhol, Rairangpur, Rajgangpur, Rayagada, Rourkela, Sakhi Gopal, Sambalpur,
Sambalpur city, Talcher, Talcher Road, Titlagarh Jn.

KBK Districts- 13 stations identified for station development:
Titlagarh Jn., Balangir, Kantabanji, Harishankar Road, Kesinga, Bhawanipatna,
Rayagada, Muniguda, Gunupur, Koraput, Jeypore, Damanjodi, Khariar Road

Aspirational Districts- 16 stations identified for station development:
Dhenkanal, Meramandali, Paralakhemundi, Kesinga, Bhawanipatna, Koraput, Jeypore,
Damanjodi, Rayagada, Muniguda, Gunupur, Khariar Road, Titlagarh Jn., Balangir,
Kantabanji, Harishankar Road