10th April, 2003
Ministry of Railways  


COMMITTEE TO MONITOR PROJECTS UNDER RAIL VIKAS YOJANA


Lok Sabha

The Ministry of Railways has set up a Committee to monitor the progress of works under the National Rail Vikas Yojana (NRVY)

The Committee comprises Additional Member/Planning, Railway Board, Additional Member/Works, Railway Board, Additional Member/Budget, Railway Board and Additional Member/Commercial, Railway Board. The Committee will monitor all aspects of implementation of National Rail Vikas Yojana including raising of non-budgetary resources.

The Golden Quadrilateral and Port Connectivity projects have been identified. Some of the projects have been sanctioned and are under implementation. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. has been set up to implement Golden Quadrilateral and some of the Port Connectivity projects.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Railways Shri Nitish Kumar in reply to a question from S/Shri K. Muraleedharan and T.M. Selvaganpathi in the Lok Sabha today.