GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 606

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.11.2010

THEFTS AND PILFERAGE DURING TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS/PASSENGERS

606. SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of RILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of complaints/claims of theft or pilferage reported during transportation by the railways during the last three years, zone-wise, division-wise;

(b) the amount of compensation paid by railways in the settlement of claims in each case for the last three years, zone-wise, division-wise; and

(c) the efforts made by Government to prevent the incidents of thefts/pilferage during transportation of goods/ passengers?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) Statement showing the cases of theft / pilferage reported during the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 in each Division of various Zonal Railways is attached as APPENDIX.

(b) Claims compensation paid by Railways during the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 are as under:-

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2007	2008	2009
Rs. 51.16 Lakhs	Rs. 59.14 Lakhs	Rs. 50.80 Lakhs

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(c): The following preventive measures have been taken to control theft /pilferage:-

1. Escorting of trains carrying valuable and important consignments.

2.Patrolling in yards and other vulnerable areas/sections .

3. Conducting raids on the dens of criminals and receivers of stolen Railway property in order to bring them to book.

4. Armed Railway Protection Force (RPF) pickets are deployed in vulnerable sections as and when required.

5. Dog Squads are deployed for patrolling in yards and vulnerable areas.

6. Close co-ordination among the RPF, the Government Railway Police (GRP) and local Police is maintained at various levels to deal with criminals and receivers of stolen Railway property.

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APPENDIX

APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 606 BY SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR KASHYAP TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.11.2010 IN RAJYA SABHA REGARDING THEFTS AND PILFERAGE DURING TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS / PASSENGERS

Name of Zones	Year	Name of Division	No. of cases of theft and pilferage reported
Central Railway	2007	MUMBAI	0
		BHUSAWAL	0
		NAGPUR	0
		SOLAPUR	0
		PUNE	0
	2008	MUMBAI	3
		BHUSAWAL	0
		NAGPUR	0
		SOLAPUR	0
		PUNE	0
	2009	MUMBAI	7
		BHUSAWAL	1
		NAGPUR	1
		SOLAPUR	0
		PUNE	0
Eastern Railway	2007	HOWRAH	40
		SEALDAH	33
		MALDA	11
		ASANSOL	4
	2008	HOWRAH	28
		SEALDAH	40
		MALDA	4
		ASANSOL	9
	2009	HOWRAH	27
		SEALDAH	64
		MALDA	7
		ASANSOL	10
East Central Railway	2007	MUGHALSARAI	57
		DANAPUR	14
		DHANBAD	107
		SONPUR	12
		SAMASTIPUR	15
	2008	MUGHALSARAI	58
		DANAPUR	24
		DHANBAD	130
		SONPUR	19
		SAMASTIPUR	11
	2009	MUGHALSARAI	54
		DANAPUR	26
		DHANBAD	66
		SONPUR	17
		SAMASTIPUR	16
East Coast Railway	2007	KHURDA	3
		WALTAIR	7
		SAMBALPUR	0
	2008	KHURDA	3
		WALTAIR	9
		SAMBALPUR	0
	2009	KHURDA	11
		WALTAIR	5
		SAMBALPUR	0
Northern Railway	2007	DELHI	73
		AMBALA	18
		FIROZPUR	12
		MORADABAD	7
		LUCKNOW	12
	2008	DELHI	70
		AMBALA	16
		FIROZPUR	11
		MORADABAD	6
		LUCKNOW	11
	2009	DELHI	82
		AMBALA	18
		FIROZPUR	8
		MORADABAD	6
		LUCKNOW	6
North Central Railway	2007	ALLAHABAD	32
		JHANSI	0
		AGRA	62
	2008	ALLAHABAD	18
		JHANSI	7
		AGRA	72
	2009	ALLAHABAD	23
		JHANSI	10
		AGRA	54
North Eastern Railway	2007	IZZATNAGAR	3
		LUCKNOW JN	23
		VARANASI	5
	2008	IZZATNAGAR	1
		LUCKNOW JN	17
		VARANASI	5
	2009	IZZATNAGAR	0
		LUCKNOW JN	14
		VARANASI	14
North East Frontier Railway	2007	KATIHAR	19
		ALIPURDUAR	4
		RANGIYA	17
		LUMDING	282
		TINSUKIA	17
	2008	KATIHAR	11
		ALIPURDUAR	3
		RANGIYA	8
		LUMDING	164
		TINSUKIA	13
	2009	KATIHAR	28
		ALIPURDUAR	6
		RANGIYA	9
		LUMDING	125
		TINSUKIA	12
North Western Railway	2007	AJMER	0
		BIKANER	5
		JAIPUR	9
		JODHPUR	10
	2008	AJMER	0
		BIKANER	4
		JAIPUR	60
		JODHPUR	1
	2009	AJMER	0
		BIKANER	0
		JAIPUR	8
		JODHPUR	3
Southern Railway	2007	CHENNAI	3
		TRICHY	0
		MADURAI	1
		PALGHAT	1
		SALEM	0
		TRIVANDRUM	4
	2008	CHENNAI	5
		TRICHY	3
		MADURAI	3
		PALGHAT	0
		SALEM	1
		TRIVANDRUM	6
	2009	CHENNAI	3
		TRICHY	0
		MADURAI	1
		PALGHAT	1
		SALEM	1
		TRIVANDRUM	5
South Central Railway	2007	GUNTAKAL	3
		SECUNDERABAD	3
		HYDERABAD	0
		VIJAYAWADA	2
		NANDED	1
	2008	GUNTAKAL	0
		SECUNDERABAD	2
		HYDERABAD	0
		VIJAYAWADA	0
		NANDED	0
	2009	GUNTAKAL	0
		SECUNDERABAD	0
		HYDERABAD	0
		VIJAYAWADA	0
		NANDED	0
South Eastern Railway	2007	KHARAGPUR	11
		ADRA	15
		CHAKRADHARPUR	112
		RANCHI	15
	2008	KHARAGPUR	21
		ADRA	9
		CHAKRADHARPUR	97
		RANCHI	12
	2009	KHARAGPUR	15
		ADRA	2
		CHAKRADHARPUR	64
		RANCHI	5
South East Central Railway	2007	BILASPUR	2
		RAIPUR	4
		NAGPUR	1
	2008	BILASPUR	0
		RAIPUR	2
		NAGPUR	1
	2009	BILASPUR	1
		RAIPUR	1
		NAGPUR	0
South Western Railway	2007	HUBLI	3
		BANGALORE	22
		MYSORE	0
	2008	HUBLI	7
		BANGALORE	23
		MYSORE	0
	2009	HUBLI	6
		BANGALORE	19
		MYSORE	0
Western Railway	2007	MUMBAI CENTRAL	0
		VADODARA	2
		AHMEDABAD	20
		RATLAM	0
		RAJKOT	3
		BHAVNAGAR	1
	2008	MUMBAI CENTRAL	0
		VADODARA	2
		AHMEDABAD	13
		RATLAM	0
		RAJKOT	4
		BHAVNAGAR	0
	2009	MUMBAI CENTRAL	0
		VADODARA	2
		AHMEDABAD	10
		RATLAM	0
		RAJKOT	4
		BHAVNAGAR	0
West Central Railway	2007	JABALPUR	7
		BHOPAL	12
		KOTA	7
	2008	JABALPUR	10
		BHOPAL	13
		KOTA	0
	2009	JABALPUR	11
		BHOPAL	12
		KOTA	1