Earning records are not maintained division-wise. Details of all Zones, including total earnings, zones-wise since last re-organisation of Indian Railways in 2003-04, are given below:
| S.No. | Zonal Railway | Headquarter | Year of Creation |
Number of Divisions
|
Gross earnings since 2003-04 to 2018-19 (`in Crore) |
|
1.
|
Central Railway | Mumbai | 1951 |
5
|
143,948.91 |
|
2.
|
Eastern Railway | Kolkata | 1952 |
4
|
71,033.65 |
|
3.
|
East Central Railway | Hajipur | 2002 |
5
|
113,281.69 |
|
4.
|
East Coast Railway | Bhubaneswar | 2003 |
3
|
150,513.97 |
|
5.
|
Northern Railway | New Delhi | 1952 |
5
|
175,206.07 |
|
6.
|
North Central Railway | Allahabad | 2003 |
3
|
147,907.45 |
|
7.
|
North Eastern Railway | Gorakhpur | 1952 |
3
|
32,696.62 |
|
8.
|
Northeast Frontier Railway | Guwahati | 1958 |
5
|
48,357.46 |
|
9.
|
North Western Railway | Jaipur | 2002 |
4
|
69,650.79 |
|
10.
|
Southern Railway | Chennai | 1951 |
6
|
85,915.94 |
|
11.
|
South Central Railway | Secunderabad | 1966 |
6
|
163,684.28 |
|
12.
|
South Eastern Railway | Kolkata | 1955 |
4
|
134,419.25 |
|
13.
|
South East Central Railway | Bilaspur | 2003 |
3
|
121,065.97 |
|
14.
|
South Western Railway | Hubli | 2003 |
3
|
51,981.48 |
|
15.
|
Western Railway | Mumbai | 1951 |
6
|
140,063.01 |
|
16.
|
West Central Railway | Jabalpur | 2003 |
3
|
110,796.29 |
|
17.
|
Metro Railway | Kolkata | 2010 |
–
|
1,969.54 |
| Total |
68
|
1,762,492.37 |
(e) There is no existing practice to give ratings to various Railway zones. However, to assign greater accountability to the Zonal Railways and also to ensure that decision making at field level gets expedited, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is being signed between Secretary, Railway Board and General Managers of each Zonal Railway in the beginning of the Financial Year. Under these MOUs, all the Zonal Railways, undertake to achieve the targets for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) given in the MOU. These KPIs inter-alia cover operational and financial performance, infrastructure creation works, capacity utilization, asset maintenance and reliability.
To improve overall performance of all Railway zones and profitability of Railways, thrust is on setting targets for all zones in the beginning of the Financial Year for freight loading, passenger traffic, earnings, expenditure, punctuality and infrastructure creation, and reviewing the performance regularly. Further, annual targets are also being set for improving asset utilization and productivity. The performance is evaluated and monitored regularly through monthly review meeting. Issues and constraints faced by zones regarding performance are also addressed regularly. To encourage competition amongst Railway Zones, the best overall performing Zone is awarded every year. Awards are also given to Zones for excellence in performance in specific areas also.
- (a) the details of the Railway Zones functioning in the country and the reasons for creating these zones;
- (b) whether every new Railway Zone created has fulfilled the factors like size, workload, accessibility, traffic pattern, operational and administrative requirements and if so, the details thereof, zone-wise;
- (c) the details of gross income of each Division since its creation, division and zone-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to sanction more railway zones considering the demands of various States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Railway Board has conducted rating of its zones, if so, the details and the outcome thereof and the steps taken by the Government to improve the overall performance of all the railway zones so as to improve the profitability of railways?