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          There are doubling and gauge conversion projects also.  But whatever money has been provided in the current year is very meagre.  I do not understand what this has happened.  The money that was provided earlier was much more than whatever has been provided this time.  This is very minimal.  Our hon. Minister of Railways, Shri Mukul Roy is here and his Deputy, Mr. Muiyappa is also here.  I would request them to go into the details of this budget making and to see why so little money has been provided in the Budget.

          The Bill is providing more power to an inquiry officer to punish those who are engaged in confiscation of railway property and theft of railway products.  At the outset, I welcome this Bill.  The preservation of public property and product of railway department is inevitable and essential. Most of the railway tracks are old and worn out.  New tracks are needed to transform in larger part of the railway line.

          I express my hearty thanks to our honourable Railway Minister for the  sanction of double track project and electrification from Madurai to Kanyakumari through Tirunelveli.  I request our Railway Minister to issue early order to survey the track line and acquire the land and other infrastructure.

          The gauge conversion project from Salem to Karur is already completed.  It should be inaugurated at the earliest. The ongoing doubling project from Villupuram to Dindugul is at the estimated cost of 1280 crores.  But till now only 210 crores is spent and a meager amount of Rs.60 crores is allotted in this present budget.  This project is going very slow due to poor financial allocation.  So, I request the government for allocation of more funds in order to complete the doubling project at the earliest.  The doubling of railway line from Thanjavur and Ponmalai is also needs sufficient financial allocation. 
          The gauge conversion project from Salem to Karur is already completed.  It should be inaugurated at the earliest. The ongoing doubling project from Villupuram to Dindugul is at the estimated cost of 1280 crores.  But till now only 210 crores is spent and a meager amount of Rs.60 crores is allotted in this present budget.  This project is going very slow due to poor financial allocation.  So, I request the government for allocation of more funds in order to complete the doubling project at the earliest.  The doubling of railway line from Thanjavur and Ponmalai is also needs sufficient financial allocation.