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LOK SABHA

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List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS

Wednesday, February 8, 2017/Magha 19, 1938 (Saka)

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(Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Communications; Developmentof North Eastern Region; Earth Sciences; Electronics and InformationTechnology; External Affairs; Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation;

Information and Broadcasting; Law and Justice; Minority Affairs; Personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Science and

Technology; Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Space;Statistics and Programme Implementation; Urban Development)

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Total Number of Questions — 20

Digital Transactions

*81. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

Will the Minister of PLANNING

;kstuk ea=h

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the NITI Aayog plans torank States on the basis of digitaltransactions and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Aayog has asked theStates to submit their digital transactiondata;

(c) if so, the details thereof and theresponse of the States thereto;

(d) whether the NITI Aayog has alsosuggested to incentivise digital paymentsby promising a fixed incentive for individual

and also for district collectors/districtmagistrates/deputy commissioners; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe reaction of the Government thereto?

Safety Technology

*82. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS

jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Railways has decidedto procure latest safety technology on 'warfooting' in the wake of two recentderailments to ensure passenger safety andreduce dependency on manual systems;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the

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expenditure likely to be incurredthereon;

(c) the time by which the technology islikely to be put into use;

(d) whether the Railways also proposesto seek foreign assistance in assessing andaugmenting safety mechanism; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thepresent status of special railway safetyfund?

Internet Penetration

*83. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:SHRI NALIN KUMAR

KATEEL:

Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS

lapkj ea=h


(a) whether low internet penetration inIndia has adversely affected Digital Indiainitiative and less cash economy and if so,the details thereof;

(b) the percentage of internet serviceusers in India, both mobile and landline,State-wise;

(c) whether the Government hasassessed the need to augment telecominfrastructure so as to provide internetservices in villages, small towns andcities;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe present status of the internet accessedin villages, towns and cities, State-wise;and

(e) whether the Government is takingsteps to make available quality internetfacilities through various ways to enablethe people to easily take part in the digitizedworld and if so, the details thereof?

Commissioning ofKNPP

*84. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the PRIME MINISTER

izèku ea=h


(a) whether the Government hasreceived any request from the StateGovernment of Tamil Nadu for earlycommissioning of unit II of KudankulamNuclear Power Plant (KNPP);

(b) if so, the details thereof and the stepstaken by the Government in this regard;

(c) the installed capacity of the KNPPunit II; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto provide adequate compensation and jobopportunities for the local people who havebeen displaced due to this power plant?

Haj Expenses

*85. SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

Will the Minister of MINORITYAFFAIRS

vYila[;d dk;Z ea=h


(a) whether measures are being takenby the Government to reduce the Hajexpenses to meet the gradual subsidydownsizing as directed by the SupremeCourt and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Union Government hasformulated guidelines for makingaccommodation and transport tender morecompetitive and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Indian Hajis are paying moreas compared to other countries foraccommodation and transport, having sametype of facilities; and

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(d) if so, the details thereof and thecorective steps being taken by theGovernment in this regard includingproviding adequate facilities andtransparent system of arrangingaccommodation for Haj pilgrims?

Reforms in Public Broadcasting

*86. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:SHRI MUTHAMSETTI

SRINIVASA RAO(AVANTHI):

Will the Minister of INFORMATIONAND BROADCASTING

lwpuk vkSj izlkj.k ea=h


(a) whether several committees,including Sam Pitroda Panel haverecommended structural reforms in thePublic Broadcasting and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether a panel of Secretaries hasalso suggested the Government to makepublic broadcasters, Doordarshan (DD) andAll India Radio (AIR), corporate entitiesso as to reduce their dependence onGovernment funds and give them elbowroom to take decisions; and

(c) if so, the reaction of the Governmentthereto?

IT Policy

*87. SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICSAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

bysDVªkWfudh vkSj lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh ea=h


(a) whether international revenues fromIT sector are stagnating and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government proposesto take measures to kick start domesticdemand to make up for losses and if so, thedetails thereof and the action taken by theGovernment in this regard;

(c) whether the Government is alsoconsidering to set up a committee to studythe factors affecting the IT industry and ifso, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government proposesto review the Information TechnologyPolicy to improve the sagging fortunes ofthe sector and if so, the details thereof?

Development of Slums

*88. SHRI B.V. NAIK:DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOUSING ANDURBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

vkokl vkSj 'kgjh xjhch mi'keu ea=h


(a) the number of slums and thepopulation of slum dwellers in the country,State-wise;

(b) the number of slums demolishedduring the last three years and the amountof compensation disbursed, State-wise andyear-wise;

(c) the fund disbursed for constructionof low cost housing during the last threeyears and the number of housesconstructed, State-wise and year-wise;

(d) whether the percentage of slumpopulation has changed over the last threetimes of data collection at All India andState levels and if so, the details thereof;and

(e) the programmes and schemes runby the Ministry for slum development,rehabilitation and improvement of socio-economic conditions of slum dwellers and

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funds allocated for the same during the lastthree years, State-wise?

Development of Railway Network

*89. SHRI RAMESWAR TELI:


jsy ea=h


(a) the growth recorded in the expansionof railway network, both metre andbroadgauge during the last three planperiods, plan-wise;

(b) whether the Railways have anyproposal to develop the railway networkin unserved areas including theelectrification of lines in the North-EasternStates and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Railways haveestimated total funds required to executesuch projects and if so, the details thereof?

Desalination Plants

*90. SHRI GODSE HEMANTTUKARAM:

Will the Minister of EARTHSCIENCES

i`Foh foKku ea=h


(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to set up a largenumber of desalination plants in the coastalareas of the country for producing drinkingwater from sea water;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which the said scheme is likely to beimplemented;

(c) the per litre cost of drinking waterso produced from these plants;

(d) the places/locations where

desalination plants have been set up andmade operational along with those plannedfor the future; and

(e) the steps taken to popularise thetechnology to convert sea water intopotable water?

Unnatural Death of Scientists andEngineers

*91. SHRI DUSHYANTCHAUTALA:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:


izèku ea=h


(a) whether the Government is awareof a number of alleged unnatural deaths ofscientists and engineers reported in theatomic power stations and other researchcentres in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years and the reasons attributedfor the same;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted investigations into suchincidents;

(d) if so, the details along with thefindings thereof; and

(e) the details of steps taken to preventsuch incidents in future?

Model Stations

†*92. SHRI SUNIL KUMARSINGH:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMARRAY:


jsy ea=h


†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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(a) the number of railway stationsupgraded as model stations at present alongwith the details thereof, zone-wise;

(b) the details of additional facilitiesprovided at these stations vis-a-vis otherstations;

(c) whether any target has been fixed todevelop all the railway stations of thecountry as model stations and if so, thetime by which it is likely to be done alongwith the details thereof;

(d) the names of the stations which areproposed to be upgraded as model stationsas per the announcement made in the RailBudget 2016-17; and

(e) whether the Government hasreceived representations from variousquarters to develop Latehar, Barvadih, Tori,Mahuamilan, Koderma and Hazaribaghstations of Jharkhand as model stations andif so, the details thereof and the action taken/being taken thereon?

Cyber Crimes

*93. SHRI D.K. SURESH:SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:


bysDVªkfudh vkSj lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh ea=h


(a) the details of cyber crimes reportedduring the last three years and the presentstatus of the said crimes;

(b) the percentage increase in suchcrimes during the said period, State-wise;and

(c) whether the Government has takenany steps to tackle cyber crime incidentswith stringent cyber laws to make on-linetransactions foolproof and if so, the detailsthereof?

Strengthening Alliances withBIMSTEC and BBIN

*94. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAYPANDA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS

fons'k ea=h


(a) whether any progress has been madein strengthening alliances with the Bay ofBengal Initiative for Multi-SectoralTechnical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC) and Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indiaand Nepal (BBIN);

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(c) whether India is planning to use theBIMSTEC and BBIN partnerships to exertpressure on Pakistan to honour the termsof ceasefire; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Indo-Pak Relations

*95. SHRI RAYAPATISAMBASIVA RAO:

SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:


fons'k ea=h


(a) the present status of relationshipwith Pakistan post Pathankot and Uriattacks;

(b) whether efforts have been made byPakistan to improve its relationship withIndia post these attacks and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the details of interactions which have

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been made by India and Pakistan duringthis period; and

(d) the present status of Secretary-leveltalks with Pakistan?

Monitoring of Glaciers

*96. SHRI ASHWINI KUMARCHOUBEY:


i`Foh foKku ea=h


(a) whether any monitoring ofHimalayan glaciers and the water audit ofthe rivers of the Himalayan Foothills andGangetic plains have been conducted duringthe last three years;

(b) if so, the details and the outcomethereof;

(c) whether there has been a gradualdecline of Himalayan glaciers;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor along with its likely impacton future water supply to the glacially fedrivers of north India; and

(e) the details of the corrective measurestaken/being taken in this regard?

Telecom Policy

*97. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:


lapkj ea=h


(a) the salient features of presenttelecom policy;

(b) whether the Government hasassessed the policy and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the Government proposesto bring a pan-India telecom policy;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken in thisregard?

Modification in Rules for PassportIssuance

*98. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:


fons'k ea=h


(a) whether rules for obtainingpassports have been eased/revised forvarious categories and if so, the detailsthereof along with its benefit to the people;

(b) whether the orphaned children havebeen allowed to furnish a letter confirmingtheir date of birth from the head of theorphanage centre for obtaining passportsand if so, the details thereof;

(c) the measures taken to addresspossible discrepancies in date of birth underthe revised guidelines; and

(d) the manner in which the Governmentproposes to plug loopholes and checkpeople from making passport illegally usingthese rules?

Heritage Conservation

*99. SHRI DHANANJAYMAHADIK:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:


jsy ea=h


(a) the present status of heritageconservation of Indian Railways;

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NEW DELHI; ANOOP MISHRA

February 2, 2017 Secretary General

Magha 13, 1938 (Saka)

(b) whether the Railways plans tooutsource heritage conservation activitiesand if so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor; and

(c) whether the Government alsoproposes to entrust an independent andregistered society comprising various stakeholders for heritage conservation work andif so, the details thereof?

Prime Minister's 15 Point Programme

*100. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:


vYila[;d dk;Z ea=h


(a) the aims and objectives ofPrime Minister's 15 point Programme beingimplemented for the welfare of minoritiesin the country along with itsimplementation status in the minorityconcentrated districts in the country duringthe last three years and the current year;

(b) whether the Government hasevaluated the physical and financialperformance of the programme; and

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe achievements made under variousschemes included in the programme duringthe above period?

INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy : 84, 91

Communications : 83, 97

Development of North Eastern Region :

Earth Sciences : 90, 96

Electronics and Information Technology : 87, 93

External Affairs : 94, 95, 98

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation : 88

Information and Broadcasting : 86

Law and Justice :

Minority Affairs : 85, 100

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions :

Planning : 81

Railways : 82, 89, 92, 99.

Science and Technology :

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship :

Space :

Statistics and Programme Implementation :

Urban Development :

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LOK SABHA CORRIGENDA

to the List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS on February 8, 2017 /Magha 19, 1938 (Saka)

Question No. Correction _____________________________________________________________________

81 Part (d); line 3: for "individual" read "individuals"

85 Part (d); line 2: for "corective" read "corrective"

New Delhi ANOOP MISHRA February 03, 2017. Secretary General Magha 14, 1938 (Saka)

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to the List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS on February 8, 2017 /Magha 19, 1938 (Saka)

Question No. Correction _____________________________________________________________________

92 (i) In heading: for "Model Stations" read "Aadarsh Station"

(ii) Part (a) to (e): for "Model Stations" read "Aadarsh Station"


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Tie up for Nuclear Energy

921. SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether the French Company EDFis interested to tie up for nuclear energygeneration in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the said French companyhas signed any MoU with the Government;and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

LOK SABHA

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List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

Wednesday, February 8, 2017/Magha 19, 1938 (Saka)

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(Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Communications; Developmentof North Eastern Region; Earth Sciences; Electronics and Information

Technology; External Affairs; Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation;Information and Broadcasting; Law and Justice; Minority Affairs;Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways;

Science and Technology; Skill Development andEntrepreneurship; Space; Statistics and

Programme Implementation;Urban Development)

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'kgjh fodkl ea=ky;½————

Total Number of Questions — 230

Green Energy for Mobile Towers

922. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAIKHADSE:


lapkj ea=h


(a) whether the Government proposesto establish mobile towers powered bySolar and other renewable source of energyin remote village areas especially to improvecommunications in Naxal-hit areas;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

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(c) the details of mobile towers set upwhich run on green energy, State andoperator-wise?

Setting up of New Atomic PowerPlants

923. SHRI DHARAM VIRA:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether the Government is planningto set up new atomic power plants innorthern States such as Uttarakhand,Punjab and Haryana;

(b) if so, the details in this regard alongwith the measures taken so far to identifythe possible sites;

(c) the agencies which are involved insetting up of the proposed atomic plants;and

(d) the safety concerns raised and themeasures taken or proposed to be taken bythe Government before setting up suchplants in highly sensitive regions?

Universal Health Scheme

†924. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:


;kstuk ea=h


(a) whether the NITI Aayog hassubmitted a proposal of Universal HealthScheme to the Government in which life,health and accidental insurance can be takenby merely paying Rs. 100/- per month;and

(b) if so, the decision taken by theGovernment on this proposal?


CSC as Payment Gateway

†925. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBENPATEL:




(a) whether the Common Service Centre(CSC) has been allotted license forfunctioning as payment gateway;


(c) the number of CSCs opened invillages and rural districts along with thenumber of employment opportunitiescreated so far; and

(d) the details of achievement of CSCin creating a cashless society?

NABL

926. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY

foKku vkSj izkS|ksfxdh ea=h


(a) whether any proposal has beenreceived by the Government from AndhraPradesh for granting financial assistance toestablish National Accreditation Board forTesting and Calibration Laboratories(NABL) at Guntur; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe action taken thereon?

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Establishment of Industrial TrainingInstitutes

†927. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of SKILLDEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP

dkS'ky fodkl vkSj m|ferk ea=h


(a) whether the Government is makingany efforts to establish small IndustrialTraining Institutes (ITIs) and promotetechnical education in various parts of thecountry particularly in Scheduled Tribesdominated areas;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UnionTerritory-wise including Chhattisgarh;

(c) the details of the ITIs established inthe country as on date State/UnionTerritory-wise along with the amount ofexpenditure incurred on establishment ofthese ITIs during the last three years andthe current year; and

(d) the details of the funds provided/utilized under various heads for ITIs in thecountry during the said period, State/UnionTerritory-wise including Chhattisgarh?

Call Centres

†928. SHRIMATI DARSHANAVIKRAM JARDOSH:




(a) the number of Call Centresfunctioning round the clock;

(b) whether there are any guidelines or

rules for the functioning of these callcentres; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if notwhether the Government is considering toissue any guidelines in this regard?

Funds to Biological Research Centre

929. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDERREDDY:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any requests/representations fromelected representatives from Telanganaregarding release of necessary funds to theBiological Research Centre being establishedin the State; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the stepstaken by the Government to release thesaid funds for the purpose?

Konch-Bhind-Urai-Mahoba Rail Line

†930. SHRI BHANU PRATAPSINGH VERMA:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether construction of Konch-Bhind and Urai-Mahoba rail line isproposed on joint venture model in the RailBudget- 2016;


(c) the time by which construction ofthe said rail lines is likely to be started?

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Capacity Building for Urban LocalBodies

931. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:

Will the Minister of URBANDEVELOPMENT

'kgjh fodkl ea=h


(a) the efforts being made as a part ofcapacity building for Urban Local Bodiesunder the Smart Cities Mission;

(b) the details of cities taken up for thiscapacity building; and

(c) the locations of Centres of Excellenceand details of the functions performed bythem?

Revival of MTNL

932. SHRI RAM CHARITRANISHAD:


lapkj ea=h


(a) whether the MTNL has beenwitnessing continuous reduction in profitssince 2009-10;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor;

(c) whether the MTNL has submitted arevival plan to the Government and if so,the details thereof;

(d) whether MTNL is consideringpartnering with State run BSNL to provideequipment for its mobile services in Delhiand Mumbai as managed service provideron a revenue sharing basis and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) whether the PSU is also targetingrevenue worth Rs. 1,000 crore in two yearsfrom asset monetization and if so, the detailsthereof?

Telecom Infrastructure

933. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:SHRI DHANANJAY

MAHADIK:DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR

GAVIT:KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI

KHADSE:SHRI MOHITE PATIL

VIJAYSINHSHANKARRAO:


lapkj ea=h


(a) whether the Government hasunveiled a right of way policy which allowsonly a licensee to deploy telecominfrastructure and if so, the details thereofand the objective behind the move;

(b) whether mobile tower firms havesought clarity from the Government on thepolicy;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the response of the Governmentthereto and the other steps taken by theGovernment in the interest of mobiletelecom companies; and

(e) whether the Government proposesto use the post offices and other buildingsand infrastructure to further leverage forprovision of digital services and if so, thedetails thereof?

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Beneficiaries of Housing Scheme

†934. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:




(a) the provisions made in the housingscheme by the Government for thoseeligible beneficiaries who have not beenincluded in the list of 2011;

(b) the State-wise number of suchbeneficiaries;

(c) if not, the steps likely to be takenby the Government in this regard; and

(d) whether the Government proposesto formulate any scheme for this purposeand if so, the details thereof?

Registration of migrants

935. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:


fons'k ea=h


(a) whether the Government hasstrengthened its online mechanism forregistration of migrants especially womenand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government haslaunched 'e-Migrate Project' to automatethe current emigration processes and eco-system and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the list of top ten countries wheremigrant workers are employed from India;

(d) the list of Indian States whichshowed upward trend in emigrationclearances with the number of registeredrecruiting agencies; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentfor the welfare and safety of Indian migrantworkers abroad during the year 2016?

Visa Free Entry in Hong Kong

936. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:


fons'k ea=h


(a) whether Indian travellers will not beeligible for visa-free entry to Hong Kongfrom January, 2017 onwards and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the pre-arrival registrationfor Indian Nationals has commenced andIndian nationals must furnish an "approvalslip" before boarding a plane or ship toHong Kong and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) the reaction of the Government tothe new rules introduced for the Indiantourists?

Plantation on Railway Land

937. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Railways has signed anyagreement with forest departments of allStates for plantation on Railway lands andif so, the details of the agreement;

(b) whether Railways will bear the costof plantation including its maintenanceand protection and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Railways has identified thelands where the plantation will be done;

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(d) if so, the details thereof includingthe Railway lands in Maharashtra whereplantation will be done;

(e) whether the ownership of the landswill be transferred to State forestdepartments and if so, the details thereof;and

(f) whether plantation work on Railwaylands has been started and if so, the detailsthereof?

Special Courts

938. SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will the Minister of LAW ANDJUSTICE

fof/k vkSj U;k; ea=h


(a) the number of special courts createdby various Statutes during the last threeyears and the current year;

(b) the number of cases pending in theabove said special courts;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted a research to see if these specialcourts have been able to dispose of thecases faster; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken in this regard?

Free Internet Data

†939. SHRIMATI RANJANBENBHATT:

SHRIMATI RAKSHATAIKHADSE:


lapkj ea=h


(a) whether India needs over 80 lakhswifi hotspots against 31000 presentlyavailable for Digital India;

(b) if so, the steps Government isplanning in this regard for DigitalTechnology to be accessible to every citizenof the country;

(c) whether the Government proposesto provide 100 MB free data to ruralsubscribers in order to facilitate cashlesstransaction; and

(d) if so, the number of villages proposedto be equipped with the said facility, State-wise and the time by which the same islikely to be done and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Improper Use of Radioactive Materials

940. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether incidents of illegal orimproper use of radioactive materials havecome to the notice of the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof, includingthe action taken against them;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to introduce a bill to give morepowers to the nuclear regulatory authorityto deal with such incidents; and


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Passenger Amenities

†941. SHRIMATI NEELAMSONKER:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the passenger amenitiescommittee constituted with regard toproviding amenities to passengers hassubmitted its report;

(b) if so, the salient features of the saidreport;

(c) whether any shortcomings withregard to enquiry through telephone number139 and other passenger amenities havebeen pointed out in the said report;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government has takenany corrective steps in this regard and ifso, the details thereof?

Assistance to Underprivileged

†942. SHRI BODHSINGHBHAGAT:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

lkaf[;dh vkSj dk;ZØe dk;kZUo;u ea=h


(a) whether the Government isconsidering to make provisions forvoluntary funds for quick assistance to theunderprivileged people by the Membersof Parliament during their visit to theconstituencies;

(b) if not, the provision which theGovernment proposes to make as analternative; and

(c) if so, the time by which the saidprovisions are likely to be implemented?

Financial Allocation for Schemes/Programmes

†943. SHRI LALLU SINGH:


;kstuk ea=h


(a) the steps taken for making financialallocation for various programmes andschemes before the completion of theTwelfth Five Year Plan period; and

(b) the extent of success achieved inachieving the targets of the Twelfth FiveYear Plan?

Aadhaar Card to Differently Abled

†944. SHRI GANESH SINGH:SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR

PATIL:


bysDVªWkfudh vkSj lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh ea=h


(a) whether the differently abled peopleand mentally retarded (divyang) childrenare facing difficulties in reaching to theAadhaar cards kendras for issuing of theirAadhaar cards;


(c) whether the Government proposesto prepare the Aadhaar cards of such peopleat their doorstep;


(e) if not, the measures taken by the

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Government to alleviate the difficultiesfaced by them for enrolment in Aadhaar?

Railway Projects in Assam

945. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:


jsy ea=h


(a) the present status of the ongoingrailway projects, which were announced inthe past in the State of Assam;

(b) whether some projects of gaugeconversion are pending for the last manyyears in the State; and

(c) if so, the steps being taken by theGovernment for early completion of allpending projects of Assam?

Conversion of Old Coaches intoTheme Based Restaurants

946. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether it is true that the Railwayshas decided to convert old coaches of thePalace on Wheels into theme basedrestaurants;


(c) whether these restaurants will beplaced strategically at railway propertiesof historic significance; and


ISRO Rover on Lunar Surface

947. DR. K. GOPAL:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether ISRO is going to deployrover on lunar surface;


(c) whether the wheeled rover would beuseful in suing multiple applications bycollecting soil and rock sediments and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) whether ISRO has not yet finalizedthe timing of its launch and if so, the detailsthereof?

Spectrum for Telecom

†948. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:


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(a) whether one of the biggest challengesfor Digital India Programme is slow paceof development of communicationinfrastructure and only ten percentspectrum is available to metro cities in Indiaas compared to the developed countries;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe per capita availability of spectrum inMetro cities;

(c) whether most of the rural areas aredeprived of internet facility as Internetservice providers are finding it economicallyunviable to provide the service in remoteand rural areas;


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(e) the corrective action taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Development Areas

949. DR. UDIT RAJ:


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(a) whether the Government proposedto declare development areas under section12 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which it is likely to be declared;

(c) whether the Government proposesto declare 89 villages in the NCT of Delhias Urban villages under section 507 of theDelhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which a final decision is likely to betaken in this regard?

Freight Classification

†950. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:


jsy ea=h


(a) the norms laid down for freightclassification under the goods transportsystem;

(b) whether the Railways have furtherchanged the classification of various goodsrecently for determining the prevailing rates;

(c) if so, the details in this regard; and

(d) the manner in which transparency

is ensured by the Railways in the decisionmaking process in this regard?

Heavy Water Reactors

†951. SHRI HARINARAYANRAJBHAR:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether the Government proposesto set up heavy water reactors in thecountry;

(b) if so, the names of various Stateswhere the heavy water reactors areproposed to be set up;

(c) whether any assessment has beenmade regarding likely impact of the risingnumber of heavy water reactors on theelectricity generation; and

(d) if so, the details in this regard for thelast three years?

Uranium Reserves in Meghalaya

952. SHRI PARVESH SAHIBSINGH:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether the Government hasimplemented its plan of exploiting theuranium reserves in the State of Meghalayain order to bolster its atomic powergeneration capacity;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe status of the projects;

(c) whether any fresh talks have beenheld with the State Government of

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Meghalaya to set up the extraction facility;and


R&D in Telecom

953. SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:


lapkj ea=h


(a) whether the Government promotesor proposes to promote research studies inthe area of telecom and relevant technology;


(c) whether educational institutions andother research institutes in the country arealso involved in R&D in the sector; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theresults achieved thereof so far?

Leakage at Nuclear Plant

954. SHRI P.K. BIJU:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether it is a fact that work inKudankulam nuclear plant had to bestopped due to some leakage and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(b) whether any nationwide safety andsecurity audit of nuclear plants has beenconducted after this incident and if so, thedetails thereof?

Private Radio/TV Channel Licencees

955. SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARSWATI:




(a) whether the Government hasdeveloped any mechanism to regularlycheck the net-worth of the companies whoare holders of private radio of TV channellicenses and if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Ministry has taken anyaction against those License Holders whosenet-worth are below the prescribed limit;and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Rail Connectivity to Leh in Ladhak

956. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Railways has anyproposal to lay new lines in the NorthEastern States of Sikkim, ArunachalPradesh and Assam close to the internationalborders in consultation with the Ministryof Defence and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Railways has similarplan to provide rail connectivity to Leh inLadhak region of Jammu and Kashmir andif so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the feasibility studies forthese projects have been completed; and

(d) if so, the project cost, the source offunds and the timeframe by which theprojects would be accomplished?

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Drinking Water/Sewer Lines inGujarat

†957. SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:


'kgjh fodkl ea=h


(a) whether any allocation of funds hasbeen made for providing drinking water andfor laying sewer lines in Gujarat;


(c) the details of the works conductedin various cities in Gujarat using the saidfunds?

Inter-Planetary Mission

†958. SHRI RATTAN LALKATARIA:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether ISRO is planning toundertake Venus and Jupiter inter-planetary missions;


(c) whether ISRO is preparing anyaction plan for achieving the above targetsand if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the type of satellite and rocketwhich will be capable of accomplishing thisjob?

Laying New Railway Lines

†959. SHRI RAM TAHALCHOUDHARY:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Government has madeany efforts to lay new railway lines inJharkhand;

(b) if so, the details of the last threeyears and the names of places for whichthe said railway lines were proposed;

(c) the present status of work in regardto laying of these new railway lines; and

(d) the time by which the constructionwork is likely to be completed?

Sabari Rail Project

960. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:


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(a) the present status of Sabari Railproject in Kerala;

(b) the estimated construction cost ofthe project; and

(c) the State Government'sparticipation, if any, in this project?

Information on Online Services

961. ADV. CHINTAMANNAVASHA WANAGA:


lapkj ea=h


(a) whether postal network is likely tobe involved in informing and educating the

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people on online Government services andcashless transactions;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wiseincluding Madhya Pradesh; and

(c) whether the Government has anypositive data in this regard and if so, thedetails thereof?

Locomotive Manufacturing Factories

962. DR. BOORA NARSAIAHGOUD:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Railways has enteredinto an agreement with Alstom and GETransport for locomotive manufacturingfactories in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Laboratory under CSIR

†963. SHRI LAXMI NARAYANYADAV:




(a) the details of the laboratories set upby Council of Scientific and IndustrialResearch (CSIR) and the number out ofthem that are operational during the lastthree years, State/Union Territory-wise,particularly in Madhya Pradesh; and;

(b) the nature of work undertaken andachievements made by the laboratoriesduring the said period particularly inMadhya Pradesh?

Compensation to Displaced Indians

†964. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:


fons'k ea=h


(a) the latest status of payment ofcompensation to Indians displaced fromIraq and Kuwait because of Gulf war in1991;

(b) whether the Ministry hasapproached the United NationsCompensation Commission in this regard;and


Vacant Posts in Railways

965. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether huge number of posts arelying vacant in the Railways and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether this huge vacancy backloghas had severe impact on rail safety issues;and

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of job vacancies in SouthernRailway?

Pending Rail Projects

966. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARSINGH:


jsy ea=hbe pleased to state:

(a) the total number of ongoing/pending

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rail projects in the country and the amountsanctioned and incurred by the Governmentfor implementation of such projectsparticularly in Bihar during the last oneyear and the current year;

(b) whether the Government has anyproposal for speedy implementation of newrail projects in the country particularly inBihar for Bihta-Aurangabad new rail linefor development of backward and extremistaffected areas; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Gauge Conversion of Udaipur-Ahmedabad Rail line

†967. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the work relating to gaugeconversion of Udaipur-Ahmedabad viaHimmatnagar rail line is in progress;


(c) the amount spent so far in thisregard; and

(d) the time by which the gaugeconversion work is likely to be completed?

Online Appointment System

968. SHRI BHAGWANTHKHUBA:




(a) whether the Government proposes

an online system for appointment ofGovernment officials;


(c) whether the Government has anyprovisions to digitize the Governmentfunctioning that would lead to ease ofaccessibility to Government Departmentsfor citizens; and


Rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers

969. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGHSHEKHAWAT:




(a) whether a working group of NationalAdvisory Council (NAC) has stressed thatslum dwellers should be resettled at thespot where they are currently living;

(b) if so, the present progress ofrehabilitation of slum dwellers across thecountry; and

(c) whether the aim of Government tomake urban India free from slums would beachieved within any specified period andif so, the details thereof?

Land Sensing Satellite Data

†970. SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether the Government has givenany approval to Indian Space Research

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Organisation (ISRO) and Geological Surveyof the United States of America (USGS)for cooperation in sharing of AmericanLand Remote Sensing Satellite data;


(c) the manner in which ISRO and USGSwill be able to use satellites of each otherfor sharing the information of commoninterest?

Modernisation of Presses

971. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:


'kgjh fodkl ea=h


(a) whether the Government proposesto modernize the Government of IndiaPresses located in various parts of thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the timelikely to be taken to complete themodernization;

(c) the details of land belonging tovarious Government of India Presses ofthe country;

(d) whether the Government has anyproposal to use the above vacant land lyingin the hearts of various cities for any othercreative purposes;

(e) if so, the details thereof;

(f) whether the Government has noticedthat a large number of presses are on theverge of closure due to lack of employees;and

(g) if so, the steps taken to recruit newemployees for the Government of IndiaPresses?

Railway Projects in Rajasthan

†972. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:


jsy ea=h


(a) the details of various rail projects ofNorth Western Railway in Rajasthan andtheir present status, project-wise;

(b) the number of projects which havebeen delayed due to paucity of funds orany other reasons and the details ofescalated cost of each delayed project,project-wise;

(c) the steps taken to mobilise adequatefunds for these projects along with thetargets for their completion;

(d) whether sanction for gaugeconversion in respect of Suratpura-Hanumangarh, Ratangarh-Sardarshahar,Churu-Sikar-Jaipur, Loharu-Sikar sectionshas since been given; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which the work is likely to be completedon these lines?

India Development Foundation ofOverseas Indians

973. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:


fons'k ea=h


(a) whether the Government isimplementing any programme called IndiaDevelopment Foundation of OverseasIndians (IDF-OI); and

(b) if so, the details thereof including itsobjectives and salient features?

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Allocation of Funds

974. SHRI KANWAR SINGHTANWAR:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENTOF NORTH EASTERN REGION

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(a) whether it is a fact that funding underthe North Eastern Council (NEC) isallocated for the development of NorthEastern States;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the totalbudget allocated for 2016-17, State-wise;

(c) the number of projects that havebeen retained for funding and thepercentage amount utilised so far; and

(d) the total number of schemes/projects selected under NEC in the financialyear 2016-17, State-wise?

Modified Assured Career Progression

975. SHRI V. ELUMALAI:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether the Government hasaccepted the recommendation of the7th Pay Commission in respect ofModified Assured Career Progression forCentral Government employees;


(c) whether it will ensure one minimumpromotion in every 10 years till 30 yearsof service and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether it is also true that thereshall be three financial upgradation underthe assured promotion scheme countedfrom the direct entry grade on completion

of 10, 20 and 30 years service respectivelyor 10 years of continuous service in thesame level in pay matrix, whichever is earlier;and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Telecom Services in NER

976. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:SHRI SANKAR PRASAD

DATTA:


lapkj ea=h


(a) the total teledensity and the trend ofmobile phone penetration in the country,State-wise including Sikkim;

(b) whether all districts of NorthEastern Region (NER) including Tripuraand Sikkim have been covered withtelecommunication network;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the timeframe to cover the same;

(d) the steps taken to improve mobilecommunication penetration in NorthEastern Region including Tripura andSikkim; and

(e) whether the new security featureswill impact the cost of manufacturing ofphones and therefore, mobile penetrationin India and if so, the reaction of theGovernment thereto?

Autonomy of Prasar Bharti

977. SHRI VIRENDERKASHYAP:



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(a) whether the Government is planningto make Public Broadcaster DD and AIRas corporate entities;


(c) whether the Prasar Bharati (PB) hasfailed to achieve its mandate/objective aswas given to it to be autonomous under thestatute and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the reasons that evenafter a long period of establishment of PB,it remained fully dependent upon theGovernment; and

(e) whether the Government fixedresponsibility in this regard and if so, thedetails thereof?

Railway Workshops

†978. SHRI SADASHIVLOKHANDE:


jsy ea=h


(a) the details of Railway workshopsthat exist in various Railway zones as ondate;

(b) the details of those workshops inthe country which are on the verge of closureor which have been closed down till date;

(c) the number of workshops for whichamount has been allotted by the CentralGovernment for their renovation during thelast three years and till date; and

(d) the steps taken or proposed to betaken by the Central Government forrenovation/revival of those workshopswhich are on the verge of closure?

Social Obligation Policy

†979. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Railways is consideringto review its social obligation policy;


(c) whether Railways has receivedsuggestions/proposals from differentMinistries in respect of sharing socialobligation; and


Funding of Political Parties

980. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:


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(a) whether the Government hasplanned a discussion for change in fundraising process of political parties and ifso, the details thereof; and

(b) whether the Government hasplanned to frame a new law to make fundingof political parties more transparent and ifso, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government is mullingto have State funding of elections asrecommended by the Indrajit GuptaCommittee and if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor?

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Welfare of the Personnels in the PrintMedia

†981. COL. SONARAMCHOUDHARY:




(a) the details of the schemes for thewelfare of the personnels working in theelectronic and print media along with theamount allocated/utilized in the last threeyears; and

(b) whether any schemes or proposalsare under consideration to provide boardingfacilities in circuit house, toll free traveland providing other facilities to theaccredited reporters and if so, the detailsthereof?

Rail Regulator

982. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:


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(a) whether the Railways is going to setup an independent agency to fix passengerand freight fares and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the extent to which this will help inreducing the loss to Railways due tosubsidy given to passengers which is tothe tune, of Rs. 33,000 crores annually;and

(c) the time by which the regulator islikely to be put in place?

House for Poor

†983. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:




(a) whether there is any scheme beingrun by the Government to provide properhouses to the poor, destitutes and homeless,who sleep at the traffic signals andfootpaths in big cities;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,whether the Government proposes tolaunch any scheme in this direction; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the timeby when it is likely to be introduced?

Modernisation under PPP Mode

984. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASHJOSHI:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Government isexploring the possibility of funding formodernisation of stations, etc. throughPublic Private Partnership (PPP) mode andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the basic reasons for the piling up ofongoing projects causing undue delay incompletion of projects and the steps takento resolve the same in coordination with allauthorities/stakeholders concerned at thehighest level in the last three years; and

(c) the details of the correctivemeasures, including pursuing the matter formore financial support for expeditiouscompletion of the delayed projects withthe Ministry of Finance?

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Funds to Implementing Agencies

†985. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:


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(a) whether the Government proposes

to give funds to be given under the schemes,direct to the implementation agencies/

departments;

(b) if so, the names of the schemes inrespect of which consensus has been

initially evolved to give funds for theagencies/departments along with the names

of such agencies/departments; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Battery Operated Cars for Disabled

†986. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Government isconsidering to start battery operated car

service either by NGO or by Railways atall major railway stations of Uttar Pradesh

so as to facilitate the movement ofhandicapped, sick and old passengers at

cheaper rates;


(c) the details of the total number ofrailway stations at which this facility will

be made available in a planned manner?

Status of Hindus in Bangladesh

987. SHRI OM BIRLA:SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:


fons'k ea=h


(a) whether Hindus in Bangladesh areallegedly undergoing harassment;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe response of the Government in thisregard;

(c) whether the Government hasinitiated any talks with BangladeshGovernment for safety and security ofminority Hindus there; and


Indians killed in Turkey Attacks

988. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:


fons'k ea=h

be pleased to state:(a) whether two Indian nationals were

killed in terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkeyduring the new year party;

(b) if so, the details thereof;(c) whether the Union Government has

assisted the families of the deceased to bringtheir dead bodies to India and has givenany financial assistance to the kins of thedeceased;

(d) if so, the details thereof;(e) whether any action is being taken or

proposed to be taken against the terroristsin collaboration with Turkey; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

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Rainfall Prediction

989. SHRIMATI K.MARAGATHAM:


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(a) whether the country got threepercent less rain than normal during themonsoon months of June to September,2016;

(b) if so, whether this is the first timesince 2011 that the department was notable to forecast the overall sign of themonsoon this year and if so, the details andthe reasons therefor;

(c) whether it is also true that thesouthern parts of our country receivedmuch less rain during these monsoonmonths; and


Foreign Policy

990. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:


fons'k ea=h


(a) whether any attempt has been madeto synchronize foreign policy withdomestic development plans and whetherit has been in major focus in many foreignvisits of Prime Minister and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether the achievements made sofar in regard to synchronising foreign policywith domestic development plans havebeen as per expectations and if so, the detailsthereof?

Brucella Free Villages

991. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:




(a) whether the Department of Bio-technology has launched "Brucella FreeVillages" in certain States;


(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto develop novel diagnostics andvaccination to tackle Brucellosis affectingcattle as well as humans?

Rate of Urban Poverty

992. SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether it has come to the notice ofthe Government that mismanagement isone of the reasons for increase in the rate ofurban poverty;

(b) if so, the action taken thereon;

(c) whether the Government is awarethat more rural migrants and increasing birthrate in slums is causing urban poverty andif so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government is awarethat unemployment is also a reason forurban poverty; and

(e) if so, the initiatives taken by theGovernment to generate ample employmentopportunities?

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Upgradation of District Offices

993. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAVSAWAIKAR:




(a) whether the Government iscontemplating to undertake a pilot projectto upgrade the district offices of NationalInformatics Centre (NIC);

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe number of such districts to beupgraded;

(c) whether the project would connectwith Common Service Centres; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which the project is expected to becompleted?

Slum Population

994. SHRI SANKAR PRASADDATTA:




(a) whether the slum population is onthe rise over the years;


(c) whether the Government proposesto formulate a national policy to deal with

the increasing number of slums in the urbanareas; and


New Rail Route in Maharashtra

†995. SHRI HARISHCHANDRACHAVAN:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether new rail route betweenManmad-Malegaon-Dhule-Nardana-Indore and Nasik-Pune have beenannounced in the last budget;


(c) the work taken up regarding theaforesaid proposed rail routes till date?

Modernisation of Post Offices

996. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:


lapkj ea=h


(a) the status of modernization,upgradation of the Post Offices particularlyin rural areas;

(b) the total investment made in theproject during the last two years and thecurrent year, year-wise and State/UTs-wise;

(c) the time by which the modernisation/

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upgradation of all the Post Offices is likelyto be completed including in Assam; and

(d) the new scope of activities assignedto the Post Offices under the modernisationprocess?

Fund allocation for DD Channels

997. SHRI RABINDRA KUMARJENA:


lwpuk vkSj izlkj.k ea=hbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of the funds allocated andreleased for various Doordarshan (DD)Channels run by the Government duringthe last three years;

(b) the details of the annual subsidy/grants provided to Doordarshan during theabove period;

(c) the percentage of the annual totalexpenditure spent on the content duringthis period;

(d) the revenue genterated by all theDoordarshan channels during the last threeyears and whether an expenditure-revenuegap has been noticed and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) the net profit generated or net lossincurred by Doordarshan during the lastthree financial years, year-wise?

Indian Science Congress

998. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLIGEETHA:




(a) whether the Government has held104th Indian Science Congress in Tirupati,

Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereofand the outcome thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposesto establish professionally-managed centresunder Public Private Partnership (PPP)mode to house high-value scientificequipment and if so, the details thereof andprogress made in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has urgednational laboratories to establish a connectwith schools and colleges to developappropriate training programmes and if so,the details thereof and the steps being takenin this regard; and

(d) whether the Government proposesto address the problems of ease of access,maintenance, redundancy and duplicationof expensive equipments, and if so, thedetails thereof and the steps being taken inthis regard?

Old and Obsolete Coaches

999. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Government is awareof the fact that the officials of East CoastRailway deliberately provide oldand obsolete coaches for the trains likeA.P. Express No. 22415, running fromVisakhapatnam to New Delhi, GodavariExpress from Visakhapatnam toHyderabad, etc.;

(b) if so, the specific instructions thathave been issued for the officials dealingwith it;

(c) whether any inquiry has beenordered on this issue; and


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MPLADS

1000. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived proposals/suggestions for settingup of office space for MPs in theirconstituencies to monitor theimplementation of MPLAD Scheme;

(b) if so, the details regarding States/UT/constituencies where MPs have beenprovided office space for monitoring theimplementation of MPLADS; and


Digitisation of Post Offices

1001. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:

SHRI G.M.SIDDESHWARA:


lapkj ea=h


(a) whether the Government isconsidering to digitally connect rural postoffices across the country and enable corebanking facilities to 1,20,000 other postoffices;


(c) the steps taken/being taken in thisregard;

(d) whether the Government isconsidering to set up over 1,000 ATMs in

three months for the convenience of postoffice savings bank customers; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which a final decision in this regard islikely to be taken?

Electronic Manufacturing

†1002. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:SHRI C.R. PATIL:


bysDVªkW fudh vkSj lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh ea=h


(a) the details of domestic demand forbranded electronic items and the items beingmanufactured indi-genously;

(b) whether the domestic production ofbranded electronic items is adequate to meetthe demand;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the steps taken by the Government foraugmenting manufacturing of electronicitems domestically;

(d) whether the Government iscontemplating formulation of any policyfor promotion of R&D in the field ofelectronics and information technology; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken in this regard so far?

Guidelines for State ITIs

1003. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:




(a) whether Directorate General of

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Training (DGT) has issued any guidelinesfor re-affiliation of various State ITIs inthe country with the existing ITIs;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether various ITIs in Kerala havesought any cencession regarding deadlinefor the construction and maintenance ofworkshops and machineries as mandatedby DGT for the re-affiliation purposes andif so, the details thereof; and

(d) the action taken by the Governmentin this direction?

Regional Positioning System

1004. SHRI G.M.SIDDESHWARA:


izèku ea=h


(a) whether Indian Space ResearchOrganisation (ISRO) is undertaking aproject to deploy a regional positioningsystem for India and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) the details of progress made in thisregard and budget allocated for the projectand the details of the benefit of suchproject?

Emergency Situation in Trains

1005. SHRI ANURAG SINGHTHAKUR:


jsy ea=h


(a) whether the Railways is consideringintroducing a mechanism in trains for peopleto communicate with the driver/guard incase of an emergency, especially inunreserved or general coaches; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

MoU with USA

1006. SHRI RAM CHARANBOHRA:


fons'k ea=h


(a) whether the Government has signedany MoU with USA to strengthen strategicDefence and Economic partnership;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details about other agreementssigned with the USA during PM's visit tothe USA?

Cyber Attack on Nuclear Installations

1007. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGHPATEL:


izèku ea=h


(a) whether our nuclear establishmentincluding nuclear power plants are wellprepared to withstand any cyber attack;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe number of cyber attacks targeting thenuclear establishments during the last threeyears in the country;

(c) whether the Governmentperiodically conducts cyber networkcapability test to check the cyber attackson the nuclear establishments in thecountry;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken/proposed to be takenby the Government in this regard?

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83 Satellites in One Go

1008. SHRI VENKATESH BABUT.G.:


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(a) whether ISRO has launchedRESOURCE SAT-2A Agni-4 and is alsoplanning to launch 83 satellites in one go;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thenumber of satellites launched during thelast three years, year-wise and the featuresthereof;

(c) whether ISRO is proposing tolaunch more satellites in the near future;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which these are likely to be launched;and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Re-development of Railway Stations

1009. SHRIMATI KIRRONKHER:


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(a) whether the Railways is intendingto involve local people in re-developmentof railway stations and adjoining areas basedon smart city lines;

(b) if so, the manner in which the localpeople can participate in these projects;

(c) the details of funds estimated forthe completion of these projects in the firstten cities; and

(d) the criteria based on which these tencities were picked for the initial stage ofthe projects?

Recommendations of ExpertCommittee

1010. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister LAW AND JUSTICE

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(a) whether an Expert Committee ofNiti Aayog has proposed legalisingagricultural land leasing and widening theuse of such land for various agriculturalactivities;

(b) if so, the details of recommendationsmade by the Expert Committee;

(c) whether a model act is also in theoffing for this purposes; and


Expert Committee for Scientists

†1011. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:




(a) whether the Government hasconstituted/proposes to constitute anexpert committee for reviewing the workingconditions of the scientists in India and toprovide them necessary assistance; and


Re-development and Modernisation ofStations

1012. SHRI KIRTI VARDHANSINGH:

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Will the Minister RAILWAYS

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(a) whether any feasibility studies havebeen conducted by Boston Consulting groupfor upgradation of railway stations;


(c) whether private-companies wouldbe roped in to re-develop and modernizeseveral stations;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the costto be incurred on this project; and

(e) whether the Government will begaining in terms of revenue by chargingupfront fee from the developers and if so,the details thereof?

Green Train Corridors

1013. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:


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(a) whether the Government hasestablished any green train corridor;

(b) if so, the details thereof with routesselected for the same;

(c) whether the Government is planningto include more routes under this scheme;and

(d) if so, the details thereof with thedetails of selected routes?

Digitisation Work at District Level

†1014. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:


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(a) the details of the works undertakenthrough Digital India at district level;

(b) the number of people benefitedthrough Digital India in Jharkhand;

(c) whether the digitization works arebeing delayed in various districts includingSinghbhum; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Government in thisregard?

Launch of PMKVY Phase II

1015. SHRIMATI SANTOSHAHLAWAT:




(a) whether the Government proposesto launch Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (Phase-II);

(b) if so, the details thereof indicatingthe features included in it to remove theshortcomings noticed in the Phase-I;

(c) whether some organisations wereallegedly found involved in corruptpractices during PMKVY-I; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken thereon?

Utilisation of Waste

†1016. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:


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(a) whether waste water and wastedischarged from the habitations of urbanareas into the nearly rivers is likely to bestopped and this water is likely to beprocessed to be used for irrigation andfertilizers under the Swacchta Campaignbeing run in the country;

(b) if so, the fact in this regard; and

(c) the number of habitations in theurban areas in the country in which theabove said system is being madeoperational?

Promoting Industrial Growth

†1017. SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) whether the Government proposesto make budgetary allocation for IndustrialResearch and Development amounting to10% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP);and


Law Universities

†1018. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE



(a) the name and the number of lawuniversities and colleges in the country ason date;

(b) whether the Government has aproposal to establish more lawuniversities;

(c) if so, the details thereof location-wise; and

(d) the time by which these are likely tobe established?

Encouragement to AdolescentScientists

†1019. SHRI JANARDANMISHRA:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:SHRI BODHSINGH

BHAGAT:




(a) whether the Government hasconducted/proposes to conduct anyprogramme for the encouragement ofadolescent scientists to keep themconnected with scientific activities duringtheir education or after completingeducation;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor alongwith the future programmes/schemesproposed in this regard; and

(d) the time by which the saidprogrammes/schemes are likely to beimplemented?

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Foreign Broadcasting/Telecasting inBorder Areas

†1020. SHRI YOGI ADITYANATH:

SHRI MANSHANKARNINAMA:

SHRI BHARAT SINGH:




(a) whether foreign broadcast/telecastincluding from Pakistan is being carried outin the majority of border areas of thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the said channels broadcastfalse information and try to mislead ouryouth and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the appropriate steps taken by theGovernment to stop the foreignbroadcasting/telecasting in border areas ofthe country;

(d) whether the Government proposesto set high power transmitters;

(e) if so, the time by which it is likely tobe done and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the details of the schemes to promoteIndian broadcasting/telecasting in the borderareas?

Modernization of Weather PredictionTechnology

1021. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES

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(a) whether outdated technology, oldequipments and shortage of skilled staffare causing hurdles for the India

Meteorological Department (IMD) inweather prediction;


(c) whether IMD failed to predicttorrential rains and the devastating floodsin Tamil Nadu and if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government proposesto purchase latest equipments, increasestaff, upgrade/modernise the technologyand weather centres and if so, the detailsthereof;

(e) the details of funds required and madeavailable for the purpose; and

(f) the other steps taken/being taken toenhance the capability and improvefunctioning of IMD?

Travel Insurance

†1022. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:


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(a) the number of train tickets on whichtravel insurance option has been exercisedduring the current financial year till nowwith the amount of insurance premium;

(b) the number of train passengers whohave been paid the claims made against theaccident insurance premium paid on traintickets during the said period;

(c) whether cases of insurancecompanies defaulting on payments to thoseinjured and the kin of those who died intrain accidents have come to the notice ofthe Government;

(d) if so, the details thereof, zone-wise;and

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(e) the effective measures taken by theRailways to ensure payment of insuranceclaims to such persons?

Recommendation of Technical Group

†1023. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGHBHOLE:




(a) whether the Government has studiedthe recommendations of the technical groupconstituted to assess the shortage of housesin urban areas;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withreaction of the Government thereto; and

(c) the steps being taken by theGovernment in this direction?

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana

1024. SHRI RAJESH KUMARDIWAKER:

SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:SHRI ARJUN LAL

MEENA:SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH

JAUNAPURIA:SHRI CHANDRAKANT

KHAIRE:SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN

YADAV:SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD

MISHRA:ADV. NARENDRA

KESHAV SAWAIKAR:




(a) the salient features/objectives ofPradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojanaindicating the funds allocated/released andutilised vis-a-vis target fixed and achievedalong with number of persons benefitted/trained thereunder during each of the lastthree years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of skill developmentcentres under the yojana presentlyfunctioning in the country, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposesto open such centres under the yojana ineach district of the country and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether the Government hasreviewed the yojana to ascertain itsshortcomings and the number of personswho got employment through the saidyojana and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government hasintroduced any programme to train variouscategories of people including dropoutsand labourers in the unorganised sectorunder the yojana and if so, the detailsthereof indicating the criteria fixed forparticipating in the training under theyojana; and

(f) the further measures taken by theGovernment to make the yojana moreeffective for its better implementation?

Housing Facilities under PMAY

1025. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:SHRIMATI P.K.

SREEMATHITEACHER:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:




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(a) the number of beneficiaries selectedby the Government for providing housingfacilities under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(urban) scheme, State-wise includingKerala;

(b) the details of the funds allocated toconstruct houses under this scheme duringthe last three years; and

(c) the tentative date by which thebeneficiaries are likely to be handed overthe houses?

Urban Areas underAMRUT

1026. SHRI CHANDU LALSAHU:

SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI OM BIRLA:


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(a) whether a number of urban areas arefacing severe water crisis and have not beenincluded under the Atal Mission forRejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT) and if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons therefor;

(b) the steps taken/being taken to eitherinclude them under AMRUT or providethem with special assistance;

(c) the methods adopted to improve rainconservation/havesting techniques in urbanareas and the status of development/assetscreated under the AMRUT, city-wise;

(d) whether there is little funding for"Scheme of Assistance for MechanicalCleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks" andif so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor; and

(e) whether the Government proposesto support it through AMRUT scheme andif not, the reasons therefor?

Help to Stranded Indians

†1027. SHRIMATI REKHAVERMA:


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(a) the country-wise details of Indiannationals stranded in various strife forncountries who sought Government of India'ssupport during the last two years; and

(b) whether the Indian nationals seekingsuch support have been rescued and broughtback to the country and if so, the detailsthereof?

Hindi in UNO

†1028. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN

YADAV:SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:


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(a) the criteria laid down for any languagefor giving status of official language in theUnited Nations Organisation (UNO) and thereaction of the Government in this regard;

(b) the status of Hindi with regard to itsbeing accepted as one of the UN officiallanguages; and

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(c) the details of funds allocated andutilized for the above purpose during thecurrent financial year and the funds providedfor the next financial year?

Indus Water Treaty

1029. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.SCINDIA:

SHRI KAMAL NATH:


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(a) whether India has suggested somealternative ways to the visiting World Bankrepresentative for resolving its dispute withPakistan over the Indus Water Treaty;

(b) if so, the reaction of the World Bankthereto;

(c) whether Pakistan has also sought thesupport of the U.S. on the implementationof the Indus Water Treaty with India;

(d) if so, the reaction of the IndianGovernment thereto and the initiative takenby the U.S. administration; and

(e) the extent to which the World Bankhas agreed to the ways suggested by Indiain this regard?

Availability of Medical Facilities inTrains

1030. SHRIMATI APARUPAPODDAR:


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(a) whether the Government is having

any plan to ensure the availability of doctorsand also to provide medical assistance intrains like Rajdhani Express;


(c) whether the Government isconsidering any proposal to makearrangements for the presence ofpermanent doctors with life saving drugs,oxygen cylinders and Wi-Fi facilities in trains;and


Evaluation of Standards for Judiciary

1031. SHRI KESINENI NANI:




(a) whether the Government has anyplans to introduce performance evaluationstandards for the judiciary and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether this evaluation will be onlyfor judges in lower courts or it will alsoinclude High Courts and the Supreme Courtjudges and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the wing of the Government that willbe in charge of evaluating judges;

(d) whether this evaluation would affectjudicial autonomy and if so, the steps takenby the Government in this regard; and

(e) whether the Government has studiedany evaluation systems used by othercountries and if so, the details thereof andthe reaction of the Government thereto?

Co-Production Agreement withPortugal

1032. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

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SHRI VINAYAKBHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL

SHIVAJIRAO:SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA

BARNE:SHRI DHARMENDRA

YADAV:

Will the Minister of INFORMAIONAND BROADCASTING



(a) whether India and Portugal haveagreed to work out modalities for aco-production agreement in the film sector;


(c) whether any agreement has beensigned in this regard during the recent visitof Portugal delegation and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Union Government hasexpressed interest in sharing of experiencesand best practices in social media to enhancethe outreach;

(e) if so, the response of Portugal thereon;

(f) whether the Union Government hastaken initiatives to provide single windowclearances for foreign film producers in thecountry through the Film Facilitation Office;and

(g) whether the Union Government hassetup National Film Heritage Mission todigitize, restore, preserve the rich filmicheritage of the country and if so, the detailsthereof?

Constitutional Status of Jammu andKashmir

1033. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:




(a) whether the attention of theGovernment has been drawn towards aruling of the Supreme Court that Jammu andKashmir cannot claim sovereignty outsidethe Indian Constitution and its residents arefirst and foremost citizens of India; and

(b) if so, whether the judgement of theSupreme Court has been brought to thenotice of the High Court of Jammu andKashmir and if so, the details thereof?

Skill Development Programme

†1034. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:




(a) whether there are severalGovernment Departments operating skilldevelopment programmes with overlappingfunctions; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe action taken by the Government toseparate skill training which overlap in thesame area?

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Cashless Business in Railways

1035. SHRI JOSE K. MANI:


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(a) whether the Railways has madesignificant progress in the Government'sdigitization push with 97% of its freightbusiness and almost half of its passengerbusiness going cashless and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Railways has tied up withthe State Bank of India to acquire andoperate a large number of PoS machines tocater to the requirement of Railway stations,unreserved and suburban ticket counters andparcel offices and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the railways enjoys theadvantages of a well-laid out communicationsystem to provide connectivity for the PoSoperations; and


Development works inNE Region

1036. SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENTOF NORTH EASTERN REGION

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(a) whether the NE Region VisionDocument, 2020, report of Task Force onConnectivity and Promotion of Trade andInvestment in NE States (2006) and reportof Working Group on Improvement andDevelopment of Transport Infrastructure inthe NE for National Transport DevelopmentPolicy Committee (2012) are the main policy

documents for development works in NEregion;


(c) whether there exists no document toexplain the details on status ofimplementation of projects and future plansand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government would bringout any comprehensive document explainingthe progress made on planned work; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Project under IHSDP

1037. SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:




(a) whether the Government hassanctioned any scheme/project underIntegrated Housing and Slum DevelopmentProgramme (IHSDP) in the country andif so, the details thereof during each of thelast three years and the current year; and

(b) the funds allotted/released so farunder the said schemes/projects, scheme-wise, State-wise?

AMRUT

1038. SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:SHRIMATI V. SATHYA

BAMA:SHRIMATI P.K.

SREEMATHITEACHER:

SHRI VENKATESH BABUT.G.:

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(a) the names of cities selected underAtal Mission for Rejuvenation and UrbanTransformation (AMRUT), State-wise andthe present status of the AMRUT;

(b) the details of proposals received underAMRUT 50 far and the number of themcleared, city and State-wise and the reasonsfor pending proposals, if any;

(c) the details of funds sanctioned/released so far and the works undertakenor likely to be undertaken, year, city andState-wise;

(d) whether some of the States haverequested for more assistance/grants forcompletion of various ongoing and futureprojects and if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken/being taken in thisregard;

(e) whether the Government hasreceived requests from various States forinclusion of more municipalities, towns andcities under AMRUT; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken/being taken in this regard and theStates contribution envisaged underAMRUT?

Growth of IT Companies

†1039. SHRIMATI JYOTIDHURVE:




(a) whether the growth of 1T companieshas decreased now;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor andwhether the negative growth is likely toreduce the jobs in IT companies; and

(c) if so, the corrective steps taken bythe Government in this regard?

Financial Position of Department ofPost

†1040. SHRI LAKHAN LALSAHU:


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(a) whether the Government has takenany remedial steps to strengthen the financialcondition of the department of post;

(b) if so, the details thereof for the lastthree years and the current year;

(c) whether the Government proposesto increase the tariff of various postal items;and


Safety Cess on RailwayTickets

1041. SHRI HARISH MEENA:SHRI ANURAG SINGH

THAKUR:


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(a) whether the Government proposesto impose cess on railway tickets to finance

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its proposed Rail Safet Funds after a rise inderailments of trains; and


Metro Projects

1042. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:SHRI A.P. JITHENDER

REDDY:SHRI HARI MANJHI:SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI

GEETHA:


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(a) the details of metro rail proposalsreceived during each of the last three yearsand the current year, stretch, city and State/Union Territory-wise along with theestimated cost of each stretch;

(b) the details of proposals cleared andlying pending stretch, city and State-wisealong with the reasons for pendency and thetime by which pending proposals are likelyto be cleared;

(c) the funds sanctioned, released andutilized by the Government and privatepartners during the above period for variousprojects, stretch, city and State/UnionTerritory-wise;

(d) the progress of various underconstruction and sanctioned metro railstretches and the time by which these arelikely to be completed and operationalized,stretch and city-wise;

(e) whether foreign agencies/countriesare providing assistance financial orotherwise to various metro rail projects andif so, the details thereof; and

(f) the details of various metro railprojects which are going behind schedule,stretch and city-wise and the details of costescalated as a result thereof along with thesteps taken/being taken to complete theseprojects within a reasonable period of time?

Programmes for Promotion of Scienceand Technology

†1043. DR. BHARATIBEN D.SHYAL:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat India is lagging far behind in Scienceand Technology sector at global level;


(c) the programmes being implementedby the Government to promote science andtechnology in the country; and

(d) the details of funds allocated/utilizedunder the said programme, State/UT-wise?

Discount on VacantBerths

1044. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:SHRI A.

ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:DR. HEENA

VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:KUNWAR

BHARATENDRA:


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(a) the quantum of loss incurred in a year

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by Railways on account of vacant berthsin the trains;

(b) whether the Railways plans tointroduce discount on vacant seats berthesafter the preparation of charts in all trains;

(c) if so, the details thereof and theobjective behind the move and themechanism worked out for this purpose;

(d) whether earlier offer of similardiscounts on vacant berths in Rajdhani,Shatabdi and Duronto trains on trial basishas been successful and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) the other steps taken by theGovernment to provide more facilities to trainpassengers?

Norms for Naming Railway Stations/Trains

1045. SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI ASHOKSHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSHSINGH:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAMGAIKWAD:


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(a) whether there are laid down normsfor naming railway stations or trains and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government plans torun the trains and name railway stations inthe brand names of big corporate houses;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe aims and objectives thereto;

(d) the expected revenue likely to begenerated by the said move; and

(e) the steps proposed to ensure thattrains do not promote junk food or any other

items which may have adverse impact onthe health and minds of people particularlyyouths?

Railway Hotels

1046. SHRI PARESH RAVAL:


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(a) whether it is a fact that Railways isgoing to start hotel facilities at all majorrailway stations in the coming years; and


Foreign Investment

1047. SHRI R.GOPALAKRISHNAN:


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(a) whether a number of Singaporeancompanies are investing in many sectorsincluding urban development projects invarious cities in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe cities where investmemt are made/beingmade by these companies and the projectsundertaken/being undertaken by them, State,UT and city-wise?

Research CollaborationProgramme

1048. DR. GOKARAJU GANGARAJU:


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(a) whether the Government and theNational Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA), U.S., are jointlyworking on a research collaborationprogramme to use combined scientific andtechnical skills in enhancing the observationsof the Earth;


(c) whether increasing frequency andextent of harmful algal blooms in the coastaland oceanic areas of the Indian ExclusiveZone is a cause of concern;

(d) if so, the details thereof and its impacton marine life/ecosystem; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to protect fishermen, who relyon fish for their livelihood?

Surveillance system for RunningRailway Traffic

1049. SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:


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(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to install advanced SurveillanceSystem for running Railway Traffic in nearfuture;



Energy Bill of Railways

1050. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:


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(a) whether in view of hefty fuel costs,the Railways has sought inputs from expertson ways to bring down the energy bill;

(b) if so, the details of the views of theenergy experts who have given inputs toRailways;

(c) whether the Railways has sinceexamined the views of energy experts; and

(d) if so, the reaction of the Railways onthe implementation of views of energyexperts and action taken to reduce the costof energy of the Railways?

Unmanned Level Crossings

†1051. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJITUMANE:


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(a) the number of unmanned levelcrossings in the country along with thenumber of the said level crossings on broadgauge and meter gauge rail networks,separately, at present;

(b) the number of train accidents whichtook place on level crossings during the lastyear along with the number of persons wholost their lives in those accidents;

(c) whether mission zero accident andelimination of all unmanned level crossingswere announced in the Rail Budget2016-17; and

(d) if so, the steps taken in this regardalong with the outcome thereof?

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National Apprenticeship PromotionScheme

1052. SHRI PRABHAKARREDDY KOTHA:

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched a new "National ApprenticeshipPromotion Scheme" aimed at supportingbasic training to the employees;

(b) if so, the details and salient featuresthereof;

(c) the criteria adopted to determine theeligible employees alongwith the categoriesof apprentices covered under the scheme;

(d) the quantum of allocationsearmarked along with the amount releasedso far to the States/UTs under this schemeState/UT-wise; and

(e) whether any category is exemptedunder the scheme and if so, the detailsthereof?

Digital Villages

1053. SHRI PONGULETISRINIVASA REDDY:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHMUNDE:




(a) whether the Government hasproposed to implement Digital Village PilotProject;

(b) if so, the details along with aims andobjectives thereof;

(c) the number of villages identified forthe project, State-wise; and

(d) whether Government proposes tolaunch the project across the country; and


Fake Enrolment

1054. SHRI MOHD. SALIM:




(a) whether the Government is awareof fake enrolments of illegal immigrants andothers for Aadhaar;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe cases reported against the enrollingagencies; and

(c) the action taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Nepal's Military Exercise with China

1055. SHRI P.V. MIDHUNREDDY:


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(a) whether Nepal has proposed its firstjoint military exercise with China;


(c) whether diplomatic efforts with Nepalhave not yielded positive results in this regard;and


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Radioactive Waste Disposal

1056. SHRIMATI MAUSAMNOOR:


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(a) whether the Government hasreceived report citing radioactive slurrybeing stored in the open causing healthhazards to people residing in adjacent areasof uranium mines operated by UraniumCorporation of India Limited inJamshedpur and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasconducted any formal meeting withrepresentatives of nearby villages and heardtheir grievances; and

(c) if so, the details of action takenthereon?

Construction of Haridashpur-ParadipRailway Track

1057. DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:


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(a) the status of construction ofHaridashpur-Paradeep railway track inOdisha;

(b) the details of the allocation of fundsfor construction of above project; and

(c) the approximate timeframe forcompletion of the said project?

Development of South CentralRailways

†1058. PROF. RAVINDRAVISHWANATHGAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS:

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be pleased to state :

(a) the total number of proposals(including amount-wise details) received bythe Government during the last three yearsfor overall development of Railways in SouthCentral Railway zone and the total numberof projects for survey and schemes forapproval for construction where survey hasbeen completed; and

(b) the number of proposals along withtheir details, accepted by the Governmentafter approving the proposals sent by theSouth Central Railways?

Electronic Media Monitoring Centre

1059. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHARAJESHWARI SINGH:




(a) whether the Government has issuedguidelines to those employed as monitorsin the Electronic Media Monitoring Centre(EMMC) on the content that should invitea complaint from them and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the details of the number and natureof complaints that have been made in thelast three years, and of any subsequentaction that has been taken by theGovernment or by the party against whom

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the complaint was made for each of thosecomplaints; and

(c) whether the Government providetraining to the employees of EMMC priorto the commencement of their jobs and ifso, the details thereof?

Strength of RPF Personnel

1060. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:


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(a) whether the present strength of RPFpersonnel has decreased vis-a-vissanctioned strength during each of the lastthree years and the current year;

(b) if so, the details thereof, zone-wiseand the reasons therefor;

(c) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to fill up such gap along withachievements made as a result thereof;

(d) whether the Government hasconducted any study/assessment of thecoordination between RPF personnel andother security agencies including State police;and


Training for Digital Transaction

†1061. SHRI R. DHRUVANARAYANA:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme for impartingtraining for digitalisation of transactions/e-payment in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and numberof States which were included in suchschemes that have been launchedseparately in urban/rural areas wise;

(c) the expenditure likely to be involvedthereon;

(d) the number of people and traderstrained under the scheme so far; and

(e) whether there is any proposal forproviding the said training in rural areas inKarnataka?

MoU on Cyber Security

1062. SHRI VINAYAKBHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI DHARMENDRAYADAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:




(a) whether India and USA have signeda Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)on cooperation in the field of cyber Securityand the MoU intends to promote closerco-operation and the exchange ofinformation pertaining to cyber security;


(c) the extent to which the aforesaidMoU is likely to help achieve the mutualbenefits;

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(d) whether India and United States hadalso signed an MoU to promote a closercooperation and timely exchange ofinformation between the organizations oftheir respective Governments responsiblefor cyber security; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thesuccess achieved by both the countries toresolve the cyber security related issues?

Water Management Policy

1063. SHRI DHARMENDRAYADAV:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL

SHIVAJIRAO:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA

BARNE:


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(a) whether the Indian Railways isplanning to introduce water managementpolicy in the Indian Railway and if so, thedetails thereof along with its objectives;

(b) whether there is a proposal to setup National Railway Water ManagementFund to give incentives to Railway divisionsto boost replacement of fresh waterconsumption with recycled water and if so,the details thereof;

(c) the steps taken by the Railways forpreparing a strategy for water managementin the interest of the Railways;

(d) whether the Railways is consideringto make mandatory use of solar waterheaters, water tariff storm watermanagement and if so, the details thereof;and

(e) the other steps taken by the Union

Government to make Indian Railwaysworld standard and profit earning entity?

Smart Railway Station

1064. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:SHRI JITENDRA

CHAUDHURY:ADV. JOICE GEORGE:


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(a) whether the Government is planningto develop railway stations and surroundingareas under the Smart city plan;


(c) whether the railway stations in thecountry will be smartened up with betterpassenger amenities integrated publictransport hubs and easy access under thescheme;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government has selectedthe cities in this regard; and

(f) if so, the details thereof with the listof cities selected?

Houses Constructed under PMAY

†1065. DR. BHOLA SINGH:SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH

PATEL:




(a) the details of houses constructedunder the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

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State-wise including Karnataka along withthe expenditure incurred for the same;

(b) the names of the districts in whichhousing construction work is underway andthe number of houses allotted so far underthis scheme, State-wise includingKarnataka;

(c) whether the State Governmentincluding Karnataka have identified someparticular places and has requested toinclude these places under this scheme;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken by the Government thereon; and

(e) whether the Government isperiodically monitoring meeting the targetof Housing for All in urban areas by 2022in the country and if so, the details thereof?

Land Use Change Policy

1066. DR. RATNA DE (NAG):SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:


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(a) whether the Government proposesto amend the Land Use Change Policy inDelhi;


(c) the manner in which the initiative islikely to help in the systematic urbanisationof National Capital Region (NCR)?

Vacant Posts of Scientists

†1067. SHRI MANSHANKARNINAMA:

SHRI BHARAT SINGH:SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




(a) whether posts of scientists are lyingvacant for a long period of time in theimportant scientific institutes of thecountry;

(b) if so, the details of these vacant postsduring the last three years, laboratory/institution-wise and the steps taken by theGovernment to fill up these posts at theearliest;

(c) whether any scheme is under theconsideration of Government for providingopportunity to the students of colleges towork in premier laboratories in the countryas practised in the United States of Americaand European countries and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) the number of young scientistsprovided opportunities in such premierlaboratories as on date?

JNNURM

†1068. SHRI TAMRADHWAJSAHU:

SHRI CHANDRAKANTKHAIRE:

SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:

SHRI VENKATESH BABUT.G.:


'kgjh fodkl ea=h


(a) the details of projects on whichworks are still being conducted undererstwhile Urban Infrastructure Governance(UIG) and Urban InfrastructureDevelopment Schemes for Small andMedium Town (UIDSSMT) the twocomponents of Jawaharlal Nehru National

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Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM),project, city and State-wise;

(b) the details of requests for financialassistance for these projects received bythe Government from various States duringthe last three years and the current yearso far, project, city and State-wise;

(c) the details of requests cleared andthe funds sanctioned during the aboveperiod, project, city and State-wise;

(d) the details of requests for financialassistance still pending and the reasons forsuch pendency along with the time bywhich pending requests are likely to becleared; and

(e) the time by which all the projectsunder the erstwhile UIG and UIDSSMTare likely to be completed?

Techno-commercial Evaluation

1069. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:




(a) whether Council of Scientific andIndustrial Research (CSIR) mandatedtechno-commercial evaluation before filingof patents in its laboratories are unable toensure that marketable products aredeveloped and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether CSIR has formulated a newappraisal system of grading CSIR scientistsand if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the shortcomings observed in theerstwhile internal review appraisal systemprompting the introduction of a newappraisal system?

Nagpur-Wardha Third Rail Line

†1070. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:


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(a) the time by which the work on thethird line which is sanctioned from Nagpurto Wardha proposed to be started;

(b) whether the Railways has madeprovision of funds for this line in thebudget; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which the line would be madeoperational?

Beypore Rail Line

1071. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:


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(a) whether a Beypore rail line inKozhikode, Kerala existed previously asback as 1861;

(b) if so, the present status of the saidline;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to resurrect this line on themodel of old Ernakulan railway station beingdone now; and


Tower and Vacancies in BSNL

†1072. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:ADV. NARENDRA

KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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(a) whether a number of posts in BharatSanchar Nigam are vacant;

(b) if so, the details thereof circle andState-wise including Chhattisgarh alongwith the reasons therefor;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto fill up the existing vacancies, circle-wise;

(d) the number of places where mobiletowers have been erected by Bharat SancharNigam Limited and the number out of themthat are yet to be made functional; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto make the installed towers functional atthe earliest?

Call Drop

1073. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:SHRI KUNWAR

PUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:


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(a) whether in view of increase inmenace of call drops and call failures, theUnion Government has decided to set up aplatform for consumers to provide directfeedback on call drops and call failures andproposes to review the telecom policy;

(b) if so, the details in this regard;

(c) whether call drop norms have beenviolated by various companies in recenttimes;

(d) if so, the details of the action takenby the Government in this regard along withthe present status of providingcompensation to subscribers on call drop;

(e) whether the interconnectivitydisputes between some incumbentoperators have intensified in the recenttimes resulting in consumers becomingvictims of such a situation; and

(f) if so, the steps the UnionGovernment proposes to take to ensurethat the mobile consumers are not affecteddue to interconnectivity disputes betweensome operators?

Slum Cluster near GovernmentColonies

†1074. SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:


'kgjh fodkl ea=h


(a) whether slum clusters are increasingand thereby spreading near Governmentresidential colonies in Delhi;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) the names of officers responsible inthis regard; and

(d) the action taken/being taken againstsuch officers?

Promotion of Social Inclusion inSmart Cities

1075. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:


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(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to promote social inclusion inthe Smart Cities Mission and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Government has takeninto consideration people with specialneeds, the aged citizens and such specialclasses of citizens etc., to ensureaccessibility in the smart cities and if so,the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government proposesto encourage participatory innovation inthe designated smart cities to enableparticipation of the citizens in solving theirlocal problems and if so, details thereof?

Rockets Launched by ISRO

1076. SHRI KAPILMORESHWAR PATIL:

PROF. PREM SINGHCHANDUMAJRA:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) the number of rocket launchesundertaken by ISRO during the last threeyears;

(b) the number of foreign satelliteslaunched, expenditure incurred thereon andrevenue raised therefrom;

(c) the number of rocket launches andsatellite launches proposed during theensuing three years; and

(d) the funds provided and the R&Dactivities undertaken by ISRO during thesaid period along with the new technologiesdeveloped?

ROB at Vathuruthy

1077. PROF. K.V. THOMAS:


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(a) whether there is a request toconstruct a ROB at Vathuruthy, WellingtonIsland, Kochi;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theprogress made in this regard; and


Synchronisation of KNPP withSouthern Grid

1078. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:


iz/kku ea=h


(a) whether the second reactor of theKudankulam Nuclear Power Project(KNPP) was successfully synchronisedwith the southern power grid;


(c) whether the total atomic powergeneration capacity of Nuclear PowerCorporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) hascrossed 5,000 MW; and


Legality of E-payment Companies

1079. KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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SHRI BAIJAYANT JAYPANDA:




(a) the legal status of online cashtransactions in India;

(b) whether the provisions in Acts likePayment Settlements and Systems Act,2007 (PSS Act), the InformationTechnology Act, 2008 and the Indian PenalCode for protection of users in case ofdigital payments and mobile wallets aresufficient to protect the digital wallets users;

(c) whether the Government is workingon a legal framework that will define theliabilities and obligations of e-paymentcompanies;

(d) if so, the details thereof includingsalient features of the draft law beingframed; and

(e) whether the Government isconsidering to amend the IT Act, 2000 toaddress key issues to protect the privacyand financial details of people usingelectronic payments and if so, the detailsthereof?

Free Internet Facilities

1080. SHRI S.P.MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:


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(a) whether the Government is mullingover providing free internet facility to the

consumers;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theplaces selected for the purpose;

(c) whether the Government has a planto offer consumer free internet servicewithin the net neutrality framework;


(e) the model of free data deliveryoffered to the consumers within TRAIguidelines?

Renovation of Quarters

1081. SHRI J.C. DIVAKARREDDY:


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(a) whether the Government hasreceived any representation forupgradation/renovation of CentralGovernment quarters including DIZ GoleMarket/Raja Bazar areas and if so, thedetails thereof and action taken/being takenin this regard so far;

(b) whether the Government has aproposal to revise the plinth area of theCentral Government quarters includingGole Market DIZ/Raja Bazar areas and ifso, the details thereof and in which yearthe Government last revised the plinth areaof the Government quarters, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposesto construct one additional room in varioustype-1 quarters including Gole Market DIZ/Raja Bazar areas and if so, the details thereofand time frame fixed for construction alongwith funds sanctioned in this regard; and

(d) whether the Government has anyproposal to provide garage facility forresidents of Central Government

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employees in New Delhi, including RajaBazar, Gole Market DIZ areas; and


Rail Lines in Madhya Pradesh

1082. DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:


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(a) the details of rail lines spread inMadhya Pradesh in comparison with otherStates of the country;

(b) whether there exists any policy ofthe Railways to compensate the deficiencyof rail lines in the backward areas;


(d) whether the Railways wouldconsider to reduce the ratio of partnershipin the Joint Ventures/SPVs/Partnershipwith State Governments and stakeholdersin such areas; and


Budgetary Allocation to AgricultureSector

†1083. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:


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(a) the quantum of funds out of totalbudget in percentage allocated to theagriculture sector during the last three yearsand the current year;

(b) whether the Government proposes

to increase budgetary allocation to promoteagriculture sector;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Cyber Attack and Hacking

1084. SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:SHRI RAJESH KUMAR

DIWAKER:DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:SHRI SHIVKUMAR

UDASI:SHRI DHARAM VIRA:SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH

PATEL:




(a) whether the instances of cyber attackand hacking of Indian websites from foreigncountries have increased during each of thelast three years and the current year;

(b) if so, the details thereof, country-wise and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has takenup the issue of hacking of Indian websiteswith the respective country under bilateralcooperation;

(d) if so, the details and the outcomethereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the Government and theGovernment offices are equipped withstandard information security measures torestrict unauthorised access to officialinformation by the hackers and comply

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with IPv6 internet protocol system and ifso, the details thereof and;

(f) whether the Government has taken/will be taking measures to regulate socialmedia to restrict circulation of anti-socialand anti-India information from terroristoutfits and if so, the details thereof?

Indian Movies at International FilmFestivals

1085. PROF. PREM SINGHCHANDUMAJRA:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to promote Indian movies atInternational Film Festivals including theOscars and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has createda Film Promotion Fund for the purpose;and

(c) if so, the details and the salientfeatures thereof and the manner in which itis to be utilized indicating the current corpusof fund?

Unemployment in Non-technicalTrade

†1086. SHRI HARISH CHANDRAALIAS HARISHDWIVEDI:




(a) whether the Government has takennote of the increasing unemployment innon-technical trades in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theremedial steps taken by the Governmentto remove unemployment;

(c) whether the Governmentcontemplates to increase the employmentopportunities by starting different new skilldevelopment and technical courses in thecoming years; and

(d) if so, the details of the proposalsprepared in this regard?

Units Sanctioned under PMAY

1087. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI DILIP PATEL:




(a) the total number of housing unitssanctioned against the targets under variouscategories in the last three years and in thecurrent year under Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana (PMAY) State-wise;

(b) the Central and State share in theconstruction of houses in each State; and

(c) the details of target fixed by theGovernment to build housing units for poorby 2022 under Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana and the total number of housescompleted in the last three years, State-wise and category-wise?

Seeking Votes on Religious Lines

1088. SHRI M. RAJA MOHANREDDY:




(a) whether the Supreme Court has

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ruled that seeking votes in the name ofreligion, race, caste, community or languagewould amount to corrupt practices;


(c) whether the Government has broughtthis ruling to the notice of all politicalparties; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theirreaction thereto?

Stoppage of Sant Kabir Dham Express

†1089. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:


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(a) whether the Government will ensurethe stoppage of Sant Kabir Dham Expressplying between Gorakhpur and MumbaiLokmanya Tilak Terminal at Sant KabirNagar which does not have its stoppagethere at present;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether the Government shallconsider to provide the stoppage of someof the express and superfast trains passingthrough Kabir Dham at Maghar, the placeof international significance and if so, thedetails of the trains which pass throughthis place?

New FM Radio Stations

†1090. SHRI JAI PRAKASHNARAYAN YADAV:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:



be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Government proposesto set up new FM radio stations and if so,the details thereof, State-wise especiallyin Rajasthan and Bihar;

(b) the time by which these are likely tobe set up;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) the details of the FM radio stationsfunctioning in Rajasthan and Bihar atpresent; and

(e) whether some of the FM stationssanctioned have not started services and ifso, the details thereof especially in Biharand the reasons therefor?

BPO Promotion Scheme

1091. SHRI HUKUM SINGH:SHRI PRABHAKAR

REDDY KOTHA:




(a) whether the Government has startedBusiness Process Outsourcing (BPO)promotion scheme under the Digital Indiaprogramme and if so, the salient featuresthereof;

(b) whether the Government has takena decision to expand BPO units scheme torural areas and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of BPO schemes launchedin the rural areas including Shamili region;and

(d) the incentives being given by theGovernment for these BPOs along withthe details thereof?

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Outlay under PMKVY

1092. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to increase the outlay underPradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY);


(c) the target fixed by the Governmentto impart skill training for the current yearand the protection for the year 2017-18;

(d) whether the Government is havingany tie up arrangement for the job to beprovided to these trained people after theirtraining is completed; and


Quality of Training under PMKVY

†1093. DR. RAMESHPOKHRIYAL"NISHANK":




(a) the number of persons trained so farunder Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) throughout the countryand the number of persons who have gotjob after training, State-wise;

(b) whether cooperation of foreign orprivate sectors has been sought by the

Government for improvement of thequality of training and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) the progress achieved in respect ofthe training relating to organic cultivation,floriculture herbal production and fruitcultivation as per the requirements of theHimalayan States?

Cash Less Transactions

†1094. SHRI ANANTKUMARHEGDE:




(a) whether after the implementation ofGovernment Policy on cashlesstransactions in the country, the business ofmany private sector companies hasincreased:

(b) if so, the names of these companiesand number out of them that are foreigncompanies;

(c) whether cases of economic fraudscommitted by companies have come tolight; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken by the Government in this regard?

Cow Urine and Dung in CuringDiseases

1095. SHRIMATI V. SATHYABAMA:




(a) whether Government is considering

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to critically evaluate the role of cow urineand dung in curing diseases;


(c) whether Government has allocated/committed any amount for the said purposeand if so, the details thereof and action takenthereon?

Optical Fibre Network

1096. ADV. M.UDHAYAKUMAR:


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(a) whether the Government proposesto strengthen 2.5 lakh village panchayatsthrough optical fibre network which wasstarted in 2011;


(c) whether the optical fibre network ismoving at snail's speed at many places;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the stepstaken by the Government for completionof the same in a time bound basis?

Semi High Speed Train betweenDelhi-Mumbai

†1097. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:


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(a) whether it is a fact that the Railwayshas planned to operate semi high speedtrain service between Delhi-Mumbai andHowrah;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the timeby which such service is likely to beoperated;

(c) the total amount allotted for thispurpose and whether the amount allottedis adequate; and

(d) if not, the additional amount whichwould be required along with the detailsthereof?

HRIDAY

1098. SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHITEACHER:

SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:SHRI V. ELUMALAI:


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(a) the details of cities selected underthe National Heritage City Developmentand Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY),State-wise along with the criteria laid downfor selection;

(b) the details of assistance providedunder HRIDAY so far, city and project-wise;

(c) the progress made so far under thescheme and the time by which it is likely tobe completed;

(d) whether the scheme is moving atsnail pace and if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor along with the actiontaken by the Government in this regard;and

(e) whether the Government proposesto include some more cities under HRIDAYand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor?

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Cyber-Crime/Stalking

1099. SHRI JITENDRACHAUDHURY:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMARCHOUBEY:




(a) whether it is fact that cyber-crime isincreasing day by day in all over the country;


(c) whether harassment andblackmailing case particularly of womenby cyber stalkers are increasing throughsocial sites;


(e) the action Government has takenand proposes to take in this regard?

Quality of Food in Trains

1100. SHRI C.R. PATIL:


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(a) whether bad quality food is servedin the Express trains/Rajdhani Express byPrivate caterers;


(c) whether the Government proposesto cancel their contract if they fail to providegood quality food as decided at the time ofrelease of tenders and if so, the detailsthereof?

DD and AIR as Corporate Entities

1101. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:




(a) whether the panel of secretaries hasurged the Government to make publicbroadcasters Doordarshan and All IndiaRadio corporate entities to reduce theirdependence on Government funds and givethem elbow room to take decisions;


(c) whether the move will give the twoentities run by Prasar Bharati the muchneeded flexibility and financialindependence on the lines of the BBC; and

(d) if so, the reactions of theGovernment on the said panel of secretaries?

Street Vending Act, 2014

1102. SHRI NINONG ERING:SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:SHRI PRATAPRAO

JADHAV:




(a) the details of the vending zonescreated under the Protection of Livelihoodand Regulation of Street Vending Act, 2014State-wise including Delhi;

(b) whether the Government hasdeveloped techniques to monitor thenumber of street vendors in urban areasunder the Protection of Livelihood andRegulation of Street Vending Act, 2014 andif so, the details thereof;

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(c) the amount of rent received by theGovernment from the said zones duringthe last three years;

(d) whether the Government is notgetting the revenue which it should get dueto the activities of local bodies and corruptofficers of police and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) the strategy prepared by theGovernment to tackle this revenue loss?

Increasing Frequency of Trainsfrom Gujarat

†1103. SHRI VINODLAKHAMASHICHAVDA:


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(a) whether the Railways proposes toincrease trips of trains from Bhuj and Kutch,Gujarat to South India and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether any representations havebeen received by the Railways forintroducing new trains from Kutch; and


Delay in Construction of Overbridge

†1104. SHRI BHAIRON PRASADMISHRA:


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(a) the reasons for delay in theconstruction of railway overbridge on themain road from Rama Devi crossing toJhakar Patti Bus Stand in Kanpur; .

(b) the time by which it will beconstructed; and

(c) the date of its start and the targeteddate of its completion?

Construction of Platform/Stations

†1105. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVIPAATLE:


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(a) the number of railway stations inChhattisgarh division-wise;

(b) the total number of RailwayStations/platforms made or constructed inthe state during the last three years andcurrent year division-wise;

(c) the details of funds allotted/spentfor this purpose, division-wise;

(d) whether any criteria/guidelines arefollowed in respect of allotting funds toeach division by Railways; and


Twitter Seva Service

1106. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMEDBASHEER:


fons'k ea=h


(a) whether the Government haslaunched any centralized grievance redressalmechanism through "Twitter Seva Service";and

(b) if so, the details thereof and thesalient features of the same?

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Extension of Trains from Gujarat

1107. SHRI DEVUSINHCHAUHAN:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:


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(a) whether the Government hasreceived various proposals for starting newtrains and extension of trains forwarded byGujarat Government from time to timestarting from February, 2010 till August,2014; and

(b) if so, the action taken in this regard,proposal-wise?

Compassionate Appointments

1108. SHRI KONDAVISHWESHWARREDDY:


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(a) whether the Government offerscompassionate appointments to family orclose relatives of its employees in specialcircumstances such as untimely death etc.;


(c) the criteria behind allowing aparticular number/percentage ofcompassionate appointments; and

(d) the details of compassionateappointments made by the Governmentduring the last three years, department-wise?

New Trains from New Delhi to Assam

1109. SHRI KAMAKHYAPRASAD TASA:


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(a) whether the Railways proposes toply new trains from Assam and New Delhi;


(c) whether the Railways is planning toextend North East Express to New Delhirailway station because it is departing fromAnand Vihar Railway Station; and


Indians Evacuated from War-TornStates

1110. DR SANJAY JAISWAL:


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(a) the number of Indians who have beenevacuated from the war-torn States ofmiddle eastern region over the past one year;

(b) whether any foreign nationals werealso evacuated by the Indian Government;


(d) whether the Government hasreceived acknowledgement from foreigncountries for helping their nationals andif so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of other humanitarianefforts taken by the Government to extendsupport to the people of these war-tornnations?

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Digitisation of Records

†1111. SHRI HARIOM SINGHRATHORE:




(a) whether the judicial proceedings/decisions are available on the website ofcourts;


(c) whether the records and proceedingsof the courts are being digitised by theGovernment;


(e) the other initiatives taken by theGovernment for digitising the records andproceedings of courts to bring moretransparency in their functions?

Industry Built Spacecraft

1112. SHRI A.ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:


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(a) whether ISRO has roped in aconsortium of six companies to deliver thecountry's first industry built spacecraft;


(c) whether the first spacecraft will bebrought out in around nine months; and


Desalination of Water in CoastalAreas

†1113. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:


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(a) whether the Government iscontemplating to set up some more plantsfor desalination of water in the countryparticularly in the coastal areas ofMaharashtra;

(b) if so the details of the cities selected/identified for this purpose;

(c) the capacity of each of theseproposed plants alongwith the amountlikely to be spent on setting up of theseplants; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentso far in this regard?

Survey of Unorganised Sectors

†1114. SHRI HARI MANJHI:




(a) whether the Government hasconducted/proposes to conduct anysurvey/study to find out the number ofpersons engaged in the unorganised sectorin the country;

(b) if so, the details in this regard;

(c) the various salient features ofunorganized sector which could be identifiedthrough such studies;

(d) whether the Government hasformulated any plan to divert people fromthe unorganized sector;


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(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether the Government proposesto give skill development training to thesepeople so that they can become short termentrepreneurs and if so, the steps taken bythe Government in this regard?

Technology Vision-2035

1115. DR. KAMBHAMPATIHARIBABU:




(a) whether the Ministry has prepared"Technology Vision-2035";

(b) if so, the details including the currentstatus thereof;

(c) whether the targets underTechnology Vision-2020 have beenachieved; and

(d) if so, the details thereof includingprogress made under various sectors?

Renewal and Repair of Tracks

1116. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:


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(a) the number of railway accidents inthe past three years that have happeneddue to defect in tracks leading to derailment;

(b) whether the Railways has any policyregarding renewal and repair of tracks andif so, the details regarding the same alongwith the implementation details for the pasttwo years;

(c) whether the Railways has introducedLHB (Link Hoffmann Busch) coaches fornon air-conditioned class travellers; and


Digital Jobs

1117. SHRIMATI POONAMBENMAADAM:


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(a) whether new range of digital jobs arebeing created as India moves towards acashless economy;


(c) whether with growing digitizationand use of data for decision-making, riskof hacking and fraud has increased manifold;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the stepstaken by the Government to cater towardsa spurring demand for digital securityarchitects, to look into various aspects ofcyber and digital security; and

(e) the estimate of job creation over thenext one year from cyber security expertsto digital CXOs?

Family Details on Passports

1118. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:


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(a) whether the Government is planningto do away with the practice of printingdetails of a person's father, mother orspouse in the passport booklet in keepingwith global practices and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the time by which the Governmentplans to implement this initiative; and

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(d) whether the Government hasreceived complaints, especially fromwomen, of procedural harassment inpassport offices and if so, the detailsthereof?

Committee to Study ArbitrationMechanism

1119. SHRI ASHOKSHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI GAJANAN

KIRTIKAR:




(a) whether the Government hasconstituted a High Level Committee tostudy Arbitration Mechanism to Settlecommercial disputes;

(b) if so, the details of the terms ofreference of the Committee;

(c) whether the Committee is alsomandated to review the working of theinstitutions funded by the Government forarbitration and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the time by which the Committee islikely to submit its report; and

(e) the other steps taken/being taken bythe Government for expeditious disposalof commercial disputes?

28th State Information MinistersConference

1120. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI T.

RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:SHRI GAJANAN

KIRTIKAR:KUNWAR HARIBANSH

SINGH:DR. SUNIL BALIRAM

GAIKWAD:




(a) whether the 28th State InformationMinisters Conference was held recently inVigyan Bhawan, New Delhi and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the details of State representativeswho attended the said conference, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of issues discussed alongwith the outcome thereof; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to promote partnership in thedissemination process between Centre andStates, enabling effective communicationto the people and on sector specificcollaboration in the Films, Broadcasting andInformation sector?

National Information Policy

1121. SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI ASHOKSHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:KUNWAR HARIBANSH

SINGH:

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SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:DR. SUNIL BALIRAM

GAIKWAD:




(a) whether the Government has decidedto formulate a National Information Policy;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe aims and objectives of the same;

(c) whether the Government hasconsulted the States in this regard and if so,the details thereof and the response of theState Governments thereto;

(d) the time by which the policy is likelyto be come into force; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to improve quality of life ofpeople by facilitating the effective use ofcommunication and Information strategies?

Compensation to Train AccidentVictims

1122. SHRI MULLAPPALLYRAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:SHRI SUNIL KUMAR

SINGH:SHRI HAR1SH MEENA:SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:SHRI ANTO ANTONY:SHRI M.B. RAJESH:SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:SHRI RAJESH VERMA:SHRI KONDA

VISHWESHWARREDDY:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMARSINGH:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH

PAT EL:


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(a) the number of persons killed andinjured due to train accidents includingderailments during the last three years andthe current year;

(b) the details of provisions for givingfinancial assistance/compensation to thepersons injured in train accidents for theirtreatment and the relatives of the deceasedalong with the total amount ofcompensation given so far during the aboveperiod;

(c) whether the Government has madeany effort to find out the major reasons oftrain accidents and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the involvement ofterrorists/anti-national elements in the trainaccidents has been identified and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) the plans formulated and the effortsmade by the Government to check trainaccidents?

Haj Quota

1123. SHRI MOHITE PATILVIJAYSINHSHANKARRAO:

SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:SHRI DHANANJAY

MAHADIK:SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

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SHRI MULLAPPALLYRAMACHANDRAN:


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(a) whether Saudi Arabia has increasedIndia's annual Haj quota and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the manner in which the Haj quotais likely to be allocated to each Stateparticularly Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtraand Telangana;

(c) whether the Supreme Court directedthe Government to gradually reduce thesubsidy and completely remove it by 2022;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto;

(e) whether the Government has formeda Committee to look into the issue of Hajsubsidy and if so, the details thereof alongwith composition of the Committee andthe main issue to be taken up by theCommittee; and

(f) the time by which the Committee islikely to submit its report to theGovernment?

Pending Court Cases

1124. DR. ANUPAM HAZRA:SHRI DUSHYANT

CHAUTALA:SHRI RAYAPATI

SAMBASIVA RAO:SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:SHRI RATTAN LAL

KATARIA:SHRI CHANDU LAL

SAHU:SHRIMATI REKHA

VERMA:SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI R. DHRUVANARAYANA:

SHRI S.P.MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA:

SHRI RAJU SHETTY:SHRI HARISH CHANDRA

ALIAS HARISHDWIVEDI:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:SHRI HUKUM SINGH:SHRI RAJESH VERMA:SHRI OM BIRLA:SHRI M.B. RAJESH:SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN

PATEL:




(a) the details of the civil and criminalcases pending at various levels in thejudiciary, State and district-wise;

(b) the steps taken/being taken toaddress the high pendency of cases;

(c) the details of the vacancies of judgesat various levels in the judiciary;

(d) the steps being taken to fill up thesevacancies; and

(e) the details of any other initiativetaken by the Government to providespeedy justice to the citizens?

Swachh Survekshan

1125. DR. HEENAVIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAYMAHADIK:

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SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:KUNWAR

BHARATENDRA:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:SHRI ASHOK

SHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:SHRI MOHITE PATIL


SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:KUNWAR HARIBANSH

SINGH:SHRI V.

PANNEERSELVAM:SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH

JAUNAPURIA:DR. SUNIL BALIRAM

GAIKWAD:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:


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(a) whether the Government hascommissioned Swachh Survekshan 2017 tostudy the progress of Swachh BharatMission (SBM) and rating of the cities andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any agency has beenappointed to conduct the survey and if so,the details thereof;

(c) the number of cities covered/likelyto be covered under the survey andmethodology of data collection along withthe time by which the result of theSurvekshan is likely to be announced;

(d) whether the Government is likelyto assess the impact of the mission on the

basis of data collected and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) the other steps taken/being taken tomake the SBM successful and to createawareness amongst all sections of thesociety for cleaner cities?

Visit of Portugese Prime Minister

1126. DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI DHANANJAY

MAHADIK:KUNWAR

BHARATENDRA:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:SHRI MOHITE PATIL


DR. HEENAVIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:


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(a) whether the Portugese PrimeMinister visited India recently and if so,the details thereof;

(b) the issues discussed during his visit;

(c) whether any MoU has been signedbetween the two countries and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether both countries have alsosigned a joint declaration for cooperationin third countries which will encourage theirprivate sector to undertake joint economic,commercial and industrial projects; and


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Haj Subsidy

†1127. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:SHRI ASADUDDIN

OWAISI:SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER

REDDY:SHRI MANSHANKAR

NINAMA:SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:


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(a) the total Haj Subsidy being offeredto Haj pilgrims;

(b) the total amount one pilgrim has todeposit for Haj pilgrimage;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to scrap the subsidy given toHaj pilgrims and revise the guidelines inthis regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe proposal floated, if any, to cut thesubsidy by 10 percent every year;

(e) whether representations have beenreceived in the Ministry in this regard; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto?

Derailment of Express Trains

1128. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:SHRI VENKATESH BABU

T.G.:SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.

SCINDIA:SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:SHRI R. DHRUVA

NARAYANA:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:


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(a) whether in view of severalderailments on railway tracks in the pastfew months, the Government has taken anysteps to ascertain the actual factorresponsible for such derailments;

(b) if so, the details of incidents ofderailments in the past six months and thereports of preliminary investigations heldin this regard;

(c) whether the Government proposesto have safety audit of all railway tracks tocurb derailments/accidents; and

(d) if so, the details in this regard?

BSNL and MTNL Services

1129. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:SHRIMATI NEELAM

SONKER:SHRI NANA PATOLE:SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:SHRI VINOD

LAKHAMASHICHAVDA:

DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:


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(a) whether the Government/TRAI hasreceived complaints of deficient servicesby MTNL and BSNL during each of thelast three years and the current year;


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(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the action taken/being takenby the Government on such complaints sofar;

(c) whether the quality of landline andmobile services of MTNL/BSNL ismonitored/reviewed by the Government/TRAI periodically and if so, the detailsthereof along with the deficiency in servicesnoticed in such monitoring/review duringthe said period;

(d) whether customers are leavingMTNL/BSNL due to deficiencies inservices and if so, the details thereof forthe last three years and the current year;and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto make MTNL and BSNL competitivewith private players?

Skill Development Centres/Institutes

†1130. SHRIMATI SAVITRITHAKUR:

SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:SHRI G.M.

SIDDESHWARA:SHRIMATI P.K.

SREEMATHITEACHER:




(a) the details of Skill DevelopmentCentres/Institutes presently functioning inthe country along with the number ofpersons trained and provided employmenttherefrom during each of the last three yearsand the current year, State/UT-wise

including in Kerala, Karnataka and MadhyaPradesh;

(b) whether the young entrepreneursare setting up their own enterprises aftergetting training from such centres;

(c) if so, the details thereof indicatingthe incentive scheme, if any, implementedby the Government therefor; and

(d) the further measures taken by theGovernment to strengthen and make thesecentres/institutes world class?

Unique Biometric Competency Centre

1131. SHRI MD.BADARUDDOZAKHAN:

SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:




(a) the details of challenges posed bybiometric recognition and the steps taken/being taken to face/overcome thesechallenges;

(b) whether the Unique IdentificationAuthority of India (UIDAI) has set up aUnique Biometric Competency Centre(UBCC); and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor?

Indian Fishermen Arrested

1132. SHRI D.S. RATHOD:SHRIMATI REKHA

VERMA:SHRI DEVUSINH

CHAUHAN:SHRI LALLU SINGH:SHRI HARINARAYAN

RAJBHAR:


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SHRI C.R. PATIL:SHRI PARESH RAWAL:SHRI RAMSINH

RATHWA:


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(a) the number of Indian fishermenapprehended/imprisoned/attacked and theirequipment and fishing boats seized bysecurity forces of various countries,country-wise during the last three years,year-wise and the number of fishermenreleased during the said period;

(b) the time since when they have beenimprisoned and the action taken to get themreleased along with fishing boats/trawlers/equipment and the success achieved in thisregard;

(c) whether any meeting has been fixedwith the authorities of other countries foramicable settlement of the issues; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the othermeasures taken by the Government to helpand safeguard the interest of theseimprisoned fishermen and to help them tofish in Indian waters?

Visit by Dignitaries

1133. DR. SUNIL BALIRAMGAIKWAD:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:SHRI ASHOK

SHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI MALLIKARJUNKHARGE:


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(a) the details of foreign dignitarieswho visited India during each of the lastthree months and the current month,country-wise;

(b) the details of foreign tripsundertaken by the Prime Minister ofIndia and other dignitaries during the saidperiod;

(c) the areas identified for cooperation,discussion held during the said visits;and

(d) the agreements signed and theadvantages to the country as a result thereof?

Indians Stranded in Gulf Countries

1134. SHRI KAMAL NATH:SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.

SCINDIA:SHRI ANURAG SINGH

THAKUR:


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(a) whether a large number of Indianworkers have been stranded in Gulfcountries and are also languishing in variousforeign jails for violation of labour contractrules and other petty complaints;

(b) if so, the details thereof,country-wise;

(c) whether Indian workers in Gulfcountries have been allegedly cheated bycompanies in Gulf countries; and

(d) if so, the steps taken or proposed tobe taken to break such nexus at State,Central and Mission levels to protect theIndian workers with number of prosecutionheld and those undergoing?

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Internet Connectivity for CashlessTransactions

1135. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHMUNDE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:


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(a) whether Internet connectivity usingfibre backbones is essential for cashlesstransactions;

(b) if so, whether our present networkdevelopment and spectrum policies do notfacilitate achieving universal broadband,especially in areas with lower commercialpotential than prosperous urban clusters;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken by the Government to address theissue;

(d) whether radical changes such aspooling and sharing network infrastructureis essential for widespread connectivity;and

(e) if so, the concerted action taken bythe Union Government to streamlineInternet wireless connectivity to boostcashless transactions?

Framing Research Policy

1136. SHRI ANANDRAOADSUL:



SHRI DHARMENDRAYADAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO:





(a) whether the Government is awareof the International opinions about India'sgreat potential to be a scientific power andshould increase its investment in basic andfundamental researches;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the areasidentified for investments;

(c) whether there is a huge scope forresearchers in the field of health such asgetting rid of mosquitoes to tackle malaria,research for finding out new vaccines,genetic modification of food crops and theneed for strengthening educationparticularly science education;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government isconsidering to frame research policy tomake India a scientific power; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the stepstaken by the Union Government in thisregard?

New Real Estate Rules

1137. SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO:



SHRI ANANDRAOADSUL:


SHRI MUTHAMSETTISRINIVASARAO(AVANTHI):



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(a) whether the real estate rules makesit mandatory for all builders developing aproject where the land exceeds 500 squaremetres to register themselves with theregulatory authority before launching oreven advertising their project and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether failure to do so will invite apenalty of up to 10 per cent of the projectcost and for subsequent violation jail termfor three years for developers has beenincluded in the rules;

(c) if so, the number of builderspenalized for violation of law, State-wise;

(d) whether the Union Government hasreceived complaints from consumer groupsthat several States have reportedly dilutedkey provisions of the new real estate rulesthat Parliament cleared last year related toongoing projects in their State law to favourbuilders and if so, the details thereof andthe action taken against those States; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentfor implementation of new real estate ruleswithout diluted key provisions?

Construction of Toilets

1138. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:DR. BANSHILAL

MAHATO:SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:


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(a) the names of cities declared OpenDefecation Free (ODF) so far, State-wiseand the details of monitoring mechanism tocheck ODF;

(b) whether Swachh Bharat Mission

(SBM) is lagging behind in accomplishingits goal of ODF and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor along with the stepstaken/being taken in this regard;

(c) the details of toilets constructedunder SBM so far in various cities, cityand year-wise;

(d) the details of criteria foridentification of cities for construction oftoilets;

(e) whether the Government hasconstructed less toilets than the fixedtargets under the various earlier schemes;

(f) if so, the reasons therefor and thenumber of toilets constructed during eachof the last three years and the current yearunder the various earlier schemes, State-wise; and

(g) the steps taken/being taken to spreadawareness against ODF?

Bio-Diversity Park

1139. SHRI V.PANNEERSELVAM:

SHRI UDAY PRATAPSINGH:


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(a) whether the Government proposesto construct/create bio-diversity parks inDelhi and if so, the details thereof, locationand size-wise along with funds providedfor the purpose;

(b) whether all the land has beenacquired by Delhi Development Authority(DDA) for the same and if so, the detailsthereof;

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(c) if not, the details of the land that isyet to be acquired and the time by whichthe land is likely to be acquired;

(d) whether the Government has anyscheme for unauthorised land under whichthe land owner may be provided land inplace of their land; and


Shortage of Urban Houses

†1140. SHRI SUBHASH PATEL:DR. BHARATIBEN D.

SHYAL:PROF. CHINTAMANI

MALVIYA:




(a) whether about 9.3 crore people livein slums and there is a shortage of 1.8 croreurban houses in the country;


(c) the action plan formulated by theGovernment to deal with this situation;

(d) whether any time limit has also beenfixed in this regard; and

(e) if so, the details in this regard?

Disposal of Waste

†1141. PROF. CHINTAMANIMALVIYA:

SHRI PONGULETISRINIVASA REDDY:

DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:DR. P. VENUGOPAL:DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR

RAY:


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(a) whether management of sewerage,solid waste and garbage is becoming themajor issue of concern in the urban areasand if so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether the Government hasprescribed any mechanism to the Statesfor the collection, transportation,processing, treatment and disposal of solidwaste, garbage and sewerage in a scientificand hygienic manner and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of proposals received andcleared during the last three years and thecurrent year for handling the above issues,State-wise and city-wise;

(d) the details of proposals lyingpending and the reasons for pendency alongwith the time by which pending proposalsare likely to be cleared; and

(e) the details of funds sanctioned duringthe above period, city, year and State-wise?

Swachh Bharat Mission

1142. DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:SHRIMATI P.K.

SREEMATHITEACHER:

SHRI MALLIKARJUNKHARGE:


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(a) the details of cities where SwachhBharat Mission (SBM) is beingimplemented, State-wise;

(b) the salient features of the SBM along


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with the details of the funds provided sofar to implement the SBM, year and State-wise and the manner in which the funds arebeing shared between the Union and theStates Governments since inception of theSBM;

(c) the extent to which the Governmenthas achieved the aims and objectives underthe SBM;

(d) whether the Government has soughtparticipation of private sector inimplementation of the SBM; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the private sector thereto alongwith the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to make the SBM successful?

Smart Cities Mission

1143. SHRI MALLIKARJUNKHARGE:

SHRI BHAGWANTHKHUBA:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:SHRI MULLAPPALLY

RAMACHANDRAN:SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:SHRI RAM TAHAL

CHOUDHARY:SHRI HARISHCHANDRA

CHAVAN:


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(a) the details of cities selected so farunder Smart Cities Mission, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government hasreviewed the implementation of Missionand if so, the details thereof along with theprogress made so far in this regard;

(c) whether all the selected citiesprepared master plan and if so, the detailsthereof, city-wise;

(d) the details of funds allocated,released and actual expenditure along withthe works conducted/being conductedunder the Mission, city and year-wise;

(e) whether the Government hasreported the financial viability of Missionand if so, the details thereof;

(f) whether the Government proposesto increase the cities under Mission and ifso, the details of the cities identified, State-wise and criteria for identification; and

(g) the time by which the work is likelyto be completed under the missionparticularly for the first 20 smart cities?

Fraudulent NRI Marriages

†1144. SHRI CHANDRAKANTKHAIRE:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI S.P.MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA:


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(a) the number of cases of NRIsmarrying women and then cheating themthat has been registered in the country,State-wise;

(b) the number of offenders involved insuch cases traced so far, State-wise; and

(c) the details of action taken againstthem along with the outcome thererof?


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Gauge Conversion

1145. SHRI RAMSINHRATHWA:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGHSHEKHAWAT:


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(a) the details of railway projects viz,new railway lines, gauge conversiondoubling and electrification underconstruction in Rajasthan and Gujarat;

(b) the number of projects that havecompleted their targeted date and arepending for more than three years;

(c) whether any plan has been chalkedout to complete these projects on prioritybasis, especially those located in thebackward region of Rajasthan; and


Night Shelters

1146. SHRI DILIP PATEL:SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:




(a) the details of the funds allocated forthe scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless(SUH) under the National UrbanLivelihoods Mission (NULM) for the lastthree years;

(b) the criteria for choosing cities/townsfor the construction of shelters;

(c) the details of the shelters constructed

in cities/towns for urban homeless underthe scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless(SUH) in last three years and if so, thedetails thereof including the shelters whichare still in progress thereof;

(d) the progress of issuing entitlementsto the urban homeless as mentioned in theguidelines of the scheme; and

(e) whether the Ministry has receivedcomplaints about inadequate quality ofnight shelter and if so, the details thereofand the action taken thereon?

Banking Services in Post Offices

†1147. SHRI BHANU PRATAPSINGH VERMA:


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(a) whether the Government proposesto start banking facilities in post offices atpar with banks;


(c) the number of post offices operatingin the country, State-wise; and

(d) whether the Government proposesto provide ATMs to post office savingsaccount-holders and if so, the detailsthereof?

Real Time Monitoring of SkillRequirement

1148. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:




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(a) whether the Government hasidentified areas where skilled manpowerwill be needed on a Real time MonitoringBasis and encourage skill development asper the specific need and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the steps taken for the simplificationin the application process to open a newenterprise/company; and

(c) whether there is any proposal toreduce the Company Registration Fee andif so, the details thereof?

Digital Literacy

1149. SHRI RAM CHARITRANISHAD:

SHRIMATI RAKSHATAIKHADSE:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:SHRI SUNIL KUMAR

SINGH:




(a) the details of Digital literacy mission/campaign along with the achievement made,State-wise;

(b) whether a large number ofpopulation do not have access to computerand other digital medium;

(c) if so, whether Government proposes

to provide computers to all the householdsand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposesto spend Rs. 1,800 crore to train 60 millionpeople across rural areas in three yearsunder a digital literacy mission and if so,the details thereof along with the fundsspent and the people benefitted so far underthe mission, State-wise; and

(e) whether the Common ServicesCentres, e-Governance Service India isawaiting the Government's nod for the saidpurpose and if so, the steps taken in thisregard?

Upgradation of Akashvani Kendras

†1150. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:SHRI BODHSINGH

BHAGAT:SHRI JANARDAN

MISHRA:




(a) whether the Government has anyscheme for the upgradation of Akashvanikendras that are being operated locally;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of Akashvani kendras identifiedfor this purpose; and

(c) if not, whether the Government isconsidering to launch any scheme in thisregard and if so, the details thereof?

NEW DELHI; ANOOP MISHRA

February 2, 2017 Secretary General

Magha 13, 1938 (Saka)


INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy : 921, 923, 940, 951, 952, 954, 1007, 1056,1078, 1113

Communications : 922, 932, 933, 939, 948, 953, 961, 976,996, 1001, 1040, 1072, 1073, 1080, 1096,1129, 1135, 1147

Development of North Eastern Region : 974, 1036

Earth Sciences : 989, 1021, 1048

Electronics and Information Technology : 925, 928, 944, 968, 993, 1002, 1014, 1039,1053, 1054, 1061, 1062, 1079, 1084, 1091,1094, 1099, 1117, 1131, 1149

External Affairs : 935, 936, 964, 973, 987, 988, 990, 1006,1027, 1028, 1029, 1055, 1106, 1110, 1118,1126, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1144

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation : 934, 969, 983, 992, 994, 1023, 1025, 1037,1065, 1087, 1102, 1137, 1140, 1146

Information and Broadcasting : 955, 977, 981, 987, 1020, 1032, 1059, 1085,1090, 1101, 1120, 1121, 1150

Law and Justice : 938, 980, 1018, 1031, 1033, 1088, 1111,1119, 1124

Minority Affairs : 1123, 1127

Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions : 975, 1108

Planning : 924, 943, 985, 1010, 1083

Railways : 930, 937, 941, 945, 946, 950, 956, 959,960, 962, 965, 966, 967, 972, 978, 979,982, 984, 986, 995, 999, 1005, 1009, 1012,1013, 1022, 1030, 1035, 1041, 1044, 1045,1046, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1057, 1058, 1060,1063, 1064, 1070, 1071, 1077, 1082, 1089,1097, 1100, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1107, 1109,1116, 1122, 1128, 1145

Science and Technology : 926, 929, 963, 991, 998, 1011, 1017, 1019,1043, 1067, 1069, 1095, 1115, 1136

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Skill Development and Entrepreneurship : 927, 1003, 1015, 1024, 1034, 1052, 1086,1092, 1093, 1130, 1148

Space : 947, 958, 970, 1004, 1008, 1076, 1112

Statistics and Programme Implementation : 942, 1000, 1019, 1114

Urban Development : 931, 949, 957, 971, 1016, 1026, 1038, 1042,1047, 1066, 1068, 1074, 1075, 1081, 1098,1125, 1138, 1139, 1141, 1142, 1143.

GMGIPMRND—4339LS—01.02.2017.

LOK SABHA CORRIGENDA

to the List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS on February 8, 2017 /Magha 19, 1938 (Saka)

Question No. Correction ____________________________________________________________________________

994 Insert second name of Member: "SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL"

997 Part (d); line 1: for "genterated" read "generated"

1003 Part (c); line 2: for "cencession" read "concession"

1010 Name of Ministry: : for "LAW AND JUSTICE" read "PLANNING"

1038 Part (b); line 2: for "50" read "so"

1041 Part (a); line 3: for "Safet" read "Safety"

1044 Part (b); line 2: for "seats berthes" read "seats/berths"

1087 (i) Insert Second name of Member: "SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK"

(ii) Insert Third name of Member: "SHRI ARKA KESHARI DEO" 1132 Name of Member: for "SHRI PARESH RAWAL"

read "SHRI PARESH RAVAL"


INDEX (Ministry – wise) Information and Broadcasting delete "987" External Affairs insert "987" Law and Justice delete "1010" Planning insert "1010" Statistics and Programme Implementation delete "1019"

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