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LOK SABHA

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List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS

Wednesday, December 20, 2017/Agrahayana 29, 1939 (Saka)

————(Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Coal; Communications;

Defence; Development of North Eastern Region; Earth Sciences;Electronics and Information Technology; External Affairs;

Law and Justice; Minority Affairs; Personnel, PublicGrievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Science

and Technology; Space; Statistics and ProgrammeImplementation)

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Indigenous Manufacturing ofAmmunition

*61. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

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be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of ammunitionmanufactured by the private sector for thearmed forces since its opening for that Sector;

(b) the breakup of ammunition sourcedby the Indian army in terms of indigenouslymanufactured and imported;

(c) whether the Government proposes/intends to manufacture the majority of theammunition being supplied to the IndianArmy in the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theestimated amount likely to be saved as aresult thereof?

Medical Facilities in Trains

*62. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS

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(a) whether the Government hasreceived proposals from various Statesincluding Tamil Nadu for providing medicalcare/facilities in long distance express trainssuch as Shatabdi, Janshatabdi, Rajdhani,Tamil Nadu express;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Governmentto provide essential medical services inrunning trains?

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†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

MPLADS

†*63. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

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(a) whether the funds under the Memberof Parliament Local Area DevelopmentScheme (MPLADS) can be used for medicalrelief and agriculture welfare scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe process proposed to be adopted forthe purpose;

(c) whether funds under MPLADS canalso be utilized for treatment of poor peoplein Government or recognized hospitals;

(d) whether there is any proposal toamend the guidelines/policy of MPLADSin public interest; and

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

Dedicated TV Channel forWeather Information

†*64. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of EARTHSCIENCES

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(a) whether the India MeteorologicalDepartment (IMD) proposes to launch adedicated TV channel for broadcastinginformation and news particularly relatedto weather;


(c) the time by which the said channelis likely to be launched?

Two-front Challenges

*65. SHRI RAYAPATISAMBASIVA RAO:


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(a) whether the Government forcesestwo-front challenges/war at western andnorthern borders of the country and if so,the details thereof;

(b) the major initiatives taken post-Doklam to face Pakistan's proxy war andto thwart muscle flexing by China; and

(c) the details of preparedness of theGovernment in this regard?

DNA Test of Families of MissingWorkers

*66. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS

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(a) whether the Government hasinitiated and completed the DNA testingof the families of 39 Indian workers whowere kidnapped from Mosul, Iraq andmissing from there since June, 2014;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the timeline fixed in this regard along withthe reasons for delay;

(c) whether the Government has sharedthe details of missing workers with the Iraqiauthorities;

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(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the plan of action/steps taken to tracethe workers?

Rail Ticket Reservation Counters

†*67. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:


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(a) the details of the number of rail ticketreservation counters in the country, Statedistrict-wise;

(b) whether the Government hasprepared any plan to increase the timing ofrail ticket reservation counters;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether any representation has beenreceived for increasing the timing of railticket reservation counters in Tonk districtof Rajasthan; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Pricing and Distribution of Coal

†*68. SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

Will the Minister of COAL

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(a) the number of committees operatingunder the Ministry for allocation of coal tobulk consumers;

(b) the role of Coal TransportFacilitation Committee;

(c) whether the Government proposesto cut down its control over pricing anddistribution of coal in view of the emergingtrade scenario; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Fake Caste Certificates

†*69. SHRI HARISHCHANDRACHAVAN:

SHRI VIJAY KUMARHANSDAK:

Will the PRIME MINISTER

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(a) whether no data regardingsubmission of fake caste certificates ofScheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes andOther Backward Classes for recruitmentto Government posts has been collectedmaintained after 2010;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor along with the reaction ofthe Government thereto;

(c) whether more than half of the casesof submission of fake caste certificates onrecord in 2010 are still pending fordisciplinary action;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto; and

(e) whether the Central Bureau ofInvestigation has conducted anyinvestigation with regard to fake certificatesand if so, the details and the outcomethereof?

SCO Regional Anti-TerroristStructure

*70. SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:


fons'k ea=h


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(a) whether the Government isconsidering to use forum of ShanghaiCooperation Organisation's (SCO) RegionalAnti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in orderto fight the threat of terrorism in the countryand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any joint operation to theeffect has been undertaken/proposed to beundertaken and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any mechanism existswithin the SCO countries to shareinformation on countering terrorism andif so, the details thereof; and

(d) the further steps taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Research on Panchagavya

†*71. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY

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(a) whether any research has beenconducted on the benefits of panchagavyain the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has set upany central committee to validate theusefulness of panchagavya in medicinal andagricultural terms;

(c) if so, the terms of reference of thesaid committee; and

(d) the time by which the said committeeis likely to submit its report?

Ongoing Railway Projects

†*72. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:


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(a) the present status of the ongoingrailway projects lying pending in the Statesincluding Uttar Pradesh along with the datefrom which these projects are lying pending,State and project-wise;

(b) the amount of funds allocated/spentin these projects during each of the lastthree years and the current year;

(c) the number of projects lying stuckup/pending in the absence of funds in theseStates, State-wise;

(d) the time-limit fixed for completingthe said projects and the steps taken bythe Railways in this regard; and

(e) the details of the plan formulatedby the Government to check trainaccidents?

Ban on Triple Talaq

*73. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH

YADAV:

Will the Minister of LAW ANDJUSTICE

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(a) whether the Supreme Court has ‘‘setaside’’ the regressive practice of instanttriple talaq for Muslims and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether in spite of the SupremeCourt's order, there have been cases of tripletalaqs in various parts of the country andif so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to bring a legislation on the issueof triple talaq and if so, the details thereofalong with the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard; and

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(d) the impact of proposed regulationon the society?

Coal Linkage and Supply to ThermalPower Plants

*74. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:


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(a) whether coal linkage and supply tovarious thermal power plants in the countryare being monitored by the Governmentand if so, the details of the coal requirementraised by the plants against the actualquantity supplied to the thermal powerplants during the last three years,State-wise;

(b) whether adequate quantum of coalis not being supplied as per requirementsof the plants and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasundertaken any study to ascertain theprimary reason for such shortage along withcorrective measures to be taken, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(d) whether the Government hasevaluated the number of days that theplants have been shut down as a result ofnon-availability of coal along with the lossincurred as a result of such shut downsduring the said period and if so, the detailsthereof, plant-wise?

Rail Projects in Chhattisgarh

†*75. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:


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(a) the details of the rail projectssanctioned for Chhattisgarh during the lastthree years and the current year, year/zone-wise;

(b) the details of the allocated fundsspent on the approved rail for Bilaspur(Uslapur) via Mungeli, Kawardha-Dongargarh;

(c) the reasons for inordinate delay incompleting the said project and the timeby which it is likely to be completed; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theRailways in this regard?

4G VoLTE Services

*76. DR. P.K. BIJU:DR. GOKARAJU GANGA

RAJU:

Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS

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(a) whether the Bharat Sanchar NigamLimited (BSNL) is struggling to rollout4G VoLTE services across the country, ifso, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether BSNL has requested theGovernment to allocate more spectrum inthe 700 MHz band for the said purposeand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken/proposed to take any decision on thedemand for spectrum by BSNL, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(d) whether the Government has takennote of the fact that the delay in rolling out

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of the said services by BSNL will hamperits growth prospects and give undueadvantage to private Telecom ServiceProviders (TSPs), and if so, the reaction ofthe Government thereto and the actiontaken by the Government in this regard;and

(e) whether BSNL is setting up 40,000new base stations for the said services andif so, the details thereof?

Thalassery-Mysore Rail Line

*77. SHRI MULLAPPALLYRAMACHANDRAN:


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(a) whether the Governments of Keralaand Karnataka have entered into anyunderstanding/agreement regardingThalassery-Mysore railway line and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether the Railway Board has heldany discussion with the Government ofKerala in Thiruvananthapuram recently inthis regard;


(d) whether the Railway Board hasdeputed the Konkan Railway Corporationfor the feasibility study of this line; and


Visit of Prime Minister to USA

*78. COL. SONARAMCHOUDHARY:


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(a) the details of the visit of thePrime Minister to USA recently with regardto defence co-operation, trade etc. alongwith the other subjects of mutual interestthat were discussed;

(b) whether during Indo-US talks, theissue of terrorism was discussed and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether the issue of grant of H1Bvisa to Indian IT professionals was alsodiscussed; and

(d) if so, the details and the outcomethereof?

Scarcity of Coal

*79. SHRI R. DHRUVANARAYANA:


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(a) whether there is a scarcity of coal inthe country, if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor;

(b) whether the production of power inpower plants has been affected as a resultthereof and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the State of Karnataka hassought more coal for its power plants; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto?

Irregularities in Catering Contracts

†*80. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:


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(a) whether cases of fraud/irregularitieshave come to the notice and complaintshave also been received in the name ofgranting extension in the catering contractsin various States of the country includingMadhya Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof including theaction taken in this regard, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has doneany evaluation of the loss of revenue causedto the railways each year due to the saidscam; if so, the details including estimatedloss as a result thereof, the reaction of the

Government thereto and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(d) whether the Government has alsoreceived complaints against private cateringfirms/companies/agencies regarding chargingof higher prices over and above theprescribed prices of various items and theviolation of guidelines/approved contractsduring the last three years; and

(e) if so, the details thereof includingthe names of the catering firms/agenciesinvolved in such irregularities against whominvestigation has been undertaken and theoutcome thereof?

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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy :

Coal : 68, 74, 79

Communications : 76

Defence : 61, 65

Development of North Eastern Region :

Earth Sciences : 64

Electronics and Information Technology :

External Affairs : 66, 70, 78

Law and Justice : 73

Minority Affairs :

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions : 69

Planning :

Railways : 62, 67, 72, 75, 77, 80

Science and Technology : 71

Space :

Statistics and Programme Implementation : 63.

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Common QR Code

691. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICSAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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(a) whether the Government isplanning to introduce common QuickResponse (QR) code based paymentsacross the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted any feasibility study/assessments in this regard;


(e) the manner in which the step isgoing to improve the financial status of thecountry?

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Nitaqat Scheme

692. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:


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(a) whether any consultations havebeen held with the Saudi officials at thediplomatic and political level in connectionwith Nitaqat Scheme which is impactingIndian workers;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theoutcome of the same; and

(c) the manner in which theGovernment is going to protect the interestsof Indian workers?

Proposal from Airbus

693. PROF. SADHU SINGH:


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(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from Airbus formaking India a global production andsupply centre;

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

(c) the details of the productsproposed to be produced therein; and

(d) the units of Airbus alreadyfunctional in the country?

Proxy Voting Rights

694. SHRI A. ANWHARRAAJHAA:


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(a) whether the Government hasdecided to give proxy voting rights to Non-resident Indians (NRIs);


(c) the total number of NRIs who willget voting rights if the said proposal isimplemented; and

(d) the time by which it is likely to beimplemented?

Issuance of Aadhaar Card

695. SHRI Y.S. AVINASHREDDY:




(a) whether it is a fact that theGovernment is contemplating on handingover the work of issuing of Aadhaar Cardsto Post Offices and Banks in the country;and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

UIDAI

696. SHRI J.C. DIVAKARREDDY:




(a) whether UIDAI has a well-designed, multi-layer approach and a robustsecurity system in place and the same isbeing constantly upgraded to maintain thehighest level of data security and integrityand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor; and

(b) whether the Government isconducting security audits on a regular basisto further strengthen security and privacyof data and besides this, all possible stepsare taken to protect the data and if so, thedetails thereof and the steps being taken bythe Government in this regard?

MSIPS

697. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:




(a) the number of projects that haveavailed the Modified Special IncentivePackage Scheme (MSIPS) so far, year-wiseand State-wise;

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(b) the details of investment made inthe projects availing MSIPS so far,year-wise and State-wise;

(c) the details of projects that havereceived reimbursement of different formsof taxes under MSIPS and the total taxreimbursed so far, State-wise; and

(d) the number of jobs created by theprojects availing MSIPS, State-wise?

Increase in Speed of Trains

698. SHRI M. MURALIMOHAN:


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(a) whether the Railways hasproposed to increase the speed of trainsupto 200 km per hour on the Delhi-Chandigarh section;

(b) if so, whether the Government isalso considering to include Delhi-Visakhapatnam, Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Hyderabad routes for increase of speedupto 200 km per hour; and

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

Private Sector Participation

699. DR. RATNA DE (NAG):




(a) the major initiatives taken by theGovernment during the last three years topromote private sector participation in themanufacture of sophisticated weaponsystems and armaments;

(b) whether the Ministry is lookingto expand scope of the project to non-metrocities as well which are severely polluted;

(c) if so, the details of the same; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Construction of Platforms

†702. DR. RAVINDRA KUMARRAY:




(a) whether platforms have not beenconstructed on the Kowar-Giridih(Jharkhand) railway line even after runningtrains on the said line and senior citizensand women are compelled to jump fromtrains;


(c) whether the Government proposesto construct platforms on all stations ofthis route;


(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Speedy Resolution of Disputesinvolving Government Bodies

703. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:SHRI MOHITE PATIL

VIJAYSINHSHANKARRAO:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI DHANANJAY

MAHADIK:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:DR. HEENA

VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:


(b) the security precautions taken/tobe taken by the Government in such amove;

(c) whether the Governmentpermitted/proposes to permit privatecompanies to induct defence technologydirectly from abroad; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thecriteria set for the purpose?

Digital Literacy

700. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the fact that digital literacy among tribalyouths is very low;

(b) if so, whether Government isconsidering to launch any scheme forspeeding digital literacy among tribalpopulation; and

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

SAFAR

701. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:


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(a) the details of number of screens ofthe System of Air Quality and WeatherForecasting and Research (SAFAR) atDelhi, Pune, Ahmedabad and Mumbaiinstalled till date;



(a) whether 46 per cent of the threecrore cases pending in various courts of thecountry involve Government departmentsor Government bodies;


(c) whether the Government has askedits departments/bodies/Ministries to go foronline arbitration to fast track disputeresolutions;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government hasidentified arbitration agencies working inIndia and has asked all the Ministries andassociated departments to avail the facilityof online arbitration for out-of-courtsettlement and quick resolution of disputes;and

(f) if so, the details thereof along withthe other steps taken by the Governmentfor speedy resolution of disputes?

Telecommunication Services inMadhya Pradesh

†704. SHRI GANESH SINGH:


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(a) the total number of mobile towersin Madhya Pradesh, district-wise;

(b) the efforts being made by theGovernment to make arrangements forinstalling mobile towers in remote villagesof Madhya Pradesh and the time by whichthe vision of communication revolution islikely to be fulfilled in such villages;

(c) whether the Government hasfinalised the project report with regard to

† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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the implementation of Bharat Net Projectin Madhya Pradesh and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor alongwith the time by which the said report islikely to be finalised; and

(d) the fund that is likely to beallocated for the aforementioned project?

Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh

705. SHRI OM BIRLA:




(a) whether the Government isbuilding a nuclear power plant inBangladesh’s Rooppur in collaborationwith the Russian Government and if so,the details thereof;

(b) the amount of fund sanctioned bythe Indian Government and the totalestimated expenses likely to be incurred inthe completion of the project;

(c) whether India and Russia arecommitted in further strengthening theirrelationships and to work jointly with eachother for the development of third worldcountries in the near future; and


Funding of Institutions

706. SHRI RAGHAVLAKHANPAL:


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(a) the details of the institutionsfunded by the department of AtomicEnergy and the amount of plan and non-

Crossings in Jalore District

†709. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:




(a) the total number of railwaycrossings in Jalore District under JodhpurRailway Zone, the total number ofaccidents that took place at these crossingsduring the last three years and the totalnumber of casualties occurred in theseaccidents;

(b) the main reasons behind delay inthe construction of railway over bridgeson C-56, C-109, C-48 Bhinmal andRaniwara railway crossings located in Jaloredistrict;

(c) whether in view of the likelihoodof accidents on C-94 and Raniwara railwaycrossings located in Bhinmal owing toplying of hundreds of vehicles every dayparticularly during night time, theGovernment proposes to build RUB orROB therein;

(d) if so, whether any time limit hasbeen fixed for its construction; and


Accidents at Unmanned RailwayCrossings

710. SHRI DUSHYANTCHAUTALA:




(a) whether the Government isconcerned about 40 percent of accidentsthat occurred in 7254 unmanned railwaycrossings across the country;

plan funds allocated to them during thelast three years and the current year, year-wise; and

(b) the details of achievements madeby each of such institutions during the saidperiod, institution-wise and year-wise?

Debroy Committee

707. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to accept the recommendationsof Debroy Committee;


(c) whether the Government has fixedany time frame to implement the saidrecommendations; and


Solar Mission

708. DR. A. SAMPATH:




(a) whether the Indian Space ResearchOrganisation (ISRO) is set to launch itsfirst solar mission;


(c) whether the mission is a jointventure;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe list of institutions participating in themission; and

(e) the details of objectives of themission?

(b) if so, whether the Government hasformulated any project with ISRO fornavigation system for installing atunmanned crossings; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thefollow up action taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Aadhaar Verified Voter IDs

711. DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to link Aadhaar with the voterslist in respective States in order to ensurethe authenticity of voters and to avoidrepetition;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Chinese Intervention in PoK

712. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:SHRI OM PRAKASH

YADAV:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to counter the Chineseintervention in PoK regarding CPEC in therecent past;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of the precautionarymeasures being taken in this regard?


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Poverty Line

†713. SHRI HARISH CHANDRAALIAS HARISHDWIVEDI:

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(a) the State-wise details of thefamilies living below poverty line;

(b) whether special economicassistance has been provided to the Statesfor eradication of poverty;

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wiseand if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government isconsidering to provide special package tothe poor States; and

(e) if so, the details thereof andif not, the manner in which Governmentproposes to remove disparity amongStates?

New Rail Line

†714. SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:




(a) the reasons for non-operation oftrains till date on the Patna-Daniyava-BiharSharif-Rajgir new railway line;

(b) the time by which the operationof trains is likely to be made from Rajgir toPatna on the said railway segment;

(c) whether DMU rack on this newrail segment is being considered;

(d) if so, the time by which it is likelyto be provided; and

Attacks on Indian Fishermen

717. SHRI BHARATHI MOHANR.K.:

SHRI PR. SENTHILNATHAN:




(a) whether incidents of attacks onIndian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navystill continue inspite of several measurestaken by both Indian and Sri LankanGovernments;

(b) if so, the details of such casesreported during each of the last threeyears till date and the number of Indianfishermen injured, captured or killed in suchincidents;

(c) whether the Government isproviding satellite phones to fishermen asa safety measure and to track them duringthe encounters with Sri Lankan Navy;

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

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentfor safety and security of the fishermenagainst such attacks?

Anandnagar Junction-Maharajganj-Ghughuli New Rail Line

†718. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:




(a) the updated status of Anandnagarjunction via Maharajganj-Ghughuli (50 km)new rail line project under the NorthEastern Railway, Gorakhpur;

(e) whether any provision for thepassenger facilities and to construct footover-bridge is being made on all stationslocated on the said new railway segmentand if so, the details thereof?

Research in Indian Ocean

715. SHRI D.K. SURESH:




(a) whether the Government is takingany steps to encourage scientificcommunity to conduct research to furtherunderstand the Indian Ocean’s biophysicalvariability in respect of monsoon andhuman activities;


(c) the significant steps taken by theGovernment to carry out Oceanographicresearch in the Indian Ocean during the lastfive years; and

(d) the funds allocated and utilised forthe research activities/studies in this regardduring the above period?

Allocation of Funds

†716. SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) the extent to which success hasbeen achieved against the targets set underthe Twelfth Plan Period; and

(b) the action taken by theGovernment to achieve the desired targetsin stipulated time frame?

(b) whether the Detailed ProjectReport (DPR) of this project has beenprepared;

(c) if so, the time by which this projectis likely to be approved; and

(d) if not, the time by which DPR ofthe project is likely to be prepared?

Women in Public Service

719. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAIKHADSE:




(a) whether the participation andinclusion of women in the main stream ofIndian Civil Services especially from ruralareas, socially and economically deprivedsections and humanities background withregional language medium is very low;


(c) whether the Government proposesto provide reservation for such cases asprovided in the State Civil Services acrossthe country; and


Golden Quadrilateral

720. SHRI P. KUMAR:




(a) whether it is a fact that theRailways has decided to have Rail GoldenQuadrilateral inter-connecting the fourmetros;


† Original notice of the question received in Hindi. † Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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(c) whether any funds have beenprovided in the current year’s budget;


(e) the likely time by which it will becompleted?

Escalators at Rajkot Railway Station

721. SHRI KUNDARIYAMOHAN BHAIKALYANJI BHAI:




(a) whether any representations havebeen received by the Government forsetting up escalators at Rajkot, Jamnagarand Surendranagar railway stations tofacilitate the movement of senior citizens;and

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

Visit to Rome

722. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:




(a) whether any attempt was made toinvite Pope Francis to visit India;


(c) the number of visits made byHon’ble Prime Minister/Minister ofExternal Affairs to Rome, Italy during thelast three years; and

(d) the names of dignitaries invitedfrom Italy/Rome to visit India during thelast three years?




(a) whether completion of variousongoing railway projects are getting delayedresulting in huge cost overrun in NE Statesspecially in Assam;

(b) if so, the details of such projectsand the reasons for the delay in theirexecution, State-wise;

(c) the details of funds estimated andspent so far on such projects; and

(d) the steps taken to expedite theworks of these projects?

Retrenchment in IT Sector

†726. SHRI JANARDANMISHRA:

SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:




(a) whether retrenchment ininformation technology sector isworrisome for Indian economy;

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

(c) whether the workforce in the ITindustry shrank due to lay-offs in thecurrent year;

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

(e) the efforts being made by theGovernment in this regard?

Fake Domicile Certificates

727. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Misbehaviour with Indian AirlinePassenger

723. DR. C.GOPALAKRISHNAN:




(a) whether Chinese airlines officialshave misbehaved with an Indian passengerat the Shangai Pudong International Airportrecently and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has takenup this issue with the Chinese Government;


(d) whether any response/reply hasbeen received from Chinese Governmentin this regard; and


Pine and Lemon Grass in Trains

†724. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to provide pine and lemon grassin railway offices and trains;

(b) if so, the time by which the saidarrangement is likely to be implemented;and

(c) the agency selected for runningthis system?

Ongoing Railway Projects

725. SHRI BADRUDDINAJMAL:




(a) whether instances of some of theyouth/aspirants of Haryana submittingforged domicile certificate of Kutch, Gujaratfor selection in the Army on Gujarat’s quotahave come to the notice of the Government;and

(b) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken/being taken in this regard?

Electrification of Railway Network

728. SHRI ARKA KESHARIDEO:




(a) whether the Railways has plannedto electrify its entire network in thecountry;

(b) if so, the proposed expenditure tobe incurred for the said project;

(c) whether any time limit has beenset for the above said project; and


Code of Conduct

†729. SHRI RAM CHARANBOHRA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto give constitutional validity to the codeof conduct developed by the judiciary; and

† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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PSK in Madhya Pradesh

†730. SHRI BODHSINGHBHAGAT:




(a) whether the Government hasgranted approval for setting up PassportSewa Kendras (PSKs) in Shivni andBalaghat districts in Madhya Pradesh; and

(b) if so, the time by which the saidPSKs are likely to be made functional?

Review of Functioning ofAutonomous Bodies

731. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:




(a) whether the NITI Aayog hasconducted any study/review on thefunctioning of autonomous bodies of UnionGovernment and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the NITI Aayog hasproposed setting up of a Special PurposeVehicle for administration of homogeneousautonomous bodies and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) the objectives of the new approachof NITI Aayog?

Safety at ULCs

732. SHRI BHEEMRAO B.PATIL:


(d) the steps being taken by theGovernment to expedite the work on theproposal without any further delay?

Laying Railway Track

†735. SHRIMATI RANJANBENBHATT:




(a) whether accidents are occurringfrequently due to error in the process oftrack laying;

(b) if so, whether the Government iscontemplating to change the track layingtechnique;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which such technique is likely tobe implemented; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Rail Routes

†736. SHRI TAMRADHWAJSAHU:




(a) the total number of rail routes inthe country which are being used solelyfor the freight and the details thereof;

(b) whether the passenger facility canbe extended on these rail routes and if so,the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which the extension ofBhilai-Ahiwara rail route in Chhattisgarhto connect Bematara, Navagarh, Mungeliand Bilaspur is likely to be sanctioned forwhich demand had been raised forpassenger facility earlier also?



(a) whether it is a fact that a systemhas been devised for the safety atUnmanned Level Crossings (ULCs) and ifso, the details thereof; and

(b) the time by which the said systemwill be in operation?

K-Fone Project

733. SHRIMATI P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER:




(a) whether the Central Governmenthas received any proposal fromGovernment of Kerala to provide financialsupport for K-Fone project, which aimsto provide internet connectivity to allhouses in Kerala; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Government thereon?

Setting Up of Rail Coach Factory

734. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDERREDDY:




(a) whether the Government iscommitted to set up Rail Coach Factory inKazipet of Telangana as it was a promisemade in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014;


(c) whether any initiatives have beenproposed to be taken in this regard and ifso, the details thereof; and

Individual Data Protection

737. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:SHRI V. ELUMALAI:




(a) whether amid growing concernsover security of financial data on electronicspayment/digital wallet platforms theGovernment has put together draft rulesaimed at safeguarding consumer interest;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken in this regard so far;

(c) whether the digital wallets haveseen a huge uptick in transactions after theGovernment’s demonetization move lastyear;


(e) whether the Government has alsosuggested every digital wallet company toappoint a chief grievance officer whosedetails should be prominently madeavailable on their websites and if so, thereaction of these companies thereto?

Indigenous GPS

†738. SHRI HARIOM SINGHRATHORE:




(a) whether the work is going on todevelop indigenous Global PositioningSystem (GPS) in the country;


(c) the manner in which the indigenousGPS will be beneficial;


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(d) the number of GPS on whichwork is going on at private and Governmentlevel Separately at present in the country;and

(e) whether the Government is likelyto discontinue external GPS afterindigenous GPS is fully developed and ifso, the details thereof?

Model Stations

†739. SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:




(a) the names of the railway stationsin Narmada and Bharuch districts in Gujaratwhich have been identified for upgradationof facilities and declared as model stationsby the Government;


(c) the details of the services providedand upgradation done in the model stationsin the said districts?

Foot Over Bridges with thehelp of Army

740. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:




(a) whether the Government hassought the help of Indian Army toconstruct foot over bridges in differentStations; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons thereto?

including the names of the countries whichhave agreed to cooperate in this regard;

(e) the quantity of Uranium consumedby the existing NPPs during each of thelast three years and the current year, NPP-wise along with the names of the countriesfrom where the Uranium was importedduring the said period, country-wise; and

(f) the quantity of uranium mined andextracted within the country during the saidperiod, State/UT-wise along with themeasures taken by the Government toexplore the new reserves of Uranium in thecountry?

Shortage of Trackmen

743. SHRI HARISH MEENA:




(a) whether it is a fact that hundredsof trackmen are deployed at the residencesof railway officers further worsening theshortage of trackmen on the field; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government to deploysuch employees back on field?

FDI in Defence

744. SHRI A.P. JITHENDERREDDY:




(a) the details of the percentage offoreign direct investment allowed in defencesector both under automatic route andgovernment route;

MoU under Make in IndiaProgramme

741. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:




(a) the details of military and defenceMemorandum of Understandings (MoUs)signed under the Make in India Programme;

(b) the number of new projects in thedefence sector started under the Make inIndia Programme; and

(c) the status of completion of theseprojects?

Nuclear Power Generation andUranium Consumption

†742. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:SHRI INNOCENT:




(a) the present nuclear powergeneration capacity in the country and theactual output thereof, reactor-wise alongwith the share of nuclear energy in totalenergy mix of the country;

(b) the target set for nuclear powergeneration during the current year alongwith the reason for failure, if any, in meetingthe said target;

(c) the details of Nuclear PowerPlants (NPP) operating and underconstruction in the country;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to take help from other countriesin this regard and if so, the details thereof

(b) the percentage of FDI allowedspecifically for production of battle tanks,military transport aircraft, armouredvehicles, fighter aircraft, helicopters,submarines and warships;

(c) whether there has been anynotification/order of change of rules if any,and if so, the details of such notification/order;

(d) whether there has been any instancewhere a joint venture has been allowed toinvest more than 74 per cent FDI underany of the routes; and


Electrification of Hubli-BangaloreRail Line

745. KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:




(a) whether the Railways has givenapproval for electrification of the railwayline between Hubli and Bangalore;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe cost of the project;

(c) the present status of railelectrification between Chikkanbnavara-Hubli, Chikkajajur-Bellary, Gadag-Hotgiand Bangalore-Omlur via Hosur and thefunds earmarked for these projects duringthe last three years and the current year;and

(d) the time by which the newbroadgauge line between Ginigera andRaichur will be completed and the total costof the project?


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Information bySMS

†746. SHRI SATYAPAL SINGH:




(a) whether there is any plan toprovide information by SMS in case ofdelay in journey through other trains onthe line of information made available inShatabdi and Rajdhani trains;

(b) if so, the time by which it is likelyto be done;

(c) the time of reaching destination ofRajdhani and Shatabdi trains has beenreduced by half-an-hour, whether suchprovision will be implemented in all longdistance superfast trains also; and

(d) if so, the time by which it is likelyto be done?

Functioning ofAdministration

747. SHRI B.V. NAIK:SHRI S.P.

MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA:




(a) whether it is imperative to bringabout major reforms in the functioning ofGovernment services to extend the properbenefit of development of the country toall the sections of the society;

(b) if so, the reaction of theGovernment thereto;


(c) whether it is also true that the acidrain is a result of rain water in theatmosphere mixing with polluted gases suchas oxides of sulphur and nitrogen emittedfrom power plants, automobiles and someindustrial units; and


MPLADS

†750. DR. BANSHILALMAHATO:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

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(a) whether the Government hasreceived any complaints regarding therelease of funds/delay in releasing of fundsunder the Member of Parliament LocalArea Development Scheme (MPLADS);

(b) if so, the details thereof during eachof the last three years and the currentyear;

(c) the reasons for not releasing/delayin releasing of the funds; and

(d) whether the Government has madeany assessment for continuing MPLADSand if so, the details thereof?

Spectrum Auction

751. ADV. M.UDHAYAKUMAR:

SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(c) whether economically weakestsections of society are not getting thebenefits due to shortcomings in thefunctioning of administration at the Centraland State level; and

(d) if so, the Government’s reactionthereto?

War Memorial inBihar

†748. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to construct a war memorial atTariyani in Chhapra, Sheohar, Bihar whereeleven persons were killed during Quit IndiaMovement;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor and thereaction of the Government thereto?

Acid Rain

749. SHRI G. HARI:




(a) whether it is true that according toa research by the India MeteorologicalDepartment and Indian Institute ofTropical Meteorology, pollution is causinglife giving rain to turn increasingly acidic inmany parts of the country particularly inthe last decade;

(a) whether the Government proposesto auction 5G Spectrum in the bands overand above 3000 MHz and if so, the detailsthereof along with the reasons for delay, ifany, in auctioning of the said spectrum;

(b) the amount of spectrum remainingin the bandwidth of 3400, 3500 and 3600MHz along with the time by which theGovernment proposes to auction theseremaining spectrum along with thespectrum remaining in bands such as 800,2100, 2300 and 2500 MHz;

(c) the difference between the qualityof services under 5G and 4G technology;and

(d) whether the 5G network loses itsintensity over longer distance thus affectingits wider coverage and if so, the detailsthereof and the steps proposed to betaken by the Government to address thisissue?

Assistance to Rajasthan

†752. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:




(a) whether the UIDAI andDepartment of telecommunicationproposes to extend its assistance to theState of Rajasthan for the successfulimplementation of data sharing, validationlinkage and 2G/3G connectivity underBhamashah scheme in Rajasthan;




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Security Professionals in NIC

753. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:




(a) whether the Government hasinitiated a process to accelerate theappointment of more than 350 securityprofessionals at the National InformaticsCentre;


(c) whether the issue has beenexamined by a committee way back in 2009;and

(d) if so, the reasons for delay inappointing these security professionals atthe National Informatics Centre?

Division Benches ofHigh Courts

†754. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBENPATEL:

SHRI RADHESHYAMBISWAS:




(a) the number of division benches ofHigh Courts functioning in the country;

(b) the number of States where demandfor setting up of Division Bench is pending,State-wise;

(c) the names of the High Courts inthe country where proceedings of courtsare conducted in regional languages;

(c) whether the Railways has receivedrequest from Maharashtra Government forex-post-facto sanction and release of 50%reimbursement of cost incurred for creationof these posts;


(e) the present status of the ex-post-facto sanction and the time by which 50%cost incurred for this purpose will bereimbursed?

Science City

757. SHRI DEVUSINHCHAUHAN:


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(a) whether the Government ofGujarat has requested for balance assistanceof Rs. 32 crores under phase-I for thedevelopment of science city and additionalRs. 250 crore for phase-II of the same;and

(b) if so, the present status in regardto release of funds?

Coaching Facility to MinorityCommunity

758. SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:

Will the Minister of MINORITYAFFAIRS

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(a) whether his Ministry is providingcoaching facilities to minority communitystudents especially Muslims;

(d) whether the Government intendsto allow use of regional language in courtproceedings; and

(e) whether it is a fact about 90 percent of the population in the country stillhas no access to legal help, if so, the detailsthereof and the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Ill Treatment of Works

†755. PROF. CHINTAMANIMALVIYA:




(a) whether the workers staying in theforeign countries especially in Middle EastAsia are being ill treated by their employeesand the citizens of these countries;

(b) if so, the number of complaintsreceived by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has fixedany responsibility in this regard; and


Creation of GRP Posts

756. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:




(a) whether the Government ofMaharashtra has created 640 posts forGovernment Railway Police withoutapproval of the Ministry;


(b) if so, whether Government hasstarted free coaching of IAS aspirants, ifso, the details thereof and the time sincewhen it has been implemented;

(c) the number of minority studentswho cracked civil services examinationduring the last three years; and

(d) the number of coaching centresidentified or having a tie up for free coachingto minority students and further steps takenor being taken by the Government in thisregard?

New Telecom Policy

759. SHRI DIBYENDUADHIKARI:




(a) whether the Government has issuedNew Telecom Policy in the country;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to provide relief packages totelecom sector in the country therein;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) the reason for changing policies ofthe Government to favour the privatetelecom players; and

(e) the present debt incurred bytelecom companies in the country,company-wise?

Digital Mapping

760. SHRI RADHESHYAMBISWAS:





(a) whether his Ministry has recentlyconducted a digital mapping of coastal areasespecially in Southern India for the purposeof gaining knowledge on resources availablefor warning in case of cyclone, etc.;

(b) if so, the outcome thereof, State-wise; and

(c) the other uses of this digitalmapping of coastal areas in the country?

New Rail Lines in Maharashtra

†761. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAUJADHAV:




(a) the details of rail projects such asnew rail lines, gauge conversion, doublingand electrification being implemented inMaharashtra;

(b) the details of those projectscompleted under stipulated time and thenumber of those projects pending for morethan three years;

(c) whether the Government has anyplan to complete these projects,particularly the projects located inbackward areas as per the scheduled timetable; and

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

Digital Employment Exchange

762. DR. BOORA NARSAIAHGOUD:




(a) the number of financialtransactions conducted on the AadhaarEnabled Payment System (AEPS) portalduring the current fiscal;

(b) the growth of the AEPStransactions as compared to RUPAY,BHIM and UPI; and

(c) the target set by the Ministry forfinancial transactions on AEPS portal forthe current fiscal and the action taken toachieve the set target?

Scrapping of Minority AffairsMinistry

765. SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the repeated reports by certain groupsto scrap the Minority Affairs Ministry;and

(b) if so, the reaction of theGovernment thereto?

Increase in Population Movement

766. SHRI KONDAVISHWESHWARREDDY:

Will the Minister ofDEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEASTERN REGION

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(a) whether there has been any increasein population movement in and out ofNorth Eastern States to the mainland;


(a) whether it is true that the Ministryis planning a digital employment exchangeto enable job-seekers to know vacanciesand job opportunities in variousdepartments;


(c) whether there are any plans toconduct exams in such a way that they donot clash with each other and job-seekersget an opportunity to appear in whicheverexam they wish to attend; and


Stoppage ofSwarn Jayanti Express

†763. SHRI RAM TAHALCHOUDHARY:




(a) whether the local Members ofParliament as well as the public were notinformed about the stoppage of SwarnJayanti Express on Khalari railway stationin Ranchi district in August this year;

(b) if so, the reaction of theGovernment in this regard; and

(c) the number of proposals receivedfrom the Members of Parliament in thisregard and the details of the action takenthereon?

AEPS Portal

764. SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:




(c) the common mode of transportchosen over the decade?

Himmatnagar-Shamlaji Train Route

767. SHRI D.S. RATHOD:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to complete the Himmatnagar-Shamlajitrain route before the end of 2018;



Contribution of DRDO

768. SHRI SUNIL KUMARMONDAL:



be pleased to state the details ofcontribution made by the Defence Researchand Development Organisation (DRDO)for the development and upgradation ofdefence equipment in the country duringthe last three years?

Guardian Drones

769. SHRI PARVESH SAHIBSINGH:




(a) the terms and conditions of theUnited States of America for sale ofGuardian Drones;

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(b) whether there is a technologicalgap that this procurement is seeking toremedy vis-à-vis technologies beingdeveloped indigenously by the DefenceResearch and Development Organisation(DRDO) and other agencies and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether any projects are beingundertaken by DRDO and/or the privateindustry to develop similar technology andif so, the status thereof; and

(d) whether the Government has takensteps to support such indigenous effortsand if so, the details thereof?

Royalty Rate of Coal

†770. SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:


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(a) whether the study groupconstituted by the Government to reviewthe royalty rate of coal has submitted itsreport and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposesto increase the royalty rate;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which a decision is likely to betaken by the Government in this regard;and

(d) whether the proposed revisedroyalty rate is likely to be in accordancewith cess so as to provide benefit to thosecoal producing States who are facingallegation of causing environmentdegradation through coal mining and if so,the details thereof?

Financial Assistance to Children

†771. SHRI SADASHIVLOKHANDE:

Passport Server Complaint

†773. SHRI HARINARAYANRAJBHAR:




(a) whether a large number ofpassport seekers/passport renewalaspirants are unable to use online mode asthe server often remains down and theinformation process is complicated;

(b) if so, the reaction of theGovernment thereto and the reasonstherefor;

(c) the efforts made by theGovernment to simplify the above processso that the citizens of the country can gettheir passports prepared easily; and

(d) the success achieved in this regardas a result of its efforts?

Ceasefire Violation

†774. SHRI CHANDRAKANTKHAIRE:




(a) the number of times Pakistan hasviolated ceasefire during the last two years;

(b) the number of defence personneland civilians killed in the said ceasefireviolations; and

(c) the number of defence personnelmartyred in encounter with terrorists inJammu and Kashmir during the last threeyears?


†»¯ÖÃÖÓÜµÖÛú ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Governmentproposes to provide financial assistancefor the education of children belonging tominority community living in rural areasof the country;


(c) whether the scholarship has beengranted to the students of minoritycommunity during last three years; and

(d) if so, the State-wise details of thestudents of minority community who gotscholarship?

Return of Scientists to India

772. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAYPANDA:




(a) whether the Government of Indiaobserved any increase or decrease in thelast five years in the number of Indianscientists who are returning to work inIndia;


(c) whether the Government of Indiakeeps track or estimates the number ofIndian scientists who leave India to workin other countries;

(d) if so, the details of such trackingor estimation; and

(e) whether the Government of Indiaplans to attract a larger number of scientiststo return and work in India and if so, thedetails thereof?

Joint Venture forDefence Production

775. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAVSAWAIKAR:




(a) whether foundation stone forIndia’s first private sector international jointventure for defence production haverecently been laid at Nagpur, Maharashtra;

(b) if so, the details of the role of theGovernment in the joint venture;

(c) whether the joint venture is aimedat promoting Make in India andSkill India policy of the Government; and


Construction of Over Bridges by Army

776. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:




(a) whether the Government proposesto ask the Army to build three foot-over-bridges in Mumbai;


(c) whether using the army forundertaking routine jobs like this amountsto misusing the army; and

(d) if so, the Government’s reactionthereto?

Regulation of Social Media

777. SHRI SHIVKUMARUDASI:

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(a) whether there have been instancesof violence and tense situation reported indifferent parts of the country due torumours spread on social media;


(c) the details of the existing laws inplace to regulate the social media in thecountry; and

(d) whether the Government plans anew social media policy to checkanti-India activities and if so, the detailsthereof?

Antarctic Treaty

778. SHRIMATI POONAMMAHAJAN:




(a) whether India is a signatory to theAntarctic Treaty and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government hasconstituted a Committee to draft alegislation to govern its activities in theAntarctic region and frame a clearpolicy on the consequences of its ownactivities;

(c) if so, the details thereof includingthe composition of the Committee;and

(d) the rationale behind the need forthe law based Government’s activities inthe Antarctic region?


(a) whether the Bhabha AtomicResearch Centre (BARC) has developed atechnology to purify groundwater and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether the above mentionedtechnology has been demonstrated andproved successful and if so, the detailsthereof including the details of States withspecific districts where the said technologyis being used;

(c) whether the Government is awareof the fact that the groundwater inPrakasam district in the State of AndhraPradesh is reportedly contaminated withfluoride, arsenic, stratium etc. and if so,the efforts taken by the Government toaddress the issue;

(d) whether BARC is activelyinvolved in research and developmentactivities in the field of agriculture in thecountry and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of various initiatives/projects/works under taken by the BARCin Gujarat during the last three years andthe current year?

VSAT and Mobile Tower in Odisha

782. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHARAJESHWARI SINGH:




(a) whether 108 VSAT equipmenthave been sanctioned by the Governmentto Odisha to control crime;

(b) whether work orders with respectto all allotted towers to the State have beenissued;

Dam on Sindhu River

†779. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) whether Pakistan is carrying outconstruction of a dam over Sindhu riverwith the help of China despite India’sprotest in this regard;


(c) the steps taken by the Governmentin this regard so far?

High Speed Rail Manufacturing Unit

780. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived a proposal for the establishmentof a High Speed Rail Manufacturing Unitat Dahod, Gujarat;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which the manufacturing unit willbe constructed and made operational; and

(c) whether the Government has alsoreceived proposals for the setting up ofany other rail manufacturing unit in Gujaratand if so, the details thereof?

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

781. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:SHRIMATI DARSHANA

VIKRAM JARDOSH:



(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the time by which the mobiletowers at approved locations are likely tobe installed?

MilitaryExpenditure

783. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGHDEO:




(a) whether military expenditure as apercentage of GDP has reduced over aperiod of time and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government is notspending proportionately on operations andmaintenance of military equipment anddevelopment of defence infrastructure; and

(c) if so, the reasons therefor alongwith the details of the funds allocated formodernization and equipment in the lastthree years?

Safety in Railways

784. SHRI M. RAJA MOHANREDDY:




(a) whether NITI Aayog has suggestedsetting up of an independent body withstatutory backup to improve overall safetysituations of the Railways; and


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Cyber Crime andHacking

785. SHRI RABINDRA KUMARJENA:




(a) whether the Government has takeneffective measures to prevent cyber crimes;

(b) if so, the details of such measurestaken so far;

(c) the State-wise data of reportedcyber crimes in India during the last threeyears and the current year and the actiontaken by the Government thereon; and

(d) the details of Indian Governmentwebsites hacked in the last three years andthe current year and the action taken bythe Government thereon?

Common Service Centres

786. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:




(a) whether the Government proposesto set up/open Common Service Centres(CSC) in all districts;


(c) the details/number of CommonService Centres opened in the country,State-wise?

Padho Pardesh Scheme

787. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

(a) whether the Government is awarethat lot of practising advocates registeredwith the Bar Council have fake degrees;and

(b) if so, whether any enquiry has beenconducted and if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor?

Access to Justice Project

†790. SHRI SUNIL KUMARSINGH:




(a) the names of the places whereAccess to Justice project is being runby Law & Justice department of theGovernment in collaboration withUNDP;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to implement the project in otherremaining districts of the country;

(c) if so, the time by which the sameis likely to be implemented;

(d) whether the Government startedor proposes to start tele-law-programmein order to provide free legal advice; and

(e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the time by which it is likely tobe implemented?

Gross Domestic Product

†791. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJIMAHARAJ:

Will the Minister ofSTATISTICS AND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION





(a) the number of people who haveavailed the scheme of Padho Pardesh foroverseas studies so far; and

(b) the steps taken by theGovernment to promote overseas studiesand research among minority students?

Fraud in Defence Deal

†788. SHRI NANA PATOLE:




(a) the current status of CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI) preliminaryenquiry in the case of alleged fraudcommitted in defence (Embraer Aircraft)deal with Embraer Company, an aircraftmanufacture company of Brazil in 2008;

(b) whether the Brazilian companyallegedly paid commission to any agent tofinalize the deal with India and if so, thedetails of the amount given as commission;and

(c) the total amount of the defencedeal and the details of the action taken inthis regard by the Government?

Lawyers with Fake Degrees

789. SHRI INNOCENT:





(a) whether data released by theGovernment about Gross DomesticProduct (GDP) do not match with theactual condition of the economy and if so,the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) the growth rate of services,manufacturing, mining and agriculturalsector respectively during the last threequarters;

(c) whether the Government admitsthat it has failed in increasing the actualgrowth rate of the economy and if so, thereasons therefor; and

(d) the details of actual GDP growthfor financial year 2016-17 in the country,quarterly?

Problems Faced by MinorityCommunity

792. SHRI SANKAR PRASADDATTA:




(a) the population of minoritycommunities in the country, State andcommunity-wise;

(b) whether the Government has takennote of the problems being faced byminority community in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(d) whether the Government hasintroduced/proposes to introduce anyschemes for the benefit of thesecommunities and if so, the detailsthereof?

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Tarapur to Anand Junction Rail Line

793. SHRI DILIP PATEL:




(a) whether a team of railway officershas explored the possibility of Tarapur toAnand Junction rail line in Gujarat;


(c) whether the funds for the surveyof the above rail line would be allocatedand if so, the details thereof?

Ticket Deposit Receipt

794. SHRIMATI KIRRONKHER:




(a) the total number of Ticket DepositReceipts (TDRs) filed in the last threeyears;

(b) the region-wise break-up of TDRsfiled during the above period;

(c) the amount of money spent by theGovernment in TDRs during the saidperiod; and

(d) the details of TDRs filed indifferent railway zones in the last threeyears, zone-wise?

Informative Data Breaches

795. SHRI SISIR KUMARADHIKARI:



(a) whether the National Institute ofOcean Technology is working towardsgenerating electricity from ocean water;


(c) whether any cost analysis has beenconducted in this regard and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to start pilot projects for thispurpose in the country; and

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

Three Tier Education Model

798. SHRI A.ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering a three tier education modelfor minorities;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasreceived a suggestion from a committee inthis regard;

(c) whether the report of the saidcommittee recommended setting up of 167central schools in rural area/blocks ofminority dominated and minorityconcentrated districts and 44 in minoritydominated and minority concentrated citiesacross the country and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the said committee wantedthat the norms of Navodaya Vidyalaya andKendriya Vidyalaya should be suitablyamended and made applicable; and



(a) whether the Government is awareof informative data breaches in the country;


(c) whether the United Nations hasalso urged for data safety reform issues;and

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

Pantry Car

†796. SHRIMATI NEELAMSONKER:




(a) whether 12226/12225 Kaifiyatexpress running from Delhi to Ajamgarhdoes not have pantry car due to whichpassengers do not get dinner andrefreshment facility and private vendorsfinancially exploit the passengers;


(c) whether the Railways proposesto attach pantry car in Kaifiyat express inpublic interest; and


Electricity from Ocean Water

†797. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVIPAATLE:




Revenue Sharing Model

799. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:




(a) whether private players havecriticized the revenue sharing model foraward of coal block for commercial mining;


(c) whether the Government isconsidering to reverse auction where thebidder who promises to charge the leastfrom the ultimate consumer would be theblock winner and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government isconsidering that the reverse auction wouldfulfil the Government’s stated objective ofproviding cheap energy to the masses thatstill use the fuel for cooking; and


ISRO and NASA Collaboration

800. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:




(a) whether ISRO and NASA areundertaking a joint study of the globalecosystem and climate change and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether ISRO and NASA have anyproposal to jointly undertake thedevelopment of a synthetic aperture radarsatellite to observe and monitordisturbances to the ecosystems, ice-sheetcollapses and natural hazards and if so, thedetails thereof;

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(c) whether the data gathered from thismission will help build climate resiliencewith the potential of saving human lives inthe event of natural calamities and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(d) whether the Indian Institute ofTropical Meteorology is also working intandem with National Oceanographic andAtmospheric Administration (NOAA) todevelop high resolution seasonal and long-term climate forecasts and if so, the detailsthereof?

Attack on Fisherman bySri Lanka

801. SHRI PR. SENTHILNATHAN:




(a) whether the Government is inreceipt of letters from the Honourable ChiefMinister of Tamil Nadu regarding thefrequent attacks by Sri Lankan Navy,harassing/arresting the fishermen of TamilNadu with impunity;

(b) if so, the details thereof andthe Government‘s response in thisregard;

(c) whether the Government has takenup this issue strongly with the Sri LankanGovernment and ensured that theSri Lankan Navy refrains from harassingIndian fishermen and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) the measures taken by the UnionGovernment in this regard?




(a) the details of the incidents ofreligious attacks on minority Hindus livingin Bangladesh since the year 1971 till date;

(b) whether the Bangladeshi Hindusand also Hindus of other neighbouringcountries have taken asylum in India and ifso, the details thereof, State/UT and year-wise; and

(c) whether the Government hasregistered its protest with such countriesin this regard and if so, the details thereof?

Effective Resolution ofCommercial Disputes

805. SHRI RAM CHARITRANISHAD:




(a) whether the Government has urgedthe Supreme Court for expeditious andeffective resolution of commercial disputesin Delhi and Mumbai lower courts throughe-filing and e-services of summons andadherence to time-lines;


(c) whether it is also true that therewere certain issues that could be addressedby the judiciary through its initiatives inthe larger interest of efficient and effectivedelivery of justice; and

(d) if so, the response received by theGovernment from the Supreme Court inthis regard?

Coal Blocks

802. SHRIMATI K.MARAGATHAM:




(a) whether the Government hasreviewed the status of 72 coal blocks;


(c) whether the Government haspassed any order on the beneficiaries ofthe said 72 coal blocks; and


Turnover of CSD

†803. SHRI LAXMI NARAYANYADAV:




(a) the details of turnover made bythe Army’s Canteen Store Department(CSD) canteen during the last three years;

(b) whether CSD canteens have beendirected to curtail its business;

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

(d) whether the Ministry is likely toface obstacle in providing goods to thesoldiers at concessional rates due to thesaid directions; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto?

Attacks on Minorities Abroad

804. SHRI SIRAJUDDINAJMAL:

Revival of BSNL and MTNL

806. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:




(a) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to arrest the decliningconsumer base of MTNL and BSNL inIndia;

(b) the State-wise number of landline,mobile and internet subscribers of BSNLand MTNL during each of the last threeyears and the current year; and

(c) whether the falling tariff level hashelped the aforementioned public sectortelecom companies to regain customer baseand if so, the details thereof along with theother steps taken by the Government torevive the fortune of the said companies?

Employment Generation Potential

807. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:




(a) whether the Government isassessing the employment generationpotential in Indian Railways against theinvestments made and proposed by theGovernment;

(b) if so, whether any report has beensubmitted to the Government about thegaps in employment potential againstinvestments; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

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Increase in Fares

808. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:


¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to increase the passenger fares;

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

(c) the details of train fares hikedduring the last three years?

Illegal Vendors

†809. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:



(a) whether the private companiesselling food and other edible items onlineserve meals and snacks to passengersillegally in the trains;

(b) if so, whether any investigationhas been conducted against such fraudulantcompanies;

(c) if so, the details of traders andofficers of the railway catering departmentfound guilty of such malpractices; and

(d) the details of the action takenagainst them?

Setting up of Degree College

†810. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:



(a) whether the Government proposesto set up any degree college inChakradharpur city under theChakradharpur railway division of theSouth East railway zone;



(a) whether the Railways owes highoutstanding dues to Zonal Railways ashighlighted by the Standing Committee onRailways in its Sixteenth Report;


(c) whether the Railways is aware thatdues have risen between 2015-16 and 2016-17 and if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor;

(d) whether the Railways believes thatit is necessary to pursue State ElectricityBoards and Power Houses that havecrossed the highest amount of dues; and

(e) if so, the strategy devised by theRailways to improve this condition?

Talks on Fishermen Issue

†814. SHRI BHAIRON PRASADMISHRA:




(a) whether the Government has heldany high level meeting with Sri Lanka andPakistan to resolve the issue of regulararrest of fishermen due to violation ofmaritime border;

(b) if so, the details of the meetingsheld during 2017 and the outcome thereof;

(c) the number of fishermen and boatscaptured and languishing in the jails ofPakistan at present; and

(d) the details of policy decision madein this regard?

Building of PSLV

815. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLIGEETHA:


Swasth North East

811. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:




(a) the status of implementation ofthe Swasth North East initiative of theGovernment;

(b) whether the improvement in publichealth facilities achieved has been tangiblein the North East;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the action taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Submarine Optical Cable inLakshadweep

812. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:




(a) the present status of theinstallation of Submarine Optical Cable inthe Union Territory;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived any representation/request in thisregard and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by theGovernment thereon?

Outstanding Dues

813. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:






(a) whether PSLV will be built bydomestic industry by 2020 and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether ISRO proposes tooutsource launch vehicle production andif so, the details thereof and the manner inwhich safety will be ensured;

(c) whether ISRO has opened doorsto private sector and if so, the details thereofand the response of the private sectorthereto; and

(d) the action plan prepared for safetyin case of privatisation?

Shutting downof CSIR

816. DR. K. GOPAL:




(a) whether Council of ScientificIndustrial Research (CSIR) Pvt. Tech. Ltd.is proposed to be or has been shut downfor lack of funds;

(b) whether CSIR Pvt. Tech. Ltd. wasestablished to commercialise technologydeveloped by the 75 years old organisationon CSIR with 37 labs and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether lack of legal support orfunds and delays and executing commercialdeals by the CSIR labs, were among thekey impediments to the success of CSIRPvt. Tech. Ltd.; and


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Cyber Frauds

817. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:




(a) whether the Government has takenconcrete steps to insulate the customerstransacting through online methods fromthe Cyber frauds; and

(b) if so, the steps so far taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Job Loss inIT Sector

818. SHRI MUTHAMSETTISRINIVASARAO (AVANTHI):




(a) whether Information Technologyprofessionals in many States includingTelangana and Andhra Pradesh have losttheir jobs in the past four months due toforceful resignations or unjustifieddemotions etc.;


(c) the corrective measures theGovernment is taking to provide jobsecurity to IT professionals working inthe Indian IT companies?

Mandatory Aadhaar Linkage

819. SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:




(a) whether Central ScientificInstruments Organisation (CSIO)researchers has developed a cheaptechnique by which quantity of iodine canbe traced in food products quickly; and


Consultation onTriple Talaq

821. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:




(a) whether the Government hasconsulted Muslim organisationsbefore framing a law against triple talaq;and

(b) if so, the details of all organisationsand the names of the such delegation whowere consulted and their responses?

Average Rainfall

822. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:




(a) the strategies and means that theGovernment is using for measuring andpredicting rainfall;

(b) whether the average rainfall isfalling in the country; and

SHRI D.K. SURESH:SHRI V. ELUMALAI:SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH

DEO:




(a) whether the proposed mandatoryAadhaar linkage to innumerableGovernment Schemes and for identificationhas generated a lot of debate;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe services for which it is mandated;

(c) whether it is also true that thereare several petitions against the Aadhaarlinkage that are being heard in the court;

(d) if so, whether the Government istaking any steps to mitigate the concernsof the general public about the transparencyand genuineness of the use of Aadhaar andif so, the details thereof including actiontaken on complaints of misuse of data orfraud;

(e) whether the Government hasstudied the impact of the Aadhaar linkagewith various services on the entire economyof the country and if so, the details thereof;and

(f) whether serious concerns havebeen raised about the security of Aadhaardata and if so, the details thereof and thesteps being taken by the Government inthis regard?

Quantity of Iodine inFood Products

820. SHRI BHAGWANT MANN:

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

Indicators for SustainableDevelopment Goals

823. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:




(a) the indicators developed forcompliance with the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs);

(b) the guidelines developed by theGovernment to record information on theindicators for the SDGs; and

(c) whether any committee(s) havebeen established to look at the compliancewith the SDGs or with specific goals andif so, the details thereof?

Visit by Dignitaries

824. KUNWAR HARIBANSHSINGH:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI ASHOK

SHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:SHRI VENKATESH BABU

T.G.:SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

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SHRI MOHITE PATILVIJAYSINHSHANKARRAO:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI DHANANJAY


SULE:DR. HEENA

VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:




(a) the details of foreign tripsundertaken by the President, PrimeMinister of India and External AffairsMinister during each of the last threemonths and the current month, country-wise;

(b) the details of the agreements/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)signed, if any, and the areas identifiedfor cooperation and discussions heldduring the last three months and thestatus of implementation of theseagreements;

(c) the details of foreign dignitarieswho visited India during the aforesaidperiod, country-wise;

(d) the details of the talks held, sectorsdecided for further cooperation and thetreaties signed and the advantage to thecountry as a result thereof; and

(e) the other steps taken by theGovernment to improve the bilateralrelations with these countries?

Indo-China Relations

†825. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWARPATIL:




(a) whether tension in strategicrelations between India and China is furtherincreasing;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe reasons therefor;

(c) the efforts made to amelioratedifferences in matters related to nuclearresponsibilities and bilateral relations; and

(d) the other steps taken by theGovernment to strengthen relations withChina in future?

Telecom Services in Rural andBackward Areas

826. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU

JADHAV:SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:SHRI B.V. NAIK:SHRI RAM TAHAL

CHOUDHARY:SHRI ASHOK

MAHADEORAO NETE:SHRI BHEEMRAO B.

PATIL:ADV. M.

UDHAYAKUMAR:


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(a) whether many villages/rural/backward areas of the country have not

been provided with telecommunicationfacilities including internet services andother such areas have been experiencingslow internet speed and if so, the detailsthereof, district-wise and State/UT-wiseand the reasons therefor;

(b) the time by which the said servicesare likely to be made available across entirerural and backward areas of the countryalong with the steps taken by theGovernment to increase the speed ofinternet in villages;

(c) whether the private TelecomService Providers (TSPs) are not interestedin providing telecom facilities toaforementioned areas in view of itsperceived non-lucrativeness and if so, thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(d) the details of the telecom servicesprovided to such areas during eachof the last three years and the currentyear?

Digital India Programme

827. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMARPANDEY:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI

PAATLE:




(a) the present status of Digital IndiaProgramme and the success achievedagainst the fixed target along with theamount of funds allocated by theGovernment to various States includingChhattisgarh under this programme;

(b) whether all villages and remotetowns of the country have been covered

by basic communication/internet servicesand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor;

(c) the details of the companies andpersons registered that had been a part ofthe Digital India Campaign;

(d) the details of the schemesformulated/works undertaken at districtlevel under the Digital India Programmeand the State-wise details of thosedistricts including Chhattisgarh where theseschemes had been launched andimplemented; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto digitalize all districts and the time limitfixed for this purpose?

Unspent Fund

†828. SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENTOF NORTH EASTERN REGION



(a) whether a major share of fundsallocated to the North Eastern Statesremained unspent after each financialyear;

(b) if so, the State-wise details of suchunspent fund during the last three yearsand the current year along with the reasonstherefor; and

(c) the remedial measures taken/beingtaken in this regard?

Hotel Facilities at Stations

829. SHRI VINODLAKHAMASHICHAVDA:


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(a) whether it is a fact that theRailways is going to start hotel facilities atall major railway stations in the country;and


Harassment of Women onSocial Media

830. DR. UDIT RAJ:




(a) whether the number of casesregarding harassment of women on socialmedia sites are increasing and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(b) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to put an end to suchharassment of women and trolling on socialmedia sites?

Diesel Locomotives

831. SHRI RAJIV PRATAPRUDY:




(a) the details of the total numberof diesel and electric engines in operationin the country as on date, zone-wise;

(b) the details of the number of newdiesel engines required in the next ten years

and the diesel engines that needs to bereplaced/repaired along with the estimatedexpenditure therefor;

(c) the details of the diesel locomotivemanufacturing hubs in the country alongwith the diesel engines manufactured tilldate by these manufacturing hubs and theexpenditure incurred; and

(d) the details of the Marhowra(Saran, Bihar) diesel locomotivemanufacturing factory project along withthe progress made so far and theexpenditure incurred over the years andfuture estimated expenditure?

Transportation of Coal

†832. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI

TUMANE:




(a) the amount of freight duty chargedon coal transportation in the country;

(b) the number of those railwaystations where space has been providedfor coal transportation;

(c) whether the Government is awareof the fact that people living near railwaystations are facing many problemsdue to fly ash from where coal isbeing transported and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government hasreceived any complaint of corruption in therailways regarding coal transportation; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe action taken by the Governmentregarding the said complaints?

Fee for DigitalPayments

†833. SHRIMATI RITIPATHAK:

SHRI GUTHA SUKENDERREDDY:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to formulate any policyregarding the fee for digital payments;


(c) whether risk factor is also likelyto be covered in the proposed policyregarding digital payments; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe steps taken/being taken in thisregard?

Non-Tribals Working inRailways Department

834. PROF. A.S.R. NAIK:




(a) whether non-tribals are workingon Scheduled Tribes posts in the RailwaysDepartment;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether there is any fast trackmechanism to identify false certificates inRailways and if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor?

Heavily LoadedTrains/Wagons

835. DR. BHOLA SINGH:




(a) whether on certain routes,experiments have been conducted by theRailways to carry heavy load on the existingtracks;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theoutcome of the experiment; and

(c) the further action taken/proposedto be taken in this regard?

SCTIMST

836. SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether Sree Chitra TirunalInstitute for Medical Sciences andTechnology (SCTIMST) decided to awardMPH degree to a course and examinationconducted by a private institution IIPHDelhi;

(b) if so, whether the decision has beentaken on the basis of amendment inregulations and recommendations by theinstitute body;

(c) whether the Government entrustedthe governing body of SCTIMST to takesuch decision and enter into MoU withPHFI for issuing Degrees of SCTIMST forthe courses conducted by PHFI;


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(d) if so, the copies of the orders anddetails thereof;

(e) whether the governing body of theSCTIMST is competent to reduce the basicqualification/the medical qualification fixedfor admission to Master of Public Healthin to the qualifications other than medicalqualification without recommendation ofinstitute body, Government andamendment of regulations; and

(f) if so, the details and copies of theorders?

Rafale FighterAircraft Deal

837. SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH

YADAV:SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the controversy regarding buying ofRafale fighter Aircrafts from France andalso about the allegation that DassaultAviation is being paid for more than theprice earlier negotiated and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government hasadhered to the Defence ProcurementProcedure (DPP) in signing theagreement of Rafale Fighter Aircraft withthe Government of France and if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Government hassigned the Rafale deal as a joint venturebetween Dassault Aviation and RelianceDefence Limited in place of HindustanAeronautics Limited;

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

(e) whether the Government hassought expert’s advice/views in this regard;

(f) if so, the details thereof along withthe weightage given to such expert’s advice/views in the said deal; and

(g) the steps taken by the Governmentto ensure transparent and corruption freedefence deals in the country?

Tejas Express

838. SHRI VINAYAKBHAURAO RAUT:




(a) whether the Government hasintroduced first fully AC semi high speedTejas express between Mumbai and Goasection recently;

(b) if so, whether the Government isaware that presently there is no commercialstoppage of Tejas express at Chiplunstation in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtraand public of the area is demanding thecommercial stoppage at Chiplun;


(d) whether the Government hasreceived representation from MPsand public for provision ofcommercial stoppage of Tejas express atChiplun; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Governmentthereon?

MoU under SPP

839. SHRI ANURAG SINGHTHAKUR:




(a) the number of MoUs signed underthe Strategic Procurement Policy (SPP);

(b) the various defence platformswhich will be built under these MoUsthereby;

(c) the locations where the respectivemanufacturing facilities are likely to be setup and the number of people likely to beemployed in those facilities; and

(d) the steps being taken to includeMSMEs also as a part of the SPP therein?

Swarn Project

†840. SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:DR. PRITAM GOPINATH

MUNDE:SHRI DHARMENDRA

YADAV:SHRI CH. MALLA

REDDY:




(a) whether the Railways has started‘Swarn Project‘ for refurbishing thePremium Trains and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the details of the facilities likelyto be provided under Swarn Projectand the expenditure likely to be incurredon it;

(c) whether there is any proposal toincrease the fare of these trains afterintroducing the Swarn Project;

(d) if so, the details thereof and theway money is likely to be raised for thesame; and

(e) whether there is any proposal formodernizing the other trains also and if so,the details thereof?

Bad Quality ofFood

†841. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL“NISHANK”:

SHRI JOSE K. MANI:SHRI MANSHANKAR

NINAMA:DR. P.K. BIJU:




(a) whether the comptroller andAuditor General has made an observationin its latest report that low quality of foodis being served in the trains;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by theGovernment in this regard;

(c) whether the served food is re-usedwhich adversely affects the health ofpassengers ; and


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(d) if so, the steps taken bythe Government to improve theseconditions?

New ShatabdiTrains

842. ADV. SHARADKUMARMARUTI BANSODE:




(a) whether it is true that the ministryhas introduced many Shatabdi trainsto link important destinations to reducerush of passengers; and


Increase in Budget

843. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a) whether there is a marginal increasein the defence budget and if so, the detailsthereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the scenario is likely toadversely stagnate the defencemodernization prospects and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the experts from the‘Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis’have clearly indicated that the meagerincrease in the defence budget will besubsumed by the inflation and the increasein the prices of the military equipmentworld over;

(d) if so, the manner in which theMinister proposes to ensure the essentialaspects of military modernization tocontinue and achieve the designated levelof efficiency; and

(e) whether the stagnation in themodernization is likely to impact thesecurity strategies of the defence forcestowards compromising on militaryoperations and if so, the detailsthereof?

Scarcity ofSafe Drinking Water

†844. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:




(a) whether there is scarcity of safedrinking water and quality food in trains;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by theRailways to resolve such type of problemsbeing faced by passengers;

(c) whether the license of suchcontractors who are not providing qualityfood in the trains are being cancelled; and

(d) if so, the details of the action takenin this regard?

Women Reservation Bill

845. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:




(a) whether India ranks 109 amongst193 global nations in terms of womenParliamentarians which is just 12 per centagainst global-average of 22.7 per cent;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to table and pass the WomenReservation Bill;

(c) whether the Government proposesto put the bill to test of numbers ratherthan seeking consensus and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether some political parties aredeliberately stalling this Bill by invokingreligion and caste criteria;

(e) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to bring in a uniform 33 per centreservation for women at all stages fromcivic bodies to Parliament rather than having50 per cent at lower levels;

(f) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to adopt Election Commission’sformula to make it compulsory for everypolitical party to give at least 33 per centparty tickets to women; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

Surgical Operations

846. PROF. K.V. THOMAS:




(a) whether the Indian Army has madeany surgical operation during the last threeyears; and


Improvement of Infrastructure

847. SHRI RAMEN DEKA:SHRI RAM PRASAD

SARMAH:SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:SHRI KIRTI AZAD:




(a) the details of infrastructureprojects taken up including roadsconstructed/maintained in various borderingStates including Arunachal Pradesh, Assamand Rajasthan during the last three yearsand the current year, State-wise;

(b) the details of funds released duringthe said period, State-wise and themechanism for monitoring of roads inborder areas;

(c) the details of proposals forconstruction of roads in bordering Statesare pending with the Border RoadOrganisation (BRO) and the time periodsince when these are pending, State-wise;

(d) the details of cost escalated as aresult thereof; and

(e) the time by which these pendingprojects are likely to be cleared, started andcompleted, State-wise?

Development of ITinfrastructure

848. SHRI NAGENDRAKUMARPRADHAN:





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(a) State-wise export of softwaresector, quantum of employment andinvestment and IT during the last threeyears;

(b) the steps taken for balancing theregional imbalances by encouraginginvestment in less developed States; and

(c) the steps taken by the CentralGovernment to ensure development ofinfrastructures in less developed States andamount so far invested for the aboveperiod?

Revival of Rail Service

849. SHRI C.K. SANGMA:



(a) whether the Railways proposesto revive rail service from Amguri (Assam)to Tuli (Nagaland);

(b) if so, the details and the presentstatus thereof;

(c) the estimated cost of the project;and

(d) the time frame set for completionof the said project?

Women in Scientific Research andDevelopment

850. SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI:


×¾ÖóÖÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the number of women in scientificinstitutions and in areas of ScientificResearch and Development (R&D) in thecountry;

(b) the steps taken by theGovernment to improve the number ofwomen participation in this field ofeducation; and

(c) the other steps taken by theGovernment to increase the number ofwomen scientists in the country?

Wi-Fi Deployment

851. SHRI V. ELUMALAI:


ÃÖÓ“ÖÖ¸ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Government hasdecided to give a major push to Wi-Fideployment across the length and breadthof the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasdecided to set up 7.5 L public Wi-Fihotspots by the end of 2018 and if so, thedetails thereof, State-wise along with thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to install three Wi-Fi hotspotsper Gram Panchayat of the country and ifso, the details thereof including the detailsof the amount of data proposed to beprovided to each Gram Panchayat?

Fast Track Courts

852. SHRI MD.BADARUDDOZAKHAN:

SHRI HARINDER SINGHKHALSA:

SHRI MOHD. SALIM:




(a) the number of Fast Track Courtsin the country as on date, State-wise;

(b) the details of funds allocated andspent for these courts during the last fiveyears, year-wise and State-wise;

(c) the details of cases pending in thesecourts as on date, State-wise;

(d) whether there is huge pendency ofcases concerning rape, molestation andother crimes related to women and girlsand if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(e) whether the dealing SessionsJudges took long leaves during theconsideration of urgent matter in FTC andif so, the details thereof; and

(f) the measures taken by theGovernment to curb the tendency of takinglong leaves by judges while the urgentmatter of persons in judicial custody wereto be heard?

Promotion of Science andTechnology

†853. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGHBHOLE:




(a) whether the Government hasprepared any scheme in collaboration withStates to promote science and technologyin the country;

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


Bullet Train Technology

†854. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:




(a) the present status of the progressof bullet train project;

(b) whether the Government alsoproposes to construct rail over bridgecorridor and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the Governmentof Uttar Pradesh for rail over bridge corridorand if so, the details thereof?

Coal Production

855. SHRI MALLIKARJUNKHARGE:




(a) the amount of total coal producedduring the last three years;

(b) the quantum of coking coalproduced in the country through public coalcompanies during the last three years;

(c) the amount of coking coal importedsince 2012, year-wise;

(d) the reasons for heavy importationand the steps taken to increase the domesticproduction of coking coal; and

(e) the reasons for Coal India Ltd. andother State-owned companies have not beensuccessful in acquiring a stake in foreigncoking coal mines?


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Revenue from Advertisement

856. SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal regarding “introduction of newadvertisement policy” to boost up revenueearnings;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of the plan outlay andlegal and administrative implications of theproposals, if any?

Mobile Air Dispensary

857. SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARSWATI:

SHRI SUMAN BALKA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto start India’s first-ever “Mobile AirDispensary” in North East in such far flungand remote areas, where no doctor ormedical facility is available;


(c) the present status of the proposal?

Indo-US Defence Partnership

858. SHRI PONGULETISRINIVASA REDDY:




(a) whether United States defencefirms offering to set up production lines inIndia wants assurances and are saying theyshould not be held liable for defects inproducts manufactured in collaborationwith local partners under Prime Minister’sMake in India drive to build a militaryindustrial base;


(c) whether the US-India BusinessCouncil are seeking a guarantee that USfirms would retain control over sensitivetechnology even if it is a joint venture; and

(d) if so, the details thereof andmeasures taken by the Government withregard to the concerns expressed by theUS lobbying group on strategic partnershipmodel?

Special Courts for Lawmakers

859. SHRIMATI APARUPAPODDAR:

SHRI RAJESH KUMARDIWAKER:




(a) whether special provisions havebeen made for the disposal of criminal casespending against Members of Parliamentand Members of Legislative Assemblies;

(b) if so, whether Special Courts havebeen constituted to dispose off such casesin a fixed period of one year and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Governmentmaintains details of lawmakers who havecriminal cases pending against them and if

so, the details thereof, State-wise and yearsof pendency of such cases; and

(d) the other steps taken by theGovernment in this regard in consultationwith judiciary?

Bullet Train Project

860. SHRI VENKATESH BABUT.G.:




(a) whether the Government hasrecently launched a new Bullet TrainProject connecting Mumbai andAhmedabad with Japanese assistance;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe estimated cost and features of theproject;

(c) the time by which the said projectis likely to be put into operation;

(d) whether there is any proposal tolaunch more bullet trains connecting variouscities like Delhi-Chennai; and


Derailment in Chitrakoot

861. SHRI MALYADRISRIRAM:




(a) whether there was a trainderailment in Chitrakoot district of UttarPradesh on November 24, 2017;

(b) if so, whether this derailment wasdue to track fracture and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the reasons for the persistentrecurrence of ‘track fracture‘ leading to railaccidents;

(d) whether there is no scientific trackfracture detection mechanism in place sinceJanuary 1, 2017 and if so, the reasonstherefor; and

(e) the steps proposed to enhancesafety of Railways?

Schemes Implemented for MinorityCommunity

†862. SHRI MANOHARUTAWAL:

SHRI BADRUDDINAJMAL:

SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY

PANDA:




(a) the details and objectives of variouss c h e me s / p r o g r a m me s / i n i t i a t i v e simplemented for the welfare anddevelopment of minority community in thecountry including Madhya Pradesh duringthe last three years and the current year;

(b) the details of the amount allocatedand utilised during the said period alongwith proposals if any to introduce any newscheme for benefit of minorities in variousStates;

(c) whether Madhya PradeshGovernment has sent proposals regardingsanctioning of funds to the Governmentfor the development and upliftment ofminority communities in the State and ifso, the details thereof;


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(d) whether the Government decidedto amend the guidelines concerning anyscheme aimed at educational empowermentof the minorities and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) whether steps are being taken toprovide equal opportunity to the minoritycommunities and if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor?

Ransomware Virus Attack

†863. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:


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(a) whether the Government hasconducted any assessment regardingransomware virus attack and data lostbecause of it in the country;

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

(c) the number of cases of virus attackreported across the country so far; and

(d) the steps the Government isconsidering to save the data of the countryfrom such virus attacks?

Sainik School in Andaman

864. SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY:




(a) whether Sainik School is being setup in Andaman & Nicobar Islands;


(c) whether the Ministry/A&NAdministration has taken any initiative forestablishment of Sainik School as requestedby the Member of Parliament, A&NIslands; and


Strengthening of Maritime Security

865. SHRI KAMAL NATH:SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.

SCINDIA:




(a) whether to strengthen themaritime security a conference was heldrecently in Goa;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thepoints discussed and the outcome thereof;

(c) whether the Government’s visionfor Security and Growth for all in theRegion (SAGAR) has since been achieved;

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

(e) the details of foreign countrieswith whom the Government had a treatyto strengthen the maritime security?

Diesel Generators at Mobile Tower

†866. SHRI JAI PRAKASHNARAYAN YADAV:




(a) whether the mobile servicesprovided by the Bharat Sanchar NigamLimited is not improving despite repeatedclaims made by the Government;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether due to the lack ofmonitoring of diesel generators on time,these sets used in mobile tower are lyinguseless but the supply of diesel is still goingon; and

(d) if so, the details of themoney spent on supplying diesel to thediesel generators every year and thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard?

Infrastructure Projects Cost

867. SHRI RATTAN LALKATARIA:

SHRIMATI RAKSHATAIKHADSE:




(a) whether 331 infrastructureprojects see cost overrun of Rs. 1.72 lakhcrore;

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

(c) whether the Government reportattributes the time overrun to a hostof issues including delay in landacquisition, forest clearance, supply ofequipment, funds constraints, the Maoistincursion, legal cases and law andorder situation;

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

(e) the overall delay range of theseprojects; and

(f) the steps taken by the Governmentto stop this menace of delay?

INS Virat Museum

868. DR. KAMBHAMPATIHARIBABU:




(a) whether the Government hasapproved setting up of INS Virat Museumin Visakhapatnam;


(c) whether the Government has anyplan of showcasing sacrifice of Indiansoldiers through museums across thecountry; and


MoU with DRDO

869. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMEDBASHEER:




(a) whether the army has signed anMoU with Defence Research andDevelopment Organization (DRDO) onregiment of the advanced Medium RangeSurface to Air missiles (MRSAM); and


Corruption in Judiciary

870. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:





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(a) whether the Government hasreceived any complaints/representationsregarding alleged corruption in judiciary;

(b) if so, the details thereof during eachof the last three years and the current year,State-wise;

(c) whether any inquiry has beenconducted into such cases;

(d) if so, the details and the outcomethereof along with the action taken againstthe guilty persons and if not, the reasonstherefor, case-wise; and

(e) the steps taken/proposed to betaken by the Government to wipe outcorruption in judiciary?

Laying New Rail Lines

†871. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:




(a) whether in the past, the rail lineswere being laid without completing the landacquisition process by the Government;

(b) if so, the details of difficultiesexperienced by the Government in layingrail lines during previous years;

(c) whether the Government has nowdecided not to lay any new rail line withoutacquiring land; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theinstructions/orders, if any, issued to allconcerned in this regard?

Revenue Earning

872. SHRI RAMESWAR TELI:




(a) whether there has been a declinein total earnings of Railways in the pastfew years and if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor;

(b) whether any comprehensive planhas been put in place to increase theearnings of the Railways and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) whether the decline in revenueearnings has adversely impacted theongoing railway projects in the countryand if so, the details thereof?

Internet in Trains

†873. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to provide internet facility inmoving trains;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe names of trains which have beenidentified for the purpose; and

(c) the names of Rajasthan boundtrains identified for this purpose?

Marriage Aid Programme

874. KUNWARBHARATENDRA:




(a) whether the Government isimplementing the Marriage Aid Programmeto provide financial assistance to women

who have availed of the Ministry’seducation scholarship; and


Case Flow Management Rules

875. SHRI SUMAN BALKA:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the Case Flow Management Rules thatare laid out to effectively deal with cases ina time-bound manner at different levels ofjudiciary;


(c) whether the Government is awareof the Supreme Court’s report of 2012 onthe topic of national common standards onCase Flow Management to be appliedacross all High Courts;

(d) if so, the status of implementationof the same and reasons for delay if anyand if not implemented till date the reasonstherefor; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto ensure implementation of these modelrules to reduce time periods for litigationand the pendency of cases?

Ongoing Rail Projects in Tamil Nadu

876. SHRI K.N.RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI BHARATHI MOHANR.K.:




(a) the present status of the ongoing/pending railway projects in Tamil Nadu,Zone-wise/Division-wise;

(b) the total funds earmarked andallocated for the execution of each of theseprojects as on date;

(c) the details of funds spent thereon,so far;

(d) the list of projects getting delayedand the reasons therefor and the escalationof cost due to delay in completion of theseprojects; and

(e) the time-frame set for thecompletion of these projects along with thesteps taken/being taken by the Railways inthis regard?

Repair of Old Bridges

†877. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARSINGH:




(a) whether the Railway Board hasrecently conducted a survey to ascertainthe condition of railway bridges in thecountry and has cautioned about negligencein the repair of bridges;


(c) whether the Government hasreceived proposals from the publicrepresentatives and others regardingconstruction/repair of railway bridges;and



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Doubling of Railway Tracks

878. SHRI RAM PRASADSARMAH:

SHRI SIRAJUDDINAJMAL:




(a) whether the Railways has decidedto convert the broad gauge tracks into doublelining in the country including Assam andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Railways has fixedany time frame to complete the same and ifso, the details thereof;

(c) the details about the work of thedouble lining of the Hojai-Lumding broadgauge section;

(d) the details about the work of thedouble lining along the Digaru-Hojai andBongaigaon-Jogighopa-Guwahati broadgauge section; and

(e) the details about the work of trackelectrification and doubling of tracks fromNew Jalpaiguri to Guwahati section?

Introduction of Special Trains

879. SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:


SHRI ASHOKSHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:KUNWAR HARIBANSH

SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:




(a) whether the Railways introducespecial trains to cater to the extra rush ofpassengers during the major festival seasonsin the country;

(b) if so, the details of trainsintroduced for the purpose during thecurrent year, till date, festival-wise;

(c) whether the Railways is workingon a plan to improve e-occupancy level byadding new coaches and computer enabledefficient use of available berths;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thelikely time line by which the said plan willbecome operational; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theRailways to introduce sufficient numberof trains in proportion to the extra rush ofpassengers during winter vacation includingChristmas season?

Concept Paper on Data Protection Act

880. SHRI KONAKALLANARAYANA RAO:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to release a concept paper on itsData Protection Act;

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

(c) whether the Government needs todefine security standards and protocols inthis regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken so far; and

(e) whether the Government organisedany conference on Internet of Things(IoTs) and if so, the details and the outcomethereof?

Closing Down of Coal Mines

881. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:




(a) whether Coal India has decided toclose 37 mines in 2017-18;

(b) if so, the rationale behind thismove;

(c) whether the decision will haveimpact on India’s fight against climatechange; and

(d) the alternate source of energy thatwill be relied on for future demand if 37mines are closed?

Indians Died Abroad

882. SHRI JITENDRACHAUDHURY:




(a) the number of Indian people wholost their lives in foreign countries duringthe last three years, year-wise;

(b) the number of Indian peopledetained by the foreign countries duringthe last two years, year-wise; and

(c) the details of action taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Encroachment on Land

†883. SHRI SHER SINGHGHUBAYA:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMARRAY:




(a) whether the Ministry or anyDepartment of the Ministry has encroachedthe private land of civilians in variousparts of the country;

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

(c) whether the Government proposesto return the said land to their legalowners;



Diet Debate

884. DR. ANUPAM HAZRA:




(a) whether the Government is awareof a diet debate raised by a defencepersonnel in the recent past and if so, thefacts thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasdecided to conduct inquiries into allcomplaints in the defence by non-defencepersonnel to ensure disposal ofsuch complaints in a transparent manner;and

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


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Parcel Business

885. SHRI JOSE K. MANI:



(a) whether the parcel business ofRailways has decreased over the past fewyears;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theefforts made by the Government topromote the parcel business;

(c) whether the Government plansreposition of parcel service as aseparate line of business rather than havingit as an extension of the passenger service;and


Bullet Train to Bihar

†886. SHRI OM PRAKASHYADAV:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to introduce any Bullet Train fromDelhi to Bihar on lines of proposedBullet Train between Ahmedabad andMumbai;


(c) whether the Government has takenany positive steps in this regard;


(e) the expenditure likely to beincurred on this project alongwiththe time by which it is likely to beintroduced?

Rules and Acts Governing Wired andWireless Communication

887. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:




(a) the acts and rules which governvarious wired and wireless communicationsin the country;

(b) whether the Government has triedto beef up the effectiveness of the saidrules and acts in present day context asmost of the governing laws are decades oldand communications is a constantlyevolving field, if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether the Government hassetup any committee to study therelevance of such old laws governingmodern communications policy and if so,the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor along with the time by which thesaid committee is likely to be set up andsubmit its report?

Repair of Old Bridges

888. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.SCINDIA:

KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR

SINGH:SHRI SHIVKUMAR

UDASI:




(a) whether a number of railwaybridges in the country have outlived theirlife span and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government isaware that renovation work of these bridgesand safety of passengers is beingcompromised and if so, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Government proposesto undertake renovation work of thesebridges; and


Vacancies in Central Government

†889. SHRI MANSHANKARNINAMA:

SHRI HARISH MEENA:DR. BOORA NARSAIAH

GOUD:




(a) the group-wise details of CentralGovernment employees retired andresigned during the last three years,year-wise;

(b) the group-wise number ofemployees appointed against the vacanciesso arised during the said period;

(c) the group-wise details ofemployees given compulsory retirementduring the said period;

(d) the present status of vacant postsin the Central Government along with thevacancies filled in during the last threeyears for each class upto officer level;and

(e) the details of posts in variousgroups in Central Governmentabolished during the last three yearsand the current year, department andgroup-wise?

Death due to Platform Gap

890. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:




(a) whether the Government canprovide the number of deaths that take placeevery year due to passengers getting stuckand subsequently killed between therailway platforms and the train coaches;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons for not providing data;

(c) the reasons for not formulating amanual which railway officials can followin such situations;

(d) whether the Government impartsany training to railway officials to deal withsuch situations; and

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

Legal Assistance to Women

†891. SHRI HARI MANJHI:




(a) the details of those countries forwhich scheme for providing legal assistanceto the Indian women deserted by theirforeigner husbands is going on;

(b) whether there is demand forlaunching such scheme in other countriesalso;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard;


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(d) the reason for providing legal/financial help to only 80 beneficiaries underthis scheme between the years 2012 and2016; and

(e) the planning of the Government tomake this scheme more suitable for thedeserted women?

Death of Pilots

892. SHRIMATI KAVITHAKALVAKUNTLA:




(a) the number of pilots who lost theirlives on duty during the last three years;

(b) the number of helicopters andaircrafts destroyed during the course ofofficial duty in the same period;

(c) whether any remedial checks andbalances have been instituted by theGovernment to ensure safety of lives; and


Fencing in Border Areas

†893. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:




(a) the number of farmers fromRajasthan including Sri Ganganagar districtwhose agriculture land has been acquiredfor fencing at the Indo-Pak border in theyear 2003-04 along with the area of landacquired separately;

(b) whether there is any proposalbefore the Government regardingcompensation for the aforesaid affectedfarmers and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to acquire the agriculture landthat came under fencing for defencepurposes and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken by theGovernment to simplify the procedure ofgoing across the fencing for farmers engagedin farming and thereby affected by thefencing?

Coal Demand

894. SHRI TATHAGATASATPATHY:


ÛúÖêµÖ»ÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether according to Institute forEnergy Economics and Financial Analysis,India will hit peak coal demand faster thanexpected; and

(b) if so, the manner in which theMinistry is planning to match or balancethe demand and supply ratio?

Second National Judicial PayCommission

895. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:


×¾Ö×¬Ö †Öî¸ü ®µÖÖµÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government hasconstituted Second National Judicial PayCommission for Subordinate Judiciary toexamine the present structure ofemoluments and conditions of service ofJudicial Officers in the States and UTs;and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe time frame given to submit therecommendations?

Smuggling of RadioactiveMaterial

†896. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJITUMANE:


¯ÖÏ¬ÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to check thesmuggling of radioactive material and theradiations emanating from it;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to set up any special team forthe purpose;

(c) the measures taken by theGovernment to ensure safety from suchmaterials;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to install special equipment invarious cities to tackle the same; and

(e) if so, the details of such cities?

Derailment ofVasco Da Gama-Patna Express

897. SHRI S.P.MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA:




(a) whether Vasco Da Gama-PatnaExpress derailed recently and if so, thereasons therefor;

(b) the number of people injured/diedin this accident and the amount ofcompensation paid, if any;

(c) whether any investigation has beeninitiated/conducted in regard to the saidaccident;

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

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theRailways to avoid such rail accidents infuture?

CCTV at Stations

898. SHRI RAJESH KUMARDIWAKER:



(a) whether the Railways hasproposed to install CCTV surveillancesystem across 900 stations under theNirbhaya Fund and if so, the details ofstations, State/UT-wise;

(b) the funds allocated/approved tostrengthen security at railway premises;

(c) the details of the funds allocatedand utilised under the Nirbhaya Fund inthe last two years and the currentyear including those provided to NGOs,zone-wise;

(d) the number of stations alreadyequipped with CCTV cameras; and

(e) whether the Government is alsoplanning to install CCTV cameras in allsuburban railway stations to ensure safetyof women and if so, the details thereof?

Lumding-Silchar Rail Line

899. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:



(a) whether any safety surveys havebeen conducted by the Commissioner ofRailway Safety (CSR) on the Lumding-Silchar broad gauge railway line in Assamduring the past three years and if so, thedetails thereof;


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(b) whether the Government has takenany steps to comply with therecommendations made by the CSR and ifso, the details thereof;

(c) whether there were any derailmentsand railway line shut downs on theLumding-Silchar line in the past three yearsand if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether Railways has taken anysteps to overcome such derailments andline shut down and if so, the details thereof?

Deployment of Tejas

900. SHRI NINONG ERING:




(a) whether there has been delay inthe production and deployment of aircraftTejas;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor along with the steps takento fast track the production;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto meet the shortage of aircraft carriers;and

(d) the steps taken to enhance theproduction of indigenous aircrafts?

Exchange of Enclaves

†901. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:




(a) whether India and Bangladesh haveexchanged villages/enclaves located inborder areas;


(c) whether the border disputebetween India and Bangladesh has beenresolved by fresh demarcation of borders;and


H-1B Visa

902. SHRI PRABHAKARREDDY KOTHA:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASHREDDY:




(a) whether the Government has heldtalks with the American Governmentregarding revival of H-1B and L1 Visas;


(c) the details of outcome of thediscussions?

Study for Impact of Monsoon

903. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:




(a) whether the Ministry is havingany proposal to rope in foreign countriesto study the impact of monsoon in ascientific way;


(c) whether the Governmentproposes to deploy underwater robot inorder to predict Indian monsoonaccurately;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thefunds earmarked for the same; and

(e) whether the recent deployment ofsatellites will be utilized in order to predictdroughts and floods and if so, the detailsthereof?

Nuclear Plants with Foreign Support

904. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to construct additional nuclearplants across the country with the supportof Russia and France;


(c) whether the locations selected forbuilding of such plants are vulnerable tonatural disasters; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thethe steps taken by the Government withregard to protection of those plants in viewof vulnerability of these locations?

Public Private Partnership Mode

905. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGHPATEL:




(a) whether the Railways hasidentified projects to be executed under thePublic Private Partnership (PPP) mode toredevelop some major Railway stationsacross various railway zones;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thenames of the stations identified in variousStates including Tamil Nadu;

(c) the details of funds allocated,released and utilised for this purpose sincethe scheme was conceptualised;

(d) whether the Railways has anyproposal to redevelop some railwaystations solely through privatedevelopers;

(e) if so, the details thereof alongwiththe details of private developers/real estateagencies which have shown keen interest inredevelopment of railway stations and havesent proposals; and

(f) the action taken in this regard?

Performance of BEML

†906. SHRIMATI BHAVANAPUNDALIKRAOGAWALI PATIL:




(a) the details of performance andproducts manufactured by Bharat EarthMovers Ltd. (BEML) during each of thelast three years;

(b) the details of profit earned/losssuffered by BEML during the said periodyear-wise;

(c) whether BEML is alsomanufacturing stainless steel metro cars andis one of the competitive companies of themarket now;

(d) if so, whether BEML ismanufacturing stainless steel metro cars atcheaper rates in comparison to the otherprivate companies; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereasons for disinvestment of BEML?


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Cubicles forFeeding Babies

907. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:SHRI B.

SRIRAMULU:SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




(a) whether the Railways in a first-of-its-kind initiative, made provision forcubicles to feed babies atChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus andMatheran on the Central Railway andBandra on the Western Railway and if so,details thereof; and

(b) whether the Railways has signedsome agreement with PSUs/CorporateSector to fund the above facilities at railwaystations and if so, the details thereof?

R-MITRA App

†908. SHRIMATI HEMAMALINI:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched Railway Mobile Instant TrackingResponse and Assistance (R-MITRA) Appfor women’s safety;


(c) whether there has been a decline inthe crimes against women after introductionof this App; and


Bilateral Agreement

909. SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:




(a) whether the Government hassigned a Bilateral Agreement withSingapore for Navy Cooperation that willallow Indian Navy Ships logistical support,including refuelling at Singapore ports andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the naval logisticsagreement is first for the country with acountry located east of strategicallyimportant Strait of Malacca; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and itslikely benefits to the country?

Vacant Posts

†910. SHRI RAVINDERKUSHAWAHA:




(a) the total number of posts of safetycadres lying vacant in the Railways;

(b) the number of posts of drivers outof them;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to take any steps for filling thesevacancies; and

(d) if so, the time by which it is likelyto be completed?

Broad Gauge Rail Link

†911. SHRI RAM SWAROOPSHARMA:




(a) whether the Government isworking on the proposal of Pathankot-Joginder Nagar-Mandi broad gauge rail link;and

(b) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which it is likely to be completed?

Joint Venture

912. SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:




(a) whether the joint venture betweenReliance and Dassault is an agreementbetween two private parties and theGovernment has no role in it;

(b) if so, whether the joint ventureagreement is within the permissible limitof 49% FDI under the automatic route andif so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the JV is likely to boostthe domestic defence manufacturingactivities in the coming years and if so, thedetails threreof?

Quality of BSNL Services

913. SHRI BALABHADRAMAJHI:




(a) whether the quality of servicesoffered by BSNL is reportedly declining incomparison to other Telecom Service

Providers (TSPs) of the country and if so,the details thereof and the reasons therefor;and

(b) the status of BSNL services inNabarangpur Parliamentary Constituencycomprising Nabarangpur, Koraput andMalkangiri Districts of Odisha?

Audit of Aadhaar Enrolment Centres

914. SHRI MOHITE PATILVIJAYSINHSHANKARRAO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI DHANANJAY


SULE:DR. HEENA

VIJAYKUMARGAVIT:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to conduct an independent auditof all 50,000 odd Aadhaar enrolment centresand inspect them in person and if so, thedetails thereof and the aims and objectivesbehind the move;

(b) the number of auditors to beappointed for this purpose along with thenumber of Aadhaar centres allotted to eachauditor for auditing;

(c) the time by which audit of Aadhaarcentres will commence and be completed;and

(d) whether UIDAI is launching amajor information drive to impress upon


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people the benefits of linking their Aadhaarwith their bank account, PAN, mobilenumber and if so, the response of the peoplethereto?

Committee onHaj Pilgrimage Policy

915. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:DR. C.

GOPALAKRISHNAN:DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:




(a) whether a five member panel/committee constituted by the UnionGovernment to draft a Haj pilgrimagepolicy has submitted its report to theGovernment and if so, the details thereofalongwith its main recommendations;

(b) whether the Union Governmenthas accepted/agreed to all therecommendations made by the panel and ifso, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasformulated any alternative to providemaximum concessions to Haj pilgrims andif so, the action plan in this regard; and

(d) the time by which the newpilgrimage policy is likely to come intoforce?

Bharat-Net Project

916. SHRI R.GOPALAKRISHNAN:SHRIMATI K.

MARAGATHAM:SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

SHRI CH. MALLAREDDY:

KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI

KHADSE:SHRI RAJESHBHAI

CHUDASAMA:SHRI KAUSHALENDRA

KUMAR:SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:SHRI ALOK SANJAR:




(a) whether the Bharat-Net Projecthas been launched to connect all GramPanchayats to provide high speed internetservices in the country and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the details of the norms for theselection of Gram Panchayats under thesaid programme and the number of GramPanchayats that have been connectedthrough Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) underthe project during each of the last threeyears and the current year, State/UT-wisealong with the number of Gram Panchayatswhich are yet to be linked, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether Wi-Fi services areproposed to be provided at public placesunder the said project and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the people from GramPanchayats are being provided with qualityand affordable internet facility after theintroduction of the aforementioned projectand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor;

(e) whether the Government has takencognizance of the delay in the progress ofthe said project and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor along with the

corrective action taken by the Governmentin this regard; and

(f) whether the Government haslaunched the second phase of the Bharat-Net Project and if so, the details thereofincluding the number of Gram Panchayatsthat have been connected through OFC inthis phase, State/UT-wise along with thedetails of the proposal, if any, regardingthe involvement in the implementation ofprivate sector of the said project?

Local Train Services

917. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:DR. A. SAMPATH:




(a) whether the Railways is going tointroduce additional local train services onits suburban networks;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe list of routes selected for the purpose;

(c) whether this will reduce passengerburden across the routes; and


Elphinstone Stampede

918. SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:

KUNWAR HARIBANSHSINGH:

SHRI HARIOM SINGHRATHORE:

SHRI MUTHAMSETTISRINIVASARAO (AVANTHI):


SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:SHRI GAJANAN

KIRTIKAR:SHRI ASHOK

SHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI

GEETHA:




(a) the facts that have come to lightregarding the recent stampede on thenarrow foot over bridge joining Elphinstoneroad and Parel sub-urban stations;

(b) whether punitive action has beentaken against the persons responsible forthe stampede;

(c) if so, whether any survey has been/is being conducted to identify such narrowand accident-prone foot over bridges in thecountry;

(d) if so, the number of such foot overbridges identified in Maharashtraparticularly in Vidarbha and Marathwadaregions; and

(e) the concrete measures beingundertaken to carry-out the requiredmaintenance works thereon?

Train Accidents

919. SHRI BHAGWANTHKHUBA:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH

YADAV:SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER

REDDY:

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SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

SHRI VINAYAKBHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:SHRI MALLIKARJUN

KHARGE:DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH

SHINDE:SHRI NARANBHAI

KACHHADIYA:SHRI ASADUDDIN

OWAISI:SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:SHRI D.K. SURESH:SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:SHRI GAJANAN

KIRTIKAR:SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:SHRI JITENDRA

CHAUDHURY:SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.

SCINDIA:SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:SHRI A.P. JITHENDER

REDDY:SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH

DEO:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:SHRI ASHOK

SHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:SHRI BADRUDDIN

AJMAL:SHRI T.

RADHAKRISHNAN:SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:DR. BOORA NARSAIAH

GOUD:SHRI MOHITE PATIL


SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

December 14, 2017 Secretary GeneralAgrahayana 23, 1939 (Saka)

SHRIMATI SUPRIYASULE:

SHRI SISIR KUMARADHIKARI:

DR. SHASHI THAROOR:DR. HEENA

VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI RAMEN DEKA:SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI KUNWAR

PUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:PROF. RAVINDRA

VISHWANATHGAIKWAD:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:SHRI JANARDAN

MISHRA:




(a) whether the number of railaccidents have increased across the countryduring the current year as compared to theprevious years;

(b) if so, the details thereof, zone/State-wise and the reasons therefor alongwith the number of passengers killed/injured in such accidents during the saidperiod;

(c) the mechanism put in place by theGovernment to ensure payment ofcompensation within the stipulated timeto the injured and the next of kin of thedeceased after such accidents;

(d) whether the Government hasconducted any inquiry in such accidents;

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

(f) the other steps taken/being takenby the Government to keep a check on railaccidents across the country?

5G Technology

920. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:SHRI UDAY PRATAP

SINGH:SHRI PINAKI MISRA:SHRI SUMAN BALKA:SHRIMATI KAVITHA

KALVAKUNTLA:SHRI PRABHAKAR

REDDY KOTHA:SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:SHRI MOHITE PATIL


DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI DHANANJAY


SULE:




(a) whether the Government hasconstituted a High Level Forum for 5G India,2020 and if so, the details, the purpose andthe composition thereof along with itsterms of reference and the time by whichthe said forum is likely to submit its report;

(b) whether the Government proposesto undertake research to develop 5Gtechnology in the country and if so, thedetails thereof and the action taken by theGovernment in this regard;

(c) the time by which the saidtechnology is likely to be launched acrossthe country and the action taken/proposedto be taken by the Government in thisregard;

(d) the socio-economic benefits likelyto be accrued from the said technology; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto improve the existing 3G and 4G networksand increase the access of the said networksin the country?

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INDEX

(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy : 706, 742, 781, 896, 904

Coal : 770, 799, 802, 855, 881, 894

Communications : 704, 733, 751, 752, 759, 782, 806, 812, 826,851, 866, 887, 913, 916, 920

Defence : 693, 699, 727, 741, 744, 748, 768, 769, 774,775, 776, 783, 788, 803, 837, 839, 843, 846,847, 858, 864, 865, 868, 869, 883, 884, 892,893, 900, 906, 909, 912

Development of North Eastern Region : 766, 811, 828, 857

Earth Sciences : 701, 715, 749, 760, 778, 797, 822, 903

Electronics and Information Technology : 691, 695, 696, 697, 700, 726, 737, 753, 764,777, 785, 786, 795, 817, 818, 819, 827, 830,833, 848, 863, 880, 914

External Affairs : 692, 705, 712, 717, 722, 723, 730, 755, 773,779, 801, 804, 814, 824, 825, 882, 891, 901,902

Law and Justice : 694, 703, 711, 729, 754, 789, 790, 805, 821,845, 852, 859, 870, 875, 895

Minority Affairs : 758, 765, 771, 787, 792, 798, 862, 874, 915

Personnel, Public Grievancesand Pensions : 719, 747, 762, 889

Planning : 713, 716, 731

Railways : 698, 702, 707, 709, 710, 714, 718, 720, 721,724, 725, 728, 732, 734, 735, 736, 739, 740,743, 745, 746, 756, 761, 763, 767, 780, 784,793, 794, 796, 807, 808, 809, 810, 813, 829,831, 832, 834, 835, 838, 840, 841, 842, 844,849, 854, 856, 860, 861, 871, 872, 873, 876,877, 878, 879, 885, 886, 888, 890, 897, 898,899, 905, 907, 908, 910, 911, 917, 918, 919

Science and Technology : 757, 772, 816, 820, 836, 850, 853

Space : 708, 738, 800, 815

Statistics and ProgrammeImplementation : 750, 791, 823, 867.

LOK SABHA CORRIGENDA

to the List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

on December 20, 2017/Agrahayana 29, 1939, (Saka)

Question No. Correction ____________________________________________________________________________

705 Name of Ministry: for "EXTERNAL AFFAIRS"

read "ATOMIC ENERGY"

788 Question delete

916 Part (f); line 8: for "in the implementation of private sector of the said project"

read "of the private sector in the implementation of the said project"

New Delhi SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA December 15, 2017. Secretary General Agrahayana 24, 1939 (Saka)

INDEX (Ministry – wise) External Affairs delete "705" Atomic Energy Insert "705" Defence delete "788"

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