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Defence Establishments

†*41. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYASHETTY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

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be pleased to state:

(a) whether his Ministry has issuedany circular to all the three Forces inNovember, 2016 regarding redevelopmentof old houses and buildings located in thevicinity of Defence establishments;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the said circular of theMinistry is being complied with by all thethree Forces, particularly by the Navy inMumbai and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government hasreceived complaints/representations frompublic representatives regarding non-compliance of the said circular and if so,the details thereof during the last threeyears; and

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

Spent Fuel Storage Facility

*42. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAMS.:

Will the PRIME MINISTER

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(a) the status of the proposed AwayFrom Reactor (AFR) Spent Fuel Storagefacility in the Kudankulam Nuclear PowerPlant (KKNPP);

(b) the quantity of spent fuelproposed to be stored in the facility;

(c) the safeguards and containmentstandards of the said facility; and

(d) the details of the proposals forthe Deep Geological Repository (DGR)for disposal of radioactive waste?

Pending Cases in Subordinate Courts

*43. SHRI KUNWAR DANISHALI:

Will the Minister of LAW ANDJUSTICE

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(a) whether more than seven millioncases are pending in the subordinate courtsof Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons for such huge pendency;

(c) whether poor infrastructure is oneof the main reasons therefor and if so, thedetails thereof along with the efforts madeby the Government so far to improve theinfrastructure of subordinate courts in theState;

(d) the details of other measuresproposed to be initiated by the Governmentto speed up disposal of cases insubordinate courts in the country includingUttar Pradesh; and

(e) whether the Government isconsidering to agree to the just and olddemand of a High Court bench in UttarPradesh and if so, the details thereof?

Mobile Services in Rural andScheduled Areas

*44. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:SHRI VENKATESH NETHA

BORLAKUNTA:

Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS

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(a) whether the Government is takingsteps for providing mobile services in rural/scheduled areas of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the funds sanctioned/spentso far during each of the last three years;and

(c) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to improve and enhance themobile connectivity in such areas in future?

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

*45. SHRI MANICKAMTAGORE B.:




(a) whether any mechanical mal-function was reported/experienced in theKudankulam Nuclear Power Plant(KKNPP) in the recent past;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe number of incidents of mechanical mal-function reported/experienced since itstarted functioning;

(c) whether any security arrangementshave been made to secure the said plantfrom cyber attack; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Ongoing Railway Projects

†*46. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS

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(a) the details of the ongoing railwayprojects in Haryana at present;

(b) the status of each railway projectas on date;

(c) whether any project is laggingbehind the schedule;

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERSWednesday, November 20, 2019/Kartika 29, 1941(Saka)

______

(Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Coal; Commerce and Industry;Communications; Defence; Development of North Eastern Region; Electronics andInformation Technology; External Affairs; Law and Justice; Mines; ParliamentaryAffairs; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Space;

Statistics and Programme Implementation)

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Total Number of Questions — 20

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

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

(e) the details along with the currentstatus of the railway projects from Bhiwanito Loharu and Delhi to Alwar via Sohna-Nuh-Firozpur Jhirka?

Mobile Phone Data

*47. SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICSAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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(a) whether the Government has takennote of the fact that a spyware/malware‘Pegasus’ of Israel-based NSO group hasreportedly been used to infect/spy/stealmobile phone data of many human rightsactivists, journalists and other eminentpersons of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the reasons therefor andthe reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) whether the said breach of privacyhas affected many people across the worldand if so, the details thereof and the numberof Indian citizens affected by this spyware;

(d) whether the Government has takencognizance of the reports of alleged useand purchase of the Pegasus spyware byGovernment agencies and if so, the detailsthereof along with the reaction of theGovernment thereto;

(e) whether the Government has askedWhatsApp to explain the aforesaidspyware attack and if so, the details thereofand the response received by theGovernment thereon;

(f) whether the Government hadreceived prior intimation in this regard fromsocial media owners like WhatsApp,Facebook and if so, the details thereof alongwith the date on which such intimationwas received and the action taken in thisregard; and

(g) whether the Governmentproposes to enact any law to safeguardthe privacy of citizens from similar attacksas mandated by the apex court and if so,the details thereof along with the othersteps taken/being taken by the Governmentin this regard?

India Post Payment Bank

†*48. SHRI JANARDANMISHRA:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any plan to extend the reach ofthe India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) to allthe rural areas of the country and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(b) if not, the action taken/being takenby the Government in this regard?

New Railway Lines

*49. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:SHRI MAGUNTA

SREENIVASULUREDDY:




(a) whether the Government proposesto launch surveys for new Railway lines inthe State of Andhra Pradesh;


(c) the proposed new routes that aregoing to be surveyed; and

(d) the details and the currentstatus of the survey of the line whichwas announced in the Railway Budget2019-20?

BharatNet Project

†*50. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI SANGAM LAL

GUPTA:




(a) the present status of theBharatNet Project;

(b) whether all Gram Panchayats andpost offices of all the States have beenconnected with optical fibre;

(c) if not, the number of GramPanchayats that have not yet beenconnected with optical fibre, State/UT-wise;

(d) the funds allocated/utilisedthereunder, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the time by which the remainingareas are likely to be connected with opticalfibre?

Prevention of Rail Accidents

*51. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARARAO:




(a) whether the Government has takenany initiatives during the last two years forprevention of rail accidents by adoptinglatest tracking system, if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) the details of the system in placeat present to ensure reduction of trainmishaps; and

(c) the details of minor and major railmishaps/accidents that occurred during theabove period resulting in loss of humanlives?

Railway Division at Gulbarga

*52. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:




(a) whether the Government hadsanctioned a Railway Division at Gulbargain 2014;

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

(c) the areas proposed to be includedthereunder;

(d) whether the Detailed ProjectReport (DPR) has been submitted and ifso, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government is awarethat the setting up of the said RailwayDivision has not seen any progress in thelast five years and if so, the details thereofalong with the action taken/being taken inthis regard?

Regional Comprehensive EconomicPartnership

*53. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

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

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PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCEAND INDUSTRY

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(a) whether the Government has anyplan to sign the Regional ComprehensiveEconomic Partnership (RCEP) agreementand if so, the details thereof;

(b) if not, whether there is anyconfusion over the participation in RCEPand if so, the details thereof along with thereasons therefor;

(c) whether some State Governmentsincluding Kerala have submittedrepresentations raised concerns on theparticipation in RCEP and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government hasconducted any discussion with thestakeholders with regard to RCEP and ifso, the details thereof; and

(e) whether India has signed in the FreeTrade Agreements, if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor?

Medical Assistance in Trains

*54. SHRI JANARDAN SINGHSIGRIWAL:




(a) the details of medical assistance/facilities being provided by the Governmentin the trains;

(b) whether the Governmentmaintains data of persons who died whiletravelling in trains due to absence of medicalassistance and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has anyproposal to facilitate/deploy MedicalAssistance Teams with first aid and basicfacilities in each train, particularly longdistance trains; and

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

Rail Connectivity along Border Areas

†*55. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:




(a) whether the Government hasprepared any blueprint to connect borderareas with railways and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the number of railway projectsunder implementation in the countryincluding Rajasthan at present;

(c) whether the Government has fixedany time limit in this regard and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(d) whether any scheme is proposedfor introduction of new trains or expansionof rail network in Rajasthan, especially inSriganganagar, Hanumangarh, Churu andBikaner districts in the near future and ifso, the details thereof?

Indian Personnel in UN PeacekeepingForces

*56. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:




(a) the total number of Indianpersonnel currently serving in the UNPeacekeeping Forces, operation-wise;

(b) the casualties of Indian personnelreported from such operations during thelast decade;

(c) whether there are any ongoingschemes for the welfare of personnelfrom the country serving in UNPeacekeeping Operations and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) if not, whether the Governmentintends to bring in certain policy measuresin this regard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

MPLAD Fund

†*57. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:

Will the Minister ofSTATISTICS AND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION

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(a) whether there is any proposal tobring the implementing agency of MPLADfund, District Rural Development Agency(DRDA) under the Union Government;


(c) if not, whether there is any otherscheme for the fast disposal of MPLADfunds; and


Post Banks

*58. SHRIMATI RAKSHANIKHIL KHADSE:




(a) whether the business of MahilaPradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojana(MPKBY) and Standardized AgencySystem (SAS) agents has been diverted/adversely affected due to formation of PostBanks, thereby decreasing their earnings byway of commission and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) the remedial steps taken/proposedto be taken by the Government toameliorate the distressed conditions of morethan five lakh registered agents, mostlywomen under MPKBY and SAS?

BSNL Network Quality

†*59. SHRI DILESHWARKAMAIT:




(a) whether the Telecom ServiceProviders (TSPs) are violating the rules ofthe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) with regard to call drops and if so,the details thereof;

(b) the remedial steps taken by theGovernment in this regard;

(c) whether the network quality of theBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)across the country is in poor condition, ifso, the details thereof and the correctivesteps taken by the Government in thisregard;

(d) whether the BSNL is laggingbehind in competitive telecom marketand the number of its customers hasdeclined drastically during the last threeyears; and



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Tejas Express

*60. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI T.R. BAALU:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to provide compensation fordelay to the passengers of Tejas Expressand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether similar compensation fordelayed running of Shatabdi, Rajdhani andother super fast trains will also be paid, ifso, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Government has anyproposal to provide complimentary travel

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NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

November 14, 2019 Secretary General

Kartika 23, 1941 (Saka)

INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy : 42, 45

Coal :

Commerce and Industry : 53

Communications : 44, 48, 50, 58, 59

Defence : 41, 56

Development of North Eastern Region :

Electronics and Information Technology : 47

External Affairs :

Law and Justice : 43

Mines :

Parliamentary Affairs :

Personnel, Public Grievances :

and Pensions

Planning :

Railways : 46, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55, 60

Space :

Statistics and Programme Implementation : 57.

insurance to each passenger of TejasExpress to attract more passengers and ifso, the details thereof;

(d) whether it is true that TejasExpress is the first train the IRCTC wouldfully run as part of a plan to privatise theoperations of trains to increase revenue andif so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government is facingany stiff resistance from the employees/employees union about privatization ofpassenger trains, if so, the details thereofand the response of the Governmentthereto; and

(f) whether the Government has anyproposal to add some more trains to thecategory of Tejas Express and if so, thedetails thereof?

Sanction/Action against CorruptOfficials

461. SHRI SUNIL KUMARSINGH:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:SHRI SUDHAKAR

TUKARAMSHRANGARE:




(a) the total number of cases in whichCentral Vigilance Commission (CVC)awaits sanction to prosecute staff/officersfrom various Union/State GovernmentDepartments/Banks for more thanone year;

(b) the reasons for delay in givingsanction in the matter; and

(c) the remedial steps taken by theGovernment to ensure prompt sanction/action against corrupt officials?

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Unused MPLAD Fund

462. SHRI B.Y.RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:


ÃÖÖÓ×ÜµÖÛúß †Öî¸ü ÛúÖµÖÔÛÎú´Ö ÛúÖµÖÖÔ®¾ÖµÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether thousands of crores ofrupees remain unspent under the Membersof Parliament Local Area DevelopmentScheme (MPLADS) and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Central InformationCommission (CIC) has suggested to comeout with a legal framework to ensuretransparency and accountability under thescheme and if so, the details in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has takenany measures to put a legal framework in

place to ensure transparency andaccountability under the scheme; and


Rashtriya Rail Sanrakshan Kosh

463. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:




(a) the total amount of fundsallocated under the Rashtriya RailSanrakshan Kosh;

(b) the details of utilization in the year2018-19; and

(c) whether the Government is takingother steps to ensure rail and passengersafety and if so, the details thereof?

Industrial Park Rating System

464. SHRIMATI POONAMMAHAJAN:




(a) whether any criterion was used bythe Government in the recently released“Industrial Park Rating System” to assessthe quality of infrastructure in industrialparks and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of industrial parks thatwere assessed in this exercise and theirState/UT-wise distribution;

(c) whether this system would helpIndia in entering into the top 50 countriesin the Ease of Doing Business Index; and

(d) if so, the further steps, if any,proposed to be taken to make it easier forpolicy makers and investors to gauge theinfrastructure services in industrial parks?

Visit by Dignitaries

465. DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAYTATKARE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAISHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS

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(a) the details of foreign tripsundertaken by the Prime Minister of India,External Affairs Minister and otherdignitaries during each of the lastthree months and the current month,country-wise;

(b) the details of foreign dignitaries whovisited India during the last three monthsand the current month, country-wise;

(c) the total amount of funds spent bythe Government on the said visits;

(d) the areas identified for co-operationand discussions held during the said visits;

(e) the agreements and MoUs signedand the advantages to the country as a resultthereof;

(f) the details of the benefits accruedto India by visiting these countries; and

(g) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to boost the bilateral relationswith these foreign countries?

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERSWednesday, November 20, 2019/Kartika 29, 1941(Saka)

______

(Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Coal; Commerce and Industry;Communications; Defence; Development of North Eastern Region; Electronics andInformation Technology; External Affairs; Law and Justice; Mines; ParliamentaryAffairs; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Space;

Statistics and Programme Implementation)

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Total Number of Questions — 230

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Old and Outdated Tracks

466. SHRI SATYADEVPACHAURI:




(a) whether the Railways is facingmajor problem due to old and outdatedtracks;


(c) whether these outdated tracks arealso the reasons for frequent railwayaccidents; and

(d) if so, the approximate length oftracks replaced by modern tracks duringthe last four years?

Wi-Fi in Villages

467. SHRI SUDHAKARTUKARAMSHRANGARE:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to provide Wi-Fi in all the villagesacross the country through GramNet,specially in Maharashtra State;


(c) the number of villages where theGovernment has already provided theaforementioned services, State/UT-wise;and

(d) whether any private agencies areinvolved as intermediaries or implementingagencies in the process and if so, the detailsthereof?

(d) whether the Government had anysuch convention of spending money toorganise such events before and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) the number of events organised inforeign countries with any type of financialassistance or complete financial supportof the Government for the current PrimeMinister?

Social Schemes

†470. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:




(a) the details of the social schemesbeing implemented at present in respect ofsocial issues;

(b) whether the Government isconsidering to review the said schemes;

(c) whether the said schemes arelagging behind their schedule; and

(d) the steps being taken by theGovernment to make the said socialschemes result oriented?

Linking of Aadhaar with Social Media

471. SHRIMATI S. JOTHIMANI:


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(a) whether the Government proposesto enact a law for linking Aadhaar with

One Rupee Clinic

†468. SHRI RAJIV RANJANSINGH ALIAS LALANSINGH:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:




(a) whether it is true that a ‘one rupeeclinic’ is being operated at the ThaneRailway Station by a private organizationand this experiment is proving verysuccessful;

(b) if so, whether any provision isbeing made to operate this kind of clinicsat the other big railway stations of thecountry;

(c) whether any arrangement has beenmade in the said clinics for the treatmentof all types of patients; and


Howdy Modi

469. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:




(a) whether the Government has anypartnership in the organisation of “HowdyModi” event that happened in Houstonlast month and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasincurred any financial expenses for thatevent and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of total expenses of theGovernment to attend “Howdy Modi”event;

social media accounts of individuals and ifso, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether the Government hasordered the removal of objectionable onlinecontent posted on social media and if so,the details thereof and the details of topicsincluded therein; and

(c) the steps being taken by theGovernment to address the privacyconcerns about the biometric data storedby UIDAI and leakages of personalinformation?

Blast at Hubballi Railway Station

472. SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:




(a) whether there was a minor blast atHubballi railway station in Karnataka;


(c) whether the Government has takenany measures to enhance the security at allmajor railway stations to ensure safety ofpassengers; and

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

High Pendency of Court Cases

473. MS. DIYA KUMARI:MS. LOCKET

CHATTERJEE:DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI PANKAJ

CHAUDHARY:




151 152


(a) the State-wise details of cases lyingpending in various courts for more than 10years and the number of cases of seriousnature out of them;

(b) the number of cases pending in theSupreme Court, High Courts and variousdistrict courts and Tribunals as on datealong with the initiative taken by theGovernment to reduce the backlog in a time-bound manner;

(c) whether the Government is awareof the abysmally low ratio of courts vis-a-vis the population of the country and if so,the steps taken by the Government toincrease the ratio;

(d) whether the Government isconsidering to set up new High Courts inthe country and if so, the details thereof;

(e) the quantum of amount spent bythe Government for the legal aid to thecommon/poor people during the last threefinancial years; and

(f) the other steps taken by theGovernment to dispose of the cases lyingpending in various courts in a time-boundmanner?

Preparedness of Armed Forces

474. SHRI RAVNEET SINGHBITTU:




(a) whether it is true that the level ofpreparedness of the Indian Armed Forcesis inadequate and if so, the details and thereasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government is awareof CAG reports which say that there is not

(c) whether the allocation in theDefence Budget is sufficient for themodernisation of defence equipments;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of the defence projectsundertaken under the Make-in-IndiaInitiative during the last three years?

Performance based Rankings ofStates

477. SHRI D.K.SURESH:

Will the Minister of PLANNING

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(a) whether the Government is takingany initiatives to come up withperformance based rankings of States tofoster a spirit of competitive federalism;


(c) whether the Government hasidentified the best practices in differentStates in various sectors to replicate themin other States; and

(d) if so, the programmes identifiedfrom various States and replicate them inother States during the last three yearsincluding the current year, year- wise andState-wise?

Privatization of Trains

478. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:SHRI UDAY PRATAP

SINGH:DR. (PROF.) KIRIT

PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:SHRI A. RAJA:SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

enough ammunition for a period of morethan 10 days and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether the Government has takenany steps to improve this figure drasticallyand if so, the details thereof?

Renting of Government TelecomEquipments

†475. SHRIMATI ANNPURNADEVI:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:




(a) whether the Government hasrented out its own telecom equipments toprivate Telecom Service Providers (TSPs);


(c) the rate of rent being charged fromthem;

(d) whether the said TSPs are notpaying rent on time and the Governmentis not taking timely and proper action inthis regard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor?

Modernisation of Army

476. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to do modernisation of army withstate of the art category equipments;


SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:SHRI S. VENKATESAN:




(a) whether the Government is mullingover to allow other corporates to commenceluxury rail within the country like TejasExpress;

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

(c) whether the Government hasformed an Empowered Group of Secretaries(EGoS) to identify more routes for privatetrain operators across the country andwhether 24 potential routes have beenidentified;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;

(e) the time by which the Governmentis planning to invite bid from interestedand qualified entities;

(f) whether it has been opposed insome of the States and if so, the detailsthereof along with Government’s standthereon; and

(g) whether the fares of train ticketswould increase as a result of privatizationand if so, whether subsidies would beretained to citizens travelling in these routesfrom various categories in Railway and ifso, the details thereof?

Railway Projects in Odisha

479. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKARULAKA:




† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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(a) whether the Railways consider tosanction “Rayagada–Gopalpur viaGunupur–Bhismagiri and Digapahandi”project and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Railways proposesto introduce a new daytime train fromKoraput/Jeypore to Bhubaneswar/Puri viaRayagada by the name of “Sabara SrikhetraExpress”;

(c) the current status of Jeypore-Nabarangpur and Jeypore -Malkangiri newrail line projects;

(d) the reasons for delay in completionof the projects;

(e) the Ministry of Railways isworking on upgrading Jeypore as a Junctionbefore the above projects are completedand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Transportation of e-CommercePackages

480. SHRI DHANUSH M.KUMAR:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRIMATI SANDHYA

RAY:




(a) whether Indian Railways haspartnered with Amazon India for a pilotprogramme to carry out inter-city transportof e-commerce packages, if so, the detailsthereof along with routes identified for thispurpose;

(b) the targeted amount to be collectedby Railways on this account;

Filling up of Vacancies

482. SHRI B.N.BACHE GOWDA:SHRI ANTO ANTONY:




(a) whether the Government has anydetails regarding number of vacanciesreported and filled in Railways, especiallyin Karnataka region;

(b) if so, the details of the vacanciesreported and filled during the last five years;year-wise;

(c) whether the Government hasrestricted/put ban on new recruitment;and

(d) if so, the reasons thereto?

Progress of IRNSS

483. SHRIMATI KIRRONKHER:




(a) the progress made so far underIndian Regional Navigation SatelliteSystem (IRNSS) program, in which Indiawill have its own Positioning System;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentto introduce this positioning system inconsumer products like mobile phones;and

(c) the proposed timeline by whichthe positioning system would beintroduced in consumer products?

Utilization of Funds

484. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

(c) whether the Government has alsoplans to enter into partnership withe-commerce firms for transport ofe-commerce packages and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the targeted amount to be earnedby Railways during this fiscal throughfreight and passenger travel;

(e) whether the Government has takensteps to achieve the target and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(f) the other steps taken by theGovernment to enhance freight andpassenger travel earning of Railways?

Henley PassportIndex

481. DR. (PROF.) KIRITPREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:




(a) whether the Government is awareabout India’s low ranking among BRICScountries as per the annual HenleyPassport Index and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the reasons why Indian passportholders do not enjoy visa free access whichis “visa on arrival” a visitor’s permit, or anelectronic travel authority in comparisonwith the passport holders of other BRICSnations;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto improve visa free access to Indianpassport holders; and

(d) the list of countries in whichIndians can travel with ease due toavailability of visa free access?

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENTOF NORTH EASTERN REGION

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(a) the details of spending by theMinistry during the first six months of thecurrent fiscal (2019-20);

(b) the difference between thespending and the budget allocated;

(c) whether this amount is less thanthe spending during the correspondingperiod of the last fiscal (2018-19); and

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

Extension of RajdhaniExpress

†485. SHRI SUNIL KUMARPINTU:




(a) whether the Government proposesto run New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani viaSitamarhi-Raxaul-Darbhanga-Samastipur;

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

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Aadhaar Card to NRIs

†486. DR. RAM SHANKARKATHERIA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:


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(a) whether the Government proposesto provide the facility of Aadhaar Card toNRIs;

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

(c) the documents which are likely tobe considered valid for issuing Aadhaar cardto NRIs; and

(d) the number of such persons so farissued Aadhaar card under the said system?

Foreign Exchange Loan toExporters

†487. SHRIMATI RANJAN BENDHANANJAY BHATT:




(a) whether the Government proposesto provide foreign exchange loan at cheaperrate of interest to the exporters;

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


Funds for NESIDS

488. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister ofDEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEASTERN REGION



(a) the details of the amount of fundsreleased for North East SpecialInfrastructure Development Scheme(NESIDS) and amount unused, State-wise;

SHRI AJAY KUMARMISRA TENI:

KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:




(a) whether the Government has givenin-principle approval to the merger of State-run Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)MTNL and BSNL and if so, the detailsthereof and the time by which these twoTSPs are likely to be merged;

(b) whether the Government has anyaction plan to strengthen/revive/bailout theaforesaid TSPs and if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor along withthe steps taken by the Government in thisregard;

(c) the extent to which the conditionof these TSPs is likely to be improved bythe aforesaid action plan;

(d) whether BSNL has been reportinglosses continuously since 2009-10 and hasbeen declared incipient sick and if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to equip mobiletowers of the said TSPs with 4G servicesand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor;

(f) the steps taken by the Governmentto leverage the spectrum allotment to makeBSNL and MTNL competitive in thetelecom market; and

(g) whether both TSPs will offervoluntary retirement to their employeesaged fifty years and above throughattractive VRS options and if so, the detailsthereof?

(b) whether there is emphasis on theconstruction of buildings of importance tohuman development such as schools andhospitals and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the number of projects currentlyapproved under the scheme and thepercentage completion of the projects,State-wise?

Digital India Programme

†489. SHRI PARBHUBHAINAGARBHAI VASAVA:




(a) the salient features of Digital IndiaProgramme;

(b) the details of the expenditureincurred thereon so far, State/UT-wiseincluding Gujarat;

(c) the details of the targets fixed andachievements made thereunder, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;

(d) the details of BPOs set up by theGovernment under the aegis of Digital IndiaProgramme across the country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat and theachievements made by them; and

(e) whether the Government iscontemplating setting up of BPOs in somemore States, if so, the details thereof andthe time by which it is likely to be done?

Merger of BSNL and MTNL

†490. DR. BHARATIBENDHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:SHRI SUNIL KUMAR

PINTU:

Internet Facility in Remote Villagesof Rajasthan

†491. SHRIMATI RANJEETAKOLI:




(a) whether remote villages in the Stateof Rajasthan do not have Internet facilityand if so, the details thereof and the reactionof the Government thereto;

(b) whether Internet/Broadband speedis very slow in the remote villages wherethe same is available;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and

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

Trade War between USA andChina

†492. SHRI AJAY KUMARMISRA TENI:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:




(a) whether keeping in view theslowdown in the international market andthe ongoing trade war between China andUSA the Indian exporters are moving tosuch markets which have greater potentialfor Indian export;

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

(c) the likely impact thereof on Indianexport industry?


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National Integrated InformationPortal (NIIP)

493. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:SHRI P.V. MIDHUN

REDDY:SHRI KOMATI REDDY

VENKAT REDDY:




(a) whether the Government plans toset up a National Integrated InformationPortal (NIIP);

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the major aims and objectives oflaunching this portal?

Transport Facility to Nuclearplants

†494. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI SANGAM LALGUPTA:




(a) whether the Governmentformulates any scheme for means oftransport to ensure easy access to nuclearplants;


(c) whether the Government proposesto connect Rawatbhata atomic powerstation with four lane road or rail network;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the time by which it is likely to beconsidered; and

(b) whether the Government hasprepared any calendar for launch of newtrains across various railway zones of Indiaand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Indian Railways hascarried out recently a pan India OperationDhanush against ticket touts and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether the Indian Railways hasbeen hit hard by the economic slowdownas crores of revenue loss is reported frompassenger and freight fares;

(e) if so , the details thereof includingthe Government’s reaction thereto; and

(f) the other steps being taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Damage to Coffee and SpicesPlantations

497. KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:




(a) whether any assessment of damagecaused to coffee and spices plantations inthe States of Karnataka and Kerala has beenmade in view of heavy rains and floodsin the regions and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government intendsto provide some incentives and relief tocoffee and spices growers to help themestablish their plantation and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasconstituted any Task Force to assess theextent of damage due to natural calamityand suggest suitable measures and if so,the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Governmentproposes to set up any atomic powerstation in Uttar Pradesh and if so, the detailsthereof along with the locations identifiedfor this project?

Defence Export

495. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:




(a) whether India’s defence exports islikely to triple to Rs. 35,000 crore by 2024;


(c) whether the Government isconsidering to lower bureaucraticbarriers and simplify procedures topromote domestic defence manufacturing;and


Operation Dhanush

496. DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:

SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHAGWANTHKHUBA:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:




(a) whether the Government hasstarted many new trains during the year2019 including increase in frequency ofweekly train from Balurghat to Howrahand if so, the details thereof;

(d) the time likely to be taken to ensurethat coffee and spices growers attainfinancial stability?

Railway Projects in North East States

498. SHRI M. BADRUDDINAJMAL:




(a) whether a number of railwayprojects in North East States, particularlyin Assam are running behind schedule ofcompletion;

(b) if so, the details of such projectsand the reasons for delay; and

(c) the time by which these projectsare likely to be completed to avoid furthercost escalation?

Wi-Fi in Trains

499. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAYTATKARE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:DR. AMOL RAMSING

KOLHE:SHRI GAJANAN

KIRTIKAR:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO

BHAMRE:SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS

SURESH NARAYANDHANORKAR:

SHRI K. NAVASKANI:SHRI MOHANBHAI

KALYANJIKUNDARIYA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:


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SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:




(a) whether the Union Government isplanning to provide Wi-Fi service insidetrains in the next four to four-and-a-halfyears and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of towers andequipments which are required to make thisfacility possible;

(c) whether the Wi-Fi service insidethe trains would help in maintainingsecurity inside the train compartments andif so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the funds allocated/earmarked for the said purpose;

(e) the problem being faced by theGovernment in implementing this serviceinside the train; and

(f) the time by which the said serviceswould be implemented?

Defence Deals

500. SHRI SISIR KUMARADHIKARI:




(a) whether the Government has signedagreements with the foreign countries tosetup equipment manufacturing units anddefence production units in the countryduring the last three years;


as licence fee and penalty along with interestbased on revenue sharing and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether this verdict is expectedto put more pressure on the telecom sectorwhich is already under stress and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether telecom companies haveurged the Government to provide them abail-out package and if so, the detailsthereof and the response of the Governmentthereto;

(d) whether the Government hasconstituted any committee of Secretariesin this regard and is considering a bail-outpackage and if so, the details thereof andthe time by which a decision is likely to betaken by the said committee in the aforesaidmatter;

(e) whether telecom companies oweapproximately Rs.46,300 crore asspectrum usage charges to the Governmentand if so, the details thereof, telecomcompanies-wise; and

(f) whether the Government isplanning to recover the aforesaid chargesfrom these companies and if so, the detailsthereof?

Confirmation of Tickets on MP Quota

†503. SHRI UPENDRA SINGHRAWAT:

SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the wait listed tickets of the UttarPradesh and Bihar bound trains on theoccasion of Holi, Dussehra, Diwali andChhath Parv, are not being confirmed on

(c) the present status of all defencedeals in respect to foreign agreements donesince 2013-14 as on date;

(d) the details of capacity, productionand participation of Public Sector Units(PSUs) to promote indigenisation andself-reliance in the defence sector under theagreements towards commitment of theGovernment; and

(e) the details of domestic privatepartners coordinating and/or participatingin such defence deals of the country since2013-14?

Export Details Pre/PostDemonetization

501. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:



be pleased to state the details of exportsfrom India in each of the three years beforeand after demonetization?

Penalty Imposed on TelecomCompanies

502. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNADEVARAYALU:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:

SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:




(a) whether the apex court has allowedthe Union Government to recoverRs.92,000 crore from telecom companies

the request of Hon’ble MPs due to whichthey have to feel ashamed in front of theirrelatives;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe reasons therefor and the rules regardingticket confirmation under VIP quota for allthe MPs;

(c) whether there is any scheme toensure that the over increasing number ofpassengers get to their destinations evenafter running special trains during festiveseasons; and

(d) whether there is a proposal in thisregard to add additional general and sleeperclass bogeys in all the trains forUttar Pradesh and Bihar?

FDI in Coal Sector

504. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA

BARNE:SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM

PATIL:DR. DNV

SENTHILKUMAR S.:DR. HEENA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of COAL

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(a) whether the Government hasapproved 100 per cent foreign directinvestment under the automatic route inmining, processing and sale and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the advantage of opening100 per cent foreign direct investment incoal sector;

(c) whether this move would endmonopoly of Coal India Ltd. and encouragecompetition and if so, the details thereof;


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(d) whether the Government hasconsulted other stakeholders includingworkers’ union before going for 100per cent foreign direct investment and ifso, the details thereof;

(e) whether around half a million coalmine workers has gone on strike recentlyagainst FDI in coal thereby affecting thecoal production in Coal India and also steeprevenue loss;

(f) if so, whether the Government hasheld discussion with unions of coal mineworkers on this issue and if so, the outcomethereof; and

(g) the other steps taken by theGovernment to boost coal production inthe country and reduce its import fromother countries?

Quality of Telecom Services

505. SHRIMATI MAHUAMOITRA:




(a) the statistics on the quality ofservice provided by the Telecom ServiceProviders (TSPs) in the country duringeach of the last three years, State/UT-wiseand TSP-wise; and

(b) the statistics on call drop rate andcalls with good voice quality rate in termsof percentage, State/UT-wise and TSP-wise?

Central Equipment Identity Register

506. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV

RAO MANDLIK:




(a) whether the Government isproposing for the establishment of IndianInstitute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) atVisakhapatnam; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and if notthe reasons therefor?

Post Office and Post Office SavingAccounts

508. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

DR. SUJAYRADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:




(a) the number of post offices and thenumber of post office saving accountsopened across the country, State/UT-wise,including Maharashtra;

(b) the total amount of moneydeposited in these accounts, State/UT-wise, including Maharashtra;

(c) the amount of money remainingunclaimed in these post offices, State/UT-wise, along with the measures takenby the Government to utilise the unclaimedmoney;

(d) the status of the digital bankingservices for post offices proposed by theGovernment; and

SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched a project called CentralEquipment Identity Register (CEIR)through the Department ofTelecommunication on pilot basis inMaharashtra to rescue people who’smobile phones are lost or stolen;

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

(c) whether the Government haslaunched a new web portal in this regardon which people can register theircomplaints of lost and theft mobile phonesand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to start the said project in otherparts of the country to discourage the theftof mobile phones across the country and ifso, the details thereof and the time bywhich it is likely to be launched in the wholecountry; and

(e) whether DoT has also launched amaritime communications service, and thatVSAT solutions provider NELCO wouldundertake broadband services in themaritime sector and if so, the details andthe salient features thereof?

Establishment of IIFT

507. SHRI M.V.V.SATYANARAYANA:

(e) the details of the other servicesprovided/proposed to be provided to suchaccount holders?

Satellites to assess Pollution Status

509. SHRI PARVESH SAHIBSINGH VERMA:




(a) whether the Department has usedits satellites to assess the pollution situationin Delhi, if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Department hascalculated the contribution of stubbleburning in Delhi’s pollution, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Department wouldrelease images of stubble burning whichwould have been captured by ISROsatellites and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the images released byNASA showing stubble burning in Punjaband Haryana is accurate, if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Low Growth Rate in Core Sectors

510. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C.UDASI:




(a) whether the data released by theGovernment reveals low growth rate in coresectors and if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto;

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(b) the extent to which the core sectorwould impact the Index of IndustrialProduction; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and themeasures taken by the Government tofurther boost the core sector growth?

Penalties for Call Drops

†511. SHRI VISHNU DATTSHARMA:

SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:

SHRI GIRISHBHALCHANDRABAPAT:

SHRIMATI SHARDABENANILBHAI PATEL:

SHRI DHARAMBIRSINGH:




(a) whether the call drop problem istaking place in networks of all the TelecomService Providers (TSPs) across the countryincluding Haryana and Delhi for the pastseveral years and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor along with thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard;

(b) whether the Government iscontemplating the review of telecom policyto check call drops and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether call drop norms havecurrently been violated by various telecomcompanies and if so, the details thereof andthe action taken by the Government in thisregard;

(c) the impact of sanctions on Iran bythe United States on the development ofChabahar Project; and

(d) whether 17 foreign countriesannounced their readiness for contributionto the port’s development including China,recently and if so, the details thereofincluding the impact foreseen by theMinistry on the basis of this development?

Railway Projects

†514. SHRI SADASHIV KISANLOKHANDE:

DR. BHARATI PRAVINPAWAR:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMARSINGH:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:




(a) the number of ongoing railwayprojects at present and their project-wiseand zone-wise details thereof;

(b) the number of projects out of theselagging behind the schedule and theirproject-wise details particularly in Arariadistrict of Bihar;

(c) the project-wise details of costescalations, due to the pendency of aboveprojects, deadlines and source of funding;and

(d) the details of the steps taken tocomplete above projects on time?

Conversion of Metre Gauge Lineinto Broad Gauge

515. SHRI MOHANBHAIKALYANJIKUNDARIYA:

(d) whether there is a provision tocompensate the mobile subscribers withregard to call drops and if so, the State/UT-wise details of the compensation paidby the companies as on date;

(e) whether the Government hasimposed any penalty on telecomcompanies for call drop and if so, the detailsthereof, telecom company-wise; and

(f) the details of telecom providerswho paid the said penalty imposed onthem along with the details of paymentsmade?

Quality of Food in Trains

512. SHRIMATI VANGAGEETHA VISWANATH:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:




(a) whether the Railways is providingquality and hygienic food to the passengersin private trains like Tejas; and

(b) if not, the details and number ofcases reported in this regard?

Status of Chabahar Project

513. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARSINGH:




(a) the present status of ChabaharProject;

(b) the details of investments madeby India on Chabahar Project till today;




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any representation to convert theJasdan-Botad metre gauge line into broadgauge;

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

(c) the time by which the broad gaugelines are likely to be completed?

Theft in Trains

†516. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:




(a) whether there has been an increasein the cases of theft, loot and other crimeswith passengers in various long distancetrains;

(b) if so, the number of such casesreported during the last one year, zone-wise; and

(c) the efforts made by theGovernment to check such crimes and toensure that the passengers travel in trainswithout any fear?

New Railway Lines

†517. DR. BHARATI PRAVINPAWAR:




(a) whether any announcement hasbeen made in the last budget for new rail


route between Manmad-Malegaon-Dhule-Nardana-Indore and Nashik-Pune;


(c) the details of work undertaken sofar regarding the said proposed rail route?

Discontinuation of HousekeepingServices

518. DR. VISHNU PRASADM.K.:

SHRI S.JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:




(a) whether the Railways have decidedto discontinue the onboard housekeepingservices and toilet maintenance, in therunning trains in Southern Railways;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether any alternativearrangement has been worked out to ensurecleanliness in the trains, in view ofcomplaints of unhygienic conditions likepresence of cockroaches and rats runningin the trains; and


Trolley Facility at Stations

†519. SHRI JUGAL KISHORESHARMA:




(a) whether the Government proposedto provide trolley facility at stations tosenior citizens, women and differentlyabled persons during the train journey;

Sainik School in Bihar

521. DR. ALOK KUMARSUMAN:




(a) whether it is a fact that Sainikschool of district Gopalganj in Bihar isrunning without full strength of staff/teachers;


(c) whether the Government proposesto approve all infrastructure facilities tothe school and increase the number of seatsin the school; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thetotal number of girl and boy studentsenrolled in the school?

Construction of new RailwayLines

522. SHRIMATI PRAMILABISOYI:




(a) the details of budget allocated fornew railway lines for the financial year2019-20;

(b) the budget allocated for newrailway lines for the State of Odisha duringthe last five years; and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto expedite construction of new railwaylines for better connectivity in remote areasof the State of Odisha?

(b) if so, the time by which suchfacility is likely to be provided along withthe names of such stations;

(c) whether the above categories ofpeople are required to book the trolley inadvance; and


Commercial Coal Mining

520. SHRI A. RAJA:DR. KALANIDHI

VEERASWAMY:




(a) the status of the Commercial CoalMining introduced within the country;

(b) the reasons for Commercial CoalMining across the country;

(c) whether the Government hasidentified coal blocks likely to be includedunder Commercial Coal Mining;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu and thereasons therefor;

(e) the details of the number ofcompanies showed interest forparticipation of auction of these coal blocksso far and the time by which the auction islikely to be held along with the norms,criteria fixed for this;

(f) whether the Government is alsoplanning to introduce FDI under thisprogramme, if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor; and

(g) whether it has been opposed insome of the States including Tamil Nadu, ifso, the details thereof and the Governmentstand thereon?

ROB at Avaneeswaram

523. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to commence the constructionof ROB at Avaneeswaram (LC No. 519)under Madurai division in Kerala;

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

(c) whether the Railways has receiveda priority list of ROBs/RUBs from the StateGovernment of Kerala for construction oncost sharing basis; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe present status and priority during thisyear in Madurai division?

Construction of Railway Line

524. SHRI JUAL ORAM:




(a) whether the Government hasproposal for the construction of a thirdrailway line between Rourkela andJharsuguda in Odisha;

(b) if so, the estimated cost and thedetails of funds sanctioned for that project;

(c) the time limit fixed to complete theconstruction work of new railway line;

(d) the estimated number of peoplelikely to be displaced on implementationof that line; and

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(e) the steps taken to rehabilitate thosepeople and the amount of compensationpaid/likely to be paid to each affectedfamily?

Modernization of Railway Stations

525. SHRI DIBYENDUADHIKARI:




(a) whether an Empowered Group ofSecretaries under the CEO of NITI Aayogwill now decide how best to developthe country’s railway stations throughPublic-Private Participation (PPP) andbring in private players to run more than150 trains of the country;


(c) the details of the train operationswhich will be privatized thereof;

(d) whether a final decision has beentaken by the Empowered Group therein;and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,by when a final decision would be taken inthis regard?

Agreements with China

526. SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI T.R. BAALU:DR. SUKANTA

MAJUMDAR:SHRI RAJA

AMARESHWARA NAIK:



BHIM Application

528. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:


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(a) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment for encouragement of the useof State-run BHIM application for digitalpayment system;

(b) whether Government is planningto make the use of BHIM-UPI mandatoryfor all digital payment platforms;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Privatisation of Ordnance Factories

529. SHRI S.JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:




(a) whether the Government has takendecision to privatise Ordnance Factoriesin the country including OCM, HVF,Engine Factory at Avadi, Gun Factory, etc.at Tiruchi;


(c) whether the Government hasthought of the future of thousands ofworkers working in those factories, whoare protesting for more than a month;

(d) if so, the details thereof andwhether the Government is reconsideringits policy of privatizing those sensitivefactories in view of military strategy; and



(a) the major agreements signedduring the visit of Chinese PresidentXi Jinping’s India visit during October, 2019;

(b) whether China has invited Indiato become a partner in China’s Belt andRoad Initiative during the visit and if so,the details thereof including theGovernment’s reaction thereto;

(c) whether there was a high-leveleconomic and trade dialogue mechanismdeveloped between finance ministers toboost import and export volumes,bridge the huge trade deficit and increasemutual investment and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government hassigned any deal on border road and acontroversial extradition treaty with Chinaand if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the other major achievements ofthe Chinese President’s India trip?

Constellation of Remote SensingSatellites

527. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:MS. PRATIMA

BHOUMIK:




(a) whether any progress has beenmade in technical discussions to realise avirtual constellation of remote sensingsatellites provided by space agencies aspart of the BRICS Programme;


(c) the purposes for which such anetwork can be utilised?

Encroachment on Defence Land

†530. SHRI RAMCHARANBOHRA:


¸üõÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether cases related tounauthorised construction/encroachmentand poor management of lease of the landfalling under the Defence EstateOrganization Management have come tothe notice of the Government during thelast three years and the current year;

(b) if so, the number of such casesthat came to light during each of the lastthree years, State/UT-wise along with thearea of defence land encroached upon in thecountry in such cases;

(c) the State/UT-wise number of suchcases in which the unauthorisedconstruction/encroachment has beenremoved during the said period;

(d) the number of encroacherspenalised; and

(e) the mechanism set up by theGovernment to save the defence land of thecountry from such unauthorisedconstruction/encroachment along with thesteps taken/being taken in this regard?

Proposed Rail Coach Factory atKanjikode, Palakkad

531. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:




(a) whether the Railways is goingahead/approved the proposed coach factoryat Kanjikode, Palakkad in Kerala;

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(b) if so, the reasons therefor and thetime by which it is likely to be completed;and

(c) the details of ongoing/new projectsin Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the next threeyears?

Electrification of Railway Lines underNorth-West Railways

†532. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) whether approval has been grantedfor the electrification of railway lines underNorth-West Railways during 2018-19;

(b) if so, the division-wise detailsthereof along with the amount of fundssanctioned for this work; and

(c) the current status of theelectrification of railway lines under North-West during 2018-19 and the time by whichthe said work is likely to be completed?

Gauge Conversion between Shapur-Saradiya Railway Line

†533. SHRI RAMESHBHAILAVJIBHAI DHADUK:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the metre gauge railway line betweenShapur-Saradiya in the State of Gujarat isin dilapidated condition for yearsand whether the Government has takenaction for gauge conversion of this railwayline;

(e) the details of the benefits availedto the passengers from the said facility;and

(f) the time by which this facilitywould be implemented all over India ?

Utilisation of Nuclear Energy

†535. SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:




(a) whether any agency/institution isbeing set up to ensure better utilization ofnuclear energy;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thetargets set for generation/utilization ofpower from nuclear energy under theschemes;

(c) whether the said targets have beenachieved and if so, the details thereof;and

(d) the details of the future action planfor nuclear energy?

Visa Processing Offices

536. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) the number of Visa ProcessingOffices in Guwahati; and

(b) whether the Governmentwould take necessary action to opensuch offices of neighbouring countries;and

(c) if so, the details in this regard?

(b) if so, whether no concrete actionis being taken in this regard, so far;

(c) if so, the time by which the gaugeconversion work of Shapur-Saradiyarailway line is likely to be completed;

(d) whether a railway line in Upletalocated in Saurashtra area of Gujarat Statewas converted into a broad gauge in theyear 2012 and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether prior to gauge conversionthree passenger trains were running earlierwhile after gauge conversion only onepassenger train is running on this line; and

(f) if so, the time by which thepassenger train between Porbandar-Upleta-Mumbai is likely to be introducedby the Government?

Automatic Ticket Vending Machines

534. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAMPATIL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:DR. DNV

SENTHILKUMAR S.:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched ‘One-touch Automatic TicketVending Machines’ in Mumbai SuburbanNetwork, if so, the details thereof alongwith the salient features and objectives;

(b) if so, the total number of ATVMsthat have been installed till now;

(c) whether the smart cards can beused to buy unreserved tickets to anywhereacross India and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of financial allocationmade for the said purpose;

PIL for Medical Termination ofPregnancy

537. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:




(a) the number of PILs filed in theSupreme Court for medical termination ofpregnancy for the last ten years;

(b) the number of PILs filed in theState High Courts for medical terminationof pregnancy during the said period; and

(c) the time taken to dispose suchPILs?

Coal Linkage

538. SHRI PRADEEP KUMARSINGH:

SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABENVAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRI SHANTANUTHAKUR:




(a) the criteria laid down for allocationof coal linkages to consumers in power,steel and coal sectors;

(b) whether the Government has takenany steps to detect unauthorized mining/unauthorized sale activity extending beyondallotted lease area; and

(c) if so, the details thereof,State-wise?

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Freight Rates

539. SHRIMATI NUSRATJAHAN RUHI:




(a) whether the Railways’ freight ratesare higher than other modes of transportfor several commodities and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Railways freighttraffic has massively declined in the last50 years and if so, the details thereof andreasons therefor; and

(c) the corrective steps taken by theGovernment in this regard?

New Station at Mattannor

540. SHRI KUMBAKUDISUDHAKARAN:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any request to sanction theconstruction of a railway station atMattannor near Kannur InternationalAirport for the convenience of passengerstravelling by means of public transport, ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has plansto construct a railway station at the saidlocation;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thefunds allocated and timeline forimplementation of this project; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?




(a) whether there is a backlog ofvacancies, especially for reserved posts inthe Indian Railways;

(b) if so, the details thereof, includingclass-wise sanctioned strength;

(c) whether the Railways proposesto conduct recruitment drives to fill thebacklog;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) the details of number of vacanciesincluding technical, non-technical, safetyrelated posts in the Railways as on date,post-wise, category-wise, group-wise andzone-wise separately; and

(f) the time by which these posts arelying vacant along with the reasonstherefor?

Doubling of Yeshwantpur-Channasandra Railway Line Project

544. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:




(a) the details of doubling ofYeshwantpur-Channasandra railway lineproject in Bengaluru and the time by whichthe project is likely to be completed; and

(b) the details and present status ofthe 48 kilometre Baiyappanahalli - Hosurtrack work?

Import of Defence Equipments

545. SHRI VASANTHAKUMARH.:

Agreement on Manufacturingof LCA

541. SHRI NITESH GANGADEB:



(a) whether the Government hassigned MoU for manufacturing of LightCombat Aircraft (LCA) and the Su-30MKI jets by Hindustan AeronauticsLimited; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Cases Sent by CBI to ACB

†542. SHRI HANUMANBENIWAL:




(a) whether various cases presentedto the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)are forwarded to the agencies of theconcerned States/Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB);

(b) if so, the number of cases relatedto Rajasthan that have been forwarded tovarious agencies of Rajasthan Government/ACB by the CBI during the last three years,case-wise; and

(c) the provisions for seekingmonitoring/investigation reports from theconcerned States with regard to the casesforwarded by CBI along with the detailsthereof?

Backlog of Vacancies

543. MOHAMMED FAIZALP.P.:

SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:




(a) the action taken by theGovernment to reduce imports of defenceequipments;

(b) whether it is a fact that India is thelargest importer of defence equipments andif so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government isencouraging production of domestic defenceequipments and R&D works in the field ofdefence and if so, the details thereof andfund allocation made in this regard duringthe last three years?

Loss Incurred by BSNL and MTNL

†546. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:SHRI UDAY PRATAP

SINGH:




(a) whether Bharat Sanchar NigamLimited and Mahanagar Telephone NigamLimited have incurred loss repeatedly duringthe last few years and if so, the detailsthereof including the loss registered by thesetwo companies during each of the last threeyears and the current year, Company-wiseand the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government hasallocated any fund to pull thesecompanies out of loss and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the reasons for the reporteddeterioration in the services provided bythese two Telecom Service Providers(TSPs);

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(d) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to improve theservices and revival of the aforesaid TSPsand if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Government thereon;and

(e) the number of employees who havenot been paid salary during the last fewmonths, TSP-wise and the reasons thereforalong with the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Function to Commemorate 70 Yearsof Constitution

547. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister ofPARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

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(a) whether the Government has takenany decision to arrange a function tocommemorate the 70 years of adoption ofthe Indian Constitution;



Unmanned Level Crossings

†548. SHRI CHANDESHWARPRASAD:

SHRIMATI NUSRATJAHAN RUHI:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) whether the Government proposesto construct Rail Over Bridges on all theunmanned and manned railway crossingsin the country;

Feeder Stations in Kerala

550. SHRI RAJMOHANUNNITHAN:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to implement feeder stations in thestate of Kerala;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe names of stations;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived any representations/requests inthis regard along with the action takenthereon; and

(d) the details of funds allotted forthe same along with the time by whichthe feeder stations are likely to becomeoperational?

Pending ROB/RUB in Gujarat

†551. SHRI JASWANT SINGHBHABHOR:




(a) the details of the railway over-bridges in Gujarat where construction workis pending at present;

(b) the reasons for the said worklying pending and the details thereof,project-wise;

(c) the current status of theconstruction work of the said pending overbridges and the details thereof, project-wise;

(d) whether the Government has setany target for the completion of the saidpending railway over-bridges; and

(b) if so, the time by which theconstruction of these Rail Over Bridgeswould be completed and the details thereofwith respect to Uttar Pradesh;

(c) the number of such over bridgesto be constructed in the country, especiallyin Bihar and Bikaner Division along withthe locations thereof;

(d) whether the Government is awareof the fact that Railway crossing are keptclosed unnecessarily and as a result dieselworth crores of rupees is wasted; and

(e) the time limit for crossing therailway crossings prior to arrival and afterdeparture of the trains as per rule?

Litigations against SelectionProcedure in UPSC

†549. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:




(a) whether it is a fact that there is aplethora of litigations against the selectionprocedure of the Public ServiceCommission and Union Public ServiceCommission in various High Courts andSupreme Court of the country and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that despitebeing an autonomous institution the PublicService Commission is not able to keeppace with new demands like any otherGovernment organisation;

(c) if so, whether the Governmentpropose to improve the functioning ofPublic Service Commissions to overcomesuch a situation and to make the goodgovernance stronger in the country; and

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


Attack on Indian Fishermen

552. DR. T. SUMATHY (a)THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:


×¾Ö¤êü¿Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether incidents of attacks onIndian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy stillexists in the last five years in spite ofseveral measures taken by both Indian andSri Lankan Governments;

(b) if so, the details of such casesreported during each of the last three yearstill date and the number of Indian fishermeninjured, captured or killed in such incidents;

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

(d) if not, the reasons for not providingsatellite phones to fishermen as a safetymeasure; and

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

Broadband Coverage

553. SHRIMATI APARAJITASARANGI:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto expand internet coverage in the country,especially in the State of Odisha;

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(b) whether the Government hasprovided/propose to provide anyincentives to Telecom Service Providers(TSPs) to set up communication towers inthinly populated areas and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the broadband coverage in thecountry, State/UT-wise along with itscomparison with other countries; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to rationalize the cost ofbroadband services in the country?

Shortage of Lithium and CobaltMines

†554. SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARSWATI:

Will the Minister of MINES

ÜÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether there is shortage of lithiumand cobalt in the country and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the shortage of lithiumand cobalt has an adverse impact on theproduction of electric vehicles;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment in this regard;

(e) whether the Government has madeany survey to ascertain lithium and cobaltmines in the country; and


Angamaly-Sabari Railway Line

555. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:



that would require State-run Coal IndiaLimited to send average 288 rakes per daythrough Railways;

(b) whether it is also a fact that averageoverall loading has been 270.8 rakes perday, as on August 31, 2019, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether there would be a spurt indemand of coal transport through Railwaysonly; and

(d) if so, whether coal supply throughroad is unlikely to increase significantly?

Shortcomings of Train 18

558. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:




(a) whether the Government has takenfeedback from the passengers of Train 18;


(c) whether the passengers highlightedany major shortcomings regarding theTrain 18;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken to address the shortcomings, ifany; and

(e) the passenger occupancy rates inTrain 18?

Indians Trapped Abroad

559. SHRI PASUNOORIDAYAKAR:

SHRIMATI VANGAGEETHA VISWANATH:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal for the speedy completion ofAngamaly-Sabari Rail project in Kerala andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the current status of the above RailProject;

(c) whether the Angamaly-Sabari Railproject has been removed from the prioritylist of Kerala Rail DevelopmentCorporation Ltd.;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) the details of latest revisedestimate of Sabari Rail project; and

(f) the steps taken/proposed to betaken for timely completion of this project?

Development of Vidarbha Region

†556. SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) whether the Union Governmenthas taken or proposes to take any steps toprepare an action plan for all rounddevelopment of Vidarbha region inMaharashtra by declaring it as backwardregion;



Coal Production

557. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:




(a) whether the country would need615 million tonnes of coal in 2018-19 and


(a) whether the Government has anydetails of Indians who are/were trapped/held captive in Iraq, Libya and othercountries and if so, the details thereof duringthe last three years and the current year;

(b) whether the Government hasprovided any financial assistance to suchstranded persons in each country and if so,the details of the help desks opened andtreatment meted out to such trappedpersons abroad and the steps being takento safely evacuate them; and

(c) the number of Indians who havereturned to the country and the number ofIndians who are still trapped in Iraq, Libyaand other foreign countries?

Spectrum Pricing

560. SHRI VINOD KUMARSONKAR:

DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to undertake reforms in pricing ofthe spectrum and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government isplanning to auction the 5G spectrum atfurther reduced price and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the Government hasdecided to merge the national telephonecarrier BSNL with MTNL and if so, thedetails thereof;

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(d) whether the Government is awarethat the current reserve price of 5Gspectrum in the country is seven timeshigher than in other countries and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken by theGovernment to rationalise the pricing ofspectrum?

Joining Policy for EngineeringDepartment

†561. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the employees under the engineeringdepartment of the Ministry are neitherrelieved nor have joined even after months/years of being promoted and transferred;

(b) if so, the details along with thereasons thereof, particularly of North-Central Railway, Allahabad; and

(c) the directions given by theGovernment for transferred employees tojoin at their posting stations and the timeby which they are likely to join?

Stoppage of Trains

†562. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAISIDDESHWARSHIVACHARYAMAHASWAMIJI:




(a) whether the Ministry of Railwaysis considering any proposal to provide astoppage for Hussain Sagar Express,Bikaner Express, Secunderabad Hubli

(a) whether the Government isshifting the quality control lab earmarkedfor testing the quality of Darjeeling Tea toJalpaiguri;

(b) if so, the manner in which theshifting of Quality Control lab from thehills to distant Jalpaiguri would help tocontrol the quality of “Darjeeling Tea”which enjoys a unique “GeographicalIndicator” status under the World TradeOrganization; and

(c) the steps taken by the Ministryto protect Darjeeling Tea from cheap tea ofother regions, labelled and sold as DarjeelingTea?

Upgradation of Railway Stations

†565. SHRI NABA KUMARSARANIA:




(a) the details of railway stationsupgraded in the North-East States alongwith the name of facilities added therein;

(b) the details of places where newrailway lines are proposed to be laid in theNorth-East States;

(c) the details of the number of PSUsand Bodies under the ownership ofRailways along with their names and majorfunctions; and

(d) the details of locations of resthouses/guest houses of the Railways?

RoB in Bijnaur

†566. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:



Express at Akalkot Road railway stationunder Solapur parliamentary constituencyof Maharashtra;

(b) if so, whether a letter has beenwritten to General Manager of CentralRailway, Mumbai to provide such astoppage to the said Trains at AkalkotRoad railway station by the DivisionalRailway Manager, Solapur;

(c) if so, the details of decisions takenby the General Manager on this letter; and

(d) the time by which the said trainsare likely to be provided a stoppage atAkalkot Road railway station?

Disaster Resilient TelecomInfrastructure

563. SHRI ACHYUTANANDASAMANTA:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to provide coastal areas withdisaster resilient telecommunicationinfrastructure;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe plan proposed by the Government forthe next five years; and


Darjeeling Tea

564. SHRI RAJU BISTA:





(a) the status of flyover proposed onrailway crossing at Nagina in the Bijnaurconstituency which has reportedly beensanctioned;

(b) whether there is any scheme toconstruct railway flyover or underpass ontwo other railway crossings at townChandpur in legislative Assembly segmentof Chandpur in Bijnaur constituency whichcauses traffic jam and frequent roadaccidents;


(d) the time by which the same arelikely to be completed?

Centralised Catering ServicesMonitoring Cell

567. SHRI GIRISHBHALCHANDRABAPAT:




(a) the number of grievances relatedto catering services that were receivedby Centralised Catering ServicesMonitoring Cell (CSMC) in the past fiveyears and the number out of them that wasresolved;

(b) the number of regular and surpriseinspections conducted by Railway officialsin the past two years for monitoring ofquality and hygiene, the details of the penalaction taken, like imposition of fines ortermination of contract, etc.; and

(c) the details of NABCB-accreditedauditing agencies currently associated withRailways for conducting third party auditof the catering services?

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Doubling of Railway Track over theBrahmaputra River

†568. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:SHRI RAMESH CHANDER

KAUSHIK:SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal for doubling of therailway track constructed over theBrahmaputra river passing throughGuwahati;

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

(c) whether any action has beeninitiated for the doubling of the railwaytrack constructed over the Brahmaputrariver passing through Guwahati and if so,the details thererof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Railway Tickets in DifferentLanguages

569. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:




(a) whether the ministry will provideinformation in regional languages likeKannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam,Bengali, Gujarati, etc., in the variouswebsites of the Railways like irctc.co.in,indianrail.gov.in, rrbcdg.gov.in in lieu of thedifferent languages spoken and practisedin various parts of the country and thetechnological advances leading to easierdesign;

(b) if so, the deadline by which suchinformation would be made available;

utilized for doubling of railway lines duringthe last three years in the State of Bihar;and

(c) the details of works of doubling ofrailway lines that are likely to becompleted in Bihar during the currentfinancial year?

Army Recruitment Camps

572. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:




(a) the details of army recruitmentmade by the Army Recruiting Offices invarious States during the last three yearsand the current year, year and State-wise;

(b) whether it is true that only threerecruitment camps each in 2016-17,2017-18 and 2018-19 have been conductedin Andhra Pradesh and Telanganawhich are much less when compared tomany other States and if so, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether it is also true that in2019-20 only one recruitment camp washeld in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;

(d) if so, whether there are any plansto hold more number of camps in theseStates and if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the criteria being adopted inholding the camps and number of youthselected during the above period,district-wise in Andhra Pradesh andTelangana?

Cyber Security

573. SHRI KOTHAPRABHAKAR REDDY:

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether the Government isplanning to introduce printing of railwaytickets in regional languages, if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Vacancies in Andhra Pradesh PostalCircle

570. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(a) whether there are more than 1,100vacancies of Multi Tasking Staff, Postman,Postal Assistant, etc. in Andhra Pradeshpostal Circle;


(c) whether these posts have beenlying vacant for considerable time of 2,3,and 5 years and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor, post-wise; and

(d) the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard and the time bywhich the aforesaid posts are likely to befilled?

Doubling of Railway Lines

†571. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:




(a) the location-wise details regardingdoubling of railway lines being undertakenin the country, particularly in Bihar;

(b) the location-wise and railwayline-wise details of the funds allocated and

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(a) whether the Indian ComputerEmergency Response Team (CERT-In) hassigned cooperation pacts with itscounterparts in Malaysia, Singapore andJapan for cyber security and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether the CERT-In is the nodalagency responsible for dealing with cybersecurity threats and the said pacts willpromote closer cooperation for exchangeof knowledge and experience in detectionresolution and prevention of security-related incidents between India and the threecountries and if so, the details thereof andthe steps taken by the CERT-In to dealwith cyber security threats so far?

Rail Neer

†574. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:SHRI SUDHAKAR

TUKARAMSHRANGARE:




(a) whether 75 per cent of the businessof bottled drinking water has been capturedby the private players as against the mere25 per cent supply of Rail Neer in theRailways;


(c) the total number of privatecompanies and the brands authorised to sellwater in the Indian Railways and thestations, the zone-wise details thereof;

(d) whether bottled drinking water ofunauthorised brands is being sold by thevendors and stalls at railway stations;


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(e) if so, the action taken by theRailways against them;

(f) the total number of Rail Neerplants in the country and the productioncapacity thereof; and

(g) the total number of new plantsproposed to be set up to meet the demandand the reasons for the delay being causedin setting up of these plants?

Dues Pending Against TelecomService Providers

†575. SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDERKAUSHIK:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:SHRI RAJIV RANJAN

SINGH ALIAS LALANSINGH:

PROF. SAUGATA RAY:SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:




(a) whether more than approximatelyRs. 92,000 crore worth amount ofGovernment is outstanding against theprivate and State-run Telecom ServiceProviders (TSPs) on account of license feesand if so, the details thereof, TSP-wise andthe steps taken by the Government torecover the said amount;

(b) whether the Government has fixedany accountability in this regard and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether TSPs have failed to payAdjusted Gross Revenues (AGRs) to theGovernment on time and if so the detailsthereof along with the the quantum of AGRsof TSPs due to the Government, TSP-wise;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to provide a waiver for penaltiesand interest on the non-payment of licensefee on AGRs by TSPs and if so, the detailsthereof;

(e) whether the Government isconsidering to extend the time limit forTSPs for the payment of license fee,penalty, interest and other dues and if so,the details thereof; and

(f) whether the Government has takencognizance of the debt burden of thetelecom industry and if so, details thereofand the reaction of the Government theretoalong with the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Data Governance Centre

576. SHRI KANUMURURAGHU RAMAKRISHANA RAJU:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to set up a nationalised datagovernance centre to hold all public dataand lay down guidelines for themanagement and sharing of data betweenthe State and Central agencies; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and thesteps proposed to be taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Passport Seva Project

577. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:




(a) whether the Government proposesto extend Passport Seva project to all theIndian missions and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasdirected Indian missions to issue passportsin less than 48 hours to citizens abroad andif so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Indian missions havebeen digitally linked with the data centreback home to speed up the process ofissuing passport and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to simplify rules and regulationsfor passport applicants and digitalverification of their information and if so,the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government proposesto issue new set of passports with all kindsof security features and better printing andpaper quality; and


Job Vacancy in High Courts

578. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:




(a) whether over 10,000 posts ofLDA, Copyist, Typist, Law Clerks, PrivateSecretary, Stenographer, Judicial Assistant,Research Assistant are vacant in differentHigh Courts of the country and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether nearly 450 posts ofJudges are still vacant cumulatively in theSupreme Court and all 24 High Courts ofthe country thereto and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether in four High Courts, thereare acting Chief Justices;

(d) if so, the details of category-wisevacancies and proposal to fill up allvacancies in a time-bound mechanism; and

(e) the details of referral of SupremeCourt Collegiums and State’srecommendations therein and action takenthereon?

Pending Cases in Courts

†579. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:




(a) whether the Government has issuedguidelines under the new policy forexpeditious disposal of pending cases incourts of the country;

(b) if so, the details of the pendingcases in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradeshduring the last two years and the currentyear; and

(c) whether the reason behind the latedisposal of the pending cases is the dearthof judges and if so, the details thereof?

Judge Collegium Decision

580. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to make it mandatory for judges tofurnish reasons when they recuse from acase and if so, the details thereof;


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(b) the average time taken by theGovernment to take a call on judgecollegiums decision; and

(c) the details of number of suchdecisions that have been overturned in thelast 10 years?

Railway Projects in Tamil Nadu

581. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:




(a) the details of railway projectsunder implementation in the State of TamilNadu along with the years of sanctionoriginal costs and revised costs of projects,as on date along with the funds released sofar and spent on each of these projects inthe State;

(b) the reasons for the delay, if any, incompletion of these projects, project-wise;and

(c) the time by which these railwayprojects are likely to be completed?

PLCP Compliance

582. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHIKARUNANIDHI:

Will the Minister ofPARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

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(a) whether the Government maintainsa database on Pre-legislative ConsultationPolicy (PLCP) compliance since itsinstitutionalisation in 2014;

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

(c) the details of the bills passed inthe Parliament since inception of PLCP ofwhich the number of bills that compliedwith the requisite PLCP conditions?

Railway Line between Sultanganj-Banka

†583. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:




(a) whether acquisition of land forlaying railway line between Sultanganj-Banka is going on at a snail’s pace due towhich this project is not likely to becompleted within its stipulated timeperiod;

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

(c) the efforts made by the UnionGovernment to ensure that the said railwayline is completed within the stipulated timeperiod?

Replacement Old Coaches by LHBCoaches

584. SHRI K.MURALEEDHARAN:




(a) the details of the trains originatingfrom Kerala that have been converted toLinke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches;

(b) whether most of the long distancetrains originating from Kerala are havingdilapidated and refurbished coaches;and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thetime bound action plan that has beeninitiated to replace these old coaches byLHB coaches?

New Trains to NER and AP

585. SHRI PRADAN BARUAH:




(a) whether the newly inauguratedBogibeel Bridge situated in BrahmaputraRiver is mainly used to transport goodsand commodities to the entire North EastRegion through the Northern bank ofAssam due to short distance and lesstraffic, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government isplanning to start a new passenger trainthrough this route for better connectivity ofpeople of Northern Bank of Assam as wellas Arunachal Pradesh to the rest of thecountry, if so, the details in this regard; and

(c) whether huge number of wildanimals falling in the path of railway tracksdies due to improper wildlife corridor inthe Southern Bank of Brahmaputra Riverand if so, the details thereof and thecorrective action taken in this regard?

Ease of Doing Business

586. DR. HEENA GAVIT:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA

BARNE:SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:PROF. SAUGATA RAY:SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM

PATIL:DR. DNV

SENTHILKUMAR S.:




(a) whether India has jumped 14 placesto rank 63rd on the World Bank’s ‘Ease ofDoing Business’ 2020 recently and if so,the details thereof;

(b) the details of the factorsresponsible for improved ranking;

(c) the steps taken to foster market-oriented development and broad-basedgrowth in each of the sectors;

(d) whether the Government considersthe said ranking as a criterion for tangibleprogress of the country and if so, the detailsthereof;

(e) the details of the sectors that arelagging and need improvement for furtherimproving India’s ranking;

(f) whether the Union Government hassought the help of States for working in thelagging sector to further improve the rankingand if so, the details thereof and the responseof each of the State Governments;

(g) whether the Government istargeting to join the club of top 50economies on the Ease of Doing Businessranking in the coming years; and

(h) if so, the steps taken by theGovernment to achieve the target?

New Train to Telangana

587. SHRI KOMATI REDDYVENKAT REDDY:




(a) whether the Ministry has receivedany representations requesting for


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introduction of a new Sampark KrantiExpress to Telangana from New Delhi;


(c) the response of the Railways tothe request and the details thereof?

Launch of Chandrayaan-II

588. SHRI KIRTI VARDHANSINGH:




(a) the cost incurred on the launch ofChandrayaan-II;

(b) whether the launch was successfultaking in view the various research onMoon which was planned by the scientistsof ISRO and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the reasons for the failure of theVikram Lander to land smoothly on thesurface of the Moon?

Guidelines for Mobile Towers

589. SHRI SHANMUGASUNDARAM K.:




(a) the new radiation limit fixed bythe Ministry for cell phone towers;

(b) the number of mobile towers notadhering to the new guidelines issued bythe Ministry along with the action takenagainst them;

(c) whether the new guidelines willaffect the network quality of all Telecom

Service Providers (TSPs) and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether the TSPs would beallowed to install new towers across thecountry and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the guidelines laid down by theGovernment with regard to maintainingnetwork quality and reduction of calldrops?

Digital India

590. SHRI B.B. PATIL:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to convert India into a completelydigital country and if so, the details thereofand the steps taken by the Government inthis regard;

(b) whether any private agency isinvolved in this project; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Renaming Railway Station

†591. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




(a) whether the local publicrepresentatives have made suggestions tothe Railway Administration and the StateGovernment to prefix shiravane beforeJuinagar Railway Station at Harbour railroute of Navi Mumbai;

(b) if so, whether the Railways hasreceived the said proposal from the Chief

Secretary of the State Government ofMaharashtra;

(c) if so, whether the Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation has taken anyinitiative to rename this railway station;


(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Atomic Energy

†592. SHRIMATI SHARDABENANILBHAI PATEL:




(a) the share of atomic energy in totalelectricity production in India at present;

(b) whether the Government hasprepared any comprehensive scheme todouble the said production; and

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

Certification of Software

593. MS. PRATIMABHOUMIK:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government certifiesthe software used in electronic devices,especially in mobile phones;

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

(c) whether any instances of electronicdevices using uncertified software have

come to the notice of the Government andif so, the details thereof and the reaction ofthe Government thereto along with theaction taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(d) whether there are any safeguardsproposed by the Government to ensurethat software updates that are provided bycompanies comply with safety andsecurity protocol laid down by theGovernment and if so, the details thereof?

Crash of Air Force Helicopter

594. MS. MALA ROY:




(a) whether an Indian Air Forcehelicopter was shot down early this yearkilling six people;


(c) whether any enquiry has beenconducted in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details and the outcomethereof along with the action taken thereon?

Contractual Workers

595. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:SHRI VISHNU DAYAL

RAM:




(a) whether the number of contractualworkers engaged by the Railways hassteadily risen over the last five years;

(b) if so, the details thereof and year-wise details of contractual labour engagedover the last five years;


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(c) the measures being taken to ensurethat contractors comply with provisionsof the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970and Minimum Wages Act, 1948;

(d) whether a grievance redressalmechanism for contractual labour has beenput in place; and

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

Railway Projects in West Bengal

596. SHRI SHANTANUTHAKUR:




(a) the steps being taken by theGovernment to complete Habra-BongaonPhase-1 (Habra-Chandpara) andMachlandapur - Swarnpur Nagar Railwayproject in West Bengal;



Modernisation of Railway Stations

597. SHRI MANNE SRINIVASREDDY:

SHRI PARBHUBHAINAGARBHAI VASAVA:




(a) the details of the schemes beingimplementated for the modernisation of therailway stations in the country;

(b) the details of the amount allocated,sanctioned and utilised for this purpose,State-wise, including Gujarat;

(c) the details of the targets set andachieved as on date, State-wise, includingGujarat and Mehbubnagar in AndhraPradesh;

(d) whether ROBs/RUBs have alsobeen constructed near the railway stationsthroughout the country under thesescheme;

(e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Gujarat; and

(f) the details of the amount spent onthese?

Industrial Production

†598. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:




(a) whether the production in variousindustries has declined due to decline indemand of consumer goods in the market;

(b) the details of the sectors wherethe production has declined; and

(c) the details of decline in theindustrial, automobile, real estate, energy,mining and steel sector during the last fiveyears, year-wise and the current situationthereof?

Setting up of Industries

†599. SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN:




(a) whether Japla Cement Factory/Dalmiya Nagar Industrial Cluster/

Limestone Mines in Chunhatta/PPCLfactory existed earlier in the district ofRohtas in Bihar and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether there is no factory inthe district of Rohtas presently due towhich poverty and unemployment hasreached its peak and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether it is true that the Kaimurplateau is rich in minerals;

(d) if so, the blue print drawnby the Government to exploit thereserves of iron/mica/bauxite/lime stonefound in the said plateau spread over anarea of 75 kms. from Ramdihra toYadunathpur;

(e) whether the Government iscontemplating on establishing any industryor factory in this region to eradicate povertyand unemployment; and

(f) if so, the time by which the saidindustries are likely to be established andif not, the reasons therefor?

Creation of Separate IAS Cadre

600. SHRI TAPIR GAO:




(a) the progress of the proposalreceived from the Government of ArunachalPradesh for creation of separate IAS cadrefor the State of Arunachal Pradesh;

(b) the time by which the Governmentof India is likely to complete the process;and

(c) if not, the alternate steps proposedfor this long pending demand of theState?

Fibre Network

†601. SHRI RAMESH CHANDERKAUSHIK:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:




(a) whether only about 25 per cent ofmobile towers are connected to fibrenetwork in the country whereas this figureis more than 70 per cent in developednations;


(c) the steps taken by the Governmentin this regard; and

(d) whether the Government has fixedany time limit to tackle this situation and ifso, the details thereof?

Installation of Solar Panels onStations

602. SHRIMATI MANEKASANJAY GANDHI:

MS. DIYA KUMARI:




(a) the number of stations across thecountry which are functioning on solarenergy, zone-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposesto instal the same type of solar energypanels in other stations as well;

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

(d) the measures being taken by theGovernment in this regard; and


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(e) whether the Government isplanning to invite Private partners for theinstallation of solar panels on railwaystations and/or trains and if so, the detailsthereof?

Production of Defence Equipment

603. SHRI RAJIV PRATAPRUDY:




(a) whether the Government has beensuccessful in boosting domestic productionof defence equipment under the “Make inIndia” scheme;


(c) whether the Government has taken/is taking any steps/measures to boostproduction of defence equipments in thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the country’s defenceimports are likely to reduce in the next threeyears as a result of those steps/measures,if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor; and

(e) the details of the imports andexports made by the Government in thedefence sector during the last five years,year-wise?

New Railway Lines in Bundelkhand

†604. SHRI BHANU PRATAPSINGH VERMA:

SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:




(a) the total length of new railwaylines in kilometre laid down under railnetwork in the country during the last threeyears along with the project beingimplemented by the Government to bringsuch areas under rail network which arestill deprived of such facility and the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to lay down any new railwayline in Bundelkhand area;


(d) whether the Government has alsoconsidered the plan of connecting the touristand religious centres of Bundelkhandthrough railway routes and if so, the detailsthereof?

Chandrayaan-II

†605. SHRI KANAKMALKATARA:




(a) whether the Government has anydata to assess the progress ofChandrayaan-II mission;

(b) if so, the details of the progress ofthis mission;

(c) the amount spent by theGovernment on this mission;

(d) whether any assistance was soughtfrom other countries to make this missionsuccessful; and


Coalfield fires in Jharia Mines

606. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:




(a) whether efforts are being made todouse the coalfield fires in Jharia mines;


(c) whether any efforts are being madeto rehabilitate the people living nearcoalfields and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the quantum of losses to theMinistry due to damages by the fire andits associated phenomenon?

Know India Programme

607. SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM

PATIL:DR. DNV

SENTHILKUMAR S.:




(a) the number of youths who tookpart in the 54th Know India Programme;

(b) the objective of organizing such aprogramme along with criteria fixed by theGovernment for selection of nominationalong with the funds allocated and spentfor this programme;

(c) the number of such eventsorganized by the Government since 2004and achievements made so far;

(d) whether the number ofparticipants under the above programmehas come down over the last few years;

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor during the last three years;and

(f) the manner in which the Ministryis planning to improve the programme forIndians abroad?

Industrial Corridors

608. SHRI UNMESHBHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:




(a) the details and status of eachindustrial corridor declared in the countryincluding Chennai-Bengaluru industrialcorridor and the States that are involved inthese corridors;

(b) the amount sanctioned, approved,released and utilized so far on each of theIndustrial Corridors, corridor-wise;

(c) the number of cities that would becovered under the Chennai-Bengaluruindustrial corridor in the State of Karnataka;

(d) whether there is delay in taking upVisakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridorand Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor;

(e) if so, the reasons therefor and ifnot, the details thereto; and

(f) the time by which this would betaken up and is likely to be completed alongwith the status of land acquisition for thesaid two corridors?

New Trains for Tamil Nadu

609. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:





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(a) the details of new trains that areproposed to be introduced by theGovernment and also those which havebeen introduced in the State of Tamil Naduin the last four years; and

(b) the number of persons benefited,likely to be benefited therefrom?

Wealth of Nizam

†610. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:SHRI AJAY KUMAR

MISRA TENI:




(a) whether the British High Court hasgiven verdict in favour of our country andthe successors of Nizam in the legal battleinvolving the wealth of the then Nizam ofHyderabad with Pakistan after partition;and

(b) if so, the time by which the saidproperty is likely to be transferred to thecountry along with the details thereof?

Raising New Regiments

611. SHRI ANUBHAVMOHANTY:

SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) whether the Government maintainState-wise records of personnels in Defenceforces and if so, the details thereof includingOdisha;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to raise new regiments namedKalinga Regiment and Birsa MundaRegiment to provide employment to thepeople of Odisha and tribal youthrespectively; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which it is likely to be done?

Jhansi as Smart Railway Station

†612. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:




(a) whether only railways is theeffective means for connecting commonman/tourists with North to South and Eastto West in Jhansi due to which it comesunder the category of major railwaystations;

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

(c) the reasons for not including the30 years old Jhansi railway station underthe smart railway station category;

(d) the reasons for not includingJhansi that witnessed the freedom struggleand independence under the Vande BharatTrain; and

(e) the time by which Jhansi railwaystation is likely to be connected with VandeBharat and Super fast trains?

PSU Status to Ordnance Factories

613. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

SHRI A.GANESHAMURTHI:




(a) whether the Government has takena decision to convert all the existing41 ordnance factories functioning in variousStates into Public Sector Unit (PSU);


(c) whether the Union Governmenthas taken views of all stakeholders in thisregard;


(e) the number of employees workingin these ordnance factories?

IT Hubs and BPO Centres

614. DR. SUJAYRADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:




(a) whether the Government proposesto establish IT hubs in major cities acrossthe country to provide employment toyouth in the IT sector at local level;

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

(c) whether the Government alsoproposes to open BPO centres in smallcities to provide employment to youth inIT sector at local level and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the details of BPO centres openedduring each of the last three years and thecurrent year, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the further action taken/proposedto be taken by the Government in thisregard?

Sustainable Development Goals

615. SHRI HEMANTTUKARAM GODSE:




(a) whether there is any data sharingpolicy with different State Governmentson Sustainable Development Goals;

(b) if so, the details thereof andwhether the committee has recommendedchanges in the policy of data sharing andif so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposesto frame a policy to share data, doing awaywith the existing means that wouldcentralize database on different variableswith cross bifurcation of socio-religiousgroups; and

(d) if so, the details thereof includingthe mode of dissemination of data?

Expansion of Railway Infrastructure

616. SHRIMATI RITABAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) whether the Government is awareabout the significant increase in the numberof passengers commuting by the railways;

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railway infrastructure for catering to theneeds of passengers; and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentfor meeting the needs of the freight traffic?

Eco Smart Stations

617. DR. BEESETTI VENKATASATYAVATHI:

SHRI SRIDHARKOTAGIRI:




(a) whether the Government hasidentified 37 stations to be developed asEco-smart stations;


(c) whether any norms were followedin selecting the railway stations to be apart of this scheme; and


Uranium Mining

618. SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:




(a) whether the Government haspermitted Uranium mining in Nallamalaforest inside Amrabad Tiger Reserve whichis home to about 24 tigers and in thecatchment area of river Krishna which islifeline of the States of Andhra Pradesh andTelangana;


(c) the remedial action plan in cases ofuranium contamination at all the threelocations/sites?

Provisions Relating to Reservations

619. SHRI GANESH SINGH:




(a) whether the Government hasissued any specific guidelines on the aboveprovisions relating to reservations forScheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes(STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs)being following by the Central PublicUndertakings (CPUs) and voluntaryorganizations, etc. as a precondition tosanction of grants-in-aid to the agencies orCPSUs;

(b) if so, the details thereof of therecipient body or CPSUs where at least50 per cent of its recurring expenditure orstake/share is met from grant-in aid or jointventure from Central Government;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withoutcome of implementation of the said rule;and

(d) whether adequate representationto the SCs, STs and OBCs in the servicesand posts has been provided under thecontrol of voluntary agencies andorganisation which receive grants-in aidfrom Government and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Projects in NER

620. MS. LOCKETCHATTERJEE:




(a) the details of total number ofprojects started and completed in the NorthEastern region in the last three years;

(b) the details of educational and healthrelated projects running in the region; and

(c) the details of plans to increase theconnectivity in the region?

Regional Comprehensive PartnershipAgreement

621. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a) whether India is becoming asignatory to the Regional ComprehensiveEconomic Partnership (RCEP) and if so,the details thereof along with the names ofthe other signatory countries;

(b) whether the difference betweenIndia and China and with other membercountries and uncertainty in global trade isaffecting the decision;

(c) whether the RCEP is pro Chinawhich would affect Indo US bilateral tradeand also reduce trade with the US and if so,the details thereof;

(d) whether the RCEP agreement willbe beneficial for the Indian economy and ifso, the details thereof;

(e) whether the RCEP would allowunfettered access of Indian market and alsoallow dumping of Chinese products intothe Indian Market; and

(f) if so, whether there are specialmechanisms to ensure that the Indianeconomy is protected from the dumpingof Chinese goods?

Production of Bamboo in NES

†622. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDERKAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENTOF NORTH EASTERN REGION

ˆ¢Ö¸ü ¯Öæ¾ÖßÔ õÖê¡Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the North-Eastern Statesalone produce 35 per cent bamboo of thecountry;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to formulate any scheme to promotebamboo based cottage industries; and


National Law Universities

623. DR. DNVSENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAMPATIL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:


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

(a) the number of National LawUniversities (NLUs) or the National LawSchools (NLS) set up and functioning inthe country;

(b) whether the Government alsoproposes to set up a National Law School/University in each State/UT, if so, the detailsthereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government porposesto nationalize the National Law Universities(NLUs) and provide them the same statusas accorded to other National Institutes andif so, the details thereof;


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(d) whether the Government is alsoplanning to undertake measures to provideadequate complaint mechanism in NLUskeeping in mind the constant strikes andprotests therein and if so, the details thereofalong with the complaints/protests duringthe last two years and the current year; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto include all National Law Universities inthe list of institutions of nationalimportance?

Indian Participation in GlobalParticle Physics Experiments

624. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:




(a) the extent of Indian participationin global particle physics experiments likeBelle 2 of Japan and the intended benefitsof such projects;

(b) whether India plans to have itsown project on the lines of particleaccelerator of CERN;


(d) the project implementation statusof the neutrino observatory beingestablished in Tamil Nadu; and

(e) the steps taken to ensure that theproject is environmentally safe and theexpected benefits of the project ?

Capital Procurement for Defence

625. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARBELLANA:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:SHRI P.V. MIDHUN

REDDY:




(a) whether the Government hasrecently given approval of CapitalProcurement for the Defence forcesamounting to over Rs. 3300 crores ofindigenously designed and developedequipment to promote the Make in IndiaInitiative; and

(b) if so, a broad break up of thesectors for which the amount is earmarked?

World Class Stations

†626. SHRIMATI KESHARIDEVI PATEL:




(a) the number and details of railwaystations identified to make/develop theseas world class stations;

(b) the organization entrusted with thedevelopment work and the time in yearsfor which this work has been awardedalong with the estimated cost to be involvedand the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which these identifiedstations are likely to be developed as worldclass stations?

Strength of Judges

†627. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:




(a) the number of Judges per millionpopulation in India;

(b) whether the apex court hassuggested the number of Judges per millionpopulation; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thesteps being taken by the Government forcompliance of the order and mobilizing fundrequired for this purpose?

FDI Norms

628. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:SHRI M. SELVARAJ:




(a) whether the Government hasallowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)in coal mining, contract manufacturing anddigital media and eased rules for singlebranded retail to make it attractive for globalbrands to invest in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and theresponse of the foreign investors in thisregard and the details of the proposalscoming from the foreign investors since theannouncement was made in the last weekof August this year?

Guidelines For Marketing Calls

†629. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:




(a) whether the Government hasissued any guidelines regarding the use ofspecific numbers for marketing calls to themobile users by the various companies;


(c) whether the Government has fixedany time for making marketing calls tomobile users and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government isreceiving complaints from mobile usersregarding marketing calls; and

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

Stoppage of Train

630. SHRI ANNASAHEBSHANKAR JOLLE:




(a) whether the Railway Ministry willconsider the stoppage of all the trainspassing through Raibag, Kudachi, Ugar andChikkodi Road stations within myparliamentary constituency with immediateeffect;


(c) whether a positive move in thisdirection would give a sign of relief forthousands of rail passengers especially forthose who are visiting the hospitals withinthe nearby towns; and

(d) if so, the stand of the Governmentin this regard?

National Policy on Electronics

631. SHRI P.V. MIDHUNREDDY:

SHRI BALLI DURGAPRASAD RAO:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps under The National Policy onElectronics 2019 (NPE 2019), to position


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India as a global hub for Electronics SystemDesign and Manufacturing (ESDM);


(c) whether any institutions have beenproposed to be established under the saidpolicy in the State of Andhra Pradesh; and


Delay of Trains due to Fog

†632. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:


¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether any step has been takenby the Railways to avoid delay of trainsdue to fog;


(c) the details of percentage of trainsdelayed due to fog during the last threeyears?

Bullet Proof Jackets

633. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:



(a) the status of bullet proof jacketsavailable to soldiers in the front line inJammu and Kashmir;

(b) the quality of bullet proof jacketsthat are available;

(c) whether such jackets are beingmanufactured indigenously;

(d) whether the Government is awareof the reports of casualties due to lack ofbullet proof jackets; and

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

Transfer and Mutation of LeasedProperty

634. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJITUMANE:




(a) the number of cases of sanctionfor transfer and mutation of Old GrantBungalows in cantonments pending withthe Ministry as on date;

(b) the time since when each of theabove cases pertaining to Old GrantBungalows are pending for sanction;

(c) the number of cases of sanctionfor tansfer and mutation of Leasedproperties in Cantonments pending withthe Ministry as on date; and

(d) the time since when each of theabove cases pertaining to Leased propertiesare pending for sanction and the actiontaken by the Government in this regard?

Conversion of IPPB into SmallFinance Banks

635. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to convert India Post PaymentsBank (IPPB) into Small Finance Bankwhich can accept deposits of more thanRs. 1 lakh and advance loans;

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

(c) whether there is limited uptake offacilities provided by IPPB in rural Indiadue to limited connectivity and lowbandwidth; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thesteps being taken by the Government toremedy this situation?

Tax Exemptions to Indian Exporters

†636. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:




(a) whether the Government has givenexemptions in taxes, particularly to theIndian exporters in view of competition ininternational market so that sale andpurchase of Indian commodities becomeeasier and profitable;

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

(c) the details of exemptions givenduring each of the last three years;

(d) whether this kind of exemption isnecessary and if so, the reaction of theGovernment in this regard; and

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

Death of Indian Workers Abroad

637. SHRI UTTAM KUMARREDDY NALAMADA:




(a) the number of reported deaths ofIndian migrant workers in Kuwait, SaudiArabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and UAEsince 2014 and the details of these deaths;

(b) the number of complaints receivedfrom Indian migrant workers in these

countries regarding poor working conditionsand mistreatment;

(c) the details of action taken and thestatus of these complaints; and

(d) whether any measures are beingconsidered or have been implemented toensure decent working conditions for Indianmigrant workers in these countries and ifso, the details thereof?

Biometric Machines in Trains

†638. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:DR. RAM SHANKAR

KATHERIA:




(a) whether the Government hasplanned to reserve seats in general boggiesthrough bio-metric machines installed outside them in trains;

(b) if so, the names of the trains inwhich such arrangement has been made andthe trains in which it is yet to beimplemented;

(c) the names of the trains in whichsuch an arrangement has been madedeparting from Itawah station; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor and thetime by which it will be implemented?

Registered IT Companies

†639. SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:





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(a) the number of registeredInformation Technology (IT) companiesfunctioning in the country as on date, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether more than 50 percent ofthe companies functioning in IT sector arenot registered; and

(c) if so, the details thereof includingthe number of such companies, State/UT-wise and the action taken/being taken bythe Government in this regard?

Cooperation in Atomic Energy

640. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:




(a) the status of India in world indeveloping atomic energy and itstechnology;

(b) the countries being co-operatedwith in this regard;

(c) whether there is any collaborationwith Israel in this area and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether our atomic energy policystrengthen our relations with foreigncountries and if so, the details thereof?

Rail Network in Haryana

641. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:




(a) whether the rail network inHaryana falls under 3 railway zones, i.e.,North-West Railway zone and NorthernRailway Zone and North-Central Railwayzone; and

(b) if so, the reasons therefor and thesteps taken/likely to be taken to putHaryana State under only one of the threezones for better management andcoordination?

Cyber Security of Defence Network

†642. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWARPATIL:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:SHRI PASUNOORI

DAYAKAR:




(a) whether a report of continuous attackon the defence networks by cyber hackersand foreign intelligence agencies has cometo the notice of the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thenumber of such incidents reported duringthe last three years and the loss estimatedso far;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to establish a permanent cybercommand centre to prevent such incidentsand if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to betaken to ensure cyber security along withthe safety of defence personnel having suchcovert and sensitive information?

Data Centre and Data Security

643. SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI:




(a) whether the country hasinternational level data centres and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether these centres have datasecurity arrangement and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the Government hasmandated any standards for data securityand data capacity creation in the country;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor alongwith the stepstaken by the Government in this regard?

Eradication of Poverty

†644. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government has fixedany target for eradication of poverty in thecountry;


(c) the percentage of people liftedabove the poverty line during the last FiveYear Plan period?

New Railway Lines in West Bengal

645. DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes/plans to start any new railwayline or new train connecting Bankura, WestBengal to different parts of West Bengaland India;



Expansion of Bhandara RoadRailway Station

†646. SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE:




(a) whether the Government has anyplans for the development and expansionof Bhandara Road Railway Station ofMaharashtra;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which the said work is likely to becompleted;

(c) whether the Government proposesto provide stoppage to Bilaspur Rajdhaniand other trains at Bhandara Road RailwayStation;


(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Development of Kollam Station toInternational Standard

647. SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether the railways has identifiedstations for development to internationalstandards;

(b) if so, the details of amenities anddevelopment included in the stationsproposed for development to internationalstandards;

(c) the details of works proposed andinitiatives taken at Kollam Railway Stationas a part of development;


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(d) whether the construction of pitline is essential for the development ofKollam Railway Station;

(e) if so, the action taken forconstruction of pit line; and

(f) the details of proposals pendingwith railways for the construction of pitline at Kollam Railway Station?

Export-Import ofAgricultural Products

648. SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:


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(a) whether the Government hasfollowed/adopted any criterion forimposing/lifting ban on export/import ofvarious agricultural products from time totime;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasconducted any study to ascertain theadverse impact on farmers/consumers ofsuch imposing/lifting ban on export/importof agricultural products during each of thelast three years and the current year;

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

(d) whether the Government proposesto formulate a long term consistent andpredictable export-import policy ofagricultural products;

(e) if so, the salient features of such apolicy; and

(f) the corrective steps taken by theGovernment to protect the interests offarmers/consumers from the adverse impactof imposing/lifting ban on export/importof various agricultural products?

Curbing of Fake News

649. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:




(a) whether there is a rise in sharingof fake news over social media platformssuch as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp;

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

(c) whether these fake news have ledto an increase in crimes against vulnerablegroups and if so, the details thereof andthe reaction of the Government thereto;

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to curb the generation andsharing of fake news on social mediaplatforms; and

(e) whether the Governmentproposes to regulate social media to containthe spread of fake news and consequentialcrimes and if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard?

Disinvestment in NLCI

650. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:




(a) whether the Government is goingto disinvest Neyveli Lignite Corporationof India (NLCIL) and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether the Government has anyplan to sell the shares to the StateGovernment of Tamil Nadu and if so, thedetails thereof?

Retrenchment of BSNL andMTNL Employees

†651. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATILCHIKHLIKAR:




(a) whether the Government proposesto merge the two public sector TelecomService Providers (TSPs), BSNL andMTNL and if so, the details thereof andthe steps taken by the Government in thisregard;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to retrench employees of thesetwo TSPs and if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor; and

(c) whether the Government is awarethat the number of BSNL subscribers isvery less in comparison to other privatesector TSPs and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor along with thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard?

ROB/RUB

†652. SHRI ASHOK KUMARRAWAT:




(a) whether the traffic density of threelevel crossings, i.e., 247, 248 and 249adjacent to Sandila railway station underthe Misrikh Parliamentary Constituencyin Uttar Pradesh State is more than oneLakh Vehicle Unit (LVU) and all these LCare eligible to be replaced with Rail OverBridge (ROB);


(c) whether the Railway Ministry hastaken any steps so far for cost sharing andto stop level crossing with necessaryconsent to make a consensus for ROB atthese places;

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

(e) whether requests have also beenreceived from public representatives in thisregard; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken in this direction?

Revival Package for MTNL and BSNL

653. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:




(a) whether the revival package/planfor the ailing MTNL and BSNL has beenfinalized and announced by theGovernment’s and if so, the details thereofand the steps taken by the Government toimplement the said plan;

(b) whether the employees of thesetwo public sector companies have beentaken into confidence before finalizing theaforesaid revival package; and


State Government’s Approval forMining

654. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMEDBASHEER:

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(a) whether the Government plans toscrap the provision of State Government’sapproval for granting a mining place to thecompanies; and


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(b) if so, the details and the reasonstherefor?

FDI in Coal Mining

655. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIASSURESH NARAYANDHANORKAR:




(a) the details of investment in coalmining from outside India as well as fromwithin India in the last two years includingthe current year;

(b) whether the Government hasproposed any policies to attract moreinvestors from foreign countries in the coalmining industry; and


Detention of Fishermen

656. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:




(a) the number of fishermen fromvarious districts of Tamil Nadu detainedby Sri Lankan Navy during deep sea fishing,district-wise;

(b) whether the Government is makingany efforts to continue the dialogue withSri Lankan Government on the issue offrequent detention of fishermen; and

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

Setting up of High Court in Kurnool

657. SHRI ADALAPRABHAKARA REDDY:




(a) whether lawyers of Kurnool BarAssociation are on protest for the last50 days demanding for setting up of a HighCourt in Kurnool;


(c) the steps taken by theGovernment to consider their demandfavourably and solve the problems oflitigants?

Number of Judges

†658. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:




(a) the total number of judges in HighCourts at present country-wide along withcategory-wise number of judges belongingto scheduled castes, scheduled tribes andbackward classes among them;

(b) the number of judges in SupremeCourt and the proportionaterepresentation of the aforesaid categoriesamong them;

(c) the number of judges appointedfrom these categories as compared to thetotal number of judges appointed sinceindependence till date; and

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to make any concrete initiativeto ensure the proportionate representation

of these categories in judiciary keeping inview the basic principle of social justiceand if so, the details thereof?

Cyber Attack on KKNPP

659. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:




(a) whether the Kudankulam NuclearPower Plant was subjected to a cyber attackrecently;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe nature of the data accessed andreportedly dumped onto a website;

(c) whether it is true that the cyberattack/intrusion was able to get access tothe controls of the Nuclear power plantand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether any formal investigationhas been ordered into the incident and ifso, the details of the members of thecommittee; and

(e) the current status of the saidinvestigation?

Government Jobs for NER

660. SHRIMATI PRATIMAMONDAL:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto provide academic and technical trainingfor Government sector jobs for studentsof North Eastern Region;

(b) whether these schemes are openfor all or is restricted to ST candidates;


(d) the percentage of North Easterncandidates in Central Government jobs atpresent?

STP and EHTP Scheme

661. SHRI HIBI EDEN:




(a) the current status of SoftwareTechnology Park (STP) scheme andElectronic Hardware Technology Park(EHTP) scheme in the country;

(b) whether the implementation ofthese schemes has been successful;


(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government isplanning to provide any special packagesfor the development of STP and EHTP andif so, the details thereof?

Technology Incubation andDevelopment of Entrepreneurs

662. SHRI BALLI DURGAPRASAD RAO:

SHRI MAGUNTASREENIVASULUREDDY:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARBELLANA:




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(a) the total number of centressupported by the Government under the“Technology Incubation and Developmentof Entrepreneurs (TIDE)” scheme as ondate and State/UT-wise break up thereof;

(b) the total budget allocated andutilized under the said scheme during eachof the last two financial years;

(c) whether the Government proposesto increase the number of institutions thatare supported under the aforesaid schemein the coming years; and


UN on Peaceful Talks

663. SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:




(a) whether the United Nations (UN)has advised India and Pakistan to focus onresolving their differences peacefullythrough dialogue in the recent past and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that India hasraised the issue of ceasefire violations andterrorism sponsored by Pakistan on variousinternational platforms and if so, the detailsthereof along with the reaction ofGovernments of other countries againstPakistan; and

(c) the other steps taken by theGovernment to resume bilateral talks andresolve differences between the twocountries?

Fake News and Objectionable Videos

†664. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYAGAVIT:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat questions have been raised throughnewspapers and the media regarding variouscases of mob lynching, fake news andobjectionable videos posted on social mediaand video sharing sites;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto alongwith the action taken by the Governmentin this regard; and

(c) whether the Government hascoordinated with the State Governmentsecurity agencies or have held anydiscussion with them to stop these fakenews and if so, the details thereof?

MoU between India and Switzerland

665. DR. PRITAMGOPINATHRAOMUNDE:




(a) whether any Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) has been signedbetween India and Switzerland forcooperation in rail sector in 2017;


(c) whether a high level delegationmeeting was convened to review theprogress made regarding coorperation inrail sector between the two countries;

(d) if so, the details thereof and theoutcome of the said meeting thereon; and

(e) the details of sectors in Railwayswhere Switzerland technologies have beenadopted, approved by the Research Designsand Standards Organisation so far?

Usmanabad-Tuljapur-SolapurRail Line

†666. SHRI OMPRAKASHBHUPALSINH aliasPAWANRAJENIMBALKAR:




(a) the scheme being implemented bythe Government to complete the sanctionedRail routes in the country;

(b) whether a demand has been madeto complete Usmanabad-Tuljapur-SolapurRail route by the Member of Parliamentthrough an Unstarred Question dated10/07/2019;

(c) if so, whether the Railways hassanctioned 904 crore rupees in January,2019 and given an assurance forconstruction work; and

(d) if so, the time by which the landacquisition for the said work is likely to becompleted by the railway administration?

Stoppage of Trains

667. SHRI PRADYUTBORDOLOI:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat Jamunamukh Railway Station in HojaiDistrict of Assam has been one of the oldestRailway Stations under NFR and if so, thereasons why Railways have kept outJamunamukh Railway Station when scoresof trains pass-through it; and

(b) whether the NFR will considerJamunamukh Railway Station to be a shortduration stoppage for the following trains:

(i) Kamrup Express (Train No.15959-15960),

(ii) Silchar Fast Passenger (TrainNo.55615-55616),

(iii) Silchar Express (Train No. 15611-15612),

(iv) BG Express (Train No. 15665-15666),

(v) Avadh Assam Express (Train No.15909-15910),

(vi) Rangiya Special (Train No. 15967-15968 and 15927-15928), in the nearfuture?

New Intercity Train

668. DR. RAJDEEP ROY:




(a) whether Silchar is the secondlargest city in the North East and thegateway to three different States namelyTripura, Mizoram, Manipur and partiallyMeghalaya, though Silchar is connected bytrain to Agartala;


(c) whether Sil-Ghy and Sil-AgtShatabdi/Intercity can be started at theearliest; and


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Expansion and Safetyof KKNPP

669. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:DR. AMOL RAMSING

KOLHE:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY

TATKARE:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO

BHAMRE:SHRI KULDEEP RAI

SHARMA:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the recent malware infection at theKudankulam Nuclear Power Plant(KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu putting the entirenuclear plant at risk and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government hasinitiated any investigation in the matter andif so, the details and the outcome thereof;

(c) the other steps taken by theGovernment for the safety of NuclearPower Plants in the country;

(d) whether Units I and II ofKudankulam Nuclear Power Plant isoperating at their optimum level and theUnion Government has approached theState Government of Tamil Nadu to grantpermission for further reactor expansion atthe Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant forUnit III and Unit IV; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe response of the State Governmentthereto?

Lok Adalats

670. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:



SHRIMATI SUPRIYASULE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:




(a) the number of various Lok Adalatsorganized during each of the last three yearsand the current year in the country,especially in the States of Maharashtra and

Tamil Nadu;

(b) the number of cases disposed andnumber of cases pending in various Lok

Adalats during the said period;

(c) whether the Government hasbeen able to achieve the target ofdisposal of cases filed in various LokAdalats and if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the corrective action taken in this

regard;

(d) whether the Government hasprovided funds to State Legal ServicesAuthorities to enhance legal aid to themarginalized sections and if so, the details

thereof; and

(e) the other steps taken by theGovernment to organize such Adalats morefrequently to bring about the early disposalof pending cases?

Coal Blocks

671. SHRI KULDEEP RAISHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:


DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYASULE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:




(a) the details of coal blocks under thepossession of various State Governmentsas on date;

(b) whether any State Governmenthas denied possession of coal blocks evenafter they paid the necessary amounts forcoal blocks and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the States experience alot of difficulties in obtaining a NoObjection Certificate from the UnionGovernment after the allotment to coalblocks;

(d) if so, whether the Government hasformulated any action plan to streamlinethe procedure;

(e) whether the Union Governmenthas received any proposal from variousState Governments including Maharashtraand Tamil Nadu for allocation of coalblocks;

(f) if so, the details of proposalsreceived during the last three years and thecurrent year, State/UT-wise; and

(g) the details of the proposals clearedand pending out of them and the reasonsfor their pendency along with the time bywhich the pending proposals are likely tobe cleared, State-wise?

Benefits of RCEP

672. SHRI THOMASCHAZHIKADAN:

SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to sign or withdraw from theRegional Comprehensive EconomicPartnership (RCEP);


(c) whether there is huge apprehensionfrom public over RCEP and if so, the detailsthereof and the steps taken to address thisconcern;

(d) the details of the salient featuresand benefits of joining RCEP; and

(e) whether the Governmenthas assessed the impact of RCEP onagriculture in the country includingstakeholders consultation/study and if so,the details thereof along with themajor benefits to the farmers under thescheme?

Survey of Railway Projects inJharkhand

†673. SHRI PASHUPATI NATHSINGH:

SHRIMATI ANNPURNADEVI:





(a) the name of projects of Railwaysin Jharkhand which have been surveyed andsanctioned but work thereon has not yetstarted;

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

(c) the current status of the saidprojects, project-wise; and

(d) the corrective steps taken by theGovernment in this regard so that workcan be started on the surveyed projects?

Digital Payment Abhiyan

674. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:SHRI DHANUSH M.

KUMAR:SHRIMATI SANDHYA

RAY:SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI MOHANBHAI

KALYANJIKUNDARIYA:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched a nationwide awareness campaign“Digital Payment Abhiyan”;

(b) if so, the details, aims and theobjectives thereof;

(c) the details of other IT corporatefirms and premier industry body that havecollaborated in the said campaign;

(d) whether the country is expectedto witness fastest growth in digitalpayments transaction across the world andif so, the details thereof;

(e) the measures taken by theGovernment to encourage digitaltransaction and promote digital economy/literacy, especially in rural areas of thecountry; and

(f) the steps taken by the Governmentfor ensuring safety and security of digitaltransactions?

Functioning of Tribunals

675. SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI DHANUSH M.

KUMAR:SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:SHRIMATI SANDHYA

RAY:




(a) the number of tribunals functioningin the country as on date;

(b) the total number of cases pendingin various tribunals as on date,tribunal-wise;

(c) the present status of progressmade with regard to the merger of varioustribunals in the country;

(d) whether the Government hasconsulted various Ministries under whichthe said tribunals are functioning and theirresponses in this regard;

(e) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken/proposed to be taken by theGovernment in this regard; and

(f) whether these tribunals have beensuccessful in achieving their objectives andif not, the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to review/improve theirfunctioning?

India International Trade Fair

676. SHRIMATI SANDHYARAY:

SHRI DHANUSH M.KUMAR:

SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:




(a) whether the 39th IndiaInternational Trade Fair is being organizedand if so, the details thereof and the maintheme of the said fair;

(b) the details of foreign participants/companies and countries who haveregistered to participate in this fair;

(c) the details of the estimated numberof MoUs to be signed and the quantum offoreign exchange earned/to be earnedtherefrom;

(d) whether the participants fromIndia and abroad in the trade fair arerequired to do online booking of booths, ifso, whether they are facing problems inonline booking of booths due to anytechnical issue and if so, the corrective stepstaken by the Government in this regard;

(e) whether the Government proposesto organize such international trade fairs inother parts of the country as well; and

(f) if so, the details thereof along withthe steps taken to boost domestic tradethrough such trade fairs in the country andif not, the reasons therefor?

Offset Contracts from Defence Sector

677. SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

DR. SUJAYRADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:




(a) the details of offset contracts fromDefence sector by Government during thelast three years;

(b) whether Government hasconducted or is aware of any study, on theways in which the offset contracts havebenefited Indian manufacturers and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether India has been able todevelop a strong manufacturing industryto invest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)in the sector and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the total FDI inflow inDefence sector during the last three years;and

(e) the status of all defence projectsundertaken under the Make-in-India-Initiative during the last three years and thecurrent year?

Decline in Export Trade

678. DR. KALANIDHIVEERASWAMY:

SHRI A. RAJA:




(a) the details of the country’s Exportand Export Sector debt during the last oneyear within the country;

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(b) whether both have dipped/declinedduring the last one year across the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, including Tamil Nadu and the reasonstherefor along with the action taken/beingtaken by the Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government is alsoplanning to introduce new Export Policywithin the country or has received anyproposal from any State in this regard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof includingthe time by which it is likely to beimplemented and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Head on Generation (HoG)System

679. SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL

SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:




(a) whether Indian Railways hasadopted an energy-efficient power supplysystem for coaches–the ‘Head onGeneration’ (HoG) with the improvementin technology and continuous advancementsin the field of power electronics, powersupply systems, and control system and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) the salient features of the HoGsystem and the total number of trainspresently being run by the Railways underHoG across the country;

(c) whether the Railways is likely tosave diesel cost by adopting HoG systemand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Indian Railways isalso planning to convert 11 more pairs oftrains to the HoG system in near future,including two Shatabdi Express, twoDuranto Express and two Mail Expresstrains and if so, the details thereof and theadditional revenue likely to be earned bythe Railways; and

(e) whether the Railways is alsoplanning to introduce Linke HofmannBusch (LHB) AC coaches on severalpremium and mail express trains byadopting energy-efficient power supplyfor coaches–the HoG system and if so, thedetails thereof and the steps taken in thisregard?

Mission Raftaar

680. SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMARSONKAR:

DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:




(a) whether the Indian Railways isplanning to increase the maximum speedof passenger and freight trains to give boostto the project of ‘Mission Raftaar’ and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has alsoapproved the proposal for increasing thespeed of the Delhi-Howrah route to 160kmph and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Indian Railways isworking to cover the complete goldenquadrilateral and diagonals that consist of

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16% of its total network, but account for52% of total passenger traffic and 58% oftotal freight traffic;


(e) the other steps taken/being takento complete the said projects within thestipulated timeframe?

One Nation One Election

681. SHRI A.GANESHAMURTHI:

DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:




(a) whether the Government is in theprocess of implementing ‘one nation oneelection’;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe advantages and disadvantages of theproposed decision;

(c) whether the Government hasconsulted all stakeholders on this issue andif so, the details thereof; and

(d) the time by which the proposed‘one nation one election’ would beimplemented?

Facilities for New Start-ups

†682. SHRI SANGAM LALGUPTA:

SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:




(a) whether the Government is takingany initiative or providing facilities for newstart-ups in the country during the last fiveyears and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether these facilities haveresulted in increase in the number of start-ups and if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of start-ups that arestill functional for three years after theirrespective launch;

(d) the number of start-ups that failedin three years after their launch along withthe details thereof;

(e) the number of start-ups which arefunctional in the parliamentary constituencyof Pratapgarh at present and itscontribution including the date since whenit is functional along with the detailsthereof;

(f) whether the rate at which start-ups were founded has slowed down, if so,the reasons therefor; and

(g) the details of start-ups in the lastfive years, both city-wise and product-wise?

Reservation in J&K

†683. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYASHETTY:




(a) whether a provision of reservationin the Government jobs for the ScheduledCastes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Castesexisted in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) beforethe revocation of Article 370 and 35A;



(c) whether revocation of Article 370and 35A in the State has ensured reservationto the communities belonging to thereserved category;


(e) the number of people from thecommunities belonging to the reservedcategory to be benefited from this in thetime to come?

Data Collection and Analysis

684. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of STATISTICSAND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION



(a) whether the Government has beencollecting data of employment generatedacross the country in sets of self-employed,privately employed and Governmentemployed format for efficient datacollection and analysis;


(c) whether the Government has alsobeen collecting data of those employedthrough various investments inInfrastructure projects, increasingregistration in EPFO, etc.; and


Setting up of Medical andEngineering College by CIL

685. SHRIMATI POONAMMAHAJAN:




(a) whether the Coal India Limited hasproposed to set up medical as well asengineering colleges in mining areas;


(c) whether in the absence ofhospitals in many mining areas, theemployees working in those areas aredeprived of medical benefits; and

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

Lack of Infrastructurein Courts

686. SHRI SUDHAKARTUKARAMSHRANGARE:

SHRI RAVNEET SINGHBITTU:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNADEVARAYALU:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:MS. PRATIMA

BHOUMIK:




(a) whether a large number ofsubordinate courts in various Statesincluding Maharashtra and Rajasthan donot have sufficient infrastructure, includingsuitable court buildings/rooms andresidential quarters;

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

(c) the amount of funds released underCentral schemes for providing sufficientinfrastructure in subordinate courts,State-wise;

(d) whether there are any pendingfunds to be released to States under anyCentral schemes for infrastructurepurposes in subordinate courts includingRajasthan, Tripura and Maharashtra Stateand if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of constraints beingfaced by the Government to help StateGovernment in dealing with infrastructuralchallenges being faced by lower judiciaryand the steps taken to address the same?

Rail Projects in Haryana

†687. SHRI DHARAMBIRSINGH:




(a) the details of year of sanction,total cost, revised cost till date and thetotal amount of funds released and spentfor implementation of each railwayprojects including those being implementedin Haryana;

(b) whether there is some delay inimplementation of these projects and if so,the reasons therefor, project-wise;

(c) the time by which these railwayprojects are likely to be completed; and

(d) the time by which railway linefrom Bhiwani to Loharu and Delhi to Alwarvia Nuh-Firozpur Jhirka is likely to becompleted?

Complaints of NRI Brides

688. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the number of complaints received fromdistressed NRI Indian women, who getdeserted by their NRI husbands, has beenon the rise in the last five years;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe number of complaints received, resolvedand pending during the above time-period;

(c) whether the Government has onlineconsular services for Indian womennationals who are in distress abroad and ifso, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any futureproposals for introducing such a systemthat can look after their interests and if so,the details thereof;

(e) whether there is legislation in placefor their protection and the existingmechanism to serve judicial summons tothe accused NRI husbands and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Shortage of Officers

†689. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:

Will the Minister of STATISTICSAND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION



(a) whether there is shortage ofefficient officers in the Ministry;


(c) whether the work of theDepartment has been affected due toshortage of officers and lack of quality; and

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(d) if so, the reasons thereforalongwith the details of the remedial stepstaken by the Government in this regard?

Rafale Jet

690. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:



(a) the number of Rafale jetscommissioned for Indian Air Force so far;

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(b) the number of such jets handedover to the country by French company;

(c) the price of a jet in the Rafale deal;

(d) whether the pricing in this ongoingdeal has any increase over the earlier dealand if so, the comparative details thereof;and

(e) whether the Indian Governmentrecommended any company for the dealof making the Rafale jets for India and ifso, the details thereof?

NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

November 14, 2019 Secretary General

Kartika 23, 1941 (Saka)

INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy : 494, 535, 592, 618, 624, 640, 659, 669

Coal : 504, 520, 538, 557, 606, 650, 655, 671, 685,

Commerce and Industry : 464, 487, 492, 497, 501, 507, 510, 564, 586,

598, 599, 608, 621, 628, 636, 648, 672, 676,

678, 682

Communications : 467, 475, 490, 491, 502, 505, 506, 508, 511,

546, 553, 560, 563, 570, 575, 589, 601, 629,

635, 651, 653

Defence : 474, 476, 495, 500, 521, 529, 530, 541, 545,

572, 594, 603, 611, 613, 625, 633, 634, 642,

677, 690

Development of North Eastern Region : 484, 488, 620, 622, 660

Electronics and Information Technology : 471, 486, 489, 528, 573, 576, 590, 593, 614,

631, 639, 643, 649, 661, 662, 664, 674

External Affairs : 465, 469, 481, 513, 526, 536, 552, 559, 577,

607, 610, 637, 656, 663, 688

Law and Justice : 473, 537, 578, 579, 580, 623, 627, 657,

658,670, 675, 681, 686

Mines : 554, 654

Parliamentary Affairs : 547, 582

Personnel, Public Grievances and

Pensions : 461, 542, 549, 600, 619, 683

Planning : 477, 556, 644

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Railways : 463, 466, 468, 472, 478, 479, 480, 482, 485,

496, 498, 499, 503, 512, 514, 515, 516, 517,

518, 519, 522, 523, 524, 525, 531, 532, 533,

534, 539, 540, 543, 544, 548, 550, 551, 555,

558, 561, 562, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 571,

574, 581, 583, 584, 585, 587, 591, 595, 596,

597, 602, 604, 609, 612, 616, 617, 626, 630,

632, 638, 641, 645, 646, 647, 652, 665, 666,

667, 668, 673, 679, 680, 687, 688

Space : 483, 509, 527, 588, 605

Statistics and Programme

Implementation : 462, 470, 493, 615, 684, 689.

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