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Decline in Coal Output

*121. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:

Will the Minister of COAL

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be pleased to state:

(a) the reasons for the decline in coaloutput;

(b) the manner in which such declinewill affect the thermal power sector; and

(c) the steps taken to increase the coaloutput, considering the current economicsituation?

Recruitment in Army

†*122. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

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(a) whether the recruitment in theArmy is conducted on the basis of thepopulation of a State;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe percentage of population of a Stateeligible to be recruited along with thereasons therefor;

(c) the time since when the said rulehas been in place;

(d) whether the said rule is uniformlyapplicable to all the States; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Broadband /Internet Facility

†*123. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJITUMANE:

Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS

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(a) whether a large part of ruralpopulation is deprived of broadband/

internet facility, if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor along with thenumber of villages provided with internetconnectivity under the BharatNet Projectso far, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government has notbeen successful in achieving the target fixedfor providing internet/broadbandconnectivity to villages and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the Government hasreviewed the broadband project design forrural areas and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the expert committeerelated to the National Optical FibreNetwork has suggested measures to revivethe Bharat Broadband Network anddemanded to set up an empowered projectgroup and if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto; and

(e) whether the Government has askedthe States to submit the report onBharatNet project and certain States haveproposed their own broadband networkmodel, if so, the details thereof?

Vernacular Languages inExaminations

*124. SHRI D.K. SURESH:SHRI NALIN KUMAR

KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS

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(a) whether the Government hasreceived any representations for allowingthe candidates to use Scheduled languageincluding Kannada to appear in theexaminations conducted by the Railwaysand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasissued any guidelines in this regard; and

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe total number of candidates who usedvernacular languages in their examinationsduring the last three years, year andScheduled language-wise?

Divisional Railway Managers

*125. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:




(a) the details of guidelines for shortlisting and posting of Divisional RailwayManagers in the Indian Railway [No. E(O)(III-2016/p2/02 dated 16/08/2016)];

(b) the reasons for the absence ofguiding principles for exercise of discretionby Chairman, Railway Board in clause 3.1of the above guidelines;

(c) the meaning and scope of theexpression ‘Public Interest’ occurring inclause 15 of the above guidelines;

(d) whether the expression ‘PublicInterest’ mentioned in clause 15 of theabove guidelines includes providingopportunity for career advancement tohighly motivated officers who have beenconsistently given “outstanding grade” inAnnual Confidential Reports for a longperiod i.e., 8-10 years by giving themage relaxation and if so, the details thereof;and

(e) whether relaxations underclause 15 of above guidelines have beengiven to any officer and if so, the detailsthereof along with the grounds for suchrelaxations?

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERSWednesday, November 27, 2019/Agrahayana 6, 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.

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Ban on Sand Mining

*126. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of MINES

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(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to ban all the sand miningactivities in the Yamuna river in the nearfuture;

(b) if so, the details including the planoutlay and implementation procedurethereof, especially in Delhi/NCR; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Hindi Medium for CompetitiveExaminations

†*127. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER

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(a) whether the competitiveexaminations held for the Indian ForestService, Indian Economic Service,Indian Statistical Service, Geologicaland Engineering Service cannot be writtenin Hindi medium due to their technicalnature;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasever selected Hindi as a medium for suchtechnical education related competitiveexaminations;

(c) if so, the basis on which Hindi hasbeen deprived as a medium for suchexaminations; and

(d) the reaction of the Government inthis regard?

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited

*128. SHRIMATI SANDHYARAY:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:




(a) whether the Rail Vikas NigamLimited (RVNL) has been made functionaland if so, the details thereof along with itsstructural and financial status;

(b) the projects taken up by the RVNLfor implementation during the last threeyears and the current year and the statusof their implementation;

(c) whether the RVNL has achievedthe objectives for which it was set up andif so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the performance of theRVNL has been very poor in executing therailway projects during the last three years;and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor along with the correctivesteps taken/being taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Startup India Scheme

†*129. SHRI NABA KUMARSARANIA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCEAND INDUSTRY

¾ÖÖ×ÞÖ•µÖ †Öî¸ü ˆªÖêÝÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the ‘Startup India’ schemeof the Government has been implementedin Assam also;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe number of beneficiaries thereunderduring the last three years;

(c) the details of the criteria laid down/fixed for availing benefits under the saidscheme; and

(d) whether there are any specialprovisions for the General Category, OtherBackward Classes and MinorityCommunity under the said scheme and ifso, the details thereof?

Railway Projects

*130. SHRIMATI JYOTSNACHARANDASMAHANT:




(a) the details of railway projectsunder implementation in Chhattisgarh; and

(b) the status of those projects alongwith the estimated cost, expenditureincurred and the scheduled date of theircompletion?

National Statistical Office

*131. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of STATISTICSAND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION

ÃÖÖÓ×ÜµÖÛúß †Öî¸ü ÛúÖµÖÔÛÎú´Ö ÛúÖµÖÖÔ®¾ÖµÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the details regarding restructuringof statistical system by merging theNational Sample Survey Office (NSSO)with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) toform the National Statistical Office (NSO);

(b) the details of impact of merger onthe independence of NSSO-generatedstatistical information system and thecurrent status of the National StatisticalCommission, particularly following theresignation of two such statisticians; and

(c) whether the centralization of datais likely to affect the timely release of thestatistics for public research and debate, ifso, the details thereof and the reaction ofthe Government thereto?

Incentives for ElectronicsManufacturers

*132. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICSAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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(a) the status of the proposed freshincentives and subsidies for electronicsmanufacturers;

(b) whether the Government proposesto incentivize the States by matching fiftyper cent of the investments made by themin the Electronics System Design andManufacturing (ESDM) and IntelligentElectronics Segment and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the status of renewal for theModified Special Incentive Package Scheme(MSIPS), Electronics ManufacturingCluster (EMC) and the ElectronicDevelopment Fund (EDF);

(d) whether the incentives proposedby the Government would also includesetting up of new IT Parks and Centres inthe country in addition to the existing ITSEZs; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe probable formation of new clusters and


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special zones in Karnataka, especially inBengaluru?

Upgradation of Signalling System

†*133. SHRI DHARAMBIRSINGH:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to upgrade the signalling systemto cope up with the pressure of traffic onDelhi-Rewari railway line and to run moretrains on this section and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether any proposal has beenreceived to divide the lengthy block fromKhalilpur to Rewari into two parts forsignalling purposes;

(c) if so, the details thereof andthe time by which it is likely to becompleted;

(d) whether the work to increase theheight of Bhojawas halt platform is pendingfor more than one year as tender wascancelled due to paucity of funds; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe time limit for completion of the saidwork?

Tumkur-Chitradurga-DavanagereRailway Line

*134. SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY:




(a) the status of the survey forTumkur-Chitradurga-Davanagere Railwayline along with the reasons for delay inconducting the survey, if any;

(b) the status of land acquisition forChitradurga-Davanagere Railway line;

(c) the details of land acquisitioncompleted so far for the project; and

(d) the steps taken by theGovernment to expedite the landacquisition process along with the reasonsfor delay, if any, in this regard?

International Support onJ&K Issue

†*135. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYASHETTY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS

×¾Ö¤êü¿Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether Pakistan is reportedlygetting frustrated and spreading falsepropaganda against India after removal ofArticle 370 and 35-A from Jammu andKashmir;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Pakistan is beingcondemned and not being takenseriously on this issue by theinternational community and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether India is getting extensiveinternational support on this issue andPakistan has become isolated from theinternational community; and


Rail Projects

†*136. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:




(a) the details of under construction/pending Rail Overbridges (ROBs)/RailUnderbridges (RUBs) as well as unmanned/manned level crossings in Maharajganj,Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether the said rail projects aregoing on in a time bound manner and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether cost escalation is takingplace due to delay in the implementationof the said projects and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government proposesto take steps for early completion of thesaid sanctioned and under constructionprojects in Maharajganj, UP; and

(e) if so, the time by which theseprojects are likely to be completed?

Defence Space Research Agency

*137. SHRIMATI SAJDAAHMED:




(a) whether the Government has setup Defence Space Research Agency(DSRA);

(b) whether India has developeddeterrence capability against adversarieswho may attack Indian satellites to cripplesystems in times of war; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government

to encourage students to take part in Space

research?

Cyber Warfare Threats

*138. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT

PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:




(a) whether the Indian Armed forces

are prepared for handling cyber warfare

threats;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government has taken

steps and allocated funds to enhance the

capability for undertaking offensive cyber

warfare attacks?

One Country-One Voter List

†*139. SHRI VINOD KUMAR

SONKAR:

Will the Minister of LAW AND

JUSTICE

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(a) whether the Government has

taken/proposes to take any steps for

preparing ‘one country-one voter list’ in

the country;


(c) the details of the progress made so

far in this regard; and

(d) the time by which such list is likely

to be completed?

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

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NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

November 21, 2019 Secretary General

Kartika 30, 1941 (Saka)

INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy :

Coal : 121

Commerce and Industry : 129

Communications : 123

Defence : 122, 138

Development of North Eastern Region :

Electronics and Information Technology : 132

External Affairs : 135

Law and Justice : 139

Mines : 126, 140

Parliamentary Affairs :

Personnel, Public Grievances : 127

and Pensions

Planning :

Railways : 124, 125, 128, 130, 133, 134, 136

Space : 137

Statistics and Programme Implementation : 131.

Mining Activities

†*140. SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) whether the Government hasgranted permission to private companiesfor mining, particularly in backward and

tribal dominated areas of the country duringthe last three years;


(c) whether the Government has takenany steps to ensure that private companiesengaged in mining activities in the said areasset up industries in tribal dominated areasonly; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?


LOK SABHA CORRIGENDUM

to the List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS on November 27, 2019/Agrahayana 6, 1941, (Saka)

Question No.

Correction

137 Name of Ministry: for "PRIME MINISTER” read "DEFENCE"

New Delhi SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA November 22, 2019. Secretary General Agrahayana 1, 1941 (Saka)

INDEX (Ministry – wise)

Space delete "137”

Defence insert "137”

Exports of Electronics Items

1381. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:




(a) whether the manufacturingand exports of electronic items inthe country has dropped in the lastfive years;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of the manufacturingand exports of electronics in India in thelast five years;

(d) the details of the Governmentinitiatives to boost the manufacturing ofelectronic items in India; and

(e) the details of the number ofelectronic companies started in India underthe “Make in India” Project?

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Industrial Corridor

1382. SHRI RAJMOHANUNNITHAN:




(a) whether land has been acquiredand all necessary sanctions have beenissued for the setting up of a newCoimbatore-Kochi Industrial corridorvia Palakkad;

(b) if so, the progress made inapproval and completion of the projectsunder the said Corridor along with itscurrent status;

(c) the details of the target set forcompletion of the project; and

(d) the time by which this corridorwill be made operational?

Misuse of Social Media

1383. SHRI S.JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:


‡»ÖêŒ™ÒüÖê×®ÖÛúß †Öî¸ü ÃÖæ“Ö®ÖÖ ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Government has takenany step or/and enacted any law to preventall types of social media from publishingany kind of obscene pictures, photosand other pornographic literature andmaterials;



Chandrayaan-III

1384. SHRI NITESH GANGADEB:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal for a Chandrayaan-III Missionin the near future;


(c) the details of amount of moneyspent on Chandrayaan-II Mission?

Use of Blockchain Technology

1385. SHRI PARVESH SAHIBSINGH VERMA:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto promote and encourage the use ofblockchain technology;

(b) whether the Government hasconducted any research on the uses ofblockchain technology and if so, the detailsand the outcome thereof; and


Manned Mission to Mars

1386. MS. MALA ROY:




(a) whether there is any plan to launcha manned mission to Mars and if so, thedetails thereof and when it is likely to belaunched;

(b) whether the training has startedfor the persons who will go to Mars; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Registered Start-ups

1387. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:SHRI HIBI EDEN:




(a) the number of start-ups that havebeen registered since 2014;

(b) the top five sectors in which themaximum number of start-ups have beenopened since 2014;

(c) whether any support has beenprovided by the Government to these start-ups including any special package to themto raise foreign venture capital;

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERSWednesday, November 27, 2019/Agrahayana 6, 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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(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(e) the details of the top five Stateswhere the maximum number of start-upshave opened since 2014 along with the datain this regard;

(f) whether the Government isconsidering to give relaxation periodof five years to obtain all licenses andNOCs for the MSME start-ups units;and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

Slowdown in GDP

1388. SHRIMATI NUSRATJAHAN RUHI:

SHRI THOMASCHAZHIKADAN:

SHRI M. BADRUDDINAJMAL:

Will the Minister ofSTATISTICS AND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION



(a) whether India’s GDP is slowingdown day by day during the last severalmonths;

(b) if so, whether the GDP growthhas slowed down to an overall six-yearlow at five per cent and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the measures taken/being taken bythe Government to boost the GDP growth;

(d) the GDP growth rate during thelast five years, year-wise; and

(e) by when the GDP rate of thecountry is likely to come out of thedownward trend?

made therein during each of the last twoyears and the current year;

(c) whether any decline in export fromIndia to Europe has been recorded duringany of last two years;

(d) if so, the details of sectors whichare responsible for slowdown in globaldemand;

(e) whether export capacity of thecountry is being affected due to this;

(f) whether the Government is takingeffective measures to promote export inthe country; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

Non-coking Coal Washeries

1391. SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:DR. DNV

SENTHILKUMAR S.:SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM

PATIL:




(a) the number of existing non-cokingcoal washeries of Coal India Limited andprivate washeries functioning along withits total capacity;

(b) whether the utilization of theseexisting washing capacity is sub optimal;

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

(d) whether the Government has takensteps to optimally utilize the existingcapacity, if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Coal India Limitedproposes to set up more washeries in thecoming years; and

Promoting Ease of Doing Business

†1389. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI CHANDRA

PRAKASH JOSHI:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI SANGAM LAL

GUPTA:




(a) the works carried out by theGovernment during each of the last fiveyears in respect of the initiative for ease ofdoing business;

(b) whether there is any system underwhich the Government has arranged a singlewindow for business;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has madeany arrangement for providing loans tobusinessmen at short notice; and


Exports from India

†1390. SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:

SHRI AJAY NISHAD:




(a) the details in regard to exporttargets and achievements made during eachof the last five years;

(b) the details of target set for exportof different items from the sector/ExportOriented Unit(EOU) and the achievements

(f) if so, the steps taken/being takenby the Government in this regard?

Outsourcing RRB

1392. SHRI THOMASCHAZHIKADAN:




(a) whether the Railway RecruitmentBoard (RRB) has any plan to outsource itscompetitive exams to private agencies;


(c) the number of recruitmentsconducted through RRB in the last fiveyears?

Crime in Railways

†1393. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:




(a) the reasons for not taking theassistance of modern technology equippeddevices to check the incidents of crime atthe prominent railway stations in Jabalpurunder West Central Railway Zone;

(b) whether there is any proposal forinstalling high definition cameras at majorrailway stations in Jabalpur;

(c) if so, the reasons for the delay ininstalling these equipments;

(d) whether the Government proposesto instal the modern equipments very soonkeeping in view the safety of the passengersand their belongings; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thetime-frame fixed for this purpose?


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Telecommunication Facilities inForest Areas

†1394. SHRI BAIDYANATHPRASAD MAHTO:




(a) the areas in the country wherecommunication facility including thenetwork quality is poor, State/UT-wise anddistrict-wise;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentto improve the mobile network in forestareas of the country; and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto provide telecom network to the peopleliving in forest areas of Valmiki Nagar?

New Railway Line from Thawe/Gopalganj to Chhapra

1395. DR. ALOK KUMARSUMAN:




(a) whether any survey had beenconducted by the Railways for laying newrailway line from Thawe/Gopalganjjunction to Chhapra junction andThawe/Gopalganj junction to Gorakhpurjunction;

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

(c) whether the electrification worksof railway lines via Thawe/Gopalganjjunction are under consideration of theRailways;

(d) if so, the time by whichelectrification of the said lines would begin;and

years along with the names of the countries;and

(c) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment for the security of Indiansabroad?

Shortfall of Women in RPF

1398. SHRI K.MURALEEDHARAN:

SHRI MITESHRAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):




(a) whether there is sufficient numberof women police personnel in the RailwayProtection Force (RPF) and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether these women policepersonnel are deployed in the running trainsas Rakshak Dal to ensure adequate safetyand if so, the details in this regard;

(c) whether there is shortage ofwomen police personnel to provide propersafety and security to the womencommuters; and

(d) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to recruit sufficient number ofwomen police personnel to ensureproper safety and security for womencommuters?

Framing of Rules for Legislation

1399. SHRIMATI SANGEETAKUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI VINOD KUMARSONKAR:

SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

(e) if not, whether the Governmentwould consider to include this work in itsnew action plan on priority basis for itsexecution?

Linking of Social Mediawith Aadhaar

†1396. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:DR. RAM SHANKAR

KATHERIA:




(a) whether the Government isformulating any scheme to link social mediaaccounts of users with their Aadhaar and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) the terms and conditions finalized/proposed to be finalized by theGovernment in this regard;

(c) whether the Government hasissued any order or notification in thisregard and if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the likely advantages anddisadvantages of linking social media profilewith Aadhaar?

Racial Attacks on Indians

†1397. SHRI LALLU SINGH:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the racial attacks on Indians abroad;

(b) if so, the details of the racialattacks on Indians during the last three

DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of LAW ANDJUSTICE



(a) whether Manual of ParliamentaryProcedure (MoP) stipulates that rules andregulations would be framed within a periodof six months from the date on which therelevant statute came into force;


(c) whether only 2 to 5 per cent ofrules/regulations/bye-laws are framed by theconcerned Ministries/Departments and ifso, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(d) whether the time taken for framingrules of legislation after publication ofapproval in the official gazette exceeds atime limit of 15 days as of the MoP and ifso, the details thereof; and

(e) the remedies adopted by theGovernment to frame the rules of alllegislations within the time limit andreduce the delays associated with framingthe rules?

Reviewing Decision on RCEP

1400. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:DR. PRITAM

GOPINATHRAOMUNDE:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:





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(a) whether the Government attendedbut decided to withdraw from the RegionalComprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP);

(b) if so, the reasons for suchwithdrawal and time taken to get out of theRCEP negotiations;

(c) whether the Government is likelyto review its decision and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government has anypressure from any outside country to signthe agreement and if so, the details thereof;

(e) the details of the issues raised fornot signing the RCEP and whether anyassurance was given by the membercountries to resolve the issues raised byIndia; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Misuse of Export Promotion Scheme

†1401. SHRIMATI POONAMBENMAADAM:

SHRI PASHUPATI NATHSINGH:




(a) the details of the number ofcompanies that were identified for misuseof facilities under Export PromotionScheme against which action has been takenduring the last three years;

(b) the outcome of the action takenthereof;

(c) the details of the number ofcompanies of which export codes werecancelled on the basis of above results alongwith their names during the last three years;

Non-Payment toWorkers

1403. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:




(a) whether the Government was inreceipt of representations from NRIemployees/workers working in variouscountries with regard to non-paymentas agreed in the agreement form andcheating by the employers of privatecompanies;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thenumber of such cases received during thepast seven years including the current year,country-wise/year-wise; and

(c) the details of action taken/beingtaken for disposal of these cases?

Postal Ballot

1404. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any recommendation from theElection Commission of India to allowsenior citizens and persons with disabilitiesto cast their vote through postal ballot;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasstudied the recommendations with regardto amending the Conduct of Election Rules,1961; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which the Government wouldannounce the decision?

(d) the details of the number ofcompanies enlisted under unapprovedunits list;

(e) whether no penal action on suchcrimes by companies misusing the abovementioned facilities are initiated and if so,the reasons therefor; and

(f) the reaction of the Government onthe above reasons?

Accidents in Coal Mines

†1402. SHRI PARBHUBHAINAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI UTTAM KUMARREDDY NALAMADA:




(a) whether coal mines account for themost number of casualties caused byaccidents in mines;

(b) if so, number of accidents occurredin coal mines in the country during each ofthe last three years including Gujarat;

(c) the details of the number of deathsand injuries caused due to accidents in coalmines and the compensation provided tothe victims and their families, State/UT-wise in the last five years;

(d) whether the Government iscontemplating to increase compensationamount given under coal mines accident;

(e) if so, whether the said amount islikely to be given to permanent employeesor temporary employees along with thetime by which said action is likely to betaken; and

(f) the other steps taken by theGovernment to improve safety standardand working condition in coal mines?

Modernisation of Railways

1405. SHRIMATI S. JOTHIMANI:SHRI CHANDRA

PRAKASHCHOUDHARY:




(a) the details of funds required forthe modernisation of Railways, laying newrailway lines, doubling of railway lines,electrification and railway protection, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand;

(b) the time and manner by which thesaid fund is likely to be mobilised;

(c) whether the Railways proposes toimplement the said programmes on PublicPrivate Partnership mode;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) the State-wise details of railwaystations that are proposed to be upgraded;

(f) the steps being taken to utilizeenvironment-friendly technologies such assolar power or bio-toilets; and

(g) the measures being taken to reducethe losses in the Railways?

BPO Scheme

1406. SHRI KANUMURURAGHU RAMAKRISHANA RAJU:

SHRI KOMATI REDDYVENKAT REDDY:




(a) whether the Government proposesto expand Business Process Outsourcing

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(BPO) Units Scheme to rural areas and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has givenapproval for India BPO Promotion Schemefor promoting BPO operations across thecountry and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of incentives given/beinggiven by the Government for these BPOs?

Procurement Policy

1407. SHRI DEVUSINHJESINGBHAICHAUHAN:




(a) whether the present ProcurementPolicy of Small Track Machines by IndianRailways encourages monopoly inprocurement and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether people’s representativeshave brought the facts of cartelization andmonopoly of one company regardingprocurement of abrasive rail cutter;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the action taken by the Railwaysto end this monopoly and evolve amechanism so that more companies canenter in the bidding?

Supreme Court Collegium

1408. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:




(a) the number of recommendationsof collegiums which are pending with the

(e) whether the stakeholders came upwith a solution as it is an environmentalconcern; and

(f) the steps taken by the Governmentfor effective utilization of red mud and itssafe disposal?

Slowdown in Commerce andIndustrial Sector

1410. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:




(a) whether there is a slowdown incommerce and industrial sector;

(b) if so, the details of the currentgrowth rate and the growth rates in each ofthe last five financial years in both thesectors; and

(c) the growth rate in 2010, 2014 and2018 respectively in both the sectors?

Scheme for Judicial Infrastructure

1411. SHRI MANICKAMTAGORE B.:




(a) the details about the fund allocationmade by the Government under CentrallySponsored Scheme for JudicialInfrastructure for the last three years;

(b) whether there is shortage of courtrooms in district courts;

(c) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to construct more court rooms

Union Government, as on date, and thereasons therefor;

(b) the number of recommendationsof collegiums which have not beenapproved by the Union Government in thelast three years along with the reasonstherefor; and

(c) the names of all such personsrecommended by the collegiums in the lastthree years for elevation as Supreme CourtJudges, High Court Judges and ChiefJustice(s) which were not approved by theUnion Government?

Utilisation of Red Mud

1409. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAYTATKARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:SHRI KULDEEP RAI

SHARMA:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:




(a) the total amount of red mudgeneration in India per year;

(b) whether the Ministry of Mineshas organized any workshop on theeffective utilization of red mud recentlyand if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of representatives whohave attended the workshop;

(d) the present status regarding thegeneration of red mud and its safe disposaland utilization;

under this scheme along with the detailsthereof; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to construct adequate numberof court rooms in district courts across thecountry?

Completion of ROBs

1412. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:




(a) the steps taken by the railwayauthorities for the completion of ROBs inKuthirapanthi and Malikamukku as partof the Alappuzha bypass Road;

(b) the present status of ROBs atThuravoor, Cherthala, Chittumoola,Malikamukku and Vavvakkavu Road underThiruvananthapuram division; and

(c) the time by when the work of theseROBs are likely to be completed?

Overall Share of Gross Value Added

1413. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:




(a) whether there is a steady drop inthe growth rate of overall share of GrossValue Added (GVA) in the manufacturingsector in the year 2017-18;


(c) the details of the steps taken bythe Government to provide more policy oradministrative support to themanufacturing sector under the “Make inIndia” vision?

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Mobile Towers in Rajasthan

†1414. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:




(a) whether opportunities of digitalservices based social activities ande-Governance are increasing in the ruralareas where telecom towers have beeninstalled and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total number of villagesincluding Rajasthan where towers have beeninstalled till now and the State-wise numberof towers to be installed in the next financialyear, State/UT-wise;

(c) the total number of towers installedin Sirohi and Jalaur districts of Rajasthanduring each of the last three years, telecomcompany-wise; and

(d) the total number of towersinstalled across the country during the sameperiod, State/UT-wise?

Tracing of WhatsApp RogueMessage

1415. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to introduce a mechanism to traceWhatsApp rogue messages and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(b) whether this mechanism will curbthe circulation of such messages and if so,the details thereof?

Him Vijay Military Exercise

1417. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAYTATKARE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:SHRI KULDEEP RAI

SHARMA:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:




(a) whether Indian Army hasconducted major military exercise calledHim Vijay recently and if so, the detailsthereof along with the aims and objectivesthereto and the expenditure involvedtherein;

(b) the number of army personneland the integrated battle groups whoparticipated in the exercise and thebenefits likely to be achieved as a resultthereof;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to increase joint militaryexercise of Indian forces with foreigncountries;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe number of joint military exercisesundertaken during the last three years andthe current year; and

(e) whether the Government hassigned agreements with foreign countriesduring such exercise and if so, the detailsthereof?

Coal Supply to Power Plants

†1418. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

Vacant Posts in Courts

1416. SHRI SISIR KUMARADHIKARI:

SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:

SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI:

SHRI UTTAM KUMARREDDY NALAMADA:

SHRI SUNIL KUMARPINTU:




(a) the sanctioned strength ofJudges in the Supreme Court and variousHigh Courts at present in the country,court-wise along with the total number ofjudges appointed in these courtsduring each of the last three years andcurrent year;

(b) whether number of posts of judgesare lying vacant in different High Courtsand Supreme Court across the country,State-wise and bench-wise;

(c) if so, the time since when theseposts are lying vacant along with thereasons therefor;

(d) whether the Governmentpromised to fill up all vacant postswithin a time-frame and if so, the reasonbehind not fulfilling the commitment andthe present status of vacancies therefor;and

(e) whether the Government has setany time-frame to appoint adequatenumber of judges at the earliest in all thecourts of the country to provide speedyjustice to the citizen and reduce the numberof pending cases?

SHRI SANGAM LALGUPTA:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI CHANDRA

PRAKASH JOSHI:




(a) the quantum of coal supplied bythe Government to thermal power stationsof Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra andRajasthan and the year-wise detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the StateGovernments regarding shortage of coalsupply and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the States have surplusquantity of coal for thermal power and ifso, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of quantum of coalsupplied to industries and private sector inUttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthanand the details thereof?

Atal Innovation Mission

1419. SHRI UTTAM KUMARREDDY NALAMADA:

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(a) the details of funds allocated toStates/UTs under the Atal InnovationMission;

(b) the number of Atal Tinkering Labs,State/UT wise; and

(c) the number of Atal IncubationCentres that have been set up, State/UT- wise?


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World Legal Service Day

1420. SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:

SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV

RAO MANDLIK:SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRIMATI SANDHYA

RAY:SHRI DHANUSH M.

KUMAR:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:SHRI VIJAY KUMAR

DUBEY:SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:




(a) whether the Government observedWorld Legal Service Day, 2019 in thecountry recently;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe steps taken to achieve the aims andobjectives of the event along with the detailsof programmes organized by theGovernment to mark this occasion;

(c) whether the Government has madeany efforts for providing legal aid to thepoor and the people in urban and rural areasof the country and if so, the details of thelegal aid clinics/legal service centresfunctioning in different parts of the countryincluding Tamil Nadu and Tripura;

(d) the norms and guidelines of thelegal assistance system for providing freelegal aid to the poor and weaker sections ofthe society and steps taken to open newlegal aid clinics especially in Tamil Nadu;




(a) the details of the trains introducedin Bihar during the last three years alongwith the details of the new trains proposedto be introduced for Araria district; and

(b) the number of people likely to bebenefitted by it?

Supply of Coal to Power Plants

1423. DR. AMAR SINGH:SHRI AJAY NISHAD:




(a) the targets fixed by Coal IndiaLimited for production of coal in the currentyear;

(b) whether production of coal isenough for fulfilling the requirement ofpower sector;

(c) if so, the details in this regard andif not, the reasons therefor along with thesteps being taken to augment coal reservesin view of coal shortage being reported incoal run power plants across the country;

(d) whether huge quantity of coalremains lying at pit head and railway sidingdue to unavailability of wagons;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the steps taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Railway Underpass at Edapally

1424. SHRI HIBI EDEN:



(e) whether the Government has anymechanism to monitor and evaluateimplementation of legal aid programme forthe poor and if so, the details thereof;

(f) the funds allocated and spent forlegal aid services in the last three years andthe current year and the number ofbeneficiaries who received the help fromthe Government; and

(g) whether the Government is awareof the large number of persons lodged invarious prisons in the country due to lackof access to legal aid and if so, the detailsthereof and the remedial steps taken bythe Government in this regard?

ISRO enabled GPS System

1421. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:




(a) whether the Indian Railways hasstarted setting up of ISRO Enabled GPSSystem Real Train Information System(RTIS) in passenger trains of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thenumber of trains that have already got thesystem installed, zone wise;

(c) the advantages of such system inthe overall functioning of the IndianRailways;

(d) whether there is any proposal toinstall the same in goods trains also; and


New Trains in Bihar

†1422. SHRI PRADEEP KUMARSINGH:


(a) whether there is any proposal toconstruct Railway underpass at Edapallyfor smooth running of vehicles includingambulances and residents;


(c) the steps that have already beentaken to begin the said construction work;

(d) whether there exist any obstaclesfor the commencement of the proposedproject; and

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

Report on Data Protection

1425. SHRI SHANMUGASUNDARAM K.:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived Justice B.N. Srikrishan Committeereport on data protection;

(b) if so, the details and the majorrecommendations thereof along with theaction taken by the Government thereon;

(c) whether the said committee reporthas any recommendation on the subjectssuch as personal, non-personal and super-sensitive data and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the categories of personal dataidentified in the report;

(e) whether the Government hasaccepted the said categorisation of personaldata by the committee report and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(f) whether the Government hasprepared any draft legislation with regardto data protection and if so, the details


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thereof including the details of provisionsrelated to protection of non-personal datain the proposed legislation?

Global Competitiveness Index

1426. SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:

SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:




(a) whether the World EconomicForum’s latest iteration of its GlobalCompetitiveness Report has put India at68th position, down by 10 ranks from theprevious year, out of 141 countries;

(b) if so, whether the continuous fallin India’s economic growth is the primaryreason for this; and

(c) the details of the steps taken/to betaken by the Government to increase itsgrowth rate and its position in GlobalCompetitiveness Index?

Pending Railway Works inMaharashtra

†1427. SHRI SADASHIV KISANLOKHANDE:

DR. BHARATI PRAVINPAWAR:




(a) the names of railway works forwhich proposals have been received by theGovernment from Maharashtra during thelast three years and the details thereof,proposal-wise;


(a) whether the Government has setany agenda for the next hundred days fordevelopment of 112 aspirational districtsof the country;


(c) whether the Government hasmade any arrangements for regular reviewof the works undertaken so far in the said112 aspirational districts;

(d) if so, at which level the review isbeing conducted;

(e) whether the Government is awareof the developmental work done underdifferent schemes in the said112 aspirational districts during theprevious two years; and

(f) if so, the details of the work donein the 112 districts of the country includingChatra, Latehar and Palamu districts?

Privatization of Rail Coach Factories

1430. SHRI A. RAJA:SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:DR. KALANIDHI

VEERASWAMY:




(a) the details of the number of RailCoach Factories across the country,State/ UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;

(b) whether the Government isplanning to corporatise/privatise all someof its Rail Coach Factories includingModern Coach Factories;

(c) if so, the details thereof,State/UT- wise including Tamil Nadu andthe reasons therefor;

(b) the reaction of the Governmenton the said proposals and the action takenso far on such proposals;

(c) the number of proposals fromMaharashtra pending so far with therailways at present and the details of suchproposals, location and work-wise; and

(d) the reasons for pendency of thesaid proposals?

Order Books of Defence PSUs

1428. SHRI SUDHAKARTUKARAMSHRANGARE:

MS. PRATIMABHOUMIK:




(a) whether it is true that currentlyorder books of Defence PSUs is alarminglylow and which will not sustain thembeyond 2020-21;

(b) if so, the details of orders withvarious Defence PSUs including HAL,Bharat Dynamics, Mazagon Dock, GoaShipyards, etc.;

(c) the reasons for very low orderbooks of Defence PSUs; and

(d) the steps taken by theGovernment to formulate a foolproofstrategy to ensure that the Defence PSUsdo not remain idle for want of orders?

Development of Aspirational Districts

†1429. SHRI SUNIL KUMARSINGH:



(d) the time by which it is likely to becorporatised/privatised; and

(e) whether any or some of the Stateshas opposed this proposal and if so, thedetails thereof along with the action takenby the Government in this regard?

Revenue from Advertisements

1431. SHRI MOHAMMEDFAIZAL P.P.:




(a) the details of the revenue earnedby the Government from the sale ofplatform tickets;

(b) the details of amount earned bythe Government from shops andadvertisements on the platforms;

(c) the year when the rates of the rentfor shops and advertisements on platformswere fixed and whether these rates are underrevision; and


FDI and Private Participation inDefence Production

1432. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:SHRI UDAY PRATAP

SINGH:SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:DR. AMAR SINGH:




(a) whether the Government hasrecently initiated/proposes to initiate anyscheme under the Make in India programme


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to design, develop and manufactureindigenous military equipment incollaboration with Indian private sector;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingnumber and name of the private firmsengaged in defence productions;

(c) whether the indigenouslydeveloped and manufactured defenceequipments are competitive at internationallevel and conform to international standardand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government isallowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)in defence production sector and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposesto provide eighty per cent funding to theResearch & Development projectsundertaken by the private sector companiesin defence production and if so, the detailsthereof?

Facilities by Empanelled Hospitalsunder ECHS

1433. SHRI UPENDRA SINGHRAWAT:




(a) whether the Government has takennote of the fact that a large number ofprivate general hospitals refusing medicaltreatment to the Ex-ServicemenContributory Health Scheme (ECHS)beneficiaries on the grounds that the desiredmedical specialty is not covered underECHS, however, if the beneficiary is willingto pay general rates for treatment they areprovided with medical treatment in thosehospitals;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe corrective steps taken in this regard;

Do Not Call Registry

1435. SHRI JANARDAN SINGHSIGRIWAL:




(a) the status of ‘Do Not CallRegistry’;

(b) whether the Government has takennote of incidents of telemarketingcompanies calling customers from thepersonal phones of their employeesthereby making it difficult for thecustomers to know the whereabouts of thecall; and

(c) if so, the details thereof andthe reaction of the Government theretoalong with the remedial steps taken/being taken by the Government in thisregard?

Wi-Fi at Stations

†1436. DR. RAM SHANKARKATHERIA:

SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to introduce Wi-Fi services at allrailway stations of the country in the nextthree to four years;


(c) the time by which Wi-Fi servicesare likely to be provided by theGovernment at all railway stations ofChhattisgarh and at Etawah railwaystation; and

(c) whether the various privatehospitals empanelled under ECHS do notlist all the medical specialties they cater tothe patients and list only those for whichthey are willing to cater to ECHSbeneficiaries and if so, the details thereofand the corrective steps taken in this regard;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to revise the relevant ECHS listof empanelled hospitals either by removingthe column ‘empanelled for’ describing thespecialty treatment catered to thebeneficiaries or by ensuring that the saidlist of empanelled hospitals provide all themedical specialty to which the hospitals iscatering to; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken/proposed to be taken in thisregard?

Setting up of Rail Coach Factory inTelangana

1434. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:




(a) whether Para 10 of Schedule 13 tothe AP Reorganisation Act mandates IndianRailways to set up Rail Coach Factory inTelangana;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government to set upRail Coach Factory in Kazipet inTelangana;

(c) the time by which it is likely to bemade operational; and

(d) the manner in which Railwaysjustifies the proposed purchase of coachesfrom private players or importing theminstead of setting up of rail coach factorywhich is cost-effective and also providesemployment to our youth?

(d) the number of railway stations inwhich Wi-Fi service has been provided bythe Government so far, along with the detailsthereof?

Resumption of Train Operations

†1437. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:




(a) the reasons due to which 54251UP and 54252 down passenger trains plyingbetween Lucknow and Saharanpur viaseveral railway stations in the parliamentaryconstituency of Bijnor are not operatingfor almost two years; and

(b) the time by which the operation ofthe said train is likely to be resumed?

Frequency of Rajdhani Trains

†1438. SHRI ARUN SAO:




(a) whether Rajdhani Express orShatabdi Express trains runs daily for allthe State capitals of the country from NewDelhi railway station;


(c) the number of those State capitalsfor which there is no arrangement of suchtrains and the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government proposesto run 12441/12442 Bilaspur RajdhaniExpress only two days of the week now;and

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


Destruction of Railway Property

1439. SHRIMATI APARAJITASARANGI:




(a) the loss incurred to the IndianRailways in the last three years on accountof the destruction of its property anddisruption of rail services on account ofpublic disorder and the burning of trains etc.;

(b) the number of cases that have beenregistered on account of destruction ofrailway property; and

(c) the States that have witnessedmaximum destruction of railway propertyand disruption of services on account ofpoor law and order situation?

Payment to UN

1440. SHRI A.GANESHAMURTHI:




(a) whether the Union Government ispaying regularly its due amount to UNevery year;


(c) the details of the amount paid byIndia to UN during the last three years?

Open Cell TV Panel

1441. SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRIMATI SANDHYA

RAY:SHRI DHANUSH M.

KUMAR:

(a) whether the Government has takenadequate steps for ensuring safety andsecurity of women passengers;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe impact of the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard; and

(c) the other measures which are beingcontemplated by the Government for thesafety of women in trains?

Demand and Supply of Coal

†1443. SHRI JUGAL KISHORESHARMA:

SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:




(a) whether the demand of coal hasexceeded its supply in the country andif so, the details thereof during each ofthe last three years and the current yearand the reasons therefor, State andSector-wise;

(b) whether the cancellation of coalblocks by Supreme Court of India anddelay in re-allocation of such coal blockshave impacted adversely on the productionand supply of coal in the country and if so,the details thereof and the action plancontemplated by the Government tomitigate such adverse impact of cancellationof coal blocks along with its impact onimport of coal;

(c) whether the cases of violation ofCoal Mining Nationalisation Act, 1973 havecome to the notice of the Government inre-allocation of such coal blocks and if so,the details thereof;

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:SHRI VIJAY KUMAR

DUBEY:SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:




(a) whether the Government hasremoved 5% custom duty on open cell TVpanel which is used in manufacturing oftelevision sets such as LED TVs and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether this move would help toreduce the prices of TV as it would lowerthe input costs for TV makers and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether many TV manufacturingcompanies have stopped makingtelevisions in India and are now importingthem from other Asian countries, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(d) the steps taken by theGovernment to encourage companies formanufacturing in India under the Make inIndia initiative;

(e) whether, India would soon becomethe largest country in the world whereevery household has a television set; and

(f) if so, the steps taken by theGovernment to manufacture more TV setsto meet the growing demand?

Safety of Women

1442. SHRI B.B. PATIL:




(d) whether the Government hasconducted any study on the cost escalationof power generation and power tariff dueto delay in re-allocation of such coal blocksin the country and if so, the details thereofalong with the remedial measures taken bythe Government in this regard; and

(e) the other steps taken/being takenby the Government to bridge the gapbetween demand and supply of coal in thecountry from the indigenous production ofcoal?

Exports by NALCO

1444. SHRI JUAL ORAM:




(a) whether the National AluminiumCompany (NALCO) has taken steps toincrease its exports;

(b) if so, the performance of NALCOin this regard during the last three years;

(c) whether the NALCO has fixedhigher target for 2019-20 financial year; and


GI Tag to Bandar Laddu

1445. SHRI BALASHOWRYVALLABHANENI:




(a) whether Bandar Laddu fromAndhra Pradesh has been given GI tag;

(b) the details of the efforts made bythe Government to promote Bandar Laddu

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within and outside the country to help thecommunity involved in its manufacture earnmore money;

(c) whether Bandar Laddu is exportedto other countries; and

(d) if so, the country-wise details ofsuch exports in each of the last three yearsand the current year?

Spot e-Auction of Coal

1446. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:




(a) the total quantity of coalallocated by the Government as on date inthe spot e-auction of coal , special forwarde-auction for power sector and also theexclusive e-auction for non-power sector;and

(b) the total quantity of coal importedin the country in the current financial yearas on date?

Cases of Illegal Mining

1447. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIASSURESH NARAYANDHANORKAR:




(a) whether the Government proposesany steps against such companies whichhave been accused of illegal mining;

(b) if so, the number of companieswhich have been found guilty of illegalmining of minerals in the last three yearsincluding the current year;


(a) whether India has finally decidednot to be a part of the RegionalComprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) by not signing the deal, whetherIndia has missed the opportunity of beinga part of global supply chains, while closingthe doors on some trade opportunities inthe region and if so, the details thereof andreaction of the Government in this regard?

Railway Development Fund

1450. SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:




(a) whether the World Bank and theRailways are working together to create aRailway Development Fund that wouldpartly finance the $142 billion investmentplans for the core infrastructure sector andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether part of this planfunded by multilateral bodies and theWorld Bank, that has global experience andaccess to technology and the Governmenthas held a meeting with senior officials ofthe World Bank in this regard recently, ifso, the details thereof and the outcomethereof;

(c) whether the Railway officialsattended a World Bank meeting ontransportation, interacted with businessleaders at the U.S. - India Business Council-met officials of the IFC and the IFC couldhelp Indian Railways to monetize its hugeassets and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether it is also a fact thatglobally Railways get 30-40 per cent of

(c) whether any status report hasbeen sought by the Union Governmentfrom States about illegal mining; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT- wise including Maharashtra along withthe action taken by the Union Governmentin this regard?

Laying of Optical Fibre

†1448. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




(a) whether the Government has laiddown optical fibre cable network in onelakh village Panchayats in the first phaseof the BharatNet Project and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Government has beenable to provide internet connection to only22,000 village Panchayats out of theaforesaid one lakh village Panchayats andif so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the target fixed by theGovernment in this regard was March,2015 and the Government has not beenable to achieve the same despite a lapse ofmore than four years;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the district-wise details of thecondition of internet provision to villagePanchayats in Maharashtra?

Missing Trade Opportunities by India

1449. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C.UDASI:



their income from non-railway operationsbut in India, it is not even two per cent andputting the huge prime real estate held bythe Railways into productive use would bethe cornerstone of this strategy and if so,the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Governmentencourage U.S. businesses to invest inIndian Railways that has been opened upto 100 per cent FDI in most part of itsoperations and the steps taken/being takento give a facelift to the IR and revolutionizethe way Indians travel, transport goods andservices and conduct business, if so, thedetails thereof and the present statusthereof?

Projects under Integrated Action Plan

†1451. SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARASWATI:




(a) the details of the projectsundertaken under the Integrated ActionPlan;

(b) whether a review of theperformance of such projects has beenconducted;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken to addressthe local problems and to ensure effectiveimplementation of the said programme?

Features of Make in India

1452. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:SHRI A. RAJA:DR. KALANIDHI

VEERASWAMY:

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(a) the salient features of Make in IndiaProgramme;

(b) the details of the number ofdistricts/cities/areas covered under thisprogramme across the country includingTamil Nadu;

(c) the State/UT-wise numberof sectors included in this programmeso far within the country, includingTamil Nadu;

(d) the details of the targets set andachievements made so far under thisprogramme;

(e) whether the Government hascreated facilitation centres under thisprogramme in the country, includingTamil Nadu;

(f) if so, the State/UT-wise detailsthereof along with its response and if not,the reasons therefor;

(g) whether the Governmenthas received any proposal from theTamil Nadu Government to include andpromote rural areas, especially in themanufacturing sector under thisprogramme; and

(h) if so, the details thereof along withthe action taken/to be taken by theGovernment to implement the same in thecountry under the programme so far?

Global Investors in ManufacturingSector

1453. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:

(a) whether any steps have been takenby the Government to improve the policyof Gram Suraksha Yojana under RuralPostal Life Insurance (RPLI);


(c) the features of the said policy andthe targets fixed by the Governmentthereunder;

(d) whether several villages have beenbenefited by the said policy and if so, thedetails thereof along with the results ofsurvey conducted, if any, by theGovernment in this regard; and

(e) the details of the villages wheremore than 90 per cent of its populationhave been benefited, State/UT-wiseincluding in Rajasthan?

National Rail and TransportUniversity

1456. SHRIMATI VANGAGEETHA VISWANATH:

SHRI MANNE SRINIVASREDDY:




(a) the efforts made by the Ministryto achieve the vision of Prime Minister tomake the National Rail and TransportUniversity (NRTU) as an institution ofnational importance and to virtually bringit as one of the top 500 institutions;

(b) whether the Railways has sent theproposal before the Empowered ExpertCommittee of the UGC for giving it a tagof an institution of national importance;

(c) if so, the recommendations of theEmpowered Expert Committee in thisregard;




(a) whether global investors have beeninvited to invest in the manufacturing andother sectors in India;

(b) if so, whether this will boost themanufacturing and other sectors in India;and


Cooperation with Britain onTerrorism

†1454. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:SHRI AJAY KUMAR

MISRA TENI:




(a) whether Britain has shownwillingness to cooperate with India tocombat global terrorism keeping in viewthe increasing threat and challenges ofmaritime security; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and theextent to which maritime challengesand terrorism is likely to be checked as aresult thereof, particularly in the IndianOcean?

Gram Suraksha Yojna

†1455. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(d) whether there are any plans to setup a centre of NRTU in Telangana and ifso, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government ofAndhra Pradesh has asked the Railways toset up a Railway University in AndhraPradesh and if so, the details thereof andthe action taken thereon?

Retention of Lien of Post

1457. SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:




(a) whether Government has set rulesregarding retention of lien of post in aGovernment Office (GO) after joininganother GO by Government Employee(GE) through tendering of technicalresignation;


(c) maximum period allowed forretention of lien of GE;

(d) whether previous GO is bound toretain the lien of a GE for lifetime if his/heremployment in another GO is not confirmedand if so, the details thereof including thecases of lien retention beyond 5 years;

(e) whether GO can terminate lien afterreceiving written undertaking from GE onceformal lien of 2 years is over and if so, therule position in this regard; and

(f) whether Government is aware thatretention of lien for long period, mayhamper the promotion prospects of otherincumbent employees in previous cadre/

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service and if so, the Government’s reactionthereto?

District Action Plan for WayanadDistrict

1458. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:




(a) whether the empoweredCommittee chaired by the CEO, NITIAayog has initiated any measures to ensurethe convergence of schemes and addressissues brought up by the Central PrabhariOfficer in Wayanad district under theaspirational districts programme;


(c) whether one of the stated strategiesis to work on the strength of each districtand if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the key strengthsidentified in the District Action Plan forWayanad district; and

(e) the measures taken to fostercollaboration between citizens, Central andState Governments?

Train from Balaghat

†1459. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:




(a) whether the train running fromBalaghat (Madhya Pradesh) via Gondia toItwari, Nagpur has been stopped since lastAugust;

Redevelopment of Stations

†1461. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to develop 400 railway stationsof Indian Railways to provide facilities atpar with airports and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether Indian Railways has laidout any norms on the basis of which theaforesaid 400 railway stations are goingto be developed and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the details of developers who haveshown interest in redevelopment of railwaystations;

(d) the names of railway stations indistrict Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan whichare likely to be included under the said plan;and


Stoppage at Yeola Station

†1462. DR. BHARATI PRAVINPAWAR:




(a) whether any survey has beenconducted to provide stoppage of Pune-Jammu Tawi Jhelum Express and any othertrain at Yeola railway station;

(b) if so, the date on which the surveywas conducted; and

(c) the outcome of the survey?

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government wouldconsider to start a new train in publicinterest from Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)to Itwari Nagpur to Balaghat in the eveningto provide railway facility to the public;and

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

Usage of Digital Technology

1460. DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched various schemes to boost theusage of digital technology among commonman in the country;


(c) the salient features of the schemesbeing implemented by the Government tomake more impact-full usage of InformationTechnology in the country;

(d) whether the Government has takenspecial efforts to improve accessibility ofInformation Technology to the peopleresiding in rural, hilly and remote areas ofthe country;

(e) if so, the details thereof especiallywith regard to State of West Bengal; and

(f) the other steps taken by theGovernment for pervasion of digitaltechnology application across the country?

Scheme for Government Employees

†1463. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:SHRI JANARDAN

MISHRA:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to fulfil the medicaland education related necessities ofGovernment employees;


(c) if not, the steps being taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Project for Promotion of e-Governance

†1464. SHRI HANUMANBENIWAL:




(a) the names and details of ongoingprojects implemented by the Governmentto promote e-Governance in the rural areasof the country; and

(b) the details of such projectsimplemented by the Union Government topromote e-Governance in Rajasthan?

Surveillance of Calls

1465. SHRI DIBYENDUADHIKARI:




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

(a) whether Government proposes tomonitor and put surveillance in all calls fromlandline and mobile service and if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) whether such surveillances willprotect the users from spyware and or thirdparty hackers; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government to protecttelecom users from spyware and hackers?

Complaints regarding Postal Services

†1466. SHRI SHANKARLALWANI:

DR. BHARATIBENDHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat postmen are not delivering posts ontime particularly in the rural areas of thecountry due to which people are lessinterested in availing the services of Indianpostal department and if so, the detailsthereof and the reaction of the Governmentthereto;

(b) whether the Government proposesto launch a National Helpline Number forredressal of grievances regarding postalservices and if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of complaints receivedby the Government regarding postalservices during each of the last three yearsand the current year along with the numberof complaints resolved by the Governmentduring this period; and

(d) the steps being taken by theGovernment to strengthen the delivery

Data Protection Law

1468. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to prevent the falling of super-sensitive and personal data into the handsof unscrupulous elements and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Justice SrikrishnaCommittee on data protection hassubmitted its report and if so, the detailsand the major recommendation thereof;

(c) whether the committee hasidentified thirteen categories of sensitiveand personal data and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto protect the same; and

(e) the reasons for delay in enactinglaw pertaining to data protection?

Promotion of Atomic Energy basedPower Plants

1469. SHRI P.RAVEENDRANATHKUMAR:

SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGHMAHATO:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to promote atomic energybased power plants in order to overcomethe power crisis in the country and if so,the details thereof;

system of postal department, so that theinterest of the people in availing theservices of the department could beincreased?

FTA with ASEAN

1467. SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:




(a) whether, considering the India’seconomic interest and regional priorities,India has opted to stay away from theRegional Comprehensive EconomicPartnership (RCEP);

(b) if so, the details thereof and itslikely impact on the Indian domesticmarket;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to review the Free TradeAgreement (FTA) with Japan, South Koreaand ASEAN countries;

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

(e) whether India is exploring the tradeagreement possibilities with America andEuropean Union; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken/being taken by the Governmentin this regard?

(b) whether power generation throughAtomic Energy is economical as comparedto traditional sources like coal based thermalpower;

(c) if so, the steps taken by theGovernment to increase atomic powergeneration across the country, in theupcoming four years; and

(d) whether any policy/guidelines havebeen framed for allocation of powergenerated from atomic power plant and ifso, the details thereof, as on date?

CCTV Cameras

1470. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR .SU:




(a) the funds allocated to SouthernRailway for the fitting, installation andcommissioning of CCTV cameras in variousrailway stations in the Tamil Nadu duringthe last five years, year-wise;

(b) whether all railway stations inTamil Nadu are under CCTV camerasurveillance; and

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

Telecom Facility in MarathwadaRegion

†1471. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:




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(a) whether telecommunicationsystem in Marathwada region inMaharashtra is operating smoothly and ifso, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(b) the decrease in the number ofBSNL customers in the aforesaid regionduring the last three years along with thereasons therefor; and

(c) whether there is shortage oftelecommunication towers across thecountry and if so, the details thereof?

Survey of Railway Lines/RailwayProjects

†1472. SHRI RAMCHARANBOHRA:




(a) the railway lines/railway projectswhich have already been surveyed but areyet to be sanctioned;

(b) the time by which they are likelyto be sanctioned; and

(c) the details thereof?

Height of Platforms

1473. MS. MIMICHAKRABORTY:




(a) whether it is a fact that inspite ofcommitment, the platforms of majorstations have not been raised at par withthe train gate levels;

(b) if so, whether the level differencesare one of the causes of accidents;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to jointly manufacture defenceplatforms and equipment with the Russiandefence industry to give boost to the twonations export to third countries and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has urgedthe Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEM) to partner with Indian entitiesmaking the use of Make-in-India initiativeand if so, the details thereof and theresponse of OEM in this regard;

(d) whether India has set up defencecorridors in the State of Uttar Pradesh andTamil Nadu and offered attractive termsfor investment in the defence sector in thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the manufacturing underthe agreement in India would lead toreduction in cost, reduction in timelines ofthe supplies and progressive indigenisationof spares and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether India has also signed anInter-governmental Agreement (IGA) withRussia on mutual cooperation in jointmanufacturing of spares, components,aggregates and other materials related toRussian origin arms and defenceequipments and if so, the details thereof?

Fast Track Courts

1476. SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRIMATI MANEKASANJAY GANDHI:

SHRI SHANTANUTHAKUR:

SHRI VASANTHAKUMARH.:

SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABENVAJESINGBHAI:

(c) if so, the number of accidents thathave occurred on the railway platformsduring the last five years; and

(d) the action plan proposed to raisethe platform level at par with coach gatefor the safety of passengers includingchildren and older passengers?

New Rail Lines in Rajasthan

†1474. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to lay new railway lines in severalparts of the country including Rajasthanand if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether proposals of variousStates regarding new railway lines are underconsideration of the Government and if so,the details thereof?

Joint Manufacturing DefencePlatforms

1475. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI PRATAPRAO

JADHAV:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:




(a) the details of the foreign defenceindustries who jointly manufacture defenceplatforms with Indian defence industries;




(a) the aims and objectives envisagedunder the scheme of Fast Track Courts alongwith its present status;

(b) the criteria fixed for setting up ofFast Track Courts (FTCs) in the countryalong with the number of FTCs constitutedand the achievement made by these courtsincluding number of cases transferred anddisposed of during the last three years andthe current year, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of the specific facilitiesbeing provided in these courts;

(d) the total funds allocated for suchcourts during the said period, State-wise;

(e) whether the funds being providedto FTCs are not adequate to meet therecurring and non-recurring expenditurebeing incurred by such courts and if so, thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(f) whether some States have beenproviding support to FTCs from their ownresources ever since the central support wasdiscontinued and if so, the details thereof,State-wise?

Train from Bhavnagar to Haridwar

†1477. DR. BHARATIBENDHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:




(a) whether the Government proposesto introduce a train from Bhavnagar inGujarat to Haridwar so as to connect thewhole of Saurashtra to the religious place;

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

(c) whether the Government hasreceived any suggestion/proposal from anypeople’s representative or other quartersin this regard; and

(d) if so, the action taken on thesuggestions received along with the detailsthereof?

India BPO Promotion Scheme

1478. SHRI SHANTANUTHAKUR:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABENVAJESINGBHAI:


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(a) the aims and objectives of IndiaBPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) and fundsallocated by the Government since itscommencement, year and State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the scheme has adequatelycreated the employment opportunities forthe youth, since its inception; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thenumber of employment generatedthereunder during the same period, State/UT-wise?

Railway Projects in Jharkhand

†1479. SHRIMATI ANNPURNADEVI:




(a) the estimated amount spent by theGovernment over the past three years inEx-Servicemen Contributory HealthScheme (ECHS) initiative for re-imbursement of medicines and consumablesin respect of ECHS beneficiaries;

(b) the number of beneficiaries whohave availed the assistance through ECHSover the past three years and the amountspent by the Department of Ex-Servicemenin this regard;

(c) the new initiatives, if any, that havebeen planned by the Ministry of Defencefor furthering these initiatives in the comingthree years;and

(d) the details of the hospitalsempanelled under ECHS in Maharashtra,district-wise?

Cyber Security Audit KKNPP

1482. SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:




(a) whether a cyber security audit hasbeen conducted recently at KudankulamNuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) after afutile attempt to hack the Nuclear PowerCorporation of India Limited (NPCIL)’sisolated network was made;

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

(c) the steps taken by the NPCIL tomake all plants hack proof?

Fire Accidents in Coal Mines

1483. DR. DNVSENTHILKUMAR S.:


(a) the number of railway projectsapproved by the Government in Jharkhandduring the last three years along with thedetails of those projects;

(b) the details of the projects out ofabove on which work has already beenstarted; and

(c) the details of the funds allocated/utilized for the projects on which workhas started during each of the last threeyears?

Environmental Damage fromMobile Towers

†1480. SHRI SUNIL KUMARPINTU:




(a) whether the Government hasconducted any study to assess the damagecaused to the environment by mobiletowers;

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


ECHS Facilities

1481. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SUJAYRADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:



SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASHCHOUDHARY:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:DR. HEENA GAVIT:




(a) whether the Government’sattention is drawn to repeated fire accidentsin various coal mines;

(b) if so, the number of fire accidentsthat occurred in various coal mines in thecountry particularly Maharashtra, TamilNadu and Jharkhand along with the loss oflife and property caused during each of thelast five years and the current year,company and State-wise;

(c) the reasons for repeated fireaccidents;

(d) whether the Government hasconducted any investigation in this regardand if so, the details thereof along with theaction taken by the Government againstthe guilty persons, company-wise till date;

(e) the funds allocated and spent forensuring the safety and security of workersin these coal mines during the said period,company-wise along with the fundsreleased to compensate the victim ofaccidents during the last three years,company-wise; and

(f) the steps taken by the Governmentto check the recurrence of such accidents infuture?

BTS in Gujarat

†1484. SHRI JASWANT SINGHBHABHOR:

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(a) whether the Government proposesto install new Base Transceiver Station(BTS) in Gujarat to improve the mobileconnectivity;

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

(c) the number of operational BTS inGujarat, location-wise and district-wise;and

(d) whether the number of presentBTS in Gujarat are enough for presentrequirement and if so, the details thereof?

Flood around Loktak Lake

1485. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister ofDEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEASTERN REGION

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(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto address the plight of the farmers whohave continued to suffer due to their severalthousand hectares of agricultural landaround the Loktak Lake (Manipur) gettingflooded due to Ithai Barrage;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentfor the upkeep of the ecological integrityof the Keibul Lamjao National Park situatedin Loktak Lake in Manipur, which is theworld’s only floating wildlife sanctuary;and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto conserve Sangai - the State animal ofManipur, whose habitat the phumdis arefast disappearing due to the Ithai BarrageHydro project?

New Mechanism on Trade andInvestment

1488. SHRI VASANTHAKUMARH.:




(a) whether investors from othercountries have agreed to setup industrieswith a new mechanism relating to tradeand investment;

(b) if so, the details of the summit andthe steps being taken by the Governmentto execute the same; and


Accessibility of InformationTechnology

†1489. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:




(a) the details and features of theprojects implemented/being implementedby the Government across the country tomake Information Technology (IT) moreaccessible;

(b) whether the Government has madeany efforts to make IT accessible to thepeople living in rural, hilly and far flungareas and if so, the details thereofespecially with regard to the State ofChhattisgarh; and

(c) whether Government proposes totake any step for the decentralization ofthe IT in the country and if so, the detailsthereof?

Pending Railway Projects

†1486. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:




(a) whether the Government has notbeen able to execute the pending railwayprojects expeditiously in Madhya Pradeshdue to shortage of funds and other technicalreasons;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years, project-wise;

(c) whether the Government has notprovided sufficient funds to execute thepending railway projects; and

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

DTTI Initiative

1487. SHRI P.V. MIDHUNREDDY:




(a) the measures taken bythe Government recently tooperationalize the Defence Technologyand Trade Initiative (DTTI) underthe Indo-US Bilateral Defenceinitiative;

(b) the details of the specific areas ofcooperation being developed under theinitiative;

(c) whether these measures wouldcounter the ‘Make in India’ initiative ofthe Government; and

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

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VIP Coach in Trains

†1490. SHRIMATI RANJANBENDHANANJAY BHATT:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to add a reserved coach in allVIP trains running in the country;

(b) if so, whether the Government hastaken any steps in this regard; and

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

Allocation of Funds

1491. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:




(a) whether the Government hasallocated the funds earmarked for theSouthern Railway during the year2019-20;


(c) the status of funds allocated andreleased in this regard during the last twoyears, division-wise for Kerala?

Security of Stations

†1492. SHRI MITESHRAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):

SHRIMATI SHARDABENANILBHAI PATEL:




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(a) the number of vulnerable railwaystations in the country as on date;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived many complaints regardinginadequate security arrangement for thepassengers at such railway stations duringeach of the last three years and the currentyear;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government hasinstalled advanced integrated securityequipments at such railway stations toprovide adequate security to thepassengers;


(f) the other corrective measures takenby the Government in this regard?

Aadhaar Card

1493. SHRI SUNIL KUMARMONDAL:




(a) whether the Government has issuedAadhaar card to every citizen of thecountry;


(c) whether the Government proposesto modify Aadhaar card; and

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

Train-18

1494. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:




(a) the number of Train-18, theNextGen Shatabdi, proposed tobe manufactured in Integral CoachFactory (ICF) and the number of trains ontrial;

(b) the salient features and facilitiesof this train;

(c) whether these trains haveundergone mandatory safety checks and ifso, the details thereof;

(d) the routes on which these trainswould be deployed;

(e) whether the passenger faresproposed would be comparable with thoseof Shatabdi trains and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Survey of New Railway Line

†1495. SHRIMATI RANJEETAKOLI:




(a) whether the work of Bharatpur-Dung-Kama-Kosi new railway lineunder North and Central Railwayshas not yet been started evenafter its survey being completedmany years ago which is likely to rise itscost;

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

(c) the efforts made by theGovernment to provide funds for the saidrailway line in this Rail Budget?

Functioning of KudankulamNuclear Power Plant

1496. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:




(a) whether it is true that the secondnuclear plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Naduhas stopped operation and the date of unit’srevival is unknown and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether it has affected thequantum of power generation in the Stateof Tamil Nadu;

(c) if so, the details thereof andwhether the Government has proposedaction to provide a remedy in the currentsituation; and


Vacancies created due to Retirement/Resignation

†1497. SHRIMATI SHARDABENANILBHAI PATEL:




(a) the details of number of vacanciescreated due to retirement, resignation etc.in various departments of the CentralGovernment from May, 2014 to 1st July,2019, year, department and category-wise;

(b) the details of number of vacantposts filled during the said period, year,department and category-wise;

(c) the details of vacant postsabolished from May, 2014 till date,department and category-wise;

(d) the details of number of posts lyingvacant for more than two years, departmentand category-wise along with the reasonstherefor; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto fill the vacant posts?

Visa Free Access

1498. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:




(a) the total number of countriesproviding visa free access to Indian citizens;

(b) the total number of countriesoffering visa on arrival to Indian citizens;

(c) the total number of countries towhich Indian Government offers visa freeaccess for its citizens;

(d) whether the Government has madeany provision to offer rebate for anycountry in this regard; and


Slow Down in Coal Sector

1499. SHRI SAPTAGIRISANKAR ULAKA:




(a) whether the coal sector saw growthslowing down to 1.9 per cent from3.25 per cent in July to September, 2019;

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


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(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto prevent the growth slowing further; and

(d) whether slow growth in the coresectors has been blamed especially due toless coal mining and faltered electricitygeneration and if so, the details thereof?

5G Spectrum Base Price

1500. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the industry concerns about high5G spectrum base price;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto alongwith the comparison of base price of5G spectrum with other countries;

(c) the value of unsold spectrum since2010;

(d) whether the Government isplanning to reduce the base-price for5G spectrum;

(e) if so, the details thereof and thequantum of spectrum available for auctionin the country as well as its comparisonwith other developed economies; and

(f) whether the telecom industry hasexpressed concerns regarding the quantumof spectrum and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor along with thereaction of the Government thereto?

New Rajdhani for North-EasternRegion

1501. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) whether the Ministry of Railwayswould consider to give the fourth RajdhaniExpress for the region with eight States, toease the pressure of travellers from NorthEast;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theassessment made by the Ministry on thenumber of passengers to North East;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering a new Rajdhani route fromNaharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh to NewDelhi along the northern bank ofBrahmaputra with stoppage at Patsala; and

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

Under Bridge at Keshod

†1502. SHRI RAMESHBHAILAVJIBHAI DHADUK:




(a) the steps taken till date toconstruct an under-bridge at Keshod,Gujarat between Railway 137/14 and137/15 Kms. as the common man has toface serious problems of traffic on dailybasis;

(b) the steps taken to ensurediversion of vehicles like cars and bikesbeside the crossing no. 61 on theNavagadh-Jaitalser railway line under thePorbandar Parliamentary Constituency;and

(c) the steps taken to construct arailway overbridge near Vishal Vatika onthe road from Sardar Chauk, JunagarhRoad to NH Tatkal Chaukari?

Trade in Kashmir

1503. SHRI M. BADRUDDINAJMAL:


¾ÖÖ×ÞÖ•µÖ †Öî¸ü ˆªÖêÝÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)has suffered loss to the tune of Rs.10,000crore in three months as trade wasabandoned after the Central Governmentstripped off its special status under Article370 of the Indian Constitution;

(b) if so, whether the Government hastaken any steps/proposes to take any stepto avoid further loss; and

(c) whether, as per reports, traders ofthe valley are unable to export theirproducts like apple etc. in the presentsituation and if so, the details of steps beingtaken to ensure trade-friendly environmentin the valley?

New Trains in Karnataka

1504. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:




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

(b) the number of persons likely to bebenefited therefrom;

(c) whether the Government has anyplans to introduce any new train betweenNew Delhi to Bangalore via Bidar andGulbarga; and


Uttam Rake

1505. DR. HEENA GAVIT:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA

BARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM

PATIL:




(a) whether the Indian Railwayscelebrated the 69th Foundation Day ofWestern Railway recently and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the number of Uttam rakes builtby Integral Coach Factory in the last threeyears;

(c) whether Indian Railways hasintroduced the State-of-the art “UttamRake” for the comfort of Mumbaikars andif so, the details thereof and the salientfeatures of Uttam rake;

(d) whether the Government isconsidering to increase the number of LadiesSpecial local trains for the benefit of ladies;and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,the time by which a decision in the matterwill be taken and the other steps taken bythe Government to provide more facilitiesto train commuters in suburban trains ofIndian Railways?

Akash Missile Project

†1506. SHRI DIPSINHSHANKARSINHRATHOD:




(a) whether the Government iscontemplating seriously to approve the‘Akash Missile Project’; and

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


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Pending Railway Projects inTelangana

1507. SHRI ANUMULAREVANTH REDDY:




(a) whether there are railway projectspending in the State of Telangana due tonon release of funds by the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe time by when the funds would bereleased for the same;

(c) whether there are railway projectspending in the State of Telangana due tonon release of State Government share ormatching funds and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any assurancefrom the State Government for early releaseof funds;



Spectrum Auction

1508. SHRI KOTHAPRABHAKAR REDDY:




(a) whether the Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI) hasrecommended auction of 700 MHzspectrum for the first time in the countryat a pan-India reserve price of aboutRs.11,500 crore per MHz and this isconsidered to be the most suitable foroffering high speed broadband services andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the telecom operatorshave asked for the spectrum sale to be heldback till the device ecosystem is put inplace and if so, the details and the presentstatus thereof along with the reaction ofthe Government thereto;

(c) whether the 700 MHz band,which has been priced four times than thatof 1800 MHz band, is consideredimportant for the telecom industry whichis looking to capitalise on the growingdemand of data services and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether scarcity of spectrum hasbeen cited by telecom operators as one ofthe main reasons for call drops and poordata speeds and whether the auctions willput further pressure on the debt-ladentelecom industry and if so, the detailsthereof and the reaction of the Governmentthereto;

(e) whether the ability of telecomoperators to pay for spectrum will beconstrained as realized rate for voice anddata are declining for last few quarters andthe balance sheets are already overstretchedand there is not adequate appetite forequity in the market and if so, the detailsthereof and the reaction of the Governmentthereto; and

(f) whether the TRAI has mootedremoving band-wise spectrum limit in itsdraft paper or sticks to the existing rules,if so, the details thereof?

Indians as Hostages

†1509. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGHMAHATO:




(a) the number of incidents in whichIndian citizens have been taken hostage onforeign lands during each of the last twoyears and which have come to theknowledge of the Government;

(b) the respective number of Indiansrescued and brought back to India who hadbeen stranded in conflict zones includingthat in South Sudan where Indians had beencaught in the war between the Governmentand the rebels a few years back; and

(c) whether the Government hasprovided aid/relief to the people affecteddue to such incidents and if so, the detailsthereof including the cost incurred thereto?

Indian Global Trade Share

1510. SHRI RAVNEET SINGHBITTU:




(a) whether the Government is ontrack to raise its share in world trade from2.52 per cent at present to 3.5 per cent by2020;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe steps taken by the Government in thisregard;

(c) whether Indian goods are lesscompetitive in the world market as logisticscost of exports is very high in the countryand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government isplanning to form a separate logisticsdepartment to deal with the issues such asrising cost in the sector which impactsglobal competitiveness of exporters;

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe time by which a final decision is likelyto be taken in this regard; and

(f) whether the Government has takensteps to create trade zone in KartarpurSahib and if so, the details thereof?

Schemes for NER

†1511. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:SHRI RAMESH CHANDER

KAUSHIK:SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENTOF NORTH EASTERN REGION

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(a) whether the Government hasannounced any special package andschemes for Assam in North Eastern Region;


(c) the details of funds allocated forthe said package/schemes during the lastthree years;

(d) whether the above said State hasfully utilized the said package; and

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

Renovation of ROB at Kumardhubi

†1512. SHRI PASHUPATI NATHSINGH:




(a) whether the development work ofRailway Over Bridge (ROB) in Kumardhubidistrict of Dhanbad under Asansol RailwayManager Office is going on at snail’s paceas a result of which this bridge is unlikelyto be completed in its scheduled time;

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


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(c) the time by which the ROB islikely to be completed?

Disappearance of Aircraft

1513. SHRI D.M. KATHIRANAND:




(a) the details regarding searchoperations undertaken in the aftermath ofdisappearance of IAF’s transport aircraftAN-32 in July 2016 and the outcomethereof;

(b) whether any study has been carriedout to find out similar cases ofdisappearance of aircraft in any part of theworld in the past and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) the steps taken or being taken toavert such happenings in future?

Abolition of Coal Linkage Committee

1514. SHRI KOMATI REDDYVENKAT REDDY:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to abolish the coal linkagecommittees governing the distribution ofcoal to the companies;

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

(c) the details of the method beingadopted by the ministry for allocation ofcoal in the absence of coal linkagecommittees?

H-1B Visa

1515. MS. PRATIMABHOUMIK:




(a) whether United States ofAmerica’s restrictive immigration policieshave led to massive increase in the rejectionof petitions for H-1B visas with the highestdenial rate among major Indian ITcompanies and if so, the details thereofalong with the action taken by theGovernment in this regard; and

(b) whether in the first three quartersof fiscal 2019, US Citizenship andImmigration Services adjudicators denied24 per cent of H-1B petitions for “initial”employment and 12 per cent of H-1Bpetitions for “continuing” employment andif so, the details thereof along with theaction taken by the Government?

Sitapur-Lucknow Broad GaugeRailway Line

†1516. SHRI ASHOK KUMARRAWAT:




(a) whether the survey for Sitapur-Lucknow broad gauge railway line has beenconducted by the Union Government;

(b) if so, the time when this surveywas conducted;

(c) whether any steps have been takenfor construction of the above railway-lineby the Government till date;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Long Term Agreement of CIL

1517. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARSINGH:




(a) the details of all the Long-termAgreements signed by the Coal India Ltd.and its subsidiaries from May 2010 to tilldate;

(b) whether any of these long termagreements has been dishonored by CIL orits subsidiaries; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thedetails of the loss to exchequer caused dueto cancellation of the contract?

Stoppage of Trains

1518. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived representations for allowingstoppage for Parasuram Express (16649/16650) and Maveli Express (16603/16604)trains at Chirayinkil and Kadakkavurrailway stations in Kerala;


(c) whether the request has beenexamined and any decision has been taken;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government willconsider this long pending demand

favourably and if so, the details in thisregard?

Modernisation of DRDO

†1519. SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:




(a) whether the Government proposesto modernize the Defence Research andDevelopment Organisation (DRDO);


(c) whether Vijay Kelkar Committeein its report has proposed to adopt state-of-the -art technology for this purpose; and

(d) if so, the details and theimplementation status thereof?

High Speed Rail to Chennai

1520. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNADEVARAYALU:




(a) whether there is any proposal torun high speed rail from Visakhapatnam toHyderabad and Visakhapatnam to Chennai;and

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

Elimination of Unmanned LevelCrossings

1521. SHRI B.N. BACHEGOWDA:




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(a) whether it is a fact that all theUnmanned Level Crossings (ULCs) in thecountry have been eliminated;


(c) the other alternative smartwaysintroduced in lieu of such closed unmannedlevel crossings?

Cyber Attacks

1522. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:




(a) whether incidents of cyber attackshave increased in recent times;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe incidents of cyber attacks reportedduring each of the last three years and thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(c) whether foreign companies arebehind any such cyber attacks, if so, thedetails thereof and the effective steps andaction taken by the Government in thisregard?

Renewal of Railway Tracks

†1523. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:




(a) whether the Railways is workingon renewal of railway tracks on war footingto reduce the number of incidents ofderailment of trains;


(c) the details of the railway routesselected for renewal in Bihar;

(d) the amount allocated and releasedfor the said purpose so far; and

(e) the targets set in this regard?

Setting up of New Companies

†1524. SHRI JANARDANMISHRA:

SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI:




(a) the details of the number of newcompanies opened in India in the year2018-19;

(b) the details of the difference in thetotal number of new companies whencompared to the previous financial year;

(c) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to set up newindustries in such places having abundantresources but no industries;

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

(e) if not, the steps being taken/to betaken by the Government in this regard?

Maintenance of Data of CentralGovernment Employees

1525. SHRI SANJAY KAKAPATIL:




(a) whether Ministry provide thecomplete data of all Central Governmentemployees across all departments ofCentral Government;

(b) if so, the total number and totalsalary expenditure thereof during 2014-2019 and the department-wise break-upthereof; and

(c) the exact numbers of employmentgeneration during 2014-2019 in all CentralGovernment departments?

Rehabilitation of IDPs

1526. DR. T. SUMATHY (a)THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:




(a) whether there are 8 lakh InternallyDisplaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka andthey are predominantly Tamil speakingpeople;

(b) if so, the details thereof at presentand the measures taken by the Governmentto rehabilitate them in their respective IDPcamps;

(c) whether the Government hashanded over 50,000 houses and 10,000bicycles to IDPs in Sri Lanka;

(d) if so, the details thereof and theamount spent for this purpose and the timeby which these houses would actually beconstructed and handed over to the IDPs;

(e) the current status of progress ofIndia’s assistance in several projects inNorthern and Eastern provinces inSri Lanka; and

(f) the time by which theseinfrastructure facilities would becompleted?

Colliery Schools

†1527. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:




(a) whether colliery schools are beingrun by Eastern Coalfield, Bharat CokingCoal Limited, Mahanadi Coal Fields andCentral Coal Fields with the grants fromCoal India Limited, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether there is increase in thesalary of the teachers working in the collieryschools during the last decade;

(c) if so, whether this is equal to theminimum wages;

(d) whether Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Coal and Steel, andCommittee on Petitions have maderecommendation regarding salary of theteachers working in colliery schools; and

(e) if so, whether the saidrecommendation has been implemented?

Railway Tourist Circuit

1528. MS. DIYA KUMARI:




(a) whether the famous tourist spotKhumbhalgarh has been included in RailwayTourist Circuit;


(c) if not, the time by which it is likelyto be included?


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Retirement Age

1529. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:SHRI UPENDRA SINGH

RAWAT:




(a) whether there is any proposalbefore the Government to decrease theretirement age of Central Governmentemployees from 60 years to 58 years orunder article 56(J) of compulsoryretirement on attaining the age of 50 years;



Rail Development Authority

1530. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:


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(a) whether the Government hasconstituted the Rail DevelopmentAuthority for management and regulationof Indian Railways;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingits structure and current constitution;

(c) whether the authority has powersof price fixation and regulation of non-farerevenue; and


Cases Investigated by CBI

†1531. SHRI CHANDESHWARPRASAD:




(a) the number and details of cases inBihar in which inquiry by the CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI) wasinitiated during the last ten years;

(b) the number of cases in whichinquiry has been completed and those inwhich it is still going on; and

(c) the details in this regard?

4G Internet Speed

†1532. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI SANGAM LAL

GUPTA:SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:




(a) the rank of the country in the worldin terms of 4G speed;

(b) whether the private TelecomService Providers (TSPs) do not providefull 4G internet speed to their consumersand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether speed of BSNL 4Gservices is lower than that of other TSPsand if so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor, and

(d) the details of the authorityresponsible for monitoring and ensuring fullspeed internet services to the consumers?

Dispute in Coal Sector

1533. SHRI MANNE SRINIVASREDDY:




(a) the details of disputes in the coalsector and the manner in which Ministryis trying to resolve them;

(b) whether it is true that the Ministryhas decided not to constitute anyindependent body to resolve the disputes;and

(c) if so, the reasons therefor?

U.N. Sponsored Projects

1534. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:




(a) the total number of projects beingsponsored by UN in India during the lastthree years; and

(b) the present status of all theseprojects sponsored by UN?

Extension of Trains

1535. SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE:




(a) whether the Government proposesto extend Train No. 12114/12113 Nagpur- Pune Garib Rath to Gondia;

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


India’s Nuclear Energy Target

1536. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:




(a) whether the Government isprepared to achieve India’s nuclear energytarget of 63,000 MW by 2032, as laid outunder the 2008 Indo-US nuclear agreement;

(b) if so, the steps being taken toensure the successful achievement of thesame; and


Impact of Mobile Tower Technology

1537. SHRIMATI MANEKASANJAY GANDHI:




(a) whether the Government hasconducted any research on mobile towertechnology and its impact on human health;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor and thetime by which it is likely to be done?

Postal Stamps

†1538. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAISIDDESHWARSHIVACHRYAMAHASWAMIJI:




(a) whether the proposal for releasingpostal stamps in the name of four martyrs


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of the Parliamentary ConstituencySholapur has been lying pending in theMinistry for last several years;

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

(c) the problems faced by theMinistry in releasing aforesaid postalstamps in the name of these martyrs; and

(d) the time by which the Ministry islikely to release these postal stamps?

OBC Employees

†1539. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:




(a) the number of employees of OtherBackward Classes (OBCs) in the offices ofUnion Government in the country;

(b) the number of women employeesout of them;

(c) the details of health and otherfacilities given to them;

(d) whether women employees arealso given maternity leave by theiremployers; and


Red Carpet for Chinese Leadership

1540. SHRI COSME FRANCISCOCAITANO SARDINHA:




(a) whether the Government hasspread the red carpet to Chinese leadership

despite their continued criticism andaggressive postures against us in Kashmirand their backing of Pakistan; and

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

FDI in Coal Mining Sector

†1541. SHRI RAJIV RANJANSINGH ALIAS LALAN

SINGH:




(a) the quantum of foreign investmentlikely to take place by allowing 100 percent FDI by the Government in the fieldof coal mining in the country;

(b) the number of cases relating toforeign investment pending with theGovernment for approval as of now andthe reasons therefor; and

(c) the project-wise details of theinvestment made in the coal mining sectorunder the policy of liberalization of theGovernment during the last five years alongwith funds spent and projects started?

Nomenclature of Planning Commissionas NITI Aayog

1542. SHRI SHYAM SINGHYADAV:




(a) whether previous PlanningCommission has been rechristened as NITIAayog and if so, the details and the reasonstherefor;

(b) the details of the ways the policymaking body has improved after the newnomenclature; and

(c) whether the Government iscontemplating to accord constitutionalrights to its members and if so, the detailsthereof?

Telephone Services in Odisha

1543. SHRI ANUBHAVMOHANTY:




(a) whether around 43,000 villages inthe country including 9940 villages in theState of Odisha do not have access totelephone services and if so, the detailsthereof, State/UT-wise alongwith thereasons therefor; and

(b) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to ensure the availability ofthese service at the earliest alongwith thetime by which it is likely to be done?

Udaipur-Ahmedabad GaugeConversion

†1544. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:




(a) the budget allocated for metre gaugeto broad gauge conversion ofUdaipur-Ahmedabad Section along withthe amount so far spent out of this budget;

(b) the time by which the saidconversion is likely to be completed;

(c) the total length of metre gauge tobe converted into broad gauge along withthe length of tract converted into broadgauge;

(d) the number of tunnels in the wayof said gauge conversion along with the timeby which the work of these tunnels arelikely to be completed; and

(e) the number of railway stationsupgraded in the said gauge conversion alongwith the details of the facilities likely to bemade available?

Backlog of Vacancies

†1545. SHRIMATI SANGEETAAZAD:




(a) whether the Indian Railwaysprovide maximum employmentopportunities to the unemployed and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether the candidates belongingto Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes andOther Backward Classes are not beingrecruited in proportion to their reservedseats;

(c) if so, whether the Ministry is likelyto fill up the backlog vacancies of SCs, STsand OBCs;

(d) if so, the time by which the backlogvacancies will be filled; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Rail Coach Factories

1546. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI PARBHUBHAI

NAGARBHAI VASAVA:


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(a) the State-wise details of rail coachfactories in the country including Gujaratand Jharkhand;

(b) whether the Government proposesto launch a pilot project to convert some ofthe said factories into modern coachfactories;

(c) if so, the State-wise details thereofincluding Gujarat;

(d) the funds proposed to be spent onthe said task;

(e) whether the Government has signedan agreement with IIT in this regard and ifso, the details thereof; and

(f) the targets set thereunder?

Investment in ElectronicsManufacturing Sector

1547. SHRI PASUNOORIDAYAKAR:




(a) whether the Government has heldany meeting with Chief Executive Officers(CEO) of nearly 50 firms to discussindustrial concern pertaining to boostingof investment in electronic manufacturingin the country and if so, the details and theoutcomes thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived any investment plans/commitmentfrom these firms and if so, the details andthe status thereof; and

(c) whether the Government hasapproved the National Electronics Policy2019 aimed at achieving a turnover of $400billion for the Electronics System Designand Manufacturing (ESDM) sector by theyear 2025 and if so, the details thereof andtargets achieved in this regard so far?

Industrial Development in BorderAreas

†1548. SHRI KANAKMALKATARA:




(a) whether the border areas of thecountry are still industrially backwarddespite possessing rich natural resources;

(b) if so, the State/UT-wise detailsthereof including Rajasthan and the reactionof the Government thereto;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to boost industrial developmentin the border areas;

(d) if so, the State/UT-wise details ofthe funds sanctioned and the targets fixedin this regard; and

(e) the details of the other steps takenby the Government to boost industrialdevelopment in the border areas of thecountry?

North Eastern Council

1549. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister ofDEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEASTERN REGION

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(a) the number of posts sanctionedby the Government for the North EasternCouncil;

(b) the number of such posts vacantin the past five years;

(c) the steps taken to ensure that theseposts are filled at the earliest;

(d) the number of workers employedon contractual basis; and

(e) the plan of action to regularise thecontractual staff?

Impact of Free Telecom Serviceson BSNL

1550. SHRI KUNWAR DANISHALI:




(a) whether the mode of ‘No CostPricing’ followed by a private TelecomService Provider (TSP) is causing loss tothe Government exchequer and if so, thedetails thereof and the reaction of theGovernment thereto;

(b) whether free services offered bythe said TSP is making the BSNL lesscompetitive in the telecom market and ifso, the details thereof and the reaction ofthe Government thereto; and

(c) whether the Government hasreportedly favoured the aforesaid TSP byreducing Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC)that was denied to other companies and ifso, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor?

Facilities at Stations

†1551. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYAGAVIT:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the current stations of most of therailway stations and railway colonies in thecountry is of grave concern and these areneeded to be upgraded as per the passengersamenities and strength of railwayemployees;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to renovate the said stations andrailway colonies;

(c) the nature of facilities provided bythe Government in view of security of poorlabourers, women, children and seniorcitizens at railway stations;

(d) whether the Government has alsoensured that all such facilities have reachedthe right people in the proper manner; and

(e) if so, the details of such dataavailable so far at all major over crowdedstations including Delhi?

Achievement in Defence Production

1552. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:SHRIMATI RITA

BAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) the achievements made in terms ofweapon systems and ancillaries during thelast three years under Make in India;

(b) the level of indigenisation that hasbeen achieved under Make in India;


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(c) the initiatives that have beenundertaken towards the same; and

(d) the response of the public andprivate defence industry to Make in Indiain defence?

Rail Projects in Madhya Pradesh

†1553. SHRI UDAY PRATAPSINGH:




(a) the details of Rail projectsimplemented and pending in MadhyaPradesh and Chhattisgarh during the lastthree years and the current year;

(b) the details of funds allocated andutilised on the said project;

(c) the number of new rail lines laid orprogressive related works done thereto inMadhya Pradesh during the last five years;

(d) whether the Government has takenany steps to expedite the completion ofthe said projects or conducted reviewthereof; and


Rural and Urban Tele-density

†1554. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:




(a) whether rural tele-density isabysmally low in comparison to the urbantele-density in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe rural tele-density and the urban

tele-density separately during each of thelast three years and the current yearalong with the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the overall tele-densityin the country is very low in comparisonto the international level;

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

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to remove the disparitybetween the rural and urban tele-densityin the country?

New Railway Line in Jashpur

†1555. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:




(a) whether any survey has beenconducted to start rail services in Jashpurdistrict;

(b) if so, the places between whichthe said survey has been conducted;

(c) whether the said railway line hasbeen included in the Budget and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether the said railway lineproject is not likely to be started; and

(e) if so, the reasons therefor?

Indian Fishermen in BangladeshCustody

1556. SHRI MAGUNTASREENIVASULUREDDY:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat Indian fishermen were in the custodyof Bangladesh police for allegedly violatingthe Bangladesh laws pertaining to fishingand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether a BSF personnel waskilled during the flag meeting and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) the details of measures taken bythe Ministry to educate the fishermenabout the laws of the sea, boundary in thesea, etc. in view of the fact that many Indianfishermen unknowingly have become thevictims of such ignorance?

Opting Out of RCEP

†1557. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:




(a) whether the Government hasdeclined to sign the RegionalComprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) agreements taking the broaderinterests of indigenous industries andagriculture into consideration;

(b) if so, the sections of the RCEPagreement document which could haveadversely affected the various constituentsof the economy of our country;

(c) whether the Government hasproposed to include the conditions ofamendments in it in future so that India isnot isolated from this big commercial group;

(d) if so, the conditions thereof andwhether they address our local concerns;and

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

Cash Crunch in Railways

1558. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:SHRI VENKATESH NETHA

BORLAKUNTA:




(a) whether the Railways has been hitby severe cash crunch to take up newprojects and also to complete ongoingprojects in each zone;

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

(c) the corrective steps being taken bythe Government in this regard?

Download Speed

†1559. SHRI RAMESH CHANDERKAUSHIK:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:




(a) whether the Government hasenvisaged download speed of 50 megabyteper second (mbps) to every citizen of thecountry by 2020 under the NationalTelecom Policy and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposesto take help of State Governments increating basic infrastructure to achieve theenvisaged target and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) whether the Government has fixedany time limit for this and if so, the detailsthereof?


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Stoppage at Kaithal

†1560. SHRI NAYAB SINGH:




(a) whether the Railways has receivedany request for providing stoppage ofChandigarh-Jaipur Intercity at Kaithalrailway station; and

(b) if so, the action taken/proposed tobe taken by the Railways in this regard?

Intercity Train

†1561. SHRI BASANTA KUMARPANDA:




(a) whether a proposal has beenaccorded approval to run intercity train fromJunagarh to Visakhapatnam;


(c) whether it is a fact that there is nostoppage of any express train at NayaparaRoad and Rupra Road whereas NayaparaRoad is the railway station of districtheadquarter;

(d) if so, whether any approval hasbeen accorded to give stoppage of expresstrains at either of these stations; and


Ticket Touts

†1562. SHRI RAMPRITMANDAL:




(a) whether it is a fact that the toutsget the rail tickets booked in advancedespecially in the Bihar bound and EasternIndia bound trains;

(b) if so, the number of touts arrestedfor hacking the software relating to Tatkalbooking system of railways during the lastthree years; and

(c) the measures taken by theRailways to streamline the reservationsystem and rationalize the fares during thelast three years?

Bailout Package forBSNL and MTNL

1563. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:




(a) the details of Rs. 70,000 crorebailout/revival package provided by theGovernment to Bharat Sanchar NigamLimited (BSNL) and Mahanagar TelephoneNigam Limited (MTNL);

(b) whether the said bailout packageincludes the allotment of Rs. 20,000 croreworth of 4G spectrum at an administeredprice pegged at 2016 rates and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) whether the aforesaid allotment of4G spectrum at administered price willviolate the apex court decision that auctionbe the prefered mode of spectrumallotment and discriminate againstcompanies that have bought spectrum inauctions and if so, the details thereof andthe reaction of the Government thereto?

Underground Fires in Coal Mines

1564. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASHCHOUDHARY:




(a) whether some of the coal mine inthe country including in Jharkhand arefacing underground fire for quite some timeand if so, the details thereof;

(b) the estimated losses due to suchunderground fire of coal mines during thelast three years;

(c) the reasons for such undergroundfire of coal mines and ways to prevent thesame; and

(d) whether the Government has takenmeasures to stop/prevent underground firein coal mines and if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor?

Pay and Allowance to PersonnelPosted in Field Areas

1565. SHRIMATI RITABAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) the arrangements made for drawingof pay and allowances by armed forcespersonnel posted in field areas, high altitudearea and in Jammu and Kashmir wherebanking facilities are not available;

(b) the arrangements made forproviding benefit of pay and allowances tothe families of armed forces personnelwhen the soldiers are posted in the fieldareas;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived any grievances from personnel onthis account; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and themeasures have been undertaken toovercome the same?

Construction of Railway Line inNaxal Affected Areas

†1566. SHRI CHIRAG KUMARPASWAN:




(a) whether the Government isformulating a plan to connect Jamui, a naxalaffected area of Bihar, with Railway line;


(c) the railway projects on which workis going on to connect Jamui region withrailway;

(d) the budget and other details thereof;

(e) the time limit fixed to complete allthese railway projects; and


Profit/Loss Registered byBSNL and MTNL

1567. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:




(a) the loss or profit registered byBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) andMahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited(MTNL) during each of the last three years


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and their liabilities along with the serviceinfrastructure available with them incomparison to their private counterpart formobile services;

(b) whether BSNL and MTNL havefailed to attract customers as compared totheir private counterparts despite having alarge infrastructure, particularly in the urbanareas and if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor; and

(c) the reasons for call drops and lowconnectivity by these Governmentcompanies?

Accidents/Deaths in BengaluruDivision

1568. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:




(a) whether it is true as reported thatdeaths near Railway Stations in BengaluruDivision in 2019 (till September) add up to1,246;

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

(c) the steps taken by Railways tostop/restrict ‘trespassing’ across railwaytracks, apart from posting adequate staffby railway authorities or the RPF to stoppeople from crossing tracks;

(d) whether the Ministry has taken/would take any steps towards creatingawareness among passengers on theirsafety, posting guards at accident-pronespots, installing commuter friendly lifts,improving foot over bridge design, etc.;


(f) the details of the steps taken bythe Government to reduce foot board deathcases?

DRDO Budget

1569. SHRI PATELHASMUKHBHAISOMABHAI:




(a) whether the Government hasincreased the budget of Defence ResearchDevelopment Organisation (DRDO)during the last three years;


(c) the details of new activitiesundertaken by DRDO?

Dausa-Gangapur Railway Line

†1570. SHRIMATI JASKAURMEENA:




(a) the time by which the constructionof railway line between Dausa to Gangapurwhich was sanctioned 20 years ago and forwhich land has also been acquired is likelyto be completed;

(b) whether the work is going on at avery slow pace due to paucity of funds;

(c) whether ample amount have beenallocated for the purpose; and

(d) if so, the details thereof in thisregard?

Defence Manufacturing Hub

1571. SHRI ACHYUTANANDASAMANTA:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to make Odisha a defencemanufacturing hub and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to make Kandhamal a defencemanufacturing hub as it could be an ideallocation for bolstering defencemanufacturing and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the Government hasappointed or proposes to appoint acommittee to examine this suggestion; and


Integration among Armed Services

1572. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:




(a) the progress made with regard topromoting integration among the threearmed services; and

(b) the details including the rank,power, authority and mandate of Chief ofDefence Staff position as announced bythe Government?

Digi-Gaon Project

1573. DR. KALANIDHIVEERASWAMY:

SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:SHRI A. RAJA:




(a) the salient features of Digi-GaonProject;

(b) the number of villages coveredinitially under the project across thecountry, State/UT-wise including the Stateof Tamil Nadu;

(c) the funds sanctioned, allocated andutilized under this project since its inceptionacross the country, State/UT-wise includingthe State of Tamil Nadu;

(d) whether the Government proposesto expand this project across the countryand if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wiseincluding the State of Tamil Nadu;

(e) whether the Government proposesto expand Common Service Centres (CSCs)under the aforesaid project and if so, thedetails thereof, State/UT-wise including theState of Tamil Nadu along with the fundslikely to be sanctioned for the same; and

(f) whether the Government proposesto include entrepreneurship opportunitiesfor the rural residents specially womenunder the said project and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Telecom Facilities inDadar and Nagar Haveli

†1574. SHRI MOHAN S. DELKAR:




(a) whether tele communicationfacilities are available for people living intribal and hilly regions of Dadra and NagarHaveli;


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(c) whether arrangements have beenmade for setting up of towers in hillyregions;

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

(e) the total number of telecomconsumers in hilly regions during each ofthe last three years?

Exports from Rohtak andJhajjar

1575. SHRI ARVIND KUMARSHARMA:




(a) considering exports of nut-bolts,fasteners, shoes, agro-products andchemicals from districts Rohtak and Jhajjarand their strategic location in Delhi-NCRwhether the Government proposes to openan Indian Container Depot (ICD) and somesort of export facilitation centre indistricts Rohtak and Jhajjar and if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether there is delay in theimplementation and realization of fullpotential of DMIC (Delhi-MumbaiIndustrial Corridor) and whetherdomestic and foreign investors have notevinced much interest in its investmentzones; and

(c) if so, the details of the steps beingtaken/to be taken by the Government toresolve these problems and if not, thereasons therefor?

Import of Rubber Cup Lumps

1576. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any representation from themanufacturing industry seeking permissionfor the import of rubber cup lumps intothe country;

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

(c) whether the Government hasconducted or plans to conduct acomprehensive study in order tounderstand the possible impact of importof rubber cup lumps on the domesticrubber plantation industry and the priceof natural rubber in the country; and

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

Transgression in Indian Territory byChina

1577. SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:




(a) whether the Government has takennote of the Chinese soldiers incursions andtransgressions into the border areas of thecountry including Ladakh region of Jammu& Kashmir;

(b) if so, the number of such casesreported during each of the last three yearsand the current year;

(c) whether the casualties have beenreported in such incidents during the saidperiod and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the matter of suchincursions and transgressions has beendiscussed with the Chinese Presidentduring his visit to India in the recent past;and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor and the other correctivesteps taken/being taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Broad Gauge Tracks in Mizoram

1578. DR. RAJDEEP ROY:




(a) whether the laying of Broad Gauge(BG) tracks between Silchar to Sairang(Mizoram) has fallen much beyond thescheduled time; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor and the exact date ofcompletion of this project?

Coal Distribution Policy

†1579. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to review and amend the Coaldistribution policy in order to ensuresupply of coal to the small and mediumindustrial units in view of re-allotment ofcoal blocks;



Starting Jan Shatabdi Train

1580. DR. MOHAMMADJAWED:




(a) whether there is any proposal tostart Jan Shatabdi on the route Kishanganj-Patna-Kishanganj;



Sensitive Posts

†1581. SHRI BHANU PRATAPSINGH VERMA:




(a) the number of posts kept undersensitive category in Railways along withthe time-limit of transfer pertaining tosensitive posts according to the transferpolicy during the last three years and thecurrent year;

(b) the number of such railway officialswho have not been transferred even afterthe completion of their tenure; and

(c) the reasons therefor and the detailsthereof?

Electronics Hardware Park in WestBengal

1582. MS. LOCKETCHATTERJEE:




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(a) whether the Government proposesto set up any electronics hardware park/manufacturing centre or units in WestBengal;

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

(c) whether the Government has setup any Software Technology Parks of India(STPI) units in the State; and

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

Alternatives to RCEP

1583. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to opt-cut of the RegionalComprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP) and if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether there is any gain beingforgone by not being a part of this freetrade block;

(c) whether there is any provision forIndia to join this group at a later stage;

(d) if so, whether any step is beingtaken/to be taken to enhance thepreparedness of the economy for the same;

(e) whether there is any plan to initiateany other form of a free trade agreementwith any other group of countries or a singlecountry in the future including the UnitedStates and the European Union;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) the details of the measures beingtaken by the Government to reduce tradedeficit?

Indian Domestic Helps Abroad

1584. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:




(a) whether apps are being used tosell domestic helps in Kuwait and it isnothing but a modern day slave trade andif so, the plans devised by our Governmentto protect our women who are working inGulf countries from such abuse;

(b) whether the Government has anydata of our women working as domesticservants in Gulf countries includingKuwait; and


Increasing MPLAD Fund

1585. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:SHRI JANARDAN SINGH

SIGRIWAL:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat major hurdles of procedural delays aremet while trying to get the projects clearedfor execution under the MPLAD funds;

(b) if so, whether the Ministry hadconducted any study to understand thedelay in execution of the recommended

projects, timely intimation of status, etc.which unnecessarily lead to negativepublicity;

(c) if so, the findings thereof;

(d) whether the Government is alsoaware that most of the MPs have at leastseven assembly constituencies under aparliamentary constituency and that eachMLA is eligible to spend 6 crore per annumunder his/her legislative assemblyconstituency;

(e) if so, whether the Government isaware that the funds under MPLAD cannotmatch the funds available under MLA-LAD; and

(f) if so, whether the Governmentconsiders increasing the MPLAD funds atleast to match the number of legislativeconstituencies including tripling the existingfunds and if not, the reasons therefor?

Steps for Promoting Exports

1586. SHRI UNMESHBHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:




(a) whether the Government has anyscheme to assist the States in promotionof exports, especially agricultural productsand if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of total funds allocatedto various States for export promotion,sector and State-wise during each of thelast three years and the current year alongwith the steps taken by the Governmentto engage the States in export promotion;

(c) the measures taken by theGovernment to improve the agricultural

products and logistic constraints to achievethe export target of the country;

(d) whether the Government has alsomade provisions for tax rebate forpromotion of exports and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) the value of rebate provided duringeach of the last three years along with therole of the said rebate in increasing theexports and the monitoring system in placeto ensure proper utilization of the saidrebate?

BharatNet Project

1587. SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

DR. SUJAYRADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:




(a) the funds disbursed underBharatNet Project during each of the lastthree years, State/UT-wise;

(b) the target set and achievedthereunder with regard to providing internetconnection to gram panchayats during thesaid period, State/UT-wise;

(c) the reasons for not achieving theaforesaid envisaged target;

(d) the number of gram panchayatswhere physical infrastructure forcommercial broadband connection has beeninstalled, State/UT-wise along with thenumber of gram panchayats which haveoperational commercial broadbandconnections, State/UT-wise;

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(e) the broadband speed in each suchgram panchayat, State/UT-wise; and

(f) the average data usage rate perconnection per day in each such grampanchayat?

Subsidy to Coal Industry

1588. SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI:




(a) whether India has increased thesubsidy it provides for coal industry in thepast two years; and

(b) if so, whether the Government hasdevised a plan of action on phasing outthese subsidies gradually and decreasingIndia’s dependence on coal fired electricityand the details thereof?

Effect of Climate Change on CoalIndustry

†1589. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to conduct or conducted anysurvey regarding the effect of climate changeagreements on coal industry in India and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to maintain a balancebetween the commitments regarding climatechange and the interests of the coal industry;and


Contracts for Coking Coal Imports

1590. DR. PRITAMGOPINATHRAOMUNDE:




(a) whether the coal ministry isplanning to get contracts for coking coalimport at competitive prices instead of itsearlier plan to go for outright purchase ofcoal mines;


(c) the quantity of coal importedduring the last three years, variant-wise;and

(d) whether the percentage of demandof coal, variant-wise is met by domesticsupply, if so, the details thereof?

New Cantonment Boards

1591. SHRI RAJIV PRATAPRUDY:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to set up new cantonment boardsin the coming years and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the details of all cantonmentboards currently in the country;

(c) the details of the composition andkey functions of the Cantonment Boards;

(d) whether the Government is awarethat the development of many cantonmentboards is held up due to Floor Space Index(FSI) norms; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe steps being taken to resolve the issue?

Assets of Indian Railways

1592. SHRIMATI PRATIMAMONDAL:




(a) whether the Government has beenleased out some of the assets of IndianRailways taking into consideration all theassets;

(b) if so, the reasons behind suchaction and the revenue earned through it;and

(c) if not, whether there are any futureplans of doing so?

Gram Nyayalayas

1593. SHRI SANJAY SETH:




(a) whether the Government has setup Gram Nyayalayas across the countryand if so, the details thereof, State-wiseincluding Jharkhand and the present statusthereof;

(b) whether the villages are facingdifficulties in getting justice fromSubordinate/High Courts as they are faraway from their places of residence and ifso, the steps taken by the Government toset up Gram Nyayalayas in villages;

(c) whether the cases pending in lowercourts would be considered in theseNyayalayas and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of funds allocated andreleased to the States for setting up of GramNyayalayas in the country; and

(e) the other steps being taken toprovide speedy justice in rural areas?

Agreement with French RailwaysAgency

†1594. SHRI SANGAM LALGUPTA:




(a) whether trilateral agreement hasbeen signed with French National Railways(SNCF) and French agency AFD;

(b) if so, the complete draft of theagreement along with the details thereof;and

(c) the maximum grant agreed upon bythe French agency-AFD to provideassistance to IRSDC in the development ofrailway stations in India through FrenchNational Railways (SNFC) as the technicalpartner?

Cost Overrun of InfraProjects

1595. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARARAO:

SHRI GIRISHBHALCHANDRABAPAT:

SHRI RAVNEET SINGHBITTU:





(a) whether the Indian Express dated21st October, 2019 has reported that 360infra projects show cost overruns ofRs. 3.88 lakh crore and if so, the commentsof the Ministry in this regard;

(b) the details of major central sectorinfrastructure schemes/projects beingimplemented in Telangana and Punjab,especially in Ludhiana during the last threeyears and the current year;

(c) whether a large number of infraprojects are stalled/running behind scheduleand if so, the details thereof includingreasons therefor and consequential costoverrun, incurring cost overrun during thelast two years;

(d) whether the Government proposesto abandon several projects particularly inPunjab and if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor; and

(e) the details of the action planchalked out by the Government to expedite/complete the ongoing projects without anyfurther delay?

Chinese President’s Visit to India

1596. SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:




(a) whether the President of China hasvisited India recently;

(b) if so, the details of discussions heldduring the said visit along with the outcomethereof;

(c) whether the matter like Chinesesoldiers’ incursions and transgressions intothe border areas and the role of Pakistan interrorism globally have also been discussedduring the said visit;

(d) if so, the details and outcomethereof;

(e) whether leaders of both thecountries have agreed to add new contentand substance to their bilateralrelationship;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

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

Coal Production from UndergroundMines

1597. SHRI PRADYUTBORDOLOI:




(a) whether there is a gap betweentargets fixed and achievements made byCoal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiariesin producing raw coal from the undergroundmines during each of the last three yearsand the current year and if so, the detailsthereof, mine-wise;

(b) the contribution of undergroundmines of CIL and its subsidiaries in coalproduction of the country during the saidperiod, mine-wise and steps taken by theGovernment to bridge the gap of targetsand achievements of coal production;

(c) the number of workers of CIL whodied/got injured in the process of extractingof deep seated coal deposits in the country,mine-wise; and

(d) the details of all mines/projectswherein CIL is a part of or is working on in

Assam, mine-wise and the expectedproduction capacity and expendituresinvolved therein?

Indian Cyber Crime CoordinationCentre

1598. SHRI SATYADEVPACHAURI:




(a) whether the Government has setup ‘Indian Cyber Crime CoordinationCentre’ for the period 2018-2020, tocombat cyber crime in the country and ifso, the details and the components thereof;and

(b) whether the Government has takensteps to spread awareness on cyber crimeto prevent the same and expediteinvestigation and if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor?

Tribunal for Direct and IndirectCases

†1599. SHRI CHHATAR SINGHDARBAR:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:




(a) whether certain tribunalsconstituted to dispose the cases of directand indirect cases are taking excessive timein disposing the pending cases;

(b) if so, the number of cases pendingbefore each of such tribunal till date; and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentfor the quick disposal of pending cases?

Pending Court Cases

1600. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a) the steps that are being taken tocounter the huge pendency of cases in thejudicial system;

(b) whether any form of digitizationor internet is being used to hasten theprocess of filing of cases and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether any Alternate DisputeResolution methods are being promoted toincrease out of court settlements to decreasethe workload of the court, if any, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether any steps are being takento fill the vacancies at various levels of thejudicial system to boost the judicial strengthof the country and if so, the details thereof?

4G Services by BSNL and MTNL

†1601. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVIPATEL:




(a) whether the Government proposesto launch 4G services in BSNL and MTNL;


(c) the reasons for delay in launchingof 4G services in BSNL and MTNL; and

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(d) whether the Government hasdiscriminated against the public sectortelecom companies in order to promote theirprivate counterpart?

Chinese Submarine

†1602. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWARPATIL:




(a) whether a Chinese submarine runon atomic energy stationed at ColomboInternational Container Terminal is asecurity threat for India;


(c) whether India has raised its concernto Sri Lankan Government regardingpresence of increasing Chinese forces inthe area;

(d) if so, the reaction of Sri LankanGovernment in this regard; and

(e) the corrective measures adopted/proposed by the Government immediatelyin this regard?

De-Reserved Coaches

1603. SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:




(a) the details of the initiatives takenby the Government for providing journeyfacilities to the daily short distancecommuters using season tickets in sleepercoaches of long distance trains from thestarting point and to the terminal stations;

(b) the action taken by theGovernment to implement the assurancegiven by the Hon’ble Minister to providede-reserved compartments in 13 trains inKerala;

(c) the action taken by variousregional Railways on the recommendationgiven by Southern Railway for providingde-reserved compartments in 13 trains;

(d) whether it comes to the notice ofthe Government that Divisional RailwayThiruvananthapuram is not providing thede-reserved facility in train no. 16346 byreducing the number of coaches; and

(e) if so, the action taken for providingsufficient number of coaches so as to usethe sanctioned de-reserved facility?

Expanding Supreme Court Bench

1604. SHRI M.V.V.SATYANARAYANA:




(a) whether Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Personnel, PublicGrievances, Law and Justice suggested forexpanding the Supreme Court bench orseparate bench in Chennai on trial basis;and

(b) if so, whether the UnionGovernment is considering to open aseparate bench of Supreme Court atChennai or Visakhapatnam or Vijayawadain Andhra Pradesh or in any southern partsof the country?

Railway Line between Dehri on Soneto Banjari

†1605. SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN:




(a) whether the Government hasproposed to construct railway line fromDehri on Sone to Banjari in East CentralRailways;

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

(c) whether all the formalities havebeen completed by the Government toconstruct this 36.04 Km. long railway linethat was proposed and sanctioned in theBudget 2008-09;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Governmentcontemplates to expedite the constructionof this railway line for transportation ofthe people of this region and passengers offar flung areas; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Train Accidents due to Non-Availability of LHBs

†1606. SHRI GANESH SINGH:




(a) whether more train accidents aretaking place due to non-availability of LHBcoaches in trains;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons behind the scarcity of LHBcoaches;

(c) the details of the trains passingthrough West Central Railway and SatnaRailway Station in Central Railway andthe number of trains out of them which hasnot been provided with LHB coaches;and

(d) the time by when MahakaushalExpress and Howrah-Mumbai Mail wouldbe fitted with LHB coaches?

Rise in Cyber Crimes

1607. SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:




(a) whether there has been a sharp riseof 77 per cent in incidents of cyber crimesfrom 2016 to 2017 and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the reaction of the Governmentthereto; and

(c) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to curb the cyber crimes andrising cases of cyber-stalking ofwomen?

Revenue Generation throughAdvertisement

†1608. SHRI AJAY KUMARMISRA TENI:




(a) whether the Government has takena decision to use/book trains foradvertisement with a view to generateadditional revenue;

(b) if so, the additional revenue likelyto be generated through this new scheme;and



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Revival of Sirkali Power Project

1609. SHRITHIRUMAAVALAVANTHOL:




(a) whether NLC India Ltd. whichconceived a 4000 MW coal based powerproject at Sirkali in Nagappattinam districtof Tamil Nadu in 2010 has dropped thesame in 2017 and started new project inRajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) whether dropping of powerproject at Sirkali has deprived jobs anddevelopment to the region;

(c) if so, whether the Government hasreceived request for revival of the SirkaliPower project; and

(d) whether the Government isconsidering to revive the project, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Facilities for 5G Network

1610. SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:




(a) whether the Government hasprovided adequate facilities to operate 5Gnetwork in the country;


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

NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

November 21, 2019 Secretary General

Kartika 30, 1941 (Saka)

INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy : 1469, 1482, 1496, 1536

Coal : 1391, 1402, 1418, 1423, 1443, 1446, 1483,1499, 1514, 1517, 1527, 1533, 1541, 1564,1579, 1588, 1589, 1590, 1597, 1609

Commerce and Industry : 1381, 1382, 1387, 1389, 1390, 1400, 1401,1410, 1413, 1426, 1441, 1445, 1449, 1452,1453, 1467, 1488, 1503, 1510, 1524, 1548,1557, 1575, 1576, 1583, 1586

Communications : 1394, 1414, 1435, 1448, 1455, 1465, 1466,1471, 1480, 1484, 1500, 1508, 1532, 1537,1538, 1543, 1550, 1554, 1559, 1563, 1567,1574, 1587, 1601, 1610

Defence : 1417, 1428, 1432, 1433, 1454, 1475, 1481,1487, 1506, 1513, 1519, 1552, 1565, 1569,1571, 1572, 1577, 1591

Development of North Eastern Region : 1485, 1511, 1549

Electronics and Information Technology : 1383, 1385, 1396, 1406, 1415, 1425, 1460,

1464, 1468, 1478, 1489, 1493, 1522, 1547,1573, 1582, 1598, 1607

External Affairs : 1397, 1403, 1440, 1498, 1509, 1515, 1526,1534, 1540, 1556, 1584, 1596, 1602

Law and Justice : 1399, 1404, 1408, 1411, 1416, 1420, 1476,1593, 1599, 1600, 1604

Mines : 1409, 1444, 1447

Parliamentary Affairs :

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions : 1457, 1463, 1497, 1525, 1529, 1531, 1539

Planning : 1419, 1429, 1451, 1458, 1542

503

Railways : 1392, 1393, 1395, 1398, 1405, 1407, 1412,1421, 1422, 1424, 1427, 1430, 1431, 1434,1436, 1437, 1438, 1439, 1442, 1450, 1456,1459, 1461, 1462, 1470, 1472, 1473, 1474,1477, 1479, 1486, 1490, 1491, 1492, 1494,1495, 1501, 1502, 1504, 1505, 1507, 1512,1516, 1518, 1520, 1521, 1523, 1528, 1530,1535, 1544, 1545, 1546, 1551, 1553, 1555,1558, 1560, 1561, 1562, 1566, 1568, 1570,1578, 1580, 1581, 1592, 1594, 1603, 1605,1606, 1608

Space : 1384, 1386

Statistics and Programme Implementation : 1388, 1585, 1595.

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