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Railway Projects in Madhya Pradesh

†*241. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS

¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of Railway projects being implementedin Madhya Pradesh;

(b) the details of major projects of Railwayimplemented/being implemented in Malwa-Nimar regionfor providing benefits to the said region;

(c) the details of the efforts being made by theGovernment to promote Rail traffic in Indore, the economiccapital of Madhya Pradesh; and

(d) the details of the efforts being made to promoteRailway projects in Tribal regions?

Construction of Railway Lines

†*242. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:



(a) the progress made by the Government in theconstruction of Bodhan, Biloli, Narsi, Mukhed, Laturrailway lines;

(b) whether the survey work on this railway routehas been started and if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the time by which the construction work is likelyto be started after completion of survey of this railwayroute?

Construction of Over Bridges and Underpasses

†*243. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:



(a) the criteria set by the Railways for constructionof over bridges, underpasses and foot-overbridges forsmooth movement;

(b) the proposals under consideration for all thedistricts of Rajasthan for construction of the said bridgesand underpasses, place-wise;

(c) whether the Government is aware of the proposalssent by Rajasthan Government for sanctioning the saidbridges and underpasses in the Ajmer ParliamentaryConstituency;

(d) if so, the details of the proposals received andsanctioned during the last five years, year-wise;

(e) whether the proposals for the construction ofunderpass at old railway station at Kishangarh in Ajmer,foot-overbridge near nalla number 293 Maaliyon ki Dhani,underpass construction at crossing number 41-A nearBijaynagar and toll crossing number 01 near SubhashNagar in Ajmer and overbridge construction at crossingnumber 18-B at Nasirabad, crossing number-129 situatedon Masuda-Bandanwara road, crossing number-243 onMahla-Aasalpur Jobner road and LC-12 nearMangliyawas are under consideration of the Government;and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Startup India Scheme

†*244. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

¾ÖÖ×ÞÖ•µÖ †Öî¸ü ˆªÖêÝÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß

be pleased to state:

(a) the details of main features of the Startup IndiaScheme;

(b) the number of registrations made across thecountry under the scheme from the date of itscommencement, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of the amount sanctioned, allocatedand utilized under the scheme along with the targets set/achieved, State/UT-wise;

(d) the names of the five States which have initiated/made maximum registrations of start-ups in the country;and

(e) the number of registrations made in Bihar underthe scheme during the last two years?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERSWednesday, August 3, 2022/Sravana 12, 1944(Saka)

______

(Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Coal; Commerce and Industry; Communications; Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution; Earth Sciences; Electronics and Information Technology; Mines; Parliamentary Affairs;Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Science and Technology; Space; Steel; Statistics and

Programme Implementation; Textiles)

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Total Number of Questions — 20

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Industrial Corridors

*245. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:




(a) the industrial nodes identified under variousIndustrial Corridors in Karnataka and Maharashtra;

(b) the status of development of each industrialnode like detailed master planning, preliminaryengineering, etc.;

(c) the present status of area with regard toidentification of land, formation of Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV), transfer of land to SPV, infrastructure development,etc.;

(d) the cost estimates for various infrastructurecomponents along with the contribution from CentralGovernment for different nodes; and

(e) the status of funds released for each area andthe employment potential of each node?

New Train Services

*246. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:


¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the introduction of overnighttrain service between Coimbatore-Bengaluru-Coimbatoreand train service from Coimbatore-Nagercoil viaPodanur-Pollachi and Madurai is under the seriousconsideration of the Government in Salem Railwaydivision;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether these proposals have been pendingwith the Railways since many years; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor?

Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal at Rafaleshwar

*247. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJIKUNDARIYA:




(a) whether the Government has considered a GatiShakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) at Rafaleshwar, Morbi toprovide logistic advantage to ceramic industries, whichwould also create avenues as well as freight volume forRailways;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the featuresof the said terminal;

(c) the time by which the said terminal is likely to beoperationalized?

Foodgrains to States under PDS

*248. DR. HEENA GAVIT:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOODAND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONˆ¯Ö³ÖÖêŒŸÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the total quantity of foodgrains released to theStates under the Public Distribution System (PDS) duringthe last three years and the current year, State-wiseparticularly in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengaland Madhya Pradesh;

(b) the quantity of foodgrains out of the abovedistributed under the PDS;

(c) the details of the remaining quantity of thefoodgrains left with each State during the said period,State-wise;

(d) the manner in which it has been utilised or isproposed to be utilised, State-wise; and

(e) whether any policy has been formulated forproper implementation of PDS in the country and if so,the details thereof?

Kavach Technology in Railways

*249. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Railways is aiming for zero trainaccidents by developing an indigenous safety deviceand if so, the details thereof;

(b) the time by which Kavach is likely to be installedin all the trains;

(c) the details of other benefits of this safety device; and(d) whether the Railways is planning to export

Kavach technology to other countries so as to earnforeign revenue and if so, the details thereof?

Distribution of Foodgrains under NFS Scheme

†*250. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOODAND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖêŒŸÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the number of beneficiaries under the National FoodSecurity (NFS) scheme in various States of the countryincluding Rajasthan during the last two years;

(b) the State-wise details of foodgrains distributed/funds allocated under the said scheme in the country fromJanuary 01, 2020 till date;

(c) the quantum of foodgrains allocated anddistributed after announcement of distribution of freefoodgrains during the lockdown alongwith the number ofpeople benefited therefrom, State-wise; and

(d) the present status of One Nation One Ration Card?


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Discrimination in TPDS

*251. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR:


ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖêŒŸÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of thediscrimination in the Targeted Public Distribution System(TDPS) that has excluded over 90 million eligible people;

(b) if so, the criteria for inclusion and exclusion laiddown to identify priority households for TPDS;

(c) whether the Government is aware that inclusionand exclusion criteria for TDPS does not pass benefitsto single women, socially vulnerable groups,transgenders, persons with disabilities and those thatare chronically ill and if so, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to improveinclusion of vulnerable groups in TDPS?

Surplus Stock of Rice with States

*252. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:



(a) whether the Government is aware of the MoUstating that the surplus stock of rice which is in excessof allocation in favour of the States under Targeted PublicDistribution System and other welfare schemes are to behanded over to the Food Corporation of India (FCI);

(b) if so, whether the Government is aware that theFCI has refused to receive any parboiled rice in thecurrent year (KMS 2021-22) from the State of Odisha andif so, the details thereof; and

(c) the quantity of surplus rice received by the FCIfrom Odisha during the last five years, year-wise?

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited

*253. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS


(a) whether the Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), a PSUof Ministry of Railways, executed the new lineconstruction work for a private company, KrishnapatnamRailway Company Limited (KRCL) and incurred excessexpenditure without receiving the requisite payment fromKRCL;

(b) if so, the details of outstanding amount (includinginterest) receivable by RVNL from this private company;

(c) whether this is a case of diversion of railwaymoney to private company as unsecured advance and ifso, the details thereof;

(d) the details of rules and procedures laid down bythe Government in this regard;

(e) whether the same has been followed in this caseby the RVNL officials and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) if not, the action taken by the Railways in thisregard?

Public Grievances

*254. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the PRIME MINISTER

¯ÖÏ¬ÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the details including the number of publicgrievances/complaints received against the variousCentral Government Departments since 2014, Department-wise and year-wise along with the number and details ofpublic grievances received through Centralised PublicGrievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)in the current year till date;

(b) the details including the number of grievancesthat were disposed of along with the number of pendinggrievances since 2014 as on date, Ministry/Department-wise and year-wise; and

(c) the details of the initiatives taken by theGovernment for expeditious redressal of these grievances/complaints?

Beneficiaries under PMGKY & MKY inChhattisgarh

†*255. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:



(a) the State-wise details of distribution of freegoodgrains under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan AnnaYojana (PMGKAY) during the last two years alongwiththe number of beneficiaries and the quantum offoodgrains distributed thereunder;

(b) the number of beneficiaries under the said schemein Chhattisgarh;

(c) the quantum of foodgrains distributed under theMukhyamantri Khadyan Yojana (MKY) being run byChhattisgarh Government alongwith the number ofbeneficiaries, district-wise; and

(d) the number of beneficiaries registered underPMGKAY alongwith the number of beneficiariesregistered under MKY in Chhattisgarh?

4G Service Providers in the Country

†*256. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS

ÃÖÓ“ÖÖ ü̧ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of 4G service providers in the country;

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(b) the steps taken by the Government in publicinterest on increase in rate of small recharge coupons by4G service provider companies without any notice,company-wise; and

(c) whether the Government has developed/proposedto develop any mechanism to regulate these serviceproviders and if so, the details thereof?

Lateral Induction in Railways

*257. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:



(a) whether there are large number of Candidates(non-Gazetted empanelled for appointments in Railwaysfor various zones, especially from 2016 to 2020;

(b) if so, the details thereof, zone wise;

(c) whether there is a provision of 10% and 40%quota for absorption against lateral induction at variouswork-shops/engineering establishments of Railways andif so, the details thereof; and

(d) the procedure of the lateral induction, especiallyfor Group D category against 10% and 40%?

National Optical Fibre Network Project

*258. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:



(a) the details of the optical fibre cables laid inTamil Nadu so far under National Optical Fibre Network(NOFN) project along with the total cost of project andthe funds allocated;

(b) the timeline fixed for achieving the remainingtarget;

(c) the details of the number of Gram Panchayats(GPs) in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh that have beenconnected with broadband and Wi-Fi hotspots so farunder the said project; and

(d) the reasons for a number of GPs not beingconnected to the said services in Tamil Nadu and AndhraPradesh under the said project so far?

Textile Hub

*259. SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH:SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS

LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES

¾ÖÃ¡Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to set up75 textile hubs in the country and if so, the detailsthereof, State-wise including Bihar and Assam alongwith the details of selection procedure and the estimatedamount to be spent per hub in setting up these newtextile hub/parks;

(b) whether the Government plans to frame a policyfor inclusion of sustainable technology in textilemanufacturing in the hubs and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has envisaged a plan toexpand ‘One District One Product’ scheme specificallyfor textiles to promote rural industry and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether Assam is hub to highest handloomweavers in India and if so, the initiatives undertaken bythe Government to support handlooms and textilesweavers of Assam?

Adarsh Station Scheme

*260. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA

RAJU:




(a) the number of railway stations upgraded/renovated/modernized under the Adarsh StationProgramme across the country including Andhra Pradesh,Bihar and Maharashtra and the facilities being provided atthe Adarsh Stations, State/District-wise;

(b) the Station-wise details of the target fixed andachievements made with regard to the above mentionedscheme;

(c) the details of the quantum of funds allocated/released/sanctioned and utilized under the said schemeduring the last three years, year/State/District-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposes to include somemore stations of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra underthe above scheme; and

(e) if so, the details of the stations to be included?

NEW DELHI; UTPAL KUMAR SINGHJuly 28, 2022 Secretary GeneralSravana 6, 1944 (Saka)

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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy :

Coal :

Commerce and Industry : 244, 245

Communications : 256, 258

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution : 248, 250, 251, 252, 255

Earth Sciences :

Electronics and Information Technology :

Mines :

Parliamentary Affairs :

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions : 254

Planning :

Railways : 241, 242, 243, 246, 247, 249, 253, 257, 260

Science and Technology :

Space :

Steel :

Statistics and Programme Implementation :

Textiles : 259.

Protection to Slum Clusters along Railway Tracks

2761. PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:DR. HEENA GAVIT:DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE

PATIL:




(a) whether the Government plans to relocate andrehabilitate the slum clusters located along the railwaytracks;


(c) whether the Government plans to provide someprotection to the slum clusters located along the railwaytracks;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government plans to provide propersanitation facilities to the people living in the slumsalong the railway tracks; and


Centrally Sponsored Schemes

2762. SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:SHRI VENKATESH NETHA

BORLAKUNTA:SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

Will the Minister of PLANNING

µÖÖê•Ö®ÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes andCentral Sector Schemes being implemented by theGovernment in the State of Telangana during the lastfive years and the current year, year, scheme and district-wise;

(b) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned,released and utilised for each of the above scheme

during the last five years and the current year, year,scheme and district-wise;

(c) the details of physical targets set and achievedwhile implementing the said schemes during the last fiveyears and the current year, year, scheme and district-wise;

(d) whether the Government has found anyshortcomings while implementing these schemes and ifso, the manner by which the Government has fixed thoseshortcomings; and

(e) whether there is time and cost overrun ofany of the above schemes and if so, the reasonstherefor?

LHB Coaches for Divyangjan

2763. SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:




(a) the details of measures being taken by theGovernment to ensure welfare of Divyangjan passengersin the Indian Railways;

(b) the total number of Divyangjan friendly LHBcoaches inducted in the Railways till now train/route-wise along with the extent to which it has assisted theDivyangjan passengers;

(c) whether the Government has put up mechanismsto capture due feedback from Divyangjan Passengers ontheir travel experience;

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

(e) whether all the long distance trains in the countryhave a separate coach for disabled people and if not, thereasons therefor;

(f) the percentage of long distance trains havingseparate coaches for disabled people at present; and

(g) the time by which the Government proposes toincrease the number of such trains; and

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERSWednesday, August 3, 2022/Sravana 12, 1944 (Saka)

_____

(Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Coal; Commerce and Industry; Communications; Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution; Earth Sciences; Electronics and Information Technology; Mines; Parliamentary Affairs;Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Science and Technology; Space; Steel; Statistics and

Programme Implementation; Textiles)

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Total Number of Questions — 230

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(h) the number of stations out of the 7083 railwaystations in the country that have been made accessibleto Persons with Disabilities?

Post Office Passport Seva Kendras

2764. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:


ÃÖÓ“ÖÖ¸ ´ÖÓ¡Öß

be pleased to state the details of Post Office PassportSeva Kendras (POPSKs) functioning across the countryat present?

Financial Assistance for Artisans

†2765. SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA

KRISHNA RAJU:


¾ÖÃ¡Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Government has taken note that thelivelihood of artisans has deteriorated due toCovid-19 Pandemic in the country;


(c) whether the Government has proposed anyfinancial assistance schemes for the benefit of theseartisans; and

(d) if so, the details of such artisans and fundsprovided to them, State-wise?

MPLAD Funds

2766. SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS ANDPROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

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


(a) whether the interest accrued on MP Local AreaDevelopment (MPLAD) funds, is to be deposited intothe Consolidated Fund of India as per the revised rulebrought out by the Government;


(c) whether the said revised rule was in violation ofthe MPLADS and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government did not consult therelevant Parliamentary Committee before taking thisdecision; and

(e) if so, the facts thereof?

Impact of Climate Change on Oceans

2767. SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES

¯Öé£¾Öß ×¾ÖóÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether any study has been conducted to assessthe extent of impact of climate change on oceans in theworld and non-biodegradable wastes and pollution inthe seas;


(c) whether the recent UN conference has come outwith a report that world’s seas are in crisis;

(d) if so, the adverse impact of such climate changein our region; and

(e) the details of the action plan drawn up to containthe damage?

Atal Innovation Mission

†2768. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:




(a) whether Mini Science Labs or Mobile ScienceLabs could be set up by MP and MLA funds under theAtal Innovation Mission in all the Secondary Schools,High schools and colleges in the country includingBihar;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the details of the Government’s plan to setup Science labs in all the schools?

Extreme Weather Events

2769. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:




(a) whether the Government has taken any steps tofight climate change and global warming;


(c) whether the Government has conducted anystudy regarding increasing extreme weather events inthe country and its overall impact; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Rice Fortification

2770. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:




(a) whether the Government has decided tooperationalize standards for fortified rice kernels (FRKs)


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to strengthen the national-level fortification programmein the country;


(c) whether the Government has also planned tocover all the districts by March, 2023 under the ricefortification programme; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the follow up actionproposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

Procurement of Food Grains

2771. SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:




(a) the policy laid down for the procurement offoodgrains and public distribution system;

(b) whether the Ministry is procuring and distributingfoodgrains as per the above policy; and

(c) if so, the details of procurement and distributionduring the last five years, year-wise and State-wise?

Horizontal Reservation

2772. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:


¯ÖÏ¬ÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Government has received anyrequest/proposal to provide horizontal reservation inGovernment jobs for those who are mentally challengedwithin the quota set aside for differently abled population;


(c) whether the Government will take necessarysteps to ensure that at least 25% of seats reserved inGovernment jobs for the differently abled populationgoes to mentally challenged population; and

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

Production Linked Incentive Scheme

†2773. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:SHRI NAYAB SINGH:




(a) whether the Government has approved theProduction Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in textile sectorfor 10 segments/products of Man-Made Fiber (MMF)apparel, Man-Made Fiber fabrics and technical clothes

which will bring investment and growth to the textileindustry at a different level in the ParliamentaryConstituency of Kurukshetra, Haryana and Khandwa,Madhya Pradesh; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

APEDA

†2774. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:


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

(a) whether special attention has been given towardsNorth Eastern Region under Agricultural and ProcessedFood Products Export Development Authority(APEDA);and

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

Rural Fibre Network

2775. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:


ÃÖÓ“ÖÖ¸ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been a delay in setting up ofrural fibre networks for Gram Panchayats across villagesunder the BharatNet scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasonsfor the delay; and

(c) the details of the revised timeline for thecompletion of the project?

Price of Cotton Yarn

2776. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:



(a) whether hike in cotton yarn prices and freightduty due to Russia-Ukraine war have affected the exportbusiness of Panipat by 60 per cent this year and if so,the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) whether the approximate 450 units functioning inPanipat, export handloom products, blankets, bed sheets,cushions and hundreds of other items all over the worldand if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the price of cotton yarn has increasedfrom Rs.160 per kg to about Rs.330 per kg and the open-end yarn, which was earlier available at Rs 120 per kg,has now reached to mark of Rs.170-190 per kg and if so,the steps taken to redress all the said problems?

Foodgrain Stocks

2777. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:


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SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:




(a) whether foodgrains stocks in the country are ona 15 year low and per capita stocks at 50 year low andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is impacting the allocation of wheat tomore than ten States;

(c) if so, the measures taken by the Ministry toaddress this issue; and

(d) the details of the procurement and PublicDistribution Policy in the country along with the presentstatus since, 2014?

PPP-MII

2778. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:




(a) whether the Government has issued an order onPublic Procurement (Preference to Make in India) inOctober 2017;

(b) if so, details thereof;

(c) the details of the total procurement of goods andservices complying with the PPP-MII order and the totalprocurement of goods and services conducted byall the Ministries since October, 2017, ministry and year-wise;

(d) whether the Ministry has issued an amendmentto the PPP-MII order which allows foreign companieswith minimum domestic value addition of only 20% toparticipate in public procurement;

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the reasonsfor the amendment; and

(f) the number of complaints filed and disposed ofsince the launch of the online complaints redressalplatform for non-compliance with PPP-MII requirements,Ministry-wise?

Agricultural Exports

2779. SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE

PATIL:DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:DR. HEENA GAVIT:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) whether the agricultural produces of the countryare exported;

(b) if so, the details of wheat, rice, spices andvegetables exported during the last three years and thecurrent year;

(c) the total revenue earned from such exportsduring the said period;

(d) whether the Government has received anycomplaints regarding non-payment of remunerative pricesto the farmers for their produces and some tradersmaking huge profit out of such exports;

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the actiontaken by the Government thereon; and

(f) whether any corrective measures have been takento provide benefit to the farmers in respect of the exportand if so, the details thereof?

Review of Centrally Sponsored Schemes

2780. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:




(a) whether the Government has reviewed from timeto time the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs)implemented by the States to evaluate the achievementmade against the set targets;

(b) if so, the details and the results thereof, year,scheme and State-wise for the last five years;

(c) whether there is any provision for imposingpenalty on the non-performing States under the variousschemes and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the proposed reforms/correctivemeasures along with the time by which the said reforms/corrective measures are likely to be taken?

Development of Textile Industry

2781. DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:SHRI SELVAM G.:



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(a) whether the Government has evaluated the shareof various States including Tamil Nadu, Maharashtraand Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the development oftextiles industry/sector in the country and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the measures taken/to be taken by theGovernment to boost textiles sector in the country andto compete it with foreign countries along withcooperation sought from international players in thisregard; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to restructureits textile policies to achieve growth target rate set forthe sector in coming years, if so, the details thereof andthe steps taken in this regard?

PM-Mitra Park

2782. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:




(a) whether the Government has put forward anyplan to achieve ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ through the PM-Mitra Parks in association with Production LinkedIncentive (PLI) and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has updates on theproposals submitted by Rajasthan State IndustrialDevelopment and Investment Corporation (RIICO), UPState Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) andOdisha Industrial Infrastructure DevelopmentCorporation; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Digital Transaction

†2783. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):

SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAIPATEL:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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(a) the details of digital transaction during the lastthree years;

(b) the details of the increase in the value of thesedigital transactions during the last three years; and

(c) the details of the benefits of increasing digitaltransactions?

PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan

2784. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESHNARAYAN DHANORKAR:




(a) the details of the steps taken under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan since its inception, year-wise;

(b) the details of the funds released for the plan,year-wise;

(c) whether any new ministries, in addition to theinitial 21, have been included in the scheme;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to improveinter-departmental efficiency during the last eight years?

Revenue Earning from Department of Post

†2785. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH aliasPAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:




(a) whether the Government has set any target forrevenue earnings from Department of Post during thecurrent fiscal year and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the number of personnel including postmasters and postmen along with basic infrastructure isadequate in the Department of Post at present and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has started to deliverthe posts and parcels in different parts of the countryusing cutting edge technology and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether the usage of various postal services areon declining trend and if so, the details thereof includingcurative steps taken in this regard?

Agricultural Weather Forecasting Services

2786. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:




(a) whether the Government is taking steps toimprove agricultural weather forecasting services for thefarmers;


(c) the details of modernization and upgradation oftechnology for providing accurate weather forecast atgrass root level?


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Startup Ecosystem

2787. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:




(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact thata recent report from Crunchbase had reported that morethan 12,000 people have lost jobs in the Indian Startupecosystem;

(b) if so, whether the Government has taken note ofthe problems faced by the Indian Startup ecosystem andtaken any measures to redress the grievances, if any;and

(c)if so, the details thereof?

Digital Payment at Railway Stations

2788. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAYBHATT:




(a) whether the Government is considering to stopsale of food items on cash at railway stations;

(b) if so, whether the Government has taken anysteps in this regard; and

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

Science and Technology Patents

2789. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:




(a) the number of Science and Technology patentsgranted by the Indian Patent Office during the last fouryears, year-wise;

(b) whether the Indian Patent Office has rejectedsome Science and Technology Patents;

(c) if so, the details and reasons therefor; and

(d) the number of such patents which securedinternational patent status?

Acquisition of Mineral Assets

†2790. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of MINES

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(a) whether any measures have been taken to identifyand acquire foreign mineral assets of important andstrategic nature like Lithium, Cobalt, etc.;


(c) the details of the criteria on which the selectionis being made for the acquisition of mineral assetsabroad?

Import of Non-Cooking Coal

2791. SHRI PRADAN BARUAH:SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

Will the Minister of COAL

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(a) whether India’s import of non-coking coal havedecreased in current financial year and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the domestic coal production haveincreased in the last financial year;

(c) whether North Eastern Coalfields have requestedfor clearances for operation of Tikak mines; and

(d) if so, whether resumption of Tikak Colliery willassist the power generation and development of theregion?

BRAP

2792. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:




(a) whether the Union Government has startedBusiness Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) in the year 2015for ranking of States and UTs on ease of doing business;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the ranking ofStates in the last four years;

(c) the details of the methodology used for theserankings;

(d) whether any change has been observed by theGovernment on the performance of the States, based onrankings; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Posting/Transfer in IMD

2793. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:





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(a) whether the officials/officers of IndiaMeteorological Department (IMD) posted in the hardStates area especially North East India, are not postedin the States of their choice immediately after thecompletion of their tenure;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of officials/officers who havecompleted their tenure in hard State areas but are stillwaiting for transfer to the place of their choice, State/area-wise;

(d) the number of officials/officers of IMD who havenever been posted in hard States areas and/or if posted,most of them come back to their parent office withoutcompleting their tenure;

(e) if so, whether the Department is contemplatingany change in the rules to ensure that at least one hardState area tenure posting is given for all officials duringtheir service period; and

(f) if so, the steps taken in this regard?

Integrated Security System

2794. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE

PATIL:DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:DR. HEENA GAVIT:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) whether the Government has installed IntegratedSecurity System(ISS) at all the identified sensitive railwaystations in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof as on date and if not,the reasons therefor along with the number of sensitiverailway stations in the country;

(c) the number of complaints received by theGovernment for inadequate security to the passengerson such stations during each of the last three years andthe current year along with the present status of suchcomplaints, Zone-wise;

(d) the details of the funds sanctioned and utilizedfor installation of ISS at such stations during the saidperiod, Zone-wise;

(e) whether the Government has receivedsuggestions from various quarters to improve securityat such stations; and

(f) if so, the details thereof, Zone-wise along withthe action taken/being taken by the Government on suchsuggestions so far?

Schemes and Projects of Ministry

2795. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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(a) the details of schemes and projects of theMinistry implemented or being implemented in the Stateof Karnataka;

(b) whether the Government has evaluated theperformances of various schemes under itsimplementation, if so, the details thereof and the actionbeing taken thereon; and

(c) the details of the total funds allocated for suchschemes and programs?

Production of Palm Oil

2796. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:




(a) the details of total production and demand ofpalm oil, during the last three years State-wise;

(b) the details of total exports and imports of palmoil, including the country of export/import, during thelast three years;

(c) whether it is true that India is experiencing ashortage of palm oil;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for thesame;

(e) whether the Government has taken any steps toenhance the domestic production of palm oil to reduceimport reliance; and


NMET

2797. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:




(a) whether the Government is contemplating tomake the National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) asan autonomous body;

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

(c) the details of the progress that has been madeso far in this regard;

(d) whether the Government has taken any othersteps to boost mineral exploration in the country; and

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

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Potential Utilisation of Iron and Steel

2798. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of STEEL

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(a) whether the potential utilisation of iron and steelis very low in the country;

(b) if so, the facts and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the per capita labour productivity inIndia is at 90-100 tonnes which is one of the lowest inthe world;

(d) if so, the facts and the response of theGovernment in this regard;

(e) whether there is an urgent need to increase theproduction to save precious foreign exchange; and

(f) if so, the steps taken by the Government toimprove the situation along with the result achieved sofar in this regard?

Safety of Women Passengers

2799. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:




(a) whether the Government has taken adequatesteps for ensuring safety and security of womenespecially in local shuttle trains running for short distancevia Delhi routes;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the impact ofthe steps taken by the Government in this regard; and

(c) the other measures which are being contemplatedby the Government for the safety of women in trains?

Implementation of Schemes

2800. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWARSHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:




(a) the details of schemes and projects of theMinistry implemented or being implemented in thecountry particularly in Maharashtra and Karnataka;

(b) whether the Government has evaluated theperformances of various schemes under implementationby the Ministry and if so, the details thereof and theaction taken thereon; and

(c) the total funds allocated for such schemes andprogramme, State-wise?

Cyber Frauds†2801. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABENMOHANBHAI:

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:




(a) the details of consumer complaints of cyberfrauds registered on National Consumer Helpline, duringthe last two years, State-wise particularly with regard toDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;

(b) whether the Government is taking adequatemeasures to effectively prevent the increasing cases ofcyber frauds and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to launch anyawareness campaign to prevent common cyber fraudsif so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Trains Running on PPP Mode

2802. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(a) the number of the trains that are currently beingrun on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode;

(b) the details of the revenue generated from thetrains in comparison to the revenue generated fromtrains fully owned by the Government;

(c) whether the trains running on PPP mode resultsin higher revenue for the Government and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) the number of delays that occurred in PPP runtrains in comparison to the trains fully owned by theGovernment;

(e) whether the trains running on PPP model offerbetter services to the customers, if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor?

Setting up of Recruitment Agency

2803. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:




(a) whether the Government has setup anyOrganizations/Establishments/Firms such as BroadcastEngineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) for


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recruiting staff to work at various Union GovernmentDepartments/Schemes/Projects etc.;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the totalnumber and names of all such establishments/firms since2004, year-wise;

(c) the total number of persons employed in theGovernment through such establishments year-wise since2004;

(d) the department wise details of engagement ofconsultants through such firms since 2004;

(e) the details of designations given to theconsultants employed through such firms; and

(f) the details on the wage policy and leave policyfor various posts since 2004 including the details ofamendments made, if any?

Import of GM Maize

2804. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:




(a) whether the Ministry has received anyrepresentation for permission to import to GeneticallyModified (GM) maize and if so, the details thereof;and

(b) whether the Ministry is not considering to givepermission to import of GM maize, if so, the detailsthereof and the reasons therefor?

Unsatisfactory Internet Services

†2805. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:




(a) whether the Government is aware that mobileand internet services along with other telecommunicationservices are not satisfactory in the rural areas of thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the names of the areas in Uttar Pradesh havingpoor telecom services along with the reaction of theGovernment in this regard;

(c) whether the Government proposes to improvethe situation in such areas and whether any steps havebeen taken by the Government in this regard and if so,the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government is considering on anyscheme of installing mobile towers at various places asper the demand and requirements of mobile facility inMeerut Parliamentary Constituency; and

(e) if so, the details thereof, place-wise?

Ranking of States

2806. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:




(a) whether recently the Government has rankedStates in terms of food and nutrition;

(b)if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is open to replicate thefood and nutrition models of best category States atnational level; and

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

Self-Regulatory Industry Framework

2807. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK

NIMBALKAR:SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM

SHRANGARE:




(a) whether the Government plans to have a self-regulatory industry framework for social media companiesto formalize the content in the moderate way;


(c) the steps taken by the Government to set up anappellate grievance redress panel to deal withunsatisfactory response from grievance officers of socialcompanies regarding content takedown?

Rake Points

†2808. SHRI RAJVEER DILER:




(a) whether the Government has any proposal to setup separate rake points on stations such as Aligarh andHathras to provide reasonable price for their produce tothe potato farmers;

(b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Nemom Coaching Terminal Project

2809. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:




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(a) whether the Railways has taken any decision onthe Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted in 2019 forthe development of ‘Nemom Coaching Terminal Project’in Kerala;


(c) if not, the reasons for delay in granting approvalfor the same;

(d) whether the Government is likely to take measuresfor the development of Nemom terminal which is crucialfor the railway needs of the State; and


Domestic Demand of Coal

2810. SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:




(a) whether the Government planned to increaseproduction to meet domestic demands of coal in thecountry during the last five years;

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

(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentto decrease the demand-supply gap of coal in thecountry?

Workers engaged by Contractors

2811. DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:SHRI SELVAM G.:




(a) the total number of workers engaged by thecontractors in each of the ancillary coal mine of the CoalIndia Limited(CIL) ;

(b) whether any agreement is signed between thecontractor and the management regarding the workingcondition and wages of such workers;

(c) if so, the total remuneration fixed for payment tovarious categories of workers engaged by the contractors;

(d) whether the workers are being paid as per theagreement; and

(e) if not, the steps being taken by the managementin this regard?

India Post Payment Bank

2812. SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH

DEO:SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:




(a) whether the Government has approved therevision of project outlay for setting up of India PostPayments Bank (IPPB) ;

(b) if so, the details thereof ;

(c) whether the Government has opened the IPPBbranches across the country including aspirationaldistricts and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(d) the details of services provided by the IPPB andthe achievements made so far; and

(e) the other steps being taken by the Governmentfor effective functioning of the IPPB?

4G, 5G and E-band Spectrum

2813. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) whether priority is being given to Indian Businesswith respect to the development of 4G,5G and E-bandspectrums; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the details ofthe kind of projects being funded?

Procurement of Minor Millets

2814. DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:




(a) whether the Government has planned toencourage the farmers who are cultivating minor milletsby procurement through public distribution scheme inthe country;



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Promotion of Scientific Assistants of IMD

2815. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:




(a) whether scientific assistants of other departmentsexcept those in the India Meteorological Department(IMD) are placed in level 7 of pay matrix;

(b) if so, whether there is any proposal underconsideration of the Government to place the ScientificAssistants of IMD in level 7 of the pay matrix;

(c) whether promotional prospects of scientificassistants of IMD is very poor;

(d) if so, whether there is any proposal on the linesof other departments to promote scientific assistants ofIMD in a time bound manner and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Research Facilities to Young Scientists

2816. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:SHRI SELVAM G.:




(a) whether Public Funded Research Institutionsand companies in the private sector are providingresearch facilities to young scientists to carry outscientific innovation work;

(b) if so, the number of young scientists benefittedduring each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) whether the Council for Scientific and IndustrialResearch (CSIR) has granted loans to various institutions/companies on easy terms and conditions for researchand development;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the normsadopted for granting the loan;

(e) the number of companies to which the loan hasbeen provided, the period of loan and the details of theprojects being undertaken by them along with the presentstatus of loan recovery; and

(f) whether any company has got sick after takingloan if so, the details thereof and the action takenthereon?

Swatch Sagar, Surakshit Sagar Campaign

2817. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:




(a) whether the Government has planned to launcha special drive “Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar” withinthe country;


(c) the details of the funds likely to be sanctionedand target set under this programme;

(d) whether the Government has identified seabeaches likely to be covered under this programmewithin Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof;

(e) the time by which it is likely to be started;

(f) whether cleaning of 75 beaches across thecountry with the participation of common man has beenlaunched under the said programme and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(g) whether any target has been fixed to removegarbage from the sea coasts across the country and toprovide relief to marine life and the people staying incoastal areas; if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor?

Tailing Dams

2818. SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:




(a) the details and the number of beneficiationplants, tailing ponds and tailing dams, State-wise;

(b) the number of tailing dam failures that occurredover the past ten years;

(c) whether timely analysis of the safety proceduresof tailing dams are being done by the Government andif so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the operating standards for tailingdam designs; and

(e) whether these standards have been updated inline with the global best practices; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Protocol for Administrative Activities

†2819. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:




(a) whether the Government has framed protocolsfor the administrative activities and programs in respectof the Hon’ble Members of Parliament;


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(b) if so, the details thereof including the guidelinesissued in this;

(c) whether there is any provision for action to betaken against the bodies/officials violating the protocolsduring such administrative activities and programs andif so, the details thereof;

(d) whether information of any incident of protocolviolation in the Balaghat district falling underBalaghat Parliamentary Constituency has been received;and

(e) if so, the details of person(s) responsible forviolation of protocol including the action taken or likelyto be taken in this regard?

Deen Dayalu Scheme

2820. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:




(a) whether the Government is attaching coaches inlong distance trains for the passengers travelling inunreserved class under Deen Dayalu Scheme;

(b) if so, the details of coaches attached forpassengers travelling in unreserved class during each ofthe last five years;

(c) the number of facilities provided under thescheme;

(d) whether these new coaches will give bettertravel experience to the poor people and if so, the detailsthereof;

(e) whether people travelling in unreserved coachesfaces lot of problems due to limited number of unreservedcoaches and lack of basic facilities;

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

(g) whether the Government proposes to graduallyremove unreserved coaches from long distance trainsand if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereforand the alternate steps likely to be taken in thisregard?

5G Network in the Country

2821. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:




(a) whether the Government has granted 5G networkin the country if so, the details and the salient featuresthereof;

(b) whether the Government has provided adequateinfrastructure to operate 5G network in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the States/locations identified for 5G trials;

(d) the name of the companies authorised to provide5G services in the country so far; and

(e) the time by which the said network will likely tobe started in all parts of the country?

Export from Assam

2822. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:




(a) the initiatives taken by the Government forexport growth within Assam so far;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocatedand utilized for this within Assam so far;

(c) the details of the target set and achievementsmade so far along with the response in this regard;

(d) whether a significant increase has been recordedafter these initiatives within Assam and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) whether the Government has signed an MoU asa further step towards these initiatives within Assamand if so, the details thereof?

Proposal to sell on GeM

2823. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:




(a) whether the Government has received proposalsto sell ponduru khadi products on the Government e-marketplace (GeM)and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government made any efforts to geta Geographical Indicator (GI) tag for any textile productin India and if so, the details, thereof; and

(c) the details of financial assistance including theamount received and number of beneficiaries fromSrikakulam, under social security schemes for artisans?

Repurpose of Abandoned Mines

2824. SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:SHRI C.R. PATIL:SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH:SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:



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(a) whether the Government plans to introduce anypolicy to sustainably repurpose abandoned mines;


(c) the details of any global best practices that theGovernment has adapted to repurpose abandoned minesfor economic usage?

PLI Scheme

2825. SHRI LORHO S. PFOZE:




(a) whether there is a PLI scheme for the textileindustry and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the manner in which the PLI scheme help theStates in textile; and

(c) the number of companies selected for assistanceunder the PLI scheme?

Contractual Appointment

2826. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:




(a) whether the number of persons recruited throughRailway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) has been decliningin recent years and if so, the details thereof during thelast three years;

(b) whether the number of contractual appointmentsis steadily increasing in the Railways, if so, the detailsthereof during the last three years;

(c) whether the Government is aware that the generalpublic has expressed concern over the privatization ofRailways which is causing loss of jobs in the directrecruitment of RRBs; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the response of theGovernment in this regard?

Jobs to Villagers Residing Near Nuclear Plants

2827. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:




(a) whether at least one member from every familyliving in villages near the proposed Kalpakkam andKudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamilnadu will get ajob in the plant when it becomes operational;

(b) if so, whether the Government has given thesame concession to the people living in villages around

Kalpakkam Nuclear establishment and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the total number of pieces of land acquired atKalpakkam and the jobs given to the landowners atKalpakkam nuclear establishment; and

(d) the reasons for not giving jobs to Kalpakkamvillagers who offered their land while it is being offeredat Jaitapur?

Digital India Week

2828. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO

MANE:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:




(a) whether the Government had recently celebratedthe Digital India Week, 2022 and if so, the details thereofalong with the theme of this Digital India Week ;

(b) whether the Government has also launched‘‘Digital India Bhashini’’, if so, the details thereof andthe manner in which it will be helpful in providing easyaccess to the internet and digital services across thecountry;

(c) whether the Government proposes to expanddigital technology in many sectors including space,mapping, drones, gaming and animation etc;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken inthis regard;

(e) whether the Government has set any targetregarding electronics manufacturing in the country andif so, the details thereof; and

(f) the details of investment made by the Governmentin this sector?

Burden of Inflation

2829. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:




(a) whether the Government has made any officialprojections or estimates with regard to inflation for thecurrent fiscal year;

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(b) if so, the details of year-on-year comparison withinflation during the last eight years;

(c) the details of major goods which are driving upprices in the market and the reasons for each one ofthem; and

(d) the details and the steps, if any, taken by theGovernment to address the growing burden of inflationon the public?

Information Technology

†2830. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:




(a) whether the Government has any plan to increaserevenue in the field of information technology and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is aware of thecompetition with other countries in the field ofinformation technology and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to increaseindigenous manufacturing of electronic components andif so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to increasethe availability of computer/I.T. programming in regionallanguages across the country; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken inthis regard?

Food Subsidy

†2831. SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:




(a) the details of food subsidy released to States/UTs during the year 2020-21;

(b) the year-wise details of food subsidy released toGujarat under decentralised procurement system duringthe last three years; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to issue foodcoupons to every BPL household who can get foodgrainsthrough these coupons in place of cash at publicdistribution shops in order to make the public distributionsystem more effective?

Exclusion From NPS

2832. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:




(a) whether Department of Personnel &Training(DoPT) has received reference from Departmentof Pension & Pensioners Welfare(DoP&PW) for itscomments regarding issuing general orders for exclusionof Central Government employees from the purview ofNPS and to cover them under OPS whose advertisementsfor recruitments were issued on or before 31/12/2003 inview of various judgments of Apex Court;

(b) if so, the details of reference for comments alongwith the date thereof;

(c) whether DoPT has furnished its comments toDoP&PW;

(d) if so, the details of the comments along with thedate thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons for delay and the time bywhich it is likely to be furnished?

Salary Settlement of Employees in SAIL

†2833. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:




(a) whether the salary settlement of employees inSAIL is pending for a long time even after MOU and ifso, the details thereof; and

(b) the time by which the decision on the salarysettlement by the Government is likely to be considered?

ITPO

†2834. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:




(a) the details of the steps taken by the Indian TradePromotion Organisation(ITPO) to promote domesticbusiness and international trade fairs;

(b) the extent to which the management of physicalinfrastructure and services is being developed inbusiness activities; and

(c) the action plan for the units of the economiczone for development of Special Economic Zones(SEZs)for creation of economic activities, promotion of exportsand services, encouragement of investment from domesticsources as well as generation of employmentopportunities?


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Obstacle in Research and Development

2835. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:




(a) whether the Government is cognizant that one ofthe main grievance of Indian science community is thepresence of undue beauracratic control over Researchand Development ecosystem of India and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Government has studied the structureof administration and governance of science in thosecountries that are advance in sciences and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) whether the Government has taken any measureto address this issue and if so, the details thereof?

Implementation of BharatNet in Gujarat

2836. SHRI C.R. PATIL:




(a) the current status of the district-wise details ofthe implementation of Bharat Net project in Gujarat;

(b) the details of the number of new Broadbandconnections provided in Gujarat; and

(c) whether the Government has conducted anyexhibition or door to door campaigning for speedyimplementation of Bharat Net project in Gujarat and if so,the details thereof?

Pricing of Spectrum

2837. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:




(a) whether the Telecom Regulatory Authority ofIndia (TRAI)’s latest recommendations on the auction ofairwaves identified for 5G services, particularlythe pricing of spectrum, have triggered disappointmentwithin the industry and if so, the details thereof;and

(b) the details of the corrective steps proposed tobe taken by the Government in this regard?

DMF

2838. MS CHANDRANI MURMU:


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(a) whether the Government has taken any measuresto increase the expenditure from the District MineralFoundation (DMF) Trust Fund in Odisha and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the guidelines stipulated for incurringexpenditure from DMF fund; and

(c) the details of the total expenditure from the saidfund and the details of the work done in the last threeyears particularly in the district of Keonjhar andMayurbhanj?

NICDC

2839. SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAYVASANTH:



(a) whether the National Industrial DevelopmentCorridor Corporation (NICDC) is presently executing anumber of corridors/projects in various cities in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and theprogress made so far, project-wise;

(c) whether huge delay in the acquisition andallotment of lands has resulted in cost and time overrun;

(d) if so, the details of remedial action taken by theGovernment in this regard; and


Misleading and Unwanted Advertisements

2840. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:


‡»ÖêŒ™ÒüÖò×®ÖÛúß †Öî¸ü ÃÖæ“Ö®ÖÖ ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether companies are spreading misleading andunwanted advertisements through email, WhatsAppMessenger, Facebook, etc. for their financial gains;

(b) if so, the details of complaints received in thisregard;

(c) whether the above messages are against thetraditions of Indian culture and society which areadversely affecting the younger generations; and

(d) if so, the effective steps/measures proposed tobe taken/likely to be taken to check the spread of saidmessages?

Setting Up of Godowns

†2841. SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:


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SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:




(a) the district-wise number of operational godownsin Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu andKashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra for storing foodgrainsand the number of farmers getting benefits from the saidgodowns especially in Amravati district;

(b) the capacity of these godowns in the said Statesand whether the capacity is sufficient for storage offoodgrains for the States, separately;

(c) if not, whether the Government plans to set upmore godowns in the said States, especially in Amravatidistrict and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the funds allocated to Maharashtra under thePradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana; and

(e) the criteria adopted for the said fund allocation?

Global Food Policy

2842. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:




(a) whether it has come to the notice of theGovernment that the Global Food Policy Report 2022Climate Change and Food Systems of International FoodPolicy Research Institute (IFPRI) says that foodproduction in the country may decline by 16% by 2030and the number of people at risk of hunger may increaseby 23%;

(b) if so, the opinion of the Government in thisregard; and

(c) the measures proposed by the Government toface such situation?

Coal Production

2843. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:




(a) whether the coal production has increased byabout 32.5 per cent in June,2022;


(c) whether the country is not producing coal to itsfull potential and is promoting imports;


(e) the total coal production capacity of the countryand the quantum of coal being produced;

(f) the reasons for not producing coal at fullcapacity; and

(g) the steps taken by the Government to make thecountry self-sufficient in the production of coal andreduce its imports?

Tatkal Scheme

2844. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:




(a) the achievements made by Tatkal Scheme sinceits inception;

(b) whether Tatkal scheme has achieved the objectivefor which it was launched and if so, the details thereofand if not, the corrective steps taken in this regard;

(c) whether the Government proposes to decreasethe number of seats in all trains under Tatkal scheme andif so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) the details of the inbuilt features of Tatkalscheme to protect its misuse by unscrupulous elements;

(e) whether cases of misuse of Tatkal scheme byunscrupulous elements have sharply risen despite thesaid inbuilt features in it and if so, whether a gang hasbeen busted for allegedly booking fifty percent Tatkaltickets online through some critical software within fewseconds of the Tatkal ticket window opening;

(f) if so, the details of the said gang and the actiontaken against these criminals;

(g) the place-wise number of cases of Tatkal ticketscam that surfaced during the last three years and tilldate;

(h) the action taken in this regard; and

(i) the corrective steps taken by the Government toput a check on tatkal ticket scam to stop the re-currenceof such incidents in future?

Recharge Plan

†2845. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




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(a) whether the Telecom Regulatory Authority ofIndia has made the 66th amendment in the Telecom Tariffand directed the Cellular Operators to prepare a 30 dayrecharge plan for the subscribers, which till now is28 days or less; and


Technology upgradation in Textile Industry

†2846. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:




(a) whether assistance is being provided fortechnology upgradation in textile industry and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the assistance is being provided forpreservation of traditional/tribal textile skills incloth manufacturing and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) the number of tribal children trained in traditionaltribal textile skills by the Government?

Vibrant India Expo

2847. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAOMANE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:




(a) whether the 8th edition of Vibrant India, 2022Expo was recently held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theme and keyhighlights of the said fair;

(c) the total number of companies that participatedin the Vibrant India, 2022 Expo and the expected amountof business done in the said fair;

(d) the manner in which the said fair is likely topromote the domestic economy and also promote newbusiness ideas in the country;

(e) whether the Government proposes to organizesuch Expos in other parts of the country; and

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the furthersteps taken/being taken by the Government to boostdomestic trade in the country?

Disruptions faced by Textile Industry

2848. SHRI DAYANIDHI MARAN:




(a) whether the Government has taken cognisanceof serious disruptions faced by textile industry in TamilNadu due to rising cotton and yarn prices and if so, thesteps being taken to resolve the issues;

(b) whether the Government will ensure stockdeclaration for cotton and yarn for all spinning mills andalso ensure transparency in the markets and availabilityof data and if so, details thereof;

(c) whether the Government will extend the cashcredit limit of the spinning mills to purchase cotton foreight months in a year or is considering any suchproposal to do so and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has any report oranalysis on the closure of MSMEs in Tamil Nadu and ifso, steps being taken for its revival; and

(e) whether export of raw materials will be restrictedto ensure its use for value addition and manufacturingwithin India and if so, the details thereof?

Vistadome coaches

2849. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:




(a) the details of special type of coaches, like theVistadome Coaches, in operation in the country, alongwith the category and the routes in which these areoperating;

(b) whether the Government is looking to expandsuch services in more routes and increase the frequencyof operation in existing routes in the near future, if so,the details thereof;

(c) the steps being taken by the Government toincrease the manufacture and deployment of specialcoaches for the benefit of rail tourism and introduceglobal standards in train travel?

Vacant Posts

2850. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:




(a) the details of existing vacancies in various ranksof Central Government Service as of now, State-wise;


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(b) the steps taken by the Government to fill thevacancies;

(c) whether it is true that above 22% of theGovernment posts are lying vacant;


(e) whether the severe shortage of employeesaffecting the functioning of governance; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken tofill the vacant posts on urgent basis?

Income Generated through Postal Services

†2851. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO

GAWALI:



(a) the details of the services provided byDepartment of Post in the country during the last threeyears along with the revenue earned/being earned fromthese services, service/year-wise;

(b) whether the Government has set any target toearn revenue from postal services during the currentfinancial year and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the infrastructure facilities and thenumber of personnel including Postmaster and Postmanare adequate in the Department of Post at present;

(d) if so, the details thereof and whether theGovernment is considering to recruit personnel in muchmore number;

(e) whether the Government has started postalservices using latest technology to deliver mails andparcels in various parts of country and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(f) whether the usage of various postal services hasreduced and if so, the corrective measures taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Freight Trains

2852. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:



(a) the details and the steps taken by theGovernment to make freight trains more viable ascompared to other modes of transit;

(b) the details of ongoing and planned freightprojects in Jharkhand, especially in the districts ofHazaribagh and Ramgarh;

(c) the details of volume of commodities and freighttransit to and from Jharkhand, especially in the districtsof Hazaribagh and Ramgarh; and

(d) the details of trends in revenue from freightduring the last five years?

Heavy Rainfall

2853. SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO

MANE:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:




(a) whether the rainfall pattern is changing drasticallyin different parts of the country, wherein some parts, likeAssam, Gujarat and parts of Maharashtra are experiencingheavy rainfall and some parts particularly northern planesare facing draught like conditions even in the monsoontime;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the actual rainfallrecorded between June and till date in each State;

(c) whether the India Meteorological Department/Government has conducted any survey through expertsto ascertain the reasons for extreme diversity in therainfall during the monsoon season recently and if so,the outcome therefor;

(d) whether unplanned development leading toobstruction of natural drainage is primarily responsiblefor this extreme monsoon and if so, the details thereofand the steps taken by the Government to rectify thesame; and

(e) the details of other steps taken by theGovernment to prevent such extreme monsoonconditions?

Electrification work in Satara District

2854. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:




(a) the current status of the Pune-Miraj-Londharailway line doubling and electrification work in Sataradistrict of Maharashtra;

(b) the details of the total area of land acquisitioncompleted till date and pending in Satara district for theabove project; and

(c) the details of the total amount of compensationpaid till date and the amount still pending for payment?

Export through e-Commerce

†2855. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:


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(a) whether the Government proposes to prepare aconcrete action plan for e-commerce keeping in mind theretailers; and

(b) if so, the efforts being made by the Governmentfor increasing the export through e-commerce?

Upgradation of Forecast System

2856. SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:




(a) the status and details of the ‘Upgradation ofForecast System’ programme under Atmosphere andClimate Research - Modelling Observing System andServices (ACROSS) scheme;

(b) whether the programme has resulted in increasedaccuracy of weather forecast;

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

(d) the steps taken by the Government to improvethe accuracy of India Meteorological Department (IMD)forecast in the country, specially in the State of WestBengal?

Shortage of Coal in Haryana

2857. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:




(a) whether the Government has taken any positivesteps to put a check on the shortage of coal situationin the State of Haryana;


(c) whether the Government has taken any otherstep/initiative to control the shortage of coal situation inHaryana; and


FDI

2858. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:




(a) whether it is true that the Government has notachieved its target set for investment inflows into Indiavia Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs);

(b) if so, the details for the last five years till date;sector-wise, including infrastructure sectors;

(c) whether the Government has taken adequatemeasures to attract FDIs into India;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of the share of FDIs to the GDP of thecountry in the last five years?

Jute Mark India

2859. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:




(a) whether the Government has introducedcertification of authenticity for jute products with theunveiling of ‘Jute Mark India’ which will promote andprotect Indian jute products and will also provide thecollective identity and assurance on origin and qualityfor traditional jute and jute products; and

(b) if so, the details thereof including the progressmade in this regard?

Export of Wheat

2860. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:




(a) whether there been an increase in the exportof wheat in the past three years, including thecurrent year;

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

(c) whether the exports are likely to be continued;and


ROB at Samsi and Mangalbari Stations

2861. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:




(a) the total number of new railway over-bridgesthat have been constructed in India in the last threeyears;

(b) whether the Government has taken any initiativefor construction of over-bridges at Samsi and Mangalbariunder Maldaha Uttar Parliament Constituency; and


ODOP initiative

2862. SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

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(a) the present status of One-district One-product(ODOP) initiative and the details of uniqueproducts identified, district and State-wise;

(b) the steps taken for the promotion and export ofthe identified products;

(c) the role of States in formulating a product-specific or district-specific plan to promote identifiedproducts; and

(d) the extent to which identifying district-specificproducts has been beneficial to farmers and smallentrepreneurs?

Complaints in NCF

2863. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:




(a) the details of average time required by theNational Consumer Forum (NCF) to resolve cases;

(b) the details of schemes to simplify and expeditethe process of filing a complaint in the NationalConsumer Forum; and

(c) the reasons, if any, for non-existence of Schemes?

Special Textile Manufacturing Zones

2864. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:




(a) the criteria to establish Special TextileManufacturing Zones ;

(b) the criteria fixed to get financial assistance forSpecial Textile Manufacturing Zones ;

(c) whether the Government has any proposal toestablish Special Textile Manufacturing Zones in differentparts of the country in near future, especially in Delhi/NCR and nearby areas;

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

(e) the details of textile units approved by theGovernment so far?

Vijayawada-Kazipet third line Project

2865. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:




(a) whether Rs. 592 crores have been allocated forVijayawada-Kazipet third line in the Budget for 2022-23;

(b) if so, whether so far only 18 kms of work out of220 kms has been completed;

(c) if so, the manner in which the above allocationhas helped to speed up the project; and

(d) the time by which the project is likely to becompleted?

Appointment on Compassionate Grounds

2866. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:




(a) whether several cases of appointments oncompassionate grounds to the family members of theemployees deceased during service period are pendingin various Ministries and Departments;

(b) if so, details of such pending cases during eachof the last three years till date, Ministry-wise andDepartment-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government in thisregard?

Roaming Facility in Jammu & Kashmir

†2867. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:




(a) whether the Government proposes to facilitiatethe roaming facility in the State of Jammu and Kashmirto prepaid mobiles post KYC with Aadhaar, or afterverificaton of permanent address;

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

(c) whether the Government is contemplating toformulate any policy for prepaid mobile suscribers andif so, the details thereof?

Express Train Between Bhagalpur and Howrah

†2868. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:




(a) whether the Government has a proposal to startan express train between Bhagalpur and Howrah;


(c) whether the proposal of routing the train number20501/20502, Anand Vihar-Agartala Rajdhani Express


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through Bhagalpur is under consideration of theGovernment;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the time bywhich it is likely to start; and

(e) the total number of trains that were beingoperated from Bhagalpur Junction before Covid-19 andthose operating at present?

ONDC

2869. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:




(a) whether the Government has launched the OpenNetwork for Digital Commerce (ONDC) and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the number of cities where ONDC is operationalalong with the current user base;

(c) whether the Government proposes to expandONDC to the rest of India;

(d) if so, the timeline of expansion;

(e) whether the Government has put in any post-check and evaluation mechanism for ONDC; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Decrease in Beneficiaries of Free Ration

†2870. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:




(a) whether the number of people availing free rationfacility particularly in rural areas has reduced because ofincrease in their income; and

(b) if so, the details of the number of people availingfree ration during the last three years, State-wise?

Welfare of Tea Garden Workers

2871. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:




(a) whether the Government has allocated 1000 crorerupees in the Union Budget 2021-22 for the welfare oftea garden workers of West Bengal and Assam;

(b) if so, the details funds spent, works done andbeneficiaries so far, State-wise;

(c) the details of implementing agencies for theabove funds in both the States;

(d) the details of wages of tea garden labour as indifferent States including West Bengal; and

(e) the other steps being taken by the Governmentfor the welfare of tea garden workers?

Big Tech in 5G

2872. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:



(a) whether the Government plans to recommendentry of the Big Tech in 5G and;if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government can provide of its planfor such entry of Big Tech and; if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether the Government can provide the role ofBig Tech and traditional telecom companies in 5G and;if so, the details thereof?

Extension of Nuapada-Gunupur Railway Line

2873. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:



(a) the current status on the extension of Nuapada- Gunupur railway line upto Therubali railway project;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to sanctionthe project and mitigate delays including the timelinewhen the project would be made operational;

(c) the details of route including planned stations ofNuapada - Gunupur railway line upto Therubali railwayproject as included in the DPR;

(d) the current status of Jeypore-Nabarangpur andJeypore-Malkangiri

new rail line projects; and

(e) the reasons for delay in completion of the aboveprojects and the steps taken by the Ministry to expeditethe project?

Rise in Average Temperature

2874. SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:PROF. SOUGATA RAY:




(a) whether the average temperature during themonsoon season from June to September is rising sincethe last two decades and if so, the details of rise inaverage temperature in the country, season-wise andregion-wise since the last five years;


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(b) whether it is also a fact that crop production hasdecreased due to rise in temperature during the monsoonseason and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Celsius of temperature increasedgradually and if so, the steps being taken to check suchan alarming issue;

(d) whether this causes rise in sea level and erosionamong the coastal lines of the country and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) the number of heatwave deaths that has beenreported in the country since the last three years, State-wise?

Textile and Apparel Sector

†2875. SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABENMOHANBHAI:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH aliasPAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:



(a) whether the textile and apparel sector is goingthrough a difficult phase and has been badly affecteddue to Covid-19 pandemic;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the stepstaken by the Government to revive the textile industryand to promote exports in the country;

(c) the details of the sector which have performedwell in the textile and apparel Industry during the lastthree years and the current year, year-wise and Sector-wise;

(d) whether there has been a negative growth in theexport of handcrafts including handmade carpets ascompared to the last two to three years;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the steps taken by the Government to increasethe export of the said goods?

Quality Storage Facilities

2876. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:



(a) whether the Government has taken adequatesteps to store, preserve and protect the foodgrains,pulses, fast perishable items, etc., in the country, toreduce wastage of foodgrains due to lack of scientificand proper storing technology;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the quantum ofwastage of foodgrains and farm produce assessed in thelast five years;

(c) whether the Government has invited scientificcommunities and expertize in building capacity storage

facilities to reduce wastage of foodgrains during storageand transit and; if so, the details in this regard;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to increasequality storage facilities and godowns in Tamil Nadu;and

(e) the funds allocated in the last eight years for thispurpose?

Ban on Sugar Export

2877. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:




(a) whether after curbs on wheat export, theGovernment has also curbed the export of sugar tillOctober this year;

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

(c) the reasons for curb on sugar exports despiterecord production and huge stock pile;

(d) the estimated figures of sugar export availablewith the Government before and after the imposition ofcurbs; and

(e) the steps taken or being taken by the Governmentto ensure availability of sugar in the country atreasonable prices while keeping the interests of exportsin mind?

Procurement of Foodgrains

2878. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:




(a) the details of quantity of foodgrains procuredduring the last five years, grain-wise and State-wise;

(b) the details of amount paid to farmers as on dateagainst procurement of foodgrains during the abovesaid period, State-wise;

(c) whether some State Governments have recordedhighest procurement of foodgrains during the currentyear; and

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

Fake Reviews

2879. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:





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(a) whether the Government is aware of the reportsthat e-Commerce companies often mislead the consumersby indulging in fake reviews and advertisements in print,digital and visual media prompting them to buy theirproducts or services;

(b) if so, whether the Government has issued newguidelines to protect people from misleadingadvertisements and put a complete ban on surrogateadvertising recently;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the benefitslikely to be accrued to the consumers;

(d) whether the Central Consumer ProtectionAuthority(CCPA) has taken any steps to stop suchunfair trade practices by e-Commerce companies;

(e) if so, the details thereof and the actionproposed to be taken against the guilty persons;and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

FTA with EU

2880. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:




(a) whether India has signed a Free Trade Agreement(FTA) with United Arab Emirates (UAE) to boost tradebetween the two countries;

(b) if so, the details of products identified by boththe countries under FTA;

(c) whether any target has to be achieved by boththe countries by the year 2025; and


New Technology to decide Coal Prices

†2881. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:




(a) whether the Government has been usingany new technology to decide coal prices in thecountry;

(b) if so, the salient features of new and old system/formula;

(c) the extent to which Electricity, Steel and Cementindustries will be affected by the potential increase ofcoal prices;

(d) whether the different coal consumers likeElectricity, Steel and Cement Industries have opposedthe new system; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps beingtaken/proposed to be taken by the Government to allaythe apprehension expressed by these industries?

Modernisation of Railway Stations in Maharashtra

†2882. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN

MOHANBHAI:SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:




(a) the number of major railway stations that havebeen modernised along with the number of railwaystations proposed to be modernised in Maharashtra andDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu especiallyin backward and rural areas of the country;

(b) the details of the funds likely be spent on eachstation along with the target fixed for modernisation ofstations for the next financial year, station-wise;

(c) whether the Government conducted qualitychecks of modernisation works carried out at majorrailway stations of Maharashtra , Dadra and NagarHaveli and Daman and Diu;

(c) if so, the names of such railway stations wherequality checks have been carried out along with thenames of officers who conducted such quality checks;

(d) the details of the works found to be ofsubstandard quality and the action taken in this regardalong with the details thereof, work-wise; and

(e) whether the Government is considering to makethe passenger amenities better at the railway stationsand if so, the details thereof?

Imported Coal

2883. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:




(a) whether power producers will have to cough upten times the price of domestic coal to procure importedcoal for 10% blending as mandated by the Centre;

(b) if so, details thereof;

(c) if not, whether the Government has tried toascertain the extent to which the imported coal especiallythrough Pt Bara Daya Energi will be expensive ascompared to the domestic coal for the Indian Consumers;and


TARA Scheme

2884. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:





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(a) the details of the number of organizations thatare currently working under the TARA scheme under theScience for Equity, Empowerment and Developmentbranch of the Government, State-wise including thedistrict-wise details for Rajasthan;

(b) the details of the broad area of working for suchorganizations, State-wise along with areas of work andnumber of organizations engaged in the area, as of June2022;

(c) the details of the total amount disbursed to theorganizations in different States, State-wise includingthe district-wise details for Rajasthan since the inceptionof the scheme to June 2022; and

(d) whether the Government has any investigationand feedback mechanism at regular intervals to ensurethe organizations are working towards the objectivesthey have received funding towards and if so, thedetails thereof?

MEMU Train between Jodhpur to Marwar Junction

†2885. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:




(a) whether the Government proposes to start MEMUtrain service between Jodhpur and Marwar junction onpeople’s demand;



Reducing Imports

†2886. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:




(a) whether the Government has formulated a longterm plan to control the expensive imports and importinflation in the country due to rising inflation in theworld thereby increasing pressure on rupee;


(c) whether the Government proposes to put apolicy in place to reduce import in the country and toproduce maximum imported products in the countryitself to the extent possible; and


Salient Features of BharatNet Scheme

†2887. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:




(a) the salient features of the Bharat Net Scheme;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocatedand utilised during the last three years and the previousyear in Rajasthan under this scheme;

(c) the details of the targets set and achievementsmade along with its result/outcome till date under thescheme in Dausa district of Rajasthan;

(d) whether the Government has conducted anysurvey in Rajasthan under this scheme to find out thenumber of villages still remaining to be covered underthis scheme particularly in Dausa district; and

(e) the details of the steps being taken by theGovernment to cover all these villages under the schemeat the earliest?

Anti-dumping Duty

2888. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:




(a) whether the Government has imposed new anti-dumping tax and increased import duty on pulses,foodgrains, chemicals and other items from countrieslike USA, European union, Australia, Malaysia,Singapore, Thailand etc.;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the list of restrictedand de-regulated items of import;

(c) whether the DGFT has allowed the lentils, pulsesand peas stored at various ports after a period of morethan a year and after; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and total quantity oflentils, pulses and peas released after the decision byDGFT and the amount realised therefrom?

Base Rate of 5G Spectrum

2889. SHRI HIBI EDEN:




(a) whether the telecom companies have pointed outthat the base rates recommended by TRAI for 5Gspectrum sale are unreasonable and demanded that theprices be reduced and if so, the reasons and the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the telecom companies have to engagewith foreign companies for 5G technology as Indiancompanies have not been able to fulfill all requirementsand if so, the reasons and the details thereof includingsecurity precautions; and

(c) whether the telecom operators had been givenextension on their 5G trial permits which has led to a


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delay in transition to 5G networks and if so, the detailsthereof?

e-Commerce Regulations

2890. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:




(a) the current legal and policy framework governinge-commerce in the country;

(b) the reasons for the delay in finalisation of thepending e-commerce regulations;

(c) the time by which the Government proposes tofinalise the pending e-commerce regulations;

(d) whether the Government proposes to constitutean independent regulator for e-commerce platforms; and


Incentives for Setting up New Industries

†2891. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:




(a) whether the Government is providing incentivesto State Governments for setting up of new industriesthrough various policy measures;

(b) if so, the details of incentives given during thelast three years and the current year including Haryana;

(c) whether the Government has received anyproposal from Haryana State Government for setting upnew industries during the last three years; and


Dwarapudi and Rajahmundry as Adarsh Stations

2892. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:




(a) the details of developmental works undertaken inDwarapudi and Rajahmundry railway stations which havebeen identified as Adarsh Stations;

(b) whether there are any works still to be completedin the above stations;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the time by whichthese are likely to be completed;

(d) whether the Railways is likely to considerincluding Nidadavolu, Kovvuru and Anaparthi stationsunder Adarsh Stations Scheme; and

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

Tea Production in Assam

2893. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:



(a) the average annual production of tea in Assamduring the last five years;

(b) the quantum of Assam Tea exported to foreigncountries during the last five years;

(c) the details of revenue earned by the Governmentof India through Assam Tea during the said period;

(d) whether despite being in high demand atinternational level, a large area of Assam tea productionis being cleared in the name of setting up industries; and

(e) if so, the reasons and justification for the saidaction?

National Textile Policy

2894. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:



(a) whether the Government proposes to update theNational Textile Policy 2000 to make it more aligned withthe emerging trends and technologies in the textilesector;

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

(c) the reasons for not updating the National TextilePolicy for the past twenty years;

(d) whether the Government proposes to conductindustry stakeholder consultations for the purpose ofupdating the National Textile Policy; and


Textile Industry

2895. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:



(a) whether the textile industry is one of the mostpromising sectors in the country in terms of employmentgeneration;

(b) if so, whether the textile industry is witnessinginitial signs of a demand slowdown as high energy andfood prices have weakened demand for products;

(c) whether the Government has implemented PLIScheme and PM Mitra Parks to help the Indian textilesector to achieve the desired scale and also help itemerge a strong competitor in the global market;


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(d) if so, the result achieved by the Indian textileindustry after implementation of PLI Scheme and PMMitra Parks scheme particularly in Odisha; and

(e) the details of employment generated after theimplementation of PLI Scheme & PM Mitra Parks schemeparticularly in Odisha?

Progress under Atal Innovation Mission

2896. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGHDEO:




(a) whether the Government has approved thecontinuation of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), till March2023 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has planned to establish10000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) , 101 Atal IncubationCenters (AICs) , 50 Atal Community InnovationCenters (ACICs) and supporting 200 startups via theAtal New India Challenges and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the details of progress made under the AIM sofar, year and State-wise; and

(d) the other steps being taken by the Governmentfor creating an innovation culture and entrepreneurialecosystem in the country?

Connecting Sirohi with Railway Network

†2897. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:




(a) whether aspirational district Sirohi has not beenconnected with a railway line even after 74 years ofindependence and the people of Sirohi are still waitingto get connected with railway network and if so, thefacts thereof;

(b) whether Sirohi district centre can be connectedwith railway network via Manmad Bagra and Pindwararoute and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to connectthe socially and economically backward and Sirohidistrict headquarter with railway network under thePradhanmantri Gati Shakti Yojana in view of therailway network requirement for the development of thisregion;


(e) the details of districts and Tehsil headquartersstill devoid of rail facility in the country includingNorthwest Railways located in Rajasthan;

(f) whether any scheme has been formulated forconnecting all the districts and tehsils with the railwaynetwork; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

Trade Deficit

†2898. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:




(a) whether the trade deficit of the country has comedown during the last one year;


(c) the extent to which it has decreased or increasedin comparison to that during the tenure of previousGovernment?

Domestic Production and Import of Steel

†2899. SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:




(a) the details of domestic production and import ofsteel in the country during each of the last two yearsand the current year;

(b) whether imports of steel have adversely affectedthe domestic manufacturers during the said period;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of theGovernment thereto; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentto promote the domestic steel industry in the countryand the achievements made in this regard so far?

Relief Measures for Telecom Gear Makers

2900. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:




(a) whether the Government has taken major reliefmeasures for telecom gear makers and telcos, and hasextended the dates for mandatory testing and certificationof 4G and 5G products after talks with the stakeholdersand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the stakeholder had suggested eitherextending the deadline or keeping it in abeyance tillenough third party testing labs were available and if so,the measures taken in this regard;

(c) whether many Indian labs are still not equippedto handle such testing and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Telecom Equipment ManufacturersAssociation had suggested that the mandatory testing


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rule was irrelevant and should be done away with andif so, the details thereof along with the present statusthereof?

Expansion/Modernisation of Gwalior Railway Station

†2901. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:




(a) whether Indian Railway Station DevelopmentCorporation (IRSDC) has been entrusted with the workof developing and expanding Gwalior Station on PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) model to make it equipped withairport-like facilities;

(b) if so, whether this plan worth Rs. 240 crores hasbeen taking shape for more than three years if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether there is need to accelerate theimlementation of this plan;

(d)if so, the steps being taken to expedite theexpansion and modernization of Gwalior railway station;and

(e) the time by which the work is likely to start andthe target set for its completion?

CCTV Cameras at Railway Stations

2902. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:




(a) whether the Ministry has installed CCTV camerasat all the railway stations in the country and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether the Ministry is planning to take up thisproject and if so, the details thereof?

Feasibility of Train Stoppages at Thawe Junction

2903. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:




(a) whether the extension of 12595/96 Anand Vihar(T) -Gorakhpur Humsafar Express upto Chhapra (viaThawe) and the diversion of 22411/12 Naharlagun-AnandVihar (T) Arunachal Express and Rajdhani Express trainsvia Thawe have been examined but was not foundfeasible for implementation due to operational constraintsincluding insufficient layover at Gorakhpur;


(c) whether extensions of 15053/54 Lucknow-ChhapraExpress, 15083/84 Farrukhabad-Chhapra Utsarg Express,

19045/46 Surat-Chhapra Tapti Ganga Express, 19409/10Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express, 22435/36 Delhi-VaranasiVande Bharat Express and 22439/40 Shri Mata VaishnoDevi Katra-Delhi Vande Bharat Express upto Thawe arenot feasible, at present, due to operational constraintsincluding line capacity constraints on sections enrouteand terminal constraints at Thawe;

(d) if so, the steps taken to remove the constraintsalong with the total number of trains/superfast trainspassing through Thawe junction; and

(e) the measures taken to provide trains at Thawejunction and also divert train services for this junctionto connect to metropolitan cities of the country?

Industrial Corridors

2904. SHRI JUAL ORAM:




(a) the specific areas identified in different States toset up industrial corridors;

(b) whether any such industrial corridors areproposed to be set up in Odisha;

(c) if so, the steps taken to start the land acquisitionprocess in that State;

(d) the rate at which compensation is being paid tothe land owners; and

(e) the steps taken to provide suitable rehabilitationto the displaced people?

Misuse of Linkage of Aadhaar wiht Voter ID

2905. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:




(a) whether there are provisions to prevent themisuse of the linkage between the Aadhaar with voterID, and with the linkages of bank and other institutionalorganizations;

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

(c) whether data within the voter ID database caninteract with data across databases linked to Aadhaarthereof;


(e) whether the Government has investigatedpotential misuse of Aadhaar data for any purposes andthe profiling thereto; and

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the steps/measures taken/likely to be taken in this regard?


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Number of Employees in IT

2906. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:




(a) the number of employees employed in InformationTechnology in the year 2021-22 and the number ofpersonnel employed in digitally skilled technology;

(b) the steps taken to maintain this growth trend,internal re-skilling programmes to develop the futurework force in digital skills;

(c) the details of the total revenue of countries ITsector during the last three years, year-wise;

(d) the details of the estimated number of personnelrequired in the next five years to become core IT talentleader in digital talent supply across key digital skillssuch as cloud computing, AI, big data analytics and IoT;and

(e) the details of the measures taken for manpowerplanning and skill development training thereof?

Stoppages of Train at Various Stations

†2907. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:




(a) the name-wise details of the trains havingstoppage or no stoppage at Barwadih, Latehar andChhipadohar railway stations out of the train numbers13347/13348, 18311/18312, 12873/12874, 18635/18636,13025/13026, 12877/12878, 11447/11448, 19414/19413,19607/19608 and 12453 / 12454 at present;

(b) whether any proposal/request has been receivedfor introducing stoppage of these trains at the saidstations; and

(c) if so, the time by which the Government is likelyto introduce such stoppages?

Industrially Backward Districts of Haryana

†2908. SHRI NAYAB SINGH:




(a) whether the Government plans to expand the listof industrially backward districts of the country includingthose of Haryana in consultation with StateGovernments;


(c) the details of the schemes being implemented inHaryana for promotion of industrialisation through DPIITsince the last three years, district-wise;

(d) whether the Government considers to start the‘One District One Product’ scheme in each district of thecountry and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of other initiatives/steps being takenby the Government for strengthening the industrial sectorin the country, especially in Haryana?

Revival of BSNL/MTNL

†2909. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:



be pleased to state the details of step being taken by theGovernment for revival of BSNL/MTNL?

PM WANI

†2910. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAOGAWALI:

SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABENMOHANBHAI:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH aliasPAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:




(a) the salient features of Prime Minister’s Wi-FiAccess Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme;

(b) whether public Wi-Fi network is likely to be setup in every part of the country particularly in OsmanabadParliamentary constituency of Maharashtra and if so,the details thereof;

(c) the time by which the said Wi-Fi network is likelyto be set-up in every part of the country;

(d) whether the Government has fixed any time limitin this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(e) the State-wise number of the said Wi-Fi networkset up so far;

(f) the district-wise and area-wise details of the saidWi-Fi network set up in Dadra & Nagar Haveli/Daman &Diu and Maharashtra;

(g) whether the Government is formulating anyscheme to ensure data security of users who are usingthe said Wi-Fi networks and if so, the details thereof;

(h) the details of the issues faced till now and thesteps taken to address them; and

(i) the measures undertaken to curb security andprivacy risks in this regard and the other measuresproposed to be taken to improve digital access in thecountry?

Handloom and Handicrafts Sector

2911. SHRI B.B.PATIL:


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(a) whether the Government proposes to revive,promote and develop handloom and handicrafts sectorsin Telangana and other parts of the country;

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

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) the details of the funds allocated, released andspent under various welfare schemes for handloomweavers during the last three years, State-wise includingTelangana; and

(e) the details of the success achieved so far inproviding marketing facilities to the weavers and thetotal number of weavers benefited during the said period,State-wise?

Railway Projects in West Bengal

2912. SHRI DILIP GHOSH:




(a) the details of the ongoing railway projects inWest Bengal at present and the status of each railwayproject as on date;

(b) whether any project is lagging behind theschedule in West Bengal, if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor;

(c) whether any new train proposals/railwayinfrastructure development projects and new railway lineprojects are pending in West Bengal, if so, the completedetails regarding such pending projects along with thereasons for delay; and

(d) the State/UT-wise details of the railway stationsincluding West Bengal identified for the purpose ofmodernization and the details of the budget allocatedand spent in this regard so far?

New Railway Line in Shahjahanpur

†2913. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:




(a) whether a new rail line is being laid from KribhcoFertilizers Ltd., Pipraula, District Shahjahanpur to BanthraRailway Station under Shahjahanpur ParliamentaryConstituency of Uttar Pradesh;

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

(c) whether laying of the said railway line alsoincludes construction of railway over bridge; and


ODOP

2914. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:




(a) whether the Government is planning to make alldistricts self-reliant through One District One Product(ODOP) and taking local products to global market;


(c) whether the Government has already identifiedone product from each district in the country; and


Trade Agreement with Australia

2915. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:




(a) the details of the Economic Cooperation andTrade Agreement recently signed between India andAustralia along with the intended impact of the same;

(b) whether the same is likely to hamper localproducers;

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

(d) the details of measures the Government is takingto protect the interests of domestic producers?

Cost Overrun Projects

2916. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:




(a) whether the Government has noticed any costoverruns of the major infrastructure projects ofinvestment 150 crore or more during the last five years;

(b) if so, the details of projects that have incurredtime and cost overruns, State-wise and if not, the currentstatus of above mentioned projects;

(c) the details of the total original cost ofimplementation of these projects and anticipated cost ofcompletion till June 2022;

(d) the details of the average time overrun of theseprojects and the reasons for the time and cost overrunsof these projects; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government for on timecompletion of these projects along with the action takenagainst the defaulting agencies in this regard?


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Budget Allocation under various Programmes

2917. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:



be pleased to state: the details of the Governmentbudget allocation and utilization of the funds andemployment generated under the National HandloomDevelopment Program (NHDP), National HandicraftDevelopment Program (NHDP) and Handloom MarketingAssistance (HMA) during the last five years?

Rice Export

†2918. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) whether rice has been exported during the lastthree years;

(b) if so, the countries to which rice was exportedindicating the grade of rice during the said period, year-wise;

(c) the details of revenue earned from the export ofrice during the said period, grade-wise;

(d) whether the Government has taken/proposes totake any steps to export other grades of rice besidesBasmati rice; and


Opening of New Market by SAIL

2919. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:




(a) whether the Steel Authority of India Limited(SAIL) and the other subsidiaries of SAIL are focusingon opening new market to maximize sales and highstandards of customer services;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken inthis regard;

(c) the total production capacity, actual production,consumption and export of both iron ore and finishedsteel of all steel plants in India during each of the lastthree years, plant-wise; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to fund anddevelop the integrated Steel plant in Uttar Pradesh andTamil Nadu?

Atmanirbhar Bharat

2920. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:




(a) the details of the success achieved in the spacesector under the programme Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC along with the fund allocation in this regard; and

(b) if so, the details of futuristic action planenvisaged by the Government in this sector,State/UT-wise?

Deaths of Elephants on Railway Tracks

2921. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:




(a) whether the Ministry is in the process of signinga Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the CentralForest Department to construct a tunnel to allowelephants to cross unhindered to avoid the death ofelephants on railway tracks;


(c) the number of such tunnels likely to beconstructed, State-wise; and

(d) the total number of elephants that died onrailway tracks during the last three years, State/year-wise?

ROBs/RUBs/FOBs at Level Crossings

2922. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:




(a) the project-wise details of the under constructionRoad Over Bridges (ROBs), Road Under-Bridges (RUBs)and Foot Over-Bridges (FOBs) in various States as ondate on cost sharing basis, project-wise;

(b) the location-wise details of the proposals sentby various State Governments including Maharashtrafor constructing ROBs, RUBs and FOBs at levelcrossings along with the action taken on each of suchproposals; and

(c) the zone-wise details of under construction andnew projects identified for constructing ROBs/RUBs/FOBs during the last three years and the current yearalong with the details of the funds allocated?

Industrial Production

2923. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:





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(a) whether industrial production in the mining sectorand manufacture of other non-metallic mineral productsfor 2020-21 have gone below from the average of 2015-16 and 2013-14 levels;

(b) if so, whether in the mining sector, opportunitiesfor mining and metal companies will continue to outweighrisks in 2023 due to uncertain demand and ongoingvolatility in a market still impacted by the Covid-19pandemic and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is creating long-termvalue for all stakeholders to secure the future of miningand community engagement; and


Post Office in Kerala

2924. DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:




(a) the details of new infrastructural developmentactivities being approved in the State of Kerala;

(b) whether any Divisional Head Post Office inKerala is functioning in the rented building and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether it has come to the notice of theGovernment that Manjery Divisional Office andMalappuram Head Post Office in Malappuramconstituency are functioning in rented buildings despitethe availability of space and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether funds are allocated to them forconstructing their own building and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Deep Sea Biodiversity

2925. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:




(a) whether the Government proposes to set upocean based energy development in the next few years;

(b) if so, the details of places that have beenearmarked to setup energy base; and

(c) the details of deep sea mining, underwaterrobotics, development of ocean climate change advisoryservices and technological innovations for explorationand conservation of deep-sea biodiversity in the nextfew years?

Biotechnology Parks

†2926. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:




(a) the details of the Bio-Technology Park currentlyfunctioning in the country;

(b) the achievement of each of these parks aftertheir commissioning;

(c) whether the Government has received proposalsfrom several State Governments to set up such parksand if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the parks proposed to be set upin near future?

Distribution of Pulses through PDS

2927. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:




(a) whether the Government is aware of spirallingprices of edible oil and pulses in open market;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government tocheck such profiteering in the absence of price restrictionon essential commodities;

(c) whether the Government plans to reintroduceedible oil and pulses control order; and

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

(e) the reasons for not distributing edible oil andpulses through PDS by the Government?

Natonal Technical Textiles Mission

†2928. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:




(a) the time by which National Technical TextilesMission is likely to be implemented;

(b) the number of mega cluster textile parks proposedto be set up by the Government and the number of thesaid parks set up till date; and

(c) whether the Government has any plan to establishsuch park to generate employment opportunities in Bijnordistrict?

Issues in Online Classes

2929. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:




(a) whether the Government is aware of the issuesfaced by students including students from tribal hamletssuffering from poor internet connectivity for availing


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online classes in Kollam district in kerala and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Government has further receivedany estimation for the installation of Micro and Masttype Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in Ambnar MFS,Cheruppittakavu SFCK, Chempanaruvi TelephoneExchange, Vellamthetti Tribal settlement among othersites identified; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and funds allocated, ifany, during the last two years and the current year?

State Handloom Development Cooperations

†2930. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:




(a) whether the Government provides financialassistance to the State Handloom DevelopmentCooperations and Handloom Cooperative Societies forsetting up looms and providing infrastructure facilitiesafter their set up;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise includingthe criteria adopted to provide such assistance;

(c) the details of said amount provided so far by theGovernment for various schemes in each of the lastthree years and the current year, State-wise; and

(d) the details of the people benefited from it,State-wise?

Accurate Predictions of Weather

2931. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:




(a) whether the India Meteorological Department(IMD) have been repeatedly failing to give accuratepredictions of the monsoon trends in the NCR of Delhiin the current monsoon season;

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

(c) whether the IMD has developed anycomprehensive mechanism to correctly predict thevarious natural disasters like floods, earthquakes,cloudbursts etc. in different parts of the country and ifso, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government is taking any measuresto provide assistance, both financial and technical, toIMD as well as conduct training programmes to helpupgrade its equipments and technical knowhow to enableaccurate predictions in the future; and


Schemes in Odisha

†2932. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:




(a) the details of each of the schemes under theMinistry;

(b) the amount allocated for the schemes beingimplemented;

(c) teh names of schemes impletemented/beingimplemented in Odisha; and

(d) the amount allocated for the aforesaid schemesin Odisha?

e-Governance

2933. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:




(a) whether the Government is taking any steps withregard to e-governance in the country and if so, thedetails of steps taken to boost e-governance in publicservice delivery in the country during the recent years;

(b) the steps taken by the Government fore-technology in aid of farmers and agriculture during therecent years;

(c) whether the Government is taking any steps indirection of data governance for socio-economicdevelopment in the country and if so, the details thereof;and

(d) the steps taken by the Government with regardto data privacy and data security in India?

Rail Mitras

2934. SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH:SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:




(a) whether the Government has any data regardingRail Mitras appointed in Odisha on unmanned railwaycrossings and if so, the details thereof, district-wise;

(b) whether the Government has formulated anyplan for the protection of Rail Mitras from accidents onrailway crossing and scuffles (if any) with the passers-by at the railway crossings;


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(c) if so, the details of benefits which are beinggiven to Rail Mitras;

(d) whether the Government is planning to hire themon a permanent basis instead of appointing them throughcontract and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government has any data to highlightthe impact of implementing this scheme in terms ofaccidents at railway crossings;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) the total expenditure of the Government underthis scheme, State-wise?

Rail Accidents

2935. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:




(a) whether the Ministry has undertaken theimplementation of the recommendations of the HighLevel Safety Review Committee headed by Dr AnilKakodkar and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of accidents caused due to derailment,level-crossing accidents, collisions and fires in the IndianRailways from 2014 till now;

(c) whether the Ministry has begun switching overits entire fleet to Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches,if so, the time by which it is likely to be done and if not,the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Ministry plans to create anindependent new safety architecture for the Railways onthe lines of the UK Rail Safety and Standards Board andif so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/likely to be taken by the Ministryto prevent railway accidents?

Incomplete Railway Projects

†2936. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:




(a) whether the Government has made any specialpolicy to complete the incomplete railway projects duringthe year 2021-22 due to which railway travel is notgaining momentum, if so the details thereof; and

(b) whether the Government has prepred a list ofincomplete railway projects in year 2021-22; if so, thedetails thereof in this regard?

Extraction of Coal in Jharkhand

†2937. SHRI SANJAY SETH:




(a) the details of quantum of coal targeted to beextracted in Jharkhand including Ranchi by theGovernment in the next two years, the mines-wise;

(b) the profit earned by the Government fromJharkhand during the last two years from coal extraction;and

(c) the steps taken by the Government for thedevelopment of the citizens and the affected peopleliving in the coal extraction areas along with the amountspent in this regard?

Allocation of Foodgrains in Kerala

2938. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:


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a) whether the Government has reduced the allocationfoodgrains for the State of Kerala even after the numberof ration card holders has increased over the years; ifso, the details thereof;

(a) whether the Government is aware that 80-90percent of the ration card holders in the State receivetheir share of foodgrains under PDS;

(b) if so, whether the Government intends to increasethe allocation of foodgrains to Kerala;

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

(e) the details of foodgrains allocated, sanctionedand lifted by Kerala from FY 2014-15 till FY 2021-22?

Shortage of Coal

†2939. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) whether the Government is aware that thoughthe power companies were supplied more quantity ofcoal in comparison to last year, the power generation inRajasthan has been affected because of the shortage ofcoal;


(c) whether any responsibility has been fixed in thisregard; and

(d) the details of the action taken against thepersons found guilty in regard thereto?

Brain Drain

2940. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:




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(a) the details of the steps taken by the Governmentto prevent the brain drain of young talents in the STEMsector;

(b) the details of the steps taken by the Governmentto promote the participation of women in STEM sector;and

(c) if not, the reasons therein?

Beach Sand Minerals

2941. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:




(a) whether the Andhra Pradesh Governmentsubmitted proposals for allocating 16 Beach SandMinerals bearing areas to Andhra Pradesh MineralDevelopment Corporation (APMDC) as the prospectivelessee;

(b) if so, the number of areas recommended by theUnion Government to APMDC as a prospective lessee;

(c) the reasons for not recommending APMDC asprospective lessee for the remaining areas as of yet;

(d) whether the Union Government proposes toissue recommendation in favour of APMDC asprospective lessee with respect to the remaining areas;and


Mineral Exploration

†2942. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:




(a) whether the Government proposes to undertakemineral exploration in a planned and time bound manner;

(b) if so, the details of the mineral explorationtargets along with the achievements during the year2019-20 and the year 2020-21, mineral-wise;

(c) whether the Government is aware of the rolebeing played by geologists in raising the level ofexploration in the country; and


Coal Extraction

2943. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:




(a) the details of the action taken by the Governmentto enhance the extraction of the coal in the countrywhich saw downfall during the last three years; and

(b) the measures taken to provide better workingconditions for the labourers working in coal mines alongwith better health facilities?

Atomic energy projects

†2944. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:




(a) whether any atomic energy project has been setup under the joint venture with PSU in the country;

(b) if so, the details of the joint venture, agreement,potential power generation capacity; and

(c) the details of the benefits as a result thereof?

Advance Warning System to Check Disasters

†2945. SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:




(a) whether the Government has made an assessmentof impact of environmental and climate change on theremote and hilly areas of Chhattisgarh;


(c) whether the Government has installed anyadvance warning system to prevent the devastationwhich might be caused by calamities as a result thereof;

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

(e) whether any concrete steps have been taken inthis regard;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) if not, the reasons therefor?

Gems and Jewellery Export Hub

2946. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:




(a) whether the Government is planning on creatinggems and jewellery export hubs for the artisans andtraders of States of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjaband Himachal Pradesh;


(c) whether the Government proposes to creategems and jewellery export hub in Amritsar consideringits good connectivity to better serve the artisans and


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traders of States of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjaband Himachal Pradesh; and


Extreme Heatwaves

2947. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:




(a) the details of extreme heatwaves in the countryin the last few years;

(b) whether the Government has taken note thatrising surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean coupledwith EI-Nino effect are responsible for heatwaves inIndia and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the extreme heatwaves have anycorrelation with climate change, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Ministry has conducted any studyin this regard and if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor; and

(e) the details of the preventive steps taken/proposedto be taken by the Government keeping in view that thenumber of heatwave days in India has increased from413 over 1981-1990 to 600 over 2011-2020?

Ban on Online Games

†2948. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:




(a) whether the Government proposes to ban onlinegambling/betting in the country;


(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentto prevent crimes occurring due to rise in spread ofonline gambling/betting?

Kisan Rail

2949. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH:DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:




(a) whether the Government has any quantifiabledata indicating the total expenditure under the schemeof Kisan Rail and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has any data to showthe number of rails currently running across the countryincluding Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradeshand Odisha under this flagship programme, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the details of fresh fruits and vegetables whichhave been transported under the following scheme sinceJanuary 2021, State-wise?

High Speed Internet

†2950. SHRI RAMSHIROMANI VERMA:




(a) whether the Government is aware that HighSpeed Internet Broadband facility is not available inScheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe dominated remotevillages;

(b) if so, the details and the reasons therefor alongwith the action taken by the Government in this regard;and

(c) the time by which High Speed Internet serviceswill be made available in the said villages?

Beneficiaries under PDS

2951. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:




(a) the details of the beneficiaries of PublicDistribution System or ration card holders;

(b) the State-wise number of Antyodaya ration cardscancelled during Financial Year 2018-19, 2019-20 (tilldate);

(c) the procedure laid down by the Government forcancelling ration cards;

(d) the details of starvation deaths in States alongwith the measures under taken in the reported cases ofsuch death; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentto prevent such deaths in the future?

Apps Developed by China

†2952. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:




(a) whether the Government has identified any suchapp which sent information out of the country;


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(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reactionof Government thereto;

(c) whether the Government has banned the saidapp in the country and if so, the details thereof;and

(d) whether all such apps are developed by Chinaand if so, the details thereof?

Reservation for Differently-Abled Persons

2953. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether the Union Government issued orders/directions to implement the Supreme Court order for thereservation to the differently-abled persons in CentralGovernment service; and


Coal Stock

2954. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:




(a) the details of the total estimated untapped coalstock in the North-Eastern States (NERs)of the country,State wise including district wise details for the State ofMeghalaya,

(b) the details of the total number of operational andnon-operational mines in the NERs,

(c) the total number of coal block allocations donein the North-Eastern coalfields,

(d) whether illegal mining has affected the coalrevenue in the region; and

(e) if so, the steps taken to prevent theseactivities?

Mangalore to Rameshwaram Train Connectivity

2955. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:




(a) whether the Government plans to bring trainconnectivity between Mangalore and Rameshwaram andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government plans to extendBangalore-Kannur Express to Kozhikode and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government maintains the list of

new trains granted to various States since 2019 and ifso, the details thereof, State-wise;

(d) whether the Government plans to run VandeBharat trains between Trivandrum and Kozhikode and ifso, the details in this regard; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to run anyprivate train between Kozhikode and Trivandrum andKozhikode and Mangalore, if so, the details thereof?

Corruption in PDS

2956. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:



(a) the number of cases of corruption in the PDSsystems across the country that has been recorded inthe calendar year 2021;

(b) the percentage of these cases that have beenrecorded in the State of Bihar;

(c) whether the State Government of Bihar has beennotified of such cases; and

(d) whether there is any report from the StateGovernment of Bihar indicating the action taken by themto mitigate such cases of corruption; and


Infrastructure Projects under PMG

†2957. SHRI GANESH SINGH:



(a) the total number of Infrastructure Projects underthe supervision of Project Monitoring Group (PMG) ofthe Ministry;

(b) whether the Government proposes to develop auniform system for projects costing less than Rs.500crores and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of mega infrastructure projects whichare delayed at present after establishment of PMG alongwith the reasons for delay and the collective cost of theproject borne by the Government;

(d) whether there is any evidence to show that thesaid mechanism is more economical and efficient ascompared to the earlier approaches adopted formonitoring mega infrastructure projects; and


Railway Projects in West Bengal

2958. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:


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(a) the details of the funds spend for thedevelopment of railway projects in West Bengal since2014, Division-wise;

(b) the details of the major activities that wereundertaken in the railway stations of Uluberia , Bagnan,Bauria, Santragachi and Howrah railway stations underthe Kharagpur Division for passenger amenities;

(c) the details of the new train services introduced/proposed to be introduced in the country particularly inthe State of West Bengal during the last three years;

(d) whether Malda Town railway station has beenproposed for stoppage of Rajdhani Express;


(f) whether any new train services have started fromMalda Town during the last three years and if so, thedetails thereof?

Development of Railway infrastructure in WestBengal

2959. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:




(a) the current projects underway for the developmentof railway infrastructure in West Bengal;

(b) the total allocation of budget towards developingRailways in West Bengal along with the projectsproposed, total funds allocated, expected projectoutcomes and the expected year of completion;

(c) the total budget allocated for various projectsand for the development project of the Eastern Railwayzone;

(d) whether the Railways has received cooperationfrom the Government of West Bengal; and

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

Progress made under BharatNet

2960. SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:




(a) the details of the progress made under BharatNet,which aims at providing connectivity to 2.5 lakh GramPanchayats through optical fibre including the impact ofthe same, State-UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government is looking to furtherextend the scope of the same; and


Central Government Pensioners

2961. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:




(a) whether the Government has any details aboutthe total numbers of Central Government pensioners inthe country ?

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the details ofpension amount paid to them yearly?

GI Tag for Mithila’s Rohu Fish

†2962. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR YADAV:




(a)whether the Government has received anyproposal from Bihar Government for GI tag for Mithila’sRohu fish;

(b)if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which Mithila’s Rohu fish is likely toget the GI tag?

Online Consumer Harassment Cases

†2963. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:




(a) whether there has been an increase in onlineconsumer harassment cases during the last five years;

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

(c) if not, the measures taken by the Government todeal with this situation?

Establishment of Railway Coaches

†2964. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:




(a) the number of rail coach diesel and electricengine factories operational in the country at presentState/Union Territoy-wise;

(b) the details of rail coaches, diesel and electricengines manufactured across the country during the lasttwo years, coach factory-wise;

(c) whether the Government has received anyproposal for establishing rail coach, diesel and electricengines factory from Rajasthan and other states as well;and


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Ease of Doing Business 2.0

2965. DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:




(a) whether the Government is considering to extendease of doing business 2.0 reforms, specifically to MSMEs(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) to make factoryproduction faster, improving logistics, strengtheningvalue chains and reducing compliances among otherthings;



Private Sector investment in Jharkhand

2966. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:




(a) the amount of investment made by the privatesector in projects since 2019, year, sector, State/UT-wiseincluding Jharkhand;

(b) the number of Public Private Partnership (PPP)projects across the country, State/UT-wise including inJharkhand, year-wise since 2019;

(c) the top ten sectors where Jharkhand receives thehighest amount of private investments with the reasonsthereof;

(d) whether the Government has taken any steps toaugment private investments in Jharkhand and if so, thedetails thereof with the achievements made therein; and

(e) the details of Foreign Direct Investments receivedin Jharkhand, sector and year-wise from 2019?

Rubber Board

2967. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:




(a) whether the Government has recentlyreconstituted the Rubber Board;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the names ofthe Members of Rubber Board;

(c) whether the Rubber Board has been reconstitutedas per the guidelines of Rubber Act 1947;

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

(e) whether the Government intends to bringamendments to the Rubber Act 1947;

(f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken bythe Government in this regard; and

(g) whether the Government hassought recommendations/suggestions from all stakeholders in this regard and if, so, the detailsthereof?

Scheme for Jute Farmers

†2968. SHRI ARJUN SINGH:




(a) the name of the schemes through which theGovernment is helping jute farmers to increase the acreageof jute farming; and

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

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

2969. SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD:




(a) the present number of Consumer DisputesRedressal Commissions(CDRCs) that have been set upat every district, State and National level;

(b) the manner in which a consumer from urban orrural area, can file a complaint with CDRC;

(c) whether the Government has taken initiatives tomake people aware about consumer rights and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(d) the mechanism in place to redress the grievancesof the rural population and to compensate the consumerat the earliest?

Kakoshi Railway line

†2970. SHRI BHARATSINHJI SHANKARJI DABHI:




(a) whether the Government has conducted anysurvey between Patan and Palanpur to connect theKakoshi railway line;

(b) if so, the current position of the saidsurvey;

(c) the time by which this train service is likely tobe started; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor and the time likely tobe taken for completion of the said survey?


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Craft Tourism Villages

†2971. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:




(a) whether the Government proposes to introduceany scheme to set up crafts tourism villages by linkingtextiles with tourism thereby promoting crafts along withtourism;


(c) whether the process of identification anddeveloping such crafts tourism village has been started;and


Doubling/Electrification of Railway Tracks

†2972. SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIKNIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM

SHRANGARE:SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:




(a) the status of the ongoing projects for doublingand electrification of railway tracks under CentralRailways and South Central Railways in Maharashtra,North Western Railways in Rajasthan and South EastCentral Railways (SECR) in Chhattisgarh, division-wiseespecially of Solapur and Nanded divisions;

(b) the projects sanctioned for doubling andelectrification of railway tracks in Maharashtra especiallyin Pune, Solapur and Nanded divisions of CentralRailways, South East Central Railways in Chhattisgarhand Jodhpur division of North Western Railways inRajasthan during the last three years;

(c) the reasons for the delay in the above projectsand the time by which the said projects are likely to becompleted; and

(d) the steps taken by the Railways to completethese projects at the earliest?

Terrorist Activities through Social Media

†2973. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:




(a) whether the terrorist activities are being carriedout by terrorist organizations through social media;

(b) whether thousands of accounts have beencreated by such organizations on social media;

(c) whether such accounts and their followers havebeen found involved in the terrorist activities and theirpropaganda in the country;

(d) if so, whether the Government has taken anyaction to close such accounts; and


BharatNet Scheme

2974. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:




(a) whether the last mile connectivity is done by theCommon Services Centres (CSCs) in several States inthe BharatNet scheme and if so, the details thereofincluding the number of CSCs established, State/UT-wise, along with their functioning;

(b) whether CSC Special Purpose Vehicle has beenset up to execute the establishing of optical fibre networkin the Panchayats and villages across the country andif so, the details thereof along with the progress madein this regard, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether it is a fact that CSCs have to coordinatewith BSNL to provide last mile connectivity and if so,the details thereof along with the number of locationsconnected to internet at Panchayats level, State/UT-wise; and

(d) whether there have been reports that CSCs inBihar have been unsuccessful in providing last mileinternet connectivity, with special reference to Sarandistrict, if so, the details and if not, the reasons thereforwith the revenue generated?

Modernisation of Railway Stations

2975. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:SHRI HIBI EDEN:




(a) whether the Government is implementing anyscheme for modernisation of railway stations across thecountry;

(b) if so, the number of major railway stations whichhave been modernized including the number of railwaystations which have been proposed to be modernized,State-wise, particularly in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh;

(c) whether the Government has performed qualitycheck of the modernization works done at major railwaystations in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh and if so, thenames of the railway stations where quality check hasbeen conducted;


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(d) the names of works found to be of inferiorquality along with the action taken in this regard, work-wise; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to qualitycheck Ernakulam Junction and Ernakulam Town RailwayStations and if so, the details thereof?

Shale Gas Extraction

2976. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:




(a) whether the Government has studied the effectof shale gas extraction with regard to any increase intremors, earthquakes, seismicity, etc., in the Indiangeographical area;

(b) if so, the data regarding tremors, earthquakes,seismicity, etc., that have occurred before and after suchexploration/extraction;

(c) whether the Government is assured of the non-effect of fracking to the earth in the Indian geographicalarea; and


Misleading News

†2977. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:




(a) the steps taken by the Government to curbmisleading news, messages, hateful material andadvertisements being spread through fake accounts onsocial media during the last three years and the currentyear;

(b) whether the Government has set up or proposesto set up any system/make law for prosecuting criminalcases against the persons responsible for spreadinghatred, doing frauds and spreading fake news throughsocial media;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the steps taken by the Government in regard toobjectionable content being spread on every small orbig platform and social media; and


Grade ‘D’ Posts in Atomic Energy Undertakings

†2978. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:




(a) whether there is any provision of engaginglocal people in grade ‘D’ posts in atomic energyundertakings;

(b) if so, the rules in this regard and the facilitiesbeing provided to such employees;

(c) whether local people are being recruited ongrade ‘D’ posts in all undertakings including theundertakings situated in Rajasthan; and

(d) if so, the details of the last three years?

Weather Patterns and Pollution

2979. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAISOLANKI:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:




(a) whether the Government has studied thecorrelation between changing local weather patternsand pollution;

(b) if so, the details of the assumptions regardingthe effects these have on one another in-terms of theseverity;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) the details of the extreme weather conditionsobserved by the Government which could affect thepollution level recorded in India wherein specificobservation for any region or State is included;


(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Construction of Underpass at Payangadi RailwayTrack

2980. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:




(a) whether the underpass below Payangadi(PAZ)railway track built during colonial times is very narrow;

(b) if so, the whether it causes huge traffic jamsresulting in inconvenience to the public;

(c) if so, the action taken so far to resolve thislong pending serious issue affecting a large number ofinhabitants in this area;

(d) whether the Government is contemplating toresolve this issue by broadening the underpass or byconstructing a new flyover; and

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Master System Integrator Project

†2981. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:



(a) whether Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)has become the first telecom service provider companyto win the Master System Integrator Project andthe Rajkot smart city project and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether BSNL has completed the varioussections of the Rajkot Smart City Project in time and ifso, the details thereof; and

(c) whether BSNL has earned the revenue of 1000crore rupees under the Smart City Project from 2018 tillnow and if so, the details thereof?

Auction of 5G Spectrum

†2982. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:



(a) whether the Government has given approval forthe auction of 5G spectrum on 15 June, 2022;

(b) if so, the time by which the said auction is likelyto be completed along with the revenue likely to begenerated;

(c) whether Digital India, Start-up India, Make inIndia, scheme for telecom products (PLI- ProductionLinked Incentive) and semi conductor production inIndia are helping in building a strong eco-system for 5Gservices and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the total spectrum to be auctionedalong with the number of years for which it is to beauctioned; and

(e) the manner in which it will be effective incomparison to 4G?

Gender Equality

2983. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:



(a) whether it has come to the notice of theGovernment that work participation of women in railwaydepartment is comparatively low and the gender gap isvery high; and

(b) the steps taken/likely to be taken by theGovernment to ensure gender equality in employment inRailways?

Rice Procured from Telangana

2984. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDYNALAMADA:




(a) the total foodgrains purchased in India fromJune 2014 to June 2022, crop-wise and State/UT-wise;

(b) the total rice procured in Telangana in Kharif andRabi crop from 2014-15 to 2022-23;

(c) whether the procurement of rice in the Rabiseason crop of 2022 has been stopped from Telanganaand if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) the details of foodgrains held by FoodCorporation of India presently; and

(e) whether the global price of foodgrains hasincreased due to the Russia-Ukraine war and if so, thedetails thereof?

Subsidy to Small Textile Manufacturing Units

2985. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:




(a) whether the Government has any plan to providesubsidy to the small textile manufacturing unitsparticularly in Uttar Pradesh;

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

(c) the details of the textile units approved by theGovernment in Uttar Pradesh so far?

Volume of Steel Imports

2986. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:




(a) whether India has received an increased volumeof steel imports from Russia since the commencement ofthe Russia-Ukraine War;


(c) whether the influx of said imports has adverselyimpacted the country’s steel industry, especially inconjunction with the recently imposed export duty onsteel?

Pashmina Development

2987. SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL:



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(a) the details of the progress made on thedevelopment of Pashmina in Ladakh;

(b) whether the Government has new project onPashmina sectors on awareness, training, marketing,procurement of dehairing machine and promotion uptorural villages of UT of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the futureplans for continuation of sustaining Nomadic culture,promotion of Pashmina growers, handloom and handicraftin UT of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir;

(d) whether the Government has taken any initiativefor having GI tagging of Pashmina in Ladakh and J&K,if so, the details thereof and if not, the proposed planfor GI tag or equivalent for promotion of Pashmina; and

(e) the reasons behind repeated delay in theshipment/execution of the newly sanctioned dehairingplant in Leh Ladakh?

Global Space Economy

2988. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:




(a) the share of the country in Global SpaceEconomy;

(b) the reasons for the country’s poor performancein space technology; and

(c) whether the delay in getting approval plays anynegative role in the development of Space technologyand if so, the details thereof?

New Railway Lines in Karnataka

2989. SHRI D.K.SURESH:




(a) the details of survey approved for new railwaylines in Karnataka;

(b) whether the Government is aware that the newrailway line between Hejjala and Chamarajanagar wasannounced almost three decades ago but the survey hasnot been taken up till date and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the funds allocated and spent onthe above surveys during the last three years; and

(d) whether the Government is committed to completethe new railway line between Hejjala and Chamarajanagarwithout any delay and if so, the details in this regard?

Dynamic Fare for Premium Trains

2990. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:




(a) whether the Railways has introduced demand-based dynamic fares for its premium trains;

(b) if so, the category of trains that has beenincluded under such pricing;

(c) whether the Government is aware of the fact thatmost of such trains are now running with empty berthsas passengers are choosing to travel by flight;

(d) whether the Government is contemplating toreverse the dynamic fare policy in view of the negativeresponse and fall in passenger occupancy; and

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

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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy : 2827, 2941, 2944, 2978

Coal : 2791, 2810, 2811, 2843, 2857, 2881, 2883, 2937, 2939,

2943, 2954

Commerce And Industry : 2774, 2778, 2779, 2784, 2787, 2789, 2792, 2804, 2822,

2834, 2839, 2847, 2855, 2858, 2860, 2862, 2869, 2871,

2880, 2886, 2888, 2890, 2891, 2893, 2898, 2904, 2908,

2914, 2915, 2918, 2946, 2957, 2962, 2965, 2966, 2967

Communications : 2764, 2775, 2785, 2805, 2812, 2813, 2821, 2836, 2837,

2845, 2851, 2867, 2872, 2887, 2889, 2900, 2909, 2910,

2924, 2929, 2950, 2960, 2981, 2982

Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution : 2770, 2771, 2777, 2796, 2806, 2814, 2831, 2841, 2842,

2863, 2870, 2876, 2877, 2878, 2879, 2927, 2932, 2938,

2951, 2956, 2963, 2969, 2984

Earth Sciences : 2767, 2769, 2786, 2793, 2800, 2815, 2817, 2853, 2856,

2874, 2925, 2931, 2945, 2947, 2976, 2979

Electronics And Information Technology : 2783, 2801, 2807, 2828, 2830, 2840, 2905, 2906, 2933,

2948, 2952, 2973, 2974, 2977

Mines : 2790, 2797, 2818, 2824, 2838, 2923, 2942

Parliamentary Affairs :

Personnel, Public Grievances And Pensions : 2772, 2803, 2819, 2832, 2850, 2866, 2953, 2961

Planning : 2762, 2768, 2780, 2896

Railways : 2761, 2763, 2788, 2794, 2799, 2802, 2808, 2809, 2820,

2826, 2844, 2849, 2852, 2854, 2861, 2865, 2868, 2873,

2882, 2885, 2892, 2897, 2901, 2902, 2903, 2907, 2912,

2913, 2921, 2922, 2934, 2935, 2936, 2949,

2955, 2958, 2959, 2964, 2970, 2972, 2975, 2980, 2983,

2989, 2990

Science And Technology : 2795, 2816, 2835, 2884, 2926, 2940

Space : 2920, 2988

Statistics And Programme Implementation : 2766, 2829, 2916

Steel : 2798, 2833, 2899, 2919, 2986

Textiles : 2765, 2773, 2776, 2781, 2782, 2823, 2825, 2846, 2848,

2859, 2864, 2875, 2894, 2895, 2911, 2917, 2928, 2930,

2968, 2971, 2985, 2987.

LOK SABHA CORRIGENDUM

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on August 03, 2022/Sravana 12, 1944 (Saka)

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2880 In heading: for “FTA with EU” read “FTA with UAE”

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