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Mobile Towers

†*321. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister ofCOMMUNICATIONS

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be pleased to state:

(a) whether mobile towers are notavailable in the remote villages of MadhyaPradesh so far including Satna district andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the efforts made/being made bythe Government for having mobile towersinstalled in remote areas of the State;

(c) the time frame by which the visionof revolution in communication is likely tobe fulfilled in remote villages and the effortsmade by the Government in this regard sofar; and

(d) whether any policy framework hasbeen prepared by the Government in thisregard and if so, the details thereof?

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Welfare of Ex-Servicemen

*322. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

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(a) the details of welfareand rehabilitation schemes andfinancial assistance provided to ex-servicemen by the Government throughvarious agencies;

(b) the total amount distributedfor the welfare of ex-servicemen underRaksha Mantri’s Discretionary Fund(RMDF) and the number of beneficiariesof the Fund during the last three years,year-wise;

(c) the main activities of KendriyaSainik Board and the manner in which theactivities are beneficial to ex-servicemenand their families; and

(d) the efforts made to activateGrievances Redressal Mechanism for ex-servicemen and to expedite the redressal oftheir grievances?

Railway Projects

†*323. SHRI BHAGIRATHCHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS

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(a) the details of new railwayprojects sanctioned in the State ofRajasthan during the last five years, zone-wise and year-wise;

(b) the number of projects sanctionedduring the last five years on which work isgoing on at present along with project-wisedetails of expenditure incurred so far;

(c) whether the Government proposesto sanction any new project in the State;and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

India’s Share in Global Trade

*324. SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:

SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCEAND INDUSTRY

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(a) whether a high-level advisorygroup constituted to look at ways toincrease India’s share in global trade hassubmitted its report to the Government;

(b) if so, the detailed recommendationsmade in the report;

(c) whether the group has suggestedtaking steps towards reforming labour laws,tax system, easing entry rules and doingaway with protectionist policies;

(d) if so, the follow up action taken/being taken by the Government on therecommendations of the group to increasethe share of trade; and

(e) the other steps taken/beingtaken by the Government for reforms indifferent sectors following the corporatetax reforms?

Export of Defence Equipment

†*325. DR. RAMAPATI RAMTRIPATHI:




(a) whether the Government proposesto supply/export weapons, warships andaircraft to other countries;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the countriesfrom which proposals have been receivedin this regard during the last three years;and

(d) the decision/action taken by theGovernment thereon?

Future of Mining

*326. SHRI BHAGWANTHKHUBA:

Will the Minister of MINES

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LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERSWednesday, December 11, 2019/Agrahayana 20, 1941 (Saka)

______

(Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Coal; Commerce and Industry;Communications; Defence; Development of North Eastern Region; Electronics

and Information Technology; External Affairs; Law and Justice; Mines;Parliamentary Affairs; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;

Planning; Railways; Space; Statistics and Programme Implementation)

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Total Number of Questions — 20

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

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(a) whether the future of mining inour country appears uncertain due to thelegal framework, resource overuse,environmental concerns, etc.; and

(b) if so, the details thereof andthe manner in which the Government plansto address the above and other relatedissues?

Employment through RailwayRecruitment Board

*327. SHRI MANICKAMTAGORE B.:




(a) the details of the totalnumber of recruitments made by theSouthern Railways through theRailway Recruitment Board duringthe last five years;

(b) whether there is any region/State-wise criteria for recruitmentin Indian Railways through RailwayRecruitment Board; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thetotal number of people from the State ofTamil Nadu who joined the Indian Railwaysduring the last five years?

Export of Costume and FashionJewellery

*328. DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:




(a) whether incentives are availableto the manufacturers to compete withother countries to augment the export ofCostume and Fashion Jewellery in WestBengal and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Governmentis planning to establish any Clusterfor promotion and development ofCostume and Fashion Jewellery in WestBengal;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Adjusted Gross Revenues

*329. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:




(a) the salient points of theSupreme Court Judgement dated24-10-2019 in the matter of Adjusted GrossRevenues (AGR) of Telecom ServiceProviders (TSPs);

(b) the details of the AGR arrears thathave to be recovered by the Governmentfrom private and public TSPs, year-wiseand TSP-wise; and

(c) the roadmap/timelines formulatedby the Government to recover the aforesaidAGR arrears?

Officers of Geological Survey of India

*330. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:




(a) whether the Geologists/officers ofGeological Survey of India (GSI) have beenconferred the status of an Organised servicein consonance with the judgement of theSupreme Court of India and various othercourt rulings which have attained judicialfinality;

(b) if so, the time since when suchstatus has been conferred and if not, thereasons therefor;

(c) whether the organised servicebenefits namely non-functionalfinancial upgradation and pay parity withIAS officers as per 6th Central PayCommission’s recommendations,which were accepted by the CentralGovernment in case of Geologists of GSIwho retired prior to 2006 have beenimplemented; and

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

Services of BSNL

*331. DR. SUJAYRADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:




(a) whether the condition ofmobile, landline telephone and internetservices of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL) in rural and remote areas is poorand unsatisfactory and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the details of the districts inMaharashtra in terms of poor service andthe remedial measures taken/proposed bythe Government to bring improvement inthe services;

(c) the details of proposed base towerstations to be established in less accessibleareas in Maharashtra;

(d) whether a large number of basetower stations in rural and remote areas arenot functioning and there is no adequatepower back up due to lack of fuel or theftof allocated diesel for electric generators;and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thecorrective steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to improve this condition?

Base Year for GDP Series

*332. SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister ofSTATISTICS AND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION

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(a) whether the Ministry has any planto revise the base year for calculating theGDP from 2011-12 to 2017-18;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the reasons that have promptedthe Government to revise the base year forcalculating the GDP?

Facilities for Passengers

†*333. SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:



† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

135 136


(a) whether the Government hasfinalised any action plan to increaseconsumer satisfaction especially in thefield of security, safety, punctualityand cleanliness during the current financialyear;


(c) whether any task force hasbeen constituted to prepare any planin this direction and if so, the detailsthereof?

Ration for Armed Forces

*334. SHRIMATI RITABAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) the scale of ration provided forarmed forces personnel which is animportant means of morale motivation aswell as health and fitness;

(b) whether the ration providesadequate nutrition to the personnel whileserving in the field areas and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether ration is provided to thearmed forces personnel in non-field areasand if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the scale of ration for vegetarianand non-vegetarian personnel?

NRI Investments in India

†*335. SHRI SADASHIV KISANLOKHANDE:

SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:




(a) whether any relaxation is beinggiven to the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)for making investments in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof, includingthe pre-conditions for the said relaxation;

(c) the total number of NRIs whohave been given relaxation during each ofthe last three years; and

(d) the amount of investments madeas a result of the relaxation, including theplaces where the investments have beenmade?

Loss of Lives in Avalanches

*336. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV

RAO MANDLIK:




(a) whether a number of soldiers andcivilians have lost their lives in a massiveavalanche in Siachen recently and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Governmenthas provided assistance to the familymembers of the deceased and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether any precautionarysteps have been taken to safeguard againstsuch eventualities and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the number of soldiers who losttheir lives due to avalanches in the hilly

States during each of the last three yearsand the current year; and

(e) whether more than a decadelong field testing and trials by DefenceResearch Development Organisation(DRDO) on Wearable PhysiologicalMonitoring System (WPMS) to predictavalanches and protect the soldiers fromthe avalanches is not proving fruitful and ifso, the present status of WPMS and thetime by which it is likely to be developedand used for the benefit of soldiers of thecountry?

Industrial Development Projects

*337. SHRIMATI VANGAGEETHA VISWANATH:




(a) whether the Government proposesto assist the Government of AndhraPradesh for implementation of BackwardAreas Ultra Mega Integrated AutomobileProject to develop the most backward andrural areas in the State particularly thesetting up of automobile industries inTirupati, Nellore and Anantapur areas andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to develop areas like Satyaveduand Tada in Chittoor district of AndhraPradesh industrially, given thatKrishnapatnam and Chennai ports are nearthese areas;

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



Status of Railway Projects

†*338. SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMARSINGH:




(a) the present status of the worksrelating to laying of new railway lines,doubling and gauge conversion of railwaylines and electrification in various Statesincluding Gujarat, Bihar and West Bengalduring the last three years and the currentyear;

(b) the details of estimated cost, fundsallocated and spent so far, project-wise;

(c) whether the Railways has set anytarget for completing the said projects; and


Construction of FOBs

†*339. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:




(a) the number and locations of FootOver Bridges (FOBs) sanctioned forconstruction under Nagpur, Raipur andBilaspur Railway Divisions during the lastthree years;

(b) the number of FOBs completed,under construction and those on which workhas not commenced, the Station-wise statusthereof; and

(c) whether FOBs constructed atRajnandgaon and Dongargarh in


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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy :

Coal :

Commerce and Industry : 324, 328, 335, 337

Communications : 321, 329, 331, 340

Defence : 322, 325, 334, 336

Development of North Eastern Region :

Electronics and Information Technology :

External Affairs :

Law and Justice :

Mines : 326, 330

Parliamentary Affairs :

Personnel, Public Grievances and

Pensions :

Planning :

Railways : 323, 327, 333, 338, 339

Space :

Statistics and Programme Implementation : 332.

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December 5, 2019 Secretary General

Agrahayana 14, 1941 (Saka)

Chhattisgarh have been completed withinthe stipulated time and if so, the detailsthereof?

Sale of BSNL and MTNL

†*340. SHRI RAJIV RANJANSINGH ALIAS LALANSINGH:




(a) whether the Government is

contemplating to merge the Bharat Sanchar

Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar

Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and if

so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether the Government is

considering to sell the aforesaid/

resultant merged unit and if so, the details

thereof?


SPARSH Yojana

3681. SHRI RAJAAMRESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMARSONKAR:

DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRIMATI SANGEETA

KUMARI SINGH DEO:




(a) whether the Government isimplementing Deen Dayal Scholarship forPromotion of Aptitude and Research inStamps as a Hobby (SPARSH) yojana forstudents;


(c) whether the scholarship there-under will be awarded on the basis ofphilately quiz and philately project and ifso, the details thereof;

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(d) the status of implementation ofthe said scheme since its incpetion alongwith the funds sanctioned and spent bythe Government so far, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment for promotion of philately inthe country?

Poor Telecom Services forMembers of Parliament

3682. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:SHRIMATI VANGA

GEETHA VISWANATH:




(a) whether several Members ofParliament (MPs) have desired to opt outof the telecom service provided by BSNLand MTNL on account of issues such ascall drops and poor network connectivity;

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

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

Non-Utilisation of MPLAD Fund

3683. SHRI RAVNEET SINGHBITTU:




(a) the details of MPs who did notutilise their MPLAD funds in the lastfinancial year;

(b) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to maximize the use ofMPLAD funds expeditiously and within astipulated time-frame; and

(c) the list of all those MPs who didnot utilise 100 per cent their MPLADfunds during the 16th Lok Sabha?

Abolition of Legislative Councils

3684. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of LAW ANDJUSTICE

×¾Ö×¬Ö †Öî¸ü ®µÖÖµÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the details of the States that arehaving the Legislative Councils at present;

(b) whether the Government iscontemplating on abolishing the LegislativeCouncil System in the State and if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons therefor;and

(c) whether the matter has beenreferred to the State Governments for theiracceptance and if so, the details thereof?

Special Facilities to NewGlobal IT Companies

3685. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICSAND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to provide special facilities to allnew global Information Technology (IT)companies investing in India in near future;

(b) if so, the details thereof, especiallyin Delhi/NCR;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of implementationprocedure for any such proposal in nearfuture?

Hacking of WhatsApp Platform

3686. SHRI ANUMULAREVANTH REDDY:




(a) whether the social mediaplatform WhatsApp was hacked tospy on Indian activists, Journalistsand Lawyers and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the details of the reply/commentsreceived by the Government from the saidplatform on this issue;

(c) whether the Government haswritten to the NSO group asking for a replyon the aforesaid issue and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the results of investigationconducted by the Government in thisregard?

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERSWednesday, December 11, 2019/Agrahayana 20, 1941 (Saka)

______

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

Statistics and Programme Implementation)

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______

Total Number of Questions — 230

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Target under Startup India Scheme

†3687. SHRI VINOD KUMARSONKAR:




(a) whether the Government has settarget to make SC/ST and womenentrepreneurs from the 125 lakh bankbranches of the country under the StartupIndia scheme;

(b) if so, the State-wise and bank-wisedetails of the branches achieved/yet toachieve the target;

(c) the district-wise details in thecountry where Startup India Scheme hasbeen implemented;

(d) whether the Government isconducting any review of the Startup India;

(e) if so, the number of such bankbranches that are not evincing any interestalong with the details of the action takenagainst them; and

(f) the time by which the target set bythe Government to make SC/ST and womenentrepreneurs is likely to be achieved?

Legal Recognition to YouTubeChannels

†3688. DR. RAM SHANKARKATHERIA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto formulate a plan to give legal recognitionto the YouTube channels being made bythe people by giving license for the sameand if so, the details thereof;

(a) whether the Government has setany target to give exemption in tax tostartups to provide more employmentopportunities to the youth of the country;

(b) if so, the details of the startupschemes;

(c) whether the Government hasallocated any fund/budget for the startup;

(d) if so, the amount of the fund beallocated;

(e) the State/UT-wise details thereof;and

(f) the State/UT-wise details ofemployment under this scheme?

GDP Growth Rate

3691. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:




(a) whether the growth rate of GrossDomestic Product (GDP) is satisfactory,whereas the per capita income growth isnot satisfactory;

(b) if so, the details of growthregistered in GDP and in per capita incomeduring the last three years, respectively;

(c) whether the economicdevelopment and growth in GDP are notimpacting the day-to-day lives of commonpeople because of which they are not ableto use better facilities; and


Enhancing of Cultural Diplomacy

3692. SHRIMATI RAKSHANIKHIL KHADSE:

(b) whether the Government has anyreport regarding the people, institutionsand organisations running YouTubechannels; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Building of Post Offices

†3689. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:




(a) whether most of the postoffices in the country including Jabalpurare being operated from dilapidatedbuildings and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor along with thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard;

(b) whether new and well-managedbuildings are not being arranged for theproper functioning of post-offices due toeconomic reasons;


(d) whether the Governmentproposes to increase the banking andfinancial functions with the intention tooperate the post offices on the lines ofbanks and if so, the details thereof andsteps taken by the Government in thisregard?

Tax Exemptions to Startups

†3690. SHRI RAMCHARANBOHRA:




Will the Minister of EXTERNALAFFAIRS

×¾Ö¤êü¿Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Government throughthe Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) is enhancing the cultural diplomacyworldwide through various Indian culturalactivities, heritage culture and in recentscenario the ancient Yoga;


(c) the list of countries where thesecentres are functional; and

(d) the details of the staff alreadyworking and the recruitment procedures?

Atal Tinkering Laboratories

3693. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

Will the Minister of PLANNING

µÖÖê•Ö®ÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Ministry is planningto construct 10,000 Atal TinkeringLaboratories (ATLs) by 2020;

(b) the details of schools where ATLshave been constructed and are underconstruction; and

(c) whether the Government isconsidering establishment of ATLs in allthe Government schools in India and if so,the details thereof?

VRS for BSNL and MTNL Employees

3694. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:





1125 1126

(a) whether the Government hasannounced Voluntary Retirement Scheme(VRS) for employees of BSNL and MTNL;


(c) whether the Government has anyrecord regarding number of employees whoapplied for VRS;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thequantum of amount required for settlementof VRS;

(e) whether the VRS is a part of revivalpackage for BSNL and MTNL; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Package for BSNL Employees

3695. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to review and revise the salary packagefor BSNL employees;


(c) the action taken by theGovernment in this regard; and

(d) the time by which the said revisionin the salary package is likely to be donealong with the fund proposed to be allocatedin this regard, State/UT-wise?

Opening of Office on Holidays

†3696. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER

¯ÖÏ¬ÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Ministry has receivedany complaints about any Government/

(a) whether the Ministry is aware thatmany of the posts are still lying vacant inthe Central Information Commission (CIC);

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

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Safety of Government’s MobileApplication

3699. SHRI KOMATI REDDYVENKAT REDDY:

SHRI KANUMURURAGHU RAMAKRISHANA RAJU:




(a) whether the popularGovernment’s mobile application isvulnerable to security threats as theaccounts of the application can be hackedwith just few basic programming skills;

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

(c) whether these application areunprotected and anyone can modify andmake changes in these application just bysimple knowledge;

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

(e) the remedial measures being takenby the Government in this regard?

Functioning of Cement Factories

†3700. SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:

SHRI SHANTANUTHAKUR:

private offices remaining open on publicholidays;

(b) if so, the provision to take actionon the above-mentioned incident;

(c) the medium through which aperson can file complaint when aGovernment/private office remains openon public holidays; and

(d) the details thereof?

Implementation of Contract LabourLaws in BSNL

3697. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:




(a) whether the Government has madeany assessment on the strictimplementation of labour laws includingcontract labour (regulations and abolition)act in true spirit by the BSNL management;

(b) if so, the number of cases that havebeen received by the Government from thelabourers for non-implementation ofContract Labour Wages Act so far, Telecomcircle-wise;

(c) the action taken/being taken by theGovernment against the erring contractorsincluding financial penalty imposed onthem across the country; and


Vacant Posts in CIC

3698. SHRI VASANTHAKUMARH.:







(a) the State/UT-wise details of thecement factories functioning in thecountry;

(b) the details of the productivity andquality improvement in cement industrythat are proposed by the National Councilfor Cement and Building Materials(NCCBM); and

(c) the State/UT-wise detailsof the number of sick cement factoriesand funds sanctioned/utilized andsteps taken by the Government forthe revival and development ofinfrastructure in the country includingWest Bengal during each of the lastfive years?

NESIDS

3701. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENTOF NORTH EASTERN REGION

ˆ¢Ö¸ü ¯Öæ¾ÖßÔ õÖê¡Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the funding to the selectedprojects under the North East SpecialInfrastructure Development Scheme(NESIDS) have been sanctioned and if so,the details thereof;

(b) if not, the reasons thereforalong with the time to be taken in thisregard;

(c) the details of the projects initiatedunder the said scheme; and

(d) the predicted timeline for thecompletion of each of the projects?

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

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Nuclear Power Plants

†3702. SHRI PARBHUBHAINAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI A. RAJA:DR. KALANIDHI

VEERASWAMY:




(a) whether the demand of power hasbeen increasing in the country;

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereofincluding in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu andthe estimated power demand for the comingyears along with the steps being taken bythe Government to meet this increasingdemand;

(c) whether nuclear power plants arebeing established along with electricitygenerating plants of other technologies tomeet the electricity requirements of thecountry;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State wiseincluding Tamil Nadu; and

(e) the details of the funds sanctioned,allocated and utilized for these plants sofar along with their present status and thetarget set for establishment of these plants?

AC-III Tier Coaches

3703. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:




(a) the number of AC-III tier coachesavailable with Railways;

(b) the details of average AC-III tiercoaches attached to each train;

(c) whether it is a fact that there isimmense demand for AC-III tier coaches as

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentthrough reforms, policies and schemes topromote transparency and accountabilityin India; and

(c) the steps being taken by theGovernment with regard to theimplementation of recommendations of 2ndAdministrative Reforms Commission andother initiatives to deal with corruption inIndia?

Yadgir-Khammam New Railway Line

3706. SHRI MANNE SRINIVASREDDY:


¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has takenany decision to construct new railway linebetween Yadgir (Karnataka)-Khammam(Telangana) via Narayanpet, Mahabubnagar,Jadcherla, Kalwakurthy, Devarakonda,Nalgonda and Suryapet;


(c) whether the required funds havebeen released for this railway line and if so,the details thereof;

(d) the present status of this railwayline; and

(e) the time-limit fixed for itscompletion?

Case Flow Management Rules

3707. SHRI MOHANBHAIKALYANJIKUNDARIYA:

SHRI DHANUSH M.KUMAR:

SHRI SOYAM BAPU RAO:SHRI SELVAM G.:



passengers are mostly preferring to travelby AC-III tier;

(d) the details of the averagemanufacture of AC-III tier coaches in thelast five years, year-wise; and

(e) the details of efforts being madeto double production of AC-III tier coachesto meet the demand?

Speedy Disposal of Cases

3704. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:




(a) the details of measures taken bythe Government for the speedy disposalof the cases and improving the efficacy ofthe legal justice system;

(b) the steps taken by theGovernment to expand the judicialinfrastructure for the timely delivery ofjustice;

(c) State-wise number of vacancies injudicial positions; and

(d) the reforms to be undertaken bythe Government to improve the quality oflegal education and practice?

e-Governance

3705. SHRI PARVESH SAHIBSINGH VERMA:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentthrough reforms, policies and schemes topromote e-governance in India;


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


(c) whether Supreme Court establishedthe scheme of National Court ManagementSystems (NCMS), if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether this NCMS will beapplicable to all courts of the countryalongwith the status of implementation ofthe same and reasons for delay, if any; and

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

Stoppage at Chirayinkil

3708. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:




(a) the details of passenger earnings ofrailway stations under Thiruvananthapuramdivision in the last three years, station-wise;

(b) whether requests have beenreceived for allowing stoppage for moretrains at Chirayinkil and Kadakkavurrailway stations under Thiruvananthapuramdivision;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thedecision taken;

(d) whether the Government willconsider allowing stoppage for ParasuramExpress (16649/16650) and Maveli Express(16603/16604) at Chirayinkil andKadakkavur railway stations; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

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1129 1130

Hyperloop Technology

3709. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:




(a) whether the Government isexploring routes for Hyperlooptechnology;


(c) whether the Government plans topartner with any State Government fordeveloping of hyperloop train on anyroute; and


Complaints/Public Grievances

3710. SHRI P.RAVEENDRANATHKUMAR:


¯ÖÏ¬ÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Governmenthas received various complaints regardingthe public grievances from the State of TamilNadu during the last six years to till date;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe nature of the grievances;

(c) the action taken by theGovernment thereto;

(d) whether the Government proposesto dispose of such complaints/grievanceswithin a stipulated time-frame and fixresponsibility on officers liable for theundue delay; and


Accidental Deaths in Firing Range

†3711. SHRI NABA KUMARSARANIA:

(b) if so, the extent of theunderutilization and the reasons therefor;and

(c) the steps taken to ensure thatresources budgeted for modernisation arefully utilized in the future?

Crash of MIG 29 Fighter Jet

3713. SHRI K.MURALEEDHARAN:




(a) whether it is a fact that a MIG29K fighter Jet of Navy on a routinemission crashed after an engine failure dueto a bird strike in Goa;


(c) the total number of fighter jets ofdefence force that crashed during the lasttwo years; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto prevent such crashes?

Line of Credit

3714. DR. (PROF.) KIRITPREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:




(a) the year-wise and country-wiseamount of Line of Credit extended by Indiato other countries from 2010-2019;

(b) the year-wise and country-wiseamount of grants and aids given by India toother countries from 2010-2019;




(a) the area of land in possession ofthe Ministry of Defence in various Statesof the country, State-wise;

(b) whether the monetarycompensation to the people of TamulpurDigtilipar village located in Baksa districtof Assam for acquisition of their land hasnot been given and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of persons killed infiring range located at Tamulpur Patkijuliso far and whether any compensation hasbeen given for the people who died andthe amount of assistance paid to the peoplewho got injured;

(d) whether any provision has beenmade to check the recurrence ofsuch incidents in the Tamulpur Patkijulilocated firing range and if so, the detailsthereof;

(e) whether there is any proposal forrevival of Army airport at the Baksa districtand if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the total number of Army regimentexisting in the country including the detailsof their slogans and the location of theirheadquarters?

Funds for Modernisation ofProjects

3712. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:




(a) whether the capital fundsbudgeted for modernisation projects haveremained unutilised;

(c) whether there have been only fewIndian companies benefiting from theseLoCs and grants; and


Use of Regional Languages inHigh Courts

†3715. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:




(a) whether the Government proposeto allow use of regional languages in theHigh Courts of various States;


(c) whether the Government hasreceived representations from various StateGovernments in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe present status thereof, State/UT-wise?

Demand of CBI Inquiry

3716. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:




(a) whether the demand for CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry hasbeen increasing in the country;


(c) the number of cases underinvestigation along with the recommendedagencies;

(d) whether the Government has anycomparative data with regard to the rate of


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conviction of cases investigated by CBIand other State police; and


New Train

†3717. SHRI ASHOK KUMARRAWAT:




(a) whether the Government has takenor proposes to take steps to start a newShatabdi Express Train on Delhi-Moradabad-Barei lly-Shahjahanpur-Lucknow route;



Preferences for Private CourierServices

†3718. SHRI SHANKARLALWANI:

DR. BHARATIBENDHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:




(a) whether the Government has madeany investigation to find out the reasonsfor preference of people towards privatecourier companies in comparison to postalservices;

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

(c) whether the Government proposesto fix any responsibility in this regard andif so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor; and

compliance with the eligibility criteria forthe PTS, if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of the grounds cited bythe US Government for the termination ofspecial trade status;

(d) whether the Government wasaware of the eligibility review launched bythe US Government in April, 2018;

(e) if so, the details of the stepstaken by the Government to convincethe US Government on the measures takenby India to fulfill the criteria sinceApril, 2018;

(f) whether this will impact thevolume of exports to the US and if so, thedetails thereof along with the potential jobloss and other economic effects caused dueto the cancellation of PTS; and

(g) the details of the steps taken/to betaken by the Government to counter thoseeffects?

New Private Sector Investment

3721. SHRI GURJEET SINGHAUJLA:

SHRI KUMBAKUDISUDHAKARAN:




(a) the net value in rupees of newprivate sector projects in India since 2014,year-wise;

(b) whether there has been a declinein new private sector investment since thelast fiscal year; and

(c) if so, the details and the reasonstherefor?

(d) the steps taken by theGovernment to improve the general postalservices and speed post services with aview to compete with private couriercompanies?

Staff of BSNL

†3719. SHRI RAJVEER DILER:




(a) the steps being taken by theGovernment to help BSNL recover fromlosses and to make it more competitive incomparison to other telecom companies ofprivate sector;

(b) whether the Government is takingany steps for the future of technical staffand engineering staff of BSNL;



US GSP Programme

3720. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:




(a) whether the Government has failedto comply with the eligibility criteria forthe Preferential Trade Status (PTS) underthe Generated System of Preferences(GSP) programme of the US Governmentand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has failedto convince the US Government on India’s

Appointment of Notary Officers

†3722. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:




(a) whether State-wise interviewswere conducted for appointment of notaryofficers during the last year;

(b) if so, whether certificate ofappointment has been issued to all theapplicants for appointment as notaryofficers in Marathwada region ofMaharashtra;



Financial Assistance under‘Make in India’ Scheme

†3723. SHRIMATI SANDHYARAY:




(a) the manner in which financialassistance is provided to the companiesmanufacturing products under the ‘Makein India’ scheme;

(b) whether any assistance is providedto such companies for manufacturing theirproducts along with tax relief being givenfor selling their products;

(c) if so, the State/UT-wise names ofthe companies with over rupees two croreturnover that have been benefitted duringeach of the last three years;

(d) the place-wise raw materialsacquired by the companies for


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manufacturing their products in regard towhich the information has been sought alongwith the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government proposesto conduct any enquiry in this regard and ifnot, the reasons therefor;

(f) whether several companies, whileimporting parts, are only engaged inassembling them and selling the same bylabelling them under the ‘Make in India’programme, thereby taking undue advantageof the scheme; and

(g) if so, the details thereof along withthe steps taken/to be taken by theGovernment in this direction?

Project in Tezpur

3724. SHRI PALLAB LOCHANDAS:

Will the Minister ofDEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEASTERN REGION



(a) the status of schemes sanctionedin the last 10 years in Tezpur Constituency;

(b) the details of the funds sanctionedtill date, year-wise for the last three years;

(c) the present status of the schemessanctioned and new schemes launched,if any, along with the details thereof; and

(d) the status of old and new projectsin Tezpur Constituency?

BTS in Uttarakhand

†3725. SHRI AJAY TAMTA:



(d) if so, the details of such directionsissued to the Divisional Headquarters ofNorth West Railways (NWR)?

Impact of Coal Mines on Environment

†3727. SHRI PARBATBHAISAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI JASWANT SINGHBHABHOR:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:


SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABENVAJESINGBHAI:

Will the Minister of COAL

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(a) the impact of various coal mineson environment;

(b) whether the Government hasissued any directives to minimize theadverse effects of coal mines onenvironment;



Setting up of Railway Siding

3728. SHRI PASUNOORIDAYAKAR:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:

SHRI KOTHAPRABHAKAR REDDY:




(a) whether Khammam district hasmore than 500 granite slab industries and


(a) whether the number of operationalBase Transceiver Station (BTS) in the Stateof Uttarakhand are as per the requirementand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereaction of the Government thereto;

(b) whether the Government willmake efforts to increase the number of BaseTransceiver Stations (BTS) for expandingmobile connectivity in Uttarakhand;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard along with the names of the placeswhere new BTS are likely to be installed;and

(d) the district-wise number of BTSpresently working in Uttarakhand?

Priority in Reservation under SpecialQuota

†3726. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) whether there is a provision forgiving priority in railway reservation intrains under special quota on therecommendation of Members of Parliamentto the persons travelling in emergency orin special circumstances;

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

(c) whether there is a provision foraction to be initiated in this regard only onfax received from Members of Parliamentby the officers which release the said seator reservation quota and whether anydirections for not initiating any action onletters sent by other paperless modes i.e.e-mail, Whatsapp or internet, have beenissued; and

200 granite tile industries and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the steps being taken for exportsof such granite by setting up of RailwaySiding near Pandillapalli railway station inKhammam district to generate morerevenue; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thesteps being taken by the Government inthis regard?

Optional Travel Insurance Scheme

3729. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM

PATIL:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA

BARNE:SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:DR. HEENA GAVIT:




(a) whether with the increase in theincidents of railway mishaps, theGovernment has started an Optional TravelInsurance Scheme (OTIS) on pilot basis;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe total quantum of insurance premiumcollected from passengers since itsinception;

(c) the amount of compensation paidto rail travellers who have opted for OTISand have met with rail accidents during eachof the last two years;

(d) whether the insurance premiumcollected from passengers has beenenhanced recently;

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

(f) the companies which have beenshortlisted by IRCTC to provide insurancefacility to passengers;


1135 1136

(g) whether the Government hascreated awareness among rail passengersabout the advantage of opting OTIS;and

(h) if so, the details thereof and theresponse thereon?

National Cyber Crime Centre

3730. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK(DEV):


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(a) whether the Government hasdecided to set up a National Cyber CrimeCenter;

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

(c) the purpose to set up NationalCyber Crime Center?

Cleanliness in Railways

†3731. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:




(a) whether the initiative by theRailways to keep railway stations, rail yardand passenger trains clean has provedunsatisfactory;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether the Government hasdecided to make a fresh strategy to adoptPublic Private Partnership (PPP) model tomaintain cleanliness in Railways on thelines of other developed countries?

(d) whether any inspections arecarried out by the Railways in this regardand if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theRailways for strengthening the railwaybridges?

Pending Court Cases

3734. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) the number of cases pending invarious courts of Assam includingsubordinate courts and the reasons forpendency;

(b) whether poor infrastructure is oneof the main reasons and if so, the detailsthereof along with the efforts made by theGovernment to improve the infrastructureof subordinate courts in the State; and

(c) the details of the measuresproposed to be initiated by the Governmentto speed up disposal of cases insubordinate courts in the country includingAssam?

Fisheries and Dairy Clusters forExport

3735. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAYTATKARE:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:DR. AMOL RAMSING

KOLHE:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO

BHAMRE:SHRI KULDEEP RAI

SHARMA:DR. DNV

SENTHILKUMAR S.:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:

IT Exemption to Disabled DefencePersonnel

3732. SHRI SISIR KUMARADHIKARI:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:




(a) the number of defence servicespersonnel in receipt of disability pensionand the proportion of them who are warwounded and battle casualties;

(b) the tax benefits being provided toretired defence personnels and whether anyproposal is sent to the Ministry of Financeto waive-off income tax for the Divyangjanpersons and on the disability pension ofdefence personnel;

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

(d) whether the Governmentproposed to review the issue after it beingraised by various ex-servicemen bodies andif so, the details thereof?

Strengthening of Railway Bridges

3733. SHRI BRIJBHUSHANSHARAN SINGH:




(a) whether the Railways has evolvedany parameters for reconstruction/strengthening of railway bridges in thecountry;


(c) the funds allocated/earmarked forthe said purpose in the current financialyear, zone-wise including the tribal areasof the country;




(a) whether, being world’s leadingproducer of fisheries and dairy products,India has huge potential for its exports andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasidentified districts possessing respectivepotential for fisheries and dairy productsand developing them as clusters for itsexports, if so, the details thereof and theachievements made in this regard;

(c) whether other developing anddeveloped countries have evinced interestin investing in India’s agriculture sector,especially fisheries and dairy products;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe extent to which it will be helpful tofetch good price for fisheries and dairyproducts;

(e) the details of the status of theimplementation of Agricultural ExportPolicy, 2018;

(f) whether the Government hasassessed the impact of the policy on theStates and if so, the details thereof; and

(g) the details of the other measurestaken by the Government to increase theincome of farmers and the success achievedin this regard so far?

Train Fares

†3736. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:




(a) whether fluctuation in the pricesof petrol and petroleum products both indomestic and international market hasaffected the train fares and freight structureof Indian Railways;


1137 1138


(c) whether the Government has takenany initiative to make the structure offreight and dynamic pricing logical in IndianRailways in view of fluctuations in theprices of diesel/petrol;

(d) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years and the current year; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto ensure competitiveness among freightof Railways and other means oftransportation including roads?

Incidents of Animals Hit by Trains

†3737. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:




(a) whether during the recent years,the incidents of animals hit by trains acrossthe country, especially by the trains runningbetween Ghaziabad and Deen DayalUpadhayaya Junction have been increasingdue to which timely operation of the trainsare being interrupted;


(c) whether the Government is takingany steps to cover the railway tracks atplaces where there are plenty of cattle; and


Startups in Defence

3738. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:




(a) whether Department of DefenceProduction deals with matters such asdefence production and indigenization ofimported equipments;




(a) whether the Government is awarethat there is very slow progress insanctioning and execution of MPLADworks in certain States;


(c) whether several district authoritiesare not submitting monthly progressreports (MPRs) and Utilization Certificateto Government regularly due to which thereis delay in releasing of MPLADSinstalments?

Environmental Impact Assessment

†3741. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGHMAHATO:




(a) the present status of the mines ofCoal India Ltd. (CIL) in terms of compliancewith the Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) notification; and

(b) the various measures taken by themines of CIL in compliance with the EIAnotification during the last three years andthe current year?

Youth Parliament Competition

3742. SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister ofPARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

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(b) if so, whether the Government isallowing startups to enter defenceecosystem;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thechallenges before Defence India Startups;

(d) whether electronic hardwareincubator, the Maker Village from Kerala,has sought an offer for establishment ofdefence production units in its space; and

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

Bhutanese Foreign Minister’s Visit

3739. DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI RAJA

AMARESHWARA NAIK:




(a) whether a bilateral meeting ofMinister of External Affairs was recentlyconcluded with Bhutanese ForeignMinister regarding various issues;


(c) whether there was discussion tofind out the ways to strengthen ties in trade,investment, defence and security betweenIndia and Bhutan;

(d) if so, the outcome of the abovesaid discussion; and

(e) the key agreements signed duringthe visit of Bhutanese Foreign Minister?

Slow Execution of MPLAD Works

3740. SHRI GIRISHBHALCHANDRABAPAT:

(a) whether the Government organizesregular Youth Parliament competitions inschools across the country;


(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto mentor school children in this regard ?

Extension of Railway Lines inRajasthan

†3743. SHRI BALAK NATH:




(a) whether the Government proposesto extend the railway line in Rajasthan;


(c) whether the Government proposesto introduce new trains in Rajasthan,particularly in Alwar; and


Non-Functional Upgradation forGroup A Officers

3744. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:




(a) whether the Central SecretariatService (CSS) Grade-I has been enlisted inthe Schedule of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 asCentral Civil Services Group-A;


(c) whether the Non-FunctionalUpgradation (NFU) applicable to Group‘A’ Officers in terms of DoPT OM dated24 April, 2009 has been extended to CSSGroup ‘A’ Officers;


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

(e) whether any proposal for grant ofNFU to CSS Group ‘A’ Officers is underconsideration of DoPT; and

(f) if so, the time frame by which theNFU will be granted to all the eligible CSSOfficers?

Surveys for New Railway Lines inAndhra Pradesh

3745. SHRI M.V.V.SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to launch 11 surveys for the newrailway lines in the State of Andhra Pradesh(AP);

(b) if so, the details thereof and theproposed new routes that are going to besurveyed; and

(c) the status of the survey of the linesbeing undertaken which was announced inthe Railway Budget 2019-20 and the detailsthereof?

Deposit Schemes by Post Offices

3746. SHRI DHANUSH M.KUMAR:

SHRI SOYAM BAPU RAO:SHRI SELVAM G.:




(a) the details of various depositschemes offered by post office to its

Postal Life Insurance

†3748. SHRI AJAY KUMARMISRA TENI:




(a) whether the Governmenthas formulated any plan to makePostal Life Insurance (PLI) and RuralPostal Life Insurance (RPLI) moreattractive and lucrative for people byenhancing the benefits given under theseschemes;



Rely on Coal for Power Generation

3749. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:




(a) whether there is rise in the use ofcoal over the past five years and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the extent to which India relies oncoal for its power and total electricitygeneration; and

(c) whether India’s continuous use ofcoal is likely to hamper the country’s fightagainst climate change and if so, the detailsthereof and the views of the Governmentthereto?

Operationalization of BharatNetProject

3750. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

investors and the criteria fixed by theGovernment to determine the rate ofinterest of these schemes;

(b) whether the quantum of amountinvested by investors has declined in thesedeposit schemes in the last three years andif so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor and the corrective steps taken bythe Government in this regard;

(c) whether a large amount ofunclaimed fund is lying in saving bankaccount of post offices and if so, thequantum of the unclaimed amount invarious schemes, schemes-wise and State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Department of Postsis facing difficulties in resolving the saidissue due to unavailability of nominees ofthe said accounts, non-verification ofnominees and various other reasons and ifso, the details thereof and the policyframed, if any, in this regard; and

(e) the other steps taken by theGovernment to improve the functioning ofDepartment of Posts for the benefit ofpeople?

Delay in Recruitment Process

3747. SHRIMATI KIRRONKHER:




(a) whether there has been a delay inconducting the recruitment process forvarious Ministries/Departments in GradesB and C;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe reasons for the said delay; and

(c) the other steps taken by theGovernment to accelerate the recruitmentprocess for various Ministries/Departments?




(a) the number of panchayats linkedby commercial and operational broadbandconnections under the BharatNetprogramme, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether out of one lakh GramPanchayats, more than 50 per cent hadnon-performing networks or defectiveequipments due to which they are facingdifficulty in providing connectivity;

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

(d) whether the Government has takenany steps to resolve this problem and if so,the details thereof; and

(e) the extent of “BharatNetCoverage’’ in villages of Maharashtra?

Performance of Coal Mines

3751. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAMPATIL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRI RATANSINH

MAGANSINHRATHOD:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:




(a) whether the Government hasassessed the performance and profitabilityof coal mines in the country and if so, thenames of coal mines which are running inprofit/losses;

1139 1140


(b) the details of the coal mines whichare closed down or likely to be closed downafter completion of the extraction work;

(c) whether the Government paysadequate compensation to workers whencoal mines are closed, if so, the quantum ofcompensation paid to workers during eachof the last three years and the current year;

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto make good/compensate the losses/shortages in the coal production;

(e) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme for the explorationand operation of small/closed/abandonedcoal mines and new mining regions; and

(f) if so, the details thereof alongwiththe other steps taken by the Governmentto increase domestic coal production andreduce the import of coal?

Funds for Redevelopment of RailwayStations

3752. SHRI JANARDAN SINGHSIGRIWAL:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan/scheme for development of railwaystations in the country;

(b) if so, the details and present statusthereof along with stations identified forthe purpose, State/UT-wise includingBihar;

(c) the works done and progressachieved so far in this regard; and

(d) the details of funds allocated forthe same, State-wise?

Railway Projects in Kerala

3753. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Indian Export Policy

3755. SHRI RAJIV PRATAPRUDY:




(a) the salient features of the ExportPolicy of the Government;

(b) the total number of countriesassociated with this policy;

(c) whether the Government proposesto export to small countries;

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

(e) the time within which exports arelikely to be started and if they have alreadystarted, the details of annual exports tothese countries in each of the last threeyears?

Setting Up Industrial Parks

3756. SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:

SHRI KOTHAPRABHAKAR REDDY:




(a) whether the Government hassigned any MoU to set up more industrialparks in the country including backward/scheduled areas;

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereofwith each of the countries during each ofthe last five years along with the State/UT-wise total number of people who have beenemployed while setting up industrial parkstill date; and




(a) the details of ongoing railwayprojects in Kerala;

(b) the present status of doubling ofKayamkulam-Ernakulam coastal railwayline;

(c) the time by which the doublingwork is likely to be completed;

(d) the amount allocated for thiswork by the Railways during the last threeyears;

(e) whether any State has come withan agreement of 50 per cent share in landacquisition; and

(f) if not, the reasons why theRailways is pushing this demand to theState of Kerala?

Strike on Launch Pads in POK

3754. SHRI SRIDHARKOTAGIRI:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARBELLANA:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUNREDDY:




(a) whether it is a fact that Indianarmy has recently carried out fire assaulton POK launch pads in Neelum valley andother three places in Pakistan;


(c) the number of terrorists eliminatedin this strike; and

(d) the number of such launch padsthat exist across the LoC?

(c) the details of security measurestaken while signing such MoUs with eachcountry?

Budget Grant for Navy

3757. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(a) whether the annual budget forNavy has gradually been brought down to13% in 2019-20;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Navy has submittedany revised estimates of its budget and hasdemanded to raise it to 18 per cent in thetotal budget for Defence; and

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

Women’s Reservation Bill

3758. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHIKARUNANIDHI:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to hold consultations with majorpolitical parties and other stakeholders onWomen’s Reservation Bill to buildconsensus and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether the Government has takenany other steps to bring this bill inparliament, if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor?

IT Companies

†3759. SHRI JASWANT SINGHBHABHOR:

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SHRI PARBATBHAISAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:


SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABENVAJESINGBHAI:


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(a) the total number of registeredInformation Technology (IT) companiesfunctioning in the country, State/UT-wiseincluding Gujarat and Bihar at present;

(b) the percentage of companiesworking in IT sector which are notregistered, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether any assessment regardingloss of revenue resulting therefrom has beenmade by the Government; and


Customer Base of BSNL and MTNL

3760. SHRI M. BADRUDDINAJMAL:




(a) whether MTNL and BSNL havefailed to attract the mobile customersbecause of poor services and facilities ascompared to private telecom companies andif so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor along with the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard;

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to utilise CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) fund of coalcompany to develop coal producing areasand if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of major developmentworks/activities undertaken from CSRfunds by coal PSUs;

(c) the quantum of funds accrued andutilized by coal PSUs for the purposeduring the last three years and the currentyear;

(d) the status of physical progress ofsuch development works/activities;

(e) whether any of the coal PSUs is indefault of spending CSR funds and if so,the details thereof along with the correctiveaction taken by the Government thereon;and

(f) whether any compensation is beinggiven to the families of mine workers whoare victims of mine accidents and if so, thedetails thereof?

IT Patent

3763. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:




(a) the number of internationalInformation Technology (IT) patentrequests filed by Indian citizens in the year2018-2019 and the country’s rank globallyin patents filed in the IT sector;

(b) whether MTNL and BSNL do nothave enough infrastructure and manpower;and

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

Programmes under‘Make’ Category

3761. COL. RAJYAVARDHANRATHORE:




(a) the Status of the first threeprogramme under ‘Make’ Category ofAcquisition as per Defence ProcurementProcedure, namely, Battlefield ManagementSystems, Tactical Communication Systemsand Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle;

(b) the number of years elapsed sinceissue of Expression of Interest by theMinistry of Defence and the reasons forthe delay, if any;

(c) the amount of inflow of investmentby private and public defence industrysince issue of Expression of Interest tillnow for development of technology fortimely delivery of programmes;

(d) the process followed by theMinistry of Defence for reimbursingprivate and public defence industry forinvestment made if delay/closure due tochanged requirements of user; and

(e) the effect of delay/closure of the‘Make’ programmme on the capability gapof the Services, and the steps being takento mitigate the same?

CSR Fund

3762. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

(b) whether the Government is takingmeasures to encourage patent filing byindividuals or organisations in the IT sector,and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the number of functional startupincubation centres, State/UT-wise and thenumber of technological startups incubatedby the Government so far, State/UT-wise?

Indicator System

†3764. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




(a) whether with a view to facilitatethe passengers the work of installation andoperation of new indicator at Thane Stationin the Central Railway has been contractedout to a private company by the Railwayadministration;

(b) if so, the number of years for whichthis contract has been awarded;

(c) whether any survey has beenconducted by the Central Railwayadministration regarding the extent to whichpassengers are being benefited since thework of operating the indicator system hasbeen assigned to the private company; and


Developmental Works under MPLAD

3765. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:




(a) the details of initiatives that havebeen taken by the Government to assess

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the developmental works done by MPsunder MPLADS; and

(b) the parameters to assess suchworks?

Railway Line from Katghora toDongargarh

†3766. SHRI ARUN SAO:




(a) whether a joint agency of Ministryof Railways and Chhattisgarh RailCorporation Limited was formed to lay277 km long railway line from Katghora toDongargarh via Murgeli in the State ofChhattisgarh with an approximate cost of4821 crore rupees;

(b) if so, the present status of progressof the said project;

(c) whether a notification was issuedfor land acquisition by the previous StateGovernment to lay new railway line on theroute as determined by the survey and apublic hearing was also held in Murgelidistrict;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken by theGovernment to expedite the work of layingthe said new railway line keeping in viewthe long standing demand of the people?

Increase in Number of Passengers

†3767. DR. BHARATIBENDHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:







(a) the reasons why the SouthernRailways is not providing basic toiletfacilities in all the Suburban stations fromChennai to Chengalpattu and also fromThiruvottriyur to Chennai;

(b) whether toilets have beenproposed in this financial year for the aboveSuburban railway stations and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) the details of railway stations inIndia which do not have basic toiletfacilities as on date along with the reasonsfor the same; and

(d) whether there are any proposalsto construct toilets in all railway stationsand if so, the date and timeline in thisregard?

e-Commerce Sector in India

3770. SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:




(a) the details of the present status ofIndia’s e-commerce sector in India;

(b) whether India’s e-commercesector has recorded its highest sales ever inthe recent months;

(c) if so, the State/UT-wise detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government canprovide any estimate of the total revenueearned through the e-commerce sector;

(e) if so, the State/UT-wise detailsthereof; and

(a) whether the Government hascollected data of daily passengers travellingbetween Bhavnagar and Surat;


(c) whether the Governmentproposes to introduce an intercity expresstrain between Bhavnagar and Surat in viewof increasing rush of passengers there;

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

(e) whether the Government hasreceived representations from any publicrepresentatives or any social organisationsin this regard; and

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

Land Acquisition for IndustrialCorridors

†3768. SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) the State-wise status of landacquisition for various industrial corridors;

(b) the total area required for each ofthe industrial corridor;

(c) the area of land acquired and thearea of land proposed to be acquired bythe Government;

(d) whether there is any proposal topurchase land with the mutual consent ofland owners; and

(e) if so, the details of such agreementsthereof along with the prices settled for?

Toilets at Stations

3769. SHRI DAYANIDHIMARAN:

(f) the details of the State/UT-wisetotal number of jobs created in thee-commerce sector in the country?

Foreign Investment Record

†3771. SHRIMATI RANJEETAKOLI:




(a) whether the State/UT-wise recordof foreign investment in the country is notmaintained by the Government;


(c) the strategy adopted by theGovernment to obtain information on thedevelopment work taking place in theStates/UTs from the foreign investment inthe country in the absence of the saidrecord; and

(d) the corrective steps taken/to betaken by the Government in this regard?

Safety of Pressure Pipelines of HaziraPlant

†3772. SHRIMATI DARSHANAVIKRAM JARDOSH:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentin collaboration with State Government tostrengthen the security set up of Hazira(Swat) Unit of Heavy Water Board so far;

(b) whether there is possible safetyrisk to the high pressure pipeline laidthrough the land of Surat UrbanDevelopment Authority (SUDA);

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(c) if so, whether the UnionGovernment has approached the StateGovernment of Gujarat to instruct/issue guidelines to the SUDA in this regard;and


Tax on Grapes Export

†3773. DR. BHARATI PRAVINPAWAR:




(a) whether tax is being imposed onthe export of grapes;

(b) if so, the details of the taxescurrently being imposed;

(c) whether the Governmentis considering to abolish export taxon grapes to encourage export and toprovide profitable price to the farmers;and


Free Internet Services

3774. SHRI DEVUSINHJESINGHBHAICHAUHAN:




(a) whether the Government proposesfree internet facility to the consumers inthe country;

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

Status of EPG

3776. SHRI RAJU BISTA:




(a) the status of the Eminent PersonsGroup (EPG) formed to review India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship(1950);

(b) whether any report has beensubmitted by the EPG in this regard and ifso, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(c) the details of the current statusand the steps taken by the Governmentsof India and Nepal following thesubmission of such a report by EPG?

Manufacturing of Rapid Rail

†3777. SHRI DIPSINHSHANKARSINHRATHOD:




(a) whether the Government proposesto manufacture rapid rail in the countryunder “Make in India” programme;

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

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

Revenue Sharing with TelecomOperators

3778. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNADEVARAYALU:

(c) whether the Government has a planto offer free internet services within thenet neutrality framework;


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

Incentives to Foreign Companies

3775. SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV

RAO MANDLIK:SHRI GAJANAN

KIRTIKAR:SHRI PRATAPRAO

JADHAV:




(a) whether the Government hasoffered/is planning to offer incentives toforeign companies to set up factories inthe country;

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

(c) the time by which the said decisionis likely to be implemented/come intoforce;

(d) whether the said policy of theGovernment will also provide ampleemployment opportunities to the youthacross the country and if so, the State/UT-wise details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/to be taken by theGovernment to protect the domesticcompanies which have been already set upin the country?




(a) whether the Government did notcollect money from telecom companiessince 2003 inspite of the word ‘grossrevenue’ clearly defined in the contract andif so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(b) the contentions of the telecomcompanies in view of the judgment of theSupreme Court on Adjust Gross Revenue(AGR);

(c) the telecom operators whichhave gained from the revenue-sharing modelsince 2003, company-wise details thereof;and

(d) the impact of the aforesaidjudgement of the Supreme Court on thetelecom sector?

Filling up of Annual ConfidentialReport

†3779. SHRIMATI POONAMBENMAADAM:




(a) the details of the norms for fillingConfidential Reports (CR) of theGovernment staff;

(b) whether the officers arenot following the said norms and incase the officers get transferred , thestaff has to go to the officer or homes of thetransferred officers for getting their CRwritten;

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

(d) whether the promotion of the stafffrom lower grade to Group III is pending inthe absence of CRs;

(e) whether any action has been takenagainst any officer for not writing CRs ontime; and

(f) if so, the details during the lastthree years?

Clean Drinking Water

3780. SHRITHIRUNAVUKKARASARSU:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto provide clean drinking water in stationsas well as in trains and also provide qualityfood and catering materials during trainjourneys; and

(b) the effective steps taken by theGovernment to check and verify whetherthe food and water supplied in railwaystations and in trains are good and hygienic?

Progress of Kishangarh-ParbatsarRailway Line

†3781. SHRI HANUMANBENIWAL:




(a) whether the Government has anyplans for the physical and financialapproval of survey conducted by theRailways regarding laying railway line from


(c) whether the said action plan hasbeen finalized; and

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

Purchase of MIG Aircraft

†3784. SHRIMATI RANJANBENDHANANJAY BHATT:




(a) whether the Government iscontemplating to purchase MIG aircraft;and

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

Hacking of e-Services

3785. MS. MIMICHAKRABORTY:




(a) whether the Government has failedto check hacking of e-services in the countryand if so, the details thereof and the reactionof the Government thereto along with thereasons therefor;

(b) whether hackers are now able tocompromise the safety and security ofWhatsApp services and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) the action taken/being taken alongwith the details of technology/softwaredeveloped, if any, by the Government todeal with such issue?

Pipar to Mundwa via Bhopalgarh-Asop-Sankhwas for providing direct connectivitybetween Jodhpur to Nagaur in Rajasthan;


(c) the action plan of the Governmentfor the further progress of the approvedrailway line from Kishangarh to Parbatsarin Rajasthan?

Indians in Pak Jails

3782. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:




(a) the number of Indian citizens andfishermen imprisoned in the jails ofPakistan and since they have beenimprisoned;

(b) whether any financial or otherassistance has been provided by theGovernment to the family of such persons;and

(c) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Government for gettingthese people released?

Better Services in the Railways

†3783. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYASHETTY:




(a) whether the Government hasprepared any action plan for making severaltypes of changes in the system so as toprovide better services in the Railways;

Decline in Revenues

3786. SHRIMATI NUSRATJAHAN RUHI:




(a) whether it is a fact that thepassengers have been moving to othertransport modes such as roads and air,which has led to declining rail traffic andconsequently declining revenue generationfor the Railways and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the details of revenue generatedthrough passenger trains in the last fiveyears, year-wise;

(c) whether it is a fact that railway isfacing loss in passenger business; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor and theaction the Government is going to take inthis regard?

Aadhaar Sewa Kendra

3787. SHRI A. RAJA:




(a) the number of Aadhaar SewaKendras (ASKs) operational across thecountry so far, State/UT-wise includingTamil Nadu;

(b) whether the Government isplanning to set up more ASKs as part of itsplan to open 114 stand alone Aadhaarenrolment and update centres across thecountry and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

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(c) the funds likely to be sanctionedby the Government for these new ASKs;

(d) the target fixed by the Governmentwith regard to setting up andoperationalisation of these ASKs; and

(e) whether the Government is alsoplanning to set up ASK in Tamil Nadu andif so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor along with the time bywhich it is likely to be set up in the State?

Telephone Towers in Odisha

3788. SHRIMATI PRAMILABISOYI:




(a) whether there is a lot of demand toinstall telephone towers in interior regionsof the State of Odisha and if so, the detailsthereof and the response of the Governmentthereto;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentto increase the connectivity in these regions;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto install mobile towers in Sarada Assemblyconstituency and Aska ParliamentaryConstituency in Odisha; and

(d) the number of landline and mobileconnection in the State of Odisha as ondate?

Stoppage at Rourkela

3789. SHRI JUAL ORAM:




heavily loaded train route via Kadpadi,Salem, Coimbatore;



Internet Crime

†3792. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:DR. BHARATIBEN

DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:SHRI SHANKAR

LALWANI:




(a) whether internet crime hasincreased by about 457 per cent duringthe last five years and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to check it;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to impart training to the officersof law enforcing agencies to check cybercrime and for digital forensic etc. in view ofthe increasing incidents of cyber crime inthe country;

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

(e) whether the Government proposesto set up a call centre in each district of thecountry to check cyber crime and if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Aadhaar Sewa Kendras inTamil Nadu

3793. DR. KALANIDHIVEERASWAMY:

(a) whether the proposal to providelink of Howrah-Pune and Pune-HowrahDuronto Express to Rourkela is pending;


(c) the steps taken to provide astoppage of the above up/down train atRourkela?

Illegal Activity by Coal ProducingMines

3790. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C.UDASI:




(a) the details of coal producing minesof India which indulged in theft, blackmarketing, illegal mining etc.;

(b) whether the Government hasconducted any investigation relating totheft, black marketing, illegal mining of coal;

(c) if so, the outcome thereof and theaction taken against the guilty persons,year, State and company-wise; and

(d) the quantum of coal in tonnesseized by the crime branch so far and theState-wise details of such coal mines?

Decongesting Heavy Loaded Trains

3791. SHRI S.JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to divert any train from Chennaito Trivandrum via Madurai, Sengottai,Punalur in order to decongest the existing




(a) whether the Government hasrecently operationalised 21 Aadhaar SewaKendras (ASKs) within the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the number of operationalASK in Tamil Nadu;

(c) the details of the funds sanctioned,allocated and utilised by the Governmentfor these Kendras;

(d) the details of the target set by theGovernment in this regard; and

(e) the steps being taken by theGovernment to cover the far flung areas inTamil Nadu through these Kendras?

Stoppage at Gondia Station

3794. SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE:




(a) whether the Government iscontemplating to provide stoppage to PuneHowrah Duronto Express (12221/12222)at Gondia Railway Station;



ROB in Porbandar District

†3795. SHRI RAMESHBHAILAVJIBHAI DHADUK:



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(a) the steps taken to constructoverbridge on the railway line crossingthrough Saurashtra Cement Limited due toexpansion of station area at Ranavav inPorbandar district;

(b) the steps taken to widen therailway crossings near Jodeshwar templeon the railway line passing throughPorbandar and to develop PorbandarRailway Station; and

(c) whether the Railways has thedrawing and reference documents of therailway line from Porbandar RailwayStation to Port and whether the Railwayshas contacted the higher officials of the StateGovernment of Gujarat for the maintenanceof the railway line?

New Defence Projects

3796. DR. T. SUMATHY (a)THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:




(a) whether the Government has takenspecial measures to promote new andinnovative defence production projectsunder the “Make in India” programme inTamil Nadu and other States;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thelist of projects given approval during thelast five years;

(c) whether the Government hastaken keen note on certain defenceproduction projects particularly in themanufacturing of small arms under the“Make in India” programme are not beengiven approval by the Ordnance FactoryBoard;


(a) whether the attention of theGovernment has been invited towards theactivities of agents who purchase a largenumber of tickets with fake names and thensell them at higher prices in collusion withsome departmental staff;

(b) if so, the number of such casesthat came to the notice of railwayauthorities during the last three years andthe current year; and

(c) the action being taken by therailway authorities to check such activities?

Electrical Vehicle Policy

3799. DR. ALOK KUMARSUMAN:




(a) whether the Steering Committeeof the National Mission on TransformativeMobility and Battery Storage have takenvarious steps to promote electrical vehiclepolicy under the guidelines of NITI Aayogin rural areas of country including districtGopalganj of Bihar;


(c) whether any policy decision hasbeen taken to promote electrical vehiclesin the rural part of the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the time by when the policy is likely to beframed?

Developing IndustrialCorridor

3800. SHRI KOTHAPRABHAKAR REDDY:

(d) if so, the details thereof and thelist of those projects pending for approvalduring the last five years, year-wise; and

(e) the decision taken by theGovernment and the Ordnance FactoryBoard (OFB) in this regard and to expeditethe process of approval?

Ongoing Railway Projects in Punjab

3797. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:DR. AMAR SINGH:




(a) the details of ongoing projects inPunjab and the status of each railwayproject as on date;

(b) whether any project is laggingbehind the schedule and if so, the detailsthereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of the railway stationsthat are to be updated and renovated andthe total amount being spent on each;

(d) the status of new railway lines tobe constructed between Beas to Qadian andPatti to Ferozepur;

(e) whether Amritsar station is beingrenovated and if so, the total amount to bespent and the time by which project islikely to be completed; and

(f) the current steps taken to tacklethe problem of de-bottlenecking of theexisting freight corridors, especially inNorth India?

Ticket Touts

†3798. SHRI CHANDESHWARPRASAD:



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(a) whether the Government ofTelangana has requested the Governmentto develop industrial corridor covering thecities of Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennaito increase employment and industrialdevelopment;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken thereon; and

(c) the details of the steps being taken/to be taken to develop Hyderabad-Nagpurand Hyderabad-Warangal regions asindustrial corridors in the future?

Roaming Facilityfor BSNL

†3801. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:SHRI JANARDAN

MISHRA:




(a) whether the Governmenthas formulated a plan regardingroaming facility to be provided byBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL);

(b) if so, the names of areas in thecountry where roaming facility of BSNLhas been provided, State/UT-wise;

(c) if not, the plan proposed by theGovernment in this regard; and

(d) the names of the places outsidethe country like Nepal where roamingfacility for BSNL has been provided?


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Gunupur-Therubali Railway LineProject

3802. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKARULAKA:




(a) whether the Railways is nowbacking away from Gunupur-TherubaliNew Railway Line Project citing poor Rateof Return (RoR);

(b) whether the Railways has not putup the project to CCEA for approval and ifso, the details thereof along with the planfor completion of the project;

(c) whether the Railways is nowrequesting 50 per cent of cost to be borneby the State Government due to poor rateof return and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Ministry of Railwayswas not aware of RoR at the time ofsanctioning the project in the Budget of2017-18; and

(e) the changes that have occurredsince the sanctioning of project that hasaffected the RoR?

RTI Amendment Bill

3803. SHRI KARTI P.CHIDAMBARAM:




(a) whether any consultation outsideGovernment, inter alia with civil societyand Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs) were held before enactment of TheRight to Information (Amendment) Bill,2019;



Data Collected by Social NetworkingCompanies

†3804. SHRI RAM SWAROOPSHARMA:




(a) whether the data taken/collectedby the social networking companies fromits consumers is safe and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the storage centres of theabove companies exist in India and if so,the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to issue any guidelines for suchcompanies to set up storage centres in thecountry;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which it is likely to be issued; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Export Zones for Poultry Sector

3805. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:




(a) whether product clusters havebeen set up for increasing supply andexports of poultry products;

(b) if so, the State/UT-wise details ofsuch clusters in the country;

(c) whether there are plans to set upsuch clusters in the State of Telangana; and

(d) the details of the constrains beingfaced by the Government to set up separateexport zones for poultry products in thecountry?

Heritage Week

3806. DR. PRITAMGOPINATHRAOMUNDE:




(a) whether with passenger safetybeing a huge concern over 30 per cent ofcorrective action on safety-related issuessuggested in eight months have remainedunaddressed;


(c) whether various suggestedcorrective actions by safety officers arepending for long posing a threat topassengers;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor and thesteps taken for speedy implementation ofthe suggestions for railway safety;

(e) whether the Government hadappointed a High Level Safety ReviewCommittee under the Chairmanship ofShri Anil Kakodkar;

(f) if so, the recommendations of theCommittee;

(g) whether in a major move towardssafety upgradation of Indian Railways theGovernment has decided to implement theAnil Kakodkar Committee report on safety;and

(h) if so, the manner and extent towhich the safety in the Railways will be

enhanced after implementing therecommendations?

Engineering Clusters under IIUS

3807. SHRIMATI POONAMMAHAJAN:




(a) whether the Government has setup Engineering Clusters under the IndustrialInfrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS)in the country;

(b) if so, the State/UT-wise detailsthereof including the State of Maharashtra;

(c) the details of the funds sanctioned/allocated/released and utilised so far for thesaid clusters, State/UT-wise and cluster-wise; and

(d) the details of the progress made inthis regard so far?

Military and Sainik Schools

†3808. SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARASWATI:




(a) the aims and objectives ofRashtriya Military Schools and SainikSchools along with the details of suchschools;

(b) the criteria laid down to set upsuch new schools in various States;

(c) whether the students studying inthese schools are being provided with allthe facilities by the Government;


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(e) if not, the steps taken/being takenby the Government to overcome theshortcomings?

Committee on Cantonment Board

3809. SHRI SANTOKH SINGHCHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Expert Committee onWorking of Cantonment Boards hassubmitted its report to the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which it is likely to be made public;and

(c) if not, the date fixed for submissionof the report by the Expert Committee?

Term of Non-captiveMining Lease

3810. SHRI D.K. SURESH:




(a) whether it is a fact that the term ofnon-captive mining leases will expire onMarch 31, 2020 and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government has madeany assessment of the impact of expiry onproduction, disruption in the sector andjob losses and if so the details thereof;

(c) whether the said expiry will leadto loss of more than two lakh jobs apartfrom creating a serious disruption to themineral supply chain; and

(d) if so, the steps proposed to betaken by the Government to address thesaid issues?

Commercialising R&D of ISRO

3811. SHRI SUDHAKARTUKARAMSHRANGARE:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to set up a new company tocommercially exploit the Research andDevelopment (R&D) work of Indian SpaceResearch Organisation (ISRO);


(c) the time by which the newcompany is likely to start its operations?

New Rules under RTI

3812. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:




(a) whether the Government hasnotified new rules under the Right toInformation Act (RTI);


(c) whether the rules had been draftedin a reportedly surreptitious manner inflagrant violation of the procedures laiddown in the Pre-legislative ConsultationPolicy of 2014; and

(d) whether it is also true that thedraft was not available in the public domainand no consultations were held withmembers of public, if so, the details andthe reasons therefor?

Facilities for Chengannur Station

3813. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:




(a) whether the railways is proposingto improve the infrastructure facilities forAyyappa devotees and daily commutersusing the Chengannur railway station;

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

(c) whether the railways has beenconsidering to construct one Arch gate inthe name of Lord Ayyappa at Chengannurstation which is declared as the gateway ofSabarimala; and

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

Goods Exchange throughGeM Portal

3814. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:




(a) the total number of buyers andsellers who are able to exchange goodsthrough the Government e-Marketplace(GeM) portal;

(b) the total number and amount oftransactions that have happened on theGeM portal since its inception;

(c) whether all the Governmentagencies have been instructed to procuregoods through the GeM portal and if not,

the reasons therefor along with the list ofsuch agencies; and

(d) whether the GeM portal hasenabled transparency in publicprocurement, and if so, the details thereofincluding the estimated amount of moneysaved?

Recommendations of Law Commission

3815. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARSINGH:




(a) the details of the recommendationsmade by the Law Commission pertainingto dealing with the pending cases in thelower courts, high courts and the SupremeCourt;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmenton the basis of these recommendations;

(c) the details of sanctioned strengthand the actual number of judges in lowercourts and each high court separately;

(d) the reasons for the gap in thesanctioned strength and the actual strengthof judges in the lower judiciary as well asthe high courts; and

(e) the details of the steps taken bythe Government to reduce this gap?

Khurda-Bolangir Railway Line Project

3816. SHRIMATI SANGEETAKUMARI SINGH DEO:




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(a) whether there is inordinate delayin completion of railway line projects inOdisha;

(b) if so, the current status of Khurda-Bolangir railway line project; and

(c) the steps being taken by theGovernment to complete the Khurda-Bolangir railway line project?

Export of Organic Agri-products

†3817. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:




(a) the details of the policy regardingthe export of organic agri-products;

(b) the State/UT-wise details of theorganic agri-products exported from thecountry including Bundelkhand; and

(c) the new concessions likely to begiven to the farmers by the Governmentfor the export of organic agri-products?

National Retail Policy

3818. SHRI SUNIL KUMARSINGH:

SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:SHRI SUDHAKAR

TUKARAMSHRANGARE:




(a) the State-wise details of retail tradein the country;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to formulate a National RetailPolicy (NRP) to support the growth ofdomestic retail trade and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto support the development of retail sectorin order to benefit millions of small tradersin the country;

(d) the details of the extent to whichthe policy helps to promote and organizeretail trade in the country;

(e) whether there are apprehensionsamongst small retail traders that the policymight permit foreign retailers in the sector;and

(f) if so, the details on how theGovernment will allay suchapprehensions?

Telephone Exchanges

3819. SHRIMATI SUPRIYASULE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAYTATKARE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAISHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

DR. DNVSENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:




(a) the details of the existing telephoneexchange in urban and rural areas of thecountry as on date State/UT-wise;

(b) the financial allocation made forthe development of telephone exchangeduring each of the last three years and thecurrent year;

(c) the State-wise and the location-wise details of the telephone exchangeswhich are not functioning as on date;

(d) whether lack of telephoneexchange in rural and underdeveloped areasof the country has affected smoothcommunication network and if so, thedetails thereof and the corrective stepstaken in this regard;

(e) whether most of the telephoneexchanges have not been modernized andupgraded and if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor along with the stepstaken in this regard; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to ensure smooth functioningof telephone exchanges and upgradation ofthe existing exchanges with the latesttechnique?

GI Tag to Handloom Industries

3820. SHRI NITESH GANGADEB:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to issue Geographical Indication (GI)tag to the famous handloom sareesproduced in the country;

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

(c) whether the Sambalpuri handloomsaree of the State of Odisha will beconsidered for GI Tag in the current year;and


Railway Hospitals

3821. MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:SHRI SUMEDHANAND

SARASWATI:




(a) whether the Government has nowallowed all patients to take free treatmentat the Railway hospitals in the country andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of Railway hospitalsthat are functional at present in the country,State/UT-wise, details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government has anyplans to increase the number of Railwayhospitals in the country and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Extension of Machilipatnam Expressto Kadapa Railway Station

3822. SHRI KANUMURURAGHU RAMAKRISHANA RAJU:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:




(a) whether the Railways has receivedany representation with regard to extensionof Machilipatnam Express up to Kadaparailway station and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Railways has takenany decision on this request and if so, thequantum of funds earmarked and releasedalong with the details thereof; and


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(c) the stand of the railways in thisregard?

Differently Abled Persons

†3823. SHRI JUGAL KISHORESHARMA:

SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL

SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS



(a) the details of the facilities beingprovided to differently abled persons atrailway stations and in the trains along withthe details of various categories of railwaystations;

(b) whether the Railways proposesto develop the railway stationscoming under category ‘B’ as disabledfriendly railway stations in the entirecountry;

(c) if so, the details thereof includingthe zone-wise details of the railway stationsidentified for the said purpose;

(d) whether escalators/lifts are beingset up at all railway stations across thecountry to make it easier for the seniorcitizens to reach overbridges;

(e) if so, the details of the stations ofthe country where the said facilities havebeen provided so far;

(f) the amount spent on makingrailway stations and trains disabled-friendly over the past five years, region-wise; and

(g) whether the train drivers and ticketcollectors have been sensitized about thedifficulties of the disabled-people andif so, the details thereof?

Cheating Incidents by e-CommerceCompanies

3824. SHRI A.GANESHAMURTHI:

SHRI M. SELVARAJ:




(a) whether a large number of cheatingincidents have been reported one-commerce platforms;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thetotal number of cases that have beenregistered by the affected individuals/companies through e-commerce as on datefor the last three years;

(c) the action taken by theGovernment on these cheating cases;

(d) whether the Government hastaken/proposes to take necessary steps toprevent cheating on e-commerce platformsand safeguard people from cheating/fraudulent activities through e-commerce;and

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

Research Papers and Patents onAtomic Energy

†3825. SHRIMATI SHARDABENANILBHAI PATEL:




(a) the number of research paperspublished by the Department of AtomicEnergy in journals and the number ofpatents obtained during the last five years;and

(b) the rank of India as compared toAmerica, Britain and China with regard toresearch and patent in the field?

Income Tax Appellate

†3826. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:




(a) whether there are only 88Members against the strength of 126Members in Income Tax AppellateTribunals and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether 91,679 cases are lyingpending across the country due to shortageof the said Members and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the pending cases involvemore than 90000 crore rupees whereascrores of rupees are to be recovered inseveral cases and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether such cases are being keptpending deliberately by certainindustrialists or influential people; and


Maintenance of Stations

3827. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:




(a) whether it is true that the Railwayshas outsourced maintenance of a few majorstations and the operation of trains;


(c) the details of the companies thathave been awarded the works?

National Logistics Policy

3828. DR. VISHNU PRASADM.K.:




(a) whether a draft National LogisticPolicy for commerce and trade has beenprepared by the Government;


(c) whether it is aimed at reducing thehigh transaction cost of traders;

(d) if so, the extent to which it canreduce the cost;

(e) the manner in which it can becompared with other developed countries;and

(f) the details of the steps taken/to betaken for the simplification ofdocumentation for export and importdigitization of processes in customs andother statutory procedures?

Performance of Production Units

3829. SHRI SUNIL KUMARMONDAL:

SHRI A.GANESHAMURTHI:




(a) the total number of productionunits of the Indian Railways, name-wise;

(b) the details of the performance ofproduction units of Indian Railways duringthe last five years and the current year;

(c) the income earned through theseproduction units in the last three years;


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(d) the total number of employeesworking in all these production units;

(e) if so, whether the Government hasany new futuristic plan for the progress ofproduction units of Indian Railways; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Patna Intercity Express

†3830. SHRI PASHUPATI NATHSINGH:




(a) whether the Government has takena decision to provide halt to the 13331/13332 Dhanbad-Patna Intercity Expressand 13303/13304 Dhanbad-RanchiIntercity Express at Kumardhubi railwaystation on the demand of the people;



Line of Credit to Russia

3831. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:




(a) whether the Union Governmenthas sanctioned $1 billion line of credit forRussia’s Far East programmes for the firsttime in the history of India;


(c) the purpose for which India hassanctioned such line of credit and the motivebehind it including the mode and terms forthe credit; and

(d) the advantages and benefitsderived for India through this sanction ofcredit to Russia?

Proposal for Mandatory Export Rule

3832. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal for mandatory export rule whenthe domestic output is higher than thedomestic demand;


(c) in a case when the internationalmarket is lower than the cost of productionof domestic output, whether theGovernment will give any kind ofassistance including incentives and cashsubsidy to compensate the difference inthe prices; and

(d) the details of the commodities oritems to be covered under the mandatoryexport rule and the penal provisions fornot complying with the rules?

UPSC Exams in all OfficialLanguages

3833. SHRI DIBYENDUADHIKARI:




(a) whether it is true that theGovernment is planning to hold the UnionPublic Service Commission (UPSC)examinations in all official languages of thecountry;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of the present languagesin which the examination can be writtenthereto?

Artificial Intelligence

3834. SHRIMATI APARAJITASARANGI:

SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:




(a) the status of implementation ofNational Strategy on Artificial Intelligenceby NITI Aayog;

(b) the status of Centre of Excellencefor Artificial Intelligence; and

(c) the number of countries with whichNITI Aayog has partnered for knowledgesharing of Artificial Intelligence?

Fiberized Towers

†3835. SHRI KRIPANATHMALLAH:




(a) whether only about 25 per centtowers in India are connected to fibrenetwork whereas this figure is more than70 percent in developed nations;


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

(d) whether the Government has fixedany time-frame to overcome this situation;and


Coal Vision

3836. SHRI BALASHOWRYVALLABHANENI:




(a) whether CIL has come out with astudy called Coal Vision, 2030;

(b) if so, the details of the Coal Vision,2030;

(c) the details of special vision thatthe Ministry has on the newly discoveredcoal fields in Andhra Pradesh after itsbifurcation;

(d) the details of coal mineproductivity in other major coal producingcountries of the world, country-wise andthe manner in which this could be comparedwith India; and

(e) the reasons for India’s low coalproductivity when compared to othercountries?

Recovery of 4G Spectrum Costfrom BSNL

3837. DR. SANJEEV KUMARSINGARI:




(a) whether the Government proposesto recover 4G spectrum cost from theBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) andif so, the details thereof and the time bywhich it is likely to be done;


1165 1166

(b) the status of 5G spectrum in thecountry; and

(c) whether the Government proposesto launch 5G services through BSNL and ifso, the details thereof?

Estimation of Poverty

†3838. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:SHRIMATI ANNPURNA

DEVI:




(a) whether the NITI Aayog reviewsthe methodology for poverty estimationfrom time to time;

(b) if so, the details of the reviewconducted during the last three years;

(c) the outcome of the said review;and

(d) the reaction of the Governmentthereto?

Freight Classification

3839. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:




(a) the norms/criteria laid down forfreight classification under the goodstransport system;

(b) whether the Railways has recentlymade further changes in the categorisationof different commodities for determiningthe applicable rates;


(d) the manner in which Railwaysensure transparency in the decision makingprocess in this regard?

Joint Venture Agreements

3840. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARSAHU:

DR. PRITAMGOPINATHRAOMUNDE:




(a) whether with a view to ensuregreater participation of States, UnionGovernment allowed the Indian Railwaysto form Joint Venture companies with StateGovernments to mobilize resources forspeedy implementation of rail projects;


(c) the manner in which these jointventure companies will work and areasidentified for joint venturing with the States;

(d) the extent to which the Railwayswill be able to mobilize funds for theirprojects with these agreements; and

(e) the States which have signed thejoint venture agreements with the Railwaysincluding the areas of agreements?

Procurement of Anti Tank Missile

3841. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:




(a) whether any order has been placedfor procurement of Anti Tank SpikeMissiles from Israel;

(b) if so, the total number of missilesto be procured and their cost in Indianrupee;

(c) the advantage of such missiles oversimilar type of missiles produced by othercountries; and

(d) the other countries which are usingsuch missiles and whether such missilesare acquired and developed by Pakistanand China?

Chikmagalur to Kadur Railway Line

3842. KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:




(a) the time by when the constructionof Chikmagalur to Kadur railway linewould be completed and the hurdles in theconstruction of this rail line;

(b) the present status of establishinga new Coaching Depot at Shimoga;

(c) the present status of electrificationto Birur to Talaguppa, Mysore toMangalore including Arasikere and Hassan,Kadur to Chikmagalur and Mysore toChamarajanagar railway lines; and

(d) whether Karnataka is among thethree worst States in the country withregard to electrification of railway lines,behind only Gujarat and HimachalPradesh?

Shortage of Judges

3843. SHRI SHANMUGASUNDARAM K.:

SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL

CHIKHLIKAR:




(a) whether there is an acute shortageof judges from lower courts to theSupreme Court in the country resulting indifficulty in delivering justice and if so, thedetails of the shortage pertaining tovacancies in all courts in the countryincluding Tamil Nadu;

(b) whether the Government has takensteps and fixed any time limit to fill thevacancies to address the shortage of judgesand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is havingany specific proposal to bring the CourtManagement System in a transparentmanner and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the number of male and femalejudges in the Supreme Court and variousHigh Courts at present and the number ofScheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe judges outof the total judges?

Mining of Rock Phosphate

†3844. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:




(a) the objections of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests regarding miningof rock phosphate in village Sonrai, districtLalitpur of Uttar Pradesh;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentto remove the above objections;

(c) the time by which permission islikely to be granted for mining of rockphosphate by the Government; and



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Adulteration Offences

†3845. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:SHRI MANSUKHBHAI

DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:




(a) whether there is any proposal tomake adulteration offences a non-bailablecrime and to make provision for lifesentence including heavy penalties for suchcriminals; and

(b) if not, the way the Governmentproposes to combat this problem prevailingon a large scale across the country?

Ph.D Fellowship to ASEAN Students

3846. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:




(a) whether the Government hasrecently launched a fully funded Ph.Dfellowship programme at the IndianInstitute of Technology, Delhi for studentsfrom the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) as part of the ‘Act EastPolicy’ of the Government and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the motive and intention of theGovernment to give such degrees and thetotal outlay for the project including thenumber of students who will be awardedPh.D degree every year;

(c) the number of ASEAN countriesincluded/proposed to be included in the saidprogramme;

(d) whether this Ph.D scholarshipprogramme is being executed as part of theannouncement made by the Prime Ministerat the 25th anniversary to commemoratethe ASEAN-India Summit held inNew Delhi in January, 2018; and


Compensation Paid

†3847. SHRI ARJUN SINGH:




(a) whether State Government isbound to pay compensation for the losssuffered by a person in respect of his postor dignity if wrong or concocted allegationsare levelled against him by the StateGovernment are dismissed by the hon’blecourt;

(b) if so, the limit of suchcompensation; and

(c) if not, whether the Governmentwill formulate any law for this?

Optimum Utilization of Post Offices

3848. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMEDBASHEER:




(a) whether the Government has a planof action to make optimum utilisation ofpost offices across the country and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether any of the post offices inthe State of Kerala is proposed to function

as a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) and if sothe details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government proposesto open PSK in any of the post offices inPonnani Constituency and if so, the detailsthereof?

Unethical e-Commerce BusinessModel

†3849. SHRI RAM KRIPALYADAV:




(a) whether e-commerce companiesare doing business as per the Governmentrules and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether e-commerce companiesare selling items at lower prices tocustomers in comparison to retailers andwhether the retail business is badly affecteddue to unethical business model of thee-commerce companies, thereby negativelyimpacting the economy and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken/is likely to take any steps in this regardand if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government isconsidering to improve the mutualcoordination between e-commercecompanies and retailers and if so, the detailsthereof?

Education Quality Index

3850. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJ:




(a) whether the NITI Aayog’s SchoolEducation Quality Index has found that alarge percentage of schools across Statesfailed to meet Right to Education (RTE)norms for pupil-teacher ratio, with only 50per cent of the Upper Primary Schoolspassing the muster; and

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

Benefit of FTAs to Small Exporters

†3851. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the small and mediumsized exporters are not getting the benefitsof Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signedwith various countries;

(b) if so, whether the Government istaking any step/likely to take any step toextend the benefits of FTAs to the smalland medium sized exporters and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) the details of steps taken by theGovernment to promote world trade; and

(d) whether the Government hasdecided to give any package for this purposeand if so, the details thereof?

Prevention of Corruption

†3852. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATILCHIKHLIKAR:




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(a) whether the Government has takenstrict steps to prevent corruption in thecountry;

(b) if so, the State-wise number ofcases filed by CBI and EnforcementDirectorate in the country during the lastthree years;

(c) the details of total number of caseson which suitable action has been takenalong with the number of pending casesout of the total cases filed; and

(d) the time by which the pendingcases are likely to be disposed?

Tendulkar Committee on Estimationof Poverty

†3853. SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:

SHRI RAJIV RANJANSINGH ALIAS LALANSINGH:




(a) whether a committee has beenconstituted under the Chairmanship ofDr. Suresh D. Tendulkar to fix the criteriaof poverty line in the country;

(b) if so, whether the committee hassubmitted its report and recommendationsto the Government;

(c) if so, the main recommendationsof the committee including the State-wisecriteria to fix the limit of poverty line;

(d) whether the committee hasincluded the figures of both Urban and Ruralpopulation or done evaluation of the figuresof rural population only; and


Impact of e-Commerce Business onRetail Traders

3854. SHRI SATYADEVPACHAURI:




(a) whether there is an increase ine-commerce business and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether there is an apprehensionthat the increasing e-Commerce businesswill bring down the sales of shopkeepersand retail traders; and

(c) if so, whether the Government hasmade/is making any policy on investmentin the increasing e-Commerce business inorder to safeguard the interests ofconsumers and the retail traders; and


Upgradation of Facilities

3855. SHRI P.K.KUNHALIKUTTY:




(a) the details of new initiatives beingtaken for quantum jump in the matter ofnew trains and upgradation of services andfacilities; and

(b) the plans in this regard for the nextfour years?

New Rail Line Connecting Budni toMangali

†3856. SHRI RAMAKANTBHARGAVA:




(a) whether any new railway lineconnecting Budni to Mangaliyagaon(Indore) is proposed;


(c) whether the survey work of theproposed railway line has been completed;and

(d) if so, the time by which theconstruction work of the said railway lineis likely to be started along with the timeby which it is likely to be completed?

Hill Area Development Programme

3857. SHRI LORHO S. PFOZE:

Will the Minister ofDEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEASTERN REGION



(a) the details of projects launched andthe status of their implementation underthe Hill Area Development Programme(HADP);

(b) the details of projects undertakenin the hill districts of Manipur underHADP, their status and the problem areasin implementation of the programme, if any;and

(c) whether it is a fact that threedistricts of hill areas of Manipur, namely,Tamenglong, Chandel and Churachandpurranked lowest in the composite districts

infrastructure index and if so, the steps takento bring these district at par with otherdistricts of north-east?

Complaints against IRCON

†3858. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVIPATEL:




(a) the number of projects on whichIRCON International Limited has workedduring the last five years along with thenames and cost of these projects;

(b) whether all the said projects havebeen completed under stipulated time limit;

(c) if so, the names of the said projectsin respect of which estimates have beenreceived along with the details thereof,project-wise;

(d) whether the Government hasreceived complaints regarding thenegligence/financial irregularities shown bythe IRCON Chairman in these works and ifso, the details thereof;

(e) if so, whether any enquiry is goingon in this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(f) the number of complaints receivedby the Government along with the detailsof the action taken thereon; and

(g) whether the Government is awarethat the IRCON Chairman does not replythe letters and phone calls of Hon’bleMembers of Parliament and if so, the actiontaken in this regard and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Electoral Reforms

3859. SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI:


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(a) whether the Government proposesto bring in major electoral reforms to ensuredecriminalization of politics;

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

(c) whether the Government proposesto implement the various decisions givenby the Supreme Court in this regard; and


New Sainik Schools

†3860. SHRI SUDARSHANBHAGAT:

SHRI BHAGIRATHCHOUDHARY:

SHRI AJAY TAMTA:SHRI JANARDAN SINGH

SIGRIWAL:SHRI HANUMAN

BENIWAL:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to set up new sainik schools invarious states across the country;

(b) if so, the details of such schoolsproposed to be set up, state and location-wise including Uttarakhand and Rajasthanfrom where a large number of youth joinarmy Jhari block of Gumla and if not, thereasons therefor;

(c) the criteria laid down for settingup of sainik schools in any state, location-wise;

(d) whether the sainik schools indifferent states have produced some of thebest eminent personalities and officers inthe Armed Forces and if so, the detailsthereof and the reaction of the Governmentthereto; and

(e) whether the Government hasreviewed the standard of education in sainikschools and if so, the details and theoutcome thereof and the other measuresbeing taken by the Government to maintainhigh standard of education in these schools?

Anthropology as Optional Subject

3861. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:




(a) whether certain optional subjectslike anthropology are favoured in the civilservices examination (Mains) and otherslike philosophy are awarded lesser marks;

(b) if not, the details of the processby which inter-optional parity and inter-subject moderation is ensured;

(c) whether a model answer key isgiven to the examiner for General Studiesand Essay; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the manner in which subjectivity of theexaminer is removed from the process ?

Losses incurred by e-CommerceCompanies

†3862. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:




(a) whether numerous e-Commercecompanies that have been incurring lossesfor the past several years are still doingbusiness which is just opposite of the basicstructure of business;

(b) whether the Government has takenany concrete step in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has takenany step regarding the violation of ForeignDirect Investment (FDI) policy by thee-Commerce companies; and


Army Recruitment Centres

†3863. SHRI SUNIL KUMARPINTU:


¸üõÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposesto open army recruitment centres in thecountry especially in flood/drought affectedareas of Bihar like Sitamarhi and Sheohar;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which the said centres are likely tobe opened along with the locations at whichthe said centres are to be opened; and


Procurement and Production ofDefence Equipments

3864. SHRI GAUTAMSIGAMAANI PON:

SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:



(a) the details of procurement andproduction of defence equipmentundertaken during the last five years;

(b) whether any targets have been setfor the next five years regarding productionof indigenous defence equipments and ifso, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the framework made by theGovernment in this regard;

(d) the details of the policies regardingthe manufacturing of state-of-the-artdefence products; and

(e) the details of the efforts made bythe Government for the transfer of state-of-the-art defence technology to India?

Coal Royalty

3865. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA

MAJHI:




(a) whether Government is planningto revise the royalty on coal as the samewas due for revision in April in 2015 and ifso, the details thereof; and

(b) whether there is any road map tochange the coal royalties percentage thisfinancial year and if so, the details thereof?

Safety and Security of MobileApplication

3866. MS. LOCKETCHATTERJEE:


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


(a) whether the Government has takenany step to ensure safety and security ofmobile application;


1173 1174


(c) whether the Government has takenany steps to make these applications freeof obscene content and if so, the detailsthereof?

Tejas to Madurai

3867. SHRITHIRUMAAVALAVANTHOL:




(a) whether the Government is takingsteps to fulfil the demand of passengerscommuting between Chennai - Madurai viaMayiladuthurai who needs a superfast trainlike Tejas; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Ongoing/Pending Railway Projects inMaharashtra

3868. SHRI UNMESHBHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:




(a) the details of the various on-goingand pending railway projects in the Stateof Maharashtra, project-wise and theirpresent status;

(b) the number of railway projectslagging behind the scheduled completionalong with the details thereof;

(c) whether the Chalisgaon -Aurangabad railway line is one of therailway lines that is getting delayed and ifso, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(d) the sanctioned/on-going projectsof the State which are likely to becompleted or undertaken during 2019-20;and

(e) the measures being taken by theGovernment for the expeditious completionof these projects?

Army Training Centre

†3869. SHRI BHANU PRATAPSINGH VERMA:



(a) the details of the institutionsproviding training to the army throughoutthe country at present;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to open new training centresincluding one in Bundelkhand; and


Restrictions on Farm Export

3870. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:


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

(a) whether export restrictions are puton farm exports and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether these export restrictionshave disadvantaged farmers in theinternational market, if so, the detailsthereof along with the steps taken by theGovernment therefor?

Schemes for Development ofInfrastructure Facilities

3871. SHRIMATI PRATIMAMONDAL:




(a) the details of the Centrallysponsored schemes for the developmentof infrastructure facilities in the judiciary;

(b) the number and details ofsubordinate courts which have beencovered and those which are likely to becovered under the scheme; and

(c) the funds provided and the resultsachieved under the scheme during each ofthe last three years and the current year,State-wise?

Constitution Day

3872. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:




(a) whether the HRD Ministry hadissued a circular to celebrate 26th Novemberas Constitution Day in the EducationalInstitutions and if so, the details of theprogrammes planned by Law and JusticeMinistry in this regard; and

(b) whether the Ministry has any planto distribute copy of Constitution to schoolstudents free of cost and if so, the detailsthereof?

Guidelines and Termination ofCorrupt Employees

†3873. SHRI KANAKMALKATARA:




(a) whether the Government has issuedguidelines to all the departments, banks,public sector undertakings to review theservice rules of the employees so as toterminate the services of corruptemployees;


(c) the names of the departments alongwith the number of employees who havebeen given compulsory retirement duringthe last six months; and

(d) whether the retirement benefitspackage, gratuity/PF, etc. are payable tosuch employees?

Space Research Projects

3874. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:




(a) the details of ongoing spaceresearch projects of ISRO;

(b) whether India will become a hubfor space related projects;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of commercial benefitsof ISRO;

(e) whether a number of foreigncountries used our infrastructure facilitiesin this sector for their research projects;and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Smart Station Scheme

†3875. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYAGAVIT:




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(a) whether the Government’s firstpriority is modernisation of railways andsafety of passengers and if so, the detailsof the scheme being implemented in thisregard;

(b) whether the Government has heldany negotiations with any developers orconstruction company for redevelopmentof railway stations under the Smart StationScheme;

(c) if so, the present status in thisregard;

(d) whether Palghar railway station inMaharashtra has been chosen to beconverted into a smart station in view oftourism and trade; and

(e) if so, the target fixed in the Statefor converting it into a smart station?

Adjusted Gross Revenues

3876. DR. KAKOLI GHOSHDASTIDAR:




(a) whether any court had made anyjudgment on the issue of Adjusted GrossRevenue (AGR) of telecom companies inthe year 2002 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the recent judgment onAGR by the Supreme Court has upheldthe defunction of AGR by Department ofTelecommunication and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the present status of AGR; and

(d) whether the said matter wouldseverely impact the economy and if so, thedetails thereof and the steps proposed bythe Government?

Gauge Conversion

†3877. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI CHANDRA

PRAKASH JOSHI:



(a) whether trains are still beingoperated on meter gauge railway lines inthe country;


(c) the reasons for non-conversion ofmeter gauge lines into broad gauge alongwith the details thereof;

(d) the details of the projects ofRailways with regard to gauge conversion;

(e) the time by which these projectsare likely to be completed;

(f) the routes where difficulties arebeing faced in gauge conversion; and

(g) the steps taken by Railways toovercome these difficulties?

Recruitment through Advertisement

†3878. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:



(a) the zone-wise number and detailsof recruitment for posts advertised by theIndian railways during the last five years;

(b) the number of employees givenpermanent employment through theserecruitment;

(c) the number of recruitment testsout of these results of which are yet to bedeclared;

(d) the number of candidates awaitingappointment process after the declarationof result;

(e) the time limit fixed for the resultdeclaration of the tests results of which areyet to come including the reasons for ittaking more than the fixed time ; and

(f) the number of posts forrecruitments in case of whichqualifications/conditions have beenamended after the application process andresult declaration?

Construction of ROBs

†3879. SHRI VIVEK NARAYANSHEJWALKAR:



(a) the details along with the reasonsfor stoppage of work of four underconstruction ROBs in Gwalior city atTansen Road-Mela Racecourse, BirlaNagar, Mallgarha Chauraha,Harishankarpuram behind A.G. Officesince April, 2019;

(b) the steps being taken to completethe work in time;

(c) whether there is no properarrangement of rain water drainage in therailway under bridges in rural areas ofGwalior parliamentary constituency;

(d) if so, whether traffic flow isinterrupted throughout the day duringheavy rains; and

(e) if so, the action being taken to solvethe problem of water logging in the railwayunder bridges?

Enhancing Mineral Exploration andMining Activities

3880. SHRI MAGUNTASREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARBELLANA:

SHRI SRIDHARKOTAGIRI:




(a) whether the Government hasenhanced the mineral exploration andmining activities in the country recentlyand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasidentified eleven Research and Developmentprojects under its Science and Technologyactivity from academic institutions/PSUsunder the programme and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the outcomes of theseprojects will pave the way in newer mineraldiscovery in the country; and


Bullet Train Projects

3881. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:



(a) the details of number of bullet trainprojects that are going on in the country;and

(b) if so, the status thereof and theamount of budget that has been allocatedfor these projects so far?

E-Courts Scheme

†3882. SHRI RAMESH CHANDERKAUSHIK:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:




(a) the current status of e-courts inthe country including the State of Haryana


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and the North-Eastern States and Assamto remove the increasing burden of cases inthe country;

(b) whether e-courts are fully capablefor effective and timely disposal of cases;and

(c) if so, whether these have beenimplemented in North-Eastern Statesincluding Assam?

Complaints against TelecomOperators

3883. SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:




(a) whether the Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI) has receivedcomplaints of subscribers against TelecomService Providers (TSPs) and if so, thedetails thereof along with the number ofsuch complaints received by theGovernment during each of the last threeyears and the current year, TSP-wise;

(b) action taken by the TRAI on suchcomplaints;

(c) whether the TSP have been foundguilty in addressing such complaints ofsubscribers in an effective and time boundmanner;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe action taken by the Government againstsuch TSPs;

(e) whether the TRAI has anymechanism to monitor the efforts taken bythe TSPs in addressing the grievances ofsubscribers;

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

(g) the other corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in thisdirection?

Judicial Reforms

3884. SHRI NAMANAGESWARARAO:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to bring in judicial reforms in thecourts to reduce pending court cases bothat the subordinate court level and highercourts and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government isthinking of bringing about changes in thefunctioning of the subordinate courts sothat pending cases are reduced in anexpeditious manner and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the manner by which delivery ofjustice system can be honed further orbettered;

(d) whether the Government hasachieved the goals of National Mission forJustice Delivery and Legal reforms and ifso, the details thereof; and

(e) whether any study has beenconducted to ensure that pending cases insubordinate courts are put on fast trackand disposed of fast and if so, the detailsthereof?

Pending Projects

†3885. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:




(a) the number of pending andincomplete projects like electrification ofrailway line, conversion of narrow gaugeinto broad gauge, construction of ROBs,etc. in the country, particularly in Biharand Uttar Pradesh during the last threeyears and the current year;

(b) the time by when the said projectsare likely to be completed in every aspect;and

(c) the funds allocated and spent onthese projects during the said period alongwith the State/UT-wise details thereofincluding Bihar and Uttar Pradesh?

Investment Shift from China to India

3886. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:




(a) the details of the special policyinitiatives that have been taken by theGovernment to attract investment in thecountry;

(b) whether there is any data to showthe number of industries that have shiftedtheir base from China to India and if so, thedetails thereof along with the impact of theabove mentioned initiatives;

(c) out of Rs.70,000 crore proposedinfusion in public sector companies, thedetails of infusions that have been done sofar; and

(d) with the deduction in thecorporate tax, the details of additionalinvestments that have been taken so farsince May 2019?

Hacking of Indian Websites

3887. SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:




(a) whether the instances of cybercrimes and hacking of Indian websites fromforeign countries have increased in recentyears;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe number of such instances reportedduring each of the last three years and thecurrent year, country-wise and the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Indian Delegationshave visited the said countries for dialogueunder bilateral cooperation in the field ofcommunications and IT during the saidperiod;

(d) if so, the details and the outcomethereof, country-wise along with the issuesdiscussed in such dialogue; and

(e) the safeguards in place to preventcyber crimes and hacking of Indian websitesby foreign countries and monitoring theactivities of foreign countries along withachievements thereof?

Pharm D as an Elective Subject

3888. SHRI RAJ KUMARCHAHAR:




(a) keeping in view the academic andemployment importance accorded to Degree


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holders of Pharm D course, whether theMinistry plans to amend the list of electivesubjects for the UPSC Civil ServicesExamination to include Pharm ‘D’ Coursecontents as an Elective Optional Subject;

(b) whether the Ministry is aware thatsuch a course will prove highly beneficialfor the Indian Forest Service Officers andif so, the reaction of the Governmentthereto;

(c) if so, the time by when a finaldecision would be taken in this regard,especially considering the fact that the firstpaper of the Elective Subjects on Medicineis almost similar to that of syllabus of Pharm‘D’ Curriculum; and


Construction of Ram Temple

3889. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to bring a law for the building ofRam Temple in Ayodhya, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether the Constitution allow theGovernment of India to be involved in thebuilding of a religious place and if so, thedetails thereof?

Tea Production in Assam

†3890. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:SHRI RAMESH CHANDER

KAUSHIK:




(a) the State-wise percentage ofcontribution in tea production including theState of Assam at present;

(b) whether the head office of the TeaBoard of India is located in Kolkata, WestBengal and the tea producers, particularlyof Assam have to face a lot of problemsdue to this reason;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to move the office of Tea Boardof India to Guwahati or whether theGovernment has received any such requestfrom various producers; and


Electronics Hardware Park in WestBengal

3891. SHRI SHANTANUTHAKUR:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to setup any electronics hardwarepark/manufacturing centres or courts inWest Bengal;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theprogress made by the Government in thisregard along with funds sanctioned andspent by the Government thereon so far;and


Infrastructure for 5G Network

†3892. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:




(a) whether the Government hasprovided proper basic facilities foroperating 5G network in view of the recentclaims made by the mobile serviceoperators;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thedetails of the basic infrastructure providedin Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana;

(c) whether the Government has anyproposal to extend this facility to thecompanies operated by it; and


Completion of Projects

3893. SHRI HEMANTTUKARAM GODSE:




(a) the present status regardingcompletion of all projects undertaken bythe Government during the last five yearsin the neighbouring and foreign countries;

(b) the year-wise details of budgetallocated by the Indian Government andthe foreign country/partner and theexpenditure incurred therefor; and

(c) the project-wise time boundcompletion of target and the budget requiredfor it?

Strategic Electronics Factory by HAL

3894. SHRI RAJMOHANUNNITHAN:




(a) the purpose envisaged for thesetting up of the Hindustan AeronauticsLtd.’s (HAL) Strategic Electronics Factoryat Kasaragod in Kerala, the foundationstone of which was laid on August 23, 2008;

(b) the funds allocated and theexpenditure incurred for the purpose; and

(c) the details of defence logisticsproduced in the said Strategic ElectronicFactory so far?

Landline Telephones

†3895. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWARPATIL:




(a) whether landline telephonesremain out of order for many days in therural, hilly and tribal areas;


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

(d) the extent to which the qualitystandards fixed by the Government in thisregard have been achieved; and

(e) the action taken by theGovernment to improve the said services?

Opening of New Coal Mines

3896. SHRI NAKUL KAMALNATH:




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(a) whether the Government isplanning to open two coal mines inChhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh;

(b) if so, whether mines will be opencast or underground;

(c) whether the opening of the abovemines will generate employment and if so,the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government isplanning on underground mining; and

(e) whether the Government is awarethat underground mining will not generateemployment due to mechanized mining andwill only benefit the coal company, WesternCoalfields Ltd. and if so, the corrective stepstaken by the Government in this regard?

Illegal Activities on Social Media

3897. SHRIMATI SAJDAAHMED:




(a) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to prevent illegal activities onsocial media;

(b) whether the Government proposesto formulate a law on social media regulationand if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the number of complaints receivedby the Government pertaining to violationof sovereignty of the country and privacyof an individual along with the steps takenby the Government in this regard?

Kozhikode Railway Station as WorldClass Station

3898. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:




(a) the present status and details ofdeveloping Kozhikode railway station asa World Class station including the fundsallotted and time frame proposed;

(b) whether there is demand to havemore MEMU services in Palakkad divisionincluding Kozhikode railway station andthe details of the MEMU servicesapproved;

(c) whether the LHB coach attachedtrains in Palakkad division are very fewindicating a disparity of allotment of LHBcoaches among the divisions and theremedial measures proposed to have moreLHB coaches in Palakkad division trains;

(d) whether the Railways hadconducted any study on the volume oftraffic on the Mangalore-Kozhikode-Bangalore section and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) whether there is any proposal toadd more trains from Mangalore/Kozhikode side to Bangalore against theprevailing two trains on the basis of demandand if so, the details thereof?

Vacancies in Post Offices

3899. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:




(a) whether services offered by postoffices have deteriorated due to shortfallin staff strength and if so, the details thereofalong with the number of staff in postoffices, State/UT-wise and post-wise;

(b) whether Government proposes toconduct any special drive to fill-up theexisting vacancies in post offices acrossthe country;

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

(d) the action proposed by theGovernment to arrest deteriorating servicesin post offices across the country?

Bio-Toilets

†3900. SHRI JANARDANMISHRA:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:




(a) whether the Government has anyplans to provide the facility of bio-toiletsat railway stations;

(b) if so, the details of the railwaystations of Madhya Pradesh where the saidfacility has been provided; and

(c) if not, the steps being taken by theGovernment to provide the facility of bio-toilets at railway stations as per cleanlinessstandards?

Telecom Services in HimachalPradesh

†3901. SHRI SURESH KUMARKASHYAP:




(a) whether fixed line telephone/mobile service is not working properly inhilly areas of Himachal Pradesh and if so,the details thereof; and

(b) whether the Government proposesto use any other means of communicationso that people may get proper networkfacility and if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor?

Misappropriation of Data

3902. SHRI ANANTKUMARHEGDE:




(a) whether the Government hasnoticed any misappropriation of data fromsocial media platforms;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto alongwith the corrective steps taken by theGovernment in this regard;

(c) whether the Government hasnotified any rules for applications or gadgetsusing facial recognition systems, tosafeguard users’ privacy; and


Workers Stuck Abroad

†3903. SHRI CHHATAR SINGHDARBAR:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

DR. VIRENDRAKUMAR:


×¾Ö¤êü¿Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether several workers have beenstuck in foreign countries on account ofillegal practices of agents who send workersto foreign countries;


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

(c) whether the Government hasreceived any complaints in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe remedial measures taken by theGovernment in this regard?

EMUs

3904. DR. AMAR SINGH:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to increase the Electrical MultipleUnits (EMUs)/Mainline ElectricalMultiple Units (MEMUs) in any sectorsof Northern Railways specificallyFatehgarh Sahib and adjoining towns; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

PMGDISHA

3905. SHRI P.V. MIDHUNREDDY:

SHRI SRIDHARKOTAGIRI:




(a) the amount of budget sanctionedfor the Pradhan Mantri Gramin DigitalSaksharta Abhiyaan in each of the last twofinancial years, State/UT-wise includingAndhra Pradesh; and

(b) the total number of people trainedunder this scheme during the last three years,State/UT-wise?

Fund Allocation for Merger ofBSNL and MTNL

3906. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:




(a) whether the Government hasallocated any fund for the proposed mergerof Bharat Sancher Nigam Limited (BSNL)and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited(MTNL); and


Network Coverage and Availability ofSpectrum

3907. SHRI SANJAY KAKAPATIL:


ÃÖÓ“ÖÖ¸ü ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto ensure a seamless network cover acrossthe country to provide reliable data andvoice;

(b) whether the Government isemulating the Australian model of standardSpectrum Trading Unit and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the current base price of spectrumin the country;

(d) whether any subsidy/incentive hasbeen provided by the Government toensure availability of spectrum for ruralareas and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the spectrum for ruralareas is as expensive as the spectrum forurban areas and if so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor;

(f) the details of compensation tocustomers provided by telecom companiesfor failing to deliver quality data and notfollowing internet-mobile plans as percustomer’s choice; and

(g) the current status of UniversalService Obligation Fund (USOF) alongwith the fund spent from USOF duringeach of the last three years?

Appointment on CompassionateGround

†3908. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:




(a) whether most of the cases ofcompassionate appointment of thedependents of deceased personnel in theIndian Navy are lying pending for the lastfive years, particularly of those who weredeployed in Mumbai;

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

(c) the time by which they are likelyto be given appointment on compassionateground?

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Adarsh Station Yojana

†3909. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:



(a) the details and number of thestations upgraded so far in the countryincluding Uttar Pradesh under AdarshStation Yojana;

(b) whether the Government has anyplan for upgradation of all the stations inUttar Pradesh under the said scheme; and


Modification of Ramanathapuram

3910. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:



(a) whether the Government isplanning to modify Ramanathapuram andParamakudi railway stations with commonfacilities like R.O. Plant, Granite Flooring,VIP Rest Rooms, additional shelter, etc;and

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons for delaying modification ofthe said railway stations?

NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

December 5, 2019 Secretary General

Agrahayana 14, 1941 (Saka)


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INDEX

(Ministry-wise)

Prime Minister :

Atomic Energy : 3702, 3772, 3825

Coal : 3727, 3741, 3749, 3751, 3762, 3790, 3836,

3865, 3896

Commerce and Industry : 3687, 3690, 3700, 3720, 3721, 3723, 3728

3735, 3755, 3756, 3763, 3768, 3770, 3771,

3773, 3775, 3800, 3805, 3807, 3814, 3817,

3818, 3820, 3824, 3828, 3832, 3849, 3851,

3854, 3862, 3870, 3886, 3890

Communications : 3681, 3682, 3689, 3694, 3695, 3697, 3718,

3719, 3725, 3746, 3748, 3750, 3760, 3774,

3778, 3788, 3801, 3819, 3835, 3837, 3848,

3876, 3883, 3892, 3895, 3899, 3901, 3906,

3907

Defence : 3711, 3712, 3713, 3732, 3738, 3754, 3757,

3761, 3784, 3796, 3808, 3809, 3841, 3860,

3863, 3864, 3869, 3894, 3808

Development of North Eastern Region : 3701, 3724, 3857

Electronics and Information Technology : 3685, 3686, 3688, 3699, 3730, 3759, 3785,

3787, 3792, 3793, 3804, 3866, 3887, 3891,

3897, 3902, 3905

External Affairs : 3692, 3714, 3739, 3776, 3782, 3831, 3846,

3893, 3803

Law and Justice : 3684, 3704, 3707, 3715, 3722, 3734,

3758, 3815, 3826, 3843, 3845, 3847, 3859,

3871, 3872, 3882, 3884, 3889

Mines : 3810, 3844, 3880

Parliamentary Affairs : 3742

Personnel, Public Grievances and

Pensions : 3696, 3698, 3705, 3710, 3716, 3744, 3747,

3779, 3803, 3812, 3833, 3852, 3861, 3873,

3888

Planning : 3693, 3799, 3834, 3838, 3850, 3853

Railways : 3703, 3706, 3708, 3709, 3717, 3726, 3729,

3731, 3733, 3736, 3737, 3743, 3745, 3752,

3753, 3764, 3766, 3767, 3769, 3777, 3780,

3781, 3783, 3786, 3789, 3791, 3794, 3795,

3797, 3798, 3802, 3806, 3813, 3816, 3821,

3822, 3823, 3827, 3829, 3830, 3839, 3840,

3842, 3855, 3856, 3858, 3867, 3868, 3875,

3877, 3878, 3879, 3881, 3885, 3898, 3900,

3904, 3909, 3910

Space : 3811, 3874

Statistics and Programme Implementation : 3683, 3691, 3740, 3765.

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