Lok Sabha Question No. 4348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Fulfilment of Assurance
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, POONAM  MAHAJAN

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4348 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2017

## "FULFILMENT OF ASSURANCE

Shri P. Nagarajan Smt. Poonam Mahajan

## "Will the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of assurances given on the floor of the House during each of the last three years and the current year, Ministry-wise;
- (c) the Steps being taken by the Government for fulfilling the pending assurances within the specified time frame by the various Ministries?
- (b) the number of such assurances fulfilled; dropped and pending, so far, Ministry-wise; and

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a) & (b) Madam; the information is annexed.
- (c) Committee on Government Assurances as well as Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs holds meetings with various Ministries/Departments regularly in order to fulfil the pending assurances within the specified time frame

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## Status of total Assurances in Lok Sabha Year 2014

| Si, No_   | Name 6f Ministry                                          | Total   | Fulfilled   | Dropped   | Pending   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Agriculture                                               | 40      | 30          | 4         | 6         |
| 2         | Atomic Energy                                             | 13      | 6           | 2         | 5         |
|           | Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy Unani; Siddha and Homeopathy | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |
| 4_        | Chemicals & Fertilizers                                   | 55      | 26          | 3         | 26        |
| 5         | Civil Aviation                                            | 35      | 30          | Nil       | 5         |
|           | Coal                                                      | 36      | 29          |           | 6         |
| 7_        | Commerce & Industry                                       | 31      | 22          |           | 2         |
| 8_        | Communications & Information Technology                   | 89      | 67          | 3         | 19        |
| 9_        | Consumer Affairs, Food & Public distribution              | 19      | 13          | 1         | 5         |
| 10.       | Corporate Affairs                                         | 17      | 13          | 1         | 3         |
| 11.       | Culture                                                   | 28      |             | Nil       | 11        |
| 12_       | Deferice                                                  | 45      | 30          | 3         | 12        |
| 13.       | Development of North Eastern Region                       | 2       | 2           | Nil       | Nil       |
| 14,       | Drinking Water & Sanitation_                              | 8       | 6           | 2         | Nil       |
| 15.       | Earth Sciences                                            | 5       |             | Nil       | 1         |
| 16.       | Environment & Forests                                     | 60      |             | 2         | 36        |
| 17.       | External Affairs                                          | 12      |             | 1         | 2         |
|           | Finance                                                   | 87      | 65          | 7         | 15        |
| 19.       | Food Processing Industries                                | 4       | 4           | Nil       | Nil       |
| 20.       | Health & Family Welfare                                   | 42      | 29          | Nil       | 13        |
| 21        | Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises                     | 21      | 17          | Nil       | 4         |
| 22_       | Home Affairs                                              | 77      | 44          | 8         | 25        |
| 23.       | Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation                     | 18      | 16          | 2         | Nil       |
| 24,       | Human Resource Development                                | 58      | 44          | 1         | 13        |
| 25.       | Information & Broadcasting_                               | 35      | 15          | 1         | 19        |
| 26.       | Labour and Employment                                     | 40      | 24          | Nil       | 16        |
| 27.       | Law & Justice                                             | 85      | 47          | 1         | 37        |
| 28.       | Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises_                       | 12      |             | 3         | 2         |
| 29_       | Mines                                                     |         |             | 2         | Nil       |
| 30.       | Minority Affairs                                          | 12      |             |           | 4         |
| 31        | New and Renewable_Energy                                  | 5       |             | 1         | 2         |
| 32.       | Non Res. Indian Affairs                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |
| 33.       | Overseas Indian Affairs                                   | 6       | 2           | Nil       | 4         |
| 34.       | Panchayati Raj                                            | 5       | 1           | 1         | 2         |
| 35.       | Parliamentary Affairs                                     | 2       | 2           | Nil       | Nil       |
| 36.       | Personnel; Public Grievances & Pensions                   | 28      | 14          | 1         | 12        |
| 37        | Petroleum & Natural Gas                                   | 33      | 27          | 1         | 5         |
|           | Planning (Niti Aayog)                                     | 14      | 7           | 2         | 5         |
| 39.       | Power                                                     | 17      | 10          | Nil       | 7         |
| 40.       | Prime Minister Office                                     | 1       | Nil         | 8         | Nil       |
| 41.       | Railways                                                  | 82      | 53          |           |           |
| 42.       | Road Transport and Highways                               | 33      | 19          | 7         | 7         |
| 43.       | Rural Development                                         | 29      | 19          | 2         | 8         |

| 44_   | Science & Technology                                    | 11   |     | Nil   | 4   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------|-----|
| 45:   | Shipping                                                | 9    |     | Nil   | 4   |
| 46.   | Skill Dev.Entrepreneurship                              | 3    |     | Nil   | 1   |
| 47    | Social Justice and Empowerment                          | 23   |     | Nil   | 20  |
| 48_   | Space                                                   | 3    | 1   | Nil   | 2   |
| 49_   | Statistics and Programme Implementation                 | Nil  | Nil | Nil   | Nil |
| 50.   | Steel                                                   | 14   | 9   | 1     | 2   |
| 51,   | Textiles                                                | 17   | 14  | 1     |     |
| 52    | Tourism                                                 | 7    | 6   | Nil   |     |
| 53.   | Tribal Affairs                                          | 12   | 8   | 2     |     |
| 54_   | Urban Development                                       | 42   | 36  | 1     |     |
| 55.   | Water Resources, River Development & Rejuvenation Ganga | 31   | 28  | 2     | 1   |
| 56.   | Women & Child Development                               | 15   | 9   | Nil   | 6   |
| 57_   | Youth Affairs & Sport                                   | 21   | 9   | 5     | 7   |
|       | Total                                                   | 1457 | 944 | 94    | 419 |

## Status of Assurances in Lok Sabha Year 2015

| Sl: No_   | Name 6f Ministry                                          | Total   | Fulfilled   | Dropped   | Pending   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|           | Agriculture                                               | 32      | 17          | 2         | 13        |
| 2         | Atomic Energy                                             | 6       | 2           | Nil       | 4         |
| 3.        | Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy Unani; Siddha and Homeopathy | 10      | 2           | 1         | 7         |
| 4_        | Chemicals & Fertilizers                                   | 47      | 22          | 1         | 24        |
| 5_        | Civil Aviation                                            | 36      | 24          | 1         | 11        |
| 6         | Coal                                                      | 39      | 25          |           | 13        |
| 7         | Commerce & Industry                                       | 27      | 18          | Nil       | 9         |
| 8         | Communications & Information Technology                   | 73      | 37          | 2         | 34        |
| 9         | Consumer Affairs, Food & Public distribution              | 25      | 20          | 2         | 3         |
|           | Corporate Affairs                                         | 10      | 5           | Nil       | 5         |
| 11.       | Culture                                                   | 24      | 17          | Nil       | 7         |
| 12.       | Defence                                                   | 45      | 26          | Nil       | 19        |
| 13.       | Development of North Eastern Region _                     | 1       | 1           | Nil       | Nil       |
| 14.       | Drinking Water & Sanitation                               | 8       | 1           | 1         | 3         |
| 15.       | Earth Sciences                                            | 5       |             | Nil       | 4         |
| 16        | Environment & Forests                                     | 44      | 11          | 2         | 31        |
| 17.       | External Affairs                                          | 8       | 3           | 3         | 2         |
| 18.       | Finance                                                   | 54      | 33          | 1         | 20        |
| 19.       | Food Processing_Industries_                               | 4       | 2           |           | 21        |
| 20.       | Health & Family Welfare                                   | 47      | 26          | Nil       |           |
|           | Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises                     | 5       | 4           | Nil       | 1         |
| 22        | Home Affairs                                              | 95      | 47          | 2         | 46        |
| 23.       | Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation                     | 20      | 17          | 1         | 2         |
| 24.       | Human Resource Development                                | 74      | 32          | 1         | 41        |
| 25.       | Information & Broadcasting                                | 13      | 6           | Nil       | 7         |
| 26.       | Labour and Employment                                     | 47      | 19          | Nil       | 28        |
| 27        | Law & Justice                                             | 71      | 26          | Nil       | 45        |
| 28.       | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises                       | 3       |             | Nil       | 2         |
|           | Mines                                                     | 3       | 3           | Nil       | Nil       |
| 30.       | Minority Affairs                                          | 7       | 3           | 1         | 3         |
| 31.       | New and Renewable Energy                                  | 11'     | 3           | 1         | 7         |
| 32        | Non Res: Indian Affairs                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |
| 33        | Overseas Indian Affairs                                   | 3       | Nil         | Nil       | 3         |
| 34,       | Panchayati Raj_                                           | 2       | 1           | 1         | Nil       |
| 35.       | Parliamentary Affairs                                     | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |
| 36.       | Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions                   | 16      | 9           | Nil       | 7         |
| 37 .      | Petroleum & Natural Gas                                   | 24      | 17          | Nil       | 7         |
| 38.       | Planning (Niti Aayog)                                     | 11      | 8           | Nil       |           |
| 39_       | Power                                                     | 12      | 3           | Nil       | 9         |
| 40.       | Prime Minister Office                                     | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |
| 41.       | Railways                                                  | 63      | 36          | 1 1       | 26        |
| 42.       | Road Transport and Highways                               | 43      | 19 21       | 1         | 23        |
| 43.       | Rural Development                                         | 30      |             |           | 8         |

| 44_   | Science & Technology                                    |   19 | 9   | Nil   | 10   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------|------|
| 45_   | Shipping                                                |   13 | 5   | 1     | 7    |
| 46.   | Skill Dev_Entrepreneurship                              |   17 | 12  | Nil   |      |
| 47_   | Social Justice and Empowerment                          |   20 | "   | Nil   |      |
| 48.   | Space                                                   |    5 |     | 1     | 3    |
| 49.   | Statistics and Programme Implementation                 |    4 |     | Nil   | Nil  |
| 50_   | Steel                                                   |    8 | 5   | Nil   | 3    |
| 51.   | Textiles                                                |   25 | 10  | 1     | 14   |
| 52_   | Tourism                                                 |   23 | 12  | 2     | 9    |
| 53.   | Tribal Affairs                                          |    6 | 2   | Nil   |      |
| 54    | Urban Development                                       |   37 | 23  | 4     | 10   |
| 55_   | Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation |   28 | 20  | 1     | 7    |
| 56.   | Women & Child Development                               |    8 | 3   | Nil   | 5    |
| 57 .  | Youth Affairs & Sport                                   |   17 | 9   | Nil   | 8    |
|       | Total                                                   | 1327 | 699 | 37    | 591  |

## Status of Assurances in Lok Sabha Year 2016

| No:     | Name of Ministry                                          | Total   | Fulfilled   | Dropped   | Pending   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Agriculture_                                              | 38      | 12          | 2         | 24        |
| 2.      | Atomic Energy                                             | 14      | Nil         | Nil       | 14        |
| 3       | Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy | 9       | 2           | Nil       |           |
| 4.      | Chemicals & Fertilizers                                   | 29      | 2           | Nil       | 27        |
| 5       | Civil Aviation                                            | 38      | 12          | 1         | 25        |
| 6       | Coal                                                      | 20      | 4           | 1         | 15        |
| 7       | Commerce & Industry                                       | 18      | 2           | 1 Nil     | 15 42     |
| 8.      | Communications & Information Technology                   | 53      | 11          |           |           |
| 9       | Consumer Affairs, Food & Public distribution              | 23      | 2           | 4         | 17        |
| 10.     | Corporate Affairs                                         | 6       | 2           | Nil       | 4         |
| 11      | Culture                                                   | 25      | 1           | Nil       | 24        |
| 12      | Defence                                                   | 56      | 11          | 1         |           |
|         | Development of North Eastern Region_                      | 1       | Nil         | Nil       |           |
| 14.     | Drinking Water & Sanitation                               | 9       | Nil         | Nil       |           |
| 15.     | Earth Sciences                                            | 3       | 2           | Nil       |           |
| 16,     | Environment & Forests                                     | 29      | 2           | 2         | 9         |
| 17.     | External Affairs                                          | 10 63   | 1 13        | Nil 1     | 49        |
| 18. 19_ | Finance_                                                  | 3       | 1'          | Nil       | 2         |
|         | Food Processing Industries Health & Family Welfare        |         |             | 4         | 29        |
| 20,     | Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises                     | 39 4    | 6 1         | Nil       | 3         |
| 21.     |                                                           |         | 14          | 1         | 66        |
| 22_     | Home Affairs                                              | 81 6    | 4           | Nil       | 2         |
| 23.     | Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation                     |         |             | Nil       |           |
| 24.     | Human Resource Development_                               | 70      |             |           | 66        |
| 25      | Information & Broadcasting                                | 15      |             | Nil Nil   | 13 28     |
| 26.     | Labour and Employment                                     | 34      |             | Nil       | 29        |
| 27.     | Law & Justice                                             | 36      |             | Nil       | 2         |
| 28.     | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises_                      | 3       | 2           | Nil       | 6         |
| 29.     | Mines                                                     | 8 4     | 2           | Nil       | 2         |
| 30.     | Minority Affairs New and Renewable Energy                 | 13      | 4           | 1         | 8         |
| 31      | Non Res. Indian Affairs                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil.      |
| 32.     |                                                           |         | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |
| 33.     | Overseas Indian Affairs                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       |           |
| 34.     | Panchayati Raj_ Parliamentary Affairs                     | 1 Nil   | Nil         | Nil       | 1         |
| 35 _    |                                                           |         |             |           | Nil       |
| 36.     | Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions                   | 8       | Nil         | Nil       | 8         |
| 37 _    | Petroleum & Natural Gas_                                  | 25      | 5           | 1         | 19        |
| 38.     | Planning (Niti Aayog)                                     | 12      | 3           | Nil       | 9         |
| 39.     | Power                                                     | 13      | Nil         | 2         | 11        |
| 40.     | Prime Minister Office                                     | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |
| 41.     | Railways                                                  | 47      | 16 14       | 2 3       | 29 53     |
| 42. 43_ | Road Transport and Highways Rural Development             | 70 19   | 4           | Nil       | 15        |

| 44.   | Science & Technology                                    |   15 | 4   | Nil   |   11 |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------|------|
| 45.   | Shipping                                                |   20 | 1   | Nil   |   19 |
| 46.   | Skill Dev_Entrepreneurship                              |   15 | 4   | 1     |   10 |
| 47_   | Social Justice and Empowerment                          |   18 | 4   | Nil   |   14 |
| 48.   | Space                                                   |    9 | Nil | Nil   |    9 |
| 49.   | Statistics and Programme Implementation_                |    5 | 2   | Nil   |    3 |
| 50.   | Steel                                                   |    4 | Nil | Nil   |    4 |
| 51.   | Textiles                                                |   15 | 3   | Nil   |   12 |
| 52.   | Tourism                                                 |    8 | Nil | Nil   |    8 |
| 53.   | Tribal Affairs                                          |    8 | Nil | Nil   |    8 |
| 54.   | Urban Development                                       |   24 | 9   | Nil   |   15 |
| 55_   | Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation |   16 | 4   | 1     |   11 |
| 56.   | Women & Child Development                               |   16 | 2   | 1     |   13 |
| 57    | Youth Affairs & Sport                                   |   15 | 3   | Nil   |   12 |
|       | Total                                                   | 1143 | 211 | 30    |  902 |

## Status of Assurances in Lok Sabha Year 2017

| No.     | Name of Ministry                                          | Total   | Fulfilled   | Dropped   | Pending   | Pending   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.      | Agriculture_                                              | 4       | Nil         | Nil       | 4         |           |
| 2       | Atomic Energy_                                            | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 3_      | Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 4_      | Chemicals & Fertilizers                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 5       | Civvil Aviation                                           | 2       | Nil         | Nil       | 2         |           |
| 6       | Coal                                                      | 1       | Nil         | Nil       | 1         |           |
| 7.      | Commerce & Industry                                       | 2       | Nil         | Nil       | 2         |           |
| 8       | Communications &                                          | 2       | Nil         | Nil       | 2         |           |
| 9       | Consumer Affairs, Food & Public distribution              | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 10.     | Corporate Affairs                                         | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 11.     | Culture                                                   | 1       | Nil '       | Nil       | 1         |           |
| 12,     | Defence                                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 13      | Development of North Eastern Region                       | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 14.     | Drinking Water & Sanitation                               | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 15      |                                                           |         | N           |           |           |           |
| 17.     | External Affairs                                          | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 18.     | Finance                                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 19.     | Food Processing Industries                                | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 20.     | Health & Family Welfare                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 21.     | Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises                     | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 22.     | Home Affairs                                              | 6       | Nil         | Nil       | 6         |           |
| 23.     | Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation_                    | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 24      | Human Resource Development                                | 3       | Nil         | Nil       | 3         |           |
| 25_     | Information & Broadcasting_                               | 1       | Nil         | Nil       | 1         |           |
| 26.     | Information Technology                                    | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 27_     | Labour and Employment                                     | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 28.     | Law & Justice                                             | 3       | Nil         | Nil       | 3         |           |
| 29.     | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises                       | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 30.     | Mines                                                     | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 31.     | Minority Affairs                                          | 3       | Nil         | Nil       | 3         |           |
| 32      | New and Renewable Energy                                  | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 33.     | Panchayati Raj                                            | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 34.     | Parliamentary Affairs                                     | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 35.     | Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 36.     | Petroleum & Natural Gas                                   | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 37.     | Planning (Niti Aayog)                                     | 3       | Nil         | Nil       | 3         |           |
| 38.     | Power                                                     | 2       | Nil         | Nil       | 2         |           |
| 39.     | Prime Minister Office                                     | Nil     | Nil         | Nil       | Nil       |           |
| 40.     | Railways                                                  | 8       | Nil         | Nil_      | 8         |           |
| 41.     | Road Transport and Highways                               | 8       | Nil         | Nil       |           |           |
| 42.     | Rural Development                                         | 4       | Nil         | Nil       |           |           |
| 43.     | Science & Technology                                      | 3       | Nil         | Nil       |           |           |
| 44.     | Shipping_                                                 | 4       | Nil         | Nil       |           |           |
| 45,     | Skill Dev. Entrepreneurship                               | Nil     | Nil         | Nil Nil   | Nil       |           |
| 46. 47. | Social Justice and Empowerment Space                      | 1       | Nil         | Nil       | 1         |           |

| 48   | Statistics and Programme Implementation_                | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 49.  | Steel                                                   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 50   | Textiles                                                | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 51_  | Tourism                                                 | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 52_  | Tribal Affairs                                          | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil 1 |
| 53_  | Urban Development                                       | 1     | Nil   | Nil   |       |
| 54.  | Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation | 6     | Nil   | Nil   | 6     |
| 55.  | Women & Child Development                               | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
| 56.  | Youth Affairs & Sport                                   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   |
|      | Total                                                   | 71    | Nil   | Nil   | 71    |