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Lok Sabha Question No. 6174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Illegal Immigrants
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6174

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

## 6174. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has raised the issues of illegal immigrants to India with the foreign countries during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the response given by such countries;
- (d) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take any concrete steps to repatriate the illegal immigrants; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) to (c) The issue of illegal immigrants in India from various countries is regularly taken up with the foreign Governments at various fora and steps have been   taken   for   coordinated   patrolling,   identification   of   vulnerable   gaps, strengthening of riverine patrolling etc. The Government has been working with the concerned foreign Governments to improve border management and check illegal movements and to confirm the nationality of illegal migrants in Indian jails/correctional   homes,   so   that   such   persons   could   be   repatriated   to   their countries. These discussions are continuous in nature and the decisions are regularly followed up.

(d)   &   (e)   Currently,   India   has   a   Memorandum   of   Mutual   Understanding   on combating   irregular   migration   with   Russia   as   well   as   a   Bilateral   T echnical Arrangement   (BTA)   on   Identification   and   Return   of   Illegal   Migrants   with Switzerland. In January 2018, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Return of Illegal Migrants was initialled between India and the United Kingdom. Under these Arrangements/MoUs, as soon as the nationality of the illegal immigrant is verified to the satisfaction of the Requested Party, the person is to be deported/ repatriated to their country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Usage of Social Media
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6173

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## USAGE  OF  SOCIAL  MEDIA

6173.  SHRI  RAMSINH  RATHWA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed any incidents of usage of social media by on duty Defence personnel;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any measures to address it; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

j{kk ea=h

¼Jherh  fueZyk lhrkje.k )

(a) to (c): No Madam, Defence Personnel are not permitted to bring smart phones in  any  office  premises  on  duty.    Also,  necessary  instructions  on use  of  social  media  by  serving  personnel  /  organization  have  been promulgated which list out the Do's & Don'ts, guidelines and content which are  barred  from  being  posted  on  social  media  platform.    Cyber  Security Policy 2017 has also been promulgated to ensure the following:

- (i) Sharing of information pertaining to organization;
- (ii) Disclosure of Departmental name on Job Sites;
- (iii)  Uploading of Pictures in Uniform;
- (iv)  Uploading of Picture during Troop Movement, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Cyber Crimes
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## CYBER CRIMES

6171.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Vigilance Directorate of Railways does not have requisite expertise to deal with cyber crimes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide necessary infrastructure and expertise to vigilance department in order to enable them to effectively deal with cyber  crimes,  software  manipulation,  e-tendering  system  of Railways and make them foolproof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6171 BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.04.2018  REGARDING CYBER CRIMES (a) to (c) The Vigilance Directorate does not have a separate cell for  investigating  'cyber  crimes'.  If  issues  related  to  misuse  of software by outside agencies come to notice, they are handed over to law-enforcement agencies like CBI depending on the gravity of the matter. Further, Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), which  is  an  IT  arm  of  Indian  Railways  has  set  up  Network Operation Centre for monitoring the cyber threats on IT infrastructure.  CRIS is also conducting internal security audit of its IT  applications  through  Information  Security  Group  (ISG).  Indian Railways has also nominated  Chief Information and Security Officers on all Railway Units for monitoring the cyber attacks and providing knowledge to end users.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Maintenance of Data of Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6170

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018)

## MAINTENANCE OF DATA OF OFFICERS

## 6170. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  maintain  digitally  the  proper  and  updated records pertaining to deployment, deputation, resignation, retirement, death, switching over to other services, etc. of All  India Officers to assess  actual  requirement in the respective field or State whenever necessary; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a)  & (b):   The service records of All India Service officers such as deployment, deputation, resignation, retirement in service, death, switching over to other services, etc are recorded in Executive  Record(ER)  Sheet/Civil  list/Service  Book/Personal  file  of  the  officer  concerned. DOPT is the Cadre Controlling Authority for IAS officers and Executive Record and Civil List  are  maintained  digitally  by  this  Department.  Further,  the  comprehensive  performance appraisal dossiers (SPARROW) for All India Officers are digitally maintained.  However, the Service Books are maintained by the State Government/Cadre to which officer belongs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Landing of Globemaster Aircraft
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6168

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## LANDING  OF  GLOBEMASTER  AIRCRAFT

6168.  SHRI  R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government for the first time flawlessly landed its C-17 Globemaster aircraft at the strategic Tuting Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Arunachal Pradesh, recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  this  move  will  strengthen  its  overall  operations  in  the  strategically-key border State; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?
- (a) & (b): C-17  aircraft  of  Indian  Air  Force  (IAF)  has  landed  for  the  first time at Tuting Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) on 13.03.2018.
- (c) & (d): This  provides  tremendous  flexibility  in  mobilizing  men  and material at short notice and enhance the operational capability of Indian Air Force.

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Production of GaN Transistors on Silicon Wafers
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kunhalikutty, P.K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4/4/2018

## PRODUCTION OF GaN TRANSISTORS ON SILICON WAFERS

## 6167.  SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY:

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- (a) whether the Government is having any agency to produce Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistors on silicon wafers;
- (b) if so, the name of the agency and the quantum of gallium nitride produced for the past three years and for the current year;
- (c) whether the Government is having any proposal to allot funds for mass production of nano material gallium nitride;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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(a) to (e):   No, Madam. There is no proposal for mass production of nano material GaN (Gallium Nitride)  with  the  Government  at  present.  However,  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information Technology  (MeitY)  had  funded  'Preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  on  establishing Gallium Nitride (GaN) Foundry in India' to Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in March, 2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Postal Banking Services in Koraput District
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: JHINA  HIKAKA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6164 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## POSTAL BANKING SERVICES IN KORAPUT DISTRICT

6164. SHRI JHINA HIKAKA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  start  postal  banking  services  in  Koraput district headquarter in Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ; and
- (c) the reasons for delay, if any, in operationalisation of the said service in the district headquarter?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c) Yes Madam, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) will open one of its branch in Jeypore Head office which is located in Koraput district of Odisha. All the 245 Post Offices of Koraput district will function both, as DoP outlets and access points for the Payments Bank. The Jeypore IPPB branch is expected to be rolled out by April, 2018 and 245 access points will be linked in a phased manner up to December, 2018 based on  technical and commercial feasibility.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Two-Tier Recruitment Process for Judges
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6161

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 04 TH  APRIL, 2018.

## Two-Tier Recruitment Process for Judges

## 6161. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  Supreme  Court  has  ordered  that  a  two-tier  recruitment  for District Judges should take about 150 days;
- (b) if so, whether it has come to the notice of the Government that Andhra Pradesh is taking almost 200 days to appoint a District Judge which is contributing to delay in justice delivery; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that all States strictly follow SC's order in appointment of District Judges?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI  RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  the  Constitutional  framework,  the  selection  and  appointment  of  judges  in subordinate courts is the responsibility of the High Courts and State Governments concerned.  In so far as recruitment of judicial officers in the States is concerned, respective High Courts do it in certain  States,  whereas  the  High  Courts  do  it  in  consultation  with  the  State  Public  Service Commissions in other States.

The Supreme Court has delivered a series of significant decisions on the subject.  These include the All India Judges' Association case where the Supreme Court directed that the number of judges should be increased, in the first instance by filling up the existing vacancies followed by an  increase  in  the  judge  strength  in  a  phased  manner.    In  the Malik  Mazhar  Sultan case the Supreme Court devised a process and time schedule to be followed by the High Courts and State Governments for the filling up of judicial vacancies.  This order of January 2007 by the Supreme Court  stipulates  that  the  process  for  recruitment  of  judges  in  the  subordinate  courts  would commence on 31 st March  of  a  calendar  year  and  end  by  31 st October  of  the  same  year.    The Supreme Court has, however, permitted State Governments / High Courts for variations in the time schedule in case of any difficulty based on the peculiar geographical and climatic conditions in the State or other relevant conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Military Exhibition
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6158

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## MILITARY  EXHIBITION

6158.  DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN: SHRI  P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government proposes to organize  a military exhibition for the  first time in Tamil Nadu in April, 2018;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  and  the  location  thereof  and  the  purpose  and  motive  to  conduct  such military exhibitions; and
- (c) the total number of countries who agreed to participate in the said exhibition?

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- (a) Yes,  Madam.    Defexpo  India  -  2018  will  be  organized  in  Chennai,  Tamil Nadu from 11 th -14 th April 2018 first time.
- (b) Defexpo India - 2018 will be organized at Arulmigu Nithyakalyana Perumal Temple, Thiruvidanthai, Thiruporur Taluk, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu.  Defexpo India - 2018 is a Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition which  provides  a  platform  to  participating  exhibitors  to  display  their  latest technologies  and  products  and  an  opportunity  to  explore  /  tap  the  market  and business  potential  for  mutual  benefits.    The  objective  is  to  project  India  as  an emerging defence manufacturing hub.
- (c) Various companies from 25 countries have confirmed their participation in Defexpo India - 2018 as on date (27 th March 2018).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: HADR Exercise
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6154

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## HADR  EXERCISE

6154. SHRI  J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  first  multilateral  Humanitarian  Assistance  and  Disaster  Relief  (HADR) exercise of Indian Air Force (IAF) in association with South Asian Region nations was held off the coast of Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  exercise  was  based  on  scenario  of  tsunami  and  resulting  in  post-tsunami disaster management along western coast and western Islands of India; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                         (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

j{kk ea=h

## ¼Jherh  fueZyk lhrkje.k )

(a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    A  Multilateral  Air  Exercise  (Ex  Samvedna)  on  HADR theme involving Indian Air Force and Air Forces of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and observers  from  UAE  Air  Force  was held  at  Trivandrum  from  12-17  March, 2018.

(c) & (d): Yes Madam, the settings of  the  exercise  were  based  on  a  tsunami event  originating  from  an  earthquake  and  resulting  disaster  along  the  western coast and western islands of India.  The exercise included ground training and Table  Top  Exercise  as  well  as  field  /  flying  exercise.    During  the  course  of exercise,  there  were  field  demonstrations  showcasing  communication  vehicles and  employment  of  communications  assets  for  providing  voice  and  digital connectivity  from  disaster hit  remote  locations.    Medical  capabilities were  also demonstrated  in  which  a  designated  zone  and  a  Rapid  Action  Medical  Team (RAMT) along with a Patient Transfer Unit (PTU) and Critical Care Air Transport (CCAT)  team  was  deployed.    The  employment  of  Garuds  for  carrying  out  on ground rescue and evacuation and field bridging was also demonstrated.

This  exercise  is  the  first  step  to  practice  and  evolve  greater  HADR capability  in  the  region  and  helped  in  putting  in  place  a  basic  framework  for conduct of coordinated HADR efforts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Fee for Aadhaar Card
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6153

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04-04-2018

## FEE FOR AADHAAR CARD

## 6153.     SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Aadhaar issuing centres are collecting a fee of nearly 100 to 300 rupees for issuing of Aadhaar Card;

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

(c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  take  stringent  action  against  the  Aadhaar centres which are collecting illegal fee for issuance of Aadhaar cards?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR   ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI K. J. ALPHONS)

- (a)  and  (b):  Enrolment  for  Aadhaar  for  all  residents  and  Biometric  Update  of  children  on attaining  the  age  of  5  /  15  years,  are  free.  In  case  of  other  update  Registrars  have  been authorized to collect a fee of Rs. 25 excluding of applicable taxes.
- (c): In case of any enrolment centre found to be indulged in corrupt practices, action is taken as  per  Regulation  26  of  Aadhaar  (Enrolment  and  Update)  Regulations,  2016  including blacklisting  of  operators  /  supervisors  and  also  levying  financial  penalties  against  the Registrars/ Enrolment agencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Decreasing Coal Production in WCM
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6152

## TO BE ANSWER ON 04.04.2018

## Decreasing Coal Production in WCM

## 6152. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  production  of  Western  Coalfield  mines  (WCM)  is  regularly decreasing;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  quantum  of  the  decrease  since 2014;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  scheme/likely  to  make  a scheme to stop the downfall and increase the production;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)&(b): The details of growth of coal production of Western Coalfields Ltd. (WCL) during the last three years i.e. 2014-15 to 2016-17 and current year 2017-18 is given below:-

|                 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (Provisional) |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Production (MT) |     41.12 |     44.82 |     45.63 |                   46.22 |
| Growth in (%)   |      3.6  |      8.99 |      1.81 |                    1.29 |

(c)to(e): To  boost  its  production  capacity,  WCL  has  opened-up  18  new  / replacement mines in its command area since 2014-15. In addition, it has been allotted 4 new Coal Blocks in Orissa recently. This will further increase its capacity and production in coming years.
Lok Sabha Question No. 6151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Defence Budget
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6151

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## DEFENCE  BUDGET

## 6151.  SHRI  PRATHAP  SIMHA: KUMARI  SHOBHA  KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Army told Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Defence that the funds allocated to it in the Defence Budget for the next fiscal is insufficient to deal with various security challenges facing the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Army informed the panel that it had identified 25 projects under the Make in India initiative but there was not adequate budget to support them and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government has allocated  Rs.2.95  lakh  crore  for  Military  spending during 2018-19;
- (d) if so, whether there appears to be a mismatch between the operational needs of the Army and the funds allocated to it and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Army  is  likely  to  spend  significantly  more  on  pensions  than  on acquiring new weapons, platforms and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  India's  share  of  the  defence  budget  as  a  ratio  of  the  Total  Central Government Expenditure for 2018-19 is 12.1%?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

j{kk ea=h

¼Jherh  fueZyk lhrkje.k )

(a) to (f): A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6151 FOR ANSWER ON 4.4.2018

(a)  to  (f):    The  requirement  of  funds  is  projected  by  the  services/ Organizations under Ministry of Defence to the Ministry.  Projections made by the Services, including Army, are forwarded to Ministry of Finance for consideration as it is the nodal Ministry for allocation of funds. Based on the  allocations  made  to  Ministry  of  Defence  it  is  ensured  that  sufficient funds are available to meet the critical requirements of the Services. The allocated funds are optimally and fully utilized towards operational  activities.  The  schemes  are  also  reprioritized  to  ensure  that urgent and critical capabilities are acquired for operational preparedness. An amount of Rs. 2,95,511.41 crore has been allocated in Budget Estimate 2018-19  for  Capital  &  Revenue  expenditure.  In  addition  Rs.1,08,853.30 crore  is  provided  for  Defence  pensions.  Defence  Budget  (including Pension) is thus 16.6% of Central Government Expenditure (CGE).

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