opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: SPMRM in Maharashtra
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2079

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

## SPMRM IN MAHARASHTRA

## 2079.   SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the village of Bodhegaon in Shevgaon Tehsil and Khed village under Karjat Tehsil of Ahmadnagar district have been selected under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM);
- (b) if  so,  the  nature  of  works  likely  to  be  carried  out  under  the  said  Mission  and  the facilities provided to the above-said villages at present along with the facilities likely to be provided in future; and
- (c) the funds earmarked for the above said villages so far under the said Mission and the amount of funds spent out of the same along with the facilities provided so far?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) : No Sir, the village of Bodhegaon in Shevgaon Tehsil and Khed village under Karjat Tehsil of Ahmadnagar district, are not part of the Clusters selected under Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM). However, selection of Phase 3 clusters under SPMRM is in under process at the State level. Hence the final status on the above-mentioned two villages will be known only when the State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) approval is completed for Phase 3 clusters.
- (b) & (c):   Part (a) of the above, question does not arise.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Care of Injured People on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced any pilot project for the care of people injured in accidents on National Highways in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, Statewise;

(c) the status of the existing projects being run in collaboration with State Governments; and

- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a )  to  (c) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had launched the pilot projects for cashless treatment of road accident victims on followings stretches of National Highways: -
- (i) Gurgaon-Jaipur stretch of National Highway (NH) No.8. (launched in 2013 -14)
- (ii) Vadodara - Mumbai stretch of NH No. 8 (launched in 2014 -15)
- (iii) Ranchi - Rargaon - Mahulia stretch of NH No. 33. (launched in 2014 -15)

The objective of the project was to save lives of accident victims by providing prompt and  appropriate  medical  care  during 'Golden  Hour",  and  thereby reduce fatalities  and disabilities due to road accidents. The pilot project ended on 31.03.2016

- (d) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has introduced Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill in the House covering entire gamut of road safety. The Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha referred the Bill to Rajya Sabha. The Bill also envisages to make a scheme for the cashless treatment of the victims of road accident during  golden hour.

*****

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2077

ANSWERED  ON  8 th  March, 2018

## CARE OFINJURED  PEOPLE  ON  NHS

†2077.  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK:

Will  the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 175 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Indo-ASEAN Summit
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.175 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## INDO-ASEAN SUMMIT

## *175. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Delhi Declaration of the Indo-ASEAN Summit talked of new set ups for maritime co-operation and terror fight and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether all the countries which participated in the Summit have agreed on maritime cooperation and terror fight;
- (c) if so, the major take-aways from Indo-ASEAN Summit held in January 2018 in New Delhi;
- (d)   the manner in which such cooperation is likely to be taken forward with ASEAN in future; and
- (e)   whether any action plan or blueprint has been prepared in this regard, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the T able of the House. *****

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA   STARRED   QUESTION   NO.   175   REGARDING   'INDO-ASEAN SUMMIT' FOR ANSWER ON 07.03.2018

- (a) to (c) The   Delhi   Declaration,   agreed  to   deepen   ASEAN-India   Strategic Partnership, across the entire spectrum of political-security, economic, socio-cultural

## PRIORITY-XV

and development cooperation.  Inter alia, it also agreed to  strengthen and deepen maritime cooperation and cooperation in combating terrorism. A copy of the Delhi Declaration, adopted at the end of the Summit in New Delhi on January 25, 2018, is attached. Beyond the commitments made in the Delhi Declaration, India also offered to undertake (i) Pilot Project on rural connectivity which would create digital villages in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam. (ii) Training programmes on Telecom and Networking Technologies (iii) 1000 fellowships for ASEAN scholars to pursue integrated PhD programmes in IITs, and (iv) greater inter-university exchanges. (d) & (e) ASEAN   India   cooperation   would   be   taken   forward   by   further strengthening all relevant, high level institutional mechanisms, and working towards effective operationalisation of the 'Plan of Action to implement the ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace, Progress and Shared Prosperity (2016-2020)'.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Supply of Coal to Power Stations
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## Supply of Coal to Power Stations

## *173. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to supply coal to power stations near mines through piped conveyor belt system in the near future and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this move will check dust pollution caused during coal transportation by trucks to such plants and freeing up railway rakes for supplies to far away units; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COAL AND RAILWAYS

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

A statement is laid on the table of the house.

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 173 for 07.03.2018

(a) : Yes Sir. It has been decided that all Power Plants located within 20 km from Pithead shall construct elevated closed belt conveyor within next 2 years (up to 1 st April 2020).

(b) : Yes Sir. This move will check dust pollution and free up railway rakes for supplies to far away power plants.

(c) :  As informed by Coal India Limited, there are 25 power plants (within 20 KM) covered under  FSA,  LOA,  Bridge  Linkage,  Shakti,  Forward  auction  etc  with  installed  capacity  of 21850 MW. The Annual Contracted Quantity (ACQ) of the thermal power plants, located within 20 km from nearest mine and not having any captive mode of transportation, works out to be around 19.5 Million Tonne.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Paperless Work Initiatives
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 171

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018)

## PAPERLESS WORK INITIATIVES

## *171. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  regarding  paperless  work  initiatives  undertaken  through  digitization  and  eoffice system in the Central Government Offices;
- (b) whether  any  physical  or  time  targets  have  been  fixed  for  the  change  over  to  e-office system in all Central Government offices and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  likely  impact  of  e-office/  paperless  system  on  bureaucratic  set-up,  employees  and employment  opportunities  along  with  the  steps  being  taken  to  promote  employment opportunities for the youth?

## 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) to (c):    A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

*******

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  171,  BY  SHRI  M.  CHANDRAKASI,  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT FOR 07-03-2018 REGARDING PAPERLESS WORK INITIATIVES

(a):        The  Department  of  Administrative  Reforms  &  Public  Grievances  (DAR&PG)  is  the monitoring agency to ensure e-office implementation in all Central Ministries/Departments.   As on  28.2.2018,  34  Central  Ministries/Departments  were  on  complete  e-office  platform,  which includes digitization of all records and working on e-office system. 39 more Ministries/Departments  are  in  the  process  of  taking  action  for  moving  into  complete  e-office platform.  The number of e-files in Central Ministries/Departments has increased from the level of 7,848 on 7.10.2016 to  7, 63,828 on 28.02.2018.

(b):        E-office  implementation  is  a  continuous  exercise.  The  Departments  are  continuously monitored in order to expedite their pace of implementation.

(c):        E-Office, as envisaged, is not likely to significantly impact employment opportunities. Its main objectives include the following:

- (i) Improvement in efficiency of government processes and service delivery mechanisms.
- (ii)    Improvement in productivity, quality, resource management, turn-around time and increased transparency by replacing the old manual process with an electronic file system wherein files can be tracked and their status is known at all times.
- (iii)   Increased  accountability  -  the  quality  and  speed  of  decision  making  is  easier  to monitor.
- (iv)   Assured data security and data integrity.
- (v)    Transformation of the government work culture and ethics.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: NPB Pistols
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.169

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## NPB  PISTOLS

- *169.  SHRI  K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRIMATI  V. SATHYA  BAMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government in a Board Meeting held on 28 February, 2017 discussed and deliberated regarding the approval for co-production of Non-Prohibited Bore (NPB) pistols for the Department of Defence Production;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof and the list of members who participated in the meeting and recommended the proposal;
- (c) whether the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) had given any specific reply to the Government in this regard;
- (d) if so, the current status of the proposed project for the manufacture of NPB pistols under the co-production programme; and
- (e) whether there has been delay in according approval to the said proposal which has already been approved in the said Board Meeting and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

j{kk ea=h

¼Jherh  fueZyk lhrkje.k )

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

******

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 169 FOR ANSWER ON 7.3.2018

(a) to (e): Ordnance  Factory  Board  (OFB)  had  floated  a  Request  for Information (RFI) to identify Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for selection of technological partner for manufacture of Non-Prohibited Bore (NPB) small arms under 'Make in India' programme.  OFB after discussions on their 2 nd Ordnance Factory Board meeting held on 28 th February, 2017, wherein DGOF & Chairman, 09 Members of Ordnance Factory Board and 02 Permanent  Invitees  were  present,  forwarded the  proposal  for  approval  of Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  to  be  signed  with  OEM  for  cooperation.    The  MoU  was  returned  to  OFB  in  July  2017  as  it  was  found deficient  in  terms  of  procedure  followed.    OFB  was  asked  to  formulate a  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for  the  selection  of  technological partner.    OFB  has  forwarded  a  revised  draft  SOP  in  February  2018 incorporating suggestions from the Ministry.

- *******
Lok Sabha Question No. 168 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: CCTV Footage under RTI
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *168.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 07 TH  MARCH, 2018.

## CCTV Footage under RTI

- *168. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

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

- (a)  whether  fresh  initiatives  have  been  taken  or  are  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government to make available the footage of CCTV cameras in courts to the public
- under the Right to Information Act, 2005;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the rationale behind the move; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *168 FOR ANSWER ON 07 TH  MARCH, 2018.

(a) to (c) : In Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 99 of 2015 (Pradyuman Bisht versus Union of India & others), Supreme Court of India, inter-alia, directed that CCTV cameras  (without  audio  recording)  may  be  installed  inside  the  subordinate courts  and  at  such  important  locations  of  the  court  complexes  as  may  be considered appropriate in at least two districts of every State / Union Territory (with  the  exception  of  small  States  /  Union  Territories  where  it  may  be considered to be difficult to do so by the concerned High Courts).  The Hon`ble Supreme  Court  further  directed  that  it  is  desirable  that  CCTV  cameras  are installed in all subordinate courts in such phased manner as may be considered appropriate  by  the  High  Courts.    In  pursuance  of  the  above  direction  of  the Hon'ble Court, a copy of the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court was forwarded to Registrars General of all High Courts and Chief Secretaries / Administrators of  all  States  /  UTs  by  the  Department  of  Justice,  Ministry  of  Law  and  Justice vide D.O. letter No.15018 / 10 / 2015-Jus.II / e-Courts dated 28 th August, 2017 for  taking  action  to  install  cameras  in  all  Subordinate  Courts.    The  respective High Courts are to decide and take action for installation CCTV cameras in the subordinate  courts  in  their  jurisdiction.    It  has  been  further  directed  by  the Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  that  the  footage  of  the  CCTV  cameras  will  not  be available under R.T.I. and will not be supplied to anyone without permission of the concerned High Court.

************
Lok Sabha Question No. 167 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Research Contracts
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## RESEARCH CONTRACTS

## *167. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has awarded research contracts to consultants, NGOs, educational and research organisations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof for the last three years along with the progress made in this regard;
- (c) whether research contracts are displayed on the websites of the Ministry;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the internal process for deciding the subjects of research contracts?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *167 FOR ANSWER ON 07.03.2018 FROM SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE REGARDING 'RESEARCH CONTRACTS'.

(a) to (e)  In line with the NITI Aayog's mandate to be developed as a Knowledge and Innovation hub, a new set of guidelines viz. 'Research Scheme of NITI Aayog 2015' have been framed in December  2015  for  funding  research  studies  that  are  considered  important  for  the  national development agenda.  Under this Scheme, a total of 25 research proposals have been sanctioned assistance during the last three years i.e. during 2015-16 to 2017-18 (upto February 2018).   These research studies awarded to consultants, NGOs, academic and research institutions, cover a range of subjects such as energy, science & technology, drought mitigation, healthcare, state finances, project  appraisal,  development  planning,  trade  agreements,  judicial  case  studies,  railways,  ecommerce, etc. The reports of the completed research studies are posted on website of NITI Aayog viz. www.niti.gov.in.

As  per  the  Scheme  guidelines,  the  funding  of  the  research  studies  is  undertaken  under  three categories viz. (i) consultancy through advertisement/ bidding, (ii) consultancy by empanelment, and  (iii)  consultancy  by  nomination.    The  upper  limit  of  financial  assistance  for  individual proposals  is  Rs.25  lakh.    The  norms  for  procurement  of  consultancy  services  under  General Financial  Rules  issued  by  the  Department  of  Expenditure  are  followed.    Research  Evaluation Committees are constituted under the Scheme for considering the proposals.

------
Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Submarine Optical Fibre Cable
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: BISHNU PADA RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  MARCH, 2018

## SUBMARINE OPTICAL FIBRE CABLE

*165. SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of laying of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable from Chennai to Port Blair; and

(b) the expected time limit for completion of the project?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

Contd………2/-

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *165 FOR 7 TH  MARCH, 2018 ON 'SUBMARINE OPTICAL FIBRE CABLE'.

- (a) The present status of laying of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable from Chennai to Port Blair is as follows:

On  21.09.2016, the Government  approved  the proposal for provision of Submarine Optical  Fibre  Cable  connectivity  between  Mainland  India  (Chennai) and Port Blair, and five other Islands of Andaman & Nicobar, i.e., Car Nicobar, Little Andaman, Havelock, Kamorta and Great Nicobar Islands. The total capital cost of this project is Rs. 880.03 Crore to be funded from USOF, and operating cost of Rs. 44.47 Crore per year to be borne by MHA/UT. Further on the basis of need communicated by the UT Administration, the Submarine OFC connectivity to  two  more Islands, Rangat and Long Island, was also included in the project with  the  approval  of  competent  authority  on  22.08.2017.  The  total  additional capital cost for these two Islands is Rs. 51 Crore. BSNL has been nominated as the  Project  Execution  Agency,  while  TCIL  has  been  nominated  as  Technical Consultant. After consultation with Ministry of Defence, BSNL floated the tender on  07.07.2017  for  Design,  Engineering,  Procurement,  Installation,  Testing  and Commissioning  of  four  Fibre  Pair  Submarine  Cable  System  between  Chennai and Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Turnkey basis. Tender has been opened on 06.02.2018 and is under evaluation.

- (b) The timeline for the completion of Project is two years from the award of work.

*****************
Lok Sabha Question No. 2070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Indian Evidence Act
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK     S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2070

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 7 TH MARCH, 2018.

## Indian Evidence Act

## 2070. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to amend the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 to incorporate images and videos captured  from  mobile  phones  as  primary  evidence  sufficient for prosecution;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is in consultation with various State Governments in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the response of the State Governments thereto?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE

## AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Presently, there is no proposal to amend the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872).
- (b) & (c)
- Does not arise.