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Lok Sabha Question No. 540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Slum Free Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

No. 540

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 540

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017

## SLUM FREE CITIES

SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  launch  schemes  for slum free cities across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of such schemes and the names of the cities of Uttar
- Pradesh which are likely to be made slum free during the next five years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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- (a) & (b): In  pursuance  of  the  Government's  vision  of  facilitating housing  to  all  by  2022,  the  Government  is  implementing  Pradhan Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (Urban)  Mission.  The  Mission  aims  to  provide assistance to all States/UTs in addressing the housing requirement of  the  slum  dwellers  and  urban  poor  through  the  following  four verticals:
- (i) 'In-situ' Slum Redevelopment;
- (ii) Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme;

- (iii) Affordable Housing in Partnership; and
- (iv) Beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement.

As  on  date,  a  total  number  of  628  cities/towns  of  State  of  Uttar Pradesh have been included under the Mission. List of cities/towns is at annexure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Shortage of Officers in North East
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

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

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 538

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017)

## SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS IN NORTH EAST

## 538. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering a new policy to tackle the problem of IAS and IPS officers' reluctance to accept a posting in the North Eastern States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has finalized a draft policy to tackle the problem of shortage of  officers  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  by  deciding  to  post  officers  from  other services to the region; and
- (d) if so, the details and the result outcome thereof?

## 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):  No, Madam. Out of 90 IAS and 87 IPS allocated to North East Cadres during last 5 years [from Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2011 to CSE, 2015], 87 IAS and 85 IPS have respectively joined the allocated North Eastern State Cadres.

(c)&(d): No such proposal is under  consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Priority in Emergency Quota for Defence Personnel
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) & (d) : The powers to earmark Defence Department Quota have been delegated to zonal Railways based on demand pattern. It is, however, reviewed by Zonal Railways on periodical basis based on utilization  and  adjustments  made  keeping  in  view  the  extant guidelines.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.537 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## PRIORITY IN EMERGENCY QUOTA FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL

537. SHRI  A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it  is  true  that  the  Railways  has  decided  to  give  overriding priority to defence personnel in the allotment of emergency quota accommodation in trains with immediate effect;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  zonal  Railways  have  been authorized  to  decide  on  earmarking  defence  quota  based  on utilization; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
Lok Sabha Question No. 536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Participation in Construction of Rail Link
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## PARTICIPATION IN CONSTRUCTION OF RAIL LINK

536.  SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  India  is  participating  in  the  construction  of  the  rail  link between the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts;

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

(c) the  proposed  benefit  that  India's  State-owned  companies  could have received through  participation in the project;

(d) whether  this  rail  link  can  be  used  for  future  gas  exports  from Israel; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) :   No, Madam.

(b): Presently,  the  Ministry  is  not  aware  of  any  such  project  and proposal to participate therein.

(c) to (e):   Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Industry Status to Real Estate Sector
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  534 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017 INDUSTRY STATUS TO REAL ESTATE SECTOR

No. 534 SHRI  SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) The number of national and international companies involved in the real estate sector as on 31 st  December, 2016, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) whether  any proposal to grant the status of industry to the real estate sector is under consideration of the Government and if so, the details and the present status thereon?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs does not maintain such data.
- (b)    No ,Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Agitation by Rural Postal Employees
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.533

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  JULY, 2017

## AGITATION BY RURAL POSTAL EMPLOYEES

533. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the agitation made by Rural Postal Employees seeking implementation of Kamlesh Chandra Committee recommendations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Madam. Department of Posts has taken note of the agitation made by Rural Postal Employees seeking implementation of Kamlesh Chandra Committee recommendations.
- (b) & (c) Action  to  implement  the  recommendations  of  the  Kamlesh  Chandra Committee Report is under vigorous processing.   This position has been conveyed to the Gramin Dak Sevak unions with an appeal to withdraw the agitation.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Gauge Conversion in Jharkhand
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## GAUGE CONVERSION IN JHARKHAND

†531.    SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state :

(a) whether any request has been made by the State Government of Jharkhand regarding gauge conversion;

(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years; and

(c)  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  thereon  and  the  outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a): No, Madam. Jharkhand has no meter gauge network.

(b) & (c): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Corruption in Tatkal Scheme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 530 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## CORRUPTION IN TATKAL SCHEME

† 530.     SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether corruption is rampant in the Tatkal Scheme of Railways;
- (b) if so, the details regarding such cases which came to light during the last three years, till date along with the action taken thereon;
- (c) whether there has been alleged nexus of railway officials in such cases;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken against the erring officials; and
- (e)  the  preventive  measures  taken  by  the  Railways  to  curb  such activities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  to  (e):  Some  instances  of  corruption  and  malpractices  in  mass contact areas, including tatkal booking, have come to notice.  In the period  from  2014  to  2017(upto  June),  the  Railways  conducted  as many  as  6324  checks  in  various  passenger  reservation  areas, including tatkal and 926 erring Railway officials have been taken up under D&AR.

In order to curb malpractices  in  mass  contact  areas, including tatkal bookings, frequent checks    are  conducted  by Vigilance, Security and Commercial Departments and  action is taken against the culprits as per relevant provisions. Besides, the following  additional steps  have also been taken to avoid misuse:i) Provision of non granting of refund on cancellation of confirmed tatkal tickets except in certain special circumstances. ii) Staggering of the timings of reservation under Tatkal Scheme. iii) Captcha implementation for online tatkal tickets. iv) Imposition  of  minimum  time  limit  while  booking  tickets  through internet. v) Making  OTP  (One  Time  Password)  compulsory  for  net  Banking Payment options. vi) Installation of five new Itanium servers to enhance the ticketing capacity. vii)  Disabling  authorized  agents  to  book  Tatkal  tickets  during  first half an hour of opening of reservation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Complaints against Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 529

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017)

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST OFFICERS

## †529.   SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of complaints received against officers of the Indian Administrative Service since 2016 till date;
- (b) the number of officers out of them from Uttar Pradesh cadre;
- (c) whether the Union Government has conducted any enquiry on these complaints; and
- (d) if so, the number of officers found guilty and the action taken against them?

## 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): During the year from 1.1.2016 upto 30.6.2017, this Department has received 859 complaints  against  IAS  officers.  93  complaints  pertains  to  IAS  officers  working  with  the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  the  competent  authority  to  inquire  into complaints against IAS officers working in the affairs of the State Government. Complaints received  by  Government  of  India  pertaining  to  IAS  officers  of  Uttar  Pradesh  Cadre  have accordingly been forwarded to the Government of Uttar Pradesh for taking appropriate action as  competent  authority.  Further,  complaints  on  matters  pertaining  to  Union  Government involving  IAS  officers  are  inquired  into  by  the  Government  of  India  as  per  complaints handling guidelines issued by government of India vide OM No. 104/76/2011-AVD.I dated 28.10.2013.  Appropriate  action  can  be  taken  against  officials  only  after  the  cases  reach finality.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Complaints/Public Grievances
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, JANARDAN MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 527

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017)

## COMPLAINTS/PUBLIC GRIEVANCES

## †527.   SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of complaints/public grievances received by the Government during the year 2016;
- (b) the number out of them disposed off and the number of complaints lying pending;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up any organisation or institution for early redressal of public grievances; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  for  early redressal of complaints?

## 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) :  As per the online Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS),  the  number  of  complaints/public  grievances  received  by  the  Government during the year 2016, disposed out of them and lying pending are as under:-

|   Complaints received |   Disposed off |   Pending (As on 12.7.2017 ) |
|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
|               1172918 |        1156335 |                        16583 |

(c) & (d): No new Organization or Institution is proposed to be set up for early redressal of public grievances, however, a Call Centre is in operation which rings up concerned officials of   Ministries/Departments receiving bulk of the grievances,  where grievances are pending for more than two months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Terminal at Madan Mahal Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 525 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## TERMINAL AT MADAN MAHAL STATION

†525. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received the part estimate for the construction of terminal at Madan Mahal Station in Jabalpur;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to give approval for immediate commencement of work of the terminal; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (d):        Madan  Mahal  -  Howbagh  -  Development  of  Madan  Mahal Station as coaching terminal and Howbagh  Station as coaching complex traffic facility work has been sanctioned in budget 2017-18 at a cost of ` 120.24 crore.  No part estimate for this work has been received in this Ministry. Preliminary activities i.e. approval of plan and estimates for  commencement  of  the  work  have  been  taken  up  by  West  Central Railway.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Outsourcing Heritage Conservation
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 524 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## OUTSOURCING HERITAGE CONSERVATION

## 524. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways plans to outsource heritage conservation activities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether heritage conservation has suffered criminal neglect in past  decades  on  account  of  official  apathy  of  such  tasks  by the Railways and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether sensitivities on heritage conservation have been low while  the  Railways  have  also  lacked  funds  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether the said outsourced heritage conservation activities would be entrusted to an independent and registered society comprising various stakeholders including rail enthusiasts and entrepreneurs; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a):    Railways  do  not  have  any  plan  to  outsource  conservation activities at present.
- (b):  No, Madam.

(c): Railways have been preserving its century old heritage with full commitment  and  sensitivity.    Adequate  financial  resources  have also been made available for undertaking Rail heritage preservation/conservation activities.

(d)&(e):  No, Madam. There is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Transportation of Small Commercial Goods
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.52I TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  JULY, 2017

## TRANSPORTATION OF SMALL COMMERCIAL GOODS

†521. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the postal service is getting more preference for transportation of small commercial  goods  due  to  increase  in  the  cost  of  transportation  of  the  same  in  the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to take advantage of such a situation so that cheaper and better services can be provided to traders to attract them and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to start postal parcel service on the lines of private courier service;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Parcel services  of  the  Department of  Posts have been steadily growing, especially  on  account  of  the  e-commerce  boom  that  the  country  is  witnessing  as illustrated by the table below on revenue generated from these services:

## in Crore Rupees

| Year    |   Speed Post |   Express/Business Parcel |
|---------|--------------|---------------------------|
| 2013-14 |      1372.21 |                     77.63 |
| 2014-15 |      1495.21 |                    112.47 |
| 2015-16 |      1605.25 |                    149    |
| 2016-17 |      1774.02 |                    159.97 |

These services are available to bulk and corporate customers, apart from walk-in customers. The growth in these services is on account of various value added features such as online track and trace, cash-on delivery (COD), unmatched network and reach of the Department of Posts, etc.

(c) The Department has been offering ordinary and registered parcel service as part of its universal service obligation (USO). In response to the demands of the market, the Department  has  also  introduced  Express  Parcel  and  Business  Parcel,  which  are  its premium air and surface parcel services respectively. Apart from these, parcels are also booked under Speed Post. These services have value added features, especially for its corporate  and  conventional  customers  such  as  volume-based  discounts,  online  track and  trace,  book  now  pay  later  (BNPL)  facility,  pick  up  services  from  customers premises, application programming interface (API) for e-commerce and other customers for  seamless flow  of  data,  COD facility,  national  account  facility  for  centralised  billing and single point account management etc.

(d) & (e) Does not arise in view of (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Transfer of ITIs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 519 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## TRANSFER OF ITIs

## 519. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

## Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) existing across the country have now been transferred to the Ministry of Skill Development from the Ministry of Labour and Employment; and
- (b) If so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

- (a) & (b) As  per  the  Government  of  India  (Allocation  of  Business)  Rules,  1961 notification  dated  31st  July,  2015,  work  relating  to  Industrial  Training  Institutes  has been allocated to Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Further, in  compliance  of  O.M  No.  1/21/9/2014-Cab  dated  16th  April,  2015,  two  verticals  of Deputy  Director General  (Training)  &  Deputy  Director  General  (Apprenticeship Training) along with its support mechanism had also been transferred to Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) from Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE).  This was done vide Ministry of Labour & Employment office order no. DGETA-22020/01/2015-Admn-II dated 16th April,2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Merging of PoK in Pakistan
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.517 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## MERGING OF POK IN PAKISTAN

517.    SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Pakistan is planning to merge the parts of PoK with the rest of Pakistan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any protest has been lodged with the Government of Pakistan in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details and outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) to (d) The  Government  has  seen  reports  that  a  committee headed  by  Adviser  to  the  Prime  Minister  of  Pakistan  on  Foreign Affairs has recommended that the so-called "Gilgit-Baltistan' area of the  Indian  State  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  which  is  under  illegal occupation of Pakistan, be given "provisional provincial status'.

Government has consistently conveyed that the entire State of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. Any action to alter the status of any part of the territory under the illegal and forcible occupation  of  Pakistan  has  no  legal  basis  whatsoever  and  is completely  unacceptable.  Pakistan  should  immediately  vacate  all areas under its illegal occupation.

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