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Lok Sabha Question No. 4370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Delay in Execution of KNPP
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4370

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## DELAY IN EXECUTION OF KNPP

4370.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  was  huge  cost  escalation  due  to  delay  in  the  execution  and commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  rectify  the  deficiencies  noticed  in execution of the said projects?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)&(b)The  original  approved  completion  cost  of  Kudankulam  project  Units  1&2 (KKNPP  1&2  -  2X1000  MW)  was  Rs.13171  crore.  The  project  has  been completed and the units are in commercial operation. The completion cost is to  be  Rs.22462  crore.  The  increase  in  cost  has  been  mainly  on  account  of additional scope of work, escalation, Interest During Construction (IDC) and foreign exchange variation.

The delay in the completion of Kudankulam Units - 1&2 (2X1000 MW) were mainly  due  to  delays  in  sequential  receipts  of  equipment  from  Russian Federation and subsequent local protests at the site. The domino effect of the protests,  demobilization  &  subsequent  remobilization  of  resources,  various litigations, meeting the directives of the Honorable Supreme Court by various agencies before commissioning of the plant took time. In addition, being the first-of-a-kind  reactor  in  India  of  large  unit  size  and  with  many  imported equipment/components, the reviews and regulatory clearances also took time.

- (c) Presently, KKNPP-1&2 (2X1000 MW) are in commercial operation. They have cumulatively generated about 24335 Million Units of electricity as on February, 2018.  The  lessons  learnt  from  KKNPP-1&2  are  being  taken  care  of  in  the implementation  of  subsequent  units  at  the  site.  Also,  a  structured  ongoing public outreach programme based on a multipronged approach is implemented  to  address  the  apprehensions  of  the  people  about  safety  of nuclear  power  and  related  issues  and  allay  their  concerns  in  a  credible manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Compulsory Registration of Marriage
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, ALOK SANJAR

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

## L O K     S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4368

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018.

## Compulsory Registration of Marriage

## 4368: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN SHRI ALOK SANJAR

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

- (a) whether the Law Commission has recommended compulsory registration of marriages in all States;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  other  recommendations  made  by  the  Law Commission in this regard;
- (c) the reasons mentioned by Law Commission for this purpose;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  make  registration  of  marriages mandatory within a specified period of time;
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Union/State Governments in  this  regard  and  the  time  by  which  the  said  proposal  is  likely  to  be  implemented countrywide; and
- (f) whether there are different forms of the certificate of marriage registration in different States and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b) The 21 st Law Commission of India,on a reference made by the Central Government, in  its  270 th Report  titled  'Compulsory  Registration  of  Marriages'  has, inter  alia , recommended the Central Government to suitably amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (18 of 1969) so as to include registration of marriage within its scope so that the existing administrative machinery would also be able to carry out registration of marriages. The full Report of the Commission is accessible from the website http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/Report270.pdf.
- (c) to (e) In  order  to  provide  evidentiary  value  in  matrimonial  and  maintenance  cases  and prevent unnecessary harassment meted out to women, it has been decided to provide for  compulsory  registration  of  marriages.  However,  it  may  not  be  possible  to  lay down any rigid time frame in this regard.
- (f)                The  State  Governments  are  empowered  to  frame  rules  for  registration  of  marriages under various enactments. Hence, no data regarding certificate of marriage registration is centrally maintained.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Procurement of Arms
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, R. PARTHIPAN, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4367

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018

## PROCUREMENT OF ARMS

4367.  SHRI  SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI  R. PARTHIPAN:

DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

SHRI  B. SENGUTTUVAN:

j{kk ea=h

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  /  Defence  Acquisition  Council  has  approved  various procurement proposals of arms and ammunition for the armed forces;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the names of armament likely to be procured and the estimated funds likely to be incurred on each armament;
- (c) whether the said arms and ammunition are likely to be purchased within a fixed time limit and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to phase out the INSAS Rifles supplied to the armed forces with more modern weapons and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the allocation of funds for Defence in the current budget makes India the world's fifth largest spender on arms and armed forces and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

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(a) to (e): The Capital Procurement of Defence equipment including arms and ammunition  is  carried out as per extant  Defence  Procurement Procedure  (DPP).    During  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  (upto 31.01.2018),  192  contracts  have  been  signed  for  capital  procurement  of defence  equipment  such  as  ammunition,  artillery  guns,  ballistic  helmets, missiles,  helicopters,  aircraft,  tanks,  radars  and  simulator  for  Armed Forces.

DPP provides the stipulated timelines for completion of procurement process. Government regularly monitors progress of ongoing procurement projects so as to ensure that these are concluded expeditiously.

Acceptance  of  Necessity  (AoN)  has  been  accorded  by  Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on 16.1.2018 for procurement of 72,400 assault rifles under 'Fast Track procedure'.

The  capital  Budget  and  Expenditure  for  Armed  Forces  for  the  last three years are given below:-

(Rs. in crores)

| Year    |   Revised Estimates |   Expenditure |
|---------|---------------------|---------------|
| 2014-15 |             66151.7 |       65862.4 |
| 2015-16 |             65400   |       62235.5 |
| 2016-17 |             62619.4 |       69280.2 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Maternity Leave and Pension
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4358

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018)

## MATERNITY LEAVE AND PENSION

## 4358. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  women  Government  employees  who  have  commissioned surrogacy will now be entitled to maternity leave;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that divorced daughter will be eligible for pension if divorce case has been filed before the death of pensioner/family pensioner; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the number of such cases resolved during the last three years?

## 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):    Yes Madam. Hon'ble Delhi High Court vide its judgement dated 17.07.2015 in the Writ Petition (C) No. 844/2014 - Rama Pandey vs. Union of India & Ors., has laid down that  a  female  employee,  who  is  the  commissioning  mother,  would  be  entitled  to  apply  for maternity leave. Department of Personnel and Training, after examination of the judgement, has circulated it to all Ministries/Departments for wide publicity vide Office Memorandum dated 29.01.2018.

(c) & (d):    Yes Madam. In accordance with the Office Memorandum No. 1/13/09- P&PW (E) dated 19 th July, 2017, family pension would also be granted to a divorced daughter from the  date  of  divorce  in  cases  where  the  divorce  proceedings  had  been  filed  in  a  competent court during the life-time of the employee/pensioner or his/her spouse but divorce took place after their death, subject to fulfilment of all other conditions for grant of family pension.

No centralized data regarding grant of pension/family pension by the various Pension Disbursing authorities is maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Train Service to Colonies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4354 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## TRAIN SERVICE TO COLONIES

## † 4354. SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether various colonies having population between 15,000 to 20,000 are still not linked with trains ;
- (b) if so, the facts in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target in terms of time frame to connect said colonies with trains; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b):   Railway projects are not sanctioned based on population of  colonies.  Railway  projects  are  considered  based  on  demands raised  by  State  Governments,  Central  Ministries,  Members  of Parliament, other public representatives and Railways' own requirement, participation by State Government or private entities etc. They are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes. As on date, Indian Railways  has  a  throwforward  of  approx. ₹ 3.02  lakh  Crores  of ongoing New line projects.

- (c) & (d): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Stoppage at Narayanpur Tatwara Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## STOPPAGE AT NARAYANPUR TATWARA RAILWAY STATION

†4353. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  the  stoppage  of  Jan Satabadi  Express,  Mewad  Express  and  Nizamuddin  Express  at  Narayanpur Tatwara railway station in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b): No, Madam.  At present, there is no proposal to provide stoppages of  additional  trains  including  12059/12060  Nizamuddin-Kota  Jan  Shatabdi Express & 12963/12964 H. Nizamuddin-Udaipur Mewar Express at Narayanpur Tatwara.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Scarcity of Funds
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4352

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## SCARCITY OF FUNDS

## 4352. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  during  the  last  few  years,  Railways has   been incapable of coping up with increasing transport demand and   also  raising/improving  the  traffic  volume  and  flows  at  lower unit   cost of operation;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  scarcity  of  funds  is  hampering  the  ongoing  and survey related projects and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Railways is short of funds for undertaking infrastructural expansion; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Railways to increase revenue generation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  No,  Madam.  Indian  Railways  has  been  able  to  cater  to  the existing demands of transport.

(c)  &  (d)  Till  2013-14,  scarcity  of  funds  was  one  of  the  important factors that had affected execution of railway projects as Railway projects are

------2/- highly  capital  intensive  and  have  long  gestation  period.  The  funds for the Railway projects are allocated project-wise on yearly basis and  is  done  as  per  availability  of  resources  and  progress  of  the project.  However,  the  scarcity  of  funds  has  never  affected  the survey work. Since 2014-15, the following steps have been taken to improve the funding scenario of Railway projects:

- (1) Institutional financing by tying up loan for ₹1.5 lac crore for assured  funding  of  viable  projects  has  increased  Railway's capacity for committed fund provision for capacity enhancement projects.
- (2)  The  capital  expenditure  for  Railways  has  been  increased from  ₹ 58,718 crore in 2014-15 to around ₹ 93,795 crore in 2015-16 to ₹  1,09,000 crore in 2016-17 and a plan size of ₹ 1,20,000 crore has   been kept for 2017-18.
- (3)  Railway  has  embarked  upon  on  participative  model  with various State Government and other stake holders to prioritize the   work beneficial to them through cost sharing and State Joint Ventures.
4. (e) Railways'  revenue  enhancing  measures,  inter  alia,  include targeting progressively higher traffic throughput, effective marketing strategies to capture more and more traffic, creation of additional  capacity  and  optimum  utilisation  of  the  existing  rail

infrastructure, enhancement in productivity and efficiency, improvement of passenger interface, periodic rationalisation of fare and  freight  rates  and  focus  on  increasing  the  share  of  non-fare revenue sources in Railways' earnings.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Two Time Zones
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

- (a) No Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) The Government had set-up a High Level Committee in 2002 that had not recommended implementation  of  two-time  zones  in  the  country  due  to  several  complexities  involved  in  the process. The Committee, in order to meet the objective of gainfully utilizing the morning hours and to  provide better recreational avenues during evening hours, had recommended advancing work timings suitably in the Eastern and North-Eastern States.  Accordingly, an advisory was issued to Eastern and North-Eastern States to consider advancing work timings accordingly.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4350

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/3/2018

## TWO TIME ZONES

## 4350.  SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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- (a) whether the Government has come to a decision on the feasibility of having two time zones for the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) 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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Lok Sabha Question No. 4349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Amendments in the Constitution
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4349

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 21 st  MARCH, 2018

## Amendments in the Constitution

## 4349.  SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

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

(a)  the total number of amendments made in the Constitution of India since its promulgation;

(b) whether the Government proposes to review the working of the Constitution by a  High Power Commission and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether a Commission appointed by NDA-I for the purpose had submitted its report to the Government; and

(d)  if so, the status of the report?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) :  The Constitution of India has been amended 101 times so far.

(b) :      No,  there  is  no  such  proposal  to  review  the  working  of  the  Constitution  by  a  High Power Commission.

(c) & (d) :   The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution was set-up by  the  Government  of  India,  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Mr.  Justice  M.N.  Venkatachaliah (Retired Chief Justice of India), on 22 nd February, 2000. The Commission had submitted its report  on  31 st March,  2002.  Action  on  the  recommendations  made  in  the  Report  lies  with various  Ministries/Departments  of  the  Government  of  India  which  are  administratively concerned with the subject matter of the recommendations.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Vacancies in Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4346

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018

## VACANCIES  IN  ARMY

4346.  DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

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

- (a) whether number of posts are lying vacant in the Army;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and reasons for not filling up the vacancies;
- (c) whether the vacancies which are lying vacant for the last five years or more have been abolished in the Army also as per the new decision of the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

## (a) & (b): The details of number of posts lying vacant in various ranks in the Indian Army are given below:

| Rank                                                    |   Number of Vacancies |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Officers                                                |                  7680 |
| Junior Commissioned Officers / Other Ranks (JCOs / ORs) |                 21383 |

Shortage of personnel is inter alia attributable to accretions of posts from time to time, tough selection procedures, difficult service conditions coupled with perceived high degree of risk involved in the service career as also inherent limitation of number that could be trained without compromising the quality of training.

- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) In view of (c) above, does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Central Assistance to Welfare Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4344 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018 Central Assistance to WelfareSchemes

## †4344. SHRI UDAY PRATAPSINGH:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the State Governments hasforwarded any proposal/suggestion forincreasing the amount of funds under Central assistance to various welfare schemes;
- (b) if so, reaction of the Governmentthereto; and
- (c) if not, whether the Governmentproposes to increase the said fund?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)  to  (c):Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  is  implementing  various  schemes  for  the  Welfare  of  Minority Communities.  Amongst these schemes, Multi-sectoral Development Programme is being implemented in identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas  as  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  designed  primarily  for addressing development gaps/deficits by gap filling of existing CSS of various Central Ministries and also provides for taking up innovative projects which are not covered by any of the existing CSS.  This programe aims  to  improve  the  socio-economic  condition  of  minorities  by  providing  basic  amenities  to  them  for improving the quality of life and reducing imbalances in the identified Minority Concentration Area. Under this  programme,  the  projects  considered  are  demand  based  and  as  per  the  felt  need  of  the  States.    The Ministry makes tentative allocation of funds for each State duringa financial year.  This allocation of funds varies depending upon the submission of projects proposals, Utilization Certificates for the funds released earlier, addition/deletion of fresh blocks/towns/cluster etc.  The funds available under MsDP scheme in the current financial year is sufficient to meet the requirement of the States/UTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Justice Clock System
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4343 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 21 st  MARCH, 2018

## Justice Clock System

## 4343. DR.  SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  install  Justice  Clocks  in  the Courts to display the best performing courts of India; and
- (b) if so, the steps taken so far in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and  (b):  The  Government  is  planning  to  install  electronic  LED  display message board systems called Justice Clocks for creation of public awareness about the disposal and pendency of cases and general progress  in the justice sector.  A  Justice  Clock  was  installed  in  2017  at  Department  of  Justice, Jaisalmer  House,  New  Delhi  highlighting  the  citizen  centric  services  of ongoing projects such as e-Courts Mission Mode Project and Access to Justice Project.  Information  regarding  the  top  district  and  subordinate  courts  which dispose off highest number and percentage of cases pending for various lengths of time such as 0-2 years, 2-5 years and above 10 years is also displayed on the Justice Clock display.

Installation of similar Justice Clocks was proposed by the Department of Justice in all 24 High Court of the country; which has been approved by the eCommittee of Supreme Court of India in its meeting held on  20 th February, 2018.

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