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Lok Sabha Question No. 720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Golden Quadrilateral
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL

## 720. SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Railways has decided to have Rail Golden Quadrilateral inter-connecting the four metros;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  funds  have  been  provided  in  the  current  year's budget;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the likely time by which it will be completed?

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

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b) to (e):  Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Women in Public Service
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. 719

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017)

## WOMEN IN PUBLIC SERVICE

## 719. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the participation and inclusion of women in the main stream of Indian Civil Services especially from rural areas, socially and economically deprived sections and humanities background with regional language medium is very low;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide reservation for such cases as provided in the State Civil Services across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details 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)  to  (d)  :  No  such  data  is  available  with  the  Government.  There  is  no  proposal  under consideration to give reservation to women in the posts/services in the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Anandnagar Junction-MaharajganjGhughuli New Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 718 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## ANANDNAGAR JUNCTION-MAHARAJGANJ-GHUGHULI NEW RAIL LINE

## † 718.   SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  updated  status  of  Anandnagar  junction via  MaharajganjGhughuli  (50  km)  new  rail  line  project  under  the  North  Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur;
- (b)  whether the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of this project has been prepared;
- (c)   if so, the time by which this project is likely to be approved; and
- (d)    if  not,  the  time  by  which  DPR  of  the  project  is  likely  to  be prepared?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  Anandnagar-Ghughli  via  Maharajganj  (50  km)  new  line project  was  included  in  the  Budget  2013-14  subject  to  requisite approvals from the Government. Detailed Project Report (DPR) alongwith  detailed  estimate  is  received  from  North  Eastern  Railway. As per DPR, the cost of the project is ` 1339.09 crore and the rate of return is (-)1.26%. The Detailed Project Report is being scrutinized for sanction of the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Allocation of Funds
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 716 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

## 716.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of Planning be pleased to state: (a) the extent to which success has been achieved against the targets set under the Twelfth Plan

Period; and

(b) the action taken by the Government to achieve the desired targets in stipulated time frame?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  NITI Aayog has brought out the Appraisal Document of 12 th Five Year Plan, which covers the targets and achievements of the plan.  This document has been approved by the Governing Council of NITI Aayog which is in public domain and available on the website of NITI Aayog (www.niti.gov.in). It has been circulated to the Central Ministries/Departments for requisite corrective action with respect to those items where there has been a shortfall in achieving the targets.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: New Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 714 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## NEW RAIL LINE

† 714. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  reasons  for  non-operation  of  trains  till  date  on  the  PatnaDaniyava-Bihar Sharif-Rajgir new railway line;
- (b)  the  time  by  which  the  operation  of  trains  is  likely  to  be  made from Rajgir to Patna on the said railway segment;
- (c) whether DMU rack on this new rail segment is being considered;
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be provided; and
- (e) whether any provision for the passenger facilities and to construct foot over-bridge is being made on all stations located on the said new railway segment and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    01  pair  of  passenger  train  is  presently  being  operated  from Rajgir to Fatuha Jn via Bihar Sharif-Daniawan section.   Passengers of  Bihar  Sharif-Daniawan  section  can  avail  change  over  for  Patna from Fatuha Jn.

Contd….

(b)  Running of train from Rajgir to Patna via Bihar Sharif-DaniawanFatuha  section  is  neither  operationally  feasible  nor  commercially justified, at present. (c)  At present, there is no such proposal. (d)  Does not arise. (e)  All minimum essential amenities including foot over-bridge have been  provided  at  all  stations  located  in  the  said  new  railway segment  as  per  norms.    However,  modernization/upgradation  of railway  stations  is  a  continuous  process  and  works  in  this  regard are  undertaken  depending  upon  need,  volume  of  the  passenger traffic and inter-se priority, subject to availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Chinese Intervention in PoK
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.712

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## CHINESE INTERVENTION IN POK

712.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to counter the
- Chinese intervention in PoK regarding CPEC in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the precautionary measures being taken in this
- regard?

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

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

(a) to (d) The   so-called   'China-Pakistan   Economic   Corridor'   (CPEC), which is being projected as a flagship project of China's 'One Belt One Road' (OBOR) initiative, passes through parts of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir which has been in illegal occupation of Pakistan since 1947. Government has conveyed to the Chinese side, including at the highest level, its concerns about China's activities in Pakistan Occupied

Kashmir and asked them to cease these activities.

Government has also strongly conveyed its position at multilateral and international fora where issues related to OBOR / CPEC have been raised,   citing   its   concerns   on   violation   of   India's   sovereignty   and territorial integrity by this project.

Government has clearly articulated its firm belief that connectivity initiatives must be based on universally recognized international norms, good governance, rule of law, openness, transparency and equality, and must be pursued in a manner that respects sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Government keeps a constant watch on all developments having a bearing   on   India's   security   and   takes   all   necessary   measures   to safeguard it.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Aadhaar Verified Voter IDs
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 711

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## AADHAAR VERIFIED VOTER IDs

711. DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to link Aadhaar with the voters list in respective States in order to ensure the authenticity of voters and to avoid repetition;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Election Commission has informed that they launched National Electoral Roll Purification  and  Authentication  Programme  (NERPAP),  2015  on  3 rd March,  2015  in  all States/Union  territories  with  major  objective  of  linking  of  Aadhaar  with  electoral  roll database.  However,  the  programme  had  to  be  suspended  in  view  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme Court's interim order dated 11 th August, 2015 in WP (C) No. 494 of 2012 in the matter of Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and another V/s Union of India and Others. At present, the matter is sub-judice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Accidents at Unmanned Railway Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 710 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## ACCIDENTS AT UNMANNED RAILWAY CROSSINGS

710. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA :

Will the Minister of  RAILWAYS  be  pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is concerned about 40 percent of accidents that occurred in 7254 unmanned railway crossings across the country;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  project with ISRO for navigation system for installing at unmanned crossings; and
- (c) if  so, the details  thereof and the follow up action taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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. 710 BY SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2017 REGARDING ACCIDENTS AT UNMANNED RAILWAY CROSSINGS (a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Madam.    Safety  is  accorded  the  highest  priority  by Indian Railways and all possible steps are undertaken on a continual basis including upgradation of technology to aid safe running of trains. There are 7701 Unmanned Level Crossings on Indian Railways as on 01.04.2017.  In the year 2016-17, unmanned level crossing accidents were 16.23% out of the total consequential train accidents and in the current year i.e. from 1 st  April, 2017 to 30 th  November, 2017, unmanned level  crossing  accidents  were  16.33%  out  of  the  total  consequential train  accidents.    Further,  to  enhance  safety  at  Unmanned  Level Crossings, following two trial projects are in progress: (i)  Development  and  implementation  of  Satellite  based  system  for warning  at  unmanned  level  crossing  gates  of  Indian  Railways  by Research  Designs  and  Standards  Organisation  (RDSO)/Ministry  of Railways and Space Applications Centre/Indian Space Research Organisation (SAC/ISRO) at      5 Level Crossings is under progress. Proof Advance Warning System' (Radio and Radio

(ii) Development and implementation of a 'Suitable and Viable VandalFrequency Identification based) to pre-warn road users against approaching train at unmanned  level crossing gate was  undertaken by RDSO  in association with IIT/Kanpur at one Level Crossing gate.  Based on the report submitted, RDSO is now conducting extended field trials at 10 unmanned  level  crossing  gates  in  association  with  IIT/Kanpur  to check the efficacy of the system.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Solar Mission
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## 708.

- DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- whether the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set
- (a) to launch its first solar mission;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c)
- whether the mission is a joint venture;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  list  of  institutions participating in the mission; and
- (e)
- the details of objectives of the mission?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes  Sir.  The  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO)  is planning to launch the first solar mission, Aditya-L1.
- (b) Aditya-L1  mission  is  aimed  at  studying  the  Sun  from  an  orbit around  the  Sun-Earth  Lagrangian  point  1  (L1)  which  is  about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth. It carries seven payloads

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.708

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017

## SOLAR MISSION

(c) national institutions.

(d) institute for the development of Visible Emission and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune is developing the Ultraviolet Imager (SUIT) payload for Aditya-L1 mission.

to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun, the corona in different wavebands. Aditya-L1 is a fully  indigenous  effort  with  the  participation  of Indian  Institute  of  Astrophysics  (IIA),  Bengaluru  is  the  lead Line Coronagraph (VELC) and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy Solar

(e) Aditya-L1  can  provide  observations  on  the  corona  and  in addition can provide observations on the solar  Chromosphere using  the  UV  payload  and  on  the  flares  using  the  X-ray payloads. The particle detectors and the magnetometer payload can provide information on charged particles and the magnetic field reaching the halo orbit around L1.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.705

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN BANGLADESH

705.   SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  building  a  nuclear  power  plant  in  Bangladesh's Rooppur in collaboration with the Russian Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  amount  of  fund  sanctioned  by  the  Indian  Government  and  the  total estimated expenses likely to be incurred in the completion of the project;
- (c) whether  India  and  Russia  are  committed  in  further  strengthening  their relationships   and to work jointly with each other for the development of third world countries in the near future; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Subsequent to signing of India-Bangladesh civil nuclear cooperation agreement on 08.04.2017, Department of Atomic Energy's Global Centre for Nuclear  Energy  Partnership  (GCNEP)  and  the  Bangladesh  Atomic  Energy Commission  (BAEC)  signed  an  inter-agency  agreement  for  GCNEP  to extend technical/consultancy and capacity building support to BAEC for the Rooppur  Nuclear  Power  Project  (RNPP)  in  Bangladesh  being  set  up  with Russian collaboration.
- (b) Does not arise in view of answer to (a) above.

(c)&(d) No such agreement is currently under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Speedy Resolution of Disputes involving Government Bodies
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 703

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017.

Speedy Resolution of Disputes involving Government Bodies

## 703. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

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

- (a)  whether 46  per  cent  of  the  three  crore  cases  pending  in  various  courts  of  the country involve Government departments or Government bodies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has asked its departments / bodies / Ministries to go for online arbitration to fast track dispute resolutions;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has identified arbitration agencies working in India and has asked all the Ministries and associated departments to avail the facility of online arbitration for  out-of-court  settlement  and  quick  resolution  of  disputes;
- and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the other steps taken by the Government for speedy resolution of disputes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The 100 th report of the Law Commission of India observed that bulk of litigation in the courts, including, in particular, writ petitions in the Supreme Court and the High Courts, consists of cases in which the Government is a party.

(c) to (e) : The Government is keen to explore options for Government Departments and Organisations and other related bodies for settlement of their disputes through alternate methods, like mediation,  arbitration,  conciliation,  online  or  otherwise, etc ,  so  that  the Government  litigation  is  reduced.    For  the  purpose,  the  Government  has  gathered information about some Agencies / Institutions / Organisations working in the field of such alternate methods of dispute resolution and made their links available on the website of the Department of Justice to provide information about them to the users.

(f): The  relevant Government  Ministries were  requested in April, 2017  to take necessary action for reducing number of court cases in which Government is a party. It was followed by a series of meetings held with various Ministries and Departments in the months of June and August 2017 requesting them to review their pending cases with a view to reduce number of litigation and to consider contempt cases in particular so as to weed out vexatious and unnecessary litigation pending in courts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Construction of Platforms
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.702 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS

†702.  DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  platforms  have  not  been  constructed  on  the  KowarGiridih (Jharkhand) railway line even after running trains on the said line  and  senior  citizens  and  women  are  compelled  to  jump  from trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to construct platforms on all stations of this route;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  to  (e):    At  present  new  line  on  Kawar-Giridih  section  is  under construction. All stations are destined to have platforms on completion and commissioning of this line.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: SAFAR
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 701 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017

## SAFAR

## 701.  SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number screens of the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting  and  Research  (SAFAR)  at  Delhi,  Pune,  Ahmedabad,  and Mumbai installed till date;
- (b) whether the Ministry is looking to expand scope of the project to nonmetro cities as well which are severely polluted ;
- (c) if so, the details of the same; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a) The  details  of  number  screens  of  System  of  Air  Quality  and  Weather Forecasting  and  research  (SAFAR)  at  Delhi,  Pune,  Ahmadabad,  and Mumbai installed till date are as under;
- (b) No Madam.
- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) It  is  decided  to  scientifically  upgrade  the  existing  4  stations  to further expand its scope to generate integrated weather, air and health advisories.

|   S.No. | Station   |   Number of Monitoring System | Number of Screen System   |
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Delhi     |                            10 | 15 (Fifteen)              |
|       2 | Pune      |                            10 | 12 (Twelve)               |
|       3 | Mumbai    |                            10 | 12 (Twelve)               |
|       4 | Ahmadabad |                            10 | 12 (Twelve)               |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Increase in Speed of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 698 TO BE ANSWERED ON  20.12.2017

## INCREASE IN SPEED OF TRAINS

698.  SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Railways has proposed to increase the speed of trains upto 200 km per hour on the Delhi-Chandigarh section; (b) if so, whether the Government is also considering to include Delhi-Visakhapatnam, Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Hyderabad routes for increase of speed upto 200 km per hour; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b): No, Madam.  At present, there is no such proposal.
- (c):  Does not arise.

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