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Lok Sabha Question No. 1986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Procurement of MRH
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1986

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## PROCUREMENT  OF  MRH

1986.  SHRI  PRATHAP SIMHA: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a) whether the Navy proposed to buy new Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) aimed at replacing the Sea King 42/42A Helicopters and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether shortage of MRH has forced the Navy to ration its helicopter resources;
- (c) whether the Navy also plans to buy Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) to replace its outdated fleet of Chetak choppers and Naval Multi-Role Helicopters (NMRH) and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  plans  to  buy  NUH  and  NMRH  under  Make  in  India Programme or 'Strategic Partnership' Model, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  majority  of  India's  140  Warships  are  operating  without  integral  utility helicopters; and
- (f) if  so,  the  remedial steps taken by the Government to accelerate Naval helicopter programmes and keep the force mission ready, in view of Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (f): The  operational  requirement  of  Indian  Navy  is  being  met  with the  existing  fleet  of  helicopters.    However,  based  on  prevailing  security scenario,  the  force  levels  including  helicopters  such  a  NUH,  MRH  and NMRH  are  being  enhanced  in  accordance  with  the  Maritime  Capability Perspective  Plan  (MCPP)  and  Long  Term  Integrated  Perspective  Plan (LTIPP).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Konch-Bhind and Urai-Mahoba Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1985 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## KONCH-BHIND AND URAI-MAHOBA RAIL LINES

- † 1985.    SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
- (a) whether  the Railways had proposed  Konch-Bhind  and  UraiMahoba rail lines on joint venture basis in the budget of the year 2015;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  public  sector  undertaking/institution  has  shown interest in the construction of these railway routes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  provided  funds  in  this  budget  for construction of the said railway routes; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b): The Cabinet has approved creation of Joint Ventures with State Governments for undertaking rail based projects.  This decision will enable States to jointly decide their priorities for development of

backward  regions.    In  the  year  2016-17,    Railways  have  indicated some  projects  which  may  be  undertaken  through  these  means,  in partnership with State Governments. These two projects are contained in the list of projects so identified.   These projects fall in the  States  of  Madhya  Pradesh  (MP)  and  Uttar  Pradesh  (UP).    The Government of MP has signed Joint Venture Agreement (JVA)  with Ministry of Railways in May, 2017.  However,  Government of UP is yet to sign JVA with Ministry of Railways.

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Recruitment of Soldiers
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1983

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## RECRUITMENT  OF  SOLDIERS

1983.  SHRI  VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

j{kk ea=h

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data about the recruitment of the soldiers in army during the last three years and the current year so far; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) & (b): The  details  of  youths  who  were  recruited  as  soldiers  in  the Indian  Army  at  various  levels  such  as  Commissioned  Officers,  Junior Commissioned Officers / Other Ranks (JCOs / ORs) are given below:

## (1)  Officers *:

|   Year |   Candidates Selected |
|--------|-----------------------|
|   2015 |                  1961 |
|   2016 |                  1858 |
|   2017 |                  1773 |

## (2)  JCOs / ORs *:

| Year    | Candidates Selected               |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 66,992                            |
| 2015-16 | 71,434                            |
| 2016-17 | 52,086                            |
| 2017-18 | 17,257 (Till 31 st December 2017) |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Complaints Regarding Aadhaar
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1980

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-03-2018

## COMPLAINTS REGARDING AADHAAR

## 1980.        SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints from NRI/PIO/OCIs who are facing problems in AADHAAR enrolment and are getting barred from different facilities;
- (b) if so, is it also fact that NRI/PIO/OCIs are not eligible for biometric identification enrolment as per Aadhaar Act, 2016; and
- (c) if so, the steps which Government proposes to take to resolve their issue?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b):  As per section 3 (1) read with section 2(v) of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 every resident is entitled to obtain Aadhaar. Hence, NRI/OCI/PIO, in case they are non-resident, are not eligible.
- (c): NRIs/OCIs/PIOs who are not eligible to get Aadhaar, can access their services without submission of Aadhaar. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued circular dated 15/11/2017 advising all Central Ministries/ Departments, all State Governments  and UT Administration, not to insist for Aadhaar from such category of individuals and devise suitable mechanism to ascertain their identities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Ethics in Legal Profession
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## Ethics in the legal Profession

## 1979.SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER  REDDY

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

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  Government  is  considering  to  set  up  an  independent body to regulate  ethics in the legal profession;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is true that a meeting of PMO and Ministerial heads has taken place recently  which  underlined  the  need  for  setting  up  a  regulatory  framework  for  legal profession; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) No Madam, at present no specific proposal is under consideration.
- (b) Does not arise
- (c) No,  Madam
- (d) Does not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Audit System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1978 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## AUDIT SYSTEM

† 1978. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  World  Bank  and  International  Monetary  Fund  has pointed out anomalies in audit system of Indian Railways;
- (b) if so, the detail thereof;
- (c) the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the Railways are contemplating to take remedial measures to resolve main issues in present systems; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the said audit system?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to  (c)  :  As  per  the  Ministry's  records  no  such  report  appears  to have been received in the Ministry.
- (d) & (e) : Indian Railways already have an effective system of auditing comprising  of  internal  audit  as  well  as  external  audit  to  ensure transparency  by  Comptroller  &  Auditor  General  of  India.  Statutory audit  of   Indian  Railways   is   conducted  by   Comptroller  &  Auditor

General  of  India  and  audit  report  on  performance  of  Railways  is presented before the Parliament which is also examined by the Public Accounts Committee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: ROBs on Bye-Pass Roads
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1977 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## ROBS ON BYE-PASS ROADS

## 1977. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  notice  of  the  fact  that many  of  Rail-Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  on  the  bye-pass  roads surrounding important cities of the country have become weak and are in dangerous conditions;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  whether  the  Government  has made any assessment of the strength of the ROBs especially on the bye-pass road around Madurai City;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for lack of maintenance of the said ROB; and
- (d)  the  effective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Railways  to repair/strengthen the said ROB?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (d):  All  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs),  including  of  those constructed  on  bye-pass  roads  surrounding  important  cities  are being inspected for which, there is a well established system of annual  inspection  of  ROBs  on  Indian  Railways.    Based  on  these inspections,  required  repair/replacement  works  are  planned  and executed accordingly.   Railway portion of Road Over Bridge (ROB) on the bye-pass road around Madurai City is in good condition.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Joint Doctrine
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1976

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## JOINT  DOCTRINE

1976.  SHRI  RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

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

- (a) whether the Armed Forces have recently published a Joint Training Doctrine;
- (b) if so, whether it has been approved by the Government;
- (c) if  so,  the  manner  in  which  the  Government proposes to support the measures in this Joint Doctrine; and
- (d) the saving likely to be achieved by improving  jointness in the military in various spheres such as training?
- (a) Yes, Madam.

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(b) to (d): The  Joint  Doctrine  was  approved  by  the  Chairman,  Chiefs  of Staff  Committee  duly  recommended by  the  Chiefs  of  Staff  Committee  as per Charter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Cyber Security Products
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1974

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.03.2018

## CYBER SECURITY PRODUCTS

## 1974.  ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  will  soon  announce  a  policy  that  accords preference  in  official  procurement  to  made  in  India  antivirus  and  cyber  security solutions, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has issued a draft notification which states preference shall be  provided  by  all  procuring  entities  to  domestically  manufactured/produced  cyber security products;
- (c) whether  it  is  also  true  that  almost  70  categories  of  cyber  security  products  will  be covered under the said policy; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b): Action  has  been  initiated  for  issuing  the  notification  by  the  Government,    in accordance with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) order dated 15 th June  2017  on  Public  Procurement  (Preference  to  Make  in  India),  to  encourage  'Make  in India'  and  to  promote  manufacturing  and  production  of  goods  and  services  for  Cyber Security products.

(c)  and  (d):  The  notification  is  envisaged  to  identify  products  which  are  technically acceptable  in  promoting  indigenous  products  of  cyber  security  based  on  the  capacity  and capability in terms of security of the products;  adequate support infrastructure in the country and meeting International Standards / best practices, wherever available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1973

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT

† 1973. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the countries with whom India has signed Nuclear Cooperation Agreement during the last three years along with the names of the countries with whom India is holding dialogue in this regard; and
- (b) the likely benefit to the country in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) India has signed agreements in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy with Bangladesh, Vietnam, Japan, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka during the years 2015-2017 and the said Agreements are being followed up for their respective implementation.
- (b) The scope of cooperation inter-alia covers transfer of technology, equipment, material and capacity building for peaceful uses of nuclear energy. These Agreements would enable India to benefit from the latest advancements in the civil nuclear domain and would contribute to India's civil nuclear programme.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Aadhaar Enrolment at Banks and Post Offices
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA, BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1972

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-03-2018

## AADHAAR ENROLMENT AT BANKS AND POST OFFICES

## 1972.   SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI: SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

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

(a) whether the Government is considering to start Aadhaar enrolment at Banks and Post Offices;

(b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof;

(c) whether the Government is upgrading the infrastructure to enable them to collect biometric data;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of the modalities finalized in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Department  of  Post,  as  Registrar  of  Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI), has been mandated to set up Aadhaar enrolment and update facility in designated post offices throughout the country. In addition, banks have also been mandated under Regulation 12A of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations, to set up Aadhaar enrolment and update facility in a minimum one out of every ten bank branches.

(b): As on date more than 8500 Aadhaar enrolment / update centers have been set up at Banks branches/  Post  offices  across  the  country.  The  objective  of  this  decision  is  to  provide convenience  and  more  secure  Aadhaar  enrolment  and  update  facilities  for  residents  of  the country.

(c)  to  (e):  The  Post  offices  and  Banks  are  setting  up  Aadhaar  infrastructure  to  provide enrolment and update facilities to residents. UIDAI has provided required enrolment software and  training  for  this  purpose.  The  enrolment  data  including  demographic  and  biometric information is sent to UIDAI in encrypted and secure manner. The bank and post offices do not retain these information with them.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Evening Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1969

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 7 th  MARCH, 2018

## Evening Courts

## 1969.  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to start/operate evening courts to curb the piling pendency of cases in Courts across the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enhance  the  stature  of  Lok Adalats to contribute more in reduction of pending cases; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Setting up of subordinate courts, which includes evening courts falls within the domain of the State Governments who, in consultation with the concerned High Courts, take decisions as per their need and resources.

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After the completion of the 13 Finance Commission award period, morning  and  evening  courts  were  discontinued  in  all  the  states,  except three High Court jurisdictions (Delhi, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu). However, the Chief Ministers and Chief Justices Conferences held in April, 2015 and in April, 2016 resolved to utilize  the existing  judicial  infrastructure  for  functioning  of  such  courts  whenever required .

In order to reduce the pendency of cases in courts, the National, State and  District  Legal  Services  Authorities  organize  Permanent  Lok  Adalats and Mega/National Lok Adalats under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987  in  accordance  with  an  approved  calendar  throughout  the  year.  In addition,  a  proposal  for  organizing  the  National  Lok  Adalats  twice  in  a month for all types of cases for the year 2018 has also been approved. The State  Legal  Services  Authorities  have  been  issued  directions  by  the National Legal Services Authority vide National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalat) Regulations, 2009 for organization of Lok Adalats to reduce pendency of cases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Systematic Employee VRS Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SANTOSH KUMAR, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), HARI OM PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1968 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## SYSTEMATIC EMPLOYEE VRS POLICY

## 1968. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

DR. RATNA DE (NAG): SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any 'Systematic Employee VRS Policy' in the Railways;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and its social impact; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  &  (b)  There  is  no  Voluntary  Retirement  Scheme  (VRS)  in  the Railways by the name 'Systematic Employee VRS Policy'. However, the following Voluntary Retirement Schemes are available:
- (i) Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for employees who have put in 20 years' qualifying service or more.
- (ii) Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme  (SVRS) for nongazetted employees who have been declared surplus or medically  decategorised,  placed  in  a  supernumerary  post  and have more than five years of residual service.

Cont...P/2-

(iii) Liberalised Active Retirement Scheme  for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS) for employees belonging to specified safety categories, who fulfil the prescribed eligibility criteria. They can take voluntary retirement and their wards can be appointed in the lowest grade of same category. (kept in abeyance at present).

As regards social impact of the voluntary retirement schemes, it is stated that the decision to take VRS is a purely individual decision.

- (c)  Does not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Hi-Tech Coastal Scan System
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1966

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## Hi-TECH COASTAL SCAN SYSTEM

1966.  SHRI  RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

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

- (a) whether the Bharat Electronics Limited has developed hi-tech coastal scan system for the Coast Guard to monitor every square inch of the entire sea of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time schedule of installation of the said system at various coastal locations / stations?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

## (a) & (b): Bharat Electronics Limited has developed Coastal Surveillance System for the Coast Guard.

The project comprising of Remote Sensor Stations, Remote Operating Stations (ROS), Regional Operating Centres (ROC) and Control Centre (CC) has been installed and commissioned.

- (c) Phase-I of the Chain of Static Sensors is operational.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Funds for Development of States
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1965 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STATES

1965.  SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  various  State  Governments  have  demanded  funds  from  the  Union  Government including Rs.38,000 crore by Uttar Pradesh for development of States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  funds  of  Central  schemes  have  not  been  released  due  to  not  providing  utilization certificate to the Union Government by the States;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## 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) & (b) The requests for funds for development schemes of the various States are considered based on the need and availability of funds.

(c), (d) & (e)  The release of funds for different  Central schemes  is done by the concerned Ministry / Department  based on the various scheme guidelines  including the requirement of submission of utilization certificates for the funds already released.

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