opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 4280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Increase in Refund Cases
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4280 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## INCREASE IN REFUND CASES

4280. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the number of refund cases on account of unbooked tickets through IRCTC website;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  amount  refunded  in  respect  of unbooked online tickets in the last two years; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that such refund cases are disposed of immediately?

## 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.

*****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4280 BY SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.03.2018 REGARDING INCREASE IN REFUND CASES

(a):  The cases where payment is deducted but ticket is not issued during  the  process  of  online  booking  of  tickets  through  Indian Railway  Catering  and  Tourism  Corporation  (IRCTC)  website  are referred  to  as  Failed  Transactions  which  occur  due  to  various factors  including  failure  of  response  from  bank,  choice  of  berth preference not met, etc. During the period April,2017 to February 2018, the number of failed transactions constituted approximately 6% of the total ticket booking transactions on IRCTC website as compared  to  approximately  5%  of  such  transactions  during  the corresponding period of previous year.

(b): The  amount  on  account  of  refund  arising  out  of  failed transactions during the last two years is as under:-

| Financial   | Amount        |
|-------------|---------------|
| Year        | ( ` in crore) |
| 2015-16     | 1468.10       |
| 2016-17     | 1786.17       |

(c): In case of failed transaction, refund is processed automatically on the following day of the transaction made by user after  confirmation  through  the  file  of  transaction  from  bank  and Passenger Name Record (PNR) generation from Passenger Reservation System (PRS).

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Nuclear Power Plants in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4279

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 4279.  SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of nuclear power projects proposed to be set up by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) in  Andhra  Pradesh  through foreign collaborations;
- (b) whether  Atomic  Energy  Regulation  Board  has  given  its  approval  for  all  the proposed  nuclear  power  plants  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c) the progress in the negotiations held by NPCIL with Westinghouse Corporation of USA for setting up of nuclear power plants in the State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Government has accorded 'In-Principle' approval for setting up six units of Light Water Reactors (LWRs) in cooperation with the USA at Kovvada in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. The project comprises of six units of 1208  MW  each,  to  be  set  in  a  sequential  manner.  Pre-project  activities including land acquisition, obtaining statutory clearances and site investigations are in progress at the site.
- (b) The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) accords stage wise clearances at siting, construction, commissioning and operation stages. These clearances for Kovvada project will be obtained at the respective stages.
- (c) Presently, discussions with M/s Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) are in progress to arrive at a viable project proposal and demonstration of reference plant  for  setting  up  these  nuclear  power  reactors  at  the  Kovvada  site.  The project will be set up on emergence of a viable project proposal and accord of administrative approval and financial sanction by the Government.

******
Lok Sabha Question No. 4276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Procedure to Accord Minority Status to any Community
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Partha Pratim Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4276 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21-03-2018

## Procedure to Accord Minority Status to any Community

4276. SHRI PARTHA PRATIM RAY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of religious communities treated as minority in our country;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan of according minority status to Jews or any community and if so, the details thereof ; and
- (c)  the  names  and  number  of  minority  communities  who  are  appointed  in  the  National Commission for Minorities?

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

- (a)  The Central Government has notified six communities as minorities in the context of India as a  whole  under Section 2(c) of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Act, 1992.  These communities are namely Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains.
- (b) This Ministry has received requests from some organization of Jewish and other communities demanding  grant  of  minority  status.    Such  proposals  for  notifying  a  community  as  minority community by the Central Government involve consultations with various stakeholders.
- (c) As on date members from all the six notified minority communities have been nominated as Chairperson/ Vice-chairperson or Members of NCM.

*******
Lok Sabha Question No. 4274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Sindhu Sadhna
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4274

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018)

## SINDHU SADHNA

## 4274.   SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  launched  the  first  ever  indigenously  built research vessel/ship 'Sindhu Sadhna' for ocean technology and research;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof including the cost of the ship;
- (c) whether this research vessel has started its oceanographic research and if so, the
- details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to launch more such research vessel/ship in the near future; and
- (e) if  so,  the details thereof and the other steps taken by the Government to upgrade and improve ocean technology and research?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- Yes, Madam.
- (b) The constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa has acquired a multidisciplinary research vessel which has been named Sindhu Sadhana.  The vessel has  9  laboratories,  equipped  for  multi-disciplinary  oceanographic  research.  An amount of Rs. 226.51 crore has been spent for vessel construction and equipments. The Sindhu Sadhana has been built indigenously and is 80 meters long and 17.6 m wide. It can accommodate 57 personnel (29 Scientists and 28 crew members).  The vessel is designed for a cruising speed of 13.5 knots and has an endurance of 40-45 days.
- (c) Research Vessel Sindhu Sadhana has so far completed 46 research voyages and 14 voyages towards testing and calibration of scientific equipment and machinery.
- (d)
- Yes, Madam.
- (e) Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  has  placed  an  order  for  construction  of  two  Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs) at a total cost of Rs. 99.729 crore. The said Ministry is also in the process for acquisition of Polar Research Vessel (PRV) at an estimated expenditure  of  Rs.  1051.13  crore.  The  CRVs  are  used  for  coastal  pollution monitoring, shallow water testing of various underwater components, environmental  indexing  of  ships  and  coastal  zones,  technology  services  and demonstration. The PRV is expected to contribute to India's scientific expeditions towards  sustaining  two  Indian  research  bases  in  Antarctica  (Maitri  and  Bharti); dovetail  research  initiatives  in  the  Southern  Ocean  domain  with  those  in  the proximal  regions  of  the  Antarctic  continent;  widen  the  thrust  on  Arctic  research disciplines,  undertaken  through  Indian  Station  Himadri,  in  addition  to  providing  a suitable research platform for other tropical sea programmes.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Use of Vacant Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4273

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018

## USE OF VACANT LAND

4273.  SHRI  DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  use  vacant  land  in  cantonment  areas  for commercial purposes;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof and the benefits likely  to accrue to the army as a result thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) to (c): As per existing rules, policy and instructions, A-1 defence land under  Army  in  Cantonment  cannot  be  used  for  any  purpose  other  than military.  All  A-1  defence  land  held  with  Army  including  such  land  in Cantonment  areas  has  its  planned  usages  keeping  in  mind  the  future strategic, operational and security needs of the nation.  Certain land which appears  to  be  vacant  is  actually  used  for  training,  camping,  sports, mobilization purpose etc. besides being earmarked for Key Location Plan (KLP)  and  for  future  expansion.    The  vacant  land  which  are  under  the management  of  Cantonment  Boards  are  kept  reserved  for  municipal purposes.

******
Lok Sabha Question No. 4270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Tripartite MoU for Rooppur Nuclear Plant
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4270

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## TRIPARTITE MoU FOR ROOPPUR NUCLEAR PLANT

## 4270.   SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

## WILL THE PRIME MINISTER BE PLEASED TO STATE:

- (a) whether  India,  Bangladesh  and  Russia  have  signed  tripartite  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in construction of Rooppur nuclear power plant recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said MoU is the country's first atomic energy venture abroad and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether such agreements with other countries stand valid in view of the country not being the member of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at Moscow, Russia between the  State  Atomic  Energy  Corporation  'Rosatom';  the  Ministry  of  Science  and Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Department of Atomic Energy  on  1st  March  2018  on  trilateral  cooperation  in  implementation  of  the Rooppur Nuclear Power Project in Bangladesh. The MoU envisages rendering of consultancy  to  Bangladesh  in  performance  of  work  related  to  Rooppur  Nuclear Power  Plant  construction  and  executing  transfer  and  exchange  of  knowledge, expertise, consultancy advice, technical support and  knowhow,  sharing  of resources and experience on regulatory aspects, rendering assistance in respect of  Indian  personnel  and  qualified  Indian  institutions  experienced  in  construction, commissioning and operation of technically demanding industrial facilities to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) India is currently engaged in nuclear trade with international partners based on a waiver from Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in 2008.

******
Lok Sabha Question No. 4269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Free Data to Rural Telecom Users
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     MARCH, 2018

## FREE DATA TO RURAL TELECOM USERS

4269. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended to offer 100 MB free data to rural users;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  consultations  have  been  held  with  telecom  companies  and  other stakeholders in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the manner in which funds collected under Universal Service Obligation Fund will be used for meeting expenses for providing such services;
- (e) whether  TRAI  has  also  commented  on  the  poor  quality  of  internet  offered  by telecom companies to rural area users; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and 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) to (c) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  had  suo-moto  initiated Consultation  Paper  on  Free  Data  dated  19.05.2016.  After  a  consultation  process involving obtaining comments and counter comments from stakeholders and organising an Open House Discussion (OHD) with stakeholders on 24 th  October 2016, TRAI had given its recommendations to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on 'Encouraging  Data  Usage  in  Rural  Areas  through  Provisioning  of  Free  Data'  dated 19.12.2016. The Recommendations inter-alia state that:

- (i) In order to bridge the affordability gap for the persons residing in rural areas and to  support  Governments  efforts  towards  cashless  economy  by  incentivising digital means, the Authority recommends that scheme under which a reasonable amount  of  data,  say  100  MB  per  month,  may  be  made  available  to  rural subscribers for free.
- (ii) The cost of implementation of the scheme may be met from Universal Services Obligation Fund(USOF).

(d) TRAI has recommended that Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) offering mobile data  services  to  target  users  will  be  required  to  furnish  details  of  data  consumed  on covered mobile connections to the USOF. The USOF will provide support to the TSP for the  total  data  consumed  during  the  month,  subject  to  the  cap  of  100  MB,  at  a  predetermined rate per MB.

(e) & (f) TRAI in its recommendations has not commented on the quality of internet offered by telecom companies to rural area users; however, TRAI has highlighted the rural-urban disparity in terms of telecom subscribers.

In order to provide internet access in rural areas to bridge rural -urban disparity, Government  is  providing  broadband  connectivity  through  BharatNet  project  in  all  the Gram Panchayats of the country in a phased manner.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Setting up of KVs in Minority Dominated Areas
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNEMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4268

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## SETTING UP OF KVs IN MINORITY DOMINATED AREAS

## †4268. Shri Om Prakash Yadav:

Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati:

Shri Nagar Rodmal:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to formulate any action plan for setting up 100 Kendriya Vidyalayas in minority dominated areas;
- (b)  if  so,  the  names of locations where work has been started under PPP model in regard to the said action plan; and
- (c) the names of the areas in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar where the Government has issued directives for setting up the said Kendriya Vidyalayas?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):   The Ministry of Human Resource Development has informed that no such proposal has been conveyed to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

However, this Ministry under its flagship scheme of Multi-sectoral Development  Programme  (MsDP),  has  approved  proposals  of  the  State Governments for setting up of residential schools and other schools, on the lines more or less similar to that of Navodaya schools, in Minority Concentrated  Blocks/Towns  in  various  States  namely,  Andhra  Pradesh, Assam,  Bihar,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Telangana,  etc.  Till February, 2018 this Ministry has approved setting up of 60 residential schools by various State Governments. Details may be seen at website www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Replacement of Old Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4266 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## REPLACEMENT OF OLD COACHES

## 4266. SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether during recent safety audits, it has been found that many hundreds of railway coaches have not been overhauled or serviced periodically;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof  and  whether  the  Government  has allocated any  funds for the periodic overhauling/servicing of railway coaches;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof and the action taken/being taken in this regard;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  replace  the  old,  damaged and outdated rail coaches with new ones; and
- (e) the details of the coaches replaced in the last three years, zonewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4266 BY SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K. TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.03.2018 REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF OLD COACHES

(a) to (c): No, Madam, All the coaches running on Indian Railways are periodically overhauled as prescribed in maintenance manuals/instructions.

The Government has allocated 8560 crore in Budget Estimates 201718 for the periodic overhauling/servicing of railway coaches.

(d) & (e):   Acquisition  of  new  coaches  for  replacement  of  over-aged stock  is  a  continuous  process  on  Indian  Railways.  Coaches  are replaced  after  attaining  their  prescribed  codal  life  or  prematurely  in case  of  heavy  damage  to  structural  members.    The  details  of  the coaches replaced in the last three years, Zone-wise are as under:-

| Zonal Railway              |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Central Railway            |       128 |        78 |       147 |
| Eastern Railway            |       135 |        92 |       124 |
| Northern Railway           |       148 |       219 |       229 |
| North Eastern Railway      |        38 |       132 |        29 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |        61 |        53 |        59 |
| Southern Railway           |       217 |       112 |       270 |
| South Central Railway      |        83 |       127 |       150 |
| South Eastern Railway      |        56 |        93 |        84 |
| Western Railway            |        90 |       150 |       157 |
| East Central Railway       |        26 |        37 |        28 |

| East Coast Railway         |   36 |   38 |   65 |
|----------------------------|------|------|------|
| North Central Railway      |   18 |   22 |   33 |
| North Western Railway      |   49 |   36 |   51 |
| South East Central Railway |   24 |   17 |   29 |
| South Western Railway      |   64 |   67 |  103 |
| West Central Railway       |   83 |   12 |   26 |
| TOTAL                      | 1256 | 1285 | 1584 |

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Aadhaar Leaks
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4265

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21-03-2018

## AADHAAR LEAKS

## 4265.     SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

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

- (a) whether any person armed with the Aadhaar number, name and address etc. particulars  of        another  person  can  thereby  acquire  the  details  of  his  bank account and access the same; and
- (b)    if  so,  the  details  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

******
Lok Sabha Question No. 4264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Penalty on Telecom Service Providers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     MARCH, 2018

## PENALTY ON TELECOM SERVICE PROVIDERS

4264. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended a penalty of Rs. 3050 crore on three telecom service providers; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof , telecom company-wise and 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) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  in  its  recommendations dated 21.10.2016 had recommended penalty of Rs. 50 crore per Licensed Service Area (LSA) on M/s Bharti Airtel Limited, M/s Vodafone India Limited and M/s Idea Cellular Limited  for  violation  of  the  provisions  of  license  agreements  and  the  standards  of Quality of Service of Basic Telephone Service (Wireline) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Regulations, 2009 as per the details below:

| S.No.   | Telecom Service Provider   | No. of LSAs in which penalty is recommended by TRAI   | Amount of penalty recommended by TRAI   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.      | M/s Bharti Airtel Limited  | 21                                                    | 21 * 50 crores = Rs. 1050 crores        |
| 2.      | M/s Vodafone India Limited | 19                                                    | 19 * 50 crores = Rs. 950 crores         |
| 3.      | M/s Idea Cellular Limited  | 21                                                    | 21 * 50 crores = Rs. 1050 crores        |
|         |                            | Total                                                 | Rs. 3050 crores                         |

TRAI  in  its  recommendations  have  stated  that  M/s  Bharti  Airtel  Limited,  M/s Vodafone  India  Limited  and  M/s  Idea  Cellular  Limited  have  violated  the  terms  & conditions  of  License  and  denied  Interconnection  to  M/s  RJIL  (M/s  Reliance  Jio Infocomm  Limited),  which  appears  to  have  been  done  with  ulterior  motive  to  stifle competition and is anti-consumer.

*****************