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Lok Sabha Question No. 1805 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Upgradation of Quarters
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAURS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1805 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 26, 2017.

## UPGRADATION OF QUARTERS

## NO. 1805  SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a) The  total number  of  quarters  upgraded,  category-wise during the last three years and the current year so far by the 1/T sub-division of Central Public Works Department;
- (b) the total amount spent on the quarters under the said sub-
- division during the above period;
- (c) whether the inspection of the works conducted in all such quarters has been/is being carried out by the officers;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  satisfactory  report  has  been  received
- from  the  allottees  during  the  above  period  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  upgradation  work  in  the  said  sub-division  is
- being  done  on  time  during  the  last  three  months  till  date and if  so,  the  details  of  those  quarters  in  which  the  work has been completed?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a): Following Quarters are upgraded / renovated by 1/T Sub-division of CPWD during the last three years and the current year:

| Quarter   |   2014- |   2015- |   2016- |   2017- | Total   |
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Details   |    2015 |    2016 |    2017 |    2018 | Numbers |
| Type-III  |      67 |      86 |      48 |      15 | 216     |
| Type-IV   |      20 |      31 |      12 |       8 | 71      |

(b): The total amount spent on the upgradation / renovation of the quarters under  the  1/T  Sub-division  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year is as under:

| Type -III Quarters   | Rs. 378.00 Lacs   |
|----------------------|-------------------|
| Type-IV Quarters     | Rs. 142.00 Lacs   |

(c): Yes, Madam. (d): Yes, Madam. The allottees take possession after proper checking and signing the requisite documents. (e): Upgradation work in Government quarters is a continuous and an ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: EoTT Equipments
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1804 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## EOTT EQUIPMENTS

## 1804. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is  planning  to  acquire  the  End  of  Train Telemetry  (EoTT)  equipments  to  run  nearly  1,000  trains  without guards and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the EoTT system will perform the guard's job and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Railways is planning to run all goods trains with the EoTT system and if so, the details thereof along with the cost of the said system;
- (d)  whether  this  is  part  of  the  Railways  vision  to  reduce  new appointments; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Yes,  Madam.    Indian  Railways    (IR)  have  planned  to  acquire 1000  sets  of  EoTT  equipments   to  run  nearly  1,000  trains  without guards. Purchase action for the same has been initiated by Indian Railways.

Contd..2/-

(b):  The  EoTT  equipment  will  eliminate  the  need  to  run  a  nonrevenue  earning  guard  van  at  the  end  of  freight  train.  EoTT  will perform the duties of guard like monitoring the train length, brake pipe  pressure  in  last  vehicle  and  indicating  to  the  driver  that  the train is running intact and is complete. In case of train parting, the system shall indicate to the driver of the train who will then have the ability to apply brakes using EoTT equipment to the rear parted portion of the train so as to avoid collision of the rear portion with the front portion.

(c): Railways is planning to run nearly all goods trains with the EoTT system.  The system may need functional upgradation depending on the experience of the Railways over time in using EoTT.  Estimated cost of one set of EoTT device is approximately ₹ 10 lakh.

(d)  &  (e):  Introduction  of  EoTT  by  Indian  Railways  is  a  part  of  its vision to leverage technology to increase its revenue with minimal investments  in  infrastructure.   This  will  result  from  the  fact  that replacing the guard van with a  revenue earning freight wagon will enable Indian Railways to earn revenue without increasing the train length.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Kollam Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1802 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## KOLLAM RAILWAY STATION

## 1802. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give priority to the infrastructure  development  of  railway  stations  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  the  present  stage  of  construction  of  second  terminal  at  Kollam Railway Station and the reasons for delay, if any, in execution of the construction work;
- (c) whether the Railways proposes to complete the work of installation  of  escalator,  lift  and  other  development  activities  at Kollam Railway Station in a timebound manner and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  proposed  date  of  completion  of  second  terminal  at  Kollam Railway Station;
- (e) whether  the Government  proposes  to  give  mandate  to the concerned  authority  for  completion  of  the  above  work  before  31st December, 2017; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a): Railway administration gives priority for developing infrastructure at railway stations by implementing various schemes such as 'Model', 'Modern' & 'Adarsh' station schemes and in  addition  re-development  of  stations  to  international  standards has also been taken up.

(b)  to  (f):  The  work  of  development  of  second  entry  at  Kollam Railway station was sanctioned at a cost of ` 7.85 crore. The work of development of circulating area, construction of booking office and  provision  of  new  Foot  Over  Bridge  (FOB)  has  been  taken  up. These works are planned for completion by end of financial  year 2017-18.  The  progress  is  impacted  due  to  dismantling  of  staff quarters duly providing alternate accommodation to the occupants, relocation of construction material and onset of monsoon. Two nos. of lifts and two nos. of escalators are sanctioned for Kollam railway station and work is under progress with target date of commissioning i.e. March, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Alert System at Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1801

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017 ALERT SYSTEM AT UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

1801.   SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether ISRO has made a system to alert users at unmanned level crossings;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the manner in which it works; and
- (c) the  number  of  States  which  have  already  implemented  this system?

## ANSWER

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

## (a)  & (b)

ISRO has demonstrated a satellite based solution for unmanned level  crossings  (UMLCs)  using  navigation  and  communication technologies  to  avoid  accidents.  By  automatic  triggering,  the system provides alerts by blowing hooter in the locomotive as well  as  audio-visual  warning  at  the  level  crossing  about  the successfully approaching train. The concept has been demonstrated and the field trials with railways are in progress.

- (c) Indian  Railways  is  expected  to  implement  operational  system after the completion of field trials.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Tickets through Paytm
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1799 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## TICKETS THROUGH PAYTM

†1799. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  70%  of  booking  of  railway  tickets  is    being  done  through Paytm in small cities of the country;
- (b) if so, the facts thereof;
- (c)whether  the  Railways  is  also  promoting  this  mode  of  purchase  of tickets for the benefit of passengers; and
- (d) if so, the facts thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): All forms of Payment Gateways (Credit/Debit cards, netbanking, RuPay  Card,  E-wallet  of  IRCTC  etc.)  are  being  used  by  customers  for booking rail tickets. Rail users have been provided option to book tickets by  making  payment  through  various  banks/payment  providers  including Paytm as an aggregator (credit/debit cards, netbanking, wallets).  During the Financial Year 2017-18 (upto June, 2017) approximately 17% of total tickets  (both  reserved  and  unreserved)  were  booked  through  various cashless modes of payment, Paytm being one of them.
- (c) & (d): Railways are promoting different modes  of cashless transactions  including  payment  through  various  wallets    viz.  Paytm, Mobikwik,  mRupee,  IRCTC  wallet,  Payu,  Freecharge,  JIO  Money,  Ola money etc. The passengers are free to choose the mode of payment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Kaladan Project
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMEN DEKA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1794 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## KALADAN PROJECT

1794. SHRI RAMEN DEKA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Indian  and Myanmar Governments to expedite the work of Kaladan Multimodal project;
- (b) whether any time bound programme has been chalked out to complete the project; and
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof?

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

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

- (a) Both the Governments of India and Myanmar have been taking necessary  steps  to  expedite  the  work  of  the  Kaladan  Multi  Modal Transit Transport project. These steps include close supervision/monitoring of work by the project management consultants; regular review through multiple monitoring mechanisms, including review committee, bilateral working committee,  etc.;  facilitation  of  clearances,  approvals  and  security by  Myanmar  authorities  and  coordination  of  implementation  by Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Mission/Post.
- (b) Yes. A time bound programme for completing different components of the Kaladan project has been chalked out.
- (c) The port at Sittwe, Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminals at Sittwe and Paletwa, back-up facilities, navigational channel and all six  self-propelled  IWT  vessels  have  already  been  completed.  Work on  road  component  has  begun  and  is  targeted  to  be  finished  in  3 years. Before that, certain additional waterway works are scheduled for completion by April 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Astrosat Mission
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1793

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017

## ASTROSAT MISSION

## 1793.   SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Astrosat mission launched in 2015 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on track to complete its intended objectives by the end of its five year lifespan;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether there are any plans to launch a similar satellite after 2020  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  likely  cost  of  the project?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Madam. The AstroSat (launched on 28th September 2015) is  a  unique  multi-wavelength  observatory  in  space,  carrying instruments  realised  through  Indian  academic  institutes,  to enhance understanding of universe and astronomical phenomena.
- (b) The  satellite  has  completed  22  months  in  orbit.    All  the payloads  are operational and  are observing the celestial sources  in  Ultra-Violet,  Optical  and  X-ray  wavelength  bands.

As intended, AstroSat is operating as an observatory, in which the observing time is utilised by Indian astronomy community. Till now, AstroSat has observed 360 celestial sources. 48  research  papers  have  been  published  in  journals  and  a special section on AstroSat is published in the June issue of Journal  of  Astrophysics  and  Astronomy  (JAA).  Through  an Announcement of Opportunity (AO), 35% time of the observatory  is  provided  to  Indian  researchers  from  October 2016 and 10% time is to be provided to international researchers from October 2017.

- (c) At present, the plans for a similar astronomy satellite is in the study phase.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Halting of Skill Target
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## HALTING OF SKILL TARGET

1789.  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government of India has temporarily halted skilling target allocation to a few sectors, States and franchise centres;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons there for;
- (c) whether in-depth monitoring of the mushrooming growth of training centres revealed that in some States majority of centres came up in franchise modes and in job roles with low capita investment requirements leading to skewness in the skilling ecosystem and if so, the names of such States;
- (d) whether  skewed  training  ecosystem  would  have  resulted  in  over  skilling  in  some areas leading to massive scarcity of jobs and increased migration of job seeking youth and if so, the facts thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  of  India  for  laying  down  concrete  guidelines clarifying  the  expected  minimum  roles,  responsibilities  and  accountabilities  of  training partners and training centres?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) After  reviewing  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  it  was observed  that  deviation  in  target  allocation  process  has  lead  to  overshooting  of  state  and sectoral  ceiling  of  targets.  This  resulted  in  a  temporary  hold  on  target  allocation  in  few States/Sectors namely the State of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana  and Sectors of Apparel, Electronics, IT-ITeS, Telecom and Banking Financial Services Insurance. The high inflow of franchise centre in skill ecosystem has led to sectoral skewness in the allocation of targets.

As  per  PMKVY  (2016-20)  guidelines  only  first  level  franchising  is  allowed  and franchisee  centers  will  be  given  lower  priority  and  it  is  planned  to  gradually  phase  out franchisee agreements. During monitoring visits, it was observed the compliance to scheme guidelines  was  significantly  lower  in  case  of  franchisee  centers  as  compared  to  Training Provider  Owned centers.  In view of this, Ministry has decided to  provide a  pathway for all franchisees to become Training Providers, thus converting franchisee centers under PMKVY into  Training  Provider  Owned  centers.  Further,  no  new  franchising  center  will  be  allowed under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Difficulty in Boarding and Deboarding
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1787 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## DIFFICULTY IN BOARDING AND DEBOARDING

†1787.  DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether train commuters are facing a lot of difficulty in boarding and  deboarding  as  the  platform  has  not  been  constructed  at  the upper line of Hathidah Junction located in the Danapur division as a result of which apprehension of accident perpetually remains;

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

(c) the measures being taken by the Government to get the platform constructed at the upper railway line of the Hathidah junction?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (c):  Hathidah  (HTZ)  is  a  'B'  category  station.  At  present,  3 Platforms are available at this station, out of which 2 Platforms are of High level and one is a Rail level Platform. However, a proposal has been made  for  raising  the  platform  as  per  the  extant  norms  subject  to availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Women Scientist Scheme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1785 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26/07/2017

## WOMEN SCIENTIST SCHEME

## †1785. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó  Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a large number of cases of irregularities and nepotism have been reported in selection  of  candidates  for  the  women  scientist  scheme,  a  programme  which  defeat  its  very purpose;
- (b) if  so,  whether  any  investigation  has  been  conducted/being  conducted  in  this  regard; and
- (c) if so, the outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y.S. CHOWDHARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó

(gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) No, Madam. There is no complaint or irregularity reported in the selection of Women Scientist Scheme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). This scheme provides career  opportunities which include fellowship  and/or  research grant  to  unemployed  women scientists and technologists, especially those who had a break in career, for pursuing research in frontier areas of Science and Engineering. There are three major components of Women Scientist Scheme namely, i) Women Scientists Scheme-A (WOS-A) for conducting research in Basic & Applied Sciences, ii) Women Scientists Scheme-B (WOS-B) for S&T interventions for Societal Benefit and iii) Women Scientists Scheme-C (WOS-C) that enables them to become Intellectual  Property  Rights  (IPRs)  professional.  All  these  three  components  of  Women Scientist Scheme are looked after & monitored by Subject Expert Committees which comprise of eminent scientists, academicians and practitioners. The applicants, who apply for research projects for  budgetary support under WOS are subjected to rigorous examination by these experts  who  are  luminaries  in  their  areas  of  specialization  and  are  also  impartial  and unbiased. The selection purely based on credentials of the candidate and merit of the proposed research  work.  Thus  the  programmaes  are  running  successfully  as  per  its  mandate.  About 4000 women  scientists who  had  a break in their career, primarily due to familial responsibilities,  are  now  in  mainstream  Science  &  Technology  and  are  either  working  as bench level scientists or gainfully employed or have even started their own consultancy.

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: BHIM Application
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1784

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.07.2017

## BHIM APPLICATION

## 1784 .    DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO  RAUT :

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

- (a)        whether the BHIM app launched by the Government is safe for financial transactions;
- (b)        if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether cyber crooks have targeted BHIM app and siphoned off Rs. 45 lakh in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the preventive steps, the Government has decided to add in the app for safe financial transactions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a):      Yes,  Sir.  The  BHIM  app  has  a  robust  authentication  mechanism  for  ensuring  secure financial transactions.
- (b):      The BHIM app has the following three levels of security :
-  The first-level security is when the BHIM app is initiated on a smart phone wherein it binds to the device ID and phone number. The user is immediately prompted to enter a PIN number to unlock and open the app.
-  The  second-level  of  security  is  One-Time  Password  (OTP)  based  authentication between the bank and the user mobile number registered with the bank.
-  The third-level of security is the BHIM PIN, which is set by the user and is required for every transaction done through the BHIM app.
- (c) and (d):  As informed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), no such fraud has come to their notice.
- (e):      BHIM  App  as  well  as  the  Payment  System  Server  at  NPCI  is  covered  under  Code Review,  Application  Security  Assessment,  Vulnerability  Assessment  and  Configuration Audit. This exercise is conducted by subject matter experts from external security assessor and CERT-IN (Computer Emergency Response team-India). Also, this exercise is conducted multiple times covering industry best practices like OWASP-Open Web Application Security Project & CWE-Common Weakness Enumeration.