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Lok Sabha Question No. 188 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Scheme for Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: MIDHUN REDDY, UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

STRARRED QUESTION NO. 188*

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 15, 2017

## SCHEME FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

NO. 188* SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

WILL the MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:-

- (a) the  details  of  proposals  received  on  various  schemes  for poverty alleviation and employment generation during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the  details  of  sanctioned  and  pending  proposals  and  the reasons for their pendency; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  granting  approval  for these pending expeditiously?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

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(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 188* FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2017 REGARDING 'SCHEME FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION'.

(a) The  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  (M/o HUPA)  launched  the  'National  Urban  Livelihood  Mission  (NULM)' w.e.f.  23rd  September,  2013  with  the  aim  of  reducing  the  poverty and  vulnerability  of  urban  poor  households  by  enabling  them  to access gainful self-employment and skilled  wage  employment opportunities for improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis.  The  Mission  has  been  extended  to  all  statutory  towns  and renamed as Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM). Under DAY-NULM, based on the allocation of the State and as per the provision of General Financial Rules (GFR), funds are released to the States/UTs for implementation of various components  of  the  Mission.  The  States/UTs  have  been  given  the flexibility  to  allocate funds amongst various components based on their local requirement. The individual projects/proposals are approved  at  State/UT  level  and  no  approval  of  the  Ministry  is required for their implementation in the State/UT. These principles and  policies  apply  to  all  States/UTs,  including  Andhra  Pradesh  & Madhya Pradesh.

(b) to (C):  Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 185 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: New Trains in Saurashtra Region
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 185 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

NEW TRAINS IN SAURASHTRA REGION

*185. SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Saurashtra Region of Gujarat is having very low/inadequate train facilities and representation has been made to Railways for starting of new trains and if so, the details thereof; people's representatives of Saurashtra region, various organisations and rail users for

(b) whether  the Railways has received representations from starting new trains from Rajkot; and

(c)   if so, the action taken on those representations?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU)

- (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 STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  185  BY  SHRI    KUNDARIYA  MOHAN  BHAI KALYANJI  BHAI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  15.03.2017 REGARDING NEW TRAINS IN SAURASHTRA REGION

(a) to (c):  No, Madam. At present 47 pairs of Mail/Express and 40 pairs of  passenger  trains  are  serving  the  stations  situated  in  Saurashtra region.  These  services  are  adequately  catering  to  the  needs  of  the passenger of this area.  Representations, for introduction of new trains have been received at various  levels of Railways administration viz., Division,  Zonal Headquarter  and  Railway  Board.    These  include representations from Hon'ble MP  Shri Kundariya Mohan Bhai Kalyanji Bhai  for  (i)  introduction  of  new  train  between  Morbi  and  Mumbai  (ii) introduction of new train between  Rajkot and Delhi and ( iii) extension of long distance trains upto Bhaktinagar. These demands are examined and action as found feasible and justified is taken, subject to traffic demand, operational feasibility and availability of resources. However,  since  January  2014  till  date  09  pairs  of  new  trains (6  pairs  of  express  trains  and  3  pairs  of  DEMU  service)  have  been introduced in this area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Skill Development Courses
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

## *183. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) the  normative  and  actual  time  taken  for  issuance  of  certificates  of  Skill Development Courses;
- (b) whether there has been some delay in issue of such certificates;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the apprentices in Mumbai zone;
- (d) whether the Government is considering/proposing to correct the lapses and allow the candidates to be considered for engagement for the respective establishments; and
- (e) if so, the time frame proposed to resolve this issue?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE REGARDING 'SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES'.

(a) to (e) The  certificates  are  issued  immediately  after  passing  the  exam  and upon receipt of details of candidates from the State Directorates. There is no delay in issuance  of  certificates  for  ITI  and  short  term  courses  under  Modular  Employable Skills (MES) as these certificates are issued On-line.

There is a delay in issuance of about 10,277 Apprentice Certificates of Mumbai Zone due to non-receipt of data from the State Directorate. To avoid delay, an Online  system  has  been  implemented  for  ITI  students  and  for  the  trainees  under Modular Employable Skills (MES) courses since more than 2 years. A similar system has already been introduced for apprentices from the current session.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Third Generation Nuclear Reactors
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2299

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## THIRD GENERATION NUCLEAR REACTORS

2299.  DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the country has the capability for developing  third generation nuclear reactors;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ; and
- (c) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  steps,  if  any,  taken  by  the Government  to build such capability?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b) Yes, Sir.  Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has designed Advanced Heavy  Water  Reactor  (AHWR)  for  utilisation  of  Thorium.  This  reactor  has several passive safety systems  and  runs  on  coolant  flow by natural circulation. It meets all the post Fukushima requirements and can withstand severe accidents without exposing radiation in the environment. It meets all the  safety  features  of  3rd  generation  reactors.  AHWR  design  has  been reviewed by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Atomic Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB)  has  accorded  pre-licensing  approval. Government of India has given 'in principle 'approval for constructing AHWR in Tarapur, Maharashtra
- c)         Not applicable in view of (a) & (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Anti Malware Centre
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, BHARATENDRA SINGH, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2298

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 15.03.2017

## ANTI MALWARE CENTRE

## 2298.    DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched anti-malware analysis centre that will provide free anti-virus for computers and mobile phones in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the estimated budgetary allocation for the project;
- (d) the details of internet service providers and banks which have come on board to use this system;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to develop National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC); and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the amount allocated for NCCC?

## ANSWER

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

(a),  (b),  (c)    and  (d): Cyber  Swachhta  Kendra  (Botnet  Cleaning  and  Malware  Analysis Centre)  has  been  established  by  the  Government  for  detection  of  systems  infected  by malware/botnets in the country and to notify, enable cleaning and securing systems of end users to prevent further malware infections. The Cyber Swachhta Kendra has been launched on  21  February  2017.  The  centre  is  working  in  close  coordination  and  collaboration  with Internet  Service  Providers,  Academia  and  Industry.  The  centre  is  providing  detection  of malicious programs and free tools to remove the same for common users. The project has an outlay of Rs. 90.5 Crores for a period of 5 years.  Currently, 7 Internet Service Providers and 37 banks are using the data provided by the Cyber Swachhta Kendra for remedial actions.

(e) and (f): Government has approved the project to set up the National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) in April 2015 for implementation by Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with an outlay of Rs. 985 crores for a period of five years. The main focus of the centre is to continuously scan the cyberspace in the country at metadata level and generate near real time situational awareness for macroscopic views of the cyber security threats in the country. NCCC is a multi stakeholder body with phases of implementation. The first phase for creation of Threat and Situational Awareness Test bed is under implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Projects under PPP Mode
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2293 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## PROJECTS UNDER PPP MODE

2293.   SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- whether the Railways is promoting projects under PPP mode;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  major  ongoing  projects  under  PPP  mode including its number, total value and status of implementation;
- (c) whether the Railways proposes to undertake some more projects under PPP mode during the financial year 2017-18 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d): Yes, Madam. A Participative Policy for rail connectivity and capacity augmentation was issued in December 2012 which provides five models of Public Private Partnership in building rail connectivity.

17  rail  connectivity  projects  of  approximately  ₹  18,000  crore  are under  various  stages  of  implementation  through  PPP  mode  with participation of strategic investors/customers. Project specific Special  Purpose  Vehicles  (SPVs)  have  been  formed  in  10  projects under Joint Venture Model and contracts have been awarded in most of the Customer Funded projects.

In 2017-18 Ministry of Railways has identified certain projects of rail connectivity,  station  redevelopment  and  private  freight  terminals among  others  to  be  taken  up  through  Extra  Budgetary  resources including PPP.

To  facilitate  private  investment,  Ministry  of  Railways  has  issued Model Concession Agreements (MCAs) for various models of PPP viz. Non-Governmental Railway model, Joint Venture model, Build, Operate  and  Transfer  (BOT)  model,  Customer  funded  model  and Sectoral Guidelines for Domestic and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Rail Sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Poverty Line
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: P. KUMAR, LALLU SINGH, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, JAGDAMBIKA PAL, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2289 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## POVERTY LINE

## 2289. SHRI P. KUMAR:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the efforts made by the Government to determine poverty line after report of the committees headed by Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog;
- (b) the number of persons living below the poverty line in the country at present;
- (c) whether there is a need to conduct a fresh survey for defining the poverty line in the country in a new manner;
- (d) if so, whether the Government has set up or proposes to set up an expert committee in this regard;
- (e) if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (f) the time by which the new norms/ criteria for setting up of poverty line are likely to be introduced?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (f) The Task Force on Elimination of Poverty in India under the Chairmanship of Dr. Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog submitted its report to Prime Minister's Office on 11 th July, 2016. The Task Force in its report has inter-alia, stated that 'a consensus in favour of either the Tendulkar or a higher poverty line did not emerge. Therefore, the Task Force has concluded that the matter be considered in greater depth by the country's top experts on poverty before a final decision is made. Accordingly, it is recommended that an expert committee be set up to arrive at an informed decision on the level at which the poverty line should be set.'

The  official  poverty  estimates  are  based  on  data  of  Large  Sample  Surveys  on  Household Consumer  Expenditure  carried  out  by  the  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO)  of  the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. These surveys are normally conducted on  quinquennial  basis.  The  latest  data  of  Large  Sample  Survey  on  Household  Consumer Expenditure has been collected by NSSO in its 68 th round conducted in 2011-12. The poverty estimates for 2011-12 have been computed following the extant Tendulkar methodology and these have been released through a Press Note issued on 22nd July 2013. For 2011-12, number of persons living below poverty line in the country has been estimated as 27 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Index of Industrial Production
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2285

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 15 th  MARCH, 2017

## INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

2285. KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government  has  revised the methodology  of calculating the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government is still using the 2004-05 as the base year;
- (c)  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along with  the corrective measures taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d)  whether the Government has taken note of the fact that some States compile monthly data, while others prepare quarterly and in some cases, the said index is not shared with the Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether the Government has asked the State Governments to come  out  with  their  own  IIP  with  the  new  base  year  on  a monthly basis by the end of the 2017-18 and if so, the details thereof and the response of the State Governments thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI D V SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a)
- (b)
- No, Madam.
- Yes, Madam.
- (c) The reason for using IIP with base year 2004-05 is that the new series  of  IIP  has  not  yet  been  approved  by  the  Competent Authority. All efforts are being made to get the approval of the Competent  Authority  to  change  the  base  year  and  launch  the new series.
- (d) The  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  fact  that  some  States compile monthly data, while others prepare quarterly. The State indices are shared with the Government.
- (e) No, Madam. The Government has advised the State Governments  to  release  IIP  with  new  base  year  in  2017  on monthly basis or at least quarterly basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Train to Tawang
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2284 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## TRAIN TO TAWANG

2284.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  trains  to  Tawang  in Arunachal Pradesh which is located close to Chinese border;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  in  this  regard  and  the  time  by  which  the  survey work for the project is likely to be started and completed;
- (c) the total expenditure likely to be involved in said project;
- (d) the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle Chinese objections in this regard; and
- (e) the further steps taken/being taken by the Government to connect other border areas of the country with railway lines?

## 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.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2284 BY SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR, SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH,  SHRI  S.R.  VIJAYAKUMAR  AND  SHRI  ASHOK  SHANKARRAO CHAVAN  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2017 REGARDING TRAIN TO TAWANG (a) to (c): Yes, Madam.  Ministry of Defence has identified construction of Misamari  (Bhalukpong)-Tenga-Tawang  strategic  new  line.    Tawang  is close to Tibet border and is a district headquarter in Arunachal Pradesh. During the year 2016-17, Ministry of Defence has provided ` 25.18 Crore for carrying out Final location Survey of this line. Further decision about assessment of cost, execution of the project and running of train can be taken after report of Final Location Survey is available. (d):    Government  is  not  aware  of  any  such  objection  raised  by  Chinese Government to these Strategic lines under survey. (e):  Connectivity  of  the  border  areas  are  taken  into  consideration  on suggestion/request received from Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Defence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Occupancy Rate after Dynamic Fare System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, JYOTI DHURVE, BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD, A.P. JITHENDER REDDY, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## OCCUPANCY RATE AFTER DYNAMIC FARE SYSTEM

## 2283. SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  occupancy  rate  of  Shatabdi,  Duranto  and  Rajdhani  trains after introducing the dynamic fare system and the profit earned/losses  suffered  after  introducing  the  dynamic  fare  system, train-wise;
- (b)  whether  most  of  these  trains  are  running  with  vacant  seats while other trains on the same routes have waitings;
- (c)  if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has made any study in this regard and decided to revisit the dynamic fare system; and
- (e)  if so, the details and outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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(a) to (c):  Dynamic fare system has not been introduced in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains.  However, w.e.f. 09.09.2016, Flexi Fare

system  has  been  introduced  in  Rajdhani,  Duronto  and  Shatabdi trains.

Occupancy  of  the  trains  varies  during  peak,  non-peak, festivals seasons, special occasions and weekends etc. Therefore, sometimes  the  trains  run  with  higher  occupancy  (more  than  the berth potential) and sometimes during non-peak times some berths remain vacant. Therefore, loss due to vacant berths in trains cannot be  quantified.    However,  the  average  occupancy  of  all  reserved accommodation  on  Indian  Railways  during  2015-2016  was  101% which has gone upto 102% in 2016-17 upto December, 2016.

(d)  &  (e):  Interim  review  has  been  made  and  it  has  been  decided w.e.f.  20.12.2016,  to  allow  10%  rebate  in  basic  fare  on  vacant berths/seats  after  preparation  of  first  chart  in  all  trains  including Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains on an experimental basis for six months.  Provision of Tatkal quota has been reduced in flexi fare trains  from  maximum  30%  to  10%  of  the  total  berths  availability. Apart  from  above,  w.e.f.  20.12.2016  discounted  fare  has  been offered  for  the  passengers  of  Jaipur-Ajmer  and  Ajmer-Jaipur  in 12015/12016 New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express and for the passengers of Bengaluru City-Mysuru and Mysuru-Bengaluru City in 12007/12008 Chennai Central-Mysuru Shatabdi Express on an experimental basis for a period of six months.

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