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Lok Sabha Question No. 4495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Indo-Japan Summit
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## INDO - JAPAN SUMMIT

4495   SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN :

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI S.R.VIJAYAKUMAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Indo-Japan Summit 2016 was concluded recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of agreements signed by his Ministry with Japan during the summit;
- (c) whether  Japan  has  agreed  to  train  and  produce  30000  world  class  skilled  Indian workers;
- (d) if so, the time by which these workers are likely to be trained; and
- (e) the further steps taken/being taken by the Government to get training for Indian skilled workers from other countries?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  visited  Japan  from  10-12  November  2016  and  met  Prime Minister  Shinzo  Abe  for  the  Annual  Summit  Meeting.    The  two  PMs  discussed  bilateral, regional and global issues of interest. During the visit, the Prime Minister had an audience with  His  Majesty,  travelled  to  Kobe  to  witness  manufacturing  of  High-Speed  Railway manufacturing facilities, interacted with the Japanese leadership and captains of the industry.
- (b) to (e) Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship,  Government  of  India  and  Ministry  of  Economy,  Trade  and  Industry  of Japan, Government of Japan on the Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Program was signed during PM's visit. This MoC envisages training 30,000 Indian youth in the Japanese style  manufacturing  in  the  next  10  years  in  India.  This  would  be  achieved  through  the establishment of Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) and the Japanese Endowed Courses (JEC) in select Engineering colleges in India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Lack of Skills in the Labour Employed in MSME Sector
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4494 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## LACK OF SKILLS IN THE LABOUR EMPLOYED IN MSME SECTOR QUESTION

## 4494. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

- Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state: (a)      whether the Government has taken cognizance of the recent report released by PHD Chamber and Avian Media on the lack of skills in the labour employed in MSME sector; (b)      if so, the details of any steps in the broad scheme of Skill India to address this concern of skill development at lateral stages; (c)      whether there is any consultation with MSME representative bodies to support the workers with Government aid to ensure updated skills; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (d) The  information  is  being  collected  and  will  be  laid  on  the  table  of  the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Artificial Intelligence
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/12/2016

## ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

4493. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

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

(a) the current position of India in the field of artificial intelligence research and development in the world and the progress made thereon;

(b) the  current  levels  of  financial  and  institutional  support  provided  by  the  Government  for artificial intelligence;

(c) whether the Government has any plans to encourage research in artificial intelligence in the country;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) 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. CHOWDARY) 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) to (e):  The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Monitoring of Funds
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4491

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 DECEMBER,2016

## MONITORING OF FUNDS

No. 4491     SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has put in place any arrangements to  monitor  the  utilisation  of  funds  allocated  to  the  States under various urban development schemes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether a large part of allocated funds remains unutilized;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  such  States  and  schemes,  State  and Scheme-wise; and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  against such  States  and  also  for  timely  utilization  of  allocated funds?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a  &  b):  Yes,  Madam.  In  order  to  monitor  utilisation  of  funds allocated to the States under urban development schemes, various institutional frameworks, provisions of quarterly progress reports, returns and review by

undertaking  field  visits  have  been  put  in  place.  Review meetings/video conferences are also held for the purpose. Instalments of central assistance are released keeping in view the reports of the Independent Review and Monitoring Agencies and Utilisation Certificates issued by the  State  Government  authorities.  Besides  the  State

Governments also monitor the utilisation of funds.

- (c to e): The Government has launched the following important Missions:
- (i) Swachh Bharat Mission(SBM)
- (ii) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT)
- (iii) Smart Cities Mission

These programmes involve planning, project preparation and procurement activities before work is actually started. Many plans and projects under the schemes have been  approved.  The  projects  are  in  various  phases  of preparation and implementation. The objectives of these missions  are  to  be  achieved  as  per  their  respective mission guidelines and mission timelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Visa to Students
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4490 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## VISA TO STUDENTS

4490. DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is an increase in the total number of visas issued by the US to Indian students during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  there  has  also  been  an  increase  in  the  total  number  of students going to European nations as compared to the US during the above period; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

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

(a) & (b) The number of visas issued by the US Government to Indian students during 2013 to 2015, as per information published by Education USA program (supported by the United States State Department), is as follows:

|   Year |   Number of F1 Visas issued by US to Indian Students |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
|   2013 |                                                36141 |
|   2014 |                                                56653 |
|   2015 |                                                74831 |

(c) & (d) The total number of students enrolled in the UK Universities have gone down from 22,385 in 2012-13 to 18,320 in 2014-15, according to  the  data  published  by  the  UK  Higher  Education  International  Unit. However,  as  per  available  information,  there  has  been  no  significant change  in  the  number  of  Indian  students  studying  in  other  European countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Mobile Recharge and Bill Payment APP
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4489 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH   DECEMBER, 2016

## MOBILE RECHARGE AND BILL PAYMENT APP

4489. SHRI G. HARI: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (a) whether  many  mobile  applications,  websites  and  wallets  like  Free  Charge, Mobikwik,  Oxigen  facilitate  the  recharge  and  bill  payment  services  as  channel partners of telecom companies; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the  Government  has  formulated  rules/norms in  the  agreement between operator and channel partners for the  protection  of interest  of  subscribers including tariff and technical requirement; (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  action  proposed  to  be  taken  in  this regard; and whether the operators are likely to be liable for any non-compliance of rule by third party vendors like websites and apps that facilitate bill payment and recharges

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to (e) The information is being collected and will  be laid on the Table  of the House.
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- (e) and if so, the details thereof?
Lok Sabha Question No. 4488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Modernization of ITI Courses
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4488 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## MODERNIZATION OF ITI COURSES

## 4488  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a) whether the Government is modernizing the ITI courses in accordance with the demand in employment market; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Modernization  of  curricula/syllabus  of ITIs is a continuous  /routine process  which  is  carried  out  at  regular  interval  in  consultation  with  the  industries, academia, trade experts and   other stake holders in accordance with the demand in employment market.

The curricula so prepared is approved by Sub Committee of National Council for  Vocational Training (NCVT) dealing with 'Norms & Courses' which  comprises of Officials  of  Directorate  General  of  Training  i.e  Director  General/Joint  Secretary (Chairman),  Dy.  Director  General  of  Training  (Member)  and  Director  of  Training (Member Secretary), Central Ministries, State Governments, Employers Organisations and Workers Organisations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Grassroot Technological Innovation
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4487 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/12/2016

## GRASSROOT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

## 4487.  SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  concrete  steps  to  promote  and  support  grassroot technological innovation and traditional knowledge;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  India's  rich  traditional  knowledge  in healthcare?

## ANSWER

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

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) Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (c):  The Government has established National Innovation Foundation (NIF) to scout, document and commercialise grassroot innovations  and  traditional  knowledge.  NIF  has  so  far  documented more than 2 lakh grassroot level innovations and traditional knowledge. One of the unique features of this programme is that in the event of commercialization the grassroot innovator get his share of benefit. NIF works towards protecting grassroot level innovations in all sectors including healthcare.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Standardised Calibration of Instruments
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4484 (To BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016)

## STANDARDISED CALIBRATION OF INSTRUMENTS

## 4484. DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a) whether as per the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of CSIR, most of the pollution measuring instruments and Blood Pressure; sugar reader and other biomedical equipment in the country are not calibrated to standardised form leading to inaccurate or different data or reading;
- (c) whether CSIR has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and Health Ministry and other concerned to calibrate all such instruments standardised form; to
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) if sO, the response of these agencies in this regard; and
- (e) the other corrective measures takenl  being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

Most of the pollution measuring and biomedical equipment are not calibrated as per standards in the country which affects quality of the measured data: CSIR- National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL); New Delhi being the National Metrology Institute (NMI); has initiated the program to cater this national need. CSIR-NPL has established the primary ozone calibration facility which is being used by different organizations for calibrating their ozone analyzers used for monitoring ambient ozone concentrations. CSIR-NPL is also calibrating the biomedical equipment like clinical thermometer and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines for the calibration of temperature and magnetic field, respectively-

- (c)e(d) CSIR-NPL organized a stakeholders meeting with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) on 18 October 2016 at NPL to deliberate on the issue of calibration for ensuring quality in the pollution monitoring undertaken by various agencies in India. Subsequently, a Proficiency Testing (PT) exercise was jointly organized with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) during 7-9 November 2016 to disseminate the traceability in Carbon monoxide (CO) measurements in which ten State Pollution Controi Boards (SPCBs) also participated:
- (e) CSIR-NPL has requested CPCB and SPCB at different forums to their instruments calibrated periodically: get

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Replacement of Old Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## REPLACEMENT OF OLD COACHES

4483. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to replace all the existing old railway coaches; and

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and the time likely to be taken on the said work?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Death in Winter and Summer Seasons
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4482

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 14, 2016

## DEATH IN WINTER AND SUMMER SEASONS

No. 4482               SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  POVERTY  ALLEVIATION  be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  figures  on  the  number  of deaths in urban areas during winter and summer season due to extreme weather condition;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and if  not,  the  reasons therefor along
- with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the  provisions  made  and  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to
- ensure that poor people are not left to die due to cold and heat during winter and summer season; and
- (d) the extent of success achieved by the Government as a result of
- the above steps?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

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(a) to (d): One  of  the  reasons  for  deaths  due  to  extreme  weather conditions could be because of lack of proper habitat. It is the primary responsibility of Governments of the States/Union Territories to provide shelter for the urban homeless population. Data on the number of deaths in  urban  areas  during  winter  and  summer  season  due  to  extreme weather condition is not available separately.

In order to complement and supplement the efforts of Governments of  States/  UTs  in  this  regard,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Poverty Alleviation  is  administering  a  scheme  'Shelter  for  Urban  Homeless

(SUH)' as one of the seven components of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM),  through  respective States/UTs.  It focuses on providing permanent shelters along with basic facilities  to  the  urban  homeless.  As  on  31.10.2016,  a  total  of  1146 shelters  have  been  sanctioned  by  24  states/UTs.  Out  of  which  575 shelters are operational. Provision of shelter for urban homeless is a step in right direction to prevent deaths of homeless people due to extreme weather conditions. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Whistleblowers Act
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4479

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016)

## WHISTLEBLOWERS ACT

## 4479. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the Whistleblowers Act does not provide any incentive for disclosure of any information under the private sector;
- (b) if so, the steps that are being taken by the Government to afford similar protection to whistleblowers in the private sector;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any steps towards including 'anonymous disclosures' under the purview of the Act;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) & (b): The objective of the Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2014 inter alia is to provide protection to the persons making complaints relating to disclosure. The Act does not provide incentive for complaints relating to disclosure.
- (c)  to  (e):    The  Act  provides  punishment  for  false  or  frivolous  disclosure  by  any  person. Anonymous disclosures will make operation of such provisions difficult.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: ROBs on Manmad Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4477 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## ROBS ON MANMAD LINE

## 4477. SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of construction of the ongoing Road Over Bridges (ROBs) on Daund-Manmad line of central railway in the State of Maharashtra along with the expenditure incurred thereon;
- (b) the number  of ROB  projects which are running behind schedule,  including  reasons  therefor  and  the  revised  time frame fixed for their completion; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  replace  all  the existing  railway  crossings  on  the  above  section  by  ROBs  in the near future?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED MANSUKHLAL  GANDHI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 14.12.2016 REGARDING ROBS ON MANMAD LINE

QUESTION NO. 4477 BY SHRI DILIPKUMAR (a) to (c): There is only one Road Over Bridge (ROB) sanctioned on  Daund-Manmad  line  in  lieu  of  manned  Level  Crossing  (LC) No.12 at Km.299/6-7. This work was sanctioned during the year 2016-17. The General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) of the work is under approval. No expenditure has been incurred so far. So  far  as  time  schedule  for  completion  of  ROB  is  concerned, funds for Road Safety Works (ROBs/RUBs/Subways/Level Crossings) come from Central Road Funds (CRF) as a percentage of cess collected on Diesel and Petrol by Ministry of Finance. The progress of works is commensurate with the availability of funds. Railway  has  planned  to  eliminate  unmanned  level  crossings  on Broad  Gauge  routes  in  phased  manner.  Level  Crossings,  where Train Vehicle Unit (TVU - A number arrived at by multiplying the number of train units and road vehicle units passed in 24 hours) exceeds  one  lakh,  are  considered  for  replacement  by  ROBs  on cost sharing basis with State Government. *****