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Lok Sabha Question No. 2823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Stoppage at Vapi Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2823 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

STOPPAGE AT VAPI STATION

†2823.  SHRI NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  trains  announced  in  the  budget  2016-17  to  be  made operational by the Railways along with their routes;

(b) the number of trains out of them which are likely to pass through Vapi railway station; and

(c)  the  details  of  the  trains  which  are  likely  to  be  provided  stoppage  at Vapi station?

## 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 QUESTION NO. 2823 BY SHRI NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2017 REGARDING STOPPAGE AT VAPI STATION

(a) & (b): In Railway Budget 2016-17, introduction of Antyodaya, Humsafar, UDAY, Tejas brand of train services have been announced. The details of the  trains  which  are  yet  to  be  introduced  out  of  the  announced  7 Antyodaya  Express,  10  Humsafar  Express,  3  UDAY  Express  &  3  Tejas Express along with route are as under:

## Antyodaya Express

- (i) 15567/15568 Darbhanga-Jalandhar City Antyodaya Express (Weekly) via Gorakhpur, Moradabad, Chandigarh, Ludhiana
- (ii) 22841/22842 Santragachi-Chennai Central Antyodaya Express (Weekly) via Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Vijaywada
- (iii) 22895/22896 Bilaspur-Firozpur Antyodaya Express (Weekly) via Anuppur, Jhansi, Delhi Safdarjung, Rohtak, Bathinda
- (iv) 22921/22922  Bandra(T)-Gorakhpur  Antyodaya  Express  (Weekly)  via Surat, Vadodara, Kota, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Gonda
- (v) 15563/15564 Jaynagar-Udhna Antyodaya Express (Weekly) via Darbhanga, Mughalsarai, Jabalpur, Itarsi, Bhusaval, Jalgaon Humsafar Express
- (i) 22317/22318  Sealdah-Jammu  Tawi  Humsafar  Express  (Weekly)  via Gaya,  Mughalsarai,  Varanasi,  Lucknow,  Moradabad,  Ambala  Cantt., Ludhiana
- (ii) 22913/22914 Bandra(T)-Patna Humsafar Express (Weekly) via Valsad, Udhna, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Chheoki, Mughalsarai UDAY Express
- (i) 22665/22666  Coimbatore-Bengaluru  UDAY  Express  (6  days  a  week) via  Tiruppur, Erode, Salem
- (ii) 22923/22924  Bandra(T)-Jamnagar  UDAY  Express  (Tri-weekly)  via Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Hapa

(iii)

22701/22702  Visakhapatnam-Vijaywada  UDAY  Express  (5  days  a week) via Duvvada, Ankapalli, Rajahmundry, Eluru

Tejas Express

- (i)

22425/22426 New Delhi-Chandigarh Tejas Express (6 days a week)

- (ii) 12585/12586  Lucknow  Jn-Anand  Vihar  Tejas  Express  (  6  days  a week)

Out of these, 1 Humsafar Express train, 1 Antyodaya Express train and 1

UDAY Express train will pass through Vapi station. (c): None of the trains will have stoppage at Vapi station.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Common Agency for Collection of Price Statistics
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2820

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 2 ND  AUGUST, 2017

## COMMON AGENCY FOR COLLECTION OF PRICE STATISTICS

## 2820.  SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  intending  to  institute  a  common agency for the collection of price statistics as well as Consumer Price  Indices  (CPI)  to  substitute  for  CPI-Agricultural  and  Rural Labourers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  report  submitted  by  any  committee  duly appointed by the Government which aimed to address inadequacies in addressing population-specific requirements and data collection; and
- (c)
- if so, the details and the salient recommendations thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION [SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA]

- (a)
- :  No Madam.
- (b) & (c): In July 2010, National Statistical Commission (NSC) constituted 'Committee on Price Statistics' under the Chairmanship of Dr. Sudipto Mundle. The term of reference of the Committee  interalia included  Integration  of  data  collection  machinery.  The  Committee submitted  report  on  13 th   April  2011.  The  Committee  noted  that integration  of  data  collection  mechanism  for  all  the  price  indices  is desirable for rationalization and consistency of data flow; coordinated and  timely  revision  of  the  price  indices  and  optimum  utilization  of manpower for price data collection. Accordingly, the Committee made following recommendations:
- (i) Price data collection for CPI-Rural and CPI-Agricultural Labourers  /Rural  Labourers  should  be  integrated.  Suitable technical proposals for adjustment of the data set and sample size should be prepared by the Technical Advisory Committee on Statistics of Prices and Cost of Living (TAC on SPCL).
- (ii) The Committee  feels that integration of price collection mechanism  for  all  price  indices  should  be  accomplished  by entrusting the task to a single agency, namely, Field Operation Division (FOD) of National sample Survey Office (NSSO).
- (iii) Technical bottlenecks in integrating the datasets for CPI-Urban and CPI-Industrial Workers should be resolved by Prices Unit of National  Accounts  Division,  Central  Statistics  Office  (CSO)  in consultation  with  Labour  Bureau.  Changes  in  price  collection scheme including, inter alia, the number of markets, centres, items, brands/specifications etc. may be submitted to the TAC on SPCL for approval.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Raising Height of Platforms
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2818 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## RAISING HEIGHT OF PLATFORMS

## 2818. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  his  Ministry,  Member  of  Parliament  and  Mumbai  High  Court have  asked  the  Western  and  Central  Railways  to  raise  the  height  of platforms of Mumbai suburb stations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Railways has initiated the work; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  status  of  the  work  so  far  done  including  the completion deadline?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d): Yes, Madam. In order to reduce the vertical gap between coach floor  and  platforms  at  stations  on  Mumbai  Suburban  Railway  Stations, which are covered by Central Railway and Western Railway, 228 platforms were identified for raising of the platform, out of which, 212 platforms have been raised. 3 platforms at Sion and Matunga railway stations are not to be raised as these have been planned to be dismantled in connection with project of execution of 5 th  & 6 th  line and will not be required. Remaining 13 platforms have been planned for raising by December, 2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Bio Technology Park
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/08/2017

## Bio- Technology Park

## 2817. DR.BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- a. Whether funds for setting up Bio-Technology park in each State have been provided;
- b. if so, the State-wise details thereof;
- c. whether the Government proposes to set up more Bio-Technology parks;
- d. if so, the places identified for the purpose; and
- e. the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (Y. S. Chowdary)

- a. Yes Madam, the Department has provided funds for setting up Bio-Technology Park in 6 States.
- b. The State wise details is as follows :

|   Sl.No. | State                                    |   Amount (Rs. in Crores) |
|----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh                            |                    27.49 |
|        2 | Erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (Now Telangana) |                    26.8  |
|        3 | Karnataka                                |                    11.13 |
|        4 | Tamil Nadu                               |                     8.63 |
|        5 | Kerala                                   |                     7.27 |
|        6 | Assam                                    |                    24.38 |

c-e The Department in the National Biotechnology Development Strategy has announced the plan for expansion  of  the Biotechnology  Parks.  This  will be  dependent  on  the preparedness of State Government and Proposals received. The proposals received from J&K State and Chhattisgarh are under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Regularization of Unauthorised Colonies
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2815 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 02, 2017 REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORISED COLONIES

No. 2815

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to regularise unauthorized colonies in Delhi rather than allowing balconies  (Chajjas)  up  to  5  feet  in  authorised  colonies hanging the fate of the owners of the buildings which were constructed up to 2007 and are willing to pay charges for the same;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to come out with some  rules  for  regularization  of  the  projection  of  the balconies on Government land by charging the fees to be levied by the concerned authorities - MCD or L&DO; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a): The revision of the regulations under which the unauthorised colonies are regularised by Government  of  National  Capital  Territory  of Delhi is under consideration.
- (b)&(c): Regulation of balconies/chajjas is done by the concerned  local  bodies  as  per  the  Unified
- Building Byelaws for Delhi, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Fishermen in Various Jails
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2814 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## FISHERMEN IN VARIOUS JAILS

2814. SHRI V. ELUMALAI: DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of fishermen imprisoned in jails of Sri Lanka and Pakistan;
- (b) whether the Government is pursuing their release along with the boats;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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

- (a) The number of Indian fishermen in the custody of Sri Lankan authorities as on 31 July 2017 is 15. As per the available information,  there  are  417  fishermen  believed  to  be  Indian  in Pakistani jails as on 31 July 2017.
- (b) & (c) Government regularly takes up with the Governments of Sri Lanka and Pakistan the matter of early release and repatriation of  Indian  fishermen  and  fishing  boats.  Our  High  Commissions  in Colombo and Islamabad provide humanitarian and legal assistance to  the  apprehended  fishermen.  India  has  consistently  maintained that the fishermen issues involve longstanding livelihood and socioeconomic  practices  and  humanitarian  concerns  that  need  to  be handled with great care and sensitivity.

With  Sri  Lanka,  the  fishermen  issues  have  been  taken  up  at the  highest  level,  including  by  the  Prime  Minister  with  the  Sri

Lankan President and Prime Minister during his visit to Sri Lanka in May 2017. External Affairs Minister also raised the matter with the visiting  Sri  Lankan  Prime  Minister  in  April  2017  and  subsequently with  the  Sri  Lankan  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs  during  the  latter's visit  to  India  in  June  2017.  As  a  result  of  sustained  diplomatic efforts, Government has so far secured the release of 251 fishermen in Sri Lankan custody in 2017.

Following  our  2+2  initiative  in  November  2016  when  the Foreign  and  Fisheries  Ministers  of  the  two  countries  met  in  New Delhi,  a  bilateral  Joint  Working  Group  (JWG)  mechanism  was institutionalized to address the fishermen issues. It was also agreed that  Ministers  for  Fisheries  of  the  two  countries  meet  every  six months  to  review  the  progress.  So  far  two  rounds  of  the  JWG meeting have been held. The 2nd meeting of the JWG held on 7 April 2017 in Colombo took stock of the implementation of the Confidence Building  Measures  (CBMs)  agreed  to  by  both  sides  pending  a permanent solution to the fishermen issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Exchange Traded Fund
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2811 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## EXCHANGE TRADED FUND

2811.  DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is considering to set up an Exchange Traded Fund;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether the Railways is also considering to set up three public sector enterprises; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Low Cost Houses under GST
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2810

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 02, 2017

## LOW COST HOUSES UNDER GST

No. 2810 DR. P. VENUGOPAL :

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

- (a)   whether the Urban Development Ministry has recommended to provide tax exemption to low cost houses under GST and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)   whether the Ministry of Urban Development has also asked for waiver  of  stamp  duty  for  affordable  housing  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a): Yes  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  had
- recommended  to Ministry of Finance to include houses constructed under the In Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership  (AHP)  verticals  of  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) (Urban) in the list of exemptions to be continued under Goods & Services Tax (GST).
- (b):   The  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  has  requested  all States/Union  Territories  to  consider  rationalization/waiver  of stamp duty for affordable housing projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Assistance to Afghanistan
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2809 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN

## 2809.   SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has been continuing military assistance to Afghanistan  as  a  part  of  its  obligations  to  Strategic  Partnership Agreement signed between India and Afghanistan in 2011 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  made  military  sales  to  Afghanistan since the signing of the agreement and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  develop  force  posture  and force capability of Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF); and
- (d) the number of ANSF personnel currently under training in India?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Government provides assistance in form of training, equipment and capacity  building  programmes  to  Afghanistan  National  Security  Forces (ANSF) based on requests received from Afghan authorities from time to time  and  in  keeping  with  the  provisions  of  the  Strategic  Partnership Agreement signed in 2011 between India and Afghanistan.
- (b) No.
- (c) to (d) As  part  of  capacity  building,  Afghan  Nationals  are  provided training as requested for by the Afghan authorities. The training and skill enhancement caters for augmenting their efforts in fight against terrorism,  organised  crime,  illegal  trafficking  of  Narcotics  and  money laundering. ANSF  personnel  also  receive  basic  training on Military specialities  as  asked  for  by  them.  The  numbers  are  not  fixed  and fluctuate depending on requests received and processed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Misuse of Social Media
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: DHARAMBIR BHALERAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2807

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## MISUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

## 2807 SHRI DHARAMBIR:

Will the Minister of Electronics and information Technology be pleased to state :

- (a) whether some people are using social media for inciting riots and duping people for the last few years;
- (b) if so, the stringent steps taken by the Government to check the misuse of social media and the details thereof;
- (c) if not, whether the government is of the view that there is no need to pay attention to it;
- (d) whether  some  people  write  anything  after  making  fake  identity  of  any  leader  or celebrity now-a-day;
- (e) if so, the action taken in this regard; and
- (f) if not, whether these kinds of activities should not be checked and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f):      Some  instances  have  been  observed  in  the  recent  past  where  the  anti  social elements are using social media for posting malicious contents. Law Enforcement agencies regularly monitor the web and social media and take appropriate action for blocking of such URLs  whenever  they  notice  hosting  of  objectionable  contents  as  per  provision  of  rules notified under Section 69A of Information Technology Act 2000.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Pro Bono Legal Service
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ******

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2806

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 02 nd August, 2017

## Pro Bono Legal Service

## 2806 .  SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA

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

- (a) whether  the Government  is  planning  to  introduce  any  Pro  Bono  Legal Service platform for considering a lawyer to be elevated as a judge; and (b)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) :  The Government has launched an online application procedure (available at http://www.doj.gov.in) for interested lawyers to enroll and volunteer  for  pro  bono  legal  services.    The  Government  has  also decided  to  include  and  recognize  credible  pro  bono  legal  assistance provided by lawyers  who have registered  in the platform as one of the yardsticks to be considered for appointment as a High Court Judge. As on date a total of 147 lawyers have enrolled in this scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Cyber and Telecom Dispute Appeals Tribunals
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2803 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND   AUGUST, 2017

## CYBER AND TELECOM DISPUTE APPEALS TRIBUNALS

## 2803. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  merge  the  cyber  and  telecom  dispute appeals tribunals; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status 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) & (b) As per PART XIV of Chapter VI of Finance Act, 2017 (7 of 2017), the Cyber  Appellate  Tribunal  established  under  the  Information  Technology  Act,  2000 was merged with the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). Vide Government Notification S.O.1696(E) dated 26.05.2017 issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, the provisions of PART XIV of Chapter VI of Finance Act, 2017 have come into force on 26 th May, 2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Assistance given to Voluntary Organization
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2802 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION

## †2802. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

(a) whether  changes  were  made  in  the  assistance  being  given  to  the  voluntary organisations working for the welfare of other backward classes while emphasizing skill development; and

- (b) if so, the details of the new scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Regulation of Political Parties
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2801

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 02 ND AUGUST, 2017

## REGULATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES

2801. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Parliamentary  Standing  Committee  has  recommended  for  regulation  of sprouting of non-popular unrecognised political parties in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : No  such  recommendation  has  been  received  from  the  Parliamentary Standing Committee.
- (b)  : Does not arise.

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