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Lok Sabha Question No. 1907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: India’s Ranking in Travel Advisory
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1907 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## INDIA'S RANKING IN TRAVEL ADVISORY

1907. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the United States Government has placed India at Level 2 in its travel advisory for countries citing crime and terrorism as reason;
- (b) if   so,   the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the details of diplomatic or other alternative channels utilized/proposed to  be utilized to take up this issue with authorities concerned in the United States?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) On   10   January   2018,   the   Government   of   United   States launched a new system of four-level travel advisory to 'provide U.S. citizens with clear, timely, and reliable safety and security information worldwide'.   Under   the   new   system,   every   country   will   have   a   T ravel Advisory, providing levels of advice ranging from 1 to 4 as follows:

- Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions;

Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution;

Level 3 - Reconsider Travel; and

Level 4 - Do Not Travel.

Countries have been assigned levels on the basis of 7 risk indicators -   Crime,   T errorism,   Civil   Unrest,   Health,   Natural   Disaster,   Time-limited Event and Other. India has been placed at Level 2 - 'Exercise increased caution' due to

'crime and terrorism'. 51 other countries have been assigned Level 2.

Government of India remains closely engaged with the Government of United States on all matters of mutual interest, including the issue of travel advisories. We have conveyed that there should be no concerns about the safety of US citizens in India, and that U.S. travel advisories should not create undue alarm about the security situation in India. The US officials have stated that under the US legal system, it is obligatory for the Administration to advise their citizens on issues relating to travel abroad.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Loco Manufacturing Facility
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1904 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## LOCO MANUFACTURING FACILITY

1904.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  a  plan  to  support    high  speed  rail coach and loco manufacturing facility by way of policy intervention for setting up the facility in Gujarat; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons for the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c) : The agreement with Government of Japan for construction of  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High  Speed  Rail  entails  a  'Make  in  India' component  for  manufacture  of  rolling  stocks  for  high  speed  trains. However,  it  is  premature  to  take  any  decision  in  this  regard  at  this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Heritage Preservation in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, Shrirang Appa Barne, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1902 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## HERITAGE PRESERVATION IN RAILWAYS

1902.

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHMUNDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to take certain reformative measures to promote heritage preservation in Indian Railways and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Railway  board  is  now  preparing  to  launch  a  special drive  to  identify  various  heritage  items  or  artefacts  that  are  currently lying unnoticed or overlooked at different locations and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is a proposal for the revival of Steam Locomotives and  run  regular  time-tabled  trains  on  Steam  Traction  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  maintenance  of railways in hilly areas and bringing them to world standard to promote tourism; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a)  Ministry of Railways have initiated several reformative measures to promote  heritage  preservation  in  Indian  Railways.   These   include

launching of a special drive to identify various heritage items/artefacts that are currently lying unnoticed at different locations; open a logbook of all major events, both at Zonal Railways and National Rail Museum to record the timelines of Railways history, revival of Steam Locomotives; upkeeping Hill Railways, strengthening Railway museums, conservation of built heritage  etc.

- (b)    Ministry  of  Railways  have  directed  all  Zonal  Railways/Production Units to launch a special drive between 1-15 March, 2018 for identification and preservation of Railway heritage assets like buildings, bridges, rolling stocks, documents, photographs, artefacts, equipments, clocks, benches etc.
- (c)    Ministry  of  Railways  has  made  a  specific  provision  in  the  budget outlay for 2018-19 for revival of steam locomotives including restoration and  procurement  of  spares.  There  is  no  proposal  at  present  to  run regular time-tabled trains on Steam Traction.
- (d) & (e). Ministry of Railways have launched a month long drive to bring the five hill railways of India [Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), Nilgiri Mountain  Railway  (NMR),  Kalka  Shimla  Railway  (KSR),  Matheran  Light Railway (MLR) and Kangra Valley Railway (KVR)] in immaculate state for promoting tourism.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Pre and Post Matric Scholarship
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1900 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## PRE AND POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP

## 1900.  SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  new  circular  issued  by  the  Government  for  pre  and  post  matric scholarships  for  minority  girl  students  is  drawing  flak  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the new circular complicates the process of filling the applications and also makes income declaration more complicated; and
- (c) if  so,  whether the Government is considering to review the matter in light of the protests?

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

- (a) to  (c):  No,  Madam.  The  procedure  for  making  application  for  any  scholarship scheme requires the students to furnish self-declaration in respect of 'Community' status and  'Income  Certificate', issued  by the competent  authority  in the State/UT.  In fact, this has made the application process more transparent and accessible to weaker sections among the Minority Communities.  The number of applications,  received  by  the  Government,  have  increased  in  the  current  year. There is 300% increase in the number of applications for Begum Hazrat Mahal National  Scholarship  for  Meritorious  Girls,  implemented  by  the  Maulana  Azad Education  Foundation  (MAEF).  There  is  also  an  increase  in  the  number  of applications for Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Schemes for both boys & girls, implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Deployment of Indian Peacekeepers to UN
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1899

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## DEPLOYMENT OF INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS TO UN

1899.  SHRI  J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to deploy personnel to support United Nations Peacekeeping Missions to South Sudan (UNMISS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the deployment is under Chapter VII and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the country is the largest cumulative troop contributor to United Nations Peacekeeping Missions; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?
- (a) India  has  been  contributing  troops  to  United  Nations  Peacekeeping Missions to South Sudan (UNMISS) since 2011.
- (b) Currently, 2389 (2016 Troop Contingent & 317 Staff personnel) Indian Army Peacekeepers are deployed in UNMISS.
- (c) Yes, Madam.  The mandate of the mission is as per Chapter-VII of the charter  of  UN.    As  per  this  chapter,  the  mandate  of  UNMISS  shall  be (i)  Protection  of  civilians;  (ii)  Monitoring  and  investigating  human  rights;
- (iii) Creating  the conditions for delivery of humanitarian  assistance;
- (iv) Supporting the implementation of the cessation of Hostilities Agreement.
- (d) & (e): Yes, Madam. India is one of the largest troop contributor to UN Missions and has deployed approximately 2,34,000 troops (cumulative) till date for various UN Missions.

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Promotion of Scientific and Technological Research
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1898 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7/3/2018

## PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH

## 1898.  SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

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

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó  Ùðüëðó

- (a) the details of bodies/institutions involved in promotion of science and technology among the youth;
- (b) whether the curriculum in schools facilitate creation of a research mindset at an early age
- and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to equip schools with adequate laboratories and equipment to facilitate research?

## 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

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- (a) to (c):  The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Revamp Plan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1896 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## REVAMP PLAN

## 1896. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  chalked  out  a  revamp  plan  worth Rs. 96,000 crore;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof and areas identified by railways which needs  immediate  attention  including  bridges,  signalling  and tracks;
- (c) whether any foreign investment is likely to be sought in this plan to implement the projects; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and time by which the plan so chalked out is to be implemented?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  &  (b):  Rashtriya  Rail  Sanraksha  Kosh  (RRSK)  with  a  corpus  of ` 1,00,000 Crore over a period of five years for financing safety related works  has  been  included  in  budget  of  2017-18.  The  areas  identified include  track  renewal,  bridge  rehabilitation,  safety  works  at  level crossing such as elimination of Level Crossing, provision of Road Over Bridge  /  Road  Under  Bridge  /  Subway,  signalling  works  such  as replacement of overaged signalling gears, upgradation of standard of interlocking etc.

(c)  &  (d)  The  annual  outlay  of ` 20,000  cr  under  'RRSK'  consists  of ` 5,000 cr from additional Budgetary Support from General Exchequer, ` 10,000 cr transferred from Railway Safety fund received as Railways' share  of  Central  Road  Fund  and ` 5,000  cr  contribution  by  Railways from Internal Resources. The sources of financing 'RRSK' on the above lines have been defined in Ministry of Finance's Office Memorandum on the  subject  dated  5.7.2017,  and  it  does  not  comprise  of  provision  of any foreign investment to the fund for financing of works.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Payment of Arrears to MTNL Ex-employees
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  MARCH, 2018

## PAYMENT OF ARREARS TO MTNL EX-EMPLOYEES

†1894. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  payment  of  arrears  to  the  ex-employees  of  MTNL  has  not  been made despite the sanction of seventh pay commission's recommendation for the DoT prorata pension;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  of  employees  who  have  received  their  due  arrears  of  the  above mentioned  prorata  pension  of  seventh  pay  commission  till  date  and  the  number  of employees deprived of the same so far;
- (d) whether the prorata pension amount has been released by way of post offices but the post offices in Delhi have not released a single penny of this prorata amount to several employees till date; and
- (e) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## 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) Madam,  Department  of  Telecommunications  (DoT)  has  issued  sanction  for payment  of  arrears  to  the  ex-employees  of  MTNL  as  per  the  sanction  of  seventh  pay commission's  recommendations  for  the  prorata  pension.    Out  of  total  of  8771  MTNL  prorata pensioners, sanctions have been issued to Post offices and  Banks (Central Pension Processing Centres) for payment of prorata pension to 8073 pensioners of MTNL Delhi and 698 pensioners of MTNL Mumbai by Principal Controllers of Communication Accounts Delhi and Maharashtra respectively.  119  prorata  MTNL  pensioners  of  Delhi  draw  their  pension  from  different  post offices in Delhi of which payment of pension is confirmed for 82 pensioners and 35 pensioners will be paid by 09-03-2018. 2 pensioners have not been paid arrears by post offices in Delhi due to non-submission of life certificate by the pensioners.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Non Availability of Toilets in Local Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1893 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## NON AVAILABILITY OF TOILETS IN LOCAL TRAINS

1893. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  local  trains  operated  between Vijayawada and Machilipatnam are run with  compartments having no toilet facilities  causing  severe  inconvenience  to    the travelling public;
- (b) if so, whether these compartments  will be replaced with compartments  having toilets facilities; and
- (c) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c)  Distance between Vijayawada and Machilipatnam is 77 Kms. Railways, as a Policy permit toilet less trains to run up to 160 Kms or maximum 4 hours journey.

As such there is no plan to replace these coaches with those having toilet facilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: RMCOMP
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1892

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## RMCOMP

1892.  SHRI  R. PARTHIPAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has constituted an Raksha Mantri's Advisory Committee on Ministry of Defence Capital Projects (RMCOMP) recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the committee will monitor and expedite capital acquisition projects for modernisation of armed forces and bolster armed forces preparedness;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the  committee  will  suggest measures to  improve the  capital acquisition process; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

j{kk ea=h

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- (a) The formal constitution of a high-level committee to inter alia review the capital projects is under active consideration.

(b) to (f): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Telecom Facilities in the State of Odisha
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1891 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  MARCH, 2018

## TELECOM FACILITIES IN THE STATE OF ODISHA

1891.  SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO: SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  JAM  Trinity  (Jan  Dhan  Yojana,  Aadhaar  and  Mobile  Number) focusing  on  direct  benefit  transfer  of  subsidies  can  be  made  operational  without telecommunication and broadband connectivity in remote areas of the country specially in the State of Odisha;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  utilisation  of  Universal  Service Obligation Fund (USOF) for creation of Telecommunication and Mobile Infrastructure in remote and inaccessible rural areas of the country, including in the State of Odisha;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to constitute a national Task Force to ensure mobile  and  broadband  connectivity  to  deficit  areas  in  the  State  of  Odisha  and  other similarly placed States; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?:

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The JAM Trinity (Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and Mobile Number) focussing on direct benefit transfer of subsidies cannot be made operational without telecommunication and broadband connectivity.
- (b) Government is undertaking various projects under Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) for creation of Telecom Infrastructure in remote and inaccessible areas of the country viz., BharatNet (initially National Optical Fibre Network) and Setting up of Public Wi-Fi Networks.
- 2,50,000  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  across  the  country  are  to  be  connected through BharatNet project, including 6235 GPs of Odisha. As on 22.02.2018, a total of 1,03,279 GPs have been made service ready including 2402 GPs of Odisha (in Phase I of BharatNet project).

USOF  has  provided  viability  gap  funding  for  provision  of  mobile  services  at Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) identified sites in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas.  USOF  has  planned  for  mobile  services  at  2355  MHA  identified  sites  including 261  sites  of  Odisha  in  LWE  affected  areas  under  Phase  I.  As  on  date  2329  sites including 256 sites of Odisha are radiating.

(c) &  (d) There  is no  proposal  for constitution of  National  Task  Force  under consideration of the Government to ensure mobile and broadband connectivity to deficit areas in the State of Odisha and other similarly placed States as the issues are being addressed by the various initiatives of the Government through different projects under USOF.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: New Railway Zone
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI, MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

1890

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## NEW RAILWAY ZONE

1890. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  present  status  of  establishment  of  new  Railway  Zone  with headquarters  at  Visakhapatnam  as  assured  in  the  AP  Reorganisation
- Act, 2014;
- (b)  whether any time-line has been fixed to implement this assurance; and
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

[

- (a)  to  (c):  As  per  Item  8  of  Schedule  13  (Infrastructure)  of  Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, Ministry of Railways was required to examine  the  feasibility  of  establishing  a  new  Railway  zone  in  the successor State of Andhra Pradesh. To, inter-alia, examine the feasibility of establishing a new Railway Zone, a Committee of senior Railway  officers  had  been  constituted.  The  Committee  was  asked  to consult  various  stake  holders,  including  the  Members  of  Parliament, State Governments, etc. before a final decision is taken. The Committee has already submitted its report. In view of the complexities involved in the exercise, the matter is under further detailed examination in the Ministry of Railways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Stoppage at Hisla Bada Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1887 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## STOPPAGE AT HISLA BADA STATION

†1887.    SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  given  instructions  to  provide  two minutes stoppage of trains at Hisla Bada railway station located between Ranchi and Muri;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)     if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a): There is no Railway Station named as Hisla Bada between Ranchi and Muri railway stations over South Eastern Railway.

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

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