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Lok Sabha Question No. 5237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Wheel Sensors to Monitor Maintenance
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5237 TO BE ANSWERED ON  05.04.2017

## WHEEL SENSORS TO MONITOR MAINTENANCE

5237.  SHRI KAMAL NATH: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has recently decided to procure advanced wheel sensors to monitor maintenance needs of coaches, tracks and locos for ensuring safe travels;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  companies/countries  from  which  such trains  wheel  sensors  are  likely  to  be  procured  and  the  conditions laid down, if  any, for such procurement;
- (c)  whether  the  trials  of  the  train  wheel  sensors  have  since  been conducted; and
- (d) if so, the results thereof and to what extent it will help railways in timely detection of various defects?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) Indian Railways wishes to install railway vehicle mounted sensor based 'On Board Condition Monitoring System' that will monitor the health  and  safety  of  key  components  of  the  coaches,  freight  cars, locomotives that would finally result in improved safety, improved contd….2/-

reliability, higher utilization, increased up -time and reduced operation cost of the railway assets by enabling Predictive Maintenance and reduction in sudden catastrophic failures of these assets.

- (b) Expression of Interest (EoI) for development of Sensor based Onboard  Condition  Monitoring  System  (OBCMS)  has  been  called  for selection  of  latest  technology.  EoI  have  been  received  from  11 companies as detailed below:-
1. M/s SKF India Ltd, Gurgaon.
2. M/s Structural Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad.
3. M/s Amstead Rail Company Inc, Chicago, IL.
4. M/s RSL Electronics Ltd., Ha`Emek, ISRAEL.
5. M/s Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd, New Delhi.
6. M/s Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd. Hyderabad.
7. M/s Secure Rail India Pvt Ltd. , New Delhi. representing M/s Perpetuum Co. UK.
8. M/s IRD Mechanalysis Ltd, Mumbai.
9. M/s Stone India Ltd. Kolkata.
- 10.M/s RT Vision Technologies (P) Ltd. NOIDA.
- 11.M/s APNA Technologies & Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Chennai.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Grievance Redressal Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5235 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL POLICY

5235. DR. RATNA DE (NAG) : SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has any systematic employee grievance redressal policy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details about the growing employee harassment cases in Lucknow Division specially the severe injustice done with the employee posted at Harkha Railway Station, Rae Bareli?

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

(a) & (b)  Yes, Madam. The statutory provisions governing service conditions of  Railway  employees  provide  for  in-built  mechanism  for  redressal  of grievances.  In addition, the mechanism of Permanent Negotiating Machinery and  Joint  Consultative  Machinery  and  Compulsory  Arbitration  scheme  are functional  on  the  Railways  for  redressal  of  the  employee  grievances. Further,  a  dedicated  portal  namely  NIVARAN  is  also  operational,  through which  employees  can  register  their  grievances  online  and  action  taken thereon is communicated to them online.

(c) There is no report of growing employee harassment cases in Lucknow division.    A  case  has  come  to  notice  where  a  medically  de-categorised employee  posted  at  Arkha  Railway  Station  under  Lucknow  division  was offered alternative post at the same station, but he refused to join the said post,  insisting  for  posting  at  the  Divisional  Headquarters  and  remained unauthorisedly  absent  thereafter.      Non-compliance  of  posting  order  and continued unauthorized absence from duty by the said employee has been dealt with as per provisions regulating service conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5234 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur Garib Rath
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5234 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## ANAND VIHAR-MUZAFFARPUR GARIB RATH

† 5234. SHRI  SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  run  Anand  Vihar-Muzaffarpur Garib  Rath,  Train  No.12211/12212  daily  which  operates  under Samastipur junction of the East Central Railway Zone Headquartered at Hazipur;
- (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)  No, Madam.  12211/12212 Muzaffarpur- Anand  Vihar (T) Garib Rath  Express  is  presently  running  in  integrated  rake  link  with 22409/22410 Gaya-Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express by utilizing 12211/12212 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express is not feasible, at one rake. Hence, increase in frequency of present, due to operational and resource constraints.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Gilgit Baltistan as New Province of Pakistan
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL, SUSHMITA DEV, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5233 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## GILGIT BALTISTAN AS NEW PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN

5233.   SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Pakistan  is  planning  to  declare  the  strategic  GilgitBaltistan  region  in  the  disputed  Pakistan  occupied  Kashmir  as the fifth province;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the reaction of the Government on such move of the Pakistan Government;
- (c) whether the Government of India propose to take up the matter in the UN  and other international forums strongly for an appropriate action; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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

(a) to (d) The Government has seen reports that a committee headed by Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan has recommended that the so-called  'Gilgit-Baltistan'  area  of  the  Indian  State  of  Jammu  and Kashmir,  which  is  under  illegal  occupation  of  Pakistan,  be  given 'provisional provincial status'.

It is our consistent position that the entire State of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. Any action to alter the status of any  part  of  the  territory  under  the  illegal  and  forcible  occupation  of Pakistan has no legal basis whatsoever and is completely unacceptable. Pakistan should immediately vacate all areas under its illegal  occupation.  Further,  any  step  to  alter  the  status  of  Pakistan occupied  territory  cannot  hide  the  grave  human  rights  violations, exploitation and denial of freedom in these areas.

Our position in this matter has been made clear to international interlocuters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Review of Cases of Violation
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05/04/2017

## REVIEW OF CASES OF VIOLATION

## 5231.  SHRI  ANSHUL VERMA:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to reconstitute Inter-Ministerial Committee to review cases of violation in Broadcast media;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has invited suggestions/views from general public in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the shortcomings found in the functioning of Inter-Ministerial Committee; and
- (f) the steps proposed to be taken to remove the said shortcomings?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  INFORMATION  &  BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

(a) & (b): Content telecast on private satellite TV channels and transmitted/re-transmitted through the Cable TV network   is regulated in terms of the Programme and Advertising Codes  prescribed  under  the  Cable  Television  Networks  (Regulation)  Act,  1995  and Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 framed thereunder.  The Act does not provide for pre-censorship  of  any  programme  or  advertisement  telecast  on  such  TV  channels. However, all programmes and advertisements are required to be in conformity with the said Programme and Advertising Codes.

The  Ministry  has  constituted  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  (IMC)  under  the Chairmanship  of  Additional    Secretary  (I&B)  and  comprising  officers  drawn  from Ministries of Home  Affairs, Defence,  External  Affairs,  Law,  Women  and  Child Development, Health & Family Welfare, Consumer Affairs, Information & Broadcasting and a representative from the industry in Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) to take cognizance suo-motu or look into specific complaints regarding violation  of the Programme and Advertising Codes. The IMC functions in a recommendatory capacity. The final decision regarding penalties  and  its quantum is taken by the  Ministry on the basis of the IMC recommendations.

There  is  no  proposal  to  reconstitute  the  IMC  to  review  cases  of  violation  in broadcast media which already includes representatives from various Ministries concerned and the industry as indicated above.

- (c) & (d): Does not arise.

(e) & (f): The existing provisions contained in the Programme & Advertising Codes and the existing mechanism are considered adequate to regulate content of private satellite TV channels.  No shortcomings have been found in the functioning of the IMC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Expelled Chinese Journalists
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## EXPELLED CHINESE JOURNALISTS

## 5228. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

## Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  three  Chinese  journalists  were  expelled  from  India and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  disapproval  from the Chinese with respect to this matter and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b) The  visa  of  one  Chinese  journalist  in  New  Delhi  had expired in December 2015 while visas of the other two journalists in Mumbai  had  expired  in  March  2016.  Short-term  extensions  were given to them  to facilitate smooth  transition. The  journalists departed  India  upon  expiry  of  their  extended  visa.  Government  of India  has  facilitated  early  processing  of  visa  application  of  their successors at the request of the Chinese side.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 5227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: TV Channel
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA, ASHWINI KUMAR

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5227

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 5 TH  APRIL, 2017

## TV Channel

## 5227  SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD : SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR :

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

- (a)  whether the Government is considering to launch TV Channel to spread legal awareness and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)    whether  the  channel  will  beam  discussions  and  constitutional  interpretation  on  key  issues like  triple  talaq  and  the  uniform  civil  code  apart  from  debates  on  important  judgement  to spread legal awareness and if so, the details thereof;  and
- (c)  whether the Government has sought a separate channel for this purpose from a bouquet of 32 direct to home channels launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There is no proposal at present to launch a TV channel to spread legal awareness. The government  has  undertaken  various  initiatives  for  legal  awareness  through  print  and electronic media in collaboration with different Ministries like HRD, Electronics and IT, Rural Development, various State Governments, civil societies and multilateral international organizations like UNDP.
- (b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.
- (c) The Government has not sought a separate channel from the bouquet of 32 direct to home channels launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).  However, preliminary discussions have been made by the Department of Justice with the Ministry of HRD to telecast their legal literacy short films, videos in one of the existing channels of Ministry of HRD currently dedicated to Law & Legal Studies.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: e-Payment
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5225

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.04.2017

## E-PAYMENT

## 5225   : SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to make e-Payment compulsory for its various agencies;
- (b)      if so, the details of the agencies involved;
- (c)      the number of beneficiaries of JAM;
- (d)      the numbers involved in C2G, B2G and G2G and the amount of taxes collected in the process; and
- (a) the number of beneficiaries in the rural and urban areas separately?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) : No,  Sir.   Government of India is encouraging various agencies to maximize e-payment.  Instructions  dated  14 th November,  2016  have  already  been  issued  by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (Annexed) to all the Secretaries to undertake  digital  transactions  to  the  maximum  extent  possible  in  all  the  autonomous bodies, public Sector Corporations and other offices. It has also been suggested that cash transactions may be done only where it is totally unavoidable.

(c):  The following are the beneficiaries of JAM as on:

-  Number of Jan Dhan beneficiaries: 28.08 Cr
-  Number of Aadhaar beneficiaries: 113.23 Cr
-  Number of Mobile beneficiaries: 104.97 Cr

(d) :  The total number of e-payment transactions from Bharat Kosh and PFMS for C2G, B2G & G2G for the period November 2016 till date is 48,607.

As  per  the  data  received  from  CBEC,  the  Indirect  Tax  collections  (Central  Excise, Service Tax and Customs) for the Financial Year 2016 - 17 up to the month of February, 2017 is 7.72 Lakh Crore.

(e) As on 28.02.2017 there are 33.52 Cr (non-exclusive) beneficiaries in respect of 84 on-boarded DBT schemes being monitored by DBT Mission.  No separate beneficiaries list  for Rural and Urban areas is maintained by DBT Mission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: IT Industry
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MeitY)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5220

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.04.2017

## IT INDUSTRY

## 5220. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that in the next 24 months most of the 200 billion dollars  worth  contracts  in  the  IT  field  is  expected  to  be  withdrawn  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  examined  the  expected  negative  effects  if  these contracts are not retained by the Indian IT Industry and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is also analyzing the challenges due to Brexit, decrease in H1B Visa to the industry; and
- (d) if so, the details of the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  According  to  National  Association  of  Software  and  Services  Companies (NASSCOM) there is no such information on contracts in the IT field  which are expected to be withdrawn.

(c) and (d):  According to NASSCOM, though various bills to effect changes in H-1B Visa policy have been introduced in the US Congress,   no new Executive order relating to H-1B visa/ travel policy or wage increase has been released yet by the U.S. Government  that may impact  India.      According  to  NASSCOM,  USA  and  European  countries  account  for  about 90%  out  of  the  total  Indian  IT-ITES  exports  from  the  country.  Government  of  India  has undertaken a consultative approach with the industry associations including NASSCOM and industry members to discuss measures to improve the overall state of the IT industry and key challenges  being  faced.   This  inter-alia  includes  measures  to  streamline  the  tax  regimes, removing red-tapism and improving the overall ease of doing business.  Besides, efforts are also  being  made  to  diversify  global  markets  which  include  markets  like  Africa,  South America, Australia, Israel, China and Japan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Free Legal Aid
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5219

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNSDAY, THE 5 TH  APRIL, 2017

## Free Legal Aid

## †5219 DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR :

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

- (a)  whether free legal aid is being provided to all the juveniles facing trial in Juvenile courts across the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;  and
- (c)  the extent to which the same is likely to help in resettlement of children who have strayed from social life?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) Under Section 12 of Legal Services Authorities  Act,  1987,juveniles, who are covered under a separate category 'children' are entitled to free legal services. Free legal aid includes payment of court fees, providing advocates for preparation of paper books, appearance in courts etc. Legal Services Institutions have appointed panel lawyers at all levels including juvenile courts for providing above mentioned legal services.
- (c) Juveniles are kept in reformative homes on need basis and monitored by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). The Ministry of Women and Child Development, the state governments, civil societies, NGOs, international multilateral organizations  etc.  have  been  working  towards  resettlement  of  such  children who have strayed from social life.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Reservation for Women in Judiciary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5218 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 05.04.2017

## Reservation for Women in Judiciary

## 5218. SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA:

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

- (a) the total number of women judges working in different High Courts;
- (b) the percentage of women judges in the Judiciary;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any steps to increase the number of women judges in various High Courts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether there is any proposal to provide reservation for women in the appointment of High Court Judges and in Lower Judiciary?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State for  Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology.

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d) : There are 69 Women Judges working in different High Courts as on 29.3.2017, which in  percentage  terms  is  10.86%  of  working  strength.    Appointment  of  Judges  of  the  Supreme Court  and  High  Courts  is  made  under  Articles  124  and  217  of  the  Constitution  of  India respectively.  These  Articles  do  not  provide  for  reservation  for  any  caste  or  class  of  persons. There is no proposal to provide reservation for women in the appointment of High Court Judges. The Government has, however been requesting the Chief Justices of the High Courts that while sending proposals for appointment of Judges, due consideration be given to suitable candidates belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  Other  Backward  Classes,  Minorities  and Women.  The  appointment  of  Judges  in  the  Lower  Judiciary  is  in  the  domain  of  State Governments.