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Lok Sabha Question No. 524 (STARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Unused/Vacant Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 524 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## UNUSED/VACANT LAND

- †*524.      SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  proposes  to  give  its  unused/vacant land on lease to the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled  Tribes  and  persons  living  below  poverty  line  or utilise  the  unused  land  for  other  purposes  so  that  revenue may be earned for the benefits of the weaker sections;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  has  received  any  request  in  this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken/proposed to be taken thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  524  BY  SHRI  AJAY  NISHAD  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.04.2018 REGARDING UNUSED/VACANT LAND

(a)  to (d): The  vacant  Railway  land  which  is  not  required  for Railways' own operational usage in the immediate future in urban as  well  as  non-urban  area  is  licensed  to  Group  C  and  Group  D Railway employees for cultivation purpose. However, preference is  given  to  the  staff  belonging  to  Scheduled  Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Class and those belonging to the economically  weaker  sections  of  the  society  under  Grow  More Food (GMF) Scheme of Railways for Railway employees/staff. At present,  about  3349  Hectare  land  on  Indian  Railways  has  been licensed to Railway employees under GMF Scheme. Representations/requests from individuals, organizations etc. are received  by  Railways  for  leasing  of  Railway  land  to  Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Class and those belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society at various  levels  i.e.  Divisional/Zonal/Railway  Board.  These  are examined  in  light  of  extant  policy  guidelines  and  action  taken accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Use of PoS Device in Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6210 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## USE OF PoS DEVICE IN POST OFFICES

## 6210. SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to deploy two lakh fifty thousand Point of Sale (PoS) machines in the post offices across the country and if so, the details thereof including the estimated cost likely to be incurred by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether  beyond  the  cost  of  the  said  device,  there  are  other  additional  costs associated with providing internet connectivity and other logistical support; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No Madam, no such plan is under consideration in the Department of Posts as of now.
- (b)  & (c) In view of (a) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Corruption as Major Road Block to Economic Development
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 6209 TO BEANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## CORRUPTION AS MAJOR ROAD BLOCK TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

## 6209. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS :

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether corruption is a major road block in the way of economic development of the country; and
- (b)   if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) & (b):  Corruption is indeed a major road block to the economic development of the country. A policy of Zero-tolerance is followed by the Government towards corruption.

As the premier policy 'Think Tank' of the Government of India, NITI Aayog aims to evolve a shared vision of national development with the active involvement of States. Through consultative and other mechanisms, it endeavors   to inform of the best practices developed in one or more States or in other parts of the world to all  States  for  possible  adoption.    It  fosters  cooperative  federalism  through  structured  support  and  policy guidance to the States on a continuous basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Sainik Schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6206

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## SAINIK  SCHOOLS

6206.  SHRI  KUNWAR  PUSHPENDRA  SINGH  CHANDEL: SHRI  RAMSINH  RATHWA:

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

- (a) whether there is no Sainik school for girls and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Ministry  is  planning  to  open  Sainik  schools  for  boys  and  girls  in various parts of the country;
- (c) whether  Mahoba in Uttar  Pradesh  has  been  considered  for  setting  up  of  Sainik Schools;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  remove  regional  imbalance  in  the  officer cadre  of  Defence  services  by  bringing  public  schools  /  education  within  the  reach  of common man?
- (a) Admission  of  girl  children  has  been  approved  in  respect  of  Sainik School, Chhingchhip, Mizoram from academic session 2018-19 on a pilot basis.

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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(b) At  present  there  are  26  Sainik  Schools  covering  22  States.    As  per procedure,  Sainik  Schools  are  opened  on  the  specific  requests  received from  respective  State  Governments.    Out  of  the  remaining  7  States,  five States  namely Arunachal  Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and Sikkim have requested for establishing Sainik Schools in their States. (c) & (d): Ministry of Defence has already accorded 'in-principle' approval for establishing three new Sainik Schools at Mainpuri, Amethi and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and hence at present it would not be possible to accede to the request for opening Sainik School at Mahoba. (e) Sainik  Schools  were  introduced  in  1961  with  the  primary  aim  of preparing  boys  academically,  physically  and  mentally  for  entry  into  the National Defence Academy.  One of the objectives behind Sainik Schools is to remove regional imbalance in the officer cadre of the defence services by opening such schools based on requests received from State Governments / UT Administration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## KAILASH MANASAROVAR YATRA

6205. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is allowing pilgrims to undertake Kailash Manasarovar Yatra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the   facilities   and   assistance   being   extended   by   the   Union Government to undertake Kailash Manasarovar Yatra;
- (d) the total number of pilgrims who undertook Kailash Manasarovar Yatra during the last three years; and
- (e) the procedure/guidelines laid down by the Government to allow pilgrims to undertake Kailash Manasarovar Yatra?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes.
- (b) & (c) The Kailash Manasarovar Yatra 2018 is scheduled to take place through Lipulekh route in Uttarakhand and Nathu La route in Sikkim. There will be 18 batches of 60 Yatris each in Lipulekh route and 10 batches of 50 Yatris each in Nathu La route. The Ministry of External Affairs has been organizing the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra during June to September every year. The Ministry of External Affairs provides assistance, on selffinancing basis, to the Yatris undertaking the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra by providing   facilities   like   transportation,   accommodation,   food,   medical tests, guides etc. The Ministry of External Affairs also coordinates with the Government  of   Peoples'   Republic   of   China   as   well   as   various   Indian agencies for the smooth conduct of this Yatra.
- (d) The   total   number   of   pilgrims   who   undertook   the   Kailash Manasarovar Yatra during the last three years is as follows:-
- (e) The   Ministry   of   External   Affairs   maintains   a   website   at https://kmy.gov.in  which   facilitates   paperless   online   application   for   the

|   Year |   Number of pilgrims |
|--------|----------------------|
|   2015 |                  999 |
|   2016 |                  983 |
|   2017 |                  919 |

Yatra. The   website   contains   data   on   various   aspects   of   the   Y atra. Information to the Yatris is also available through an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) maintained by the Ministry of External Affairs and the National Informatics Centre.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Aadhaar Enrolment Centres
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6203

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04-04-2018

## AADHAAR ENROLMENT CENTRES

## 6203.   SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  an  Aadhaar  Enrolment  Centre  at  Connaught  Place exclusively  for  UIDAI  officials  where  the  bouncers  deployed  by  the  UIDAI  reportedly threaten  and  intimidate  the  common  people  including  senior  citizens  referred  from  other centres for various Aadhaar related services;

(b) if so, the justification therefor; and

(c) the steps taken to retrieve the situation and provide streamlined Aadhaar related services to common people in Delhi and other parts of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR   ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI K. J. ALPHONS)

(a)  and  (b):  No,  Sir.  As  on  26 th March, 2018, a total of 31 enrolment / Update centres are operational  in  Connaught  Place  area  of  New  Delhi  under  Pin  code  -110001  which  are available to all residents. The details of these centres are available on UIDAI official website www.uidai.gov.in.

(c): As on date over 30,000 Aadhaar enrolment / update centres are functional in Banks/ Post Offices and other government premises across the country including Delhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Coal Cess
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, REKHA ARUN VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## Coal Cess

## 6200.   SHRI ARVIND SAWANT: SHRIMATI REKHAVERMA:

Will the Minister of COALbe pleased to state:

- (a)   the total amount of coal cess collected during each of the last three years; State-wise;
- (b)  the amount of coal cess transformed into the National Clean Energyand Environment Fund during each of thelast three years;
- (c)   the amount  utilised after transfer of coal cess into the  National  Clean  Energyand Environment Fund during each of thelast three years; and
- (d)  the State-wise coal cess allocated during the last three years?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF COAL AND RAILWAYS ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a): As  informed  by  Department  of  Revenue,  the  State-wise  data  on  collection  of  Clean Environment  Cess  is  not  maintained.  However,  all  India  net  collection  figures  of  Clean Environment Cess under indirect taxes during the financial years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 ( as per PrCCA report upto  February, 2018) are as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Years          | Clean Environment Cess   | Clean Environment Cess   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|                          | Customs                  | Central Excise           |
| 2014-15                  | 451.09                   | 5393.46                  |
| 2015-16                  | 1172.27                  | 12675.60                 |
| 2016-17                  | 1212.59                  | 26117.25                 |
| 2017-18 (April-February) | 338.47                   | 11443.83                 |

- (b) to (d) : Information is being collected from concerned ministries and will be laid on the table of House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 6198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Doubling/Electrification of Darbhanga-Samastipur Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

DOUBLING/ELECTRIFICATION OF DARBHANGA-SAMASTIPUR RAIL LINE †6198.  SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state :

- (a)  the  present  status  of  the  doubling  and  electrification  work  on Darbhanga-Samastipur rail line; and
- (b)  the  time  by  which  the  said  works  are  likely  to  be  completed along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Railways  in  this regard?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  and  (b):  Work  of  Samastipur  -  Darbhanga  (38  Km)  Doubling project has been taken up.  All contracts except for major bridges and earthwork have been awarded.

Electrification  of  existing  single  line  of  Samastipur-Darbhanga  is part of Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga-Samastipur electrification project sanctioned in 2017-18. Work of electrification of this section has been taken up by Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE), Allahabad.

Completion of projects depends upon several factors like complete handing  over  of  encumbrance-free  land  by  the  State  Government, forestry clearances, shifting of utilities, clearance for Road over/under  bridges,  canal  &  electrical  crossings,  etc.  Hence,  no time-frame has been fixed for completion of this project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Involvement of IAS Officers in Corruption
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6197

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018)

## INVOLVEMENT OF IAS OFFICERS IN CORRUPTION

## †6197. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  cases  of  corruption  against  IAS  officers  have  increased  during  the  last three years;
- (b) if so, the total number of cases reported against them during the said period; and
- (c) the number of cases out of them investigated by CBI; and
- (d) the outcome of the investigation in each case?

## 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):  No  Madam. As per the report available with the Government, 23 corruption cases has been registered under PC Act against IAS officers during last 3 years i.e. 2015 to 2018 (upto 28.02.2018). The number of cases registered in 2015 was 16, while in 2016 it was 2 and in 2017 it was 4.
- (b) to (d):  The detail of the corruption cases registered with CBI; year wise is as under:

| Sl No.   | Year   |   No. of Cases registered |
|----------|--------|---------------------------|
| 1.       | 2015   |                        16 |
| 2.       | 2016   |                         2 |
| 3.       | 2017   |                         4 |
| 4.       | 2018   |                         1 |
| Total    | Total  |                        23 |

Out of these cases; 11 cases (10 of 2015 and 1 of 2017) are under trial subsequent to completion of investigations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Uniform Civil Code
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

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

## L O K     S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 6196

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 4 TH APRIL, 2018.

## Uniform Civil Code

## 6196  SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE

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

- (a) whether the Government is committed to enforce uniform civil code;
- (b) if so, the efforts made by the Government in the form of holding consultation and adopting other measures before enforcing it; and
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be enforced?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI  RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (c)  Article 44 of Constitution provides that State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India. In view of the importance of the subject matter and sensitivity involved, and the matter requiring in-depth study of the provisions of various personal laws governing  different  communities,  the  Government  has  requested  the  Law Commission of India to undertake examination of various issues relating to uniform civil code and to make recommendation thereon.
Lok Sabha Question No. 6195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Employment of Minorities in Public Sector
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6195 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITIES IN PUBLIC SECTOR

## 6195.  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  work  participation  of  the  minorities  among  men  and  women  is much lower in comparison to their population; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  percentage  of  the  minority  communities  in  the employment of the public sector, industry-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  has  informed  that  as  per  the  latest survey on Employment - Unemployment, the Worker Population Ratio (WPR) per thousand of persons in usual status  for different religious groups, separately for males and females at all-India level, is as under:

| Religious Group                               | Gender   |   WPR |
|-----------------------------------------------|----------|-------|
| Islam                                         | Male     |   511 |
| Islam                                         | Female   |   136 |
| Christianity                                  | Male     |   541 |
| Christianity                                  | Female   |   273 |
| Sikhism                                       | Male     |   564 |
| Sikhism                                       | Female   |   225 |
| Others (Jainism, Buddhism, Parsis and Others) | Male     |   560 |
| Others (Jainism, Buddhism, Parsis and Others) | Female   |   283 |
| All India (for all communities)               | Male     |   544 |
| All India (for all communities)               | Female   |   219 |

The  Department  of  Public  Enterprises  (DPE),  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  and Public Enterprises, has informed that it is a coordinating Department for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) excluding CPSEs in Banks and Financial/Insurance  sectors.  Based  on  the  latest  available  information  as  per Public  Enterprises  (PE)  survey  2016-17,  there  was  a  total  of  96,528  regular minority employees in CPSEs as on 31.03.2017 out of a total 11,29,261 regular employees in 257 operating CPSEs, which comes to about 8.54%.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Military Training
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6194

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## MILITARY  TRAINING

6194.  SHRI  SADASHIV  LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  feasibility  of  providing  voluntary  / compulsory army / military training to the youth; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of proposals received by the Government in this regard during the last three years and the current year so far; and
- (d) the action taken / being taken by the Government on the said proposals?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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(a) to (d): A  Private  Member's  Bill  on  Compulsory  Military  Training  Bill, 2014  was  introduced  in  the  Lok  Sabha  on  27 th February  2015.    The Government had opposed the passage of the Bill.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Special Uniforms
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6193

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## SPECIAL  UNIFORMS

6193.  SHRIMATI  REKHA  VERMA: SHRI  ARVIND  SAWANT:

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

- (a) whether the  Government has  conducted any  study to assess  the    requirement of special uniforms for the protection of soldiers on border areas / field posting and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make time bound procurement of bulletproof jackets and protective equipment / clothing for the soldiers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which the said procurements is likely to be completed; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  policy  to  ensure  periodic review and upgradation of the uniforms of soldiers and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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- (a) Requirement for special uniforms for safety of soldiers deployed on borders / field areas in the county is assessed regularly and provision for introduction of new items / improved version of existing items is made as per prescribed procedure.
- (b) & (c): The Government undertakes procurement of Bullet Proof Jackets  (BPJs)  and  other  necessary  protective  equipment  /  clothing  for soldiers  from  time  to  time  as  per  authorization.    During  2016-17,  50,000 BPJs  have  been  procured  for Indian Army  through  Revenue  route. Procurement of 1,86,138 BPJs through Capital route is under progress in Buy  (Indian)  category.    Further,  a  contract  for  procurement  of  1,58,279 Ballistic  Helmet  through  Capital  route  has  been  concluded  in  December 2016.
- (d) Upgradation and provision of improved version of special uniforms is a continuous process for which necessary steps are taken regularly.

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