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Lok Sabha Question No. 2884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Pending Cases with CVC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2884

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017)

## PENDING CASES WITH CVC

## 2884.   SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether many cases are still pending for investigation as on date in CVC;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons for pendency of cases for investigation; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government on the pendency for more than one year?

## 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)to(d): As on 30.06.2017, 1962 complaints alleging various misconducts are under enquiry relating to public servants under the jurisdiction of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). Investigation into complaints is an ongoing process and the Commission regularly monitors the pendency with the Chief Vigilance Officers to ensure time-bound completion of the same. The delays are on account of multitude of reasons such as lack of adequate officers in certain offices,  complexity  of  investigations,  time  taken  to  follow  the  laid  down  procedure,  noncooperation of the suspect officers etc.

In  terms  of  Section  8(2)  read  with  8(1)(d)  of  CVC  Act,  2003,  the  Commission  can inquire  or  cause  an  inquiry  or  investigation  to  be  made  into  any  complaint  against  certain categories of officials specified wherein it is alleged that the official has committed  offences under  Prevention  of  Corruption  Act,  1988.    Generally,  complaints  containing  specific allegations  of  corruption  /  vigilance  overtone  are  referred  by  the  Commission  to  the  Chief Vigilance Officers of the administrative Ministries / Departments  concerned for  Inquiry  & Report. In an exceptional case, the Commission orders direct inquiry by a team of officers.

The inquiries into various complaints are being pursued as per the laid down procedures and rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: New Telecom Policy
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2883 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND   AUGUST, 2017

## NEW TELECOM POLICY

2883.  KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is working on a New Telecom Policy and if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (b) the manner in which the said policy is different from National Telecom Policy, 2012;
- (c) the time by which the said policy is likely to be implemented;
- (d) whether the Government has set any target for internet penetration in the next five years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for ease of doing business for telecom service providers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Yes  Madam,  the  Department  of  Telecom  envisages  to  formulate  a  new National  Telecom  Policy  in  view  of  rapid  technological  advancement  in  the  sector. The  process  of  formulation  of  National  Telecom  Policy  -2018  is  at  a  very  nascent stage.
- (c) The policy is likely to be formulated by the end of this financial year.
- (d) No  new  targets  for  internet  penetration  have  been  fixed.  However,  National Telecom  Policy-2012  targets    achieving  600  million  broadband  connections  by  the year 2020 at minimum 2 Mbps download speed and making available higher speeds of at least 100 Mbps on demand.

- (e) For ease of doing business for Telecom Service Providers various policy decisions have been taken by the Department of Telecommunications, which include:
- (i) Sharing of active infrastructure permitted for Telecom Service Providers;
- (ii) Spectrum  sharing and trading  among  Telecom  Service providers permitted;
- (iii) Wireless Operating License for Access Spectrum  discontinued;
- (iv) Aadhaar based E-KYC services for issuing mobile connections introduced;
- (v) Requirement of prior approval before launching of services done away with  and  only  prior  intimation  required  for  launching  of  services  of Telecom Services Providers;
- (vi) In order  to utilize resources  efficiently, interconnection  at Internet Protocol (IP) level permitted for Telecom Service Providers;
- (vii) Indian  Telegraph  Right  of  Way  Rules,  2016  for  regulating  overground and underground infrastructure notified in November, 2016 to facilitate expeditious roll out of the network.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Poor Network Connectivity Affecting Postal Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND   AUGUST, 2017

## POOR NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AFFECTING POSTAL SERVICES

†2882. SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the BSNL network do not operate properly in the post offices of the country due to which the work of Department of Posts gets obstructed particularly in the Saria post office located in Giridih district of Jharkhand State; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken by the Government 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) Yes  Madam.  In  some  offices,  unstable  internet  services  of  BSNL  do hamper postal operations occasionally. However, multiple safeguards have been built into the system to ensure stable internet connectivity for the post offices.  Most of the offices have been provided with two Network Service Providers, NSP-1 (BSNL) and NSP-2    (SIFY  Technologies  Ltd.)  The  NSP-2  is  used  as  back-  up  in  case  of  any problem  arising  in  NSP-1.  Therefore,  adequate  redundancy  has  been  built  into  the system.  Monitoring  of  bandwidth  utilization  is  done  on  real  time  basis  to  identify network  problem.  Service  Level  Agreements  with  penalties  are  in  place  with  the Service Providers. To address operational problems, Circle Heads are authorized to upgrade bandwidth as and when required. In case of any network problems that arise as part of regular operations, a well managed response system has been set up. The project has a Help Desk wherein individual problems are raised, which are managed and resolved   immediately.

As  far  as  Sariya  Sub  Post  Office  is  concerned,  this  office  is  provided  with Network  connectivity  of  Network  Service  Provider  (NSP)-1  (BSNL)  and  Network Service Provider  (NSP)-II (Airtel) by the Network Integrator of the Department.   The Network  Monitoring  System  revealed  that  both  the  NSP-1  &  NSP-2  links  were  up 100% during April 2017 to June 2017. Further, it is to mention here that even if BSNL link  is  down,  the  link  will  automatically  shift  to  NSP-2.  Therefore,  there  was  no disruption of services on account of BSNL link failure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Norms for International SIM and Global Calling Cards
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND   AUGUST, 2017

## NORMS FOR INTERNATIONAL SIM AND GLOBAL CALLING CARDS

## 2880. SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  proposes  to  lay down  tighter  norms  for  international  SIM  card  and  global  calling  card  companies, while  ensuring  refund  to  customers  in  case  of  service  failure  during  an  overseas travel;
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof; and
- (c) 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) to (c) Madam, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 09.05.2016  issued  its  suo  motu  recommendations  on  sale/rent  of  international roaming  SIM  cards/Global  calling  cards  in  India.  The  TRAI  has  further  issued additional  recommendations  on  14.06.2017  in  order  to  lay  down  tighter  norms  for international SIM card and global calling card companies.

The TRAI has, inter-alia, recommended that in case the customer reports non activation  of  services,  no  usage  of  the  card  for  reasons  beyond  the  control  of  the customer, the service provider, in case of Prepaid Card customer would refund the entire  amount  paid  by  the  customer  to  the  service  provider.  In  addition,  service provider should pay a penalty of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) to the customer as compensation for the inconvenience and incidental charges. In case of the Postpaid  card  customer  also  the  service  provider  should  pay  the  similar  penalty  of  Rs. 5000/-  (Rupees  Five  Thousand).  In  both  the  cases,  the  remittance  of  penalty  and refund  as  applicable  should  be  completed  within  Fifteen  days  of  his/her  return  and reporting of non usage by the customer. Service provider before refunding the amount would  ascertain  the  non  usage  of  the  card  and  the  details  of  the  same  would  be shared with the customer.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Reservation in DDA Housing Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2879

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 02, 2017

RESERVATION IN DDA HOUSING SCHEME

No. 2879 SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  reservation  to the people of Delhi in Delhi Development Authority housing schemes    on  the  lines  of  reservation  provided  by  other
- States;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c)    the  details  of  problems  being  faced  by  the  Government  in this regard; and
- (d)   the time by which such a move is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (d) :  Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that there is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Attacks on Minorities
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2878 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## ATTACK ON MINORITIES

- † 2878. DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is immense increase in the incidents of attack on minority Hindus living in neighbouring countries;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has registered its protest with such countries in this regard; and
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) to (c) The  Government  is  aware  of  reports  of  attacks  on members  of  minority  communities  in  Bangladesh  and  Pakistan, including  some  incidents  of  forced  conversion  in  Pakistan.  As  per the  information,  in  Bangladesh,  several  houses  and  a  few  Hindu temples were also vandalized recently.

It  is  the  responsibility  of  the  Government  of  Bangladesh  and the Government of Pakistan to discharge their obligations towards their  respective  citizens,  including  protection  of  their  places  of worship. Government, from time to time, takes up the matter at a bilateral level, both with the Government of Bangladesh and with the Government of Pakistan. The Government of Bangladesh has made it clear that it takes these attacks very seriously and is committed to take stern action against perpetrators.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: CBI Investigation
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2877

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017)

## CBI INVESTIGATION

## 2877.   SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to convert CBI into an independent investigating agency by providing it a statutory backup;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  in  this  regard  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  change  the  criteria  for  taking  up  the investigation of cases from the States and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of cases referred/ handed over to CBI during the last three years;
- (e) the details of cases pending with the agency from the State of Kerala along with their present status; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  an  independent  crime  investigating agency and if so, the action taken by the Government thereon, State-wise?

## 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)to (f):  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) functions within an explicit and wellestablished legal and procedural framework and derives its powers for investigation of crimes under the Delhi Special Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946 as amended by Central Vigilance Act, 2003 and Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 in accordance with the provisions of Cr.PC, 1973 and as per instructions contained in the Crime Manual.

A total of 791 cases as per following details, have been referred /handed over to CBI from 01.01.2014 till 30.06.2017:

| Year                   |   Total No. of cases referred/handed over to CBI |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2014                   |                                              207 |
| 2015                   |                                              326 |
| 2016                   |                                              151 |
| 2017 (upto 30.06.2017) |                                              107 |
| Total                  |                                              791 |

Details of cases referred by State Government of Kerala in which investigation has been taken up by CBI are as under:-

|   Year |   No. of cases registered by CBI as referred by State Government of Kerala |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2016 |                                                                         02 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Skill Development Schemes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE, DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN, SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM, UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2876 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

† 2876. SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:   SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

DR. UDIT RAJ:

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

- (a) the State-wise details of the Skill Development centres established in the country especially for women;
- (b) the number of women imparted training in these centres and the number of women who got employment;
- (c) the location-wise number of skill development centres being run in the country;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to increase the number of skill development centres  to  provide  self  employment  to  the  unemployed  youth  with  a  view  to  end unemployment in the country; and
- (e) if  so, the number of proposals and places where such centres are proposed to be set up in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is  implementing  two flagship skill India schemes known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra  (PMKK)  on  pan  -India  basis.  PMKVY  enables  large number  of  prospective  youth  including  women  for  taking  short  term  fresh  training  and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated training partner/training centers. It aims to train one crore youth for 4 years (2016-2020) with a total outlay of Rs 12,000 crores. Under the scheme, the trained candidates are either placed in various sectors or self-employed.

About 13,000 Training Centres were involved under PMKVY 2015-16 for imparting skill training. Further, under modified PMKVY (2016-20), as on 17th July 2017, targets have been  allocated  to  3365  Training  Centers.  Under  PMKVY,  as  on  6th  July  2017,  total 30,67,080 candidates are trained / undergoing training across country. Out of them 13.71 lakh  (apprx.)  candidates  are  women.  Under  PMKVY  2015-16,  it  was  not  mandatory  for Training  providers  to  report  employment  data.  However,  under  PMKVY  2016-20,  which started from 2nd October 2016 onwards, placement tracking is mandatory. Till now, a total of 2.9 lakh candidates including women have been provided placements offer.

Under PMKK, Government intends to establish a model aspirational skill centres in every district for imparting skill training through PMKVY. As on 16 th July 2017, 556 PMKKs have been allocated to 514 districts throughout the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2875 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Skill Development Programme for Widows
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2875 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WIDOWS

## † 2875. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to extend the benefit of Skill Development Programmes to widows/ destitutes; and
- (b) if so, the number of widows/ destitutes likely to be benefitted and the time by which this is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is for all sections of the  society  including  the  women/destitutes.  Further,  under  PMKVY  there  are provisions to incentivise women to encourage their participation in the skill training. All  women  trainees  under  PMKVY  is  provided  with  travelling  allowance  of  Rs. 1000/1500 per  trainee  per  month  depending  upon  whether  TC  is  within  district  of Domicile of candidate or outside. Similarly, post placement support of Rs. 1450 per month per trainee is applicable for special group including woman for 2 or 3 month post training depending on placement within or outside the district of the domicile of the candidate.

Around 40% of the candidates under PMKVY  are women  including widows/destitutes. Ministry do not separately maintain the record of widows/destitutes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Digital Payments
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: NINONG ERING, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2873

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.08.2017

## DIGITAL PAYMENTS

## 2873 .     SHRI NINONG ERING: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  efforts  of  the  Union  Government  to  promote  digital  payments  have received a set back since the banks as well as the firms that installed the swipe device have started card transaction charges;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether any survey have been conducted by the Government regarding percentage of population who expressed satisfaction over the mode of digital payments particularly in rural areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and  (b):  The  Merchant  Discount  Rate  (MDR)  is  a  fee  levied  by  banks  on  merchants acquired by them. It is not a charge on the card-holders /customers. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prescribed a  ceiling  on  MDR  transactions  which  are  not  to  be  passed  on  to  the customers. The following data shows  the details of usage of Credit & Debit Cards at POS.

| Credit &Debit Cards usage at POS   | Credit &Debit Cards usage at POS   | Credit &Debit Cards usage at POS   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Period                             | Volume (Million)                   | Value (INR Billion)                |
| October, 2016                      | 229.45                             | 518.83                             |
| November, 2016                     | 332.39                             | 579.09                             |
| December, 2016                     | 531.54                             | 891.8                              |
| January, 2017                      | 441.42                             | 817.12                             |
| February, 2017                     | 346.41                             | 645.47                             |
| March, 2017                        | 378.78                             | 690.89                             |
| April, 2017                        | 374.58                             | 706.25                             |
| May, 2017                          | 382.84                             | 736.49                             |

From the above data it is apparent that the value & volume of digital transactions increased during November - December 2016 and have thereafter plateaued.

(c) and (d):   No, Madam.

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