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Lok Sabha Question No. 473 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Women Entrepreneurship Platform
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *473 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PLATFORM

## *473. SHRI GANESH SINGH :

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), thus building an ecosystem for women across the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the funds allocated, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh and number of beneficiaries under Ichha Shakti, Gyaan Shakti and Karma Shakti as on date; and
- (d)    the  details  of  funds  allocated/expenditure  incurred  and  other  support  provided  by  leading corporates and industry bodies viz. NASSCOM, CII, FICCI, SIDBI and Facebook along with the details of beneficiaries?

## ANSWER

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

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO *473 RAISED BY SHRI GANESH SINGH, MP REGARDING 'WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PLATFORM'

- (a) to (d) The  Women Entrepreneurship Platform  (WEP) was  launched  on  08.03.2018  in  NITI Aayog. It aspires to bring together various stakeholders in public and private sectors who are  working  for  promoting  women  entrepreneurship  at  one  place;  consolidating  their efforts; give visibility to various ongoing schemes; and undertake research to identify policy interventions required to promote women entrepreneurship in the country.

So far various partners including leading corporates, industry bodies like NASSCOM, CII,  FICCI and    SIDBI    have  offered  to  provide  various  services  to  the  women  who register  on  this  platform.  Some  of  these  initiatives  include  providing  support  for handholding, mentorship, capacity building, scaling up, networking support etc. Statewise financial support has not been proposed under WEP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 471 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Doubling of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 471 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## DOUBLING OF RAILWAY TRACKS

- *471.   SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken up the issue of doubling of  railway  track  between  Rajkot  and  Surendranagar  and  if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this project is progressing as per time schedule;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  funds  allocated  and utilized for the said project and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time and cost overrun;
- (d) the  effective  measures  taken  by  the  Railways  to  expedite the completion of the project without further delay; and
- (e) whether the doubling of track is inclusive of electrification, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 471 BY SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 28.03.2018 REGARDING DOUBLING OF RAILWAY TRACKS

(a)  &  (b):  Doubling  of  Rajkot-  Surendranagar  section  (116.17  Km) was  included in the Budget 2015-16 and the detailed estimate has been sanctioned in June, 2016 at a cost of ` 1002.39 crore.

The status of the project is as under:

(i) Surendranagar-Daladi section (62.28 km): All tenders for civil works  and  P.  Way  works  have  been  awarded.  Earth  work,  bridge works,  construction  of  station  buildings,  S&T  work,  etc  are  in different stages of execution.

(ii) Daladi-Rajkot  section  (53.89  km.):  Tenders  for  earthwork, major & minor bridges, station building and structures have been finalized in March, 2018.

The doubling of Rajkot- Surendranagar section (116.17 km) is planned  to  be  commissioned  in  phases  and  complete  project  of doubling is targeted to be commissioned by March, 2021.

(c):  During  2017-18,  funds  to  the  tune  of ` 94.50  crore  has  been allotted for the project to be utilized.

(d): To expedite completion of project, a number of initiatives have been taken to speed up the works like increased allocation of funds through  measures  like  funding  through  loan  from  Institutions  like Life Insurance Corporation, etc. Besides these, to reduce delays on account  of  land  acquisition,  meetings  with  State  Officials  at various levels are held from time to time.

(e):  Yes,  Madam.  Rajkot-Surendranagar  doubling project  has  been sanctioned along with electrification and will be completed along with the doubling.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 466 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Diploma Engineers of BRO
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.466

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## DIPLOMA  ENGINEERS  OF  BRO

## *466.  SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether Diploma Engineers in Border Roads Organisation (BRO) have not been granted  pay  scale  of  Rs.5000-150-8000  as  per  Fifth  Central  Pay  Commission  (CPC) report and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  as  per  6 th CPC  report,  the  recommendations  of  5 th CPC  report  were misinterpreted by BRO even though the above pay scale was granted / provided to the Diploma Engineers notionally w.e.f. January 01, 1996; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  not  providing  the  arrears  to  the Diploma Engineers w.e.f. January 01, 1996?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 466 FOR ANSWER ON 28.3.2018

(a) to (c): The Fifth Central Pay Commission (5 th CPC) in Chapter 87 of its report made specific recommendations in respect of officers  and staff of Border  Roads  Organisation  (BRO).    However,  there  was  no  specific recommendation for upgradation of pay scale for diploma holder engineers of BRO.  All the specific recommendations made by 5 th CPC in respect of BRO staff as accepted by the  Government have already been implemented. The Sixth Central Pay Commission (6 th CPC) recommended for upgradation and merger of the post of Overseer with promotional post of Superintendent  (Buildings  and  Roads)  Grade-II  and  grant  of  pre-revised scale of Rs.5000-8000 to the combined cadre retrospectively w.e.f. 1.1.1996 at  least  for  the  purpose  of  fixation  of  pay.    Accordingly  the  benefit  of notional fixation of pay in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 w.e.f. 1.1.1996 and the actual benefit of arrears w.e.f. 1.1.2006 has been granted to the diploma holder engineers of BRO.  There is therefore no question of any arrears being pending for payment to diploma holder engineers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 463 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Spectrum Trading
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## SPECTRUM TRADING

- *463. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to allow spectrum trading in all access bands that have been put to auction and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that the  grant  of  all  licences  and  approvals  issued  by  the  Wireless  Planning  and  Coordination Wing should be made paperless and online and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the 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) to (c) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *463 FOR 28 TH   MARCH, 2018 ON 'SPECTRUM TRADING'.

- (a) Government  has  allowed  spectrum  trading  in  all  access  spectrum  bands  in 700/800/900/1800/2100/2300/2500 MHz which have been put to auction. Spectrum in these bands can be traded in accordance with the spectrum trading guidelines dated 12.10.2015.

(b) & (c) The  TRAI  has  made  its  Recommendations  on  'Ease  of  Doing  Telecom Business'  on  30.11.2017,  with  a  view  that  Promotion  of  'Ease  of  doing  business'  is essential for unhindered growth of the telecom sector and is amongst the priorities of the  Government.  The  recommendations  include  simplification  of  SACFA  (Standing Advisory Committee on Frequency Allocation) clearance, provision of online submission of documents, time bound delivery of various licenses, permitting same block size for spectrum  trading  as  specified  in  the  Notice  Inviting  Applications  (NIA)  for  the  latest auction,  among  others.  The  TRAI  recommendations  are  under  consideration  in Department of Telecom (DoT).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Inclusion of Rail Divisions
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

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

(c):  The  jurisdiction  of  Railway  Divisions  is  decided  on  the  basis  of operational and administrative requirements, keeping in view the geographical contiguity of the divisions forming a zone, smooth movement  of  rail  traffic  and  provision  of  better  control  to  improve efficiency of the system. The present arrangement is working satisfactorily.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5520 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## INCLUSION OF RAIL DIVISIONS

†5520. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to include certain rail divisions in Udaipur, Chittorh and Kota in the Ajmer division;
- (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)
Lok Sabha Question No. 5519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: High Fees in Supreme Court
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## 5519.  SHRI P.KUMAR:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state

- (a) whether it is a fact that  the poor and low income group people find it difficult to file petitions  in the Supreme court due to high fees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any scheme has been introduced by the Supreme Court for facilitating the filing of petition and providing financial assistance to the poor and people belonging to low income group; and
- (d) if so, details thereof?

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5519 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## High Fees in Supreme Court

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Supreme Court Legal Services Committee has been constituted to provide free legal aid  to  eligible  persons  under  section  12  of  Legal  Services  Authorities  Act,  1987,  including  a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe; a woman or a child and a person in receipt of annual income less than Rs.1.25 lakh.

(c)  and  (d):  Supreme  Court  Legal  Services  Committee  provides  free  panel  lawyers  to  eligible persons under section 12 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 for legal advice, drafting of applications  and  filling  up  of  various  forms,  making  personal  appearance  in  the  court  and providing  certified  copies  of  judgements.  It  also  pays  court  fee  on  behalf  of  such  litigants.  In special  cases  where  court  appoints  commissions  for  such  persons,  it  makes  payment  to  the commissioners and incurs expenditure for summoning of witnesses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Atrocities on Minorities in Pakistan
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## ATROCITIES ON MINORITIES IN PAKISTAN

† 5518. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the   attention   of   the   Government   has   been   drawn   towards   the alleged atrocities committed against Hindus, Sikhs and other minorities in Pakistan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of families who came to India and sought the status of refugees during the last three years and the current year alongwith the number of families which have returned to Pakistan;
- (c) the reaction of the Government in this regard alongwith the details of the assistance granted to such families;
- (d) whether the Government has taken up the said issue with the Government of Pakistan; and
- (e) if so, the reaction of the Pakistani Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Government has seen reports appearing in the media on the problems faced by members of the minority communities in Pakistan including that of intimidation, abduction, persecution, forced conversions and forced marriages of girls.
- (b) & (c) As  per   available   information,   more   than   12000   Pakistan   nationals including those belonging to minority communities have been granted Long Term Visas (LTVs) during the last three years.

Government   also   extends   certain   facilities   to   persons   belonging   to persecuted minority communities from Pakistan namely Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, staying in India on LTV. These include purchase of a small dwelling unit for self occupation and suitable accommodation for carrying out self-employment, issuance of PAN card and Aadhar card.

- (d) & (e) It is the responsibility of the Government of Pakistan to discharge its constitutional obligations towards its citizens, including those from the minority community. Government has from time to time, taken up the matter with the Government of Pakistan and has conveyed the expectation that the latter will look after   the   safety,   security,   well-being   and   will   protect   freedom   of   its   minority communities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Promotion of Engineers
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5516

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## PROMOTION OF ENGINEERS

5516.  SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether promotion of Group B engineers in BRO is not regulated under the rules similar to those in other Ministries;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  arrangement  in  the  Union  and  the  State  Governments  that around 25 to 33 per cent of the total vacant posts of Executive Engineers is filled with the promotion of Group B engineers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and whether the Government is considering to incorporate such arrangement in BRO also?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a)  to  (d):    Group  'B'  Engineers  working  in  Border  Roads  Organisation (BRO)  are  promoted  to  the  next  higher  grade  as  per  the  provisions  of Recruitment and Promotion Rules notified by the Government of India with the approval of Department of Personnel & Training.

20%  of  existing  vacancies  in  Assistant  Executive  Engineers  (Civil) and 50% of existing vacancies in Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) are filled up by promotion of Group 'B' Engineers working in BRO.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Recycling Nuclear Waste for Power Generation
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## RECYCLING NUCLEAR WASTE FOR POWER GENERATION

## 5514. SHRI  DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps for upgrading technology to recycle and re-use nuclear waste for power generation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study in this regard and if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the total quantum of nuclear waste estimated to be involved in the recycling process and the follow up action proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)to(c) Yes, Sir. Closed  nuclear  fuel cycle is  being  followed  in India treating spent nuclear fuel as a material of resource instead of nuclear waste.  The closed fuel cycle aims at recovery and recycle of fuel elements, separation of useful isotopes such as Cs (Caesium) and Sr (Strontium) for use in health care and industry.  The  spent  fuel  is  reprocessed  to  recover  the  fuel  elements  like Uranium and Plutonium for  recycling  back  in  the  reactor  for  generation  of power in second stage of Indian nuclear power programme. This finally leads to a very small percentage of residual material present in spent nuclear fuel requiring their management  as radioactive waste. Radioactive waste contains various useful radio-isotopes like Cs-137, Sr-90, Ru-106 (Ruthenium) etc having different societal applications. An in-house developed technology has been established and deployed for separating Cs137, one of the prominent fission product, from waste and converting in to non-dispersive  Cs  glass  pencil  to  be  used  for  blood  irradiators.    Research and development has been carried out for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and recycling back to reactors as fuel. Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR), utilizing reprocessed spent fuel, is under operation since many decades.
- (d) The quantity of waste will depend on the power generation. In general, only 1% of the fuel originally used becomes waste as rest is reused. Even this 1% comes down further when radioisotopes like Cs-137 are taken out and used in irradiators.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Petya Malware Cyber Attack
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5513

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 28.03.2018

## PETYA MALWARE CYBER ATTACK

## 5513.     SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that Petya Malware Cyber Attack has spread in Mumbai port terminal computer units;
- (b) if so, if so details thereof ;
- (c) whether it is also fact that the Government is planning to set up a National Cyber Coordination Centre, to prevent such incidents in future; and
- (d) if so, the details  and the status thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    and  (b): As per the information  reported  to  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response Team (CERT-In), operations of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) Mumbai were partially affected  by  the  Petya  ransomware.  Advisory  regarding  detection  and  prevention  of  Petya ransomware  was  issued  by  CERT-In  on  27  June  2017.    Remedial  measures  to  contain damage and prevent such incidents have been advised by CERT-In.
- (c) and (d) : Government has set up National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) in CERTIn to generate necessary situational awareness of existing and potential cyber security threats and  enable  timely  information  sharing  for  proactive,  preventive  and  protective  actions  by individual entities. Phase-I of NCCC has already been made operational.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Starting of New Trains from Gujarat
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5512 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## STARTING OF NEW TRAINS FROM GUJARAT

5512. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Saurashtra  Region  of  Gujarat  is  having  very low/inadequate  train  services  and  representations  have  been  made  to railways for starting new trains and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Railways  has  also received  representations  from  various people/organisations/rail users for starting of new trains from Rajkot/Bhavnagar region of Saurashtra;
- (c) if so, whether the Railways intends to accept the demands of people of Saurashtra in the current year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) : No, Madam.  At present, 50 pairs of Mail/Express and 36  pairs of passenger trains are serving the stations situated in Saurashtra region of Gujarat.    These  services  are  adequately  catering    to  the  needs  of  the passenger of this area.

Representations for introduction of new trains including from Rajkot/Bhavnagar  region  of    Saurashtra    have,  inter-alia,  been  received from  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament.  These  demands  are  examined  and action as found feasible and  justified is taken  from  time to time. Accordingly, following long distance services for have been provided

during the last 3 years from the stations located in the Saurashtra region:

- 1.
- Train No.19579/19580 Bhavnagar-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express.
- 2.
- 3.
- Train No.19203/19204 Bhavnagar-Bandra Terminus Express.
- Train No.22935/22936 Palitana-Mumbai Express.
4. Train No.22937/22938  Rajkot-Rewa Express.
- 5.
- Train No.19029/19030  Mahuva-Bandra Terminus Express.
- 6.
- 7.
- 8.
- Train No.22993/22994  Mahuva-Bandra Terminus Express.
- Train No.22991/22992 Veraval-Bandra Terminus Express.
- Train No. 22939/22940 Hapa-Bilaspur Express.
9. Train No. 79449/79450 Morbi-Maliya Miyana DEMU.

Besides,  introduction  of  trains  is  on-going  process  on  Indian  Railways. However, owing to terminal/maintenance constraints at Okha, Porbander, Veraval, Rajkot etc.  introduction of new trains from Saurashtra region of Gujarat is operationally not feasible, at present.

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