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Lok Sabha Question No. 1868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: New Rail Line between Patan to Bhildi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1868 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## NEW RAIL LINE BETWEEN PATAN TO BHILDI

† 1868.   SHRI  DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)       whether the Government is aware of the unnecessary delay being caused in the work of new rail line from Patan to Bhildi via Rani-ki-vah;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to expedite the work and to complete the said project on time?

## ANSWER

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

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1868 BY SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.03.2018  REGARDING  NEW  RAIL LINE BETWEEN PATAN TO BHILDI

(a)  to  (c):    Patan-Bhildi,  new  line  project  includes  renovation  of  old railway  line  from  Patan  to  Khalipur  (10  km)  and  41.03  km  new construction  from  Khalipur  to  Bhildi.  The  work  on  this  project  was objected  by  Archeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI)  near  'Rani  ki  Vav'. Indian Railways had approached National Monument Authority (NMA) for grant of No Objection Certificate (NOC) in this regard, which was, however, denied. Consequently, Indian Railways suggested an alternative alignment for which 'No Objection Certificate (NOC)' was issued by Archaeological Survey of India, New  Delhi on 06.05.2015. Indian  Railways  accordingly  planned  and  had  started  execution  of project  including  the  process  of  land  acquisition  on  the  alternative alignment. Documents of land acquisition after joint measurement for the  diverted  alignment  near  'Rani  ki  Vav'  for  issuing  Notification under  section  19  has  been  submitted  to  SDM/Patan  on  11.11.2017. Notification under section-19 is awaited from Collector/Patan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Usage of AI
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.03.2018

## USAGE OF AI

## 1867.    SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

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

- (a)       whether the Government intends to give impetus to IT sector with increasing usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to perform several tasks currently performed by humans;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof,
- (c) whether the Government plans to lobby for slow adoption of such technology to ensure that proper skill training is in place for the workforce;
- (d) if so, the details of the proposals for the same; and
- (e) if not, the way in which the Government plans to cope up with the challenges it is facing in the form of huge unemployable workforce?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The technology relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as machine learning, big  data  analytics,  image/speech  recognition  etc.  is  evolving  at  fast  pace  and  finding increasing applications. It is natural that AI can be put to great use to improve the functioning of  services  delivery  by  the  Government.  Therefore,  in  order  to  work  towards  strategic interventions to promote AI applications, the Government has constituted four committees of experts from Academia, Industry and Government to look into the following areas:

- I. Platforms and Data for AI
- II. Leveraging AI for identifying National Missions in Key sectors
- III. Skilling and re-skilling
- IV. Cyber Security, safety, legal and ethical issues.
5. (c)  and  (d):  It  is  a  fact  that  AI  could  be  disruptive  in  certain  sectors,  but  the  efforts  of  the Government is to go for application of AI that seeks to augment welfare of the citizens. The Government  is  also  supporting  the  future  skills  missions  proposed  by  the  Industry  and NASSCOM in order to ensure that the  Industry  gets  to  find  employment  in  the  emerging sectors.

- (e):   Does not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Investigation of Coal Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## Investigation of Coal Blocks

## 1866. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Ministry of Coal does not have the information regarding investigation of the cases related to coal block owing companies being carried out by CBI;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the reasons for not having such information;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  is  working  towards  protecting  the  companies  which  are  being investigated by the CBI; and
- (d)  the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d):  As per information provided by CBI, 55 FIRs have been filed by CBI against various companies in connection with investigation into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks. Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated 08.05.2013 in WP (Crl) 120/2012 had stated that 'CBI shall henceforth ensure that secrecy of the inquiries and investigations into allocation of coal blocks  is  maintained  and  no  access  of  any  nature  whatsoever  in  this  regard  is  provided  to  any person or authority, including any Minister of the Central Cabinet, Laws Officers, Advocate(s) of CBI, Director  of  Prosecution  and  officials/officers  of  the  Central  Government'.   In  view  of  the above  orders,  the  information  regarding  status  of  investigation  of  cases  related  to  coal  blocks allocation being carried out by CBI is not provided to Ministry of Coal.  The investigation of these cases by CBI is monitored by Hon'ble Supreme Court and there is no question of protecting these companies by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Promotion in the Armed Forces
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1864

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## PROMOTION IN THE ARMED FORCES

1864.  SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

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

- (a) whether  promotion  policy  for  the  officers  of  three  wings  of  armed  forces  is uniform and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the parameters for promotion in each service; and
- (c) whether the policy is approved by the Government, if so, the extent to which the Government is satisfied with its fairness;

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

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- (a) Promotion  policies  of  Army,  Navy  and  Air  Force  are  structured  to meet  the  operational  and  administrative  requirements  of  the  respective Services, thus some variations exist in the same.
- (b) Promotion  policies  for  select  ranks  for  Indian  Army  officers  are vacancy based and follow the principle of seniority and merit.

The  parameters  for  substantive  promotion  in  Indian  Air  Force  (IAF) for officers other than Medical / Dental branches are stipulated in Air Force Instructions (AFI).

Promotions  in  Indian  Navy  are  made  based  on  the  following  broad parameters:

- (i) Length of service.
- (ii) Qualification in professional examination.
- (iii)  Mandatory Sea Time (Sea-going Branches / Cadres)
- (iv)  Medical standard and Vigilance clearance.
- (v) Performance reflected in the Confidential Reports.
- (c) Promotion  policies are  promulgated  after due  approval  by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Global Passport Rank
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## 1863. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Indian Passport has been ranked 75th out of 94 in the world's most powerful passports according to the 'Global Passport Power Rank 2017' and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has initiated any mechanism for improving the status of the Indian passport in the Global ranking in the last three years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1863

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## GLOBAL PASSPORT RANK

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As   per   the   information   available   on   www.passportindex.org,   the   Arton   Capital Passport Index (ACPI) gives global ranking to various passports based on the 'visa free' status accorded to the passport holders of a specific country. The current passport ranking is based on the number of countries a passport holder can visit Visa Free or gets Visa on Arrival. T o determine the individual rank of each passport, a Visa Free Score (VFS) is prepared which is the sum of Visa Free (VF) and Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility accorded to the passport holder of a country.

According to the latest Index of 2018, India is ranked 73 rd  out of 96 with a VFS of 57 with 25 countries according Visa Free entry and 32 countries granting Visa on Arrival facility to Indian passport holders.

- (b) The Government has recently liberalized  the   visa   policy   with   the   objective   of promoting investments and tourism into India from other countries. The e-Visa scheme has been liberalized to allow business visits and medical treatment in India. The number of entries and validity of e-Visas has been increased and the scheme has been expanded to include 163 countries and territories till date. These initiatives are expected to encourage other countries to reciprocate and facilitate travel of Indian passport holders to their countries. As more countries permit Indian passport holders to visit Visa Free or grant them Visa on Arrival facility, the rank of the Indian passport on the Global Passport Index is expected to improve.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Audit of FOBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1862 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## AUDIT OF FOBS

## 1862. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Railways has decided to conduct audit of Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the Railways has decided to replace FOBs by escalators wherever this option suits; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b): Safety department of Indian Railways conducts safety audits to ensure adherence of safe working system through an InterDepartmental Team. This entails intra-zonal audits once in two months and inter-zonal safety audits/inspections once every six months. This is a regular exercise being conducted every year, the results of which are shared  with  the  concerned  departments  for  improvement.  Recently,  a multidisciplinary audit team has also audited the existing infrastructure of the stations of Mumbai Suburban.
- (c)  &  (d):  In  order  to  facilitate  easy  movement  of  passengers  and  for smooth access to platforms at major railway stations, escalators have been  planned  at  all  'A-1',  'A'  &  'C'  category  stations  with  footfall  of 25,000 and above and stations of tourist importance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Sabari Rail Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1861 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## SABARI RAIL PROJECT

## 1861. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  information  regarding  the present  status of the Sabari Rail project in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  record  regarding  the  amount earmarked in the last three budgets and the money spent for the works under the Sabari Project during the same period;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and category-wise;
- (e) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  paltry  budgetary  outlays  has adversely affected the implementation of the said project; and
- (f) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1861  BY  SHRI  ANTO  ANTONY  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.03.2018    REGARDING    SABARI RAIL PROJECT.

(a) to (f): Work on Angamali-Kaladi section (7 Km) has been taken up. However, work on this section is stuck for want of land acquisition of small patch of 0.6 Ha land for Railways.

Details  of  year-wise  funds  allocated  for  Angamali-Sabarimala new  line  project  during  the  last  three  years  &  current  year  and expenditure incurred upto March, 2017 are  as under:-

## (    in crore)

|   Outlay 2014-15 |   Outlay 2015-16 |   Outlay 2016-17 |   Expenditure incurred upto March, 2017 |   Outlay 2017-18 |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
|               20 |                5 |               40 |                                  218.45 |           213.59 |

Completion of projects depends on a number of factors such as acquisition of land, forestry and wildlife clearances, shifting of various utility services, construction of Road Over Bridges/Road Under Bridges by road maintenance departments, apart from availability of adequate funds.

Due to abnormal increase in land cost and delay in finalization of alignment  due  to  protest  by  local  people,  the  project  cost  has increased  to      2815  crore  and  therefore,  Government  of  Kerala  has been requested to convey their consent to share atleast 50% cost of the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Standardizing Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1856 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## STANDARDIZING TRAINS

1856. SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to standardize trains in terms of number of coaches so that all trains can run on all routes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether this will lead to any excess financial burden to Railways and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Railways  has  selected  any  routes  or  trains  for  the purpose on a pilot basis; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  to  (e)  Rationalization  of  rakes  is  an  on-going  process  over  Indian Railways and, inter-alia, is aimed at improving utilization of coaching stock,  ensuring  punctual  running  of  trains,  releasing  maintenance slots and improving turn-around time.

Besides operational feasibility, the rationalization of rakes in terms of composition  is  done  keeping  in  view  traffic  pattern  and  nature  of services.

In some  cases, investment may  be needed for up-gradation of infrastructural facilities like lengthening of platform/pit line etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Misuse of Aadhaar Data
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1854

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-03-2018

## MISUSE OF AADHAAR DATA

## 1854.   SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY: SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(a)    whether it is a fact that the Aadhaar data is being misused and following the complaints Aadhaar servers have stopped their services across the country;

- (b)      if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has investigated the matter and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the remedial steps being taken by the Government to resolve the problem once and for all?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  No,  Sir.  The  data    collected  during  enrolment  gets  encrypted  as  soon  as  the enrolment takes place thereby diminishing the possibility of any misuse of the data. Ensuring security  of  data  is  a  continuous  exercise  and  UIDAI  has  deployed  state  of  art  security measures and is continuously upgrading it as per requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Upgradation of Coast Guard
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1853

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## UPGRADATION OF COAST GUARD

1853.  SHRI  K.C. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government has  taken  any  measures  to  upgrade  the  functioning  of coast guard to reach out during emergency situations like cyclone in deep sea;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  manpower  and  ensure  to provide modern equipment to coast guard;
- (d) whether the Government is ready to constitute separate coast guard unit in highly populated coastal districts like Alappuzha in Kerala; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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 (c): The Government has established a robust maritime search and rescue framework to address and respond various contingencies in deep sea and in coastal areas of India, which includes distress onboard fishing boats and merchant vessels, safety of life during marine incidents and SAR response  during  Cyclones  etc.  Director  General  Indian  Coast  Guard  has been designated as the Chairman of National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB), which constitutes members from national / coastal state administration / agencies.  The  sanctioned strength of  Coast Guard  has

:  2  :

increased from 7,096 in 2008 to 14,500 (as on February, 2018).  At present, the  average  intake  of  manpower  in  ICG  is  130  officers  and  720  Enrolled Personnel  per  year,  which  is  almost  a  100%  increase  from  manpower recruited in 2008. (d) & (e): A Coast Guard station at a particular location is set up taking into  consideration  the  threat  perception,  vulnerability  gap  analysis  and presence of other maritime organization / security set up in the vicinity. Alappuzha is located in close proximity of Coast Guard Station Kochi and  Coast  Guard  Station  Vizhinjam  and  regular  air  surveillance  is  also undertaken by the Coast Guard Air Enclave at Kochi.  These Coast Guard stations are equipped to quickly respond to any urgent emerging situation at sea.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Mentoring Women Entrepreneurship
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: VASANTHI M., Y. S. AVINASH REDDY, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1851 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## MENTORING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## 1851.  SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY: SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is planning to set up a centre aimed at mentoring women entrepreneurship and provide financial support to women to stand up in the business;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the task has been entrusted to NITI Aayog to work out the modalities and policies for establishment of the said unit and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the facilities proposed to be provided through this entity?

## 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)  Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog provides support for the setting up of Atal Incubation  Centres  (AICs)  and  scaling  up  of  Established  Incubation  Centres  (EICs).  So  far  19 incubators have been selected for AICs and EICs. One of the AICs that has been set up at Banasthali Vidyapeeth that is a woman only University and the AIC-Banasthali focuses only on mentoring and supporting  women  entrepreneurs  while  another  EIC  (NS  Raghavan  Centre  for  Entrepreneurial Learing, IIM Bangalore) runs a special program for women entrepreneurship. However, all incubation Centres are expected to support women entrepreneurs as well for mentoring and help them in setting up and scaling up their businesses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Denial of Services due to NonAvailability of Aadhaar Number
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1849

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-03-2018

## DENIAL OF SERVICES DUE TO NON-AVAILABILITY OF AADHAAR NUMBER

## 1849.   SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) whether essential services at several places at present are being denied to persons having no Aadhaar number;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has issued any guidelines to State Governments in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a),  (b)  and  (c):  Section  7  of  the  Aadhaar  (Targeted  Delivery  of  Financial  and  Other Subsidies,  Benefits  and  Services)  Act,  2016  has  a  provision  to  have  alternate  and  viable means of identification for delivery of subsidy, benefit or service to even those individuals who have not been assigned any Aadhaar number.  All the notifications/circulars, issued by various  Ministries/Departments  of  Government  of  India,  have  clearly  outlined  that  lack  of Aadhaar by any individual will not prevent delivery of any service, subsidy or benefit.

In order to provide more clarifications on requirement of Aadhaar in respect of specific cases, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Department of Food  and Public Distribution  (PDS)  and  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  Mission  have  issued  the  following circulars:

1. UIDAI  circular  dated  24.10.17  on  'Exception  handling  in  PDS  and  other  welfare schemes'
2. Ministry  of  Food  and  Public  Distribution  letter  dated  24.10.17  on  'Exception handling in PDS and other welfare schemes'
3. DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat circular dated 19.12.2017 on 'Exception handling'.

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