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Lok Sabha Question No. 3516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Private Participation in Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: JANAK RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH   DECEMER, 2016

## PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN POST OFFICES

†3516. SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has sought the help of private sector in setting up of post offices;

- (b) if so, the details and the response of private sector thereof; and
- (c) the number of post offices set up with the help of private sector, State-wise?

## 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.
- (b) & (c) Does not arise in view of (a) above.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Nadiyad Modasa Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## NADIYAD MODASA RAILWAY LINE

† 3515.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the action taken for extending the Nadiyad-Modasa railway line to Shamlaji;
- (b) the  action  taken  after  the  survey  of  Arnej-Tarapur,  BhavnagarTarapur and Nadiyad-Dhoka railway line; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  allow  similar  facility    in other superfast trains and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3515 BY SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2016 REGARDING NADIYAD MODASA RAILWAY LINE

(a)& (c): On Shamlaji Road- Modasa- Kapadvanj- Nadiad route, Shamlaji Road-  Modasa  new  line  (23  Km)  has  been  taken  up  as  a  Material Modification  to  Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar-Udaipur  gauge  conversion project.  No  expenditure  has  been  done  on  this  section  in  2015-16 although ` 123.60  crore  has  been  spent  in  2015-16  on  the  entire project.  Land  acquisition  for  Modasa-Shamlaji  section  is  being  done with  the  help  of  State  Government  of  Gujarat.    The  issue  of  train services on this section will be taken up at the time of commissioning of new line.

(b): Surveys for Arnej-Tarapur (45.62 km), Bhavnagar-Tarapur (136 km) and  Nadiad-Dholka  (50.90  km)  have  been  completed.  As  per  survey reports, the cost of construction has been assessed as ` 468.20 crore, ` 745  crore  and ` 976.60  crore  with  the  rate  of  return  of  (-)  4.71%, (-)  0.86%  and  0.93%  respectively.  Un-remunerative  nature  of  the proposed  new  lines,  huge  throwforward  of  ongoing  projects  and limited overall availability of funds, preclude the Railways to take up these new lines projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Doordarshan Studio
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3513 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016)

## DOORDARSHAN STUDIO

## 3513. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  piece  of  land  on  rent  or  lease  for  the doordarshan studio;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Udaipur;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  amount  paid  by  the  Government for land taken on lease or rent during the current financial year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND

## BROADCASTING

{COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

(a)  to  (d)  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  no  Studio  centre  is  functioning  from rented accommodation. State-wise details of Studio centres, where land has been acquired on leasehold basis are given at the Annexure . No amount has been paid by the Government for land taken on lease or rent during the current financial year.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3513 FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2016.

Land acquired on leasehold basis by Doordarshan for the following Studio Centres:

|   S.No | State / UT       | Location            |
|--------|------------------|---------------------|
|      1 | Chhattisgarh     | Raipur              |
|      2 | Gujarat          | Ahmedabad           |
|      3 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla              |
|      4 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Srinagar            |
|      5 | Kerala           | Kozhikode (Calicut) |
|      6 | Manipur          | Imphal              |
|      7 | Rajasthan        | Jaipur              |
|      8 |                  | Udaipur*            |
|      9 | Uttar Pradesh    | Allahabad           |
|     10 |                  | Bareilly            |
|     11 | Chandigarh       | Chandigarh          |

* Land for the studio had been allotted to Doordarshan by Urban Improvement Trust, Udaipur. Construction at above land could not be taken due to a ban imposed on new construction at this land due to a court case at that time. The ban on construction at the site has since been removed.

Studio  centre  at  Udaipur  has  not  been  established  as  subsequently  the scheme for the same has not been approved.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Women Reservation Bill
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3512

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## WOMEN RESERVATION BILL

## 3512. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

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

- (a)  whether  India  ranks  109  amongst  193  global  nations  in  terms  of  women Parliamentarians which is just 12 per cent against global average of 22.7 per cent and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to table and pass Women Reservation Bill;
- (c) if so, whether the Government proposes to put the bill to test of numbers rather than seeking consensus and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  some  political  parties  are  deliberately  stalling  this  bill  by  invoking religion and caste criteria and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to bring in a uniform 33 per cent reservation for women at all stages from civic bodies to Parliament rather than having 50 per cent at lower levels and if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be adopted?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3512 DATED 07 th  DECEMBER, 2016

(a): The Government has no such data.

(b)  to  (d):  During  the  years,  a  consistent  demand  has  been  made  from  various quarters  for  giving  adequate  representation  to  women  in  Parliament  and  State Legislatures  and  to  provide  for  reservation  of  one-third  seats  for  women  in  Lok Sabha  and  State  Legislative  Assemblies  including  the  Legislative  Assemblies  of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, for a period of 15 years. A Bill, namely, the Constitution (One Hundred and Eight Amendment) Bill, 2008 was introduced in  Rajya  Sabha  on  6 th May,  2008.  The  Rajya  Sabha  passed  the  said  Bill  on  9 th March, 2010; but it could not be passed by the Fifteenth Lok Sabha. The said Bill lapsed on dissolution of the fifteenth Lok Sabha.

It  has  been  the  endeavor  of  the  Government  to  provide  for  reservation  of one-third  seats  for  women  in  the  House  of  the  People  and  the  State  Legislative Assemblies.  The  issue  involved  needs  careful  consideration  on  the  basis  of consensus  among  all  political parties before a Bill  for  amendment  in  the Constitution is brought before Parliament.

(e): No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Multipurpose Fast Research Reactor
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3510

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## MULTIPURPOSE FAST RESEARCH REACTOR

3510.  SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Russia  has  invited  India  to  join  in  developing  next-generation multipurpose fast research reactor known by the Russian acronym MBIR; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b)  The Department has been informed that the Russia intends building such reactor.  At present, more information on this subject is being collected.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Subsidy to Poor Patients
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3509 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7/12/2016

## SUBSIDY TO POOR PATIENTS

## 3509.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  considers  to  augment  the  subsidy  amount  for  the  economically backward  patients  in  Sree  Chitra  Tirunal  Institute  for  Medical  Sciences  and  Technology  at Trivandrum in Kerala; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Sree  Chitra  Tirunal  Institute  for  Medical  Sciences  and  Technology  is  a  tertiary  referral hospital and provides treatment for Cardiological and Neurological diseases. Economically backward patients referred to this Hospital are covered under various Government of India and Government of  Kerala  schemes  such  as  Rashtriya  Bal  Swasthya  Karyakram.  Thalolam,  Karunya  Benevolent Fund, Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi, Arogyakiranam and Prime Minister's Relief Fund. Apart from this, the  Institute  also  has  a  well  laid  down  scheme  for  providing  subsidy/concession  to  economically backward patients categorized into four groups viz. 1) Category - A - 100% concession, 2) Category - B1 - 60% concession, 3) Category - B - 30% concession and 4) Category - C - 10% concession. This system meets the requirement of poor patients who approach for treatment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Objectionable Content on Internet
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3508

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.12.2016

## OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT  ON INTERNET

## 3508 SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  a  complaint  redressal  platform  to  report  the  occurrence  of  online child abuse;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of complaints received in this regard during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  so  far  issued  an  advisory  to  the  Internet  Service Providers to remove or block these objectionable contents; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the  service  providers  and  networking sites?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences  (POCSO)  Act,  2012  mandates  that  child sexual abuse in any form should be reported to special juvenile police unit or the local police. In  addition,  National  Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has launched a portal 'e-Box' in August 2016 to register complaints of child sexual abuse online.
- (b):    National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  has  started  collecting  data  on  publishing  or transmitting of material  depicting children in sexually explicit act, in electronic form since 2014. As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 749  and  792  cases  were  registered  for  online  child  sexual  abuse  during  2014  and  2015 respectively.  In  addition,  the  'e-Box'  portal  of  NCPCR  has  received  103  complaints  from 26.08.2016 to 4.11.2016.
- (c)  and  (d):  Department  of  Telecommunications  has  directed  Internet  Service  Providers (ISPs)  to  block  the  Interpol's  'Worst-of-list'  (containing  website  addressees  with  extreme child sexual imagery) provided by Central Bureau of Investigation on 29-09-2016. ISPs have complied with the directions of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: NSDI
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3507 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/12/2016

## NSDI

## 3507.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to establish National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Centres in various States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether Karnataka has been included in the programme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) Madam,  Government  of  India  has  undertaken  a  scheme  to  establish  State  Spatial  Data Infrastructures (SSDIs) in various States in the same model as of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)  at the national level.  Supported under the Scheme Natural Resources Data Management System  (NRDMS),  SSDIs  aim  at  facilitating  spatial  data  sharing  amongst  the  stakeholders  for decision making and governance.  Proposals on establishment of SSDIs received in Department of Science  and  Technology  (DST)  from  State  Agencies  are  considered  for  implementation  under collaborative financial support of DST, Government of India and the concerned State Governments. Setting up of SSDI in a State depends on the interest of the State Government, availability of resources and competitive evaluation of related R&D proposals.
- (b) SSDI  in  Karnataka  has  been  set  up  under  a  collaborative  R&D  project  sanctioned  to Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology, Bengaluru to establish a web based geo-portal for sharing of spatial data sets acquired by the State Government for use of spatial data in various sectors of planning & development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Vacancies in various Departments
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3505

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016)

## VACANCIES IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

## †3505. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  posts  of  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)/Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  in  various categories  are  lying  vacant  in  various  departments  and  undertakings  of  central ministries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, as on date;
- (c) the year-wise and category-wise details of appointments made  under various categories during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether the prescribed rules have been followed with regard to the appointment and promotion of SCs and STs; and
- (e) if not, the remedial measures adopted in this regard?

## 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 (e):   Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Opening of New Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH   DECEMER, 2016

## OPENING OF NEW POST OFFICES

3504. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Pin  Code  of  the  villages  does  not  work  in  an  urban  settlement divided into sectors of a village;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to allot designated Pin Code and open new post offices to cater to the needs of lakhs of people residing in the urbanized areas of the villages in NCR region; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including Noida, Greater Noida (West)?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The  Postal  Index  Number  (PIN)  or  PIN  code  is  a  six-digit  numerical code  used  by  the  Department  of  Posts  for  facilitating  sorting  and  delivery  of  mail. Each PIN code refers to one of the nine geographical regions created for the purpose; a sub region or a postal circle; a sorting or revenue district and; a delivery post office, which  could  be  either  a  head  post  office  or  a  sub  post  office.  Branch  post  offices, which are primarily located in rural and semi-rural areas are under the jurisdiction of one of the sub post offices or head post offices and no separate PIN code is allotted to them.

Each delivery office delivers the mail directly or through a branch post office within its jurisdiction, which shares the same PIN code. Thus, a PIN code may serve an entirely urban area, an entirely rural area or a combination of both.

- (c) & (d) Yes, Madam. Opening of new post offices, including new delivery post offices  by  relocation  and  redeployment is an ongoing and continuous activity under taken by the Department of Posts. This is done to handle increased volume of mails at an existing delivery office, to serve new areas or for other operational reasons. During  the  current  financial  year  (2016-17),  a  target  of  seven  post  offices has been fixed for the National Capital Region (NCR). These include two post offices in  New  Delhi,  three  in  Haryana  and  two  in  Uttar  Pradesh  at  AW  HO  Township, Gurjinder Nagar, Noida and Sector 122, Noida, both in Gautam Budh Nagar district.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Film Piracy
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## FILM PIRACY

## 3503. SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

## Will  the  Minister  of  INFORMATION  &  BROADCASTING  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the number of cases of film piracy has been increasing in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  stop/minimize  this along with the number of persons being punished/ sentenced during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether  there  is  any  estimate  as  to  the  amount  of  registered  DVD organizations officially authorized to distribute DVD of films in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is planning/proposing to increase the sentences/punishment being   given in the film piracy cases; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b):  Government is aware that there are instances of piracy of films. However, no definite data is available.
- (c):  The  Copyright  Act,  1957  as  amended  in  2012,  provides  civil  remedies [Chapter XII (Section 54-62)] as well as criminal remedies [Chapter XIII (Section 63-70)] to the copyright holder and clause (c) of subsection (1) of Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957 read with Rule 75 of the Copyright Rules, 2013 are the provisions of the Act which deal effectively with piracy

of films. For preventive measures, there exist Enforcement/ Intellectual Property Right Cells, Nodal Officer in States/Union Territories to deal with the enforcement matters.

- (d): No  definite data  is available  regarding  the  number  of  registered sellers/distributors of Digital Video Disc (DVD) of films in the country.
- (e)  and  (f):  The  proposed  amendments  to  the  Cinematograph  Act,  1952 envisage penal provisions against piracy, however, no time frame can be given in this regard.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: News Broadcast in various Languages
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3502 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016 )

## NEWS BROADCAST IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES

## 3502. ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  broadcast  Telugu  and Kannada  national  news  bulletin  from  All  India  Radio,  New  Delhi instead of respective State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether Ministry has information on the number of language spoken, written and listened in the National Capital region of New Delhi/Delhi; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): No Madam, in view of availability/utilisation  of local talent in respective States.
- (d) & (e): Ministry/All India Radio do not maintain such record.

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