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Lok Sabha Question No. 596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Privacy Laws
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINSITRY OF LAWS & JUSTICE (DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 596

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 19 TH , JULY, 2017

## PRIVACY LAWS

## 596    SHRI NINONG ERING:

## SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA

Will the Minster of Law & Justice be pleased to state:

- ( a) whether the Government is aware that nearly 86 percent of citizens in the country have favoured        privacy laws to protect private information as per a recent survey;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce and  implement privacy law similar to those prevalent in some of the developed countries; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINSTER OF STATE FOR  LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (d) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Survey of Cleanliness of Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## SURVEY OF CLEANLINESS OF TRACKS

† 594.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  have  got  a  survey  of  railway  stations regarding sanitation conducted by the Quality Council of India and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether a decision has been taken to conduct a survey to clean the  railway  tracks  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether  waste  and  sewage  flushed  from  the  trains  into  the tracks create a lot of problems in train operation; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  sanitation work is likely to be started?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) Yes, Madam. Indian Railways has got a survey conducted by Quality Council of India on assessment of cleanliness standards of major  railway  stations  (A1  and  A  category)  based  on  Process Evaluation, Direct Observations and Citizen Feedback.

(b) No, Madam.

(c) &  (d)  Yes,  Madam.  Corrosion  of  rails  and  fittings  takes  place due to toilet droppings from open discharge of toilets in passenger trains. To overcome this problem, Indian Railways has been fitting bio-toilets in coaches since 2010-11.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Refund Policy
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANJU BALA, B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 591 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017

## REFUND POLICY

No. 591     SHRIMATI ANJU BALA : SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received representations from Central Government employees regarding no refund policy of online bookings of holiday homes/touring officers hostels;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has reviewed the above policy as due to no refund policy, normally cancellations are not done and guest houses remain vacant in spite of heavy demands from other people;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  Government's  reaction thereto; and
- (e) the number of failed transactions during the year 2016-17, its refund and average time taken by the estate office for refunding of failed transaction?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  HOUSING  AND URBAN AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) No Madam

(b) In view of (a) above, question does not arise.

(c & d)   No, the Government has not reviewed the above policy as policy  ensures  that  only  serious  applicants  book  the accommodation.

(e) The number of failed transaction and refund cases during the  period  2016-17  is  1526  out  of  68948  bookings  which comes 2.21% and the average time taken for refund is 2-3 weeks after receipt of refund request.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Broad gauge Rail Line between Ahmedabad and Jaipur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## BROAD GAUGE RAIL LINE BETWEEN AHMEDABAD AND JAIPUR

586.       SHRI D. S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  fund  for  the  broad gauge Railway line between Ahmedabad to Jaipur rail route;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the plan to finish the  electrification and doubling  of railway track between these two cities?

## 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.  586  BY  SHRI  D.  S.  RATHOD  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2017 REGARDING BROAD GAUGE RAIL LINE BETWEEN AHMEDABAD AND JAIPUR

- (a)  &  (b):  There  is  already  an  existing  broad  gauge  railway  line between Ahmedabad  and  Jaipur. However, the work of Gauge conversion of Ahmedabad-Mahesana (68.78 km) metre gauge (MG) line into  broad  gauge  as  double  line  has  been  taken  up.  An  outlay  of ` 128.13 crore has been provided for this project for the year 2017-18.

(c):  The  details  plan  for  electrification  and  doubling  of  railway  track between Ahmedabad-Jaipur is as under:

- (i).  Ahmedabad-Mahesana-Palanpur: The work of Gauge conversion of Ahmedabad-Mahesana  (68.78  km)  metre  gauge  (MG)  line  running parallel  to  existing  broad  gauge  (BG)  line  has  been  taken  up  which after  completion,  a  double  broad  gauge  line  will  be  available  in  this section.
- (ii).  Mahesana- Palanpur: Doubling of this section is not a sanctioned project.
- (iii) Palanpur-Ajmer: On this section, doubling of SwaroopganjKeshavganj (26.48 km.), Keshavganj-Moribera (26.61 km.) and Chandawal-Marwar-  (36.09  m.)  sections  have  been  completed  and commissioned.  Doubling  in  balance  section  is  in  different  stages  of progress.
- (iv)   Ajmer-Jaipur: It is already a double line section.

Electrification of Ahmedabad-Jaipur railway line is a part of Delhi Sarai Rohila-Rewari-Palanpur-Ahmedabad inclduing Kalol-GandhinagarKhodiyar  and  Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur-Phulera  Railway  Electrification project  (1087  km.).  The  work  has  been  sanctioned  at  a  cost  of ` 1294.84 crore.

Electrification work on Rani-Palanpur section has been entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and the work of balance section has been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE), Allahabad.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Implementation of Key Projects
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY, LALLU SINGH

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) As on 01.04.2014, 727 infrastructure projects with cost of Rs. 150 crore and above were being implemented. Out of these projects 483 projects were called major projects (Rs. 150 crore to Rs.1000 crore) and 244 were mega Projects (Rs. Above 1000 crore).
- (c) As on 01.04.2014 the sanctioned cost  of the 727  projects  was  Rs.  11,34,330.13  crore  and expenditure was Rs. 5,64,250.65 crore. And the expenditure on these projects incurred till March 2017 is Rs. 6,75,546.63 crore.
- (d) Yes.  Madam.  Honorable  Prime  Minister  is  reviewing  the  progress  of  key  projects  in  12 Infrastructure sectors and 3 social Sectors namely Civil Aviation, Coal, Digital Infrastructure, New and Renewable Energy, Rural Roads, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ports, Power for All, Railways, Roads  and  Highways,  Rural  Housing,  Urban  Housing,  Health,  Education  and  National  Rural Livelihoods Mission.
- (e) No, Madam. The Angamaly- Sabri Rail Line project was sanctioned in October 1998 with the cost of Rs. 550 crore and an expenditure of Rs. 218.45 crore has been incurred on this project upto March 2017. An Outlay of Rs. 213.59 crore has been provided for this project during 2017-18.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 584 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY PROJECTS

## 584. SHRI ANTO ANTONY SHRI LALLU SINGH

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a large number of development projects were going on in the country as on April 2014;
- (b) if so, the total number of major, medium and small projects, category-wise;
- (c) the details of funds sanctioned and utilized for these projects from April 2014 to April 2017;
- (d) whether the Prime Minister is directly monitoring the implementation of key projects and if so, the details thereof, and
- (e) whether implementation of Angamaly-Sabari Rail Line project is also being monitored in the PMO and if so, the details thereof along with its present status, total cost of the project and funds released so far for the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Registration of Foreign Students
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.583 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS

583.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes compulsory registration of the foreign students with the Ministry; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof ?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI M. J. AKBAR)

(a ) & (b) There  is  no  proposal  for  compulsory  registration  of foreign students apart from the existing system of Ministry of Home Affairs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Refurbishing Old Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, HARI MANJHI, DHARMENDRA YADAV, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 582 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## REFURBISHING OLD COACHES

582.  SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI HARI MANJHI:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether at present, 80 per cent of coaches in service are old and if so, the details in this regard;
- (b) whether  the  Railways  is  not  only  launching  new  trains  but  also refurbishing old coaches and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the expenditure incurred/likely to be incurred thereon;
- (d) whether any target has been fixed by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the plan prepared and the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a):  No, Madam. Replacement of in-service coaches from trains on age- cum-condition basis is a continual process.

(b): Indian Railways (IR) carries out the work of refurbishing of coaches in order to provide better interiors, ambience and amenities, including inter alia,  new  seats  /  berths,  improved  lighting,  upgraded  toilets,  mobile charging points, etc.

(c) to (e): Refurbishment of in-service coaches is a continual effort of IR and  sanction  for  funds  is  accordingly  being  asked  from  time  to  time. Sanction is available at present for the refurbishing of 7,200 coaches, at a total sanctioned cost of ₹ 2041.8 crore, which is being operated in a phased manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Rail Development Authority
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 580

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## RAIL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

## 580.  SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  formation  of  a  Rail Development Authority (RDA) recently; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof with its composition and the objectives?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  &  (b)  :  Yes,  Madam.  Government  has  approved  formation  of  a  Rail Development  Authority  (RDA)  comprising  Chairman  and  three  Members. The  objective  underlying  RDA  is  to  get  expert  advice/make  informed decision on :
- (i) Pricing of services commensurate with costs.
- (ii)
- Suggest measures for enhancement of Non Fare  Revenue.
- (iii) Protection  of  consumer  interests,  by  ensuring  quality  of  service and cost optimization.
- (iv) Promoting competition, efficiency and economy.
- (v) Encouraging market development and participation of stakeholders in the rail sector and for ensuring a fair deal to the stakeholders and customers.

- (vi) Creating positive environment for investment.
- (vii) Promoting efficient allocation of resources in the Sector.
- (viii)  Benchmarking  of  service  standards  against  international  norms and  specify  and  enforce  standards  with  respect  to  the  quality, continuity and reliability of services provided by them.
- (ix) Providing  framework  for  non-discriminatory  open  access  to  the Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  (DFC)  infrastructure  and  others  in future.
- (x) Suggesting  measures  to  absorb  new  technologies  for  achieving desired efficiency and performance standards.
- (xi) Suggesting measures for human resource development to achieve any of its stated objectives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Social Sector Subsidies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 578 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## SOCIAL SECTOR SUBSIDIES

578.   SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of social sector subsidies and the quantum in each category borne by Railways at present;
- (b) whether  the  Railways  is  considering  a  proposal  to  do  away with its social sector subsidies; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## 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.578 BY SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  19.07.2017  REGARDING  SOCIAL SECTOR SUBSIDIES

(a): Indian  Railways  carries  out  certain  transport  activities  which are uneconomic in nature but carried out in the larger interest of the society.  Losses  incurred  on  this  account  are  termed  as  Social Service Obligation on Indian Railways. Details of Social Service Obligation borne by Railways for the year 2015-16 are as under:

| S. No.   | Items                                 | in Cr.   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|----------|
| 1.       | Loss on essential commodities carried | 41.20    |
| 2.       | Loss on Coaching Services -           |          |
| (i)      | Suburban Service                      | 5200.28  |
| (ii)     | Non-Suburban Services                 | 30718.11 |
| (iii)    | Total 2(i) + 2(ii)                    | 35918.39 |
| 3.       | Total loss (1) + (2)                  | 35959.59 |

(b)&(c):  At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  do  away  with  the aforesaid Social Service Obligations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendras
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 577 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## YATRI TICKET SUVIDHA KENDRAS

## 577. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendras (YTSK) functioning in Indian Railways;
- (b) the criteria laid down to set up YTSKs in the country; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  to  give  wide  publicity  to the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  As  on  date,  approximately  188  Yatri  Ticket  Suvidha Kendras (YTSK) are functioning in Indian Railways.
- (b): With a view to expanding the facilities for issue of tickets (both  reserved  and  unreserved),  Ministry  of  Railways  have allowed public private partnership in establishment and operation of computerised Passenger Reservation System(PRS)-cum Unreserved Ticketing System(UTS) terminals  at  centres  which  are  called  Yatri  Ticket  Suvidha Kendra  (YTSK).    As  per  this  scheme,  all  the authorized ticketing  agents,  who  have  worked  for  at  least  five  years  in

providing Railway ticketing (reserved/ unreserved) services for passengers  of  Indian  Railways  are  eligible  to  become  YTSK licensee.    Applications  are  called  for  allotment  of  YTSKs  by the Zonal Railways through advertisements in leading newspapers.

(c): Instructions have been issued to Zonal Railways to upload the details of YTSKs on Zonal Railways' website.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Congestion in Urban Areas
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA, KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 576

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017

## CONGESTION IN URBAN AREAS

No. 576 SHRI ANOOP MISHRA: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the overcrowding/over-population in majority of urban areas in the country particularly in Delhi and Mumbai and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (b)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  decongest  overpopulated  urban  areas  including  Delhi  and  Mumbai  and  the  measures  to address rural migration to urban areas?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a): Yes, Madam. As per Census, 2011, the population of Mumbai and Delhi was  18.41  million  and  16.31  million  with  a  density  of  19652  and  11320 persons per sq km respectively. Both the cities suffer from overcrowding due to unprecedented migration from rural areas and small and medium towns.
- (b): The National Capital Region Plan, 2021 and Regional Plan for Mumbai Metropolitan  Region,  2011  are  the  efforts  towards  decentralization  of economic activities from Mumbai and Delhi to satellite towns by focusing on strengthening the urban infrastructure in them.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Mansarovar Yatra through Nathu La
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.575

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## MANSAROVAR YATRA THROUGH NATHU LA

575. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI MULLAPALLY RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI S. P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with  China  to  open  an  additional  route  for  Kailash Manasarovar Yatra through Nathu La and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether China has refused to open the gates for the first batch of pilgrims scheduled to travel to Kailash Mansarovar through Nathu La route;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Indian  Government  has  taken  up  the  matter  with  the Chinese  Government  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the outcome thereto; and
- (e) the  corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to facilitate the smooth passage of pilgrims via the new route?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) A new route for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra via Nathu La Pass in Sikkim  became  operational  in  2015  on  the  basis  of  a  Memorandum  of Understanding signed in September 2014.
- (b) to (e) This year the Yatra via the Nathu La route has been deferred after the Chinese Government cited unfavourable conditions to ensure the safe and smooth conduct of the Yatra via Nathu La route. The Government of India is engaged with the Chinese Government on this matter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Leakage of Aadhaar Data
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 574

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19.07.2017

## LEAKAGE OF AADHAAR DATA

## 574. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

(a) whether the Government has taken note of leakage of Aadhaar data from various Government Departments;

(b)  if  so,  the  number  of  instances  of  Aadhaar  data  leakages  noticed  from  various  Government departments and agencies;

(c) whether private players have acquired Aadhaar data including biometric details of customers; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): There has been no leakage of Aadhaar data from UIDAI. However, it was found that around 210 websites of Central Government, State  Government Departments including educational  institutes  were  displaying  the  list  of  beneficiaries  along  with  their  name,  address, other details and Aadhaar numbers for information of general public. UIDAI has taken note of the same and is regularly monitoring the status to get the Aadhaar data removed from the said websites.

(c)  and  (d):  Private  players  have  not  acquired  any  Aadhaar  Data  including  biometrics  from UIDAI. The sharing of Aadhaar information is done only with authorized KYC User Agencies (KUAs)/ Authentication User Agencies (AUAs) (both can be Government or private agencies), through authorized secure applications after following well established security procedures and protocols. The sharing of Aadhaar information is regulated in terms of the Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, 2016, framed under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.

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