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Lok Sabha Question No. 765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Extension of DMU
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 765 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## EXTENSION OF DMU

† 765 .  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is  considering  to  extend  D.M.U.  (79437/79438, 79431/79432)  train  upto  Falna  keeping  in  view  the  problem  faced  by  the villagers of Falna including Sirohi;
- (b) if so, whether the Railways has fixed any time limit to extend this train upto Falna;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the reasons for not extending this train upto Falna so far; and
- (e) the amount required to develop infrastructure such as cleaning of train, yard, etc. for extension of this train?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to  (d)  No,  Madam.  Owing  to  resource  constraints  and  operational constraints including lack of terminal facilities at Falna, at present, there is no  proposal  for  extension  of  79437/79438  Mehsana-Abu  Road  DEMU  and 79431/79432 Ahmedabad-Mehasana DEMU upto Falna.
- (e) Since, there is no proposal to extend the DEMU  (79437/79438, 79431/79432)  train  up  to  Falna,  no  exercise  has  been  made  so  far  for estimating the amount required to develop infrastructure such as cleaning of train, yard etc. for extension of train.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Suburban Railway Service
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## SUBURBAN RAILWAY SERVICE

764.   KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE : SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)   the total funds allocated for the development of Suburban Network Railway Service of South Western Railways and Southern Railways;
- (b)    the details of funds allocated for passenger amenities, rolling stock, etc.; and
- (c)   the long term approach of the Government to improve the suburban railway services in Bengaluru?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) and (b) :  Total fund allocated exclusively for development of suburban network in Southern Railway  is 14 crore for the year 2017-18.  Apart from this, 1.8125 crore for upgradation of maintenance of suburban rolling stock has been allocated over  Southern/South  Western  Railways.    Further, 113.54  crore  for  passenger amenities  have  also  been  allocated  which  includes  works  on  Railway  network where EMU trains are running.

(c) : Suburban Railway services in Bengaluru will be improved as per provisions of Indian  Railways'  policy  on  Suburban  Railway  System.    Accordingly,  two  works identified  by  State  Government  i.e.  (i)  Conversion  of  15  existing  short  distance passenger trains with 12 cars MEMU trains, and (ii) Enhancement of maintenance facilities  for  MEMU  shed  at  Banaswadi  have  been  approved  by  the  Ministry  of Railways in 2017-18.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Facilities at busy Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.763

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## FACILITIES AT BUSY RAILWAY STATIONS

763.  SHRI KESINENI NANI: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
2. (a) whether it is a fact that  at  very  busy  railway  stations  such  as Vijayawada  and  Secunderabad,  the  wheelchairs  that  are  now available with the porters are old and not in working condition, causing  inconvenience  to  the  physically  handicapped  and  old people;
3. (b) if  so,  whether  these  wheelchairs  are  proposed  to  be  replaced with new wheelchairs; and
4. (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  No,  Madam.  12  wheelchairs  at  Vijayawada station  and 10 wheelchairs at Secunderabad station are available, all of which are in working  condition.  Further,  instructions  already  exist  with  Zonal Railways to ensure availability of functional wheelchairs at stations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Medical Facilities
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.762

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## MEDICAL  FACILITIES

## 762. SHRI  P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details of the provisions made for providing medical facilities to personnel of armed forces including ex-servicemen and their dependents;
- (b) whether medical facility under Ayurvedic and Unani system of medicine has been introduced in Army hospitals; and
- (c) if  so,  the details thereof including the hospitals where the medical facility under Ayurvedic and Unani system of medicine is available for personnel of armed forces, exservicemen and their dependents?

A    N    S    W    E    R MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE र  ा रा य मं ी (डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) All  kinds  of  medical  facilities  such  as  primary  medical  healthcare, specialist medical care and super specialists medical care are provided to armed forces personnel including ex-servicemen and their dependents.
- (b) & (c): As  on  date  medical  facilities  in  Armed  Forces  are  based  on allopathic  system  of  medicine.    A  Committee  was  set-up  to  examine  the feasibility  of  introducing  Ayurvedic  and  Unani  system  of  medicine.    The Committee recommended the introduction of non-pharmacological AYUSH based 'Lifestyle Centres' at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantonment and Air Force Hospital, Hindon on trial basis with manpower and other assistance from Ministry of AYUSH.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Criminals Contesting Elections
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 760

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 07 TH FEBRUARY, 2018

## CRIMINALS  CONTESTING ELECTIONS

## 760. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  step  to  prevent  the  dreaded  criminals  from contesting elections;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal in this regard from various stakeholders; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): As per section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, a person convicted of offences specified therein shall be disqualified for membership of the legislatures from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of six years since his release.

(c) and (d): The issue of electoral reform in its entirety was referred to the Law Commission of India in the year 2013. After consultation with various stake-holders, the Law Commission submitted its 244 th report containing  recommendation  that  a  person  shall  be  disqualified  for  membership  of  legislatures  upon framing  of charges against him  for specified offences, subject to certain other conditions. The recommendations of the Law Commission are under examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Refrigerated Parcel Vans
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 759 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## REFRIGERATED PARCEL VANS

## 759. SHRI JOSE K. MANI :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has introduced refrigerated van service to facilitate transportation of perishable commodities like vegetables, fruits, milk  products, meat/poultry, etc.;
- (b)  if  so, the details thereof along with  the details of routes on which such vans are operational and their usage statistics;
- (c)  whether it is fact that most of the  vans are lying defunct and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the efforts taken by the Ministry to capture the traffic of perishable goods and expand the network of refrigerated vans?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (d):  Yes, Madam.  9 Refrigerated vans are available over Indian Railways.    At  present  03  Refrigerated  Vans  are  available  for  service and balance 06 Refrigerated Vans are undergoing maintenance schedules  in  Workshop/Open  lines.  However,  due  to  lack  of  demand, these  Refrigerated  Vans  had  gone  in  disuse  resulting  in  inoperative Refrigeration system.

During the current financial year i.e. 2017-18, 14 Refrigerated Vans were loaded  from  Yashantpur  to  Gorakhpur  and  04  Refrigerated  Vans  from Palanpur to HTTP (Hind Terminal Private Limited) generating revenue of 33.24 lakhs.

` Efforts are being made to capture the traffic by the Zonal Railways by conducting meetings with trade and industry, stakeholders etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Free Data Services to Rural Masses
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 757 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## FREE DATA SERVICES TO RURAL MASSES

757. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested the Government to consider providing free data services to the rural masses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any decision in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had suo-moto initiated a Consultation  Paper  on  Free  Data  on  19.05.2016.  Subsequently,  TRAI  provided  its recommendations to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on 'Encouraging Data Usage  in  Rural  Area  through  provisioning  of  Free  Data'  dated  19.12.2016.  The recommendations inter-alia state that:
- (i)  In  order  to  bridge  the  affordability  gap  for  the  persons  residing  in  rural areas and to support Government's efforts towards cashless  economy by incentivising  digital  means,  the  Authority  recommends  that  scheme  under which a reasonable amount of data, say 100MB per month, may be made available to rural subscribers for free.
- (ii)  The  cost  of  implementation of the scheme may be met from Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF).
- (c) & (d) The recommendations were referred back to TRAI for clarifications by DoT vide  letter  dated  25-09-2017.  The  response  from  TRAI  dated  29-11-2017  has  been received and is being examined in DoT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: MoU with Canada
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.756 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7/2/2018

## MOU WITH CANADA

†756. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Indian  Government has recently  approved MoU with Canada for cooperation in the field of Science and Technology;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  MoU  will  provide  a  mechanism  and  help  foster  scientific  cooperation  between R&D and academic institutions of the two countries;
- (c) if so, whether the areas of cooperation have been identified in the MoU;
- (d) if so, the manner and extent to which the country will be benefitted from this MoU; and
- (e) the time by which the implementation of the MoU will be started?

## ANSWER

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

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó

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- (a) & (b):  Yes, Madam. The Government of India has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with  Canada  for  cooperation  in  the  field  of  Science  and  Technology.  The  MoU  was  concluded  by  the Department of Science & Technology (DST) with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, Government of Canada, on 14 th November 2017. The MoU will provide mechanism and help to foster cooperation between Research and Development and academic institutions of India and Canada.
- (c) The  identified  areas  of  mutual  cooperation  under  this  MoU  include  (i)  safe  and  sustainable infrastructure, and (ii) integrated water management.
- (d) Under  this MoU,  the  India-Canada  Centre  for  Innovative  Multidisciplinary  Partnership  to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability (IC-IMPACTS) programme will be supported to promote  research  partnership  between  both  countries.  The  R&D  projects  will  be  aimed  at  providing solutions  through  application  of  science  &  technology.  The  participants  will  include  researchers  from scientific organizations, academic and R&D laboratories from India & Canada.
- (e) The process of implementation of the MoU has already been initiated towards launch of the bilateral call for R&D projects.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Minority Status
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-02-2018

## Minority Status

## 754.   SHRI  ALOK  SANJAR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the minority status governing norms in every State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status in this regard; and
- (c)      the demands of every State in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) to (c) :  Revision of norms governing minority status in the states is within the domain of states concerned and it is for the State Government concerned to take  action  on  it.  So  far  as  the  Central  Government  is  concerned,  six communities  have  been  notified  as  minority  communities  viz.  Muslims, Christians,  Sikhs,  Buddhists,  Zoroastrians  (Parsis)  and  Jains  under  Section 2(c) of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Act, 1992.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Delay in Construction Work
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.752

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION WORK

## 752. SHRI  JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaint  pertaining  to  delay  in execution of construction work being undertaken by Border Road Organisation in Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed the responsibility of any officer of Border Road Organisation in this regard; and

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- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  /  being  taken  against  the  officers responsible in this regard?

## 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): No,  Madam.    However,  certain  delays  in  execution  of  road projects have occurred mainly due to the following reasons:-

- (i) Delay in Forest / Wildlife clearance.
- (ii) Hard rock stretches.
- (iii)  Limited working season
- (iv)  Difficulties in availability of construction material.
- (v) Delay in land acquisition.

Nobody  could  be  blamed  for  the  delay  due  to  the  above  reasons. However, compensation for the delay from contractors is levied as per the provision of Contract wherever applicable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Private Firms to Operate ABWs
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.751

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## PRIVATE FIRMS TO OPERATE ABWs

751. SHRI  A.T. NANA PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to allow private firms to manage and operate all the Army Base Workshops (ABWs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken to enhance  combat capability and rebalance the defence expenditure of the armed forces?

## 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 had constituted a Committee of Experts (CoE) to study and recommend measures to enhance combat capabilities and rebalance  defence  expenditure.    Based  on  the  recommendations  of  the Committee in respect of Army Base Workshops (ABWs), the Government has approved operation of 8 Army Base Workshops (ABWs) on Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) model.

Some of the other major recommendations made by the Committee for  enhancement  of  combat  capabilities  and rebalancing of  defence expenditure,  which  have  been  approved  for  implementation,  inter-alia include  optimization  of  Signals  Establishments,  restructuring  of  repair echelons  in the Army,  restructuring  and  redeployment  of  Ordnance echelons,  Supply  and  Transportation  echelons,  Animal  Transport  Units, Closure  of  Military  Farms  and  Army  Postal  Establishments  in  peace locations, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Mobile Towers in LWE affected Areas of Bihar
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 750 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## MOBILE TOWERS IN LWE AFFECTED AREAS OF BIHAR

## †750. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  places  identified  by  the  Government  for  installation  of  mobile towers in Naxal affected areas of Bihar;
- (b) the number of places where such mobile towers have already been installed so far;
- (c) the number of identified places where such towers have not been installed along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) 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) For installation of mobile towers in Naxal affected areas of Bihar under Left Wing Extremism (LWE) project, 250 locations in phase-I and 412 locations in phase-II have been identified.
- (b) 250 mobile  towers  have  been  installed  in  Naxal  affected  areas  of  Bihar  under Left Wing Extremism (LWE) project in phase-I.
- (c) & (d) After installation of 2329 mobile towers under LWE  Phase-I, the Department has received an additional requirement from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for setting up 4,072 mobile towers (including 412 mobile towers in Bihar) in LWE affected areas under phase-II. Telecom Commission, in its meeting held on 21.12.2017, has  recommended  the  proposal  of  installing  4072  mobile  towers  at  the  locations identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in LWE affected areas. The matter is now being processed for seeking Cabinet approval.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Treatment of Sewage
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.749

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## TREATMENT OF SEWAGE

## 749.   SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has developed or proposes to develop a technology for treatment of sewage through radiation and its conversion into bio-fertilizer;
- (b) if so, the details and the benefits thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has deployed the said technology in actual usage and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) Conventionally  sewage  treatment  plant  treats  the  sewage  and  the  same  is dried.  The  technology  developed  by  BARC  subjects  the  dried  sludge  to crushing and exposure to 10 kGy radiation dose. This kills the pathogens in the sludge  and  makes  it  safer  for  use.  In  the  next  step,  BIO-NPK  (Nitrogen Phosphorus  Potassium)  microorganisms  are  sprayed  on  to  it  to  make  it  biofertilizer.  The  use  of  such  bio-fertilizer  provides  organic  carbon  and  other nutrients to the soil. The process also helps in recycling of the waste material to useful Bio-fertilizer.
- (c)  (i)  A 100 ton/day  capacity facility  has  been constructed  at  Ahmedabad  under Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
- (ii)  The cold trials have been completed successfully.
- (iii) The facility is scheduled to be fully operational soon after radiation source loading.
- (iv)  Another similar facility of 100 ton/day capacity will be constructed at Indore under   MoU with BARC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Khadi Uniform for Postmen and Postwomen
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 748 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## KHADI UNIFORM FOR POSTMEN AND POSTWOMEN

748. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  khadi  uniforms  for  the  postmen  and postwomen in the country; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds earmarked for the said purpose?

## 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 uniform for postmen and postwomen were redesigned to make them more comfortable and durable. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will sell the  uniform  from  its  outlets  in  the  country.        An  allowance  of  Rs.  5000/-  per  year  is provided to the staff for the purchase of uniform, from the market, including the outlets of KVIC.

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