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Lok Sabha Question No. 2487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Skill Development to SC and ST
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2487 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT TO SC AND ST

## 2487. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Central  Government  is  planning  to  open  skill  development  centres  to provide skill training to people belonging to SC/ST;
- (b) if so, the number of SC/ST students selected, State-wise for the purpose;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  arrangements  for  hostel  facility  for  the SC/ST under this scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) to (d) There are more than 40 schemes into 20 different Ministries which provide a variety of Skill Development training programme to people including people belonging to SC/ST.  There  are  around  13,000  Government  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  which provide long-term skill development training and there is reservation in admission for SCs, STs and OBCs @ 15%, 7.5% and 27%, respectively. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship skill development scheme of the Government targeting to skill youth from all sections of the society including SCs and STs. Under PMKVY, boarding and  lodging  facilities  are  provided  to  the  trainees  as  per  common  norms  for  skill development  schemes.  Ministry  has  also  been  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) for setting up of model training centre in every district of the country for imparting  skill  training  to  the  prospective  candidates  including  candidates  belonging  to SC/ST. Under PMKK, about 367 districts have been allocated for setting up of Skill Centre for imparting training under PMKVY.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Conclave on Urban Renaissance
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2484 TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2016

## CONCLAVE ON URBAN RENAISSANCE

No. 2484   SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of Urban Development be please to state:

- a) Whether  the  Government  has  organized  a  conclave  on  Urban
2. Renaissance  to  interact with various agencies  of the States recently;
- b) if  so,  whether  the  steps  for  effective  implementation  of  the  urban renewal and governance initiatives were discussed in the conclave;
- c) if so, the details thereof; and
- d) the  details  of  the  present  status  of  the  implementation  of  urban
6. renewal and governance initiatives in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a):  No Madam, No such conclave has been organized by this Ministry.
- (b) &(c): Question does not arise.
- (d):  The Ministry is implementing the following programmes for urban renewal and governances:-
- i. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for 500 cities.
- ii. Smart Cities Mission for 100 cities.
- iii. National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY).

The  AMRUT  has  a  reform  agenda  for  urban  governance  which includes e-governance, augmenting double entry accounting, review of building bye-laws, credit rating of the   Urban Local Bodies improvement in levy and collection of user charges etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Online Application (PMAY)
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2482

TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2016

ONLINE APPLICATION (PMAY)

No. 2482 SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a)  details  of  number  of  online  applications  received  through  the online portal of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana;
- (b)  details of the common services centers that are located in the country;
- (c) whether any other e-Governance services are offered under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana like the tracking of online application, etc.;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any cases of people having difficulties in accessing the
- e-Governance services were reported; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the corrective action thereon?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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(a): As on date, a total of 1,74,525 applications have been reported as  received  across  the  country  through  online  application  service under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission.

Contd...

(b): As  on  date,  around  1,60,000  CSCs  are  present  across  the country both in urban & rural area.

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam.  The Online application filled through online application service under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission has also been extended with additional facility for citizens for  'tracking  of  application'  online.    Status  of  application  can  be tracked through application number or by name, father's name & ID.

(e) & (f): No  difficulty  has  so  far  been  reported  by  citizens  in accessing the PMAY e-Governance Services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: New Trains in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2480 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## NEW TRAINS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

2480. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to introduce any express or passenger trains in Andhra Pradesh in the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said proposal has been approved by the Railways;
- (d) if so, the time by which new trains are likely to be introduced; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2480 BY SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 30.11.2016 REGARDING NEW TRAINS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

(a) to (e) Indian Railways do not run trains on State-wise basis as rail network and train operations straddle across state boundaries. However, during the current year 2016-17 till date, five new trains introduced serving the stations in the State of Andhra Pradesh are as under:

|   S.No. | Train number   | Name of the train                           |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 12795/12796    | Secunderabad - Vijayawada Intercity Express |
|       2 | 17215/17216    | Vijayawada - Dharmavaram Express            |
|       3 | 77401/77402    | Nandyal - Cuddapah DEMU                     |
|       4 | 77403/77404    | Nandyal - Cuddapah DEMU                     |
|       5 | 22837/22838    | Hatia - Ernakulam Express                   |

Moreover, following eight pairs of new train services serving the stations in the State of Andhra Pradesh have been announced in Railway Budget 2016-17:

|   S.No. | Train number   | Name of the train                               |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 22705/22706    | Tirupati - Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express          |
|       2 | 22701/22702    | Visakhapatnam - Vijayawada UDAY Express         |
|       3 | 22833/22834    | Bhubaneswar - Krishnarajapuram Humsafar Express |
|       4 | 22887/22888    | Howrah -Yesvantpur Humsafar Express             |
|       5 | 19423/19424    | Ahmedabad - Chennai Central Humsafar Express    |
|       6 | 12503/12504    | Kamakhya - Bangalore Humsafar Express           |
|       7 | 22841/22842    | Santragachi - Chennai Antyodaya Express         |
|       8 | 22877/22878    | Howrah-Ernakulam Antyodaya Express              |

Train services announced in Railway Budget 2016-17 are to be introduced during the course of current financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Infrastructure Development in NER
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 2478

To be answered on

Wednesday, November 30, 2016/Agrahayana 9, 1938 (Saka)

## Question

## Infrastructure Development in NER

2478. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  role  of  North  Eastern  Regional  Agricultural  Marketing  Corporation  Ltd. (NERAMAC)  and  the  number  of  employment  opportunities  generated  by  it  in  the region;
- (b) whether  NERAMAC  has  conducted  survey  to  identify  surplus  agricultural products in the area;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  diversify  the  activities  of  NERAMAC  in order to generate more employment opportunities in this sector and give impetus to economy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. JITENDRA SINGH]

- (a) The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Ltd., set up in March  1982,  is  a  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprise  with  100%  share  holding  by Government  of  India.  The  mandate  of  NERAMAC  includes,  inter  alia,  to  initiate, promote, organise, assist/execute projects/programmes for development of production,  procurement,  processing,  packing  &  grading,  marketing,  warehousing and cold storage of horticultural products including fruit and vegetables. Apart from the direct employment generated, it also helped in creation of seasonal employment for farmers and ancillary sector in the NE Region.

(b)& (c) No study was conducted by NERAMAC.

(d)&(e) The  Ministry of  DoNER  has  got  a  Techno-Economic  Viability  Study Conducted through NEDFi aimed at revival of the company. In its report the NEDFi has  made  several  recommendations  which,  inter  alia,  include  diversification  of activities  of  NERAMAC  through  aggregation  and  marketing  of  perishable  and  non perishable produce.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Shortage of Critical Minerals
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2477

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30/11/2016

## SHORTAGE OF CRITICAL MINERALS

## 2477.  KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  counter  shortage  of  critical  minerals  necessary  for developing clean- energy applications, solar missions, etc.; and
- (b) the details of the steps taken for byproduct recovery of primary metals?

## 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) The  Government  has  formulated  New  Mineral  Exploration  Policy  (NMEP,  2016),  which emphasizes periodic evaluation of critical minerals and updation of geo-scientific data for assessment of  country's  mineral  resources.  Out  of  a  total  of  213  mineral  investigation  programme  taken  up during  2016-17,  23  belong  to  Natural  Energy  Resources  (except  oil  and  gas).    Under  various initiatives,  promising  alternative  materials  e.g.,  Barium  Zirconium  Oxide  (BaZrO3.  BaCO3) nanoparticles could replace lead based x-ray shields; Copper Indium Gallium (di) selenide (CIGS) dye-sensitized solar cells to replace silicon based solar cells; aerogel and graphene base material for fabrication of super capacitors etc. have been developed.
- (b) Minor recovery of these minerals is being done as by-products of primary metal processing due  to  their  very  low  content  affecting  technical  and  economic  viability.  Department  of  Atomic Energy (DAE) has undertaken recovery of Gallium, which is an important element in Clean Energy applications. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO) are working together for development of technology for recovery of Gallium at NALCO's aluminum plant at Damanjodi, Odisha.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Satellite Communication in education Sector
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2476 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30/11/2016

## SATELLITE COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATION SECTOR

## 2476.  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiative to introduce satellite communication and application technology in educational sector; and
- (b) 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) Yes, Madam.
- (b) During 2004, as part of tele-education program of ISRO, a dedicated satellite EDUSAT was launched for providing educational services. ISRO in association with State and Central institutions had  established  83  tele-education  networks  consisting  of  5000  interactive  and  55000  receive-only terminals  as  part  of  pilot,  semi-operational  and  operational  phase  networks.  Currently,  47  such networks are using INSAT-3C, INSAT-4A, INSAT-4CR and GSAT-12 for providing services.   The Department  of  Space  has  allocated  two  transponders  in  GSAT-15  satellite  for  launching  32 Educational DTH channels by MHRD for broadcasting high quality educational programs on 24 x 7 basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Earth Sciences Activities for Students
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2475 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016

## EARTH SCIENCES ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS

## 2475. SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes any plan for the Earth Science activities  in  the  country  for  the  students  in  the  coming  three years; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

(a-b) Madam, there is no separate plan to propagate Earth Sciences Activities  in  the  country  for  the  students  in  the  coming  next three years. However, the Ministry will continue with the present activities for the students like celebrations of Earth Day on 22 nd April & Ozone Day on 16 th September every year and participation in International  Earth  Science  Olympiads  held annually.  In  addition  to  this,  Ministry  will  continue  to  fund organization of seminars, conferences and exhibitions by various educational institutes and universities as usual.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Commercial Development of Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF LAND

## †2472.  SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  area  of  land  handed  over  to  Railway  Land  Development Authority  (RLDA)  for commercial development, after it came into being;
- (b)
- the area of land which has been developed so far;
- (c) the revenue collected so far by the railways from commercialization of its land; and
- (d)
- the amount lying outstanding  as on date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d): Rail Land Development Authority has been entrusted  497.21 hectares of Railway Land comprising of 49 land parcels which are amenable for commercial development. So far, no land parcel has been developed. Although development contracts were awarded for 5 land parcels (18.33 hectares),  all of them have been terminated due to non- fulfilment of contractual obligations. Rail Land Development Authority has earned ` 1261.13 Cr from these land parcels .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Data on Social Issue
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2471

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## DATA ON SOCIAL ISSUE

2471. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  problems  and inconsistencies associated with measurement of data related to crosscutting social issues such as gender disparity, inequality, poverty; and
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce such inconsistencies and improve quality of public data?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a)
- Yes, Madam.
- (b) The  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation provides guidance to all Government  Departments on statistical  standards  relating  to  concepts,  definitions  and classifications  and  on  conducting  statistical  surveys.  The Ministry notified detailed guidelines on 05-12-2011 on conducting  surveys  under  the  technical  oversight  of  the National Statistical Commission to improve quality of data. The guidelines are being followed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: RUB at Rajkot
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2470 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## RUB AT RAJKOT

2470.  SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal for construction of a Rail Under  Bridge (RUB) at Railnagar, Rajkot;
- (b) if  so, the reaction of the Railways thereto and the funds allocated for the same;
- (c) the present status of the project; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  said  project  is  likely  to  be  completed  in  a time bound manner?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d):  Work of Road Under Bridge (RUB) at km 744/5-6 at Railnagar, Rajkot  was  sanctioned  on  deposit  term  basis.  Part  fund  have  been provided by Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) being a deposit work. However, ₹ 4,64,24,821/- towards lease charges and applicable taxes is yet to be paid by RMC to the Railways as per rule.   Presently, the work is progressing to the extent possible as per time schedule and likely to be completed by 30.04.2017, subject to depositing of balance dues by RMC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Nuclear Fuel Pellets
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2468

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS

2468.  SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received Nuclear Fuel Pellets from Russia as agreed upon earlier;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has signed an MoU with any other country for the Nuclear Fuel Pellets; and
- (d) 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, Sir.
- (b) Department of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE)  has  entered  into  a  Contract  with  M/s. JSC TVEL, Russia on February 11, 2009 for import of 2000 MT of Natural Uranium Oxide Pellets.  The Pellets are being imported in accordance with the Annual Supplements to the Contract and in staggered deliveries. So far around 1944 MT of Pellets have been imported during the period from April 2009 through October 2016.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) Does not arise in view of (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Use of Social Media
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2466

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

## 2466     SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

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

- (a)  whether more and more people are using social media platform to raise their grievances and the Government has finally responded positively to the medium;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to urge the officials/employee to use the  platform;
- (c)  whether  as  a  part  of  this  initiative  some  State  Governments  have  organized  training programmes for their officials to use the platform to communicate with the people;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the measures taken by the Government to properly respond to the issues raised on the said platform?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):   Government has set up MyGov as a social media platform for enabling greater people participation in matters relating to public policy. MyGov provides opportunities for citizens to do various tasks, discuss issues and disseminate information.

In  addition,  Government  Ministries/  Departments/  Organisations  are  using  various  other social media platforms to engage with people. Several people have used these social media platforms to raise their  grievances. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through new media wing has initiated a hashtag, #MIBConnect to respond to such grievances. Several other Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations are also responding to public grievances raised on social media platform.

(c) and (d):   The Government does not maintain details in this regard.

(e):   Ministry of Information and Broadcasting forwards all complaints/ queries/ grievances received through #MIBConnect to concerned officials for adequate response. Dedicated team has been setup in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for this purpose. Several other Ministries/  Departments/  Organisations  have  also  identified  nodal  officials  to  monitor complaints/ grievances on their official social media hashtags/ accounts.

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