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Lok Sabha Question No. 5431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Road Projects
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN, RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5431

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## ROAD  PROJECTS

5431.  SHRI  NIHAL CHAND: SHRIMATI  RANJANBEN  BHATT:

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

- (a) the details of the road projects under construction by the Border Roads Organisation at present, State and UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the projects that are likely to be taken up by the Government in the near future including at Indo-China border;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any proposals under the border road projects from the State Government of Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon?

## 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) & (b): The  State-wise  details  of  roads  entrusted  to  Border  Roads Organisation (BRO) for construction / improvement in the border area are as per Appendix-A enclosed, which include the Indo-China Border Roads (ICBRs).
- (c) & (d): Border Roads Organisation takes up road construction projects in  the  border  areas  based  on  operational  requirements  of  the  Armed Forces.

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APPENDIX 'A' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) &(b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5431 FOR ANSWER ON 28.3.2018

STATE  WISE ROADS ENTRUSTED TO BRO IN THE COUNTRY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION / IMPROVEMENT:

| S. No.   | State / UT        |   Nos. of roads |   Length ( in km) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar |               1 |             23.94 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |              99 |           5267.51 |
| 3.       | Assam             |               4 |            100.61 |
| 4.       | Himachal Pradesh  |              11 |            924.52 |
| 5.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |             231 |           7122.47 |
| 6.       | Manipur           |              21 |           1838    |
| 7.       | Mizoram           |              11 |            888.44 |
| 8.       | Nagaland          |              10 |            841.18 |
| 9.       | Punjab            |              10 |            276.68 |
| 10.      | Rajasthan         |              53 |           2621.02 |
| 11.      | Sikkim            |              37 |            910.17 |
| 12.      | Tripura           |               2 |            201.04 |
| 13.      | Uttarakhand       |              27 |           1117.01 |
| 14.      | West Bengal       |               2 |             92.6  |
|          | Total:            |             519 |          22225.2  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Nagpur-Nagbhir Narrow Gauge Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5429 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## NAGPUR-NAGBHIR NARROW GAUGE LINE

## †5429. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Special Purpose Vehicle/ Joint Venture with Government of Maharashtra has been incorporated for execution of railway projects including Nagpur-Nagbhir narrow gauge line;
- (b) if so, the present status thereof;
- (c) the time by which the said proposals are likely to be completed;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any time limit in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, project-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development  Limited (MRIDL), a Joint Venture company of Government of Maharashtra and Ministry  of  Railways  has  been  incorporated  to  undertake  project development, funding and monitoring of Railway Infrastructure projects in  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)

signed between Government of Maharashtra and MRIDL is for 3 projects which do not mention Nagpur-Nagbhir gauge conversion project.

(c) to (e): Since  the  MoU  has  been  signed  recently  in  the  month  of February,  2018,    it  is  too  early  to  fix  timelines  for  completion  of  the projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: RCEP Impact on Pharma Sector
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5428

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## RCEP IMPACT ON, PHARMA SECTOR

5428. SHRI ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the   Government   has   noticed   that   the   Regional Comprehensive   Economic   Partnership,   (RCEP)   which   profoundly impacts the intellectual property rights to be negotiated, which is being pressurised by Japan, will lead to the issue that India may lose its status as the pharmaceutical hub of the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether agreeing to data exclusivity, extending patenting terms and unduly strong enforcement measures will weaken the generic pharmaceutical sector and will come in direct conflict with section 3 (d) of the Indian Patents Act;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether this will make medicines expensive and inaccessible not just for Indians but for the entire developing world; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) The   Intellectual   Property   Right   (IPR)   chapter   including elements   such   as   data   exclusivity,   extension   of   patent   term,   and enforcement   in   the   proposed   Regional   Comprehensive   Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement have not yet been finalised. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: SCTIMST
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5427 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/3/2018

## SCTIMST

## 5427.  SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has evaluated the functioning of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram and if so, the details thereof

and if not, the reasons therefor; (b) whether the Government has received complaints regarding the decision of governing body of SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram and if so the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has conducted inquiry regarding the decision of governing body to affiliate Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Delhi for MPh course; (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  on  the complaint regarding the affiliation of IIPH, Delhi for MPh course; and whether the  Government  has  conducted  inquiry  regarding  the  complaints  with  regard  to decisions of the governing body for violating of existing rules and exceeding the power by reducing qualification through Gazette Notification finally vested in legislature and if so, the details of the

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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(bÉ. c­ÉÇ ´ÉvÉÇxÉ)

- (a) The functioning of SCTMIS is continuously monitored through the Governing Body and the Institute  Body  as  per  the  Shri  Chitra  Tirunal  Institute  of  Medical  Science  and  Technology (SCTIMST) Act, 1980 and rules made thereunder. (b) Yes, Madam. The complaints have been attended to as per the laid down procedures. (c)  to  (e):    This  Department  sought  clarifications  from  SCTMIST  and  it  has  emerged  that SCTMIST has followed its rules and procedures while affiliating the MPH Course of IIPH, Delhi. The Governing Body has not reduced the basic qualifications prescribed for MPH Program since
- its inception in 1997.

(e) inquiry and conducted report thereon?

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Assessment of GDP
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5426 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## ASSESSMENT OF GDP

5426. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is formulating any scheme to assess the effects  on  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP)  during  the  last  four years; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  STATISTICS  AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Rainfall and its Prediction
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5425

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018

## RAINFALL AND ITS PREDICTION

## 5425. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the strategies and means used to measure and predict the rainfall;
- (b) whether  any  measures  are  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase average rainfall; and
- (c) if so, the details of the interventions taken by the Ministry in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) India Meteorological Department (IMD) has established a large number of observatories  which  have  been  recording  the  daily  rainfall  for  more  than 100 years now. IMD has 706 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and 1350 Automatic  Rain  Gauge  (ARG)  where  the  rainfall  is  being  measured  every hour.  In  addition,  IMD  has  about  6500  rain  gauges  maintained  by  state governments.

IMD  issues  three  types  of  forecasts  during  the  monsoon  season  i.e., seasonal forecast (for the whole season), extended range forecast (10- 30 days), short-medium range forecast (0-10 days). These forecasts are issued based on dynamical and statistical models.

IMD  issues  the  first stage  operational  long  range  forecasts  for  the southwest monsoon season (June-September) rainfall over the country as a whole  in  mid  April.  In  addition  to  the  update  of  its  April  assessment, forecasts for the monthly rainfall for July and August over the country as a whole and seasonal rainfall forecast for the 4 broad geographical regions of India  (NW  India,  NE  India,  Central  India  and  South  Peninsula)  are  also prepared.

Under  the  'National  Monsoon  Mission'  (NMM)  a  state-of-the-art  dynamical prediction model  for a) improved  prediction of monsoon  rainfall on extended  range  to  seasonal  time  scale  (16  days  to  one  season)  and  b) improved prediction of temperature, rainfall  and  extreme  weather  events on short to medium range time scale (up to 15 days) has been developed and is being used operationally by IMD.

An improved suite of prediction models has been implemented operationally at India Meteorological Department (IMD) for enhanced short range weather forecasting capability through assimilation of all available data.

- (b) No Madam.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Defence Industrial Corridor
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5424

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2018

## DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR

## 5424.  SHRI  CHANDRAKANT  KHAIRE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  started  the  procedure  to  set  up  the  first  defence industrial corridor in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of defence industrial corridors planned to be set up in the country to boost the indigenous defence industry; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  budgetary  provisions  made  for  the  purpose  during  the  current financial year?

## 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) to (c): Consequent to the announcement  in  the Budget Speech (2018-19) for setting  up of two defence Industrial Production Corridors in the country, the Government has decided to establish two such corridors, one in Tamil Nadu and the other in Uttar Pradesh.

The  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for  each  of  the  corridors  will  be prepared.  The financial requirement for establishment of the corridors will be known only after preparation of the DPR.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Nai Roshni Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 5423 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## NAI ROSHNI SCHEME

## † 5423.   DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has conducted any assessment to estimate the effectiveness of 'Nai Roshni' scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the steps taken in this regard to ensure its proper implementation?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Yes,  Madam.  NITI  Aayog  has  conducted  an  evaluation  study  on  'Nai  Roshni-  the scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women in 2015-16 and prepared a report in June, 2016. The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of the scheme on minority women and to identify policy/ programme impediments in implementation of the scheme. The study covered 15 Districts, 30 Blocks, 87 Villages and 27 NGOs spread over 8  (eight)  states  namely  Assam, West  Bengal,  Punjab, Gujarat,  Andhra Pradesh,  Kerala, Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  Majority  of  the  findings  of  the  study  indicate  that  the programme has been appreciated by most of the segments of the population of the society and  it  has  assisted  in  creating  confidence  among  minority  women  and  developed leadership  spirit  in  them.  Moreover,  the  trained  women  are  also  utilizing  their  enriched knowledge  within  their  surroundings  and  thereby  availing  their  essential  demands  and claims from various Government Authorities.

(b):  After  approval  of  the  scheme  for  implementation  during  the  balance  period  of  14 th Financial Commission i.e. 2017-20, the guidelines of the scheme has been revised and the suggestions  of  NITI  Aayog  for  improving  the  implementation  of  'Nai  Roshni'  have  been considered. As per the revised guidelines of the scheme for the period 2017-20 with an objective to also empower the women economically, the organization is required to identify those women trained under this programme and who are willing to be further trained under any  short  term  skill  training  so  that  they  could  get  sustainable  economic  livelihood opportunities  through  suitable  wage  employment  or  self-employment  /  micro-enterprises during  the  hand  holding  period  of  training  programme.  Besides  this,  the  scheme  also encourages the organizations to identify the persons with disabilities from minority women and  provide  them  some  employment  /  Skill  based  training  towards  supplementing  their household income.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Confiscation of Overseas Assets of Economic Offenders
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SADHU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5422 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## CONFISCATION OF OVERSEAS ASSETS OF ECONOMIC OFFENDERS

5422.   PROF. SADHU SINGH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to put a mechanism in place for international cooperation to confiscate overseas assets of economic offenders of the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As far as international cooperation  in relation to attachment or forfeiture of proceeds of crime is concerned, there is an enabling provision under section 105 C of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 which states that where the court has made an order for attachment or forfeiture of property derived or obtained, directly or indirectly by such person from the commission of an offence and such property is suspected to be in a contracting State, the court may issue a letter of request to a court or an authority in contracting State  for execution of such order. Section 60 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 also has a provision permitting the court to issue a letter of request to a court or an authority in the contracting State. As of now, India has signed Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters with 39 countries for mutual cooperation in such matters. In case of non-treaty States, a court can request the foreign court concerned for assistance through a letter of request/letter rogatory on the basis of assurance of reciprocity. In addition, many international and regional conventions to which India is a member party, such as United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and United Nations Convention against Corruption also contain provisions on asset confiscation. The Government has decided to introduce the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 in Parliament. The Bill, inter alia, provides for expeditious confiscation of proceeds of crime and properties of the fugitive economic offender with a view to make him submit to the jurisdiction of courts in India. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Gratuity Benefits under NPS
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS' WELFARE)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5421

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018)

## GRATUITY BENEFITS UNDER NPS

## †5421. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the persons appointed by the Central and State Governments under the New Pension Scheme (NPS), 2004 are entitled to receive retirement gratuity and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the persons appointed under the said scheme after the decision of Courts or under special circumstances by various State Governments, several of them who have since retired, have not received the benefit of gratuity till date because various State Governments  including  Jharkhand  have  not  received  the  copy  of  the  notification issued to this effect by the Union Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  issue  new  pension  manual  to  various States, giving clear instructions to take immediate action on the pending cases in the light of the manual;
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be issued; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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):    The  retirement  gratuity  and  death  gratuity  in  respect  of  Central  Govt.  employees appointed on or before 31st December, 2003, are regulated in accordance with  the provisions of the Central Civil Services ( Pension) Rules, 1972, or corresponding rules applicable to All India Services, Railway employees and Defence personnel.

The benefit of Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity have been extended to Central Government  civil  employees  covered  under  National  Pension  System(NPS)  on  the  same terms and conditions as applicable in Old Pension Scheme under CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 vide DoPPW O.M. No. 7/5/2012-P&PW(F/B) dated 26.08.2016.

- (b):  The service conditions and retirement benefits of the employees of State Governments are regulated by the service rules notified by the respective State Governments.
- (c) to (e):   In view of reply to point (b), there is no proposal to issue any pension manual to the State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Allocation of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH

## Government of India Ministry of Coal Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5420 To be answered on 28.03.2018

## Allocation of Coal Mines

## 5420. KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to allow private companies to own coal mines, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details regarding the process of allocation of such local mines; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  will  be  following  the  auction  process  as mandated by the Supreme Court and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): Hon'ble Supreme Court of India had cancelled the allocation of 204 coal mines. The allocation of these 204 coal mines is being made under the provisions  of  the  Coal  Mines  (Special  Provisions)  Act,  2015  and  the  Rules made thereunder. Allocation  of  coal  mines/blocks  under  the  provisions  of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 are made to companies both in public  and  in  private  sectors.  Allocation  of  coal  mines  to  private  sector companies are made by way of e-auction (competitive bidding). The details of the  norms  for  auction  of  coal  mines  to  private  sector  companies  are prescribed in the Rules and Tender document.

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