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Lok Sabha Question No. 792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Problems Faced by Minority Community
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 792 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## PROBLEMS FACED BY MINORITY COMMUNITY

## 792. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the population of minority communities in the country, State and community-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  problems  being  faced  by  minority community in the country;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  introduced/proposes  to  introduce  any  schemes  for  the benefit of these communities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The State-wise and community-wise details of population of minority communities in the country,  as  per  Census  2011,  are  available  on  the  website  of  the  National  Commission  of Minorities  (a  statutory  body  under  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs,  Government  of  India)  at www.ncm.nic.in/minority\_population.pdf.

(b) to (d): The Government endeavors to improve the quality of life of minorities across the country by implementing several schemes / initiatives, meant for their welfare, and by taking necessary measures therefor. As such, pursuant to the submission of Sachar committee Report and under the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities (PM's New 15-PP), with a view to enhance opportunities for education; ensure an equitable share for minorities in economic activities and employment through existing and new schemes; enhanced credit support for self-employment and recruitment to State and Central Government jobs, the Government has undertaken various schemes / initiatives for the welfare of minorities. These schemes / initiatives are being implemented by various Ministries / Departments of the Central Government, including Ministry of Minority Affairs, either exclusively or by earmarking of 15% of overall  physical  /  financial  target  (under  the  scheme)  for  the  welfare  of  six  notified  minority communities namely, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi.

Ministry of Minority Affairs, being the nodal Ministry for implementation of the decisions taken by the Government on Sachar Committee report as well as the PM's New 15-PP, monitors and reviews these schemes / initiatives. The schemes / programmes are reviewed in the Ministry of Minority  Affairs  on  quarterly  basis  with  the  Nodal  Officers  of  the  concerned  Ministries  / Departments for effective implementation of schemes.

Details of the schemes / programmes / initiatives of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and those covered under the PM's New 15-PP as well as follow-up action on Sachar Committee's report, are available on the website of Ministry of Minority Affairs at 'www.minorityaffairs.gov.in'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Access to Justice Project
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTIONNo. 790 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20 th  December, 2017

## Access to Justice Project

## +790 Shri Sunil Kumar Singh

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

- a)  the  names  of  the  places  where  access  to  justice  project  is  being  run  by  Law  and Justice Department of the Government in collaboration with UNDP;
- b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  the  project  in  other  remaining districts of the country;
- c) if so, the time by which the same is likely to be implemented;
- d) whether the Government started or proposes to start tele-law- program in order to provide free legal advice; and
- e) if so, the details thereof, state-wise and time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (c)   Access to Justice project is being implemented bythe Department of Justice in  collaboration  with  UNDP  in  8  states  namely  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar. The Department of Justice  has  also  been  implementing  Access  to  Justice  project  in  nine  states  (eight states  of  North  East  and  the  state  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir)  since  2012  from  its  own resources.At present there is no proposal to extend the project to remaining districts of the country.
- d)  and  e)The  Government  is  currently  implementing  the  Tele  Law  programmein  500 gram panchayats each in UP and Bihar and in a total of 800 gram panchayats of eight states of North East and the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Lok Sabha Question No. 789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Lawyers with Fake Degrees
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: INNOCENT

## 789. SHRI INNOCENT

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that lot of practising advocates registered with the Bar Council have fake degrees; and

(b) if so, whether any enquiry has been conducted and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b) Yes Madam. The Bar Council of India has informed that it had come to know  that  a  number  of  fake  persons  (without  any  Law  Degree  or  enrolment Certificate) are indulging in Legal Practice.

The  Bar  Council  of  India  has  framed  and  implemented,  Bar  Council  of  India Certificate  and  Place  of  Practice  (Verification)  Rules,  2015  with  the  object  to weed  out  fake  and  non-  practicing  lawyers  in  the  country.  This  rule  has  been enacted under Section 49 (1) (ag), 49(ah) and 49(i) of the Advocates Act, 1961. The Bar Council of India is in the process of verifying the degree/certificates of the advocates  registered  with  various  State  Bar  Councils.  Once  the  verification process is over, further action in the matter will be taken as per rules.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS ***** LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## Lawyers with Fake Degrees
Lok Sabha Question No. 787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Padho Pardesh Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.787 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## PADHO PARDESH SCHEME

787: SHRI K.C.VENUGOPAL

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of people who have availed the scheme of Padho Pardesh for overseas

studies so far; and

- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  overseas  studies  and  research among minority students?

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

(a) & (b): To promote overseas studies and research among minority students, this Ministry  has  been  implementing  a  scheme  namely  'Padho  Pardesh  -  Scheme  of Interest  subsidy  on  education  loan  for  overseas  studies  for  the  minority  students'. Under  the  scheme,  interest  subsidy  is  provided  to  the  minority  students  on  the education loan taken for pursuing overseas studies at Masters and M.Phil/Ph.D level courses.  Detailed  Scheme  guideline  is  available  on  the  website  of  this  Ministry  i.e.

www.minorityaffairs.gov.in." As on 30.11.2017, total number of 2851 minority students (including renewals)

have availed the benefit of interest subsidy under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Safety in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 784 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## SAFETY IN RAILWAYS

784. SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether NITI Aayog has suggested setting up of an independent body with statutory  backup  to  improve  overall  safety situations of the Railways; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.784 BY SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  20.02.2017  REGARDING SAFETY IN RAILWAYS.

(a) & (b):  Yes, Madam.  A note was submitted by Dr. Bibek Debroy, Member NITI Aayog on the fund deployment framework for Rashtriya  Rail  Sanraksha  Kosh  (RRSK),  wherein  a  reference  was made to High Level  Safety Review Committee (HLSRC) head by Dr. Anil  Kakodkar that had suggested various measures for improving railway  safety  including  setting  up  of  Railway  Safety  Authority (RSA).  Majority of the practical measures suggested by Kakodkar Committee have been implemented.  However, there is no decision to  create  a  Railway  Safety  Authority.    An  independent  institution namely Commission of Railway Safety already functions under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It discharges the functions of review/approval of safety aspects in Railways independently.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Military Expenditure
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.783

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## MILITARY EXPENDITURE

783. SHRI  KALIKESH  N. SINGH DEO:

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

- (a) whether military expenditure as a percentage of GDP has reduced over a period of time and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  not  spending  proportionately  on  operations  and maintenance of military equipment and development of defence infrastructure; and
- (c) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  for modernization and equipment in the last three years?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

## (a) Budget Estimates (BE) under DSE is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

|         | BE 2015-16   | BE 2016-17   | BE 2017-18   |
|---------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Revenue | 1,52,139.00  | 1,62,759.00  | 1,72,773.89  |
| Capital | 94,588.00    | 86,340.00    | 86,488.01    |
| Total   | 2,46,727.00  | 2,49,099.00  | 2,59,261.90  |
| As %GDP | 2.15         | 1.65         | 1.54         |

It  may  be  seen  from the above figures that  Defence Expenditure as a percentage of GDP may appear to be decreasing due to increasing trend in growth of GDP however, Defence Expenditure is increasing every year in absolute terms.

:  2  :

(b) The expenditure on operation / maintenance and Defence Infrastructure has been maintained optimally. on

(c) Details of capital budget which includes expenditure modernisation and equipment for the last three years are as follows:

(Rs. in Crores)

| Year    | Budget Estimates   | Expenditure   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------|
| 2015-16 | 94,588.00          | 79,958.31     |
| 2016-17 | 86,340.00          | 86,370.92     |
| 2017-18 | 86,488.01          | 65,945.02*    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: VSAT and Mobile Tower in Odisha
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 782 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH      DECEMBER, 2017

## VSAT AND MOBILE TOWER IN ODISHA

782.   SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:
2. Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (a) whether  108  VSAT  equipment  have  been  sanctioned  by  the  Government  to Odisha to control crime; (b) whether work orders with respect to all allotted towers to the State have been issued; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the  time  by  which  the  mobile  towers  at  approved  locations  are  likely  to  be installed?

## ANSWER

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

(a ) Madam, Out of 248 mobile towers installed and commissioned by BSNL under Left  Wing  Extremist  (LWE)  project  in  Odisha,  initially  151  towers  were  working  on VSAT. Presently, 111 towers are working on VSAT and remaining towers have been connected with Optical Fibre Cable and Microwave Minilink media.

(b) to (d) Work orders with respect to all allotted towers have been issued and the installation  and  commissioning  of  these  111  LWE  towers  with  VSAT  connectivity  has been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: High Speed Rail Manufacturing Unit
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 780 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## HIGH SPEED RAIL MANUFACTURING UNIT

## 780.  DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received a proposal for the establishment  of  a  High  Speed  Rail  Manufacturing  Unit  at  Dahod, Gujarat;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  manufacturing unit will be constructed and made operational; and
- (c) whether the Government has also received proposals for the setting up  of  any  other  rail  manufacturing  units  in  Gujarat  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c) :  A letter from Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB),  a  State  Government  of  Gujarat  body,  has  been  received  by Ministry of Railways  evincing Government  of  Gujarat's interest in locating the High Speed Rail Manufacturing Unit at Dahod. The agreement  with  Government  of  Japan  for  construction  of  MumbaiAhmedabad  High  Speed  Rail  entails  a  'Make  in  India'  component  for manufacture  of  rolling  stocks  for  high  speed  trains.  However,  it  is premature to take any decision in this regard at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Dam on Sindhu River
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.779

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## DAM ON SINDHU RIVER

## † 779. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Pakistan is carrying out construction of a dam over Sindhu river with the help of China despite India's protest in this regard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far?

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

- (a) to (c) As   per   the   available   information,   Pakistan   is constructing six dams on the Indus river in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir with assistance committed to those projects by China.

India   has   a   clear   and   consistent   position   that   these territories   are   illegally   occupied   by   Pakistan   and   that   any collaborative activity there is in violation of India's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Accordingly, we have made demarches to both Pakistan and China conveying the position. Government continues to maintain this position.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Antarctic Treaty
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 778

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017

## ANTARCTIC TREATY

## 778.  SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India is a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty and if so, the details thereof;
- whether  the  Government  has  constituted  a  committee  to  draft  a  legislation  to govern  its  activities  in  the  Antarctic  region  and  frame  a  clear  policy  on  the
- (b) consequences of its own activities;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the composition of the Committee; and
- (d) the  rationale  behind  the  need  for  the  law  based  Government's  activities  in  the Antarctic region?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI. Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a) Yes, Madam. India is signatory to the Antarctica Treaty and entered into force on 19 th   August  1983.  Soon  after  accession  to  Antarctica  Treaty,  India  obtained consultative status on 12 th  September 1983. Thereafter, India ratified Protocol on Environmental  Protection  to  the  Antarctica  Treaty  on  14 th   January  1998.  India  is one of the 29 Consultative parties.
- (b) Yes,  Madam.  A  drafting  committee  was  constituted  to  frame  Indian  Antarctic Legislation within the purview of Antarctic Treaty System.
- (c) A  drafting  committee  was  constituted  on  18 th   March  2014  with  the  following composition:
- i.
- ii.
- Dr Rasik Ravindra (Former Director, NCAOR)
- Prof. Bimal Patel (Director, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhi Nagar)
- iii. Dr V.N. Sanjeevan (Former Director of Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology -MoES, Cochin)
- iv.
- Prof. Sanjay Chaturvedi (Panjab University, Chandigarh)
- v. Dr Anoop Kumar Tiwari (Scientist, NCAOR and Convener of drafting Committee)
- (d) India is actively involved in the activities of the Antarctic Treaty System. India is Member of Council of Managers of National Antarctic Program (COMNAP), Scientific Committee  of  Antarctic  Research  (SCAR)  and  Commission  for  Conservation  of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and has two active research stations Maitri  and  Bharati.  It  is  imperative  to  formulate  and  enforce  domestic  legislation consistent  with  international  legal  framework.  This  will  help  build  credibility  and increase the status of the country in the international scenario. The enforcement of such laws will confer jurisdiction of the courts of India to deal with any disputes or
- crimes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Regulation of Social Media
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 777

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## REGULATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA

## 777 SHRI  SHIVKUMAR  UDASI:

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

- (a) whether there have been instances of violence and tense situation reported in different parts of the country due to rumours spread on social media
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the existing laws in place to regulate the social media in the country; and
- (d) whether Government plans a new social media policy to check anti-India activities; and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ALPHONS KANNANTHANAM)

(a):    Government  does  not  maintain  any  data  specific    to  instances  of  violence  and  tense situation reported in different parts of the country due to rumours spread on social media

- (b):    Does not arise.

(c):   The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011 under section 79 of the IT Act requires that the Intermediaries shall observe due diligence while discharging their duties and shall inform the users of computer resources not to host, display, upload, modify, publish,  transmit,  update  or  share  any  information  that  is  harmful,  objectionable,  affect minors and unlawful in any way.

Further,  Government  can  take  action  under  section  69A  of  IT  Act  for  blocking  of websites/web  pages  with  objectionable  contents,  whenever  requests  are  received  from designated nodal officers or upon Court orders.

- (d):   No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Construction of Over Bridges by Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.776

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## CONSTRUCTION OF OVER BRIDGES BY ARMY

776. SHRI  C.N. JAYADEVAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ask  the  Army  to  build  three  foot-overbridges in Mumbai;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether using the army for undertaking routine jobs like this amounts to misusing the army; and
- (d) if so, the Government's reaction thereto?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

(a) to (d): In  view  of  the  recent  stampede  at  Elphinstone  Road  Railway Station at Mumbai, Indian  Army has been entrusted construction of three foot-over-bridges  by  the  Indian  Army  Engineers  at  Elphinstone  Road Railway Station, Curry Road Railway Station and Ambivili Railway Station in Mumbai, under the provisions of 'Instructions on Aid to Civil Authorities by Armed Forces, 1970' utilising seven sets of 110 feet Bailey Bridges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Joint Venture for Defence Production
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.775

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## JOINT VENTURE FOR DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## 775. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

- (a) whether foundation stone for India's first private sector international joint venture for defence production have recently been laid at Nagpur, Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details of the role of the Government in the joint venture;
- (c) whether  the  joint  venture  is  aimed  at  promoting  Make  in  India  and  Skill  India policy of the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): A Statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 775 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2017

(a) & (b): No proposal for setting up of the joint venture mentioned in the question has been received. (c) & (d): Does not arise in view of the reply above.

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