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Lok Sabha Question No. 4186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: CIC Directions
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4186

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018)

## CIC DIRECTIONS

## 4186. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Central  Information  Commission  (CIC)  has  issued  directions  to  public authorities  from  time  to  time  for  greater  transparency  while  deciding  the  cases  of appeals and complaints;
- (b) if so, whether any compilation has been made of such directions, till date;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  any  mechanism  has  been  established  for  monitoring  compliance  with  the CIC's directions by the central public authorities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and 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)  to  (c):      Central  Information  Commission  (CIC)  from  time  to  time  issues  directions  or advice to the specific public authority while hearing of the second Appeals/ Complaints cases of that public authority.

No compilation of such directions has been made.

- (d) & (e):    The Central Information Commission (CIC), based on complaints and also on its own, looks into non-compliance of its orders in accordance with the provisions of the RTI Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Gauge Conversion
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4184 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## GAUGE CONVERSION

## †4184. SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether entire network of Railways is being brought under broad-gauge;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- the steps taken in this regard; and
- (d) the  number  of  projects  pending  for  over  two  years  out  of them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (d):    To  ensure  smooth  and  uninterrupted  movement  of passengers  and  goods,  Railways  has  decided  to  convert  the existing Meter Gauge/Narrow Gauge Lines into Broad Gauge Lines except heritage Lines and Lines having dead ends. At present 57 projects having balance length of 4683 km have been taken up for gauge conversion. Presently 33 projects of gauge conversion are in progress which were included prior to budget 2016-17and completion of a Railway Projects requires a number of clearances/approvals including Land Acquisition, forestry, provision of underpasses and road over bridge etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Retirement Age
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4181

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018)

## RETIREMENT AGE

## †4181. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to change the retirement age of Central Government employees; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and 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):     No Madam.
- (b):      Not applicable in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Railway Schools
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI, BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4180

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## RAILWAY SCHOOLS

†4180.  SHRI VIKRAM USENDI: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of railway schools across the country including  Chhattisgarh at present;
- (b)   whether there is acute shortage of teachers in some of the said schools;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said vacant posts are likely to be filled; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  quality  of education in the said schools?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):        Indian  Railways  is  running  121  Railway  schools in the country including 6 schools in Chhattisgarh.
- (b)  &  (c):    Certain  vacancies  of  teachers  exist  in  Railway  schools. However,  occurrence  of  vacancies  and  recruitment  is  a  continuous process for which indents are placed on Railway Recruitment Boards by the concerned Zonal Railways.

Contd…2/-

(d):     To improve the quality of education in Railway schools, trainings are  organized  for  Railway  school  teachers  from  time  to  time.  Also, emphasis  is  laid  on  improving  the  infrastructure  in  Railway  schools. Besides, engagement of contract teachers is allowed pending regular filling up of vacancies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: 5G Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4179 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     MARCH, 2018

## 5G NETWORK

†4179. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  5G  network  in  the  country  very soon;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  5G  network  facility  is  likely  to  be  very  cheap  as  compared  to  the other countries; 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  radio  spectrum  and  the  telecom  licenses,  being  awarded  by  the Government are technology neutral and ready to facilitate deployment of any network/ services  across  the  country,  including  5G  network/  services,  within  the  licensing framework  using  the  liberalised  spectrum.  To  harness  the  benefit  of  emerging  new technologies,  particularly  the  5G  technologies  and  its  adoption,  the  Department  of Telecommunications will support establishment of an indigenous 5G Test Bed at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai.
- (c) & (d) Pricing  is  decided by  Telecom Service Providers based on demand and competition from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4178

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.03.2018

## ROADMAP FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

## 4178.    SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has a road map on innovation in artificial intelligence in the country if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to set up committees in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) : Yes Sir, Technology relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as Machine Learning, Data Analytics etc. is evolving and they can be very useful to improve services delivery in government and private sectors. An essential requirement for development of such technologies  is  availability  of  large  volumes  of  data  on  which  the  AI  engines  can work and thereafter develop  applications.  The  Government  is  cognizant  of  the  fact  that data  within  government  with  various  departments  and  data  available  with  the  private entities  will  help  development  of  AI  applications.  Four  committees  comprising  of representatives from industry, academia and government agencies has been constituted to recommend steps to be taken to enable the availability of data from various sources for AI keeping in mind the requirements of privacy and data protection and other measures to be taken to promote AI initiatives.
- (c) A copy of the constitution of committees for promoting AI is kept at Annexure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Readjustment of Manpower in Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4176

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018

## READJUSTMENT OF  MANPOWER IN ARMY

4176.  SHRI  HARIOM  SINGH  RATHORE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken a decision to readjust manpower in the Army and if so, the manpower saving likely to be achieved as a result thereof;
- (b) whether the decision is likely to impact provision of services to soldiers and their morale and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Sahayak system from the Army has been discontinued in peace stations; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the necessity of continuance of Sahayak system in peace stations?

## 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  Government  had  constituted  a  Committee  of  Experts  in May  2016  to  recommend  measures  to  enhance  Combat  Capability  and rebalance defence expenditure of the armed forces.  The recommendations of  the  Committee  as  accepted  by  the  Government  in  September  2017 envisages  to  optimize  26,000  combatant  posts  and  31,000  civilian  posts. No adverse impact is visualised in the implementation of recommendations of the Committee.
- (c) & (d): The Sahayak system from the Army has not been discontinued in  peace  stations.    A  Sahayak  in  the  Indian  Army  has  clearly  defined military duties and forms an integral part of the organisational structure of a  unit  and  has  specific  functions  during  war  and  peace.    A  Sahayak,  in addition  to  his  normal  soldier's  tasks,  provides  essential  support  to Officers / JCOs both in peace and war which enables them to fully attend to their assigned duties.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Ongoing Projects under South Central Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## ONGOING PROJECTS UNDER SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

4174.  SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  South  Central  Railway  recently  held  a  meeting  with MPs  of  Andhra  Pradesh  State  in  Amaravati  to  review  the  present ongoing railway projects and to finalise the new routes;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  it  is  a  customary  to  hold  such  meetings before  the  budget  every  year  and  the  priority  projects  are  not included in the budget; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) &  (b)  A  meeting  was  held  by  General  Manager,  South  Central Railway with Hon'ble MPs of Andhra Pradesh State at Vijayawada on 09.01.2018.  During the meeting various issues including ongoing

Railway  Projects  and  new  routes  were  discussed.  Action  on  the issues discussed is taken at appropriate level viz division, zone and Railway Board level.

- (c) & (d) Meetings are held at various levels and projects are included depending  upon  the overall operational requirement, financial viability, last mile connectivity and considering the throwforward of ongoing projects.  During the budget 2018-19 one doubling work of Pennukonda  to  Dharmavaram  of  length  41.50  Km  amounting  ₹ 294.5 crore has been included in Pinkbook 2018-19. In Budget 201718  one  new  line  work  of  Vijayawada-Guntur  via  Amravati  was included.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Research Publication in Earth Science
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4172

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018

## RESEARCH PUBLICATION IN EARTH SCIENCE

4172.  SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

Will the Minister of Earth Sciences be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  two-fold  rise  in  research  publications  on  earth sciences;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the same further in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per MoES sponsored 'Bibliometric analysis of research in the field of  Earth  System  Science'  using  Web  of  Science  database  there  is nearly two fold rise of Indian research publications between two time period 1996 - 2005 and 2006-2015. A total number of 19938 research publications  were  published  during  2006-2015  in  comparison  with 8753 research publications during 1996-2005.
- (b) Quantum of Research publications represent amount of research and development our country is doing in the field of Earth System Science and the position of India in International landscape. It will also provide an opportunity to realize our strengths and weaknesses better and tap the opportunities in right earnest.
- (c) Scientists in  MoES are encouraged and motivated to carry out more research  in  Earth  sciences  by  providing  opportunities  and  required infra-structure including the high performance computers.  In addition, MoES regularly funds extramural projects in universities and academic institutions  to  increase  quantum  of  research  publications  in  earth system science.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Participation in Construction of Rail Link
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## PARTICIPATION IN CONSTRUCTION OF RAIL LINK

4171. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India is participating in the construction of the rail link between the Mediterranean and Red Sea Coasts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the   benefits   that   India's   State-owned   companies   will   receive through participation in the project;
- (d) whether this rail link can be used for future gas exports from Israel; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) There have been no official discussions held by Government of India on this matter with any country in the region. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Artificial Intelligence
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4170

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018

## ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE

4170.  SHRI  RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: DR. NARAMALLI  SIVA PRASAD:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  use  artificial  intelligence  /  machine  learning  for strengthening the defence of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of applications in this regard;
- (c) whether any researches have been undertaken for the purpose; 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) & (b): Yes Madam, the Government believes that Artificial Intelligence (AI)

has the potential to have transformative impact on security and has constituted a Task Force, headed by Shri  N. Chandrasekaran, (Chairman, Tata Sons) to study the strategic implementation of AI application on national security and defence needs; to study the status of development & use of AI by other leading Countries and  policy  initiatives  in  various  Government  agencies;  to  identify  the  key priorities for AI and to make appropriate recommendations.  AI has the potential to  contribute  in  various  applications  like  Unmanned  Aerial  Systems  (UASs), Robotics, Decision Support Systems and Operational Logistics.

(c) & (d): Yes  Madam,  various  projects  have  been  undertaken  for  research, like:

- (i) AI for Net Centric Operations (AINCO),
- (ii) Image  and  Video  Processing  Technologies  for  Network  Centric Operations (IVPTNCO).
- (iii) Verify  Organize  Maintain  Analyze  (VYOMA)  systems,  to  facilitate intelligence report management and summary generation.
- (iv) Multi Agent Robotic System (MARS).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Naval Aircraft
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT, K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4169

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018

## NAVAL  AIRCRAFT

4169.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT: Dr. K. GOPAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase or to make double the aircraft fleet of the Indian Navy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the fleet is likely to be increased;
- (c) whether  a  number  of  ships  and  submarines  are  under  construction  in  various shipyards; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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): There is a plan to increase the number of aircraft in the Indian Navy  which  is  undertaken  in  accordance  with  the  Maritime  Capability Perspective  Plan  (MCPP)  and  Long  Term  Integrated  Perspective  Plan (LTIPP).

(c) & (d): 33  ships  and  submarines  are  presently  being  constructed  at various Indian shipyards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Disposal of Pending Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4164

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 21 ST     MARCH, 2018.

## Disposal of Pending Cases

## 4164. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that all the ministries have been asked to provide a list of long pending or important cases so that they can be taken up for quick disposal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that the communication gap between the ministries or with the Law and Justice Ministry has often resulted in delays in filing affidavits; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Law  &  Justice  has  suggested  to  various  Government Departments and Organisations and other related bodies to explore options for settlement of  their  disputes  through  alternate  methods, like mediation,  arbitration,  conciliation, etc. either online or otherwise.  For the purpose, the  information about Agencies / Institutions / Organisations working in the field of such alternate methods of dispute resolution has been made available on the website of the Department of Justice.  The relevant Government Ministries were requested in April, 2017 to take necessary action for reducing number of court cases in which Government is a party.  It was followed by a series of meetings held with  various  Ministries  and  Departments  in  the  months  of  June  and  August  2017 requesting them to review their pending cases with a view to reduce number of litigation and to consider contempt cases in particular so as to weed out vexatious and unnecessary litigation pending in courts.  All the Central Government Ministries and Departments have been asked to update data on pending litigations involving them on the web-portal created by  Department  of  Legal  Affairs, namely ,  Legal  Information  Management  and  Briefing System (LIMBS).

(c)  &  (d)  :  Every  effort  is  made  to  file  the  affidavit  in  time  after  due  consultation  with Ministries / Departments concerned, wherever necessary.  However, no such information regarding delay in filing affidavit on account of communication gap between the Ministries or with the Ministry of Law and Justice, is maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Probation of Offenders Act
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE

## (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4163

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2018 Probation of Offenders Act

## 4163. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA :

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  strengthen  the implementation of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the number of persons benefited under Sections 3 & 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, State-wise; and
- (d) the details of sanctioned and filled posts of probation officers, Statewise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): The information is being collected and  will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: New Humsafar Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4162 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## NEW HUMSAFAR TRAIN

4162. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Railways  has  started  a  Humsafar Express train between Tirupathi and Jammu Tawi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Railways has received some representations regarding provision  of  stoppages  at  important  railway  stations  in  Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) &  (b)    Yes,  Madam.    22705/22706  Jammu  Tawi-Tirupati  Express (Weekly) has been introduced  w.e.f. 27.06.2017.
- (c)  Yes,  Madam.    Request  for  provision  of  stoppage  of  this  train  at Cuddapah  and  Razampeta  has  been  made  by  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament.

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