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Lok Sabha Question No. 630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: PMs Programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 630

( TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017 )

## PMs PROGRAMME  'MANN KI BAAT'

## 630. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

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be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  Prime  Minister's  programme 'Mann Ki Baat';

(b) if so, the number of Broadcasts made in Regional Languages in various radio stations in the country;

(c)   the commercial income of Akashwani during the last two years, yearwise;

(d) whether the Government has any data on the number of countries in which the programme was broadcast and listened to and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  whether the Government provides option of any marketing  companies and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)

(a):  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  All  India  Radio  is  regularly  broadcasting Prime Minister's  programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.

(b): The regional versions of the Prime Minister's 'Mann Ki Baat' are originated by the non-Hindi capital AIR Stations immediately after the completion of the original broadcast of 'Mann Ki Baat' on the same day in 18 languages and 33 dialects and these  are  relayed  by  all  AIR  stations  including  Local  Radio  Stations  in  their respective regional languages.  The repeat broadcast of the Regional Language Versions on respective Regional networks, takes place at 8.00 p.m on the same day of the broadcast.  The English and Sanskrit versions of this broadcast is also carried by AIR, Delhi.

(c) : Revenue earned from 'Mann Ki Baat' programme for the last two years;

| Years   | Revenue Earned (in Rupees)   |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2015-16 | Rs. 4,78,22,480/-            |
| 2016-17 | Rs. 5,19,00,000/-            |

(d):    'Mann  Ki  Baat'  is  disseminated  on  transmitters  for  domestic  audience  and through internet and shortwave (SW) transmitters for global listeners.

(e):  No, Madam.
Lok Sabha Question No. 627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: BIMSTEC Security Chiefs’ Meet
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.627 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## BIMSTEC SECURITY CHIEFS' MEET

627.  SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India hosted the meeting of the National Security Chiefs of BIMSTEC Member States recently;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of issues discussed during the meeting of the BIMSTEC Member States;
- (d) whether the meeting of the BIMSTEC Members States has entered into  any  agreement to counter common security threats such as terrorism and extremism; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI M. J. AKBAR)

- (a) & (b) Yes.  The  first meeting  of  National  Security  Chiefs  of BIMSTEC Member States was hosted by India in New Delhi on 21 March 2017.
- (c) The  meeting  discussed  ways  of  addressing  traditional  and  nontraditional security challenges and working out collective strategies to deal with spread of terrorism, violent extremist and radicalization. The meeting also discussed cooperation in cyber security; maritime security, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; use of emerging space  technologies  for  addressing  security  challenges;  a  proposal  for setting up of a BIMSTEC Himalayan Science Council to study the health of  the  ecological  systems  and  their  impact  on  human  security;  and capacity building.
- (d) & (e) The meeting agreed, inter-alia, to deepen cooperation among  respective  cyber  institutions  through  a  Joint  Forum  on  cyber security; and to establish a track 1.5 BIMSTEC Security Dialogue Forum.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Launch of GSAT-17
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN, R. PARTHIPAN

- 626.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.626

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017 LAUNCH OF GSAT-17

- SHRI C. MAHENDRAN: SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:
- Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
- (a) whether the  Government  has  successfully  launched GSAT-17 communication  satellite  onboard  the  Ariane-5  launch  vehicle recently;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the satellite will be an addition to the Indian communication satellites that are already providing services;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the satellite will provide meteorological and satellitebased  data  to  help  rescue  services  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) GSAT-17  communication  satellite, with a lift-off mass  of 3477  Kg,  carrying  communication,  Data  Relay  Transponder (DRT), Search & Rescue Payload was successfully launched on June  29,  2017  using  Ariane-5  launch  vehicle  from  Kourou launch base of Arianespace.
- (c) Yes Madam.
- (d) GSAT-17 is presently undergoing in-orbit tests. Subsequently, it will  be  inducted  into  the  INSAT/GSAT  system  for  providing various communication services to the country in C, Extended-C and S-band.
- (e) GSAT-17  carries a Data Relay Transponder for receiving meteorological,  hydrological  and  oceanographic  data  from Automatic Weather Stations, Automatic Rain Gauges and Agro Met  Stations  and  relaying  back  for  down  linking  in  extended C-Band. It also carries a Search & Rescue Payload, which picks up  and  relays  the  alert  signals  originating  from  the  distress beacons of maritime, aviation and land based users to help in rescue services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Revival of Tezpur Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM PRASAD SARMAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 624

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## REVIVAL OF TEZPUR RAILWAY STATION

## 624. SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that a number of petitions have been received by his Ministry for revival of Tezpur (old) Railway Station under NF Railway in Assam and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  newly  constructed  Dekargaon  Railway station is quite far from Tezpur town and passengers are facing problem to catch the trains; and
- (c) if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  meet  the  demand  of passengers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a):  Yes,  Madam.  A  few  representations  have  been  received  including  a reference from Chief Minister, Assam on the revival of Tezpur (old) station.
- (b):  Dekargaon railway station is located at a distance of about 7 Km from Tezpur town.
- (c):    Dekargaon-Tezpur  town,  part  of  the  Meter  Gauge  track,  was  not converted  to  Broad  Gauge  at  the  request  of  the  then  Assam  Government. Reconnection of Tezpur town to Dekargaon has been mooted subsequently.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Skill Development Courses
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 621 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

## 621. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

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

(a) whether the Government has drawn up an ambitious roadmap to enhance skill levels of millions of people who join the queue of job hopefuls every year;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether skill development courses will be introduced at school and university levels so that the students are well trained in getting jobs after studies; and

(d) if so, the details of the steps Government proposes to take in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Ministry is implementing two flagship skill India schemes known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) on pan  -India  basis  to  cover  the  prospective  youths.    PMKVY  enables  large  number  of prospective youths for taking short term fresh training and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)  through  accredited  and  affiliated  training  partner/training  centers.  The  scheme  is envisaged  for  skilling  and  up-skilling  of  youth  of  the  country.  It  aims  to  train  one  crore youth for 4 years (2016-2020) with a total outlay of Rs 12,000 crores. Under the scheme, the  trained  candidates  are  either  placed  in  various  sectors  or  self-employed.  Under PMKVY, as on 6 th July 2017, total 30,67,080 candidates are trained / undergoing training across country.

Under PMKK, Government intends to establish a model aspirational skill centres in every district for imparting skill training through PMKVY. As on 7 th July 2017, 556 PMKKs have been allocated in 514 districts.

(c) & (d) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  through  National  Skill Development  and  Corporation  (NSDC)  is  supporting  UGC  for  three  schemes  namely Community  College,  Bachelor  of  Vocational  course  (BVOC)  &  DDU  Kaushal  Kendras which are being introduced in different colleges and universities. Currently there are 429 colleges/universities under these schemes. NSDC also has collaborated with Public and Private Universities to skill the students of the colleges who are undergoing UG and or PG program only. Approximately 1lak  students are  covered under  165  BVOC colleges, 223 Community Colleges and 64 DDU Kaushal Kendra Colleges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: DDA Housing Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 620

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017

## DDA HOUSING SCHEME

No. 620 SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

Will  the  Minister  OF  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has launched  Housing  Scheme,  2017  in  Delhi  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the measures taken to keep away non-serious buyers and
- check market speculation;
- (c)  the number of flats ready to be allotted under the scheme,
- category-wise;
- (d)   whether the flats constructed under the scheme are not up
- to the mark; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a):      Delhi  Development  Authority  (DDA)  has  informed  that  it has  launched  'DDA  Awasiya    Yojana-2017'.  The  Scheme  will remain open from 30.06.2017 to 11.08.2017.  A total of 12072 flats  of  different  categories  and  in  different  locations  in  Delhi are  on  offer.  The  desirous  eligible  applicants  are  required  to deposit  the  application  money  of  Rs.  1,00,000/-  for  Janta/LIG (one Room flat) and Rs. 2,00,000/- for MIG/HIG category of flats. The  applicants  can  apply  off-line  as  well  as  on-line.  The scheme is being implemented through 08 empanelled banks.

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(b):    DDA  has informed that to keep away non-serious buyers, the following deterrent provisions for surrendering the allotted flat have been incorporated in the scheme:

| Sl.No.   | Surrender/Cancellation Charges                                                                                          | Surrender/Cancellation Charges               |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| (i)      | From the date of draw but before issue of demand-cum- allotment letter.                                                 | 25% of the application money.                |
| (ii)     | From the date of issue of demand letter till 90 th day of the date of issuance of demand- cum-allotment letter.         | 50% of the application money.                |
| (iii)    | 91 st day till 180 th day of the date of issue of demand-cum- allotment letter i.e. the date of Automatic Cancellation. | Full application Money i.e. 100% forfeiture. |

(c): The category-wise details of flats are as under:

- i) HIG -

87 flats.

- ii) MIG -

404 flats.

- iii) LIG -

11197 flats.

- iv) Janta -

384 flats.

(d)  &  (e):  DDA  has  informed  that  the  flats  on  offer  under  the 'DDA  Awasiya  Yojana-2017'  are  constructed  following  the Green Building Code norms to reduce the carbon foot print. The construction is as per standard norms. The desirous applicants can  visit  the  locality/flat  to  ascertain  its  suitability,  before applying.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Surveys by NSSO
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 619

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 19 TH  JULY, 2017

## SURVEYS BY NSSO

## 619.  DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  any  survey  by National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and if so, the details thereof along with the details of surveys under progress;
- (b) the time by which these surveys are likely to be completed;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to change the paper schedule of NSSO surveys with digital methods and tools; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  FOR  STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION  [SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA]

(a)  and  (b):  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics and  Programme  Implementation  has  been  regularly  conducting  nationwide  surveys  on  various  socio-economic  subjects.  Results  of  these surveys are used for planning, policy formulation and decision making.

Currently, 75 th  round of National Sample Survey on Household Consumer Expenditure and Household Social Consumption on Health & Education is in  progress.    Fieldwork  for  collection  of  data  for  survey  is  from  1 st   July, 2017  to  30 th   June,  2018.    NSSO  has  also  launched  a  new  employmentunemployment  survey,  namely,  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS). PLFS is a continuous/regular survey for generating  estimates  of  various labour  force  indicators  on  quarterly  basis  for  urban  areas  and  annual basis for both rural and urban areas, at State/UT and all-India level.

During its next round, i.e., 76 th  round (July, 2018 - December, 2018), NSSO has planned to conduct an all-India survey on i) Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene & Housing Conditions and ii) Disability.

(c)  and  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  With  a  view  to  collect  data  directly  using handheld  IT  devices  (tablets)  in  place  of  paper  schedule,  a  Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) solution, developed by NSSO with technical  assistance  from  the  World  Bank,  is  being  used  for  collecting data  for  the  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS).  Further,  a  Standing Steering  Committee  of  NSSO  on  IT  has  been  constituted  to  facilitate switching over from the paper schedule, being used for collection of data in its regular socio-economic surveys, to digital methods & tools.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Review of Reservation Policy
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 617 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 19 th MAY, 2017

## REVIEW OF RESERVATION POLICY

†617. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to review the reservation policy in future; (b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  whether  the  Government is considering to implement a reservation policy for economically backward and weaker sections of the society to provide equal opportunities to them also; and (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): No Madam. At present, no proposal is under consideration for review of reservation policy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: National Skill Development Fund
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 616 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT FUND

## 616. SHRI HARISH MEENA:

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

- (a) the total funds allocated to the National Skill Development Fund along with the year and State-wise details; and
- (b) the total foreign contributions to the National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) since foreign contributions were exempted from the FCRA along with the details?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The total funds accrued in National Skill Development fund (NSDF) from the Government to implement skill development activities under various programmes are as under:
- (b) Till  Now,  no  foreign  contributions  have  been  received  in  National  Skill Development Fund.

| Fund Allocation from GoI to NSDF   | Fund Allocation from GoI to NSDF   | (in Rs. Crores)   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No.                            | Financial Year                     | Total             |
| (i)                                | 2014-15                            | 487.45            |
| (ii)                               | 2015-16                            | 1020.00           |
| (iii)                              | 2016-17                            | 807.74            |
| (iv)                               | 2017-18 (till date)                | 17.50             |
| Total                              | Total                              | 2332.69           |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Sharda Prasad Committee
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 615 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## SHARDA PRASAD COMMITTEE

## 615. SHRI. JYOTIRADITYA  M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  constituted  Sharda  Prasad  Committee  to review,  rationalize  optimize  the  functioning  of  sector  Skill  Councils  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said Committee has submitted its report;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the recommendations made therein;
- (d) whether on the basis of  recommendations of Sharda Prasad Committee on skill  development  programmes,  the  Union  Government  has  taken  or  proposes  to take any further corrective measures; and
- (e) 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 (e) Yes  Madam,  the  Government  constituted  a  Committee  under  Shri Sharda  Prasad,  former  Director  General,  Directorate  General  of  Employment  & Training, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, for rationalisation and optimization of the functioning of Sector Skill Councils, on 18.05 2016.

The Committee has made several recommendations pertaining to, inter alia, classification, role, governance structure and financing of Sector Skill Councils. The Committee submitted its Report in December 2016. The Report was placed in public domain and the Government is now in the process of having consultations to elicit views of all stakeholders on the recommendations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: PM’s Visit to USA
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.614 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## PM's VISIT TO USA

614.  SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN: PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government noted the mention of 'Indian administered  Jammu  and  Kashmir'  in    the  United  States Government  order issued during the visit of Prime Minister;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  whether  the  Government  has raised any objection to the said mention and sought amendment; and
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) On 26 June 2017,  during  the  visit  of  Prime  Minister  to the  US,  the  US  Department  of  State  designated  Syed  Salahuddin, leader of the militant group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist(SDGT).  The  Media Note issued by the State  Department  in  this  regard  on  that  date  had  interalia  stated 'Under  Salahuddin's  tenure  as  senior  HM  leader,  HM  has  claimed responsbibility for several attacks, including the April 2014 explosives attack in  Indian-administered  Jammu  and  Kashmir, which injured 17 people.'

Taking  cognizance  of  this,  the  Ministry's  Spokesperson  had issued  a  statement  on  June  29,  2017  reiterating  the  well-known position  of  India  that  the  entire  state  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  is  an integral  part  of  India.  The  matter  was  also  taken  up  with  the  US Government, following which Media Note has been amended by the US State Department in which the reference to 'Indian-Administered Jammu and Kashmir' has been replaced by 'the state of Jammu and Kashmir'.

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