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Lok Sabha Question No. 612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Semi-Conductor Manufacturing Unit
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.612

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## SEMI -CONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING UNIT

## 612:     SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to set up second fabrication facility in Gujarat, where  conducive  policy  environment,  development  in  the  field  of  semi-conductors manufacturing and leading edge of Gujarat in manufacturing exists, which makes it a very  good  case  for  manufacturing  Analog  Integrated  Circuits/  Solar  PV  cells  and wafers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (b) and (c):   Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a Letter of Intent dated 19.03.2014 to M/s. HSMC  Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. (with ST Microelectronics and Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. as partners) for setting up Semiconductor Wafer  Fabrication  (FAB)  facility  with  proposed  location  at  Prantij,  Gujarat.  Also,  under Modified  Special  Incentive  Package  Scheme  (M-SIPS),  two  proposals  for  setting  up vertically integrated Solar Photovoltaic (PV) facilities at Kutch, Gujarat have been submitted by M/s. Mundra Solar Photovoltaic Ltd. and M/s. Mundra Solar Ltd.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Baswan Committee Report
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 611

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017)

## BASWAN COMMITTEE REPORT

## 611. SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received the recommendations of Baswan Committee;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the present status with respect to examination of report by UPSC?

## 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) : Yes, Madam. The Baswan Committee was constituted by UPSC  to comprehensively  examine  the  various  issues,  raised  from  time  to  time  regarding  the  Civil Services  Examination,  with  respect  to  the  eligibility,  syllabus,  scheme  and  pattern  of  the Examination. The report of the Committee has been received by the Government from Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) with its recommendations on various issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Expatriate Levy by Saudi Arabia
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL, PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESION NO.610

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## EXPATRIATE LEVY BY SAUDI ARABIA

610.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH: SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  expatriate  levy  imposed  in  the  Kingdom  of  Saudi Arabia  is  likely  to  adversely  affect  expatriate  Indian  citizens living there and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)     whether the Government has expressed its concerns about this decision to the appropriate authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and
- (c)
- if so, the details and response thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) For  the  last  several  years,  the  Saudi  Government  has been implementing Saudization programme aimed at reducing unemployment among Saudi nationals and to encourage the private sector  to  employ  greater  number  of  Saudi  nationals  as  well  as  to reducing reliance on expatriate workers. Further, against the backdrop of declining oil prices, the Saudi Government has introduced  a  number  of  new  taxes/VAT  so  as  to  augment  the sources of government revenue.

The dependent tax, imposed on expatriates who have dependents living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia beginning July 1, 2017,  is  one  such  measure.  This  is  not  India-specific  and  is applicable to all expatriates residing in the Kingdom.  The tax rate is SR 100 (Rs.1,700 approx.)  per month on each dependent from the year 2017 onwards. The dependent tax will be increased to SR 200 in 2018, SR 300 in 2019 and SR 400 in 2020 per dependent member of the expatriate family.

The  issue  has  been  officially  raised  with  a  visiting  Saudi delegation on July 11, 2017. As per initial feedback from our Mission, there is no indication of any increase in the families returning to India on account of the dependent tax. The resident Indian community in Saudi Arabia has also marginally increased during the last one year and is presently estimated  at  3.03  million  in  March,  2017.  However,  it  needs  to  be seen whether the annual increase in tax would adversely impact the resident Indian families.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: New Rail Line between Rewa and Delhi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 608 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## NEW RAIL LINE BETWEEN REWA AND DELHI

## †608. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  commission  a  new  rail  line between Rewa and Delhi;
- (b) if so, the time by which the said work is likely to be completed; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c):   Rewa to Delhi is already connected by a Broad Gauge line via Satna  and  Allahabad.    Alternatively,  Lalitpur-Satna,  Rewa-Singrauli  and Mahoba-Khajuraho new line (541 km) has been taken up at an anticipated cost of ` 3500  crore.    An  expenditure  of ` 1210  crore  has  been  incurred upto March, 2017 and an outlay of ` 351 crore has been provided for 201718 for this project. Lalitpur-Khajuraho (165 km) section has been commissioned.    Works  are  being  taken  up  in  Panna-Satna  portion  of Khajuraho-Panna-Satna  (143  km)  section  for  connectivity  from  Rewa  to Delhi via Khajuraho.

It  is  not  feasible  to  fix  timeline  for  the  project  as  Khajuraho-Panna passes through Panna National Park and Gangoi Wild Life Sanctuary and the land is yet to be acquired as per the finalized alignment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: International Agreement in the Field of Science and Technology
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.606 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/07/2017

## INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

†606.  DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the number of agreements signed by the Government with international organisations during the last three years in the field of Science and Technology;
- (b) the details of institutional assistance received during the said period; and
- (c) the details of progress made with such assistance?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y.S. CHOWDHARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó

(gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) Three Agreements  (Master  Agreement,  Company  Agreement  and  Contribution Agreement) were  signed   on  02.12.2014  with  international  scientific  organizations  for India's Participation in Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project.

An Agreement has been signed by the Department of Biotechnology, with European Molecular  Biology  Organization  (EMBO)  and  European  Molecular  Biology  Conference (EMBC) on November 9, 2015, by way of which India has become an Associate Member of EMBO.

India-EU  (European  Union)  S&T  Agreement,  which  was  signed  in  2001,  was renewed in 2015 for further five years.

(b) & (c):  Does not arise as the agreements are based on the  principles of reciprocity and co-funding.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Employee Grievance Redressal Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI, SANTOSH KUMAR, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 605 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL POLICY

605.  SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI :

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR : DR. RATNA DE (NAG) :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has  any  Employee  Grievance  Redressal mechanism in the Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  the  growing  employee  harassment  cases  in  Lucknow Division and action taken status on the SRDOM for severe injustice and malafide behaviour with a medically decategorised employee of Arkha, Rae Bareilly station in the name of fake inquiry; and
- (e) if  not, the reasons therefor and the reasons for not initiating vigilance inquiry against corrupt practices?

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

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam.  The  statutory provisions governing service conditions of Railway employees provide for in-built mechanism for redressal of  grievances.    In  addition,  the  mechanism  of  Permanent  Negotiating Machinery  and  Joint  Consultative  Machinery  and  Compulsory  Arbitration scheme  are  functional  on  the  Railways  for  redressal  of  the  employee grievances.  Further, a dedicated portal namely NIVARAN is also operational, through  which  employees  can  register  their  grievances  online  and  action taken thereon is communicated to them online.

(d)  &  (e):  There  is  no  report  of  growing  employee  harassment  cases  in Lucknow division.  The medically de-categorised employee posted at Arkha Railway Station under Lucknow division was offered alternative post at the same station, but he refused to join the said post, insisting for posting at the Divisional  Headquarters  and  remained  unauthorisedly  absent  thereafter. Non-compliance of posting order and continued unauthorized absence from duty by the said employee has been dealt with as per provisions regulating service conditions.  As the case of the medically de-categorised employee has  been  dealt  with  in  accordance  with  the  service  conditions,  no  action against Sr.DOM (Senior Divisional Operating Manager) is contemplated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Webpage for Grievance Redressal Regarding GST
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  604

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19.07.2017

## WEBPAGE FOR GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL REGARDING GST

## 604. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a)     whether the Government is aware that there are various issues which are being faced by the companies to file grievance redressal with regard to GST implementation;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof;
- (c)              whether  the  Ministry  has  decided  to  launch  a  dedicated  webpage  for  facilitating taxpayers with regard to addressing issues related to information technology services and electronic goods to ensure preparedness for GST implementation;
- (d)      if so, the details thereof and the salient features therefor; and
- (e)      the  manner  and  extent  to  which  it  will  be  helpful  for  the  general  people  and  the companies/organisations in the implementation of GST?

## ANSWER

MINISTER of STATE for ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) and (b): No, Sir(s). There are no issues with regard to filing of grievance related to GST. The  government  is  constantly  monitoring  the  situation  and  is  taking  requisite  action  to address  any  issues  that  the  trade  might  be  facing  in  the  implementation  of  GST.  For  this purpose, the government has created a dedicated website https://cbecgst.gov.in/feedback.html to effectively handle any such issues.
- (c) to (e): Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) have created GST  webpage  ( www.meity.gov.in/GST)  on  its'  website  to  provide  sector  specific  information  and  link  to CBEC website  on  GST.  The  GST  webpage  of  MeitY  consists  of  four  modules:  (1)  GST Grievance  for  ICT  &  E  providing  a  form  for  filing  GST  Grievance/query  for  ICT  & Electronics  sector,  (2)  GST  Rate  for  IT  Services  (Software),  (3)  GST  Rate  Schedule  for Electronics sector, which provides information on the GST rate on software and electronics products,  and,  (4)  GST  Facilitation  Cell  which  provides  details  of  the  chairperson  and  the sector specific members of the GST Facilitation Cell of MeitY. Queries/grievances received on MeitY website are acknowledged and further taken up by specific Groups/Organizations of MeitY for appropriate response.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Wi-Fi in Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KALYAN BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 601

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

## Wi-Fi in courts

## 601.  SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

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

- a) whether the Government is planning to install Wi-Fi in the courts particularly in High Courts and the Supreme Court,
- b) if so, the details thereof, and
- c) if  not,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  computerise  and achieve the scheme of 'digital India' in judiciary ?

## ANSWER ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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

- (a) to  (b):    The  Government  of  India  is  not  planning  to  install wifi facility in the Courts.  However, the Supreme Court of India has provided wifi facility in the Supreme Court complex.
- (C)            The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  eCourts Mission Mode Project for Information and Communication Technology  enablement  of  Indian  Judiciary  to  achieve  the scheme of  Digital  India  in  judiciary.  Under  the  Phase-II  of  the Project  (2015-2019),  the  Government  has  released  Rs.  799.14 crores so far.

Key  features  of  the  Project  include  provisioning  of  basic digital  infrastructure  for  ICT  enablement  consisting  of  various modules,  such  as  computer  hardware,  Local  Area  Network (LAN), internet connectivity and installation of standard application software at each court complex. Additional features of  the  Project  include  delivery  of  the  services,  inter  alia,  case registration, causelists, daily case status, and final order/judgment.

National  Judicial  data  grid  created  as  online  platform provides information relating to judicial proceedings/decisions of computerised district and subordinate courts of the country. The portal  also  provides  online  information  to  litigants  such  as details of case registration, cause list, case status, daily orders, and final judgments.  Currently litigants can access case status information  in  respect  of  over  7  crore  pending  and  decided cases and more than 4 crore orders/judgements pertaining to the computerised  district  and  subordinate  courts.  Further,  Video Conferencing  facility  has  been  enabled  between  493  districts and subordinate courts and its corresponding 342 prisons during 2015-2017. Judicial Service Centres (JSC) have been established at all computerised courts which serve as a single window for filing petitions and applications by litigants/ lawyers as also obtaining information on  ongoing cases and copies of orders and judgments etc.  As part of the Change Management exercise, over 14,000 Judicial Officers and over 4,000 court staff have been trained in CIS software. Furthermore, for the benefit of litigants and lawyers, as many  as  8.59 crore  systemgenerated SMSs have been sent to the litigants and lawyers.
Lok Sabha Question No. 599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

No. 599

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  599

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017 PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

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

- a) The  salient  features  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (PMAY)
2. (Urban) along with its present status.
- b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this  yojana  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- c) the details of target set and the achievements made under this yojana  along  with  the  number  of  houses  constructed  for  EWS
5. under this during the above said period; and
- d) Whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  sanction  one  lakh houses under this yojana and if so, the details thereof and the reasons  therefor,  State/UT-wise  and  the  time  by  which  it  is likely to be sanctioned ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) : In pursuance of the Government's vision of facilitating housing to all by 2022, the Government launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)-Housing for All {PMAY(U)-HFA} Mission on 25.06.2015. The Mission aims to provide assistance to all States/UTs in addressing

the housing requirement of the urban poor including slum dwellers [Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Low Income Group (LIG) Categories] through the following four verticals:

- i.      'In  situ'  Slum  Redevelopment  through  private  participation using land as resource (ISSR);
- ii. Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS);
- iii. Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP); and
- iv.          Subsidy  for  Beneficiary-Led individual house Construction or enhancement (BLC).

Government  of  India  has  recently  launched  a  new  CLSS  scheme  to provide  interest  subsidy  for  housing  loans  to  eligible  beneficiaries belonging  to  Middle  Income  Group  (CLSS  for  MIG).  The  scheme  is being implemented initially for a period of one year w.e.f 01.01.2017.

(b):  State-wise details of central assistance approved, sanctioned for release and released for utilization including that of Gujarat under the Mission during the last three years and the current year are annexed.

- (c)  to  (d):  Under  the  Housing  for  All  scheme,  no  State-wise  targets have been set by the Ministry. States/UTs are required to undertake a demand  assessment  and  validate  the  same  to  determine  the  actual requirement of houses to be covered under the PMAY (U) Mission.

Under  PMAY  (U),  Ministry  has  so  far  sanctioned  21,00,475  houses {including  1,41,848  houses  of  the  subsumed  projects  of  Rajiv  Awas Yojana  (RAY)}  in  States/UTs.  As  of  now,  construction  of  1,33,999 houses has been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Chinese Military Base in Pakistan
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: LALLU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.598 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## CHINESE MILITARY BASE IN PAKISTAN

† 598.   SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  China  has  planned  to  set  up  a  military  base  in Pakistan;
- (b) if so, the view of the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  said  activity  of  China  and  Pakistan  could  be harmful to India; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard?

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

(a) to (d) Government has seen reports in this regard. Government keeps  a  constant  watch  on  all  developments  having  a  bearing  on India's  security  and  takes  all  necessary  measures  to  safeguard  it.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Poor Quality of Food
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.597 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## POOR QUALITY OF FOOD

## 597. SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has received complaints for the poor quality food  service  from  the  private  catering  service  in  Ahmedabad-Delhi Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express Train;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the action taken by the Government against the food contractor;
- (d)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  food  contractor  on  this  route  was blacklisted; and
- (e)    if  so,  the  details  of  authority  responsible  for  giving  contract  to  the same contractor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c):  Yes, Madam. 133 catering complaints were received in respect of  Train  No.  12957-12958  (Ahmedabad  -New  Delhi  Swarna  Jayanti Rajdhani Express) during the period May, 2016 to February, 2017.  A total fine of ₹ 9,55,000/- has been imposed and ₹ 8,30,000/- has already been recovered  by  the  Railway  during  this  period,  against  104  complaints. Consequently,  in  view  of  the  increasing  catering  complaints, Western

Contd..2/-

Railway  terminated  the  catering  contract  awarded  to  M/s  Ambuj  Hotel and  Real  Estate  (P)  Limited  and  Indian  Railway  Catering  and  Tourism Corporation  Limited  (IRCTC)  took  over  the  train  for  providing  catering services through departmental operations w.e.f. 30.03.2017. Later, onboard  catering  services  have  been  partially  unbundled  by  IRCTC  by appointing M/s Food World as onboard service provider w.e.f. 01.05.2017. 11 complaints regarding poor quality of food have been reported in this train  from  18.05.2017  to  30.06.2017  after  appointment  of  the  above service provider on which penal action has been initiated as per extant provisions.

(d): Yes, Madam.  M/s Ambuj Hotel and Real Estate (P) Limited, the then contractor  of  Ahmedabad-Delhi  Swarna  Jayanti  Rajdhani  Express  train, has been debarred from participating in the future similar contract/license of the Indian Railways  w.e.f. 29.03.2017 for a period of one year.

(e): Does not arise.

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