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Lok Sabha Question No. 734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Sachar Committee Recommendation
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 734. TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## Sachar Committee Recommendation

## 734. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Union Government has asked all the State Governments to count Muslim  staff  for  implementation  of  Sachar  Committee  Recommendations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the detailed guidelines issued to States in this regard;
- (c) whether some  State Governments  including Rajasthan have started collecting said data from health centres;
- (d) if  so, the State Governments who have submitted such data to the Union Government to implement Sachar Committee recommendations; and
- (e) whether  Sachar  Committee  has  published  sufficient  data  in  regard  to Muslim  representation  in  Government  services  and  if  so,  the  rationale behind issuing such directions to States to collect such data?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): In  order  to  implement  the  Sachar  Committee's  recommendations submitted to the government on 17.11.2006 for the welfare of minority communities,  the  Cabinet  approved  the  recommendations  of  the  report  on 17.05.2007.    The  State  Government  and  UTs  were  requested  to  consider  the recommendation for postings.

No fresh guidelines have been issued by the present government. The details of earlier actions are available on the website www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

The Sachar Committee had received data from different Government Departments, Agencies and Institutions and based on the report, decisions were taken by the Government at that time.The Ministry of Minority Affairs  being  the Nodal Ministry to review the progress of implementation of the Cabinet decisions, had called for action taken report from the concerned Ministries/ Departments.

Accordingly,  the  Ministries/Departments  in  2013  had  called  for  reports  from  the State  Government.  The  States/UTs  which  reported  are  -  Bihar,  Goa,  Haryana, Kerala, Meghalaya, Manipur, Punjab, Tripura, Daman & Diu, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar  Haveli,  Puducherry,  A&N  Islands,  Delhi,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Discount in Fare on Vacant Berths
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 733 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## DISCOUNT IN FARE ON VACANT BERTHS

†733.  SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether suggestions have been made to the Railway Board by the rail  fare  review  committee to give rebate in the fare on the basis of vacant seats in a train;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating/like  to  consider  to introduce  fare  system  of  airlines  in  Railways  in  case  tickets  are booked by the passengers months before; and

(d)  if so, the details of the provision for rebate being made/likely to be made in percentile terms?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. Suggestions have been given by the Committee set  up  to  review  of  Flexi  Fare,  to  rationalise  the  fare  structures including giving discount based on the occupancy of the trains. (c)&(d): At present there is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Delay in the Commissioning of KNPP
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.732

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## DELAY IN THE COMMISSIONING OF KNPP

## 732.   SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there were a number of deficiencies in the execution of Units I and II of Kudankulam plant which ended up in significant cost escalation and delays in the  commissioning of the said units;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) whether the  scheduled  date  of  completion  of  the  said  units  was  postponed and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)&(b)  The  delays  in  the  completion  of  Kudankulam  Units  -  1&2  (2X1000  MW) were mainly due to delays in sequential receipts of equipment from Russian Federation and subsequent local protests at the site. The domino effect of the  protests,  demobilization  &  subsequent  remobilization  of  resources, various  litigations,  complying  with  the  directives  of  the  Honorable  Court before commissioning of the plant took time. In addition, being the first-of-akind reactor in India of large unit size and with many imported equipments/components,  the  reviews  and  regulatory  clearances  also  took time.
- (c) The KKNPP-1&2 (2X1000 MW) got delayed for the reasons as stated above. This resulted in rescheduling completion of KKNPP-1 from December 2007 to  May-2013  and  of  KKNPP-2  from  December-2008  to  October  2013. Presently,  both  the  units  are  in  commercial operation  and are  operating  at their rated capacity. They have cumulatively generated about 23122 Million Units of electricity as on January 29, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Social Upgradation in Rural Areas
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.730

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2018

## SOCIAL UPGRADATION IN RURAL AREAS

730. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian space programme has some importance in social upgradation of rural areas;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  manner  by  which  it  is important; and
- (c) the efforts made through Indian space programme for the rural and backward areas so far?

## ANSWER

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

- Yes, Madam.
- (b) Indian  Space  Programme  plays  a  key  role  in  enabling  social upgradation of rural areas through space based inputs towards development  of  wastelands,  identification  of  degraded  lands for suitable reclamation measures, assessment of fodder crops

for  dairy  industry,  monitoring  developmental  activities  under rural  employment  guarantee  scheme  &  integrated  watershed development programme, space based inputs for ground water, targeting surface waterbodies for tribal districts and monitoring irrigation infrastructure.

- (c) The  efforts  made  by  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation benefitting rural and backward areas so far include:
- i. Mapping  of  wastelands  (1986-2000,  2005-06,  2008-09  & 2015-16) for enabling prioritisation of watersheds, identification  of  areas  for  renewable  energy  projects  and industrial corridor development.
- ii. Mapping  of  land  degradation  (2005-06  &  2015-16),  help  in prioritisation of development in the rural areas.
- iii. Prepared and deployed National level groundwater prospects maps, including locations for planning recharge structures, as a support for drinking water requirements for Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation.
- iv. Geospatially enabled monitoring of developmental activities under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), for Ministry of Rural Development.
- v. Generation of sustainable land and water resources development  plans  in  180  districts  for  soil  and  water conservation and satellite data based monitoring

and  evaluation  of  about  86,000  microwatersheds,    under Integrated  Watershed  Management  Programme  (IWMP)  for Ministry of Rural Development.

- vi. Mapping and monitoring of village water bodies for suitability  to  adopt  aquaculture  development  in  the  tribal districts as a possible alternative livelihood support.
- vii. Assessment  of  fodder  crops  in  Gujarat,  Rajasthan  and Haryana for enabling sustainability of dairy industry, relevant in rural and backward areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Maintenance of Aadhaar Infrastructure
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 729 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-02-2018

## MAINTENANCE OF AADHAAR INFRASTRUCTURE

## 729. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a)  the  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Government  on  the  maintenance  of  the  Aadhaar infrastructure; and (b) the money spent on payment of the employees of UIDAI and other organisations that are involved with Aadhaar and funded by the Centre?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a): As per records, since inception of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), an expenditure  of ` 9391.99  crore  has  been  incurred  as  on  29.01.2018.    This  includes expenditure on Technology infrastructure and Support infrastructure.

- (b):   In addition, ` 181.08 crore has also been spent under Salary head of UIDAI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Security System for Aadhaar
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-02-2018

## SECURITY SYSTEM FOR AADHAAR

## 727. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

(a) whether the Government has decided to introduce a two layer security system for securing the Aadhaar data.

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the extent to which the said system is likely to ensure privacy of Aadhaar data?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)  to  (c): Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India ( UIDAI)  has  a  well-designed,  multilayered  robust  security  system  in  place  to  maintain  the  highest  level  of  data  security  and integrity in accordance with Chapter VI (Protection of Information) of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery  of  Financial  and  other  Subsidies,  Benefits  and  Services)  Act,  2016,  Aadhaar (Enrolment  and  Update)  Regulations,  2016,  Aadhaar  (Authentication)  Regulations,  2016, Aadhaar (Data Security) Regulations, 2016 and Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulations, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Creation of Defence Chief Post
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA, RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.726

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## CREATION OF DEFENCE CHIEF POST

## 726. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to create the post of Chief of Defence Staff and also Theatre commands;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the proposal is likely to improve the jointness and effectiveness as well as economy in budget;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons the command headquarters are not located in one place and working jointly at present; and
- (e) the steps taken / being taken for early implementation of the proposal?

## 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) to (e): Creation  of  the  post  of  Chief  of  Defence  Staff  (CDS)  was recommended by Group of Ministers in 2001.  A decision in this regard was to be taken after consultation with political parties.  Subsequently, Naresh Chandra  Task  Force  on  National  Security  recommended  creation  of  the post of Permanent Chairman Chief of  Staff Committee in 2012.  Both the proposals are simultaneously under consideration of the Government.

Creation  of  appropriate  military  command  structures  is  a  complex exercise  involving  operational,  technical,  logistical  and  financial  aspects, and is reviewed from time to time.  Appropriate measures are being taken from time to time to ensure inter-operability between the Services including through joint training and exercises.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Railway Regulatory Authority
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 725

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## RAILWAY REGULATORY AUTHORITY

725. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  set  up  a  Railway Regulatory Authority; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) & (b) : Government has approved formation of a Rail Development The objective  underlying  RDA  is  to  get  expert  advice/make  informed

Authority (RDA) comprising Chairman and three Members. decision on :

- (i) Pricing of services commensurate with costs.
- (ii)
- Suggest measures for enhancement of Non Fare  Revenue.
- (iii) Protection  of  consumer  interests,  by  ensuring  quality  of service and cost optimization.
- (iv) Promoting competition, efficiency and economy.
- (v) Encouraging market development and participation of stakeholders in the rail sector and for ensuring a fair deal to the stakeholders and customers.

- (vi)
- (vii)
- Creating positive environment for investment.
- Promoting efficient allocation of resources in the Sector.
- (viii)  Benchmarking of service standards against international norms  and specify and enforce standards with respect to the quality,  continuity  and  reliability  of  services  provided  by them.
- (ix) Providing  framework  for  non-discriminatory  open  access  to the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) infrastructure and others in future.
- (x) Suggesting measures to absorb new technologies for achieving desired efficiency and performance standards.
- (xi) Suggesting  measures  for  human  resource  development  to achieve any of its stated objectives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Spread of Hatred on 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. 724

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.02.2018

## SPREAD OF HATRED ON SOCIAL MEDIA

## 724    SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of Electronics and information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  an  increase  in  spread  of  hatred  and negativity on social media and if so, the details of the existing laws in place to regulate the social media in the country; and
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to review these laws in order to regulate the social media and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a):    No,  Sir.  Government  has  no  information  to  show  that  there  is  increase  in  spread  of hatred and negativity on social media.

(b):  There is no proposal with the Government to review the IT Act in order to regulate the social media.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 722 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Appraisal System
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 722

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018)

## APPRAISAL SYSTEM

## 722. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has adopted a new mechanism of empanelling bureaucrats under the 360 degree appraisal system;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the feedback in this process is obtained informally, making the process susceptible to being manipulated and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the feedback received from subordinates and stakeholders may be biased and lacks objectivity, particularly if the officer had to discipline his subordinates or he was unable to meet the unjustified demands of stakeholders; and
- (e) if so, the corrective steps considered to be taken in this regard?

## 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 (e):    The empanelment process takes into account the overall service record, vigilance status  and  suitability  of  the  officers  concerned.  A  structured  system  of  appraisal  involving  a Multi Source Feedback from various stakeholders including from seniors, peers and juniors, etc. has  been  introduced  in  the  process  of  empanelment  of  officers  in  a  transparent  and  objective manner for holding senior level positions in the Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Investment for Safety
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## INVESTMENT FOR SAFETY

721.  DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that investment for safety has increased by over 60 percent during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  average  vacancy  in  safety positions,  against  the  sanctioned  strength,  has  dropped  to 16.86% in 2017; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN )

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 721 BY DR. K. GOPAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING INVESTMENT FOR SAFETY

- (a)  &  (b)  :    Yes,  Madam.    The  details  of  the  funds  allocation/ expenditure  during  last  three  years  on  safety  related  activities  are given below:

| 2014-15 ( ` in crore)   | 2015-16 ( ` in crore)   | 2016-17 ( ` in crore)   | 2017-18 ( ` in crore)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 42304                   | 45516                   | 55918                   | 68725                   |
| Increase over 2014-15   | Increase over 2014-15   | Increase over 2014-15   | 62.5%                   |

(c)  &  (d)  :  Yes,  Madam.  The  details  of  staff  strength  and  vacancy position of safety categories over all Zonal Railways are as under :

| As on      |   Sanctioned Strength |   Vacancies |   % of Vacancies |
|------------|-----------------------|-------------|------------------|
| 01.04.2014 |                727582 |      129152 |            17.75 |
| 01.04.2015 |                737273 |      124201 |            16.85 |
| 01.04.2016 |                746676 |      122763 |            16.44 |
| 01.04.2017 |                764882 |      128942 |            16.86 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Claims in RCT
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.720

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## CLAIMS IN RCT

## 720.  SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  cases  currently  pending  before  the  Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT);
- (b) whether the Government has conducted public and private audit of various  railway  claims  tribunal  offices  during  the  last  three  years and the current year, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government through an internal probe found that there has  been  irregularities  in  the  disbursement  of  around  Rs.50  crore between 2015 and 2017 in the Railway Claims Tribunal, Patna and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  further  planning  to  conduct  a  CBI investigation in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has placed some protective measures to ensure  that  the  corrupt  practices  are  not  followed  in  the  various railway offices across the country,  if so, the details  thereof  and  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720 BY SHRI OM BIRLA TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.02.2018  REGARDING  CLAIMS  IN RCT. (a):  As  on  01.01.2018,  a  total  number  of  36935  cases  are  pending before the Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT). (b): The Principal Director(Railways), under the Controller and Auditor General  of  India,  has  done  a  theme  based  audit  on  the  claim settlement in eight RCT Benches - Delhi, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Bhopal, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Ranchi in 2017. (c)  &  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  In  terms  of  the  report  of  an  internal  probe conducted by the Principal Bench of RCT, Delhi, it has been alleged that fraudulent disbursement of approximately ₹ 50 crore of compensation to victims/dependants of accidents/untoward incidents has  been  made  between  the  years  2015  and  2017  by  East  Central Railway as decreed by Patna Bench of RCT. This case has been referred to the Chief Justice of India for his orders as to holding an inquiry into the matter and nomination of a Judge of Hon'ble Supreme Court for conducting an inquiry into the allegation. At present,  there  is  no  plan  to  conduct  a  CBI  investigation  into  the irregularities. (e):  Corrective  measures  for  system  improvement  and  increasing transparency are taken regularly. Whenever irregularities are detected, as a result of investigation of complaints or during Preventive  Checks,  disciplinary  action  is  also  initiated  whenever required.

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