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Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Kalwa-Airoli Rail Link
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.69 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## KALWA-AIROLI RAIL LINK

†* 69.     SHRI  RAJAN VICHARE : Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the work on Kalwa-Airoli railway link has not started till date despite carrying out 'bhumi-pujan' in this regard and if so, the details  thereof;
- (b)    whether  the  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  provided any  assistance  for  the  said  project  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c)  the manner in which the State Government is likely to extend its support in the above project?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  69  BY  SHRI  RAJAN  VICHARE  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING KALWA-AIROLI RAIL LINK (a) :   The work for new elevated rail corridor between Airoli and Kalwa under  MUTP-III  has  already  been  taken  up  by  Mumbai  Railway  Vikas Corporation  Ltd.  The  Engineering  survey  has  been  completed.  Field work for Baseline Socio Economic Survey for Project Affected Persons (PAP)  has  also  been  completed.  Tender  for  construction  of  1.20  km length  including  proposed  Dighe  station,  subway  and  bridges,  where work can be done on available Railway land, at an approximate cost of 107.20 crore has been opened on 19.12.2017. (b)  &  (c)  :  Ministry  of  Railway  and  Government  of  Maharashtra  will share the cost of this project on 50:50 basis.  The land acquisition shall be  done  by  Collector,  Thane  for  Railways  and  Resettlement  and Rehabilitation  (R&R)  of  project  affected  persons  shall  be  done  by Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Coaches in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK   SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.66 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## COACHES IN TRAINS

- †*66.   SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government/ Railways is considering to increase the number of coaches in trains by removing the cap of 24 coaches in passenger trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Indian Railways has high capacity locomotive engines;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the  Government/Railways is  also  considering  to  improve the  present  infrastructure  for  the  above  purpose  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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 STARRED  QUESTION  NO.66  BY  SHRI  RAKESH  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2018 REGARDING COACHES IN TRAINS

(a)  &  (b):      At  present,  trains  having  coaches  with  screw  coupling are  permitted  to  run  up  to  24  coaches  and  trains  having  coaches with Center Buffer Coupler (CBC) are technically permitted to run up to 26 coaches.

(c):  Yes,  Madam.  High  Capacity  Locomotives  are  available  over Indian Railways.

(d):  The  details  of  High  Capacity  Locomotives  available  are  as under:

## (i) Diesel Locomotives:

| Type   | Horse Power   | Max. Speed   |
|--------|---------------|--------------|
| WDP-4  | 4000 HP       | 160 KMPH     |
| WDP4-B | 4500 HP       | 140 KMPH     |
| WDP4-D | 4500 HP       | 140 KMPH     |

## (ii) Electrical Locomotives:

| Type   | Horse Power   | Max. Speed   |
|--------|---------------|--------------|
| WAP-5  | 5440 HP       | 160 KMPH     |
| WAP-7  | 6120 HP       | 140 KMPH     |

At  present,  in  the  fleet  of  Indian  Railways,  there  are  528  Electric Locomotives and 638 Diesel Locomotives capable of hauling longer length  passenger  trains.  If  required,  enhanced  powering  can  be provided through multiple locomotive operation.

(e):  Improvement  in  Infrastructure  is  an  ongoing  process  which  is undertaken as per operational requirement, commercial justification and  technical  feasibility.  The  works  for  increase  in  the  length  of platform/maintenance sidings, loop length and commensurate signaling are undertaken depending upon the commercial justification and technical feasibility of upgrading ground resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 65 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Laboratories for Study of Earthquakes
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.*65

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2018

LABORATORIES FOR STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES

- *65.             SHRI RADHEYSHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated a policy for setting up of

laboratories for studying earthquakes across the country; and if so, the details thereof and the time by which such laboratories

- (b) are expected to become operational?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *65 REGARDING 'Laboratories for Study of Earthquakes' FOR ANSWER ON 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2018.

- (a) and  (b)    The  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  has  the  mandate  of  monitoring earthquakes  in  the  country  through  its  policy  of  establishing Seismological  observatories  spread  over  the  country.  National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Ministry of Earth Sciences maintains  a  national  seismological  network  consisting  of  102 seismological observatories which are operational and are being used for  monitoring  seismic/earth  quake  activity  in  the  country and its neighbourhood.  In addition, 14 more observatories will be made operational by the end of 2018.   The ground motion data generated by the network is also used for studying earthquakes by different scientists.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Evaluation of Prominent/Major Schemes
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*63 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## EVALUATION OF PROMINENT/MAJOR SCHEMES

## *63.   SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  evaluated  or  proposes  to  do  any    evaluation  of  prominent/major schemes/programmes implemented in the country including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, along with the funds allocated for various schemes/programmes during last three years;
- (c) whether the funds allocated have been utilized properly; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *63 REGARDING EVALUATION OF PROMINENT/MAJOR SCHEMES BY SHRI ANOOP MISHRA TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

- (a) Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India conduct evaluation studies for their schemes/programmes. Arrangements are also in place for concurrent evaluation of GOI funded schemes by  the  Development Monitoring  and Evaluation  Office,  NITI Aayog.  Besides  this,  in  States,  including Madhya Pradesh, the State evaluation offices conduct evaluations of the prominent schemes/programmes.  Further,  third  party  evaluation  is  required  to  be  done  for  continuation  of schemes from one period to another.

(b), (c) & (d) The funds are allocated in the Expenditure Budget to the different Ministries/Departments in a scheme-wise manner and the Ministries/Departments monitor the release and utilization of funds as per the specific scheme guidelines. Most of the ministries and departments are using the Direct Benefit Transfer platform for seamless and expeditious flow of benefits to the last mile beneficiaries. Details of the funds allocated and utilized for various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes for the last three years are available at Statement 4A and Statement 4B of Expenditure Profile of  the Budget documents 2017-18 and 2018-19  respectively. However, the overall expenditure profile of the Budget documents of the financial years 2015-16 (Actual), 2016-17 (Actual) and 2017-18 (RE) are as below:

Fund Allocation                                                                                            (In Rs Crores)

|                                |   2015-16 (Actual) |   2016-17 (Actual) |   2017-18 (R.E.) |
|--------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| Central Sponsored Scheme (CSS) |             203740 |             241296 |           285581 |
| Central Sector Scheme (CS)     |             521374 |             589471 |           634318 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Branches of Border Roads Organisation
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.920

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## BRANCHES OF BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION

## 920. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

- (a) the states where the branches of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are functioning;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more branches of the organisation;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (d) whether BRO has launched / is likely to launch road projects in Maoist / naxal affected Bastar area of Chhattisgarh; and
- (e) 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) The  States  in  which  branches  of  Border  Roads  Organisation  (BRO)  are functioning are as under:-

| S. No.   | State / UT                |
|----------|---------------------------|
| (i)      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| (ii)     | Arunachal Pradesh         |
| (iii)    | Assam                     |
| (iv)     | Himachal Pradesh          |
| (v)      | Jammu and Kashmir         |
| (vi)     | Manipur                   |
| (vii)    | Mizoram                   |
| (viii)   | Nagaland                  |
| (ix)     | Punjab                    |
| (x)      | Rajasthan                 |
| (xi)     | Sikkim                    |
| (xii)    | Tripura                   |
| (xiii)   | Uttarakhand               |
| (xiv)    | West Bengal.              |

(b) & (c):

No, Madam.

(d) & (e):

No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Theft of Luggage of Passengers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, JANARDAN MISHRA, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.919 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## THEFT OF LUGGAGE OF PASSENGERS

† 919.  SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any provision in the rules for the Railways to compensate  for  luggage  of  passengers  in  case  of  robbery, dacoity or theft in general coaches;
- (b) if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  said  provision  is  likely  to  be enforced;
- (c) whether the said decision has been taken as per the order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b) to (d): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Minority Status to Castes and Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 918 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-02-2018

## Minority Status to Castes and Communities

918. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  proposals  from  various  castes  and  communities  lying  pending with the Government to accord minority status;
- (b)  the  names  of  such  castes  and  communities  and  the  time  since  which  their proposals/demands are lying pending with the Government; and
- (c)   the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken on such proposals/demands?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (c)      Several  proposals/requests  from  various  castes  and  communities requesting for according minority status are received in this Ministry from time to time and are examined, considered and decisions taken.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Funds to States
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.916 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## FUNDS TO STATES

## 916. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

(a) the details of funds allocated to States in the financial year 2016-17, State and UT-wise including Madhya Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government has granted special category status to some States; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the criteria laid down therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) Earlier, the Planning Commission was involved in the allocation of Central Assistance to State and Union Territory Plans (CASP) during the process of finalization of Annual Plan of States which is now not a mandate of NITI Aayog. The State-wise allocation under different schemes is now made by the concerned Ministry/ Department where the scheme rests.

(b) & (c) Special Category Status for plan assistance has been granted in the past by the National Development  Council  (NDC)  to  some  States  that  are  characterized  by  a  number  of  features necessitating special consideration.  Special Category Status has been granted to  States that are characterized by the following criteria necessitating special consideration: (i) hilly and difficult terrain (ii) low population density and / or sizeable share of tribal population (iii) strategic location along borders with neighboring countries (iv) economic and infrastructural backwardness and (v) non-viable nature of state finances.

The  11  States  which  have  been  conferred  Special  Category  Status    are    Arunachal  Pradesh, Assam,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Withdrawal of Subsidy to Haj Pilgrims
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANJU BALA, B. SREERAMULU, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.915 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## WITHDRAWAL OF SUBSIDY TO HAJ PILGRIMS

## 915.    SHRIMATI ANJU BALA: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has withdrawn the subsidy given to Haj pilgrims and revised the guidelines and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of Haj subsidy given by Government during last three years, State-wise with special reference to Hardoi and Sitapur districts of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka;
- (c) whether the Government has finalized the modalities for re-allocation of the subsidy funds and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is urgent need for abolishing Government spending on pilgrimages of all religions; and
- (e) if so, the measures being taken by the Government in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) Yes, Madam. The responsibility for making air travel arrangements for Haj pilgrims  identified  by  the  Haj  Committee  of  India  (HCoI)  is  with  Ministry  of  Civil Aviation  (MoCA).  The  amount  of  Haj  subsidy  given  by  the  Government  of  India  is reflected  in  the  budget  of  MoCA,  which  is  the  nodal  Ministry  in  this  regard.  The pilgrims deposit a fixed amount decided on year to year basis towards airfare to HCoI and the balance fare payable to the Airlines is paid by MoCA as subsidy to facilitate the Haj pilgrims. This subsidy is not provided State-wise/ District-wise. The amount of subsidy  provided  to  the  Airlines  during  2014-15,  2015-16  and  2016-17  was  Rs. 577.07 crore, Rs. 529.51 crore, and Rs.405.39 crore respectively. For Haj 2017, a budgetary provision for Rs. 200 crore was provided for subsidy to the Airlines for the air  travel  of  HCoI  pilgrims.    It  has  been  decided  to  discontinue  it  from  Haj  2018. However to minimize additional financial burden on Haj pilgrims for Haj 2018, choice has been given to intending pilgrims of specified Embarkation Points (EPs) to either opt  for  designated  EP  of  their  State  or  the  nearest  economical  EP  based  on  the indicative actual airfare for Haj 2017.
- (c)  The  budget  for  the  year  2018-19  for  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  been increased  by  Rs.505  Crore.  It  has  been  decided  to  allocate  bulk  of  the  additional funding for educational empowerment of Minority communities especially for Girls.
- (d) and (e) Central Government does not provide any direct subsidy for pilgrims of any religious pilgrimage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Background Check for Shortlisted Candidates
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018)

## BACKGROUND CHECK FOR SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES

## 914. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has ordered that background check shall be made mandatory for the shortlisted candidates for various posts of head of regulatory bodies and tribunals and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for such order;
- (b) the mechanism which is likely to be followed by the Government for conducting the background check;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for making the selection and shortlisting a more transparent procedure in the last three years;
- (d) whether the Government has also initiated any plan for keeping check on the corruption level and increasing transparency during the whole process of shortlisting of candidates; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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 procedure laid down by the Government for appointments to various posts in Tribunals and Regulatory Bodies requires shortlisting of candidates by the respective Selection Committee/Search-cum-Selection Committee and verification of character and antecedents of the shortlisted  candidates  thereafter  before  the  Committee  recommends  a  panel  of  candidates  for consideration by the competent authority.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Quality of Food in Tejas Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: G. HARI

913. SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is true that the Railways internal inquiry report has concluded that the quality of the food served on board the Tejas Express was satisfactory and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that more than 25 passengers were hospitalized due to food poisoning after consuming breakfast on the Tejas train between Goa and Mumbai and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that an omelette sample was not sent for testing and the  omelette  served  to  the  passengers  on  board  the  Tejas  Express  was  the epidemic centre of the incident which led to hospitalization of more than 25 passengers; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.913

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## QUALITY OF FOOD IN TEJAS EXPRESS

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  An  incident was  reported in Train No. 22120 (Karmali -Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) Tejas Express on 15/10/2017 regarding suspected food poisoning by several passengers.  26 passengers fell ill after consuming breakfast.
- (c)  &  (d):  As  per  the  report  of  the  SAG  (Senior  Administrative  Grade)  level committee of Railway Officers constituted by Railway Board which conducted a  detailed  enquiry  into  the  incident,  samples  of  omelette  served  in  the breakfast were not available. However, whatever samples could be collected on arrival of the train at Panvel were taken for testing and found normal as per the report of BMC (Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation) test laboratory.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Recruitment by C-DAC
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 912

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-02-2018

## RECRUITMENT BY C-DAC

## 912. DR.  SHASHI  THAROOR:

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

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that nine students were  recruited by C-DAC in the end of 2016 as 'technical  officers', through the process of campus  placements and months later were  informed  that  the  C-DAC  was  unable  to  provide  them  the  same  post  owing  to administrative difficulties;
- (b)    if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  their grievances;
- (c)    whether  C-DAC will provide  compensation for the loss  suffered by the students;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)    if not, the reasons for the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):   Yes, Sir.
- (b):  Due to administrative reasons the post offered during campus recruitment  could not be offered.  However, the position of 'Knowledge Associate' has been offered to them and out of 9 students, 8 have accepted  the alternate  offer and joined C-DAC.
- (c)  to  (e):          Since  the    alternate  offer  has  been  issued,  which  is  accepted  by  8  out  of  9 students, no compensation is due.

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