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Lok Sabha Question No. 4527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Internet and Mobile Malware
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4527

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 14.12.2016

## INTERNET AND MOBILE MALWARE

## 4527 SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA: SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a) whether millions of malware are found on internet websites and in cell phones in the country which lead to cyber crime;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the actions that have been taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): With the advancements of technology and rise in usage of cyber space, the cyber attacks  such  as  phishing  and  malicious  software  or  malware  are  also  on  the  rise.  Malware propagate through different methods such as spam and infection on websites. Such phishing and malware target users to trick them to divulge information such as online credentials and steal  data  from  computers  facilitating  cyber  crime.    As  per  information  and  reports  of malware propagation tracked by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERTIn),  prominent malware affecting computers and cell phones are Android Gooligan, Cerber, Android HummingBad, Ranscam, Nivdort, Xcodeghost, Fleercivet, Locky, Caphaw, Dorkbot, Corebot, Zero Access, Ramnit, etc.

- (c): Government  has  taken  following  steps  for  protecting  Indian  cyber  space  from malware attacks:
- i. CERT-In  issues  alerts  and  advisories  regarding  latest  cyber  threats,  malware    and countermeasures on regular basis. Measures to be taken to detect infected systems, tools to dis-infect the same and prevent further propagation are also being advised regularly to organisations and published on website 'www.cert-in.org.in' for all users.  CERT-In also notifies  owners  of  websites  infected  by  malicious  links  and  advises  measures  for  disinfection and securing the websites.
- ii. CERT-In is working in coordination with Reserve Bank of India and banks to track and disable phishing websites.
- iii.  Security  tips  have  been  published  for  users  to  secure  their  Desktops,  Mobile/Smart phones, secure use of Credit/Debit card and preventing phishing attacks.
- iv.  Government is establishing Botnet cleaning and Malware Analysis centre to detect and clean infected systems in the country.
- v. Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  regularly  conducts  programs  to generate information security awareness. Specific book, videos and online materials are

developed for children, parents and general users about information security. Information is also disseminated through portals such as 'http://infosecawareness.in/' and 'http://secureelectronics.in/'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Installing Sensors in Water Tankers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4526 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## INSTALLING SENSORS IN WATER TANKERS

4526.  SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  proposes  to  install  sensors  in  the  water tankers  of  bogies  which  will  give  signal  of  the  falling  water  level below minimum for immediate action; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  so  far  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b) All underslung water tanks in Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB)

coaches are provided with analog type water level indicators.

Further, water level indicators are being provided in water tanks of

Deen Dayalu  and Antyodaya coaches.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: BPO Operations
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4525

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 14.12.2016

## BPO  OPERATIONS

## 4525.   SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI RAM CHARITRANISHAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to change a few clauses in the India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) which was launched to incentivise BPO or IT-enabled services operations across smaller cities;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received suggestions from the industry to make it more lucrative for companies to expand to smaller towns and give more time for commencement of operation;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether the Union Government has designed the scheme to promote IT based services in rural areas;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and whether the companies are reluctant to go to small towns and rural areas; and
- (g) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard to provide financial support in the form of viability gap funding

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  India  BPO  Promotion  Scheme  (IBPS)  was  formulated  after  inviting    Expression  of Interest  (EoI),  consultation  with  Industry  including  NASSCOM,  BPM  Council,  and  State  IT Departments. The selection of eligible companies to setup BPO/ITES operations under IBPS is done through  open  online  bidding  conducted  in  continuous  manner.  For  each  round  of  bidding, suggestions from industry are invited at the stage of pre-bid meeting and appropriate suggestions are incorporated in the RFP.

(e)  to  (g)  The  Government has launched India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) under the Digital India Programme, for promotion of BPO/ITES operations across the country including rural areas and  creation  of  employment  opportunities,  with  an  outlay  of ` 493  crore.  The  scheme  provides capital support along with special incentives upto ` 1 lakh/seat in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF).  About  48,300  seats  have  been  planned  with  distribution  across  State(s)/UT(s)  based  on population  percentage as per  Census  2011,  excluding  metro  cities  along  with their  urban agglomeration  viz.  Bangalore,  Chennai,  Hyderabad,  Kolkata,  Mumbai,  NCR,  Pune  and  States  of North East Region (NER).

After  three  rounds  of  bidding  of  IBPS,  81  companies  have  applied  under  IBPS  for  63  locations mostly small cities/towns across India for 16250 BPO/ITES seats.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Ultrasonic Fault Detection Machine
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4523 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## ULTRASONIC FAULT  DETECTION MACHINE

- ++ 4523.  SHRI GANESH SINGH

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the main features of the railway track examination made by the ultrasonic fault detection machine and manual examination by trolley;
- (b)  whether  minor  fractures  in  railway  tracks  due  to  regular movements  of  trains  is  detected  by  the  ultrasonic  fault detection  machine  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  examination made during the last two years and if not, the details therefor;
- (c)  whether  damage  to  tracks  is  mostly  caused  by  the overloaded goods trains and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the time when the track at the recent rail accident site near Kanpur was examined by the ultrasonic fault detection machine?

## 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.  4523  BY  SHRI  GANESH  SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 14.12.2016 REGARDING ULTRASONIC FAULT DETECTION MACHINE

- (a) Ultrasonic  Flaw  Detection  Testing  is  a  non-destructive testing with Ultrasonic waves to detect the minor inner flaws in  rails  and  welds  and  is  carried  out  as  per  provisions  of 'Manual for Ultrasonic Testing of Rails and Welds-2012'.  In trolley inspection, physical condition of track, its components and  other  track-side  railway  infrastructure  are  inspected manually.
- (b) Fractures  in  railway  tracks  can  also  be  detected  by Ultrasonic Flaw Detection (USFD) Machines but fractures are detected  visually.  Primarily  USFD  is  carried  out  to  detect inner flaws in rails and welds.  The details of the examination of  rails  by  USFD  testing  done  during  the  last  two  years  and current  year  upto  October,  2016  on  Indian  Railways  are  as under :-
- (c) No,  Madam.  On  Indian  Railways,  mixed  type  of  traffic including goods train, high speed trains and passenger trains is plying on most of the sections.
- (d) The last USFD testing of the track in Pokhrayan-Malasa block section in Jhansi-Kanpur section near Kanpur was done on 18.10.2016.

2014-15                                                 -           356268 km

2015-16                                                 -           364356 km

2016 (upto October, 2016)                  -           219752 km

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: New Trains in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4521 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## NEW TRAINS IN RAJASTHAN

## † 4521.  SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the proposal for introduction of new trains and to increase the frequency of trains in Rajasthan is pending with the Government;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  names  of  the  trains  for  which increase in frequency is being demanded by the people;
- (c)  whether  the  demand  for  the  extension  of  Jodhpur-Delhi  superfast Express upto Haridwar on daily basis is being made since long; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  not  approving  the proposal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b) A large number of representations are received at various levels of Railway administration viz. Railway station, Division, Zonal Headquarter and Railway Board's level for introduction of new trains and  to  increase  the  frequency  of  existing  train  services.  Action  as found  feasible  and  justified  is  taken  from  time  to  time.  This  is  an ongoing exercise. However, Indian Railways do not maintain compendium of such representations.
- (c) & (d) Request for extension of 22481/22482 Jodhpur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast  Express  upto  Haridwar  has  been  received  but  not  found feasible at present, due to operational and resource constraints.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Quality of Passenger Amenities
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4520 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## QUALITY OF PASSENGER AMENITIES

4520. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways maintain quality of passenger amenities in the railway stations located in small towns;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  to  improve  passenger  amenities  in  such  stations including Bidar and Gulbarga?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (c):  It  is  Railways'  endeavor to maintain passenger amenities at all Railway stations including those situated in small towns. Bidar is a 'B'  category station and Gulbarga is an 'A' category station. Adequate passenger amenities like waiting hall, waiting rooms, platform shelter, drinking  water  arrangements,  urinals,  lavatories,  high  level  platforms, Foot  Over  Bridge,  seating  arrangements  etc.  are  available  at  the stations.  Further  augmentation/improvement  of  amenities  at  Railway station is a continuous process and works in this regard are taken up depending upon their inter-se priority and availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Sri Lanka-India Economic Pact
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4519 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## SRI LANKA-INDIA ECONOMIC PACT

4519. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Sri  Lanka-India  Economic  Pact  may  soon  become  a reality;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  India  has  held  a  genuine  debate  and  discussion among the stakeholders in Sri Lanka; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) to (d) Negotiations on the India-Sri Lanka Economic  and Technological  Cooperation  Agreement  (ETCA)  have  commenced with the objective of further deepening bilateral economic engagement across a broad spectrum. So far two rounds have been held,  in  August  and  September  2016.  Necessary  consultations  on ETCA are also being carried out with stakeholders in India.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 4518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Placement under APY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## PLACEMENT UNDER APY QUESTION

## 4518.  SHRI VINCENT H.PALA:

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

(a) whether  any  study  has  been  conducted  by  the  Government  approved agencies regarding status of percentage of placement under Apprentice Protsahan Yojana (APY);

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  new  initiatives  to  encourage  training  for employment in call centres and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) No madam.

- (c) 'Call  Centre  Assistant'  trade  has  been  designated  under  the  Apprentices Act,  1961 for candidates to undergo apprenticeship training for employment in call centres.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 4517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Paperless Ticket System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4517 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## PAPERLESS TICKET SYSTEM

†4517. SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement    paperless  ticketing system in the Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Railways in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Indian Railways have already introduced paperless ticketing. In case  of  e-tickets  booked  through  Indian  Railway  Catering  &  Tourism Corporation  (IRCTC)  website  including  through  mobile  application  based ticket, Short Message Service (SMS) sent by IRCTC and screen shot of the e-ticket (Virtual Reservation Message) displayed through laptops/palmtops/mobile phones has been permitted as valid authority for travel alongwith prescribed identity proof in original subject to appearance of name of the passengers on the reservation chart and thus there is no need to take a print-out of Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS)/e-ticket in this case.

Further, with a view to facilitating convenient booking of unreserved tickets by passengers without having to stand in long queues to purchase Railway tickets, Indian Railways have introduced the facility of booking of paperless  unreserved  ticket,  season  ticket  and  platform  ticket  through mobile  phone  in  some  stations  in  Central,  Western,  Eastern,  Southern, South Eastern, South Central and Northern Railways as a pilot project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: MUTP
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

- (a)
- (b)
- :  Yes, Madam.
- :  All works of MUTP Phase-I have been completed as under :1. 5 th  & 6 th  Line Kurla-Thane (18 route Km).
2. 3 rd  & 4 th  Line Borivali-Virar (28.5 route Km).
3. Introduction of 101 new 9-car rakes (909 coaches).
4. Running  of  12-car  rakes  on  all  lines  (excluding  Harbour line) by lengthening all platforms.
5. 1500  V  DC  to  25k  V  AC  conversion  on  Central    and Western Railway.

MUTP  Phase-III  has  been  approved  by  Cabinet  Committee  on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 30.11.2016.

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## MUTP

## † 4516.    SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Central Government and the State Government of Maharashtra have taken a decision to strengthen the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) to bring about improvement in Mumbai city; and
- (b)   If so, the number of works completed which had been started during the first and third phases, along with the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
Lok Sabha Question No. 4514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Discrimination in Housing
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4514

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING

## 4514.   SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  is  aware  that  there  is  discrimination  against  minorities especially muslims in the matter of housing in Indian towns and cities and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that due to such discrimination, there is a rise in ghettoization, where housing is segregated based on religion and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government plans to issue directives to prohibit denial of housing to minorities in rented accommodations purely on the basis of religion and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) : As per information received from National Commission for Minorities, they have received two petitions, one from Delhi and other from Mumbai,on denial of flat to Muslims. However, reports from the State Governments did not substantiate the complaints and the discrimination could not be proved.
- (b) : Ministry of Minority Affairs has not received any such report.
- (c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Revenue from Tickets
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN

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## 4511.     SHRI  M. K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether at present, the Railways recovers only 57 per cent of the travel cost on passenger tickets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  revenue  earnings  projected  by  the  Railways during the fiscal year 2016-17 and the estimated expenditure to be incurred during the same period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## REVENUE FROM TICKETS

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.4511  BY  SHRI  M.  K.  RAGHAVAN  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  14.12.2016  REGARDING  REVENUE FROM TICKETS.

- (a) & (b): In the fiscal year 2014-15, the approximate cost of passenger services in Broad Gauge and Metre Gauge was 76,298 crore and the earnings from passenger services was 43,840 crore, which is 57.46 per cent of cost. The following are the reasons for the losses in passenger services, interalia,:-
- (i) The  lag in the rise of passenger  fares  with respect to inflationary pressures prevalent in the economy;
- (ii) Low  second  class  Ordinary  fares  in  both  Suburban  and  NonSuburban  passenger  services  with  respect  to  rising  cost  of operations;
- (iii) Concessions in fares given to various categories; and
- (iv) Operation of uneconomic branch lines.
- (c):  The  details  of  the  revenue  earnings  projected  by  the  Railways during the fiscal year 2016-17 and the estimated expenditure to be incurred during the same period are as under:

( in crore)

2016-17

| S.No.   | Particulars               | 2016-17 (Budget Estimate)   |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| A       | Receipts-                 |                             |
| i)      | Traffic Receipts          | 1,84,819.84                 |
| ii)     | Non-Traffic Receipts      | 4,450.80                    |
| iii)    | Total Receipts ( i + ii ) | 1,89,270.64                 |
| B       | Expenditure-              |                             |
| i)      | Revenue Expenditure       | 1,80,791.29                 |
| ii)     | Capital Expenditure       | 1,21,000.00                 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Pay Parity
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4510

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016)

## PAY PARITY

4510. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian Police Service (Central) Association has said that it expects the Government to address its legitimate needs and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the IPS Officers forum had highlighted the issue of the delay in granting the IPS Officers the pay and promotion parity with their IAS counterparts; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken by the Government 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):      The  representations of different Services and associations  including the IPS (Central) Association  have been received  from time to time to the Government as well as by the 7 th Central Pay Commission (CPC) regarding different service matters including promotion and pay parity.
- (b)  &  (c):      The  recommendations  of  the  Central  Pay  Commission  are  examined  by  the Government and decision is taken based on likely financial repercussion and overall impact on Governance.    The Government has accepted and implemented major recommendations of 7 th CPC relating to pay enhancement for all Central Government employees and All India Services  including  IPS  officers.    As  per  Government  Resolution  dated  25th  July,  2016,  on issues where the Commission could not arrive at a consensus including Pay and promotion parity and decision has not been taken by the Government, status quo has been maintained.

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