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Lok Sabha Question No. 2783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Chandrayaan-I
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2783

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 02, 2017

## CHANDRAYAAN - I

2783.   ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India's  first  lunar  probe,  Chandrayaan-I  which  was considered lost, is still orbiting the moon and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether NASA scientists have found it by using a new ground based radar technique and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether ISRO lost communication with Chandrayaan-I almost a year after it was launched and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the new findings by NASA will help ISRO in establishing contact with Chandrayaan-I; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (a) & (b)

Yes,  Madam.  India's  first  lunar  mission,  Chandrayaan-I  is  still orbiting the moon around 160 km orbit. Since the communication with Chandrayaan-I was lost in August 2009, the spacecraft could not be used thereafter, though it is still orbiting the Moon.

On  March  10,  2017,  NASA's  Jet  Propulsion  Laboratory  (JPL) located an object orbiting the Moon around 160 km by virtue of a new  technological  application  of  interplanetary  radar.  Through the trajectory generation software, ISRO has confirmed that the object  is  Chandrayaan-I,  which  is  still  in  orbit  and  its  altitude varies between 150-270 km over every two years.

- (c) Yes, Madam.  Chandrayaan-1 was launched on October 22, 2008 and  inserted  in  to  the  lunar  orbit  on  November  08,  2008.    The scientific  instruments  on-board  studied  the  Moon  from  different perspectives  and  generated  excellent  data  for  research.  On August 29, 2009, the mission was concluded as the communication  with  the  spacecraft  was  lost  and  it  could  no longer be used.

## (d) & (e)

No, Madam.  While the Chandrayaan-I is still orbiting the Moon, it is not possible to establish contact with it since the communication is lost.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Retired Government Officers as Consultants
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: ANJU BALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2782 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## RETIRED GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AS CONSULTANTS

## 2782.  SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  framed  rules  and  guidelines  to  hire  retired Government officers as consultants for skill development;
- (b) the  number  of  people,  capacity  and  organisations  in  which  they  are  recruited; State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any review of the performance of the officers so recruited;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  number of  skill  development  centres  opened  in  Uttar  Pradesh  with  special reference to Hardoi and Sitapur districts?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has not framed any rules or guidelines for hiring of retired Government officers as consultants for skill development.  However,  the  Ministry  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Defence by which the retired and retiring ex-servicemen from Army, Airforce and Navy would be engaged as trainers for various Skill Development programmes. This is expected to provide gainful employment to approximately 3 lakh persons. Further, Ministry has also launched a national portal for trainers and assessors under Skill India Mission called Takshashila where persons with relevant qualifications including  retired  personnels  from  Government  can  register  themselves  to  be  trainers and assessors for various skill development programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Employment Surveys
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2780 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS

## 2780.  SHRI DILIP PATEL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  carry  out  quarterly  and  annual employment surveys based on the Periodic Labour Force Survey to track the number of youths belonging to the minority sections having employment; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)  to  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Statistics  &  Programme  Implementation  (MosPI)  has launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) from April, 2017. The PLFS aims to provide quarterly changes of various indicators of the labour market for urban areas and the annual estimates of different labour force indicators of the labour market  for  urban  areas  and  the  annual  estimates  of  different  labour  force indicators for both rural and urban areas at State / Union Territory and all India level.  The  information  on  indicators  related  to  employment  and  unemployment would be collected by social and religious  groups. The  annual  estimates of  the parameters (both rural and urban areas) include the following:

- (i) Labour  Force  Participation  Rate  (LFPR),  Worker  Population  Ratio (WPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR);
- (ii) Distribution of workers by industry and occupation; and
- (iii) Average earnings of workers.

The quarterly estimates of changes for urban areas include LFPR, WPR and UR. The first  estimates  based  on  PLFS  are  expected  to  be  available  by  December, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: MoU with Reckitt Benckiser
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN

No. 2779

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2779

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 02, 2017

## MoU WITH RECKITT BENCKISER

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has signed a Memorandum of
- Understanding with 'Reckitt Benckiser';
- (b) if so, the details and the benefits thereof; and
- (c)  the  major commitments of Google in the 'Swachh Bharat Mission Campaign'?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  HOUSING  AND  URBAN

AFFAIRS

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): Google  is  supporting  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  in  capacity  of  a technology  company.  We  have  a  License  Agreement  with  Google wherein they can promote content related to Swachh Bharat Mission through  their  channels.  In  Google  Toilet  Locator  we  are  ensuring Cities to geo tag their toilets on Google Maps platform so that Cities can become  Open  Defecation Free (ODF). Therefore Google is supporting the mission by promoting it.

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(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Cases of Fighting/Quarrels in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2775 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## CASES OF FIGHTING/QUARRELS IN TRAINS

†2775. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases which came to notice with regard to fighting and quarrels that occurred in trains with the passengers this year till date; and
- (b) the measures taken by the Government to prevent such fights and quarrels being committed by anti-social elements in the trains along with the details thereof?

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

(a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2775 BY SHRI RAJESH VERMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  02.08.2017  REGARDING  CASES  OF  FIGHTING/QUARRELS  IN TRAINS

(a):  In the year 2017 (upto June), 351 cases of fighting and quarrel with the passengers  in  trains    have  been  reported  over  Indian  Railways  since 01.01.2017.

(b):    Policing  on  Railways  being  a  State  subject,  prevention  of  crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility  of  the  State  Governments,  which  they  discharge  through Government Railway Police (GRP)/District Police. However, Railway Protection  Force  (RPF)  supplements  the  efforts  of  GRP  in  providing  better protection and security of passenger  area and passengers and for matters connected therewith.

Besides, the following steps are taken by the Railways to prevent fighting and  quarrel  committed  by  anti-social  elements  and  to  provide  security  to passengers:

1. On vulnerable and identified routes/sections, 2500 trains (on an average) are escorted by Railway Protection Force daily, in addition to 2200 trains escorted by Government Railway Police of different States daily.
2. Security Help Line number 182 is made operational over Indian Railways for security related assistance to passengers in distress.
3. Surveillance  is  kept  through  CCTV  cameras,  provided  at  about  344 stations over Indian Railways, to ensure safety and security of passengers.
4. An Integrated Security System consisting of surveillance of vulnerable stations  through  Close  Circuit  Television  Camera  Network,  Access Control  etc.  has  been  sanctioned  to  improve  surveillance  mechanism over 202 railway stations.
5. Close liaison is made by RPF with the State Police/GRP authorities at all levels for prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and  maintenance  of  law  and  order  in  Railway  premises  as  well  as  on running trains.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Survey for Doubling of Railway Line in Gujarat
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2774 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## SURVEY FOR DOUBLING OF RAILWAY LINE IN GUJARAT

2774.     SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  surveys  which  were  proposed  for  doubling  railway lines in Gujarat during the last five years i.e. 2011-12 to 2016-17;
- (b)  the  number  of  surveys  for  doubling  of  railway  lines  that  were started and completed;
- (c) the time by which the surveys of remaining projects will be started and completed; and
- (d)  the  number  of  railway  lines  the  construction  of  which  has  been started?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (d):  During  the  last  five  years  i.e.  from  2011-12  to  2016-17, 08 number surveys for doubling of railway lines falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat have been sanctioned. Out of these, 4 surveys have been  completed  and  remaining  4  surveys  are  in  different  stages  of progress.  Out of completed surveys, 2 projects have been taken up, i.e. Vatva-Ahmedabad-Sabarmati 4 th  line (13.3 km.) and SurendranagarRajkot  doubling  (116.17  km.)  and  1  project  i.e.  Anand-  Godhara doubling has been included in the Budget 2017-18 subject to obtaining requisite approvals from the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: National Policy on Software
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2773

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.08.2017

## NATIONAL POLICY ON SOFTWARE

## 2773. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA SHRI MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

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

- (a)      whether  the  Government has finalized a National Policy on Software Products to promote talent and contribute bigger share of software products to the global market and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)            the  extent  of  growth  of  software  products  sector by  the  next ten  years and the worth of IT Industry in the country and its export share in the global market; and
- (c)    the details of steps taken to promote creation of sustainable software products with innovations and cutting edge technologies?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):       No, Madam.
- (b):          As  per  iSPIRT(Indian  Software  Products  Industry  Round  Table),  the  global software products industry is at present estimated to be US$ 411 billion and is expected to reach  US$  1.2  trillion  by  2025.  The  revenue  of  software  products  industry  in  India  at present is US$ 6.1 billion out of which US$1.9 billion is from exports.
- (c):    The  Government  had  initiated  a  'Technology  Incubation  and  Development  of Entrepreneurs'  (TIDE)  scheme  focused  to  nurture  technology  start-ups  companies.  The scheme  fosters  a  culture  of  collaborative  technology  research  and  strong  industryacademia interaction including promoting product oriented research and development. The scheme has been implemented at 27 centres and 2 Virtual TIDE centres of institute for higher  learning.  As  a  result,  207  start-ups  benefited  from  which  384  entrepreneurs emerged, 2846  jobs created, 74 patents registered, 52 start-ups attracted Venture Capitalists, and 243 products have been developed by these start-ups.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Number of Private Satellite T.V. Channels
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2771

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017)

## NUMBER OF PRIVATE SATELLITE T.V. CHANNELS 2771. SHRI INNOCENT

Will the Minister of INFORMATION & BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- a) the number of private satellite TV channels which have been granted permission in the country, so far;
- b) the details of spectrum being used by each of these television channels to uplink or downlink their respective signals, channel-wise; and
- c) whether a number of channels have not started broadcasting despite obtaining necessary permission and if so, the reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government against them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As on 30.06.2017, a total number of 1078 permissions have been issued for uplinking  and  downlinking  of  Private  Satellite  TV  Channels,  out  of  which  195 permissions have been cancelled so far.
- (b) After  the  permission  for  uplinking  of  a  channel  is  issued  by  M/o  I  &  B,  the Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing, Department of Telecom, assigns frequency spectrum (band width)  to  the  teleport  operators  to  enable  them  to  uplink  such  TV channels. The typical value of bandwidth/data rate required to transmit (uplink/downlink) TV  channels  are calculated as below in two categories of transmission:

| TV Broadcasting with platform   | Bit Rates Per Channel (in Mbps)   |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| TV Broadcasting with platform   | Typical                           |
| SDTV with MPEG-2                | 3                                 |
| SDTV with MPEG-4                | 1.5                               |
| HDTV with MPEG-2                | 16                                |
| HDTV with MPEG-4                | 8                                 |

c) As per the Roll out Obligations for operationalization of Private Satellite TV channels furnished under the clauses 2.5.1 & 3.5.1 of Uplinking Policy Guidelines,2011 and 5.9 of  Downlinking  Policy  Guidelines,  2011,  the  applicant  companies  are  required  to operationalize the permitted TV channels within one year from the date the permission is granted by the Ministry of I & B.

Whenever an instance comes to the notice of this Ministry where the company fails to fulfil the above roll out obligation, action is taken against the company under the clauses 2.5.2 & 3.5.2 of Uplinking Policy Guidelines and clause 5.9 of Downlinking Guidelines which entails the forfeiture of PBG and cancellation of permissions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Cyber Audit
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2770

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.08.2017

## CYBER AUDIT

## 2770 SHRIMAT RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  cyber  audit  of  every  department mandatory;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken any action in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):   Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has issued letter to all Central Government Ministries/Departments and State Govts./UTs to carry out cyber audit annually.

The following actions have been  taken by the Government in this regard:

- (i) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology , Government of India has created a panel of IT Security Auditing  Organisations  for  auditing,  including  vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of computer systems , networks & applications of  various organizations of the Government, critical infrastructure organizations and  those  in  other  sectors  of  Indian  economy.  At  present,  there  are  54  Cyber Security  Auditing  Organizations  empanelled  by  CERT-In  for  the  purpose  of carrying out cyber security audit related activities.
- (ii) MeitY  has  formulated  Cyber  Crisis  Management  Plan  (CCMP)  for  countering cyber-attacks and cyber terrorism for implementation by all key Ministries/Departments  of  Central  Government,  State  Governments  and  Union Territories. The CCMP includes incident prevention and precautionary measures and  point  of  actions  for  preparation  of  sectoral  &  organizational  CCMP  which refers to audit of information infrastructure for organizations on an annual basis as well as whenever there is a major upgradation/change in IT infrastructure, by an independent IT security auditor empanelled by CERT-In.
- (iii) Regular workshops are conducted for Ministries/Departments, States & UTs and critical organizations to sensitize them about the cyber security threat landscape and enabling them to prepare and implement the Cyber Crisis Management Plan

(CCMP). So far, 48 CCMP workshops have been conducted for Ministries/Departments, States & UTs and critical organizations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Self Employment Programme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTRARRED QUESTION NO. 2768 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 02, 2017 'SELF EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME'

NO. 2768  SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

WILL the MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of individual and group enterprises that have been set  up  under  the  self  employment  programme  component  of DAY-NULM;
- (b) whether CCTVs have been installed in shelters for women and children to ensure their security; and
- (c) the steps taken to improve the livelihood opportunities of the urban poor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) The  details  of  number  of  persons  assisted  with  subsidised loans  for  individual  and  group  microenterprises  under  SEP component under DAY-NULM during the last three years are at Annexure.
- (b) Implementation of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) component  of  DAY-NULM  rests  with  respective  States/UT Governments.  As  per  Operational  Guidelines  of  SUH,  to address security issues and monitoring of shelters for vulnerable  groups,  CCTV  camera  may  be  installed  at  entry and exit points of shelters.
- (c) Under  DAY-NULM,  skill  training  is  imparted  to  urban  poor  in market oriented courses to improve their employability and to enable them to start self-employment ventures. Interest Subvention  is  provided  on  individual  and  group  bank  loans sanctioned  to  enable  them  to  set  up  microenterprises.  Self Help Groups are also linked with banks to encourage them to undertake income-generating activities.

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Annexure referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2768 for reply on 2.8.2017 regarding 'Self Employment Programme'

## Details of beneficiaries assisted to set up Individual/Group microenterprises under SEP component of DAY-NULM from April 2014 to June 2017

| S.No.   | Financial Year   | No. of beneficiaries assisted for setting up of   | No. of beneficiaries assisted for setting up of   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         |                  | Individual Micro- enterprises                     | Group Micro-enterprises                           |
| 1       | 2014-15          | 24125                                             | 11452                                             |
| 2       | 2015-16          | 48665                                             | 10090                                             |
| 3       | 2016-17          | 71035                                             | 13393                                             |
| 4       | 2017-18*         | 5287                                              | 1675                                              |
|         | Total            | 1,49,112                                          | 36,610                                            |