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Lok Sabha Question No. 3592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Guidelines for Appointment of Chairman
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF INFORMATION  AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 3592 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## GUIDELINES FOR APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN

3592 : SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL

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

- (a) the details of the criteria/guidelines for the appointment of Chairman, Films and Television Institute  of India;
- (b) whether the students of the Films and Television Institute of India were on strike for a long time;
- (c) if so, the reasons  therefor along with the demands  of these students;
- (d) the extent to which the studies are likely to be affected due to prolonged  strike of students:
- (e) whether any steps have been taken by the Government for resolving the issue peacefully;  and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION  AND BROADGASTING  [(cOL  RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE (Retd.)\_

(a) to (f) : The appointment in Film and Television Institute of India (FTll),  pune is governed  as per the set of provisions  of Film and Television Institute  of India (FTll) Rules. As per Rule 3 (1) of FTll Rules, President  of the Institute is nominated  by the Central Government.

The students  of FTll were on strike for some time. The reasons for the agitation as stated by the students are inclusion of some members, including  the  president, in the newly constituted society of the Institute.

No academic  activity happened  during the period of protest  which has a bearing on course completion  of already  delayed  batches of FTll.

To resolve the issues and to bring normalcy  in the Institute,  the Ministry  made sincere efforts with 7 rounds  of discussions held on 03.07.2015,06.0'8.2015, 29.09.2015,  01.10.201s,  07.10.201s,  10.10.201s  & 20.10.2015  with the FTn students'Association and alumni of FTll at all levels in the Ministry.

The students  of FTll called off their strike on 2g.10.2OiS.

- (f) if so, the details  thereof?
Lok Sabha Question No. 3589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Kannur-Mattannur-Mysore Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3589 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## KANNUR-MATTANNUR-MYSORE RAIL LINE

## 3589. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways had undertaken a technical feasibility survey for Kannur-Mattannur-Mysore broad gauge railway line and the report in this regard has already been submitted;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  this  railway  line  is very important in view of the Kannur international airport, the construction of which is in progress; and
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Government  will  consider  to  allocate sufficient  funds  for  the  construction  of  the  first  phase  i.e. Kannur-Mattannur railway line during the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  and  (b):  Two  surveys  for  Kannur-Mattannur  (23  Km)  and Thalasserry-Mysore  via  Mattannur  (300  Km)  new  lines  have  been taken up which cover Kannur-Mattannur-Mysore alignment.
- (c): No project for construction of rail line to link Kannur International Airport is sanctioned.
- (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Railway Agents
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3588 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## RAILWAY AGENTS

†3588. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the rules made by the Government for appointing Railway Agents;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  not  appointed  Railway Agents in rural areas; and
- (c) if so, the agents appointed during the last three years and the number out of them working in the rural areas?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Indian  Railways  engages  various  types  of  agents  to facilitate issuing of reserved as well as unreserved ticketing which  includes  Halt  Agents,  Jansadharan  Ticket  Booking Sewaks(JTBS),  Station  Ticket  Booking  Agents(STBA),  Rail Travellers Service Agents(RTSAs), Yatri Ticket Suvidha Contd. page -2/-

Kendra (YTSK) licensee, Out Agents/City Booking Agents(OA/CBA), e-ticketing agents engaged by Indian Railway  Catering  &  Tourism  Corporation(IRCTC)  etc.  These agents  are  governed  by  the  agreement/contract  signed  by them with the Railways.

(b): These agents have been appointed on all zonal Railways including rural areas.

(c):  The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Geo Tagging Technique
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3586

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2016 GEO TAGGING TECHNIQUE

No. 3586 DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to use Geo Tagging technique
- for monitoring the Housing for All Scheme;
- (b) if so, the manner in which the said technique is likely to function
- and the benefits of the use of this technique;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any other steps for
- monitoring Housing for All Scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. This Ministry has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, Hyderabad, for traicking physical progress of the  houses  constructed  under  the  Beneficiary-led  Construction (BLC)  Component  of  PMAY  (U)  Mission.    NRSC  has  developed  a Bhuvan-MoHUPA  Geo-Portal  wherein  NRSC  has  also  provided  a mobile application for taking geotagged photographs and uploading them to the Bhuvan-MoHUPA Geo-Portal.  Management Information System (MIS) under PMAY (U) Mission has further been integrated with  this  Bhuvan-MoHUPA  Geo-Portal  of  NRSC  for  monitoring  the progress of individual houses at various stages of construction.

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(c) & (d): Yes,  Madam.    The  Central  Sanctioning  &  Monitoring Committee (CSMC) under the Chairpersonship of Secretary (HUPA), constituted under the Pradhan  Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission, meets  regularly  and inter-alia  reviews  the  implementation  of  the Mission.  A Committee of Secretary (HUPA) and Secretary (DFS) has also  been  constituted  for  monitoring  the  Credit  Linked  Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) component of the PMAY (U) Mission.

Further, this Ministry regularly monitors the progress through periodic  review  meetings/video-conferencing  with  the  concerned States/UTs. Officers of this Ministry as well as Program Management  Unit  (PMU)  set  up  under  PMAY  (U)  Mission  regularly undertake field level visits to monitor the Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Implementation on Uniform Civil Code
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), C. N. JAYADEVAN, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, R. PARTHIPAN, V. PANNEER SELVAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## L O K     S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3582

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2016.

## IMPLEMENTATION ON UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

## 3582. DR. RATNA DE (NAG):

SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering any proposal to implement Uniform Civil Code in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  expert  panel/committee  was  appointed  in  this  regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study to collect opinion about  the  implementation  of  Uniform  Civil  Code  from  various Government/  Non-Governmental  Organisations,  representatives  of people  from  all  States  and  other  stakeholders  etc.  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  facing  strong  opposition  from  various quarters for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (c) Article 44 of the Directive Principles of Constitution provides that State shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil  code  throughout  the  territory  of  India.    In  view  of  the importance  of  the  subject  matter  and  sensitivity  involved which  requires  in-depth  study  of  the  provisions  of  various personal laws governing different communities, the Government had requested the Law Commission of India to undertake  examination  of  various  issues  relating  to  uniform civil code and to make recommendation thereof.
- (d) and (e) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: High Speed Rail Corridors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3581 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS

3581.    SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the progress made by the Railways in introducing the high speed rail corridors in the country, zone-wise;
- (b)  the  standards  adopted  including  infrastructure,  rolling  stock  and operating conditions for the proposed corridors;
- (c) whether the corridors will be built on standard gauge; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (d):  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  high  speed  rail  corridor  on  Western Railway has been sanctioned with financial and technical assistance from  Government  of  Japan.  National  High  Speed  Rail  Corporation Limited (NHSRC) has been incorporated in February, 2016 to implement  this  project.  Work  on  appointment  of  General  Consultant, Final Location Survey and training of officials has commenced.

Standard  gauge,  design  speed  of  350  kmph  and  Electrical  Multiple Units have been adopted for the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Inclusion of Areas under NCR
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3580 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER, 07, 2016

## INCLUSION OF AREAS UNDER NCR

No. 3580 SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  districts/  areas  of  Haryana,  Rajasthan  and Uttar Pradesh which have been included under the National
- Capital Region (NCR) so far;
- (b) whether some of the neighbouring States have requested the Government to include some more districts in the NCR; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  Government's  reaction
- thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE

## IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a): National Capital Region  (NCR)  includes  13  districts of Haryana, namely, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Palwal, Mewat, Rewari,  Jhajjar,  Rohtak,  Sonepat,  Panipat,  Mahendragarh, Bhiwani, Jind and Karnal; 02 districts of Rajasthan, namely, Alwar  and  Bharatpur  and  07  districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh, namely, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budha Nagar, Bulanshahr, Hapur, Baghpat and Muzzafarnagar.

- (b&c): National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has informed that  they  have  received  proposal  from  Government  of  Uttar Pradesh for the inclusion of district Shamli in NCR. As per the provision of Section 2(f) of the NCRPB Act, 1985,  the Central Government  with  the  consent  of  the  Government  of  the concerned  participating  State  and  in  consultation  with  the Board, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add any area to NCR or exclude any area therefrom.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Foreign and Regional Languages Broadcast
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Richard Hay, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3578

( TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016 )

## FOREIGN AND REGIONAL LANGUAGES BROADCAST

3578.

PROF. RICHARD HAY:

DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether Indian languages are being broadcast by the BBC, UK, Russia, Sri Lanka, etc. and foreign languages are broadcast from Delhi;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether shifting of regional languages bulletin to respective State capitals will not  be  a  colossal  wastage  of  money  after  constructing  Asia's  largest  AIR studio complex recently in Delhi;
- (d)  if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e)  whether the move is likely to help the flourishing private radio service in the country and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. Prasar Bharati has informed that BBC, UK broadcasts its programmes in Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bangla, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu. Russia  broadcasts  programmes    in  Hindi  whereas    Sri  Lanka    broadcasts  in Hindi, Tamil, Bangla, Urdu and Punjabi.

The External Services Division of All India Radio, Delhi broadcasts programmes  over  its  short  wave  transmitters  in  15  foreign  languages  which include French,  Russian, Chinese,  Swahili, Arabic, Persian, Dari, Pashtu, Sinhala, Baluchi, Burmese, Indonesian, Thai, Tibetan and English.

(c)  & (d): Prasar Bharati has informed that the shifting of regional Indian language bulletins from Delhi to respective State capitals shall not involve any additional expenditure.  Rather  it  is  a  virtual  shift  with  a  change  of  place  of  production  of bulletins only. The proposed shift will also not make any difference to listeners of AIR.  The studios vacated will be suitably utilised.

(e): No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Involvement of PSUs in Housing Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3577

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2016

INVOLVEMENT OF PSUs IN HOUSING SCHEMES

No. 3577 SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government will formulate any scheme to seek
- involvement of HUDCO, NBCC, HPL etc. in housing construction  for  fulfilment  of  housing  needs  of  the  people; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (b):   Government  has  launched  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas Yojana-Housing  for  All  (Urban)  Mission  on  25.06.2016. The Mission provides central assistance to implementing
- agencies through States/UTs for providing houses to all

Cont….

eligible  urban  poor.  The  mission  has  four  components namely, In-situ Slum Redevelopment, Affordable Housing through  Credit  Linked  Subsidy,  Affordable  Housing  in Partnership (AHP) and Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction/enhancement (BLC).

For  implementation  of  CLSS  component  of  PMAY  (U) Mission, Ministry has identified Housing and Urban Development  Corporation  Ltd  (HUDCO)  as  one  of  the Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) to channelize the subsidy to the lending institutions.

HPL  would  also  support  the  State  Government  and  its agencies in implementation of the housing project under PMAY especially using prefab technologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: SIP-E&IT
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3676

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.12.2016

## E-GOVERNANCE INITIATED BY NIC-NET

## 3676.        SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the NIC-NET has taken initiative towards e-governance;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  initiative  separately  in  urban  and  rural  areas,  State-wise including Rajasthan; and
- (c) the replicability of the initiatives in various Government organizations in the State?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Yes, Sir.

(b) and (c):  National Informatics Centre (NIC), through its high speed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Network, "NICNET", has institutional linkages with all the Ministries /Departments of the Central Government, 36 State Governments/ Union Territories including Rajasthan and about 630 District administrations of India. NICNET is  also  connecting  National  Data  Centres  at  Delhi,  Hyderabad  &  Pune  on  high  speed network. Services such as  Video Conferencing, e-Mail and SMS are also being provided through NICNET.

NICNET  has  been  implemented  by  the  Government  of  India  and  will  continue  to facilitate  delivery  of  e-Governance  services  at  various  levels  of  Government  at  the Centre, States, Districts and Blocks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Rehabilitation of Women Survivors
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No.3575

To be answered on Wednesday, December 7, 2016/Agrahayana 16, 1938 (Saka)

## Question

## Rehabilitation of Women Survivors

3575.  DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

(a) the expenditure made by the Government in the last three years for rehabilitation of women survivors of conflict ridden North Eastern States;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  of  formulating  schemes  that  cater  to women survivors in the North East; and

- (c) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a) Nil, as no specific scheme is being implemented in this regard.
- (b) There is no such proposal.
- (c) A view can be taken only in consultation with the concerned Ministries who are dealing with this subject.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Integrated Coach Factory in Assam
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NABA KUMAR SARANIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## INTEGRATED COACH FACTORY IN ASSAM

3571. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  of  Assam  has  submitted  a  proposal  regarding establishment of Integrated Coach Factory in Assam; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Key Initiatives of BRICS
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3570 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## KEY INITIATIVES OF BRICS

3570. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  progress  made  regarding  setting  up  of  the  BRICS agricultural  research  platform,  BRICS  railway  research  network  and BRICS Sports Council; and
- (b) the status of the BRICS credit-rating company?

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

- (a) The Memorandum  of  Understanding for Establishment of BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS-ARP) was signed between the BRICS countries during the 8th BRICS Summit held on 15-16 October 2016 in Goa. Each  BRICS  country  will  now  identify  Institution(s)/Individual(s)  to  act  as Focal Points. The BRICS-ARP Coordinating Centre will be in India under the Department  of  Agricultural  Research  and  Education  (DARE).  The  MoU  is intended  to  intensify  cooperation  within  BRICS  in  the  areas  of  agricultural research,  technology,  policy,  innovations  and  capacity  building,  including technologies for smallholder farming and to sustainably increase yields and farmers' income.

During  India's  BRICS  Chairmanship,  deliberations  for  setting  up  a BRICS  Railway Research Network, aimed at promoting research and development, have taken place. The draft Memorandum of Understanding for Establishment of BRICS Railway Research Network is still under consideration by other BRICS countries.

As  for  BRICS  Sports  Council  to  foster  exchanges  among  BRICS countries, the draft Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Sports and  Setting  up  of  BRICS  Sports  Council  proposed  by  India  is  also  under consideration by other BRICS countries.

- (b) At  the  Goa  Summit,  the  BRICS  Leaders  welcomed  experts  exploring the possibility of setting up an independent BRICS Rating Agency based on market-oriented principles, in order to further strengthen the global governance  architecture.  The  experts  from  BRICS  countries  will  continue their deliberations in this regard.

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