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Lok Sabha Question No. 917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Augmentation of Ticketing System by DMRC
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 917

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2019 AUGMENTATION OF TICKETING SYSTEM BY DMRC

## NO. 917. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) proposes to augment the ticketing system of stations falling under Phase I and II with special emphasis on unattended ticket sales and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether a total of 240 additional access gates and 300 ticket vending machines proposed to be installed under the project and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  automatic  vending  machines  dedicated  for  card  top up and installation of the access gates are also scheduled to be put up and if so, the details thereof alongwith the name of the firm allocated the contract for the project;
- (d) whether  the  DMRC  is  planning  to  focus  on  TVMs  under  the upcoming phase III and instead of setting up ticket counters, it will have as many as 506 AVMs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether most of the countries rely completely on automated machines  in metro  journeys increasing the reliability on automatic ticket generation in the new metro stations and if so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  present  status  in  this  regard along with expenditure incurred so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a): Delhi  Metro  Rail  Corporation  Ltd.  (DMRC)  has  informed  that augmentation  of  the  ticketing  system  of  105  stations  out  of  145 stations falling under Phase I and II has been done by installing 300 ticket  vending machines (TVMs) with feature of unattended ticket sales. Tender for supply and installation of additional 91 TVMs with card top-up facility in remaining 40 stations of phase I & II has been floated in October, 2019.

- (b):  239  additional  access  gates  in  41  stations  and  300  additional TVMs have been installed in 105 stations of Phase I & II.
- (c):  DMRC  has  informed  that  506  add  value  machines  (AVMs) supplied by M/s Thales Communications and Security S.A.S, France with  dedicated  card  top-up  facility  have  been  installed  in  108 stations of phase III network. Contract for supply of 322 additional access gates to be put up at various stations of phase I & II has been  awarded  to  M/s  Revenue  Collection  System  France  SAS  and contract  for  installation  of  these  gates  has  been  awarded  to  M/s Adept Telecom Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
- (d):  DMRC has informed that 591 TVMs have been installed in 108 stations of phase III network to improve passenger travel facilities and comfort. In additions, 506 add value machines (AVMs) have also been installed.
- (e): Such details are not available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Four-Laning of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 916

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  NOVEMBER, 2019

## FOUR-LANING OF HIGHWAYS

916. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any step towards four-laning of Kanpur-Bilhaur-Kannauj -Etah-Bewar-Aligarh-Bulandshahr-Ghaziabad -Delhi G.T. road;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (c) the funds spent on the maintenance and repair of the said stretch during each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. The details of the project along with their present status are as below:

|   Sr. No. | Project Name                                                 | Length    | Progress (in %)   | Remarks                  |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | 4/6 laning of Aligarh- Bhadwas Section of NH-91 (Pkg.-I)     | 45.83 Km  | 3.99              | Under implementation     |
|         2 | 4/6 laning of Aligarh- Bhadwas Section of NH-91 (Pkg.-II)    | 45.164 Km | 23.5              | -do-                     |
|         3 | 4/6 laning of Aligarh- Bhadwas Section of NH-91 (Pkg.-III)   | 61.211 Km | 17.3              | -do-                     |
|         4 | 4/6 laning of Naviganj - Mitrasen section of NH- 91(Pkg.-IV) | 67.00 Km  | NA                | At Tender Stage          |
|         5 | 4/6 laning of Mitrasen - Kanpur section of NH- 91 (Pkg.-V)   | 58.00 Km  | NA                | At Tender Stage          |
|         6 | 4laning of Ghaziabad- Aligarh Section of NH-91               | 126.30 Km | 99.00             | Substantially completed, |

- (c) Ghaziabad  -Aligarh  section  of  National  Highway  (NH)  has  been  developed  on  Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) mode and maintenance of the stretch is the responsibility of Concessionaire at his own cost. However, funds spent on maintenance and repair of Aligarh -Kanpur Section of NH  during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 is Rs. 1.73 crore, Rs. 8.28 crore and Rs. Nil respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Payment Pendency to Vendors of NBCC
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 915 DUE FOR ANSWER ON NOVEMBER 21, 2019

## PAYMENT PENDENCY TO VENDORS OF NBCC

NO. 915.                  SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) owes large sums of money to its vendors;
- (b)
- If so, the quantum of sum/payment pending, vendor-wise; and
- (c) the details and reasons of such pendency?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (c) NBCC has informed that as on 10.11.2019, approximately Rs.  1,668  crore  (excluding  Arbitration  cases)  is  pending  for  payment towards  vendors.  Vendor-wise  details  are  available  at  web  address https://www.nbccindia.com/pdfData/Vendor/Appendix\_I\_and%20\_\_II.pdf. This pendency is mainly attributable to delay in receipt of funds from clients  because  of  various  reasons  such  as  pending  approval  for deviations, extra items, substitute items, escalation and extension of time  from  clients,  non-submission  of  documents  as  per  terms  and conditions of contract by the contractors etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Ownership of Playgrounds
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 913 TO BE ANSWERD ON 21.11.2019

Ownership of Playgrounds

## 913. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  up  the  issue  of granting ownership of the playgrounds of Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting to the respective century old clubs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI KIREN RIJIJU]

- (a) No Sir.
- (b) to (c) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.912 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

## Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

## 912. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to implement next phase of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the Government is taking any steps towards recycling and managing waste, including single-use plastics and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that building toilets hasn't eliminated open defecation entirely; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a)  Yes  sir.  The  Government  is  working  towards  shifting  the  focus  of  Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM(G)] from Open Defecation Free (ODF) to ODFplus which includes sustainability of ODF status and arrangements for Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) in the villages.
- (b) SLWM is one of the main components of SBM(G), which inter-alia includes management of plastic wastes in the rural areas on the country. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation is also supporting the efforts of mitigating the use  of  Single  Use  Plastic  through  Information,  Education  and  Communication (IEC)  activities  under  SBM(G).  The  main  theme  of  Swachhta-Hi-Seva  2019 campaign  run  from  11th  September,  2019  to  27th  October,  2019  was  Plastic Waste  Awareness  and  Management.  The  campaign  also  involved  a  nationwide Shramdaan on 2nd October, 2019 for collection and segregation of plastic waste.
- (c)  &  (d)  As  per  the  data  reported  by  the  States  on  the  Online  Integrated Management Information  System  of  SBM(G),  all  the  villages/districts/States  of the  country  have  declared  themselves  as  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF).  As  per National Annual  Rural  Sanitation  Survey  (NARSS)  2018-19  conducted  in December, 2018, 93.1% rural households had access to toilets.
Lok Sabha Question No. 911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Gurgaon Canal Expansion Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †911

ANSWERED ON 21.11 .2019

## GURGAON CANAL EXPANS ION SCHEME

## †911. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the scheme to provide irrigation facility to 207 villages of Bharatpur District Kumher under Gurgaon Canal Expansion Scheme Phase II is lying pending for last seven year e to disapproval of State Government of Haryana;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken by the Union Government in this direction so far after considering the ensure proper development of this back ward area?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)to(c) The project proposal of Rajasthan for full utilisation of Yamuna water from Okhla head works through  remodelling  of  existing  canal  system  in  Haryana  was  considered  by  Advisory  Commi Ministry of Water Resources on Irrigation, Flood Control and Multipurpose projects in its th meeting held  on  07.02.2003,  with  certain  observations which  besides  others,  included  concurrence  of  Govt. Haryana for the cost of works to be carried out in their territory and taking up the constru and  Rajasthan  simultaneously.  Accordingly,  Rajasthan  Government  had  sent  a  Memorandum Un derstanding (MoU) in 2003 to Haryana. But Haryana has not given its consent in spite of efforts.  In  the  year  2012,  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of  extension  of  Gurgaon  Main submitted  to  CWC.  The  said  DPR  was  treated  as  returned  back  b y  CWC  due  to  non - compliance  of outstanding comments of Advisory Committee held on 07.02.2003. The issue related to short Yamuna  water  to  Rajasthan  from  its  allocated  share  at  Okhla  has  been  regularly  discussed meetings held in Ministry , meetings of Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) and Upper Yamuna River Committee (UYRC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Institutional Capacity to Implement Motor Vehicles Act, 2019
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 910

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  NOVEMBER, 2019

## INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 2019

## 910. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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- (a) the name of States that have not opted to implement the Motor Vehicles Act, 2019;
- (b) whether the Government agencies in the country have optimum institutional capacity to enforce the said act in letter and spirit and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  with  regard  to  road  designs  like  lane width, shoulder presence, number of lanes, and median design that influence driving for road safety and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The  Ministry  has  not  received  any  information  from  any  State  that  have  not implemented the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.
- (b) The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 provides for provisions for the use of information  technology,  electronic  monitoring  and  enforcement  and  delegation  of functions to officers by the State Government for effective implementation of the Act.
- (c) National  Highways  are  designed,  constructed  and  maintained  as  per  Indian  Roads Congress (IRC) codes/guidelines and Ministry's specifications. Various safety measures such as foot over bridges, underpasses, pedestrian crossings, adequate sight distance, turning radius, rumble strips, including presence of median shoulder etc., as per IRC guidelines, are made as an integral part of the highway development projects depending upon the site requirement and availability of lands etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Extension of Kochi Metro Rail
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 909

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2019

## EXTENSION OF KOCHI METRO RAIL

## NO. 909.    SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of Housing And Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to extend Kochi Metro line in the state of Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)
- the action taken by Government in this regard; and
- (c) the  name  of  cities  connected  or  to  be  connected  by  the  metro
- and the funds allotted for it?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b) Urban Transport, which is an integral part of urban development, is a state subject. Therefore, respective state governments  are  responsible for initiating and developing urban transport  infrastructure  including  metro  rail  projects.  The  Central Government considers financial assistance for metro rail proposals in cities  or  urban  agglomerates,  on  the  basis  of  the  feasibility  of  the proposal  and  availability  of  resources,  as  and  when  posed  by  the concerned state governments.

Government  of  Kerala  has  submitted  the  proposals  of  Phase  II corridor  of  Kochi  Metro  Rail  of  length  11.2  km  extending  from  JLN Stadium to Infopark via Kakkanad and for the extension of the Phase I of Kochi Metro Rail from Petta to Thripunithura, over a length of 3 km. Metro Rail Projects are highly cost intensive which require extensive consultations with all the stakeholders and decision depends upon the feasibility of the project and availability of the resources.

## (c) The  names  of  cities  in  which  metros  are  operational  or  under construction:

| S.No   | Cities with Metros   |   S.No . | Cities with Metros   |   S.No. | Cities with Metros   |
|--------|----------------------|----------|----------------------|---------|----------------------|
| . 1    | Delhi*               |       10 | Hyderabad            |      19 | Gandhi Nagar         |
| 2      | Noida*               |       11 | Kolkata              |      20 | Pune                 |
| 3      | Ghaziabad*           |       12 | Chennai              |      21 | Kanpur               |
| 4      | Faridabad*           |       13 | Jaipur               |      22 | Agra                 |
| 5      | Ballabgarh*          |       14 | Kochi                |      23 | Bhopal               |
| 6      | Bahadurgarh*         |       15 | Lucknow              |      24 | Indore               |
| 7      | Greater Noida        |       16 | Mumbai               |      25 | Patna                |
| 8      | Gurugram             |       17 | Nagpur               |      26 | Surat                |
| 9      | Bangalore            |       18 | Ahmedabad            |      27 | Meerut#              |

The funds allotted for the Metro Rail Projects for 2019-20 is Rs. 19102.88 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Producing Electricity and Fertilizer from Garbage and Waste
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pashupati Nath Singh, Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 903

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2019

## PRODUCING ELECTRICITY AND FERTILIZER FROM GARBAGE AND WASTE

NO. 903.   SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

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

- (a) the  scheme  of  the  Government  to  produce  fertilizers  and  generate electricity from the garbage/waste collected from the cities;
- (b) the efforts made to implement the said scheme and the outcome of the efforts made;
- (c)    the measures taken to determine excise duty on generation of power from the residues; and
- (d)   the outcome of the measures taken in this regard?;

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)  :    To  encourage  production  of  compost  and  generate  electricity  from municipal city waste, Government has taken the following decisions
- (i).  Government provides Market Development Assistance (MDA) of Rs.
- 1,500/- per tonne on sale of compost.

(ii).  Government  has  tagged  the  compost  manufacturing  plants  with fertilizer distribution companies in all States/ UTs for assured marketing of the compost produced.

(iii).  Ministry  of  Power  has  revised  the  Tariff  Policy  2006  under  Indian Electricity  Act,  2003,  making  it  mandatory  for  DISCOMS  to  purchase power  from  Waste-to-Energy  plants.  The  determined  generic  tariff  for Waste-to-Energy  (WtE)  plants  is  Rs.  7.04  per  unit  and  for  energy  plan using Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) is Rs. 7.90 per unit.

- (iv).  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban  (SBM-U)  Guidelines  have  been revised to increase the Viability Gap Fund (VGF) from 20% to 35% of the Project Cost of the plants producing compost or electricity from waste.
- (v).  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  also  provides financial assistance for setting up of waste to energy projects.

(b) :  Implementation  of  the  Mission  in  the  last  4  years  has  resulted  in increase  in  waste  processing  capacity  from  26,027  tonnes  per  day  (as  per the Dr. Kasturirangan report) to 83,696 tonnes per day.  The sale of compost has increased from virtually negligible figure to 3,09,937.4 MT at present. The production  of  electricity  from  municipal  waste  has  increased  to  61  Mega Watt (MW) from four functional waste to electricity (WTE) plants. Another 26 WTE plants are under construction with output capacity of 214 MW.

- (c ) and (d) : Electricity does not attract excise duty and is exempt from GST.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Doping Tests
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhagwanth Khuba, Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 902

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

## Doping Tests

902.  SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  World  Anti-Doping  Agency  (WADA)  has  recently suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL);
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Ministry has constituted any Committee to enquire into  issues  concerning  prevalence  of  Doping  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether many sportspersons have been tested positive in doping tests conducted for Tokyo Olympics by National Anti Doping Agency and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  doping  scandal  involving  leading  athletes  would  hit India's preparation for Olympics; and
- (f)
- if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)  & (b) Yes, Sir. World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended accreditation of National Dope  Testing Laboratory (NDTL) w.e.f 20/08/2019 for a period of six months due to some shortcomings noted

by  the  WADA  Laboratory  Expert  Group  during  its  visit  in  September, 2018. At the time of suspension NDTL had already complied with 38 of the 47 action points to the satisfaction of WADA. For the remaining a compliance letter to WADA had been sent in October, 2019. WADA has assured to send its Expert Group in January, 2020 to facilitate lifting of the suspension. (c) No Sir, this Ministry has not constituted any Committee to enquire into issues relating to prevalence of doping in the recent past. In July, 2011, a one member Committee of Justice Mukul Mudgal, Retired Chief Justice of High Court of Punjab and Haryana was constituted. Justice Mudgal submitted his report in May, 2012 and appropriate action was taken. (d) The stage for testing of athletes for Tokyo Olympics has not yet come. (e) & (f) No doping scandal has come to the notice of the Government. As and when the result of dope testing is found positive

for any athlete, appropriate action is taken by NADA.

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