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Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Procurement of Bio-Diesel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RAMA DEVI, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 27 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## Procurement of Bio-Diesel

## 27. SHRIMATI  RAMA DEVI: SHRI  VIJAY  KUMAR HANSDAK:

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) have started the procurement of bio-diesel to blend with diesel;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  quantum  of  bio-diesel  in  litres procured so far;
- (c) whether the higher officers of OMCs are not showing special enthusiasm in procurement of bio-diesel;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto along with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  such  officials  in  this regard; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h ¼Jh /kesZUnz iz/kku½

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

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- (a) & (b) Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started the procurement of biodiesel  for  blending  with  diesel  since  August  2015.    The  quantum  of biodiesel procured by the OMCs for blending with diesel during the period August 2015 to December 2018 is 17.37 crore litres.
- (c) The quantity of biodiesel procured by the OMCs to blend with diesel has been  growing  annually.  The  quantity  of  biodiesel  procured  during  the period August 2015 to March 2016 was 1.19 crore litres which increased to 8.22 crore litres during the period April 2018 to December 2018.
- (d) & (e) Do not arise in view of answer at (c) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Moral Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †25 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Moral Education

## †25. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  make  moral  education  as  a  compulsory  subject from nursery to university level syllabus in Maharashtra; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and (d)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  order  to  inculcate  moral  values  in  the students  of  the  country  by  taking  advice  from  the  educationists  and  spiritual  scholars  from
- different religions on this subject to prepare the above mentioned syllabus?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) to (d) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF,  2005)  which  emphasises  on  inculcating  moral values, attitudes and skills required for living in harmony with oneself  and with others. Issues related to Moral values, wherever possible have been incorporated in the textbooks developed for school stage as well as in the entire school life - the curriculum, classroom climate, school management, teaching-learning, teacher-pupil relationships etc.

As  per  information  received  from  Government  of  Maharashtra,  there  is  no proposal  to  make  moral  education  compulsory  at  any  level  as  the  State  Curriculum Framework (SCF) 2010 of Government of Maharashtra inculcates moral education in the school curriculum and syllabus by adopting principles mentioned in the preamble of the Constitution of India such as liberty, equity, fraternity, social justice,  secularism  etc  to encourage students to observe these values. As per information received from University Grants Commission (UGC), moral education is embedded in the syllabi of all courses in the stream of Humanities and Social Sciences  at  university  level.  Further,  some  universities  in  the  country  are  also  running courses on spiritual and religious studies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: LPG to Poor Families
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 24 TO BE ANSWERED ON  4 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## LPG to Poor Families

## 24. SHRI G.M.SIDDESHWARA:

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government in order to provide LPG to poor families, proposes to link Indians who have settled abroad to Ujjwala Plus Yojana;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c) There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government at this stage. The scheme, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY), is under implementation across the country wherein a deposit free LPG connection is provided in the name of a woman member of a poor household subject to fulfilling terms and conditions.
Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: WTO Issues and Challenges
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 21

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  04 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## WTO ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

## 21. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the affairs at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the global trading system have been witnessing challenges and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that for the first time the country is seeing a real challenge at WTO and the global trading system itself;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard;
- (d) whether some other countries are putting roadblocks and it is going to be a real issue and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is also talking with the European Union on the WTO issue and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a)to(d):The World Trade Organization and the global trading system are facing serious  challenges  in  terms  of  unilateral  measures  and  counter  measures  by some  members,  deadlock  in  important  areas  of  negotiations  and  ongoing impasse  in  the  appointment  of  members  of  the  Appellate  Body  of  WTO's dispute settlement mechanism. These challenges have necessitated a discussion among members for reforms in the WTO, with a view to plug the gaps  in  the  WTO  rules  and  procedures.    India,  as  a  strong  supporter  of  the multilateral  trading  system,supports  reforms  of  the  WTO  provided  that  the process is inclusive and addresses the developmental concerns of developing and least developing countries.

(e): Yes,  Madam.  There has been  an impasse in  the matter  of selection of members of the Appellate  Body  Members  of  the  WTO.    The  robust  Dispute Settlement  Mechanism  of  the  WTO  ensures  that  the  rules  of  global  trade agreed at the forum are not breached by members. India has been engaging with several WTO Members on the way forward at the WTO. India has recently co-sponsored  a  proposal  with  the  European  Union  and  other  members  on reform  of  the  dispute  settlement  mechanism  addressing  various  challenges. The proposal, inter alia, addresses various imperative issues of timelines, the appointment process of the Appellate Body members, their tenure and other conditions so that the Appellate Body and the Dispute Settlement Mechanism work more efficiently.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Rail Production by SAIL
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.20 FOR ANSWER ON 04/02/2019

## RAIL PRODUCTION BY SAIL

20. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  is  true  that  Steel  Authority  of  India  Ltd.  (SAIL)  is  unable  to  meet demand  for  new  rails  of  the  Indian  Railways  for  track  renewal  and  capacity augmentation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the demand received therefor by SAIL during the last three years;
- (c) whether  SAIL  has  taken  steps  to  supply  all  the  required  quantity  to  the agencies including Indian Railways; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) During  the  year  2018-19,  Indian  Railways  have  indicated  a  requirement  of around 14 lakh tons of Rails for track renewal and capacity augmentation. Against this demand, Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has committed to supply around 10 lakh tons of rails.
- (b) The details of demand of rails received from Indian Railways since 2014-15 and corresponding supply by SAIL are shown in the table:

## (Unit: '000 Tons)

| Year    |   Order placed by Indian Railways |   Actual supply by SAIL |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                               581 |                     584 |
| 2015-16 |                               812 |                     646 |
| 2016-17 |                              1005 |                     620 |
| 2017-18 |                              1145 |                     874 |

(c)&(d):  Bhilai  Steel  Plant  undertook  Modernisation  and  Expansion  Plan  (MODEX) along  with  other  integrated  Steel  Plant  under  SAIL  with  capacity  enhancement  of Crude Steel from 3.93 MTPA to 7.0 MTPA. This included installation of 1.2 MTPA capacity Universal Rail Mill. SAIL has established 'Universal Rail Mill' in Bhilai Steel Plant to enhance the manufacturing capabilities of rails  to cope  up  with increasing demand of Railways' requirements. The production from Universal Rail Mill (URM) has commenced from November, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 17 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Capital Infusion in ECGC
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 17 TO BE ANSWERED ON  04 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## CAPITAL INFUSION IN ECGC

## 17. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved a capital infusion of Rs. 2,000 crore into the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) to be infused over the three financial years 2017-20 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  infusion  would  enhance  insurance  coverage  to  MSME  exports  and strengthen India's exports to emerging and challenging markets like Africa, CIS and Latin American countries;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  increased  capital  infusion  would  also  help  ECGC  to  diversify  its product portfolio and provide cost effective credit insurance to exporters and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Yes. Government of India has approved capital infusion of Rs. 2,000 Crore to be released during FY 2017-18 to FY2019-20. The details are as under:
- (b) Yes.  The  capital  infusion  is  necessary  to  strengthen  ECGC  underwriting  capabilities  to support  MSME  exports  and  exports  to  challenging  &  emerging  markets  like  Africa,  CIS  and  Latin American countries.
- (c) During FY 2017-18, ECGC supported exports & export loans of Rs. 6.41 lakh crore. Around 20,000 distinct exporters are benefitted out of ECGC covers. Out of this, MSME share was more than 85%.
- (d) Yes. The enhanced capital will enable ECGC to diversify its portfolio like factoring facilities to MSME exporters and a more liberal underwriting approach to challenging & emerging markets like Africa,  CIS  and  Latin  American  countries.  Enhanced  capital  will  also  enable  continuation  of  cost effective credit insurance to exporters.

| FY 2017-18   | Rs. 50 Crores; Released.                                                                                                                                                |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY 2018-19   | Rs. 500 Crores; Released.                                                                                                                                               |
| FY 2019-20   | The proposal to release the rest amount of Rs. 1450 Crores has been submitted and same shall be decided by the Ministry of Finance as per the availability of the fund. |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 16 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Marketing and Pipeline Operations of GAIL
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: G. HARI

## 16. SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) Whether  the  Government  is  working  on  plans  to  enable  Gas  Authority  of  India Limited (GAIL) to keep its marketing and pipeline operations separate without breaking up the company;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government had proposed in January to split the firm into two-one for laying  pipelines  and  the  other  for  marketing  and  petrochemicals  to  encourage  more transparency between the two operations; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Government to keep GAIL as a single entity?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d) The Government has been making concerted efforts to bring policy reforms aimed towards market based gas pricing regime for domestic gas by linking it with the global gas  markets as well as by providing marketing and pricing freedom to gas producers from difficult fields to attract investment in E&P activities and enhance gas production.

With a view to promote transparency and competition in the gas marketing, GAIL has put in place  a  web  portal  for  online  booking  of  gas  transportation  capacity  in  its  pipelines. Government in-principle believes that gas transmission and marketing should be two separate functions in order to promote more transparency and competition in both gas marketing and transmission activities. Government has been taking appropriate decisions from time to time in this direction.

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 16

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Marketing and Pipeline Operations of GAIL
Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Foreign Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.12 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Foreign Students

12. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian universities have admitted foreign students by designing special customised courses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the University Grants Commission has approved those courses; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  to  (d):  As  per  the  All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education  Report  (AISHE)  2017-18, total number of foreign students enrolled in Higher Education during 2017-18 is 46,144. This  marks  an  increase  of  more  than  67%  in  the  enrollment  of  foreign  students  in Higher Education as compared to 2010-11 (27,531 students as per the AISHE Report 2010-11).  Programme  wise  number  of  foreign  students  enrolled  in  higher  education during  2017-18  is  available  at  https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5846377\_LSPQ-No-12Annexure-I.pdf.

The  University  Grants  Commission  has  informed  that  it  has  not  framed  any customized courses for the admission of foreign student in Indian Universities.

Further, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the Study in  India  (SII)  programme,  as  a  flagship  initiative,  on  18 th April  2018  with  the  aim  of increasing the number of inbound foreign students to India. In the first year itself, more than  5000  students  were  admitted  through  Study  in  India  portal.  The  programme involves partnership with 160 plus select top ranked Indian institutes/universities (based on National Institutional Ranking Framework and National Assessment and

Accreditation Council rankings) and focuses on 30 plus target countries across SouthEast Asia, Middle East and Africa. An Online Centralized Admission Portal has been put in place, which brings in transparency. Apart from branding activities in the targeted countries,  Scholarships  are  also  offered  to  meritorious  students  admitted  through  SII portal. To attract foreign students, the Participating Institutes also offer tuition fee waiver ranging from 100 percent to 25 percent to students selected under SII programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Bal Bhawan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 10 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Bal Bhawan

## †10. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Bal Bhawan under the Ministry in Delhi is an autonomous body and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether near about 100 trainee teachers were appointed on part time basis in National Bal Bhawan in 1980 and some of them were given permanent appointment at different time but near about 80 teachers are still working on temporary basis and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to make them permanent and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to secure their future after the long service of 38 years as they don't have any facility including  medical etc .?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) Yes, Madam. National Bal Bhawan is an autonomous body under this Ministry, which is registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 w.e.f. 12.08.1955. Its office is located at Kotla Road, New Delhi. National Bal Bhawan mainly conducts the activities to impart training to develop  the  skills  of  children  of  age  5  to  16  years  by  way  of  non-formal  education  method. Jawahar Bal Bhawan at Mandi Village, New Delhi is an institution under National Bal Bhawan for  conducting  activities  for  rural  children.  National  Bal  Bhawan  also  runs  49  Bal  Bhawan Kendras around all over Delhi.
- (b) (c ) & (d) National Bal Bhawan is an institution of non-formal education. No trainee teacher had been appointed in National Bal Bhawan. However, Part Time Instructors on consolidated remuneration are being engaged from time to time as per requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 9 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: List of UGC Journals
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.9 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## List of UGC Journals

## 9. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the list of University Grants Commission (UGC) of journals was full of errors and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) of many journals removed from UGC's list does not matching the actual ISSN;
- (c) if so, whether the instances of factual errors hit the credibility of the list itself; and
- (d) if so, the corrective steps taken by the UGC in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a)  to  (d):    UGC  has  addressed  the  problem  of  predatory  and  sub-standard  journals claiming to publish scholarly articles. Accordingly, the Standing Committee of UGC on notification of journals has been constituted which, after due verification, has removed 4102 substandard journals. UGC currently recognizes only the following categories of academic journals:
- (i) Journals indexed in Web of  Science or Scopus
- (ii) Journals recommend by the Standing Committee and Language Committee suggested by experts primarily in the field of languages
- (iii) Journals recommended by Universities

In  order  to  refine  and  strengthen  the  procedure  for  inclusion  of  journals  in  the discipline of Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Arts, Culture, Indian Knowledge systems etc., UGC has decided to establish a Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE). A public notice in this regard has been issued by UGC on 28.11.2018. The UGC's Standing Committee on Notification of Journals has decided that the recommendation portal will now be opened once every year and the universities will be asked to recommend journals. Further, from this year onwards, every recommendation

submitted  by  the  universities  will  be  re-verified  under  the  supervision  of  Standing Committee on Notification of journals, to ascertain that only good-quality journals are included in the UGC-approved List with correct publication details.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Investment by UAE and Saudi Arabia for Food Security
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 TO BE ANSWERED ON  04 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## INVESTMENT BY UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA FOR FOOD SECURITY

8. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the UAE and Saudi Arabia had decided to use India as a base to address their food security concerns;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  will  be  similar  to  a  Special  Economic  Zone  keeping  a  specific  UAE market in mind; and
- (d) if so, the details of the plan and outlay in this regard?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to  (d):  Government  of  UAE  has  designated  Emaar to pursue  a  major  food  security project with India. It envisages establishing logistics and cold storage chains and food processing facilities in MP, Maharashtra and Gujarat with the intention to treble the export of food products form India to UAE from the current level of $2.2 billion to about $6-7 billion in three years.

No such formal proposal has been received from Saudi Arabia so far.

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