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Lok Sabha Question No. 1439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Cost Escalation
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Tejpratap Singh,Yadav, RITI PATHAK, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, Kunhalikutty, P.K., JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1439

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## COST ESCALATION

1439. SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI P. K. KUNHALIKUTTY:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 216 Indian railway projects face cost overrun by 150 per cent;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  time  and  cost  overruns  of  railway projects, zone-wise;
- (c) whether  any  mechanism  has  been  put  in  place  in  the Railways  for  regular  monitoring  at  various    levels  to  avoid cost and time overruns;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof and its impact thereon; and
- (e) the steps being taken by  the  Government  to  expedite execution of railway projects?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (e)  :  At  present,  503  Railway  projects  including  183  New Lines,  57  Gauge  Conversion  and  263  Doubling  Projects  are  in different stages of execution. The completion of Railway projects requires clearances from various departments of State Government and Central Ministries like acquisition of land, statutory clearances etc.  leading to time overrun and cost overrun.   However, Railway is holding regular meetings with State Government and concerned Central Government officials on various issues for timely completion of the projects For  important  projects,  capacity  enhancement  projects,  last  mile connectivity etc,  institutional financing has been done by arranging loan from M/s Life Insurance Corporation of India Limited for ` 1.5 lakh crore, which has increased Railways' capacity for committed fund provision for essential projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Failure of Computers/Servers in Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1435 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th   DECEMBER, 2018

## FAILURE OF COMPUTERS/SERVERS IN POST OFFICES

†1435. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  computers/servers  installed  in  head  post-offices/  sub  post-offices, particularly  in  the  North  Avenue post-office, are  not functioning  due  to  which  account holders are facing delays in the process of withdrawal and deposit of money and are sometimes not able to withdraw money at all;
- (b) if so, whether any officer of the post department has been held responsible in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  to  (e)  No,  Madam.  Local  Servers  are  not  utilised  for  Post  Office  Savings  Bank transactions.    Desktop  computers  are  connected  online  to  Central  Data  Centre.  The Computers  and  peripherals  are  maintained  through  Annual  Maintenance  Contract  / warranty. In North Avenue Post Office computers are functioning properly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Reservation for Women in Lok Sabha
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1434

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 19 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN LOK SABHA

1434. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  plans  to  introduce  legislation  in  this winter session for reservation of 33% seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  and  (b):  It  has  been  endeavor  of  the  Government  to  provide  for reservation of one-third seats for women in the House of the People and the  State  Legislative  Assemblies.  The  issue  involved  needs  careful consideration on the basis of the consensus among all political parties before  a  Bill  for  amendment  in  the  Constitution  is  brought  before Parliament.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Misuse of Social Media
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1433

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19.12.2018

## MISUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

## 1433. SHRI RAJESH PANDEY SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether the misuse of social media is on rise in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to curb the misuse of social media?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

(a)  to  (c):    Cyberspace  has  distinct  and  unique  characteristics  as  compared  to  physical space.    With  widespread  proliferation  of  new  technologies  like  social  media,  there  are some  miscreants  who  are  misusing  these  technologies  to  hurt  religious  sentiments  and create  communal  disharmony  in  the  society.  Such  behavior  is  facilitated  by  virtual  and borderless nature of cyber space, where anyone can open account in any name including fake  name  from  any  part  of  the  world.  Thus  misuse  of  social  media  is  on  rise  in  the country as elsewhere in the world.

The Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 has provisions for removal of objectionable online content. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011 under section 79 of the IT Act requires that the Intermediaries shall observe due diligence while discharging  their  duties  and  shall  inform  the  users  of  computer  resources  not  to  host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that is harmful, objectionable, affect minors and unlawful in any way.

Further, Government  takes  action under section  69A  of IT Act for blocking of websites/webpages  with  objectionable  contents,  whenever  requests  are  received  from designated  nodal  officers  or  upon  Court  orders.  Section  69A  of  the  IT  Act  empowers Government to block any information generated, transmitted, received, stored or hosted in any computer resource in the interest of - (i) sovereignty and integrity of India, (ii) defence of  India,  (iii)  security  of  the  State,  (iv)  friendly  relations  with  foreign  States  (v)  public order  or  (vi)  for  preventing  incitement  to  the  commission  of  any  cognizable  offence relating to above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Construction of Parking Plaza at Thane Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING PLAZA AT THANE STATION

† 1432. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  construction  work  of  parking  plaza  for  the  railway passengers outside Thane Railway Station under the Central Railways has been stopped for want of funds and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the amount of funds proposed for the said parking plaza so far; and
- (c)  the  time  by  which  the  said  construction  work  is  likely  to  be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) Construction of parking plaza at Thane station is under the part of work  'Thane  :  Improvement  &  Renovation  of  Passenger  Amenities Phase II with sanctioned amount of ` 10.34 crores for the year 1996 and expenditure for this work is ` 12.71 crores. Ground floor work of Parking Plaza has been completed.
- (b)  To  avoid  excessive  variation,  a  new  work  for  construction  of additional one floor on existing parking structure has been sanctioned with  the  cost  of ` 4.91  crores  in  2018-19.  The  work  has  already  been awarded on 16.11.2018.
- (c) The work is expected to be completed by June, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Project under “Make in India”
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1431

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## PROJECT UNDER 'MAKE IN INDIA'

1431.  DR. P.K. BIJU:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that no defence projects have been taken up under the 'Make in India' framework during the last four years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether such delays render India strategically vulnerable and also disadvantaged in  being  greatly  dependent  on  large  military  hardware  imports  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  'Defence  Production  Policy'  to herald  a  new  era  in  providing  domestically  manufactured  Military  Hardware  for  the Indian Armed Force and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(a) to (c): A Statement is attached.

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(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1431 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2018

(a) & (b): In  the  last  four  financial  years  i.e.  from  2014-15  to  2017-18, Government has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to 151 proposals,  worth  Rs.  2,66,700  Crore  approximately,  under  'Buy  (IndianIDDM)',  'Buy  (Indian)',  'Buy  and  Make  (Indian)'  or  'Make'  categories  of capital procurement as per Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), which means Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued only to Indian Vendors.  In the last  four  financial  years  i.e.  from  2014-15  to  2017-18,  128  contracts  worth about Rs. 1,19,000 Crore have been signed with Indian vendors for capital procurement  of  defence  equipment.  DPP  stipulates  a  time  schedule  for completion of the procurement cycle.  The time taken to undertake capital procurement of defence equipment depends on the nature and complexity of the equipment being procured. (c) To  promote  domestic  production  in  the  defence  sector  by  public sector, private sector and MSMEs, a draft Defence Production Policy-2018 has  been  prepared  and  placed  in  public  domain  for  consultation.    It provides  a  focused,  structured  and  significant  thrust  to  development  of defence  design  and  production  capabilities  in  the  country.  The  Defence Production Policy 2018 has not yet been finalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Revamping Vendorship Licensing
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1430 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## REVAMPING VENDORSHIP LICENSING

1430. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  revamp  the vendorship licensing process at railway platforms;
- (b) if so, the detailed list of nodal agencies and officers appointed for it, UT and State-wise specially in Delhi;
- (c) the details about the progress so far made in this regard; and
- (d) the details about the timeframe fixed for the completion of the project?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d): No, Madam. However, instructions have been issued and Zonal  Railways  have  been  empowered  to  grant  platform  vending permission  to  Food  Plazas,  Refreshment  Rooms  and  other  Static Catering Stalls at stations depending upon the local requirements of catering services of passengers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Outstanding Dues of Contractors of MES
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1429

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## OUTSTANDING DUES OF CONTRACTORS OF MES

1429.  SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  the  contractors  of  Military  Engineering  Services  (MES) have threatened to stall work and go on indefinite strike unless the Government clears their dues which is in crores;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that no payments have been made to them in the past six months and the backlog goes upto two years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) & (b): The  Builders  Association  of  India  issued  notice  to  E-in-C's Branch  for  a  tool  down  strike  for  one  day  each  in  October  2018    and December 2018 citing delays in payments.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) & (e): Budgetary  allocations  made  between  numerous  competing demands within the Ministry of Defence are corrected midcourse, through a process of review of expenditure and revised inter-se allocations through reappropriations  and  supplementary  demand  for  grants.    In  the  case  of MES, reappropriation of funds to augment its budget have been undertaken during the course of the year to address the issue.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Women Working in Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1428 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## Women Working in Coal Mines

## 1428 .   PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  number  of  women  working  in  coal  mines  has  declined  drastically compared to men workers in the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, year-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of women workers in coal mines?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF COAL  AND RAILWAYS

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): No, the total number of women working in coal mines has declined marginally during the last  three years which is in line with decline in overall manpower.  The details of total  number of employees as well as the number of female employees of Coal India Limited between 31.03.2016 and 31.03.2018 are as follows:
- c): Government  does  not  interfere  directly  in  the  employment  procedure  of  coal  mines. However,  the  coal  companies  take  various  women  welfare  measures  through  CSR activities  such  as  enterpreneurship  and  skill  development,  empowerment  through  reengineering of self help group, etc. to enhance the employment ability of women.

| Status as on   |   Total number of employees |   Number of female employees |   Percentage of female employees |
|----------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 31.03.2016     |                      322404 |                        22135 |                             6.87 |
| 31.03.2017     |                      310016 |                        21044 |                             6.79 |
| 31.03.2018     |                      298757 |                        20216 |                             6.77 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Neutrino Observatory
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1427 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/12/2018

## NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY

1427.   Adv. Joice George: Shri R. Parthipan:

Will the Prime Minister be please to state:

- a) whether  the  Government  is  progressing  with the India  based  Neutrino Observatory (INO) at Pottippuram and if so, the details thereof;
- b) whether any Court interventions are impeding the progress of the project and if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether  the  Green  Tribunal  has  also  interfered  in  the  project  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- d) whether the Government has received any complaints from the residents of the nearby areas against the INO and if so,  the details thereof; and
- e) whether there is any radiation, structural damage to the mountain or emission of hazardous chemicals risk in INO and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  AND PENSIONS AND IN THE PMO (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  Environmental  Clearance  has  been  obtained  on  27.03.2018.  India based Neutrino Observatory (INO) has applied for Wildlife Clearance to the Govt. of Tamil Nadu in early 2018, as also building clearances for the Inter Institutional  Centre  for  High  Energy  Physics  (ICHEP),  Madurai  and  INO, Pottipuram  sites.  Clearance  from  the  Tamil  Nadu  Pollution  Control  Board (PCB) has to be applied after obtaining above clearances.
- (b) Yes,  Sir.  The  Madurai  bench  of  the  Hon'ble  Madras  High  Court  had  in  its order of March 2015 said that no scientific work can start at the underground site before getting clearance from the Tamil Nadu PCB. On the other hand the Environmental  Clearance  obtained  from  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in March 2018 was challenged in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and has been upheld.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) There have been some complaints regarding access to a temple and grazing for cattle from the residents of nearby villages. INO authorities have taken up outreach programme in the matter.
- (e) No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Consular Access
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## CONSULAR ACCESS

1425.  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   there   is   a   prescribed   format   in   which   the   Embassy/High Commission has to apply for consular access and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the time taken for an embassy to receive permission for consular access and duration of its validity; and
- (c) the list of embassies that have been granted access to Indian nationals via consular access from January 2017 to June 2018?

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

(a)&(b)Indian   Embassies/High   Commissions/Consulates   located   in   foreign countries seeking consular access to visit Indian nationals in prisons/detention centres send a request to the Ministry of foreign Affairs/Nodal Authority of the country concerned through a Note Verbale. The request includes the name of the Indian nationals to be visited and the place of detention as well as the name (s)/designation(s)   of   the   Consular   Officers   of   the   Mission/Post.   The   consular access permission is granted as soon as possible, valid for a single visit.

(c) With   a   view   to   ensuring   the   welfare   of   the   Indian   nationals   in prisons/detention centres abroad, our Missions/Posts seek consular access to visit them on a regular basis. This is a normal activity and no centralized list of such instances of consular access is maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Bharat Net in MP
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1424 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th   DECEMBER, 2018

## BHARAT NET IN MP

†1424. PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Madhya  Pradesh  State  Electronics  Development  Corporation  has the internal capacity of implementing Bharat Net project in Madhya Pradesh but the final shape has not been given to the project by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the time by which the project report is likely to be approved along with the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which the funds are likely to be made available for this work?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  to (d) Phase-I of the BharatNet project, covering  12, 655 Gram Panchayats in Madhya Pradesh  has been implemented through BSNL. 10,854 GPs have been taken up in Phase-II of the project, as approved by the Telecom Commission. Phase-II is also being implemented through BSNL in Madhya Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: IRCTC’s In-House Payment Gateway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1423 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## IRCTC'S IN-HOUSE PAYMENT GATEWAY

## 1423. SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the IRCTC  is  proposing  to launch  its  own  in-house payment gateway;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  reasons  for  not  launching  Railways  own  in-house  payment gateway; and
- (d) the steps being taken to launch own in-house payment gateway?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  to  (d):  On  Indian  Railways,  online  booking  of  reserved  tickets  is done through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)  website.  IRCTC  has  launched  its  own  Payment  Gateway Aggregator (PGA) IRCTC iPay on pilot basis on 17.10.2018. IRCTC iPay is currently operational on the IRCTC portal which offers airline ticket booking  services.  IRCTC  iPay  meets  the  standard  laid  down  by Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS).

Improvements  in the system  including development  of  payment gateway aggregator is a continuous and on-going process.

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