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Lok Sabha Question No. 5154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Nationalizing National Law Universities
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5154 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## NATIONALIZING NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES

## 5154. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  nationalize  the  National  Law Universities  (NLUs)  and  providing  them  the  same  status  as  accorded  to other National Institutes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to undertake measures to provide adequate  complaint  mechanism  in  NLUs  keeping  in  mind  the  constant strikes  and  protests  therein  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the complaints/protests during the last two years; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  proposing  to  provide  uniform  academic standards and centralized funding to reckon with the problems in the NLUs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a)  to  (c)  There  is  no  proposal  before  the  government to nationalize National Law Universities.      The  management  of  NLUs  is  done  by  them  and  the  academic curriculum and standards is decided by them in consultation with the Bar Council of India.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 5153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Policy on Centre and State Relations
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## POLICY ON CENTRE AND STATE RELATIONS

## 5153.   SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- a. whether it is a fact that Government is contemplating on introducing a new policy on  the  Centre  and  State  relations  to  increase  the  performance  of  the  State Governments in cooperation with the Central Government;
- b. if so, the details thereof; and
- c. the details of the changes being brought to achieve the aimed results?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION.

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c): Ever since inception of NITI Aayog w.e.f. January 1, 2015, there has been a renewed thrust on Centre State relations through cooperative federalism recognizing that strong States  make a strong Nation.  A number of initiatives have been taken by NITI Aayog  to  foster cooperative  federalism  through  structured support  initiatives  and mechanisms  of  engagement  with  the  States/  Union  Territories  (UTs)  on  a  continuous basis.   These  include  (i)  Periodical  meetings  of  the  Governing  Councils  chaired  by  the Prime Minister with participation of Chief Ministers of States/ Lieutenant Governors of UTs;  (ii) Setting up sub-groups of Chief Ministers on subjects of national importance; (iii)  Periodical  meetings  between  Vice  Chairman/  Members  of  NITI  Aayog  with  the Chief Ministers and other senior Officials of the States/ UTs; (iv) Development Support Services  for  States  for  infrastructure  and  social  sector  projects;  (v)  Sharing  of  best practices; (vi) Policy support and capacity development of State/ UT functionaries; (vii) Aspirational  Districts  Programme  for  development  of  backward  districts;  (viii)  Theme based extensive engagements in various sectors; (ix) Framing model laws for land leasing and  agriculture  marketing  reforms;  (x)  Promotion  of  digital  payments;  and  (xi)  Area specific interventions for North Eastern, Himalayan States and Island development.

To  promote  competitive  federalism  and  improving  outcomes  of  developmental interventions, NITI Aayog has been endeavoring to improve States'/UTs' performances by encouraging healthy competition through transparent ranking in various sectors with a handholding approach.  Some of the indices launched include Health Index, Composite Water Management Index, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index and Performance of Aspirational Districts.  Dynamic ranking portals have been put in place to facilitate States/ UTs to feed data and monitor their performance in various sectors vis-àvis other States/ UTs, including third party validation of data.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Foreign Capital Investment
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Chandan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5151. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 24 TH  JULY, 2019.

## FOREIGN CAPITAL INVESTMENT

## 5151. SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether Government has adopted the policy of attaching priority to the foreign capital investment for industrial development of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereto  and  whether  both  foreign  capital investment and foreign technology are utilized in the country on priority basis;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and whether the foreign industrial technology is often capital intensive technology in place of Labour intensive which produces lesser employment; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्ी ीीयष  गोय) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)to(d): Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  is  a  major  driver  of  economic  growth  and  a source of non-debt finance for the economic development of India. FDI inflows serve to augment domestic capital and help to promote industrial development and employment generation across sectors. It has been the endeavour  of the Government  to  put  in  place  an  enabling  and  investor  friendly  FDI  policy. Government reviews FDI   policy on an ongoing basis and changes are made in  the  FDI  policy  regime,  from  time  to  time,  to  ensure  that  India  remains increasingly attractive and investor-friendly investment destination.

The  technology  brought  into  the  country  through  FDI  is  largely  a  matter  of private  business  decisions  of  foreign  investors.  However,  no  information  is maintained centrally about the nature of technology brought into the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Employment of Local Youth in Industries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5149. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 24 TH  JULY, 2019.

## EMPLOYMENT  OF LOCAL  YOUTH  IN INDUSTRIES

## 5149. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI :

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to make it mandatory for industries to employ the local population trained at Skill Development Centres;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्ी ीीयष  गोय) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing a flagship  scheme known as Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  2016-20  with  an  objective  to provide skilling to one crore people under Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  through  empanelled accredited  and affiliated  training  providers/training  centres  across  the  country  for  four years i.e. 2016-2020. PMKVY does not mandate the industries to employ people  trained  at  Skill  Development  Centres.    However,  the  scheme encourages the industries to give employment to trained candidates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Beneficiaries under Make in India Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5148.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 24 TH  JULY, 2019.

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER MAKE IN INDIA SCHEME

## 5148. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA :

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  number  of  persons  benefited  so  far  from  the  'Make  in  India'  Scheme introduced by the Government across the country;
- (b) the number of such beneficiaries in Rajasthan particularly in Udaipur district;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to take new steps to cover more and more people under the scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्ी ीीयष  गोय) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d): Government of India launched the Make in India initiative in 2014 with the objective  of  facilitating  investment,  fostering  innovation,  building  best  in class  manufacturing  infrastructure,  making  it  easy  to  do  business  and enhancing  skill  development.  Activities  under  the  initiative  are  being implemented by several Central Government Ministries/ Departments and the  State  Governments.  Details  of  such  schemes  are  not  centrally maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Updation of Government Websites
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.5147

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.07.2019

## UPDATION OF GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

## 5147 SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a) whether Government has any mechanism for updation and  monitoring of the information  uploaded on the websites of the  Government and if so,   the details thereof;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  fact    that  various  Government departments  are  not  updating  their    websites  with  the  information  regarding  latest developments  in  their respective departments:
- (c)    if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government   thereto; and
- (d)   whether the Government is taking corrective measures to  provide latest information to the people on these websites and   if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a): Yes, Sir.  Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India  has  formulated  the  Guidelines  for  Indian  Government  Websites  (GIGW) available  at https://web.guidelines.gov.in .  GIGW  have  been  adopted  by  Department  of  Administrative Reforms  &  Public  Grievances  (DARPG)  and  included  in  Central  Secretariat  Manual  of Office Procedure. Each Government Department is responsible for monitoring the information in their respective websites and ensure that the contents are current and updated as per the 'Content Review Policy' to be framed for their respective website as outlined in GIGW guidelines.
- (b) and (c): No, Sir. However, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) reviews the GIGW compliance periodically with Ministries/Departments.
- (d): Yes, Sir.  As a part of GlGW guidelines it has been mandated that all Ministries and Departments  nominate a Web Information Manager (WIM). It is the responsibility of Web Information Manager to ensure that the content provided on the website is up-to-date and is reviewed as per the "Content Review Policy'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Restrictions on Rake Movement
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty, Pinaki Misra

(a)&(b): No, Sir.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5146 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## RESTRICTIONS ON RAKE MOVEMENT

5146.SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY: SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the rakes carrying fertilizers are being subjected  to  various  kinds  of  restrictions  and  frequently  detained enroute;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor:
- (c) whether  sufficient  quantity  of  rakes  are  not  being  provided  for the movement of fertilizers for the State of Odisha, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)    whether in view of the Kharif season the Government will allot sufficient number of rakes for the movement of fertilizers to Odisha for the benefit of the farmers thereof, if so, the details in this regard; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  will  ensure  that  the  rakes  booked  for the  movement  of  fertilizers  will  not  be  subjected  to  unnecessary restrictions and shall not be detained enroute for the State of Odisha, if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(c)&(d):  It  is  the  endeavour  of  the  Railways  to  ensure  availability  of fertilizers  throughout  India  and  for  which  adequate  number  of  rakes are  allotted  to  different  Zonal  Railways  covering  States  and  Union Territories as demanded.  Periodic video conferencing with each State and  Union  Territory  is  organized  by  the  Ministry  of  Chemicals  and Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers, Government of India, to ascertain requirement of fertilizers in States.

Requirement of all Fertilizers in the State (Pro-rata basis) is 4.42 LMT  and  availability  of  all  fertilizers  till  date  is  5.17  LMT  (from 01.04.2019 to 23.07.2019).  The availability figures show that, as per the requirement, the fertilizers were made available to the State timely and adequately.

Nearly  80%  of  the  fertilizers  are  moved  through  Railway  rakes and  20%  by  road  from  the  plants  and  ports  situated  in  or  near  the State. The total fertilizers rakes moved to the State of Odisha are 139 in this phase. The comfortable availability of fertilizers in the State of

Odisha is due to timely availability of rakes (as per the requirement).

(e):    Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Stoppage and ROBs at Manapparai Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5144

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## STOPPAGE AND ROBS AT MANAPPARAI  STATION

## 5144. SHRIMATI S. JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  new  railway  proposals  for Viralimalai and Manapparai in the Karur Parliamentary constituency of Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the  Government has taken necessary steps to provide new  stops  of Palani Express  at Eriyodu and  Kujilipalayam stations for the convenience of the people and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to construct subway or over bridge near Mayanur railway station level crossing to reduce the  waiting  time  and  ease  the  traffic  jam  of  the  vehicles travelling to Trichy and Namakkal and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure that Mumbai, Delhi  and  Tirupati  trains  stop  at  Manapparai  station  for  the convenience  of  the  passengers  and  if  so,  the  details  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5144 BY SHRIMATI S. JOTHIMANI TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2019    REGARDING  STOPPAGE AND ROBS AT MANAPPARAI STATION

(a):  Manaparai  is  an  existing  station  on  Villupuram-TiruchchirappalliDindigul section for which doubling project has been commissioned in March  2018. There is no other survey work  taken up for rail connectivity  to Viralimalai in Karur Constituency. (b):  There  is  neither  any  station  named  'Kujilipalayam'  nor  any  train named 'Palani Express' existing on Indian Railways' system. Further, Eriodu station is presently being served by 02 pairs of passenger trains which caters to the needs of the passengers of this station. Stoppage of additional train at Eriodu is operationally not feasible, at present. (c):  Level  Crossing  (LC)  No.  47  exists  in  Mayanoor  station  yard  at Km.  83/500-600  in  Erode-Karur-Tiruchchirappalli  section  of  Southern Railway. The  traffic density at the level crossing is less than 1  lakh  TVU.   Hence, it does not qualify for a Road Over Bridge/Road Under Bridge on cost sharing basis. (d):  Presently,  Mumbai,  Delhi  and  Tirupati  bound  trains  are  already available from Tiruchchirappalli, which is 36 Km away from Manaparai station. Stoppage of additional trains at Manaparai is operationally not feasible, at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Rail Coach Factory in Cuddalore
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5143 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## RAIL COACH FACTORY IN CUDDALORE

## 5143.  SHRI T.R.V.S.RAMESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to open a Rail Coach Factory in Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof alongwith the quantum of funds allocated in this regard;
- (c) whether any time line has been fixed for opening of Rail Coach Factory in Cuddalore;  and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d) No, Sir. A pre-requisite to setting up Railway coach factory is a sustained demand of coaches in the future. The requirement of coaches vis-à-vis available manufacturing capacity has been reviewed recently and requirement of  main line coaches  in near future does not justify immediately initiating construction of a new coach factory.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Modernisation of Shahjahanpur Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## MODERNISATION OF SHAHJAHANPUR RAILWAY STATION

†5142. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the modernisation work  of Shahjahanpur  railway station is going on at a very slow pace for the last many years and if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be completed;
- (b)  whether  the  main  approach  road  to  Shahjahanpur  railway station  always  faces  severe  traffic  jam  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to start the approach road on opposite side to facilitate the traffic to railway station and also to make  a  permanent  ticket  office  on  that  side  so  as  to  facilitate traffic on both the roads;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the road map if any made by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to install escalators keeping in  view  the  hardships  faced  by  the  public,  especially  the  senior citizens in use of stair cases; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5142 BY SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF SHAHJAHANPUR RAILWAY STATION (a)  Improvement/Augmentation  of  amenities  at  Railway  Station  is an  ongoing  and  continuous  process  and  works  in  this  regard  are undertaken as per requirement and subject to inter-se priority and availability  of  funds.  Many  works  like  construction  of  washable apron, covering of Foot over Bridge, development of second entry, renovation  of  second  class  waiting  room,  resurfacing  of  Platform No.1 etc. have already been done at Shahjahanpur Railway Station. (b) Traffic Jam is due to existing shops and houses on both sides of approach road which is outside of railway premises. (c) and (d) Railway has already developed second entry on opposite side  on  railway  premises  where  approach  road  is  available.  At present, one Jan Sadharan  Ticket Booking  Sewak  (JTBS)  is available at second entry for ticketing purpose. (e) and (f) Provision for installation of 04 Nos. of escalators and 02 Nos. of lifts at Shahjahanpur Railway Station has been made. *****