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Lok Sabha Question No. 847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Station Redevelopment Plan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.847 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## STATION REDEVELOPMENT PLAN

## 847. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the redevelopment plan for railway stations in the country;
- (b) the details of stations identified, for the same along with funds allocated State-wise; and
- (c) the status of progress achieved so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  847  BY  ADV.  ADOOR  PRAKASH  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING STATION REDEVELOPMENT PLAN (a) to  (c):  Ministry  of  Railways  though  various  agencies  is  undertaking techno-economic  feasibility  studies  of  Railway  stations.    Based  on  the outcome of the feasibility studies, stations are planned to be taken up for redevelopment in phases, especially the stations located in major cities, pilgrimage centers and important tourist destinations.  Redevelopment of stations  is  planned  through  leveraging  of  commercial  development  of vacant land/air  space  in  and  around  stations.  Therefore,  no  funds  have been earmarked for the purpose.  Presently, work of redevelopment is in progress at Gandhinagar(Gujarat) and Habibganj(Madhya Pradesh) stations. Contracts for redevelopment have been awarded for Gomtinagar, Charbagh(Uttar Pradesh) and Puducherry(Union Territory of Puducherry) stations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 845 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Recommendations of Shekatkar Commission
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.845

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JUNE 2019

## RECOMMENDATIONS OF SHEKATKAR COMMISSION

## 845. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a) whether Government has approved recommendations made by Shekatkar Committee for redeployment of officers and jawans for combat role by restructuring the service;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  some  of  the  recommendations  pertaining  to  IAF  and  Navy  are  still  under examination and if so, the time by which a final decision would be taken in this regard; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken to improve operational capabilities with stress on modern technology in all the three services?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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(a) to (d):  The Report of the Shekatkar Committee constituted to recommend measures to enhance  combat  capability  was  submitted  in  December  2016.    It  was  taken  up  by  the Ministry of Defence to frame key action points and  roadmap for implementation and a total of 99 recommendations were forwarded for implementation to concerned agencies/stakeholders.

The Report and its recommendations are not being placed in the public domain as it  includes  operational  aspects  of  the  armed  forces,  disclosure  of  which  is  not  in  the interest of national security.

Improving operational capabilities is a continuous process and requisite measures as required are taken from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: FDI Rules to Domestic e-Commerce Companies
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 843.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019.

## FDI RULES TO DOMESTIC e-COMMERCE COMPANIES

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

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has received any representation from the Confederation of All India Traders seeking application of FDI rules policy on domestic  e-commerce  companies  to  abort  them  from  unethical  business practices;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken any decision on the matter and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b): A letter of the Confederation of All India Traders dated 3 rd January, 2019 was received, which inter-alia requested that the FDI norms as spelled out in the policy  should  also  be made applicable on domestic e-commerce players as well to restrict them for adopting any unethical business practices and remain at par with other e-commerce players.
- (c): A draft 'National e-Commerce Policy' to lay down strategies to address issues pertinent to this sector has been put in public domain for seeking suggestions. The Government has received suggestions/ grievances on various aspects of e-Commerce sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 842 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Railway Medical Colleges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.842 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## RAILWAY MEDICAL COLLEGES

- † 842. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of railway medical colleges in Maharashtra, location-wise;
- (b) the details of admission process, total number of seats allotted every year in these colleges,  college-wise;
- (c) whether there is any plan to establish more medical colleges in other parts of country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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.  842  BY  SHRI  RAJAN  VICHARE  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.06.2019  REGARDING  RAILWAY MEDICAL COLLEGES. (a)  There  is  no  Railway  Medical  College  in  the  state  of  Maharashtra. However, following Railway hospitals in Maharashtra have Post Graduate courses in various disciplines:-

| Name of Hospital                                      |   No. of Post Graduate Seats per year |
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Dr. B.A.M Hospital, Byculla, Central Railway.         |                                    19 |
| J.R. Hospital, Mumbai Central, Western Railway.       |                                    14 |
| Divisional Railway Hospital, Kalyan, Central Railway. |                                    01 |
| Divisional Railway Hospital, Nagpur, Central Railway. |                                    01 |

(b)  Admission  to  Post  Graduate  seats  are  based  on  National  Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) score. (c) No, Sir. (d) Does not arise. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Space Policy
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.840

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019

## SPACE POLICY

840. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is contemplating a Space Policy for India to  help  resolve  evolving  issues  of  fixing  liability  in  cases  of damage caused by space equipment of a nation;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  absence  of  a  concrete  policy  towards  fixing liability  complicates the matter of calculating the quantum of damages owed;
- (d) if  not,  whether  the  Ministry  has  contemplated  any  other method to resolve such issues; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)
- (b)
- Yes Sir.
- Currently a 'Space Activities Bill' is being processed, which is under pre-legislative consultations. India is a State Party to UN Treaties on Outer Space activities. The obligations under these

treaties, such as international responsibility for national activities in outer space and liability for damages caused by its space  activities  and  space  objects  are  to  be  implemented through  national/domestic  legislations.  The  current  Bill  will enable  the  formulation  of  necessary  Rules  under  the  Space Activities Act, to deal with damages  under the liability provisions and mode  of securing financial guarantee for compensating the damages. (c) Yes Sir. (d) Does not arise. (e) Consequent  to  enactment  of  Space  Activities  Act,  space activities of non-governmental sector in India would be authorized  through  a  licence  issued  by  the  Government  on certain  terms  and  conditions.  It  would  address  the  liability issues arising from their space activities, in a suitable/ rational manner, at par with international practices. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Electoral Reforms
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 839

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## ELECTORAL REFORMS

839. SHRI T. N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a) whether many significant electoral reforms such as curbing the use of black money to fund election etc. as recommended by a committee on electoral reforms are pending;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to bring in electoral reforms to make the election process transparent;
- (d) whether the Government is ready to implement further electoral reforms to ensure transparency in the wake  of constant complaints against  EVM  tampering  and manipulation of election result; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)  to  (c):  The  Law  Commission  of  India  in  its  255 th report  has  made  several recommendations  on  'Electoral  Reforms'  which, inter-alia, include  regulation  of finances  of  political  parties  aimed  at  curbing  use  of  black  money  in  elections.  The recommendations of the Law Commission are under consideration of the Government.

(d)  and  (e):The  Election  Commission  of  India  has  informed  that  the  EVMs  used  by them are non-tamperable both due to the technological measures, and also due to strict administrative and security procedures laid down in this regard. The machine used by the  Commission  is  a  stand-alone,  non-networked  and  one  time  programmable  one, which is neither computer controlled, nor connected to the internet or any network and hence  cannot  be  hacked.  The  machine  is  electronically  protected  to  prevent  any tampering/manipulation. The  programme used in these  machines is burnt  into  a  onetime programmable/masked chip so that it cannot be altered or tampered with.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Internet Access
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 837 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## INTERNET ACCESS

## 837. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether every village in Delhi has access to internet as of June, 2019 and if so, the details thereof  and  if  not,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  access  to  internet  facility  in these villages and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of villages in Delhi that are linked with optic fibre during the last three years; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance availability of Internet across all areas in Delhi?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (c) All  the  villages  of  Delhi  have  access  to  internet  services.  As  per  'The  Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators' reports published by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 04.04.2019, there are 95.28 internet subscribers per 100 population in rural areas of Delhi Licensed Service Area as on 30 th December 2018.

The  number  of  villages  linked  by  Major  Telecom  Service  Providers  with  optic  fibre during the last three years is as under:

68

| (i)   | Bharti Airtel Ltd.             | - 63   |
|-------|--------------------------------|--------|
| (ii)  | Reliance JioInfocomm Ltd.      | - 68   |
| (iii) | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. | - 5    |
| (iv)  | Vodafone Idea Ltd.             | - 13   |

Government has allocated 965 Megahertz spectrum through auction in October 2016 to various telecom service providers for access services in the country including Delhi. During this auction, the spectrum as detailed below has been allocated in Delhi Licensed Service Area:

| Spectrum Band   | Quantum of Spectrum Allocated   |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
| 1800 MHz        | 2 MHz (Paired)                  |
| 2100 MHz        | 5 MHz (Paired)                  |
| 2300 MHz        | 20 MHz                          |
| 2500 MHz        | 20 MHz                          |

In order to enhance the internet availability of internet, 3G/4G networks are being rolled out progressively by the telecom service providers in rural as well as urban areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Electrification of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.836 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS

836.  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of railway tracks electrified during 2014 to 2019;
- (b) the targets set for electrification of railway tracks from 2019 till 2024;
- (c) the length in Kilometres of railway tracks electrified in Ludhiana;
- (d) whether the electrification of tracks is prevented due to lack of sub-stations; and
- (e) if  so,  the  number  of  sub-stations  that  are  needed  to  fulfil electrification of all tracks in India?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.836 BY SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS

- (a) 13,687 route kilometers (RKM) of rail routes have been commissioned on electric traction from the year 2014-15 to 2018-19. This is significantly higher than during earlier period 2009-10 to 201314 (3,038 RKM) and 2004-05 to 2008-09 (2,150 RKM).
- (b) Ministry Railways has planned to electrify balance Broad Gauge (BG)  routes  of  Indian  Railways  by  2021-22.    Action  Plan  to  electrify balance Broad Gauge routes is as under:-
- (c) There are four railway routes which meet at Ludhiana Junction. Rajpura  -  Ludhiana  (85RKM)  and  Jalandhar  -  Ludhiana  (52  RKM)  are electrified  and  electrification  work  is  in  progress  on  Jakhal-Dhuri  Ludhiana (126 RKM) and Firozpur-Ludhiana (123 RKM) rail routes.
- (d) Construction  of  Extra  High  Tension  (EHT)  transmission  line  by various State Electricity Distribution Companies  for feeding the Railway  traction  Sub-stations  on  various  routes  is  required  before commissioning of electrified lines.

| Year    | Route Kilometers planned for electrification   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 7,000                                          |
| 2020-21 | 10,500                                         |
| 2021-22 | 10,500                                         |

(e) All the Electricity Distribution Companies have been requested to expedite the construction of transmission lines for feeding the Railway Traction Sub-stations.  For full electrification of all BG routes of Indian Railways, 340 nos Railway Traction Sub-stations(TSS) are required to be constructed for which Extra High Tension power supply is required from concerned State Power Utilities for feeding the Railway Traction Sub-Stations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Digitization of Government Services and Digital Literacy
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 834

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.06.2019

## DIGITIZATION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND DIGITAL LITERACY

## 834.   SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a) whether the digitization of Government services has been successful in rural areas of the country; and
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  computer  literacy  in  rural  areas  of  the country for easy access to government services?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):      Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology,  Government  of  India  is implementing  the  Digital  India  programme  to  transform  India  into  a  digitally  empowered society and knowledge economy. One of the primary focus areas of Digital India is e-KrantiElectronic delivery of services. e-Kranti aims to ensure a Government wide transformation by delivering Government  services electronically to the citizens through integrated and interoperable systems via multiple modes. Under e-Kranti, 44 Mission Mode Projects(MMPs) are being implemented. These MMPs are providing Government services in the areas such as education,  healthcare,  agriculture,  Passport,  Income  Tax,  land  records,  social  benefits,  eDistrict,  local  governments,  rural  development,  Election,  legislature,  transport,  financial services etc.
- (b):    Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  had  implemented  two schemes  to  increase  digital  literacy  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  namely  'National  Digital Literacy  Mission  (NDLM)'  and  'Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan'  (DISHA)  with  a  cumulative target  of  training  52.5  lakh  persons  covering  one  person  per  household  during  year  20142016. Further, MeitY has initiated a scheme titled "Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)" in 2017 to usher in digital  literacy  among  masses  by  covering  6 crore rural households (one person per household).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Two Child Norms Criteria For Jobs and Subsidies
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Sougata Ray

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

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## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 833 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 Th  JUNE, 2019

## TWO CHILD NORMS CRITERIA FOR JOBS AND SUBSIDIES

833. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

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

- (a) whether  the  National  Commission  to  review  the  working  of  the Constitution headed by Justice Venkatchalliah recommended to implement two child norm as criteria for jobs and subsidies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has accepted the said recommendations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken to implement the same;
- (e) whether any State Government/ Public Forums raised any objection in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  to redress  their grievances?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS  AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

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- (a) The National Commission to review the working of the Constitution headed by Shri Justice Venkatchalliah has not made any specific recommendation to implement two child norm as a criterion  for providing  jobs and subsidies.
- (b) to (e) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Poor Services of BSNL and MTNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 830 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## POOR SERVICES OF BSNL AND MTNL

## †830. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has taken cognizance of the complaints made regarding poor services of BSNL and MTNL;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) Telecom subscribers can file their complaints online on the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) portal i.e. pgportal.gov.in of the Government of India.  Complaints received on the portal are forwarded to concerned Telecom Service Provider (TSP)  including  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  and  Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam Limited (MTNL) for action at their end.  Details of complaints received on CPGRAMS portal regarding poor services of BSNL and MTNL during the last two years are as under:
- (b) & (c) BSNL  and  MTNL  have  informed  that they are providing their services satisfactorily  and  meeting  all  Quality  of  Service  (QoS)  parameters  as  laid  down  by  Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

|         | BSNL            | BSNL     | BSNL     | BSNL    | MTNL            | MTNL     | MTNL     | MTNL    |
|---------|-----------------|----------|----------|---------|-----------------|----------|----------|---------|
|         | Brought forward | Received | Resolved | Pending | Brought forward | Received | Resolved | Pending |
| 2017-18 | 637             | 20492    | 20263    | 866     | 95              | 18157    | 18009    | 243     |
| 2018-19 | 866             | 18778    | 18143    | 1501    | 243             | 16496    | 16496    | 243     |

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