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Lok Sabha Question No. 3717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: New Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3717 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## NEW TRAIN

†3717. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government has taken or proposes to take steps to start  a  new  Shatabdi  Express  Train  on  Delhi-Moradabad-BareillyShahjahanpur-Lucknow route;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c) Presently, Delhi- Moradabad-Bareilly-Shahjahanpur - Lucknow sector  is  already  well  connected  by  13  pairs  of  trains  including  the daily service of 12429/12430 New Delhi - Lucknow AC Express. Owing to  operational  and  resource  constraints,  at  present,  there  is  no proposal to introduce a Shatabdi train between Delhi and Lucknow via Moradabad-Bareilly-Shahjahanpur.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Demand of CBI Inquiry
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3716

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019)

## DEMAND OF CBI INQUIRY

## 3716. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  demand  for  Central  Bureau  of  Investigation  (CBI)  inquiry  has  been increasing in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of cases under investigation along with the recommended agencies;
- (d) whether the Government has any comparative data with regard to the rate of conviction of cases investigated by CBI and other State police; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b):  No Sir. The number of cases [Regular cases (RCs) and Preliminary Enquiries (PEs)] registered by CBI during the last 3 three years i.e. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (upto 31.10.2019) are as under :-

| Year                   | Total No. of cases Registered   |
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2016                   | 1047 (925 RCs+ 122 PEs)         |
| 2017                   | 1076 (939 RCs + 137 PEs)        |
| 2018                   | 899 (765 RCs + 134 PEs)         |
| 2019 (upto 31.10.2019) | 637 (459 RCs + 78 PEs)          |

- (c):   Out of the total 1481 number of cases presently investigated by CBI as on 31.10.2019, 347  cases  are  referred  by  Constitutional  Courts  and  119  cases  are  referred  by  the  State Governments.
- (d) & (e): The rate of conviction of CBI cases disposed of from trial during the last three years is as under :-

| Year                   | Rate of Conviction in%   |
|------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2016                   | 66.8%                    |
| 2017                   | 66.9%                    |
| 2018                   | 68%                      |
| 2019 (upto 31.10.2019) | 69.92%                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Use of Regional Languages in High Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3715

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## Use of Regional Languages in High Courts

†3715. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a)  whether the Government propose to allow use of regional languages in the High Courts of various States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  representations  from  various State Governments in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along  with the present  status thereof,
- State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (d): Article  348(1)(a)  of  the  Constitution  states  that  proceedings  in the Supreme Court and in every High Court, shall be in English language. Clause (2) of the Article 348 of the Constitution states that notwithstanding anything in sub-clause (a) of clause (1), the Governor of a State may, with the  previous  consent  of  the  President,  authorize  the  use  of  the  Hindi Language,  or  any  other  language  used  for  any  official  purposes  of  the State,  in  proceedings  in  the  High  Court  having  its  principal  seat  in  that State. The  Cabinet  Committee's  decision  dated  21.05.1965  has  stipulated that  consent  of  the  Hon'ble  Chief  Justice  of  India  be  obtained  on  any proposal relating to use of  a language other than English in the High Court. The use of Hindi in proceedings in the High Court of Rajasthan was authorized under clause (2) of Article 348 of the Constitution in 1950. After the Cabinet Committee's decision dated 21.05.1965 as mentioned above, the use of Hindi was authorized in the High Courts of Uttar Pradesh (1969), Madhya  Pradesh  (1971)  and  Bihar  (1972)  in  consultation  with  the  Chief Justice of India. The  requests  relating  to  use  of  Bengali,  Tamil,  Hindi,  Gujarati  and Kannada in the High Courts of Calcutta, Madras, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Karnataka accordingly were forwarded to the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India. Hon'ble  Chief  Justice  of  India  on  18.01.2016  has  conveyed  that  the  Full Court,  after  extensive  deliberation,  disapproved  the  proposals,  reiterating the  previous  resolutions  on  the  subject  which  had  unanimously  resolved

that the proposals could not be accepted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Crash of MIG 29 Fighter Jet
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3713

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  December, 2019

## CRASH OF MIG 29 FIGHTER JET

3713. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  a  MIG  29K  fighter  Jet  of  Navy  on  a  routine  mission crashed after an engine failure due to a bird strike in Goa;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of fighter jets of defence force that crashed during the last two years; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to prevent such crashes?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a) to (d):  On 16.11.2019,  a MiG 29 KUB (trainer) aircraft encountered a flock of birds after takeoff from Naval Air Station at Dabolim, Goa and caught fire.  Attempts to recover the aircraft were unsuccessful due to damage and low height.  There was no loss of life or damage to property on ground.
- 13 fighter aircrafts have crashed during the period from 2017-18 to November, 2019.

Every accident is  followed  by  an  investigation  by  Board  of  Inquiry/Court  of Inquiry  which  gives  causes  of  accident  and  suggests  remedial  measures  to  avoid similar accident in future.  These  recommendations are circulated to all the operating units for implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Funds for Modernisation of Projects
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3712

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  December, 2019

## FUNDS FOR MODERNISATION OF PROJECTS

3712. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  capital  funds  budgeted  for  modernisation  projects  have  remained unutilised;
- (b) if so, the extent of the underutilization and the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  that  resources  budgeted  for  modernisation  are  fully utilized in the future?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3712 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2019 REGARDING 'FUNDS FOR MODERNISATION OF PROJECTS'.

- (a)    The  details  of  Budget  Allocation  and  Expenditure  (Budget  Estimates  (BE), Revised Estimates (RE) and Actual Expenditure) on Modernisation (Capital Acquisition) of the Armed Forces under Defence Services Estimates (DSE) for the last three years are as under:-

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year      | Budget Estimates (BE)   | Revised Estimates (RE)   | Expenditure (Actuals)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
| 69,898.51 | 62,619.36               | 69,280.16                | 2016-17                 |
| 69,473.41 | 68,965.24               | 72,732.28                | 2017-18                 |
| 74,115.99 | 73,882.95               | 75,892.85                | 2018-19                 |

- (b)  The Ministry has fully utilized the allocated budget and there has been no under utilization.
- (c) During the period 2015-19, the Government has taken steps to delegate substantial financial power to the Service Headquarters for both normal and emergent procurements.    This  has  resulted  in  faster  decision  making  and  ensured  full  and optimal utilization of allocated budget.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Hyperloop Technology
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGY

3709. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  is  exploring routes for  Hyperloop technology;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government  plans to partner with any State Government for developing of hyperloop train on any route; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (d)  No,  Sir.  At  this  stage,  Hyperloop  Technology  is  not  being explored by Indian Railways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Yadgir-Khammam New Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3706 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## YADGIR-KHAMMAM NEW RAILWAY LINE

3706.  SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  decision  to  construct  new railway  line  between  Yadgir  (Karnataka)-Khammam (Telangana)  via Narayanpet,  Mahabubnagar,  Jadcherla,  Kalwakurthy,  Devarakonda, Nalgonda and Suryapet;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  required  funds  have  been  released  for  this  railway  line and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the present status of this railway line; and
- (e)  the time-limit fixed for its completion?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  Yadgir and Khammam exists on railway network and are connected via  Wadi,  Bibinagar,  Warangal  and  Dornakall.  Presently  there  is  no proposal to connect Yadgir to Khammam via Narayanpet, Mahabubnagar, Jadcherla,  Kalwakurthy, Devarakonda, Nalgonda and Suryapet. (b) to (e) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: AC-III Tier Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3703 TO  BE  ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## AC-III TIER COACHES

3703.  SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of  RAILWAYS   be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of AC-III tier coaches available with Railways;
- (b) the details of average AC-III tier coaches attached to each train;
- (c) whether it is a fact that there is immense demand for AC-III tier coaches as passengers are mostly preferring to travel by AC-III tier;
- (d) the details of the average manufacture of AC-III tier coaches in the last five years, year-wise; and
- (e) the  details  of  efforts  being  made  to  double  production  of  AC-III tier coaches to meet the demand?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3703 BY SHRI MARGANI BHARAT TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  11.12.2019  REGARDING  AC-III  TIER COACHES

- (a): The number of AC III tier coaches in service as on 31 st   March, 2019 on Indian Railways is 7329.
- (b): The  number  of  coaches  including  AC-III  tier  coaches,  in  the composition  of  trains  depends,    inter-alia,  on  factors  like  traffic pattern,  schedule  of  train  etc.  further,  the  composition  of  a  large number of trains such as unreserved trains, Antyodaya Express Train, Day  time  Intercity  Trains,  Shatabdi  Express  Trains  does  not  include AC-III Tier Class.

(c) and (d) Yes, Sir. The number of AC-III tier coaches manufactured by the Production Units of Indian Railways are as follows:-

| Year    |   No of AC III tier Coaches |
|---------|-----------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                         488 |
| 2015-16 |                         597 |
| 2016-17 |                         534 |
| 2017-18 |                         589 |
| 2018-19 |                         885 |

- (e) The production of AC-III tier coaches, has been scaled up in the last five years, as is evident from the above given table.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: NESIDS
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3701

To be answered on Wednesday, December 11, 2019/Agrahayana 20, 1941 (Saka)

## QUESTION NESIDS

## 3701.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  funding  to  the  selected  projects  under  the  North  East  Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) have been sanctioned and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor along with the time to be taken in this regard;
- (c) the details of the projects initiated under the said scheme; and
- (d) the predicted timeline for the completion of each of the projects?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a) and (b) Under the North East Special Infrastructure Development  Scheme (NESIDS)  against allocation of Rs.1510 crore, so far 55 projects costing Rs.1765.12 crore have been sanctioned. The excess is on account of adjustment for savings which accrued in the erstwhile scheme of Non- Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR), which has been restructured as NESIDS.

- (c) The details of the projects sanctioned under NESIDS are as under:-

| S. No   | State             |   No. |   Cost (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|-------------------|-------|-----------------------|
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh |    16 |                312.71 |
| 2       | Assam             |     8 |                458    |
| 3       | Manipur           |     8 |                191.74 |
| 4       | Meghalaya         |     6 |                174.81 |
| 5       | Mizoram           |     3 |                181.97 |
| 6       | Nagaland          |     9 |                177.75 |
| 7       | Sikkim            |     2 |                103.31 |
| 8       | Tripura           |     3 |                164.83 |
|         | Total             |    55 |               1765.12 |

(d) The sanctioning of the projects under NESIDS began in F.Y. 2018-19. Normally, the completion period of a project is 2-3 years from the date of sanction, however, it varies from project to project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Vacant Posts in CIC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3698

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019)

## VACANT POSTS IN CIC

## 3698. SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is aware that many of the posts are still lying vacant in the Central Information Commission (CIC);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and steps taken by the Government in this regard so far; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) & (b):   Applications for appointment to the post of four Information Commissioners in the Central  Information  Commission  were  called  for  vide  advertisement  dated  04-01-2019  and  a total no. of 256 applications were received by the last date of receipt of application. The process of selection of Information Commissioners involves following subsequent steps:-
- (i) Tabulation of particulars of applicants and to sent to the Search Committee (constituted by Hon'ble PM) chaired by Cabinet Secretary.
- (ii) Shortlisted names by the Search Committee alongwith particulars of all the applicants are  sent  to  the  Committee  constituted  under  Section  12(3)  headed  by  the  Hon'ble Prime Minister.
- (iii) Persons  recommended  by  the  Committee  under  Section  12(3)  are  appointed  by  the Hon'ble President.
- (c):   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Implementation of Contract Labour Laws in BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3697 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTRACT LABOUR LAWS IN BSNL

## 3697. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any assessment on the strict implementation of labour laws including contract labour (regulations and abolition) act in true spirit by the BSNL management;
- (b) if so, the number of cases that have been received by the Government from the labourers for non-implementation of Contract Labour Wages Act so far, Telecom circle-wise;
- (c) the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  erring  contractors  including financial penalty imposed on them across the country; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reported that it is committed to abiding by and implementing  all  labour  laws.  BSNL  issues  instructions  from  time  to  time  to  its  circles  for  strict compliance of related statutory provisions and also to take suitable action against erring contractors for violation of labour laws.
- (b) to (d) BSNL  has  reported  that  it  has  received  complaints  related  to  delay  in  payment  of wages to labourer by the contractors  in  its  circles.    No  penal  action  has  been  taken  against  erring contractors as BSNL itself was unable to make timely payment of pending bills of contractors due to current poor financial condition of BSNL.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Opening of Office on Holidays
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3696

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019)

## OPENING OF OFFICE ON HOLIDAYS

## †3696. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has received any complaints about any Government/ private offices remaining open on public holidays;
- (b) if so, the provision to take action on the above-mentioned incident;
- (c) the medium through which a person can file complaint when a Government/private office remains open on public holidays; and
- (d) the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (d):   No Sir.  As per Fundamental Rule (FR)11, the whole time of a Government servant is at  the  disposal  of  the  Government,  which  pays  him  and  he  may  be  employed  in  any  manner required by proper authority without claim for additional remuneration.

Sometimes with a view to meeting the exigencies of work such as when a Government business has to be transacted immediately or a deadline has to be met, the Head of the Office can, in the interest of public service, take a decision to keep the offices open fully or partially, even on public holidays.  The staff who are deployed on official duty on public holidays are, however, compensated by granting them compensatory leave.

Need for laying down procedure for registering complaints in case of any Government/private office remaining open on public holidays has not been felt.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Package for BSNL Employees
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3695 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## PACKAGE FOR BSNL EMPLOYEES

## 3695. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  review  and  revise  the  salary  package  for  BSNL employees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the time by which the said revision in the salary package is likely to be done along with the fund proposed to be allocated in this regard, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) to (d) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  has  been  incurring  losses  since  2009-10. BSNL does not fulfil the criteria under affordability clause as per Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)  guidelines  dated  03.08.2017  on  pay  revision  in  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs) w.e.f. 01.01.2017.  Therefore, the pay revision in BSNL has not been considered due to poor financial condition and continuous losses in BSNL.

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