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Lok Sabha Question No. 1991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Frequency of 22221/22222
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1991

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## FREQUENCY OF 22221/22222

1991. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways plan to run train 22221/22222 Mumbai (CSMT) to Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) throughout the week and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the problems being faced due to absence of pantry car till date in train No.12171/12172 running from Lokmanya  Tilak Terminus to Haridwar Junction?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir. At present, there is no proposal to increase the frequency of  22221/22222  Hazrat  Nizamuddin-Chhatrapati  Shivaji  Maharaj  (T) Rajdhani Express from bi-weekly to daily.
- (b)  It  is  the  continuous  endeavour  of  Indian  Railways  to  ensure availability of catering services  to  passengers  on  trains  and  at stations.  For  train  No.  12171/12172  Lokmanya  Tilak  (T)-Haridwar Express,  passengers  can  avail  of  Static  Catering  Units  at  en-route stations  and  e-catering  services.  Further,  platform  vending  has  also been permitted to provide catering services to the passengers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Pension Coverage to Trading Community
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1990 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 RD  JULY, 2019.

## PENSION COVERAGE TO TRADING COMMUNITY

## 1990.  SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  India  has  a  rich  tradition  of  trade  and  commerce  and  our  traders continue to make a strong contribution to India's economic growth;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  scheme  that  offers  pension coverage  to  the  trading  community  to  provide  a  robust  architecture  of universal social security;  and
- (d) if so, the details and the salient features of the said scheme along with details of beneficiaries relating to trading community, retail traders and shopkeepers, State/UTs -wise including District Satna in Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Retail is one of the primary forces driving India's economy. As per  Indian  Brand  Equity  Foundation  (IBEF)  analysis,  2019,  retail industry  contributes  10  per  cent  to  the  country's  Gross  Domestic Product  (GDP)  and  around  8  per  cent  to  the  employment. It  is  also extensively linked with other labour-intensive sectors, such as agriculture, food and beverage, textiles, construction, real estate, and logistics.  Further,  it  indirectly  generates  job  opportunities  in  allied (retail-related) sectors, including warehousing, logistics, and packaging.
- (c) & (d): The  Government  has  approved  a  pension  scheme  for  shopkeeper's/ retail traders and self-employed persons for providing monthly minimum assured pension of ₹ 3000/- for the entry age group of 18-40 years. It is a voluntary and contribution based central sector scheme. The salient
- features of the scheme are:-
- (i) All shopkeepers/retail-traders/ self-employed persons in the age group  of  18-40  years  are  eligible  to  be  the  member,  on  selfdeclaration.
- (ii) A shop keeper/ retail-trader /self-employed person if registered with  GSTN,  his/  her  firm's  annual  turnover  should  not  exceed ₹ 1.5 crore.
- (iii) He/she should not be an income tax payee.
- (iv) He/she should not be a member of EPFO/ESIC/NPS/PM-SYM.
- (v) The  Central Government's  share  will be matching  to the subscriber's contribution

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Sitting of Parliament
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1987 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## SITTING OF PARLIAMENT

## 1987. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs be pleased to state:-

- (a) Whether the Govt. is considering to change the norms by fixing a stipulated number of days for the sitting of Parliament; and
- (b) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## (Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal)

- (a) There is no such proposal under consideration with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
- (b) The Question does not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Promotion of Defence Production
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1986

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd JULY, 2019

## PROMOTION OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

1986. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  new  and  innovative  defence production projects under Make in India programme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of the projects given approval during the last three years;
- (c)  whether  certain  projects  particularly  manufacturing  of  small  arms  is  not  given approval  even  though  the  Ordnance  Factory  Board  had  given  its  approval  and company validation was done, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the details of the projects lying pending during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (e)  the decision taken by the Government and the Ordnance Factory  Board (OFB) in this regard and steps taken to expedite the process of approval?

## 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 (e) :  A Statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1986 FOR ANSWER ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING 'PROMOTION OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION'

(a) & (b):  Government has taken several initiatives to promote new and innovative defence production projects under 'Make in India' in recent times such as introduction of  Buy(Indian-IDDM)  category  of  capital  acquisition,  promulgation  of  separate 'Make-II' procedure, launch of iDEX (Innovations in Defence Excellence), launch of Technology Development Fund (TDF), etc. In the last three financial years i.e. from 2016-17 to 2018-19, Government has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to 113 proposals, worth Rs.2,39,074 Crore approximately under 'Buy (Indian-IDDM)', Buy (Indian)', 'Buy and Make (Indian)', 'Strategic  Partnership  Model'  or  'Make'  categories  of  capital  procurement  as  per Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)- 2016, in which Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued only to Indian Vendors.

(c)  to  (e):    Ordnance  Factory  Board  (OFB)  has  not  accorded  any  approval  for  any project  for  manufacture  of  small  Arms  &  OFB  has  not  conducted  any  company validation for manufacture of small Arms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Shortage of River Sand
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1984

ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## SHORTAGE OF RIVER SAND

1984. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  shortage  of  river  sand  for  construction activities including rural and urban housing and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  overcome  the  shortage  and  to  ensure supply of river sand for construction activities at affordable prices;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  desilt  the  sand  deposition  in reservoirs and on river banks; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (d): The State Governments are custodians of the minerals located within their respective boundaries. The  States grant the mineral concessions  under the provisions  of  the  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation)  (MMDR)  Act, 1957. For minor minerals, all policy and legislation for grant of mineral concessions, regulation and administration is covered in the jurisdiction of the State Governments under the MMDR Act and the Rules framed thereunder. As sand is a minor mineral under  Section  3(e)  of  the  MMDR  Act,  the  information  with  regard  to  demand  and supply of sand in the country is not centrally maintained.

Ministry of Mines has prepared a Sand Mining Framework in consultation with Mining Departments  of the States incorporating best practices  amongst States  and suggestions  based  on  the  objectives  of  sustainability,  availability,  affordability  and transparency in sand mining.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Security Threat through Sea Route
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1982

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd JULY, 2019

## SECURITY THREAT THROUGH SEA ROUTE

1982. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

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

- (a)  whether external threat to the country through sea routes has increased and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has reviewed the system in place for coastal security and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  acquire  modern  equipments  for  coastal security and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)    the  other  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  the coastal/maritime security in the country?

## 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) :  Threats to the security of the country through the sea route are assessed at regular intervals. Monitoring, review and assessment of the coastal security construct is an  ongoing  process  and  is  undertaken  on  a  periodic  basis.   National  Committee on Strengthening  Maritime  and  Coastal  Security  (NCSMCS)  monitors  the  progress  in respect  of  coastal  security  initiatives.    The  Government  of  India  have  approved implementation of Coastal Security Scheme in phases, with a total outlay of Rs.2225.91 crore to strengthen security of coastal areas and augment the capabilities of police force of  coastal  States/UTs  for  patrolling  and  surveillance  in  territorial  waters,  especially shallow  waters  close  to  the  coast.    Other  measures  include  improving  surveillance mechanism,  enhanced  patrolling  and  joint  operational  exercises  conducted  on  regular basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Justice Clock System
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla

## 1981.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1981 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 rd  JULY, 2019

## Justice Clock System

## SHRI   RAVINDRA SHYAM NARAYAN SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  install  justice  clock system to monitor the pace of working of district courts in the country ; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof  along with the action plan chalked out/prepared by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) : Installation of Justice Clock in district and subordinate courts  complexes  comes  within  the  domain  of  respective  High Courts.

To  augment  the  resources  of  the  High  Courts  and  State Governments in this regard, the Central Government has submitted a  proposal  to  Fifteenth  Finance  Commission  for  award  of  Rs. 435.50  crore  for  installation  of  Justice  Clocks  in  3,350  court complexes during the years (2020-2025).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Compensation for Land Acquired by Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1979

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd JULY, 2019

## COMPENSATION FOR LAND ACQUIRED BY ARMY

1979. SHRI TAPIR GAO:

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

- (a)  whether the cases of land acquisition by the Army wherein compensation has not been provided to the land owners are pending with the Army;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  such  cases  pending  in  Arunachal Pradesh;
- (c)  the reasons for non-payment of land compensation by Army to tribal land owners;
- (d)  whether  there  is  any  apprehension  by  the  Indian  Army  on  claims  of  China  to Arunachal Pradesh; and
- (e)    if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  time  by  which  these  matters  shall  be resolved by paying compensation to tribal land owners of the State?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a)    There  is  no  pending  case  for  payment  of  compensation  after  declaration  of Award/Assessment   report  by   Competent  Authority  for land acquired for Army under Land  Acquisition  Act  1894/Right  to Fair   Compensation  and   Transparency   in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation or Resettlement Act 2013 (LARR Act 2013) and Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 as well as the Jammu & Kashmir Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1968.

(b) to (e):  Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Proposal of Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1978 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## PROPOSAL OF RAILWAY PROJECTS

## †1978.  SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the cost of the rail projects has increased on account of non-completion of the said projects on time;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  projects  of  which  cost  has  increased  on account  of  delay  in  completion  of  the  said  projects  as  on  date along  with  the  details  of  increase  in  the  cost  of  the  projects, project-wise; and
- (c) the reasons for the delay in completion of the projects along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): At present, 491 Railway projects including 189 New Lines, 55 Gauge Conversion and 247 Doubling Projects are in different stages  of execution/planning/sanction.    The  total  length  of  these  projects  is 48861  km  costing ` 6.48  Lakh  Crore.  The  total  expenditure  on  these projects up to March, 2019 is ` 1.43 Lakh Crore and length commissioned is 9113 km.

The  timely completion  of Railway  projects without cost overrun requires quick and timely acquisition of land through State Government, shifting of utilities, various statutory clearances etc. and to  achieve  the  same,  Railway  is  holding  regular  meetings  with  State Government  and  concerned  Central/State  Government  officials  on various issues for timely land acquisition, shifting of utilities, forestry clearances, so that projects can be completed in time.

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. 1977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Bullet Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1977 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## BULLET TRAINS

†1977.   SHRI AJAY MISHRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has completed the works such as land acquisition  required  for  the  project  of  bullet  trains  and  high  speed trains;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  operation  of bullet trains and high speed trains is likely to be started along with the details of the routes; and
- (c) the extent to which work has been completed on the said projects so  far  and  the  time  by  which  the  remaining  work  is  likely  to  be completed?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): Government has sanctioned  Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail  Project  also  known  as  Bullet  Train  Project,  with  technical  and financial assistance of Government of Japan.

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), a Special Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV)  has  been  set  up  to  execute  the  Project.  Land acquisition for the project is under progress and so far, out of total 1380 hectare  of  land  required,  537  hectare  has  been  acquired.  Out  of  the total estimated cost of ₹ 1,08,000 crore, ₹ 2,860 crore has been utilised by NHSRCL for undertaking various works on the project till date. The project  is  targeted  for  completion  in  December,  2023  to  start  train operation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Promotion of Digital Transactions
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1976

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 03.07.2019

## PROMOTION OF DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS

## 1976   : SHRI  PRATAPRAO  PATIL  CHIKHLIKAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  start  a  cashback  scheme  to  promote  digital transactions in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  held  inter-ministerial  consultation  with  all  the  concerned Ministries, on various schemes for making digital transactions attractive; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):   No, Sir.   No such decision for cashback scheme to promote digital transactions has been taken.

- (c) and (d):  No, Sir.  In view of above, inter-ministerial consultation is not required.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Dependency of Population on GDP
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1974 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## DEPENDENCY OF POPULATION ON GDP

1974. SHRI  ASHOK  MAHADEORAO  NETE:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 60 per cent of the total population is dependent on 20 per cent portion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the rest 40 per cent population is dependent on the 80 per cent portion of the GDP;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereon;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  a  policy  decision  to  improve  the  aforesaid conditions during the current five years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a)  to  (d):  Around  44  percent  of  the  country's  workforce is  engaged in the agriculture and allied sectors with share of less than 15 percent of GDP while remaining population that is engaged in other sectors form 85 percent of GDP.  This metric has improved from 57 percent of  the  country's workforce being engaged in agriculture in the 2011 census.  With a lower workforce participation rate in rural areas and larger family size, the percentage of population dependent on agriculture is higher than the proportion of agriculture in the workforce.

Government  has  given  priority  to  rural  development  with  a  view  to  generating adequate productive employment and launched a number of programmes towards this end, which include Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Scheme (MGNREGS), National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), etc. The convergence of MGNREGS with agriculture through effective planning of works is aimed at enhancing the productivity of the agricultural sector.

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