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Lok Sabha Question No. 2651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Extension of Delhi-Bahadurgarh Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2651

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  04.12.2019

## EXTENSION OF DELHI-BAHADURGARH RAIL LINE

## 2651. SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) having taken into account the economic potential of district Jhajjar in  Haryana  because  of  its  location   adjacent  to  Delhi,  whether railways is working or considering on any plan to extend the DelhiBahadurgarh railway line and  Gurugram-Farrukhnagar railway line to Jhajjar district and also to connect district Jhajjar to district Panipat through railway line; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a  )  and  (b)  District  Jhajjar  is  already  connected  with  railway  network and Jhajjar is an existing station on Rewari-Rohtak-Gohana-Panipat rail line.  Thus, Jhajjar is connected to Panipat through railway line.

Survey for new line from Bahadurgarh  to Jhajjar  (32.86 km) was carried out  in  2010.    The  project  could  not  be  taken  forward  being  financially unviable.

Feasibility study of Farrukhnagar -Jhajjar -Charkhi  Dadri has been taken up  by  Haryana  Rail  Infrastructure  Development  Corporation  (HRIDC), Joint Venture (JV) Company of Ministry of Railways and Government of Haryana.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: FOBs at Thane
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## FOBs AT THANE

†2650. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE : :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) at Thane Railway Station;
- (b)  the  number  of  passengers  who  use  the  said  FOBs  at  the  Thane railway station on daily basis;
- (c) whether the said FOBs are not sufficient for passengers at the said station; and
- (d) if  so,  the  reasons  due  to  which  work  has  not  started  regarding closed FOBs at the said station?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) At  Thane  Railway  Station,  total  7  Foot  Over  Bridges  (FOBs) (5  constructed  by  Railways  and  2  constructed  by  Thane  Municipal
- Corporation) are available for passenger movement.

(b) Approximately 2.80 lakh suburban and non suburban passengers use the said FOBs on daily basis.

(c) No, Sir. At present 7 numbers of FOBs have been provided at the Thane railway station. Additionally, 4 lifts and 8 escalators have also been  provided  for  passenger  convenience/easy  movement  at  Thane Railway  station,  which  are  considered  adequate  for  present  level  of volume of passenger traffic.

(d) At present, one FOB (2 nd  from Kalyan end) is partially closed for repairs/maintenance. Even with this partial closure, number of functional  FOBs  are  considered  adequate  for  the  present  volume  of traffic at this station.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Enforcing of Tariffs
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Raj Hans Hans

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## ENFORCING OF TARIFFS

## 2649. SHRI HANS RAJ HANS:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the issue of enforcing tariffs for unsolicited data package along with voice service in the  name  of  free  service  only  to  be  charged  later  from  consumers  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by TRAI thereon;
- (b) whether the TRAI is aware that Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) are rampantly changing consumer's tariff plan at the back end without their consent thereby charging high bills and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of TRAI thereto; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by TRAI to monitor and curb such practices of TSPs?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The TRAI is not in notice of the Telecom Service Providers enforcing tariffs in respect of unsolicited data package along with voice services in the name of free service to be charged later from consumers.
- (b) The Telecom Tariff Order, 1999 issued by TRAI mandates that a tariff plan once offered by a service provider shall be available to a subscriber for a minimum period of six months from the date of enrolment of the subscriber to that tariff plan. The Telecom Tariff Order further provides that the subscriber shall be free to choose any other tariff plan even during the said six months' period.
- (c) The TRAI continuously monitors practices of TSPs for compliance with extant regulatory provisions and intervenes as and when needed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Research Lab at Tiruchirappalli
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2647

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2019 RESEARCH LAB AT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

2647.   SHRI SU THIRUNAVUKKARASAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to establish Research Lab or Allied Offices of ISRO at Tiruchirappalli or around it;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government  to create research institutions involved in Space Programme and satellite technology  with  collaboration  with  NIT,  Tiruchirappalli  and other institutes in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)
- Yes, Sir.
- (b) & (c)

ISRO has set-up a Space Technology Incubation Centre (S-TIC) at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli. The centre  will  work  with  ISRO  on  the  technical  problems  at  hand related  to  the  future  Space  programmes  and  shall  provide solutions.

This  S-TIC  will  cater  to  the  southern  region  of  India,  including Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Tamilnadu,  Telangana,  the Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Foreign Investment in India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2644. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 04 TH  DECEMBER, 2019.

## FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN INDIA

2644.  SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री be  pleased  to  state  the  number  of  foreign  investors  who  have  invested  in  India during each of the last three years?

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

Data on number of foreign investors who have invested in India is not centrally maintained. However, the number of remittances related to FDI equity inflow reported  in  the  country  during  each  of  the  last  three  financial  years  are  as under:

|   S. No. | Financial Year   |   FDI Equity Inflow Number of Remittances |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2016-17          |                                     14399 |
|        2 | 2017-18          |                                     17551 |
|        3 | 2018-19          |                                     18355 |

Source: Reserve Bank of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Allocation of Power from KKNPP
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2643 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## ALLOCATION OF POWER FROM KKNPP

## 2643.  DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  request  from  State  Government  of Tamil  Nadu  to  allocate  the  entire  power  generated  from  the  Kudankulam  Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) I & II;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the Government's response thereto;
- (c) whether the Union Government  has  expedited the process of establishment of the KKNPP unit 3 & 4 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the proactive measures taken by the Union Government in this regard along with  the total funds allocated for  the said  projects?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b)No, Sir.  Presently, there is no such request from State Government of Tamil Nadu, in respect  of  KKNPP  I  &  II.    However,  Ministry  of  Power  has  received  a  request  to allocate  the  entire  power  generated  from  the  Kudankulam  Nuclear  Power  Plant (KKNPP) Unit - 3 & 4 from Shri P. Thangamani, Minister of Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, Government of Tamil Nadu vide D.O. Letter No.120/Planning/TANGEDCO/2018 dated 21.05.2018. Further, it is to intimate that the KKNPP Unit-3&4 are under construction and allocation order in respect of these Units  is  yet  to  be  issued.    Allocation  of  power  from  individual  project  is  made  at appropriate time keeping in view the status of implementation of project.
- (c)&(d)Presently,  construction  activities  are  in  full  swing  for  KKNPP-3&4.  The  project  has achieved  an  overall  physical  progress  of  34.62%  as  of  October  2019.  The  steps taken to expedite setting up of KKNPP-3&4 includes obtaining statutory clearances well in advance, signing/follow-up of contracts with Atomstroyexport (ASE) for supply of  Long  Manufacturing  Cycle  (LMC)  equipment,  First  Priority  Equipment(FPE), development  of  working  documentation  and  tendering  process  for  Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) packages for various equipment and systems. Constant monitoring of progress of activities is taken up at multiple levels in Nuclear Power  Corporation  of  India  Limited  (NPCIL)  and  the  Government  to  expedite  the project.  The  sanctioned  cost  of  KKNPP-3&4  is  Rs.  39849  crore.    The  plants  are constructed with 70:30 debt-equity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Wi-Fi in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2642

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## WI-FI IN TRAINS

## 2642. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Wi-Fi speed at railway stations is too slow resulting in passengers losing interest to use Wi-Fi as they are not able to connect it in time;
- (b) the basis on which RailTel is claiming that it is providing 2Mbps download speed, but in reality passengers are getting only 100600 Kbps and private players are providing speed at 40-60 Mbps and through fibre net it goes up to 150 Mbps;
- (c)  whether  the  maximum  speed  available  is  only  for  30  minutes; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  reasons therefor and the steps taken to increase the download speed at stations and also duration of Wi-Fi availability?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  &  (b):  No,  Sir.  The  minimum  speed  of  internet  offered  free through Railway station Wi-Fi is 4 Mbps during the initial 30 minutes and thereafter it is 512 Kbps for unlimited usage and duration.

Contd.....2/-

The usage of the Wi-Fi can be guaged from the fact that during the month of October, 2019, total 1.51 Crore of Passengers used these services  and  consumed  10,243  Terrabyte  (TB)  of  data  i.e.  on  an average 4.9 lakh users consumed 330.4 TB of data per day.

The data usage of Wi-Fi shows good users experience and there is no  indication  of  users  losing  interest  in  Railway  Station  Wi-Fi services.

(c): Yes, Sir.

(d)  :  The  offered  speed is kept high enough to provide good initial experience. As of now, there are no plans to increase the download speed beyond the present levels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Right of Passage through Cantonment
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2640

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  December, 2019

## RIGHT OF PASSAGE THROUGH CANTONMENT

2640. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the steps proposed by the Ministry of Defence to address the grievances of people whose  thoroughfare  have  been  cut-off  by  Army,  even  though  their  villages  have existed much before Army was allocated the land in decades post-Independence;
- (b) whether the Government has taken measures or proposes to take measures to provide 'Right of Passage' for villagers from Painakumari near Sukna, Darjeeling whose access to the Highway has been cut off after Army fenced-off the road; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a) As  per  statutory  provisions  under  Section  258  of  Cantonment  Act,  2006,  SOP guidelines dated 04.09.2018 were issued regarding 'Road closure in Cantonment' after due consideration and consultation with various stake holders including Army.
- (b) &  (c) Civil administration has provided road connectivity from Village Painakumari  to  State  Highway  Siliguri  -  Matigara  -  Gandhura  -  Mirik  (SH-12) through PWD roads as under:
1. Road joining Village Painakumari - Simulbari Tea Estate SH-12.
2. Road connecting Village Painakumari - Fulabari Tea Estate SH-12.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Problem of Infrastructure in BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2638 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## PROBLEM OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN BSNL

## †2638. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  is  reportedly  facing  the  problem  with regard to non-availability of state-of-the-art infrastructure and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether the non-availability of these infrastructure is affecting the performance of BSNL and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is meeting all the Quality of Service (QoS) benchmarks  as  prescribed  by  Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  for  basic  (landline), mobile (wireless) and broadband services in all of its Licensed Service Areas (LSAs) except for the parameter for call drops in West Bengal circle.  To further improve the mobile coverage, BSNL is continuously adding new equipment and upgrading existing equipment in both rural and urban areas in its LSAs with state of art technology equipment under various network expansion phases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Railway Development in Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2637 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN KERALA

## 2637. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Southern Railway General Manager recently held a meeting with the Members  of  Parliament  in  connection  with  the  railway development in the State of Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details of issues raised and the action taken by the Railways;
- (c) the present status of the pending issues;
- (d) the reasons for not allowing any sewa train for Kerala; and
- (e) whether the Railways will consider allowing sewa train for Kerala and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a): A meeting was conducted on 18 th  September, 2019 by General Manager, Southern Railway with Hon'ble Members of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad divisions of Kerala.

(b) & (c): Several issues like introduction of new trains, stoppage, frequency and  late  running  of  trains,  upgradation/provision  of  passenger  amenities, doubling  of  lines,  signalling  facility  etc.  were  raised  in  the  meeting  by  the Hon'ble MPs of Kerala. The issues are examined by different departments of Southern Railway and wherever found feasible, action is initiated subject to availability of funds and inter-se priority of works. (d)& (e): Indian Railways do not run train on state-wise basis as Rail Network straddles  across  state  boundaries.    Further  introduction  of  train  services including 'Sewa' service is an ongoing process on Indian Railways, subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Operation of IAF Aircraft from Civilian Airports
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2636

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  December, 2019

## OPERATION OF IAF AIRCRAFT FROM CIVILIAN AIRPORTS

2636. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

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

- (a) whether Indian Air Force (IAF) has permitted to operate Sukhoi-30 fighters from four civilian airports in case of hostilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  IAF  has  any  proposal  to  operate  these  fighters  from  some  civilian airports in southern parts of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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(a) to (d):  As per philosophy of the Indian Air Force, all airfields in India would be utilised  for  fighter/transport/helicopter  operations depending upon contingencies and the  ability  of  airfields  to  support  operations  would  be  based  on  the  available infrastructure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Pending Coal Projects
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## Pending Coal Projects

## 2635. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of pending coal projects with Coal India Ltd.(CIL) and NLC India Ltd., State-wise, since 2015;

(b) the total cost of the pending coal projects across the country since 2014 till October, 2019;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the pending projects; and

(d)  the  quantum  of  coal  that  has  been  imported  vis-a-vis  the  coal  mined  in  the  country since 2014 and the cost of the coal purchased, per tonne, every year, since 2014

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): There are no pending coal projects in Coal India Limited since 2015. However, in  respect  to  NLCIL  two  thermal  power  projects  of  NLCIL  in  Rajasthan  State  are  kept under hold on account of Govt. of Rajasthan's remarks to review the projects and want of Clearance from the Govt. of Rajasthan (GoR).  Owing to the same, the two linked lignite mine projects (Bithnok lignite mines - 2.25 MTPA - cost Rs 513.62 Crore inclusive of 250 MW linked TPS and Hadla lignite mines 1.9 MTPA - cost Rs 522.45 Crore inclusive of 250 MW linked TPS) are kept in hold since June 2017.

(c): A  High power committee has been constituted to solve the issues as advised by the Rajasthan State Government.

(d): The  details  of  coal  imported  with  its  value  and  Coal  produced  in  the  country  since 2014 is as below:

|        | (Qty in MTand Value in Million Rupees)   | (Qty in MTand Value in Million Rupees)   | (Qty in MTand Value in Million Rupees)   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Months | Coal Imported                            | Coal Imported                            | Coal Produced                            |
| Qty    |                                          | Value                                    | Qty                                      |
| 217.78 | 1045067                                  | 609.18                                   | 2014-15                                  |
| 203.95 | 860338                                   | 639.23                                   | 2015-16                                  |
| 190.95 | 1002314                                  | 657.87                                   | 2016-17                                  |
| 208.27 | 1384770                                  | 675.40                                   | 2017-18#                                 |
| 235.24 | 1708807                                  | 730.35                                   | 2018-19#                                 |

# PROVISIONAL

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: State Cadre Officers on Deputation
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2632

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019)

## STATE CADRE OFFICERS ON DEPUTATION

## 2632. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of officers of State cadre, i.e., Officers  selected  by  the State  Public Commission deputed in Government of India services; and
- (b) the  rules  for  deputation  of  State  level  officers  selected  by  the  respective  State  Public Service  Commission  (non-IAS)  for  deputation  at  Government  of  India  offices  or Ministries or as personal staff of Ministers?

## 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):      No  centralized  data  /details  of  officers  of  State  cadre  /  officers  selected  by  State  Public Service Commission on deputation in Government of India is maintained.
- (b):    The appointments, including those of State Government officers, on deputation basis to the posts in Central Government and in the personal staff of Ministers are governed by the Service Rules/ Recruitment Rules of the respective posts and other relevant rules and instructions issued from time to time. The selection of individuals appointed on co-terminus basis in the personal staff of Ministers are made at the discretion and pleasure of the Minister concerned.

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