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Lok Sabha Question No. 615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 615

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

615. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will  the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any data sharing policy with different State Governments on Sustainable Development Goals;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  whether  the  committee has  recommended changes in the policy of data sharing and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to frame a policy to share data, doing away  with  the  existing  means  that  would  centralize  database  on  different variables with cross bifurcation of socio-religious groups; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the mode of dissemination of data?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): The National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy was released in 2012  and  is  applicable  to  all  data  and  information  created,  generated, collected  and  archived  using  public  funds  provided  by  the  Government  of India directly or through authorized agencies by various Ministries/ Departments/  Organizations/  Agencies  and  Autonomous  bodies.  The  data sharing  for  the  Sustainable  Development  Goals  is  also  covered  under  this Policy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: PSU Status to Ordnance Factories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar, A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.613

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  November, 2019

## PSU STATUS TO ORDNANCE FACTORIES

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

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  a  decision  to  convert  all  the  existing  41 ordnance factories functioning in various States into Public Sector Unit (PSU);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Union Government has taken views of all stakeholders in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of employees working in these ordnance factories?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a)  No, Sir.
- (b) to (d):  Does not arise.
- (e)    As  on  01.11.2019,  the  total  number  of  employees  in  Ordnance  Factory Organisation are 80,754.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Jhansi as Smart Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 612 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## JHANSI AS SMART RAILWAY STATION

## †612.     SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  only  railways  is  the  effective  means  for  connecting  common man/tourists  with  North  to  South  and  East  to  West  in  Jhansi  due  to which it comes under the category of major railway stations;
- (b)   if so, the facts and details thereof;
- (c)    the  reasons  for  not  including  the  30  years  old  Jhansi  railway  station under the smart railway station category;
- (d) the reasons for not including Jhansi that witnessed the freedom struggle and independence under the Vande Bharat Train; and
- (e) the time by which Jhansi railway station is likely to be connected with Vande Bharat and Super fast trains?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b): Railways is one of the effective mode of connectivity for common man/tourist.    Jhansi  is  one  of  the  important  junction  station  connecting North to South and East to West.

As per the review in the year 2017 for categorization of stations for the period 2017-18  to  2022-23,  Jhansi  is  a  Non-Suburban  Grade  (NSG)-2 category  station  based  on    annual  passenger  earnings  (reserved  and unreserved) and number of outward passengers handled at station.

(c): There is no station category as Smart railway station category.  Jhansi station  is  a  Adarsh  Station  and  various  facilities  such  as  improvement  in façade,  circulating  area,  lighting  arrangements,  retiring  room,  Pay  &  Use toilet,    Passenger  Guidance System including Signages & Coach Indicator Boards  etc.  have  been  provided.  However,  upgradation  of  passenger amenities is a continuous process. (d)&(e):  Introduction  of  trains,  including  Vande  Bharat  Express,  on  Indian Railways is an ongoing process subject to operational feasibility, resource availability  and  commercial justification  etc.  However,  Jhansi  is presently very  well  served  by    132  pairs  of  train  services  including  05  pairs  of Rajdhani Express services, 01 pair of Shatabdi Express, 03 pairs of Duranto Express and 01 pair of Gatimaan Express.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Wealth of Nizam
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Khagen Murmu, Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.610 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## WEALTH OF NIZAM

- † 610. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the British High Court has given verdict in favour of our country and the successors of Nizam in the legal battle involving the wealth of the then Nizam of Hyderabad with Pakistan after partition; and
- (b) if so, the time by which the said property is likely to be transferred to the country along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) & (b) On 2 October 2019, the UK High Court upheld the claims of India in the 70 years old Hyderabad Funds Case.

The matter relates to the Fund, which currently amounts to nearly 35 million Pound Sterling, that has been lying frozen with the National Westminster Bank, London due to contesting   claims   by   India,   Pakistan   and   the   two   grandsons   of   the   7 th Nizam   of Hyderabad.

The UK High Court has now given the verdict that India, along with the two grandsons of the 7 th  Nizam of Hyderabad, is entitled to the Fund.

While giving verdict in the favour of India, the Court rejected Pakistan's claim that the Fund has been intended as payment for arms shipment or as an outright gift by the then Government of the Nizam of Hyderabad to Pakistan.

The Court has adjourned the proceedings and fixed a hearing on 19 December 2019 on consequential matters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: New Trains for Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## NEW TRAINS FOR TAMIL NADU

609. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  new  trains  that  are  proposed  to  be  introduced  by  the Government and also those which have been introduced in the State of Tamil Nadu in the last four years; and
- (b) the number of persons benefited, likely to be benefited therefrom?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  &  (b)    Indian  Railways  do  not  run  train  services  on  State-  wise  basis  as Railway network straddles across State boundaries.  However, during the last four  years  (2015-2019),  34  train  services  have  been  introduced  serving  the various stations located in the State of Tamil Nadu on originating/terminating basis. Also state-wise statistics of number of passengers is not maintained. However, the year-wise details of number of passengers booked on Southern Railway which primarily serves the State of Tamil Nadu is as under:-

| Financial Year   |   Approximate Number of passengers booked (in millions) |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16          |                                                  798.62 |
| 2016-17          |                                                  798.71 |
| 2017-18          |                                                  814.32 |
| 2018-19          |                                                  837.71 |

Further, introduction of new  trains on Indian Railways is subject to operational feasibility, traffic demand, availability of resources etc. This is  a continuous and an ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Coalfield fires in Jharia Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 606 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## Coalfields fires in Jharia Mines

## 606.      SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether efforts are being made to douse the coalfield fires in Jharia mines;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether any efforts are being made to rehabilitate the people living near coalfields and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  quantum  of  losses  to  be  Ministry  due  to  damages  by  the  fire  and  its  associated phenomenon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. A Master Plan has been approved by Government of India in August, 2009 to deal  with  fire,  subsidence  and  rehabilitation  in  the  lease  hold  of  Bharat  Coking  Coal  Limited (BCCL) of Jharia Coalfield. BCCL has adopted a Strategic Plan to liquidate the fires through excavation  method  by  deploying  hired  Heavy  Earth  Moving  Machinery  (HEMM)  in  various mines of BCCL. Further, for monitoring purpose, in every three years, surface fire study is done by National Remote Sensing Center, Hyderabad.
- (c) Yes Sir. 595 unstable sites have been identified in the approved Master Plan 2009. As per plan, BCCL is to construct 15852 houses out of which 7714 houses has been constructed so far and 4026 families shifted. The remaining houses are under construction and will be completed by June 2020.

Further,  Jharia  Rehabilitation  Development  Authority  (JRDA)  under  Jharkhand  Govt.  has constructed 6352 houses (out of 54159 houses) out of which 2152 families have been shifted.

- (d)  In  the  Master  Plan  prepared  by  CMPDI,  it  has  been  estimated  that  about  37  MT  of  good quality prime coking coal has been destroyed due to fire.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Chandrayaan-II
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.605

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019

## CHANDRAYAAN-II

605. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data to assess the progress of Chandrayaan-II mission;
- (b) if so, the details of the progress of this mission;
- (c)
- the amount spent by the Government on this mission;
- (d) whether  any  assistance  was  sought  from  other  countries  to make this mission successful; and
- (e)
- (a)
- 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):

- Yes Sir.
- (b) Orbiter  has  been  functioning  normal.  The  payload  and  bus systems are performing as planned. Scientific instruments are providing useful scientific data as planned.
- (c) Rs. 603 Crores.
- (d)
- No.
- (e)
- Not applicable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: New Railway Lines in Bundelkhand
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.604

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## NEW RAILWAY LINES IN BUNDELKHAND

†604. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  length  of  new  railway  lines  in  kilometre  laid  down under  rail  network  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years along with the project being implemented by the Government to bring such areas under rail network which are still deprived of such facility and the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to lay down any new railway line in Bundelkhand area;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  also  considered  the  plan  of connecting  the  tourist  and  religious  centres  of  Bundelkhand through railway routes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a): Total New Railway lines laid in the Country in the last three years are as under:-

2016-17 -  953 Km

2017-18 -  409 Km

2018-19 -  480 Km.

Most of the new line projects have been taken up primarily on socioeconomic  considerations  in  backward  and  remote  areas  for  the speedy development of economically backward areas and presently 188 New Line Projects of length 21,295 km costing ` 3.87 lakh crore are  in  different  stage  of  planning/sanction/execution,  out  of  which, 2,622  Km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 85,536 crores has been incurred till March, 2019.

Thorough  review  of  throughput  enhancement  projects  has  been carried  out  and  with  focussed  approach,  the  projects  have  been prioritized into  Super Critical Projects (58 nos), Critical Projects (68 nos.) and other throughput enhancement projects (130 nos.).

Presently, the balance length of Super Critical Projects is 2347 Km, 5676  Km  of  Critical  Projects  and  9703  Km  for  other  Doubling Projects. The throw-forward for these projects is of the order of ` 1.84 lakh  crores  and  all  out  sincere  and  focussed  approach  is  being adopted by Railway for quick execution and early return to Railways.

(b) to (d): For further development of the area around Bundelkhand, one  New  Line  Project  namely  Lalitpur-Khajuraho-Satna  &  RewaSingrauli of length 541 km is under execution. Up to March, 2019, 230 km  has  been  commissioned  and  balance  work  has  been  taken  up. This  line  will  serve  the  world  famous  heritage  tourist  destination named Khajuraho.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Fibre Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 601 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## FIBRE NETWORK

## †601.   SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether only about 25 per cent of mobile towers are connected to fibre network in the country whereas this figure is more than 70 per cent in developed nations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any time limit to tackle this situation and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Sir, as per details provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) about 31% of Base Transceiver  Station  (BTS)  sites  have  been  connected  to  fibre  network  in  the  country.  Regarding developed nations, some technical reports indicate that percentage of BTS sites connected to fibre is higher.

Government  facilitates  the  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  in  addressing  Right  of  Way (RoW) challenges through a collaborative institutional mechanism between Centre, States and Local Bodies for aligned policies, standardisation of costs and timelines leading to removal of barriers for approvals for laying fibre.

Under BharatNet, which is fully funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) of the  Government of  India  and  is  one  of  the  biggest  rural  telecom  projects  of  the  world,  as  on  15 th November,  2019,  3,80,988  km  Optical  Fibre  Cable  has  been  laid  connecting  1,40,668  Gram Panchayats by Optical Fibre Cable (OFC).

National  Digital  Communication  Policy  2018  aims  to  enable  fiberisation  of  atleast  60%  of telecom  towers  by  the  year  2022.  However,  the  infrastructure  and  equipment  used  for  providing mobile  communications  belong  to  various  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  and  the  decisions regarding  connectivity  to  the  BTS  sites  through  fibre  or  other  means  is  taken  by  TSPs  based  on various techno-commercial considerations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Creation of Separate IAS Cadre
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Tapir Gao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 600

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019)

## CREATION OF SEPARATE IAS CADRE

## 600. SHRI TAPIR GAO:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  progress  of  the  proposal  received  from  the  Government  of  Arunachal  Pradesh  for creation of separate IAS cadre for the State of Arunachal Pradesh;
- (b) the time by which the Government of India is likely to complete the process; and
- (c) if not, the alternate steps proposed for this long pending demand of the State?

## 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 (c):     On the basis of the views of the Joint Cadre Authority, viz the Ministry of Home Affairs, it is informed that no such proposal is under consideration of Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Industrial Production
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Deepak Baij

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 598. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019.

## INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

## 598.   SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  production  in  various  industries  has  declined  due  to  decline  in demand of consumer goods in the market;
- (b) the details of the sectors where the production has declined; and
- (c) the details of decline in the industrial, automobile, real estate, energy, mining and steel sector during the last five years, year-wise and the current situation thereof?

## ANSWER वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ( ) (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): The production of various industries is an interplay of several factors such  as,  domestic  demand,  demand  for  exports,  level  of  investment and prevailing  prices.  In  past  five  years,  certain  sectors  have  shown increasing  trend  viz  manufacture  of  food  products,  wearing  apparel, wood  &  wood  products,  basic  metals,  whereas,  certain  sectors  of industries  have  experienced  declining  trend  like  automobile,  mining, electricity  etc.  Global  growth  is  forecast  at  3.0%  for  2019,  its  lowest level  since  2008-09  as  per  the  World  Economic  Outlook  of  the  IMF, October 2019. However, despite this global downturn, India continues to grow faster than rest of the world.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Railway Projects in West Bengal
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 596 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN WEST BENGAL

## 596.  SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  complete  HabraBongaon Phase-1 (Habra-Chandpara) and MachlandapurSwarnpur Nagar Railway project in West Bengal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c):  Habra-Bongaon (32 Km) section has already been doubled in two phases i.e. (i) Habra-Chandpara (22 Km) section and (ii) Chandpara-Bongaon (10 Km) section in the year 2012.

However,  execution  of  Machlandapur-Swarupnagar  (15  Km)  new  line Material  Modification  project  to  Habra-Chandpara  Doubling  project could not be taken up due to non handing over of encumbrance free land to Railway by State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Contractual Workers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi, Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## CONTRACTUAL WORKERS

595.  SHRI RAHUL GANDHI: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  number  of  contractual  workers  engaged  by  the Railways has steadily risen over the last five years;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  year-wise  details  of  contractual labour engaged over the last five years;
- (c)  the  measures  being  taken  to  ensure  that  contractors  comply with  provisions  of  the  Contract  Labour  (R&A)  Act,  1970  and Minimum Wages Act, 1948;
- (d)  whether  a  grievance  redressal  mechanism  for  contractual labour has been put in place; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Crash of Air Force Helicopter
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.594

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  November, 2019

## CRASH OF AIR FORCE HELICOPTER

594. MS. MALA ROY:

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

- (a) whether an Indian Air Force helicopter was shot down early this year killing six people;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any enquiry has been conducted in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the action taken thereon?

## 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):  One Indian Air Force helicopter was shot down on 27 February, 2019.  All six  personnel  onboard  were  killed.    It  was  a  case  of  mistaken  fratricide,  during  the war-like situation, developed due to the hostile action of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at the  LoC  near  Srinagar.    The  inquiry  has  been  concluded  and  concerned  individuals have been held blameworthy.

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