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Lok Sabha Question No. 2748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Central Equipment Identity Register
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2748 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## CENTRAL EQUIPMENT IDENTITY REGISTER

## 2748. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the  list  of  departments  which  will  have  access  to  the  Central  Equipment  Identity  Register (CEIR);

- (b) whether private firms will have access to the CEIR and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government has informed and obtained consent of the mobile phone owners to share their data with other departments, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Central  Equipment  Identity  Register  (CEIR)  is  a  multi-stakeholder  system  where respective  stakeholders  including  Department  of  Telecommunications,  Telecom  Service  Providers, Police,  Mobile  phone  manufacturers  and  mobile  phone  subscribers  have  a  limited  access  as  per defined roles and responsibilities. In this project, Mobile phone owners' data is not shared with other departments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Opening of Siachen Glacier for Tourism
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Manish Tewari

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2747

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  December, 2019

## OPENING OF SIACHEN GLACIER FOR TOURISM

## 2747. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has decided to open the Siachen Glacier for tourism and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government factored in the strategic/tactical/security implications of allowing tourists into this highly sensitive Military area;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of tourists proposed to be permitted daily to access the Siachen Glacier and the extent to which they would be allowed to climb; and
- (e) whether the Government factored its impact on the ecology and on local animal species in the region and if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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- (a)  to  (e):    Selected  areas  are  being  identified  on  case  to  case  basis  after  due consideration  of  operational,  security  and  administrative  aspects.    The  number  of tourists to be permitted will be considered on case to case basis.

The movement of the civilians to the region will be controlled in a manner, so as to safeguard the ecology and local flora & fauna.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Unauthorized/Illegal Software
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Anantkumar  Hegde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2745

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.12.2019

## UNAUTHORIZED / ILLEGAL  SOFTWARE

## 2745     SHRI  ANANTKUMAR  HEGDE:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has developed or developing any mechanism to monitor/control the usage of unauthorized/illegal software under copy right act of India or any piracy act;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  private  companies  are  outsourced/allowed  to  monitor/control  the  same independently; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof and the guidelines laid down by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (d):      No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  in  the  copyright  office.  However, Software being the subject matter of copyright is protected under the Indian Copyright Act. The law provides both civil as well as criminal remedy to the owner of Copyright software against any unlawful usage of software. As per Section 63 (B) of the Copyright Act, 'any person  who  knowingly  makes  use  on  a  computer  of  an  infringing  copy  of  a  computer programme shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven days but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Opening of New Training Centres
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2744 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## OPENING OF NEW TRAINING CENTRES

†2744.  SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  any  new  training centres of railways across the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to open any new training centre of railways in the State of Uttar Pradesh?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

- (a)   No, Sir.
- (b)   Does not arise.
- (c)   No, Sir.

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: IT Hub in Hyderabad
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2742

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.12.2019

## IT HUB IN HYDERABAD

## 2742.    DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a)    whether the Government is considering to set up new Hubs for Information Technology (IT)  in  Hyderabad,  Karnataka  Region,  which  is  accorded  with  special  status  under Article 371 of the Constitution, for the development of this region;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)     the number of IT Hubs already existing in the State of Karnataka?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): A new Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Centre is set-up based on a specific demand from respective State Government. Currently, no proposal has been received from the State Governments for establishment of Software Technology Park in Hyderabad, Karnataka Region.
- (c):  5 STPI centres at Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi, Mangaluru & Manipal and 21 IT/ ITeS SEZ's are operational in the State of Karnataka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Outreach of Fixed Lines
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## OUTREACH OF FIXED LINES

## †2741. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  outreach  of  fixed  line  based  on  optical  fibre  in  the  country  is  quite  less  in comparison to developed countries and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has made any effort to extend the outreach of this facility and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  accountability  to  expedite  this  work  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No authentic information is available to the Government on the outreach of fixed lines based on optical fiber in other countries.
- (b) In  order  to  increase  the  broadband  adoptability,  Department  of  Telecommunications  (DoT) has published Centralized Right of Way (RoW) Policy 2016, which establishes the process for laying and  maintenance  of  underground  cable,  grant  of  permission  by  appropriate  authority,  dispute resolution  etc.  Further,  National  Digital  Communication  Policy  (NDCP),  2018  has  emphasized  on establishment of fiber network for expanding mobile and broadband connectivity across the country to create robust digital communications infrastructure.
- (c) Yes,  Sir.  DoT  has  already  started  monitoring  the  adaptation  of  centralized  RoW  policy  & optical fiber penetration in the telecom networks, under Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) program.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Internet as a Fundamental Right
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2739 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## INTERNET AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

## †2739. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make facility like internet a fundamental right and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by when it is likely to be done; and
- (b) the number of Gram Panchayats in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh that have been connected with optical fibre under the BharatNet Project?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Presently, there is no proposal to make facility like internet a fundamental right.
- (b) A total of 518 Gram Panchayats in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh have been connected with optical fibre under the BharatNet Project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Deportation of Indians
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2738 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## DEPORTATION OF INDIANS

## 2738.       SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Mexico has deported over 300 Indian nationals to India;
- (b) if so, the reasons behind this issue;
- (c) whether   the   Government   has   data   about   the   Indian   migrants illegally scattered across the world; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) A total of 311 Indian nationals were deported from Mexico in October 2019, as they had entered Mexico illegally i.e. without any valid travel documents.

(c) & (d) The Government comes to know about an Indian migrant staying   illegally   in   any   country   either   when   informed   by   the   host Government or when a complaint is made or assistance sought by an individual or his/ her friends or relatives. Many Countries do not share data on illegal migrants in their territories citing privacy laws. Hence, it is not possible for the government to have a database on Indians who have migrated abroad illegally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Joint Custody of Children
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

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

## LOK    S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2737

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 4 TH  DECEMBER, 2019. Joint Custody of Children

## 2737. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps/  framed  legislation  to facilitate the joint custody of children in a divorced family;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the steps proposed to be taken in this direction?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (c) The 20 th Law Commission of India in its 257 th Report titled on 'Reforms in Guardianship and Custody Laws in India" had, inter alia, recommended for amendments in the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890) and the Hindu  Minority  and  Guardianship  Act,  1956  (32  of  1956)  so  as  to  bring these  statutes  in  tune  with  the  modern  social  considerations.  As  the subject matter of the report relates to concurrent field subject, namely, Entry 5 of the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, comments/views of the State Governments and Union territory Administrations are invited in the matter.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Improving FDI Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2736. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 04 TH  DECEMBER, 2019.

## IMPROVING FDI POLICY

## 2736.  SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

वाणिज ्

## य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to improve the existing FDI Policy to promote foreign investment in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  extent  to  which  foreign  investment  is  likely  to  increase  as  a  result thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): Government  has  put  in  place  a  liberal  and  transparent  policy  for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), wherein most of the sectors are open to  FDI  under  the  automatic  route.  The  Government  reviews  the  FDI policy on an ongoing basis and makes changes from time to time, to ensure that India remains a attractive & investor friendly destination. It has been the endeavour of the Government to put in place an enabling and investor friendly  FDI policy.  The  intent  is  to  make  the  FDI  policy more  investor  friendly  and  remove  the  policy  bottlenecks  that  have been hindering investment inflows into the country.
- (b) & (c): Government  does  not  fix  targets  for  FDI  inflows  as  FDI  is  largely  a matter  of  private  business  decisions.  Government  of  India  has  put  in place a liberal and investor friendly FDI policy. FDI inflows depend on a host  of  factors  such  as  availability  of  natural  resource,  market  size, infrastructure  and  investment  climate  as  well  as  macro-economic stability and investment decision of foreign investors.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Support for India
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2733 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## SUPPORT FOR INDIA

## 2733.   SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :

- (a) the names of countries which have supported India's policies regarding Article 370 and 35A;
- (b) the names of countries which have opposed India's policies regarding Article 370 and 35A; and
- (c) the reaction of the Central Government against the countries that have opposed the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A and the steps taken in this regard along with the details?

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

(a) to (c) Consequent to Government's proactive outreach and briefing to the members of the international community on the facts relating to Jammu and Kashmir, countries have shown understanding that matters related to Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India, are internal to India. Countries have called on Pakistan to not allow its territory to be used for terrorism in any manner. They have also acknowledged that issues, if any, between India and Pakistan should be addressed bilaterally and peacefully.

Government has taken note of some statements made by China, Malaysia and Turkey on Jammu and Kashmir. Government's consistent position has been that the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral part of India. It has been conveyed that we expect these countries to not comment on the internal affairs of India; respect India's sovereignty and territorial integrity; and develop proper understanding of the issue.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Decline in Number of Customers of BSNL and MTNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2724 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## DECLINE IN NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS OF BSNL AND MTNL

## 2724. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  reasons  for  the  reported  decline  in  the  number  of  customers  of  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) during the last three years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  understand  and  rectify  drawbacks,  if  any, prevailing in the aforesaid Telecom companies and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to close the operation of these companies and promote their private counterparts and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Number of customers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) for the last three years is as under:

| S.   | PSU   | Number of customers (in crore) as on   | Number of customers (in crore) as on   | Number of customers (in crore) as on   |
|------|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| No.  |       | 31.03.2017                             | 31.03.2018                             | 31.03.2019                             |
| 1    | BSNL  | 11.51                                  | 12.41                                  | 12.69                                  |
| 2    | MTNL  | 0.71                                   | 0.69                                   | 0.67                                   |

Despite stiff competition, BSNL has managed to increase its customers.  However, there is marginal decline in the number of customers of MTNL.

- (b) BSNL and MTNL are incurring losses since 2009-10.  On the basis of their financial performance, BSNL and MTNL were classified by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as 'Incipient sick CPSE' in 2017 in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and initiated the process  for  preparation  of  restructuring/revival  plan  for  BSNL/MTNL.  A  comprehensive  revival  plan  for BSNL/MTNL has since been approved by the Cabinet on 23.10.2019 which inter-alia, includes reduction in staff cost through voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), administrative allotment of spectrum to BSNL/MTNL for  providing  4G  services,  monetization  of  assets  of  BSNL/MTNL,  debt  restructuring  through  sovereign guarantee bonds and in-principle approval for merger of BSNL and MTNL.
- (c) At present, there is no proposal to close the operations of BSNL and MTNL.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Theft of Personal Data by Mobile Application
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2723

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.12.2019

## THEFT OF PERSONAL DATA BY MOBILE APPLICATION

## 2723.  SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state?

- (a)    whether the Government has received any complaints pertaining to theft of  private / personal data by the Android/ I-phone mobile applications in the country;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof and the action taken/being taken by the Government thereon; and
- (c)   other precautionary measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Proliferation of mobile/smart phones and related applications in all areas is growing in the country. Propagation of malicious mobile applications targeting mobile phones are being reported globally. Such malicious applications could be used for stealing data from infected mobile phones for further misuse by cyber criminals.
- (a) and (c): Government has taken several measures to check malicious apps and enable users to protect their mobile phones. These, inter alia , include
- (i) Alerts and advisories about the threats and vulnerabilities affecting mobile phones along  with  countermeasures  are  being  issued  regularly  by  the  Indian  Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In).
- (ii) Security  tips  have  been  published  to  enable  users  to  secure  their  mobile/smart phones by CERT-In
- (iii) Government  has  operationalised  the  Cyber  Swachhta  Kendra  (CSK)  to  enable detection and cleaning of malicious code including from mobile / smart phones.
- (iv) Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology regularly conducts programs to generate information security awareness. Tips for users about information security including securing mobile phones are disseminated through websites like 'www.infosecawareness.in', 'www.cert-in.org.in' and

'www.cyberswachhtakendra.gov.in'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2722 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Law Commission
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Arjun Singh

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

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2722 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## LAW COMMISSION

## 2722.SHRI ARJUN SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has gone through the recommendations of the Law Commission in their 277th Report on Wrongful Prosecution (Miscarriage  of Justice)-Legal Remedies  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has accepted the recommendations made by the Law Commission in the aforementioned Report; and
- (c)if so, the steps taken in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a)  to  (c):The  Law  Commission  of  India  has  submitted  its  277 th Report  on Wrongful  Prosecution  (Miscarriage  of  Justice):  Legal  Remedies  on 30/08/2019 to the Government of India. The Ministry of Home Affairs has stated that the Law Commission of India has recommended compensation to persons wrongfully prosecuted. Since the Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure are in the concurrent list in the 7 th schedule of the  Constitution  of  India,  the  comments  of  State  governments/  Union Territory (UT) Administration on the recommendations made by the Law Commission have been sought on 16.10.2018 and followed by reminder
- dated 28.02.2019 and 29.07.2019.