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Lok Sabha Question No. 1480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Environmental Damage from Mobile Towers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1480 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE FROM MOBILE TOWERS

## †1480. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  assess  the  damage  caused  to  the environment by mobile towers;

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

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c) Sir,  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  (IMC),  setup  in  2010  to  examine  the  effect  of Electro Magnetic Field (EMF) Radiation from Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs)  and mobile phones, after  examining  various  national  and  international  studies  on  the  environmental  and  health  related concerns due to EMF, had, inter-alia, indicated that most of the laboratory studies were unable to find a direct link between exposure to radio frequency radiation and health; and the scientific studies as yet have not been able to confirm a cause and effect relationship between radio frequency radiation and health.

Also,  a  committee,  constituted  by  Hon'ble  High  Court  Allahabad  including  Members  from IITs  of  Kharagpur,  Kanpur,  Delhi,  Roorkee,  Bombay  and  from  other  scientific  institutions  of  the country  including  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  and  All  India  Institute  of  Medical Science (AIIMS) Delhi, in their report submitted in 2014, has, inter-alia, noted - ' ...On the basis of scientific evidences ,  studies  and  reports  available,  it  has  been  found  that  there  is  no  conclusive evidence about the stated dangers of EMF radiation from mobile BTS tower.. .' The Committee has noted that ' there are no conclusive evidence to establish any causal link between the effect of EMF radiation  from  BTS  with  biological  effects  described  in  cell  models,  animals  or  humans,  and  any possible resulting health effects .'

Further,  a  joint  initiative  has  been  launched  by  Science  and  Engineering  Research  Board (SERB) under Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Department of Telecommunications (DoT), wherein nineteen research proposals, have already been initiated to study possible impact of EMF exposure  from  mobile  towers  and  handsets on  life.  i.e.  Humans,  Living  Organisms,  Flora  & Fauna and Environment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Railway Projects in Jharkhand
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Annpurna Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1479 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN JHARKHAND

†1479. SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number of railway projects approved by the Government in Jharkhand  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  details  of those projects;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  projects  out  of  above  on  which  work  has already been started; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated/utilized  for  the  projects  on which work has started during each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1479 BY SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA  ON  27.11.2019  REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN JHARKHAND

(a) to (c): Presently, Railways have taken up 30 railway projects of New line/Doubling falling fully/partly in the State of Jharkhand at total cost of ₹ 40,020  crore.  These  projects  consist  of  14  New  Line  projects  having length of 1,463 Km with aggregate cost of ₹ 25,535 crore and 16 Doubling projects having length of 1,145 Km with aggregate cost of ₹ 14,485 crore.

Out of above projects, 10 projects (5 new line projects  having length of 299  Km  with  aggregate  cost  of ₹ 6,470  crore  and  5  doubling  projects having length of 202 Km with aggregate cost of ₹ 3,339 crore) have been included in last three years (2016-2019).

Details of projects including funds allotted/utilized are available in public domain  on  Indian  Railways  website  i.e.  www.indianrailways.gov.in  > Ministry of Railways > Railway Board > About Indian Railways > Railway Board Directorates > Finance (Budget).

Review  of  256  throughput  enhancement  projects  has  been  carried  out and with focused approach, the projects have been prioritized into Super Critical Projects (58 nos.), Critical Projects (68 nos.) and other throughput enhancement projects (130 nos.)

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Presently, the balance length of Super Critical Projects is 2,347 Km, 5676 km  of  Critical  Projects  and  9,703  Km  for  other  Projects.  The  throwforward for these projects is of the order of ₹ 1.84 lakh crore and all out sincere  and  focused  approach  is  being  adopted  by  Railways  for  quick execution of projects so as to get early returns to Railways.

For capacity enhancement projects, etc. institutional financing has been done by arranging loan of ₹ 1.5 lakh crore, which has increased Railways' capacity for committed fund provision for essential projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Train from Bhavnagar to Haridwar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1477

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

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## TRAIN FROM BHAVNAGAR TO HARIDWAR

†1477. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  a  train  from Bhavnagar in Gujarat to Haridwar  so as to connect the whole of Saurashtra to the religious place;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  suggestion/proposal from any people's representative or other quarters in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the action taken on the suggestions received along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d):  Requests for introduction of a train between Bhavnagar and Haridwar have been received including that from the  Hon'ble  Member of  Parliament.  These have been examined, but owing to operational from Bhavnagar  including  that  between  Bhavnagar  &  Haridwar,  have  not been found feasible, at present.  However, introduction of trains is an ongoing process on Indian Railways, subject to operational feasibility and resource constraints, introduction of additional trains and commercial justification.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: New Rail Lines in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## NEW RAIL LINES IN RAJASTHAN

## †1474. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to lay new railway lines in several parts of the country including Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  proposals  of  various  States  regarding  new  railway lines are under consideration of the Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  &  (b):  Presently,  Indian  Railway  have  taken  up  188  New  Lines Projects  of  total  length  21,295  Km  and  costing ` 3.87  lakh  crore, which are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution.

These includes 11 New Line Projects falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan of total length 1237.86 km and costing ` 15,303 crore. Out  of  which  68.94  Km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an expenditure of ` 1543.24 crore 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.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: CCTV Cameras
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1470

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## CCTV CAMERAS

1470. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR. SU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the funds allocated to Southern Railway for the fitting, installation and commissioning of CCTV cameras in various railway stations in the Tamil Nadu during the last five years, year-wise;

(b) whether all railway stations in Tamil Nadu are under CCTV camera surveillance; and

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

## ANSWER

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

(a): The funds allocated to Southern Railway for providing Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in various railway stations in Tamil Nadu during last five years are:-

| Year    | Fund allocation   |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2015-16 | ` 8.26 Crore      |
| 2016-17 | ` 22.14 Crore     |
| 2017-18 | ` 1.59 Crore      |
| 2018-19 | ` 1.59 Crore      |
| 2019-20 | ` 19.54 Crore     |

(b)  and  (c):  At  present  19  railway  stations  in  Tamil  Nadu  have  been provided with CCTV  surveillance system. Provision of CCTV  at remaining  railway  stations  is  targeted  to  be  completed  by  March, 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Data Protection Law
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1468

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.11.2019

## DATA PROTECTION LAW

## 1468 .  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to prevent the falling of supersensitive and personal data into the hands of unscrupulous elements and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Justice Srikrishna Committee on data protection has submitted its report and if so, the details and the major recommendation thereof;
- (c) whether the committee has identified thirteen categories of sensitive and personal data and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to protect the same; and
- (e) the reasons for delay in enacting law pertaining to data protection?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a):      Yes,  Sir.    At  present  the  Information  Technology  Act,  2000  has  provisions  for protection of sensitive personal data, wherein section 43A provides for privacy and security of  Sensitive  Personal  data.    Further, to  strengthen  the  protection  of  personal  data,  the Government constituted a committee of experts on data protection, chaired by Justice (Retd.) B.N.  Srikrishna,  Supreme  Court  of  India  to  look  into  all  aspects  relating  to  personal  data protection. The committee gave its report, along with draft Personal Data Protection Bill on 27 th July,  2018.
- (b):    Yes,  Sir.  The  Report  &  the  Draft  Bill  of  the  Srikrishna  Committee  are  available  at: https://meity.gov.in/data-protection-framework.
- (c):    The  Committee  in  the  referred  draft  Bill  proposes  definitions  and  short  list  sensitive personal data under section 3(29) and 3(35) respectively.
- (d) and (e):  Wide consultations were held on the draft bill and open feedback was solicited on the contents of the bill. These are currently being processed and it is proposed to table the bill in Parliament.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: FTA with ASEAN
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1467 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th NOVEMBER, 2019

## FTA WITH ASEAN

## 1467.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether, considering the India's economic interest and regional priorities, India  has opted to stay away from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and its likely impact on the Indian domestic market;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to review the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Japan, South K orea and ASEAN countries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether India is exploring the trade agreement possibilities with America and European Union; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government i n this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (b): During the 3 rd RCEP Leaders Summit which was held on 4 November, 2019 in Bangkok, India stated that the current structure of RCEP did not reflect the RCEP Guiding Principles or address the outstanding issues and concerns of India, in the light of which India did not join RCEP.
- (c) to (d): India has sought review of its existing trade agreements with both ASEAN and Japan.  However, 8 rounds of negotiations have been held with South Korea for upgrading of the existing Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
- (e) to (f): India and the European Union have held 8 stock taking level meetings since the resumption of their negotiations in 2016 on a proposed Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA).
Lok Sabha Question No. 1465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Surveillance of Calls
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1465 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## SURVEILLANCE OF CALLS

## 1465. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government proposes to monitor and put surveillance in all calls from landline and mobile service and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether such surveillances will protect the users from spyware and or third party hackers; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to protect telecom users from spyware and hackers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No Sir. There is no such proposal with Government to monitor and to put under surveillance all calls from landline and mobile service.
- (b) In view of the answer at (a) above, the question does not arise.
- (c) Legal  provisions  exist  in  Indian  Telegraph  Act  1885  under  Sections  5(2),  7(2)(b)  and  26 regarding  making  away  with  or  altering  or  unlawfully  intercepting  or  disclosing    message,  or divulging purport of signals. Sections 43, 43A, 66 of Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 provide for  dealing  with  civil  contraventions  for  crimes  related  to  spyware  and  hackers.  Government  has mandated the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), under the Unified License, to ensure protection of privacy of communication.

The  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  is  tracking  cyber  threats affecting users and issuing advisories  to users regarding best practices to be followed for protection of  information  and  securing  computers  and  mobile  devices.  Department  of  Telecommunications (DoT) has conducted a proof of concept to establish Telecom Security Operation Centre to secure the telecom network and its users.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Project for Promotion of e-Governance
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1464

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.11.2019

## PROJECT FOR PROMOTION OF E-GOVERNANCE

## 1464.    SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) the  names  and  details  of  ongoing  projects  implemented  by  the  Government  to promote             e-Governance in the rural areas of the country; and
- (b) the  details  of  such  projects  implemented  by  the  Union  Government  to  promote  eGovernance in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE)

(a) and (b): Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India is implementing following projects to promote e-Governance in the rural areas of the country including state of Rajasthan:-

-  Common Services  Centre  (CSC): MeitY  has  initiated  a  project  namely  'Common Services  Centre  (CSC)  2.0'  in  August,  2015  under  Digital  India  Programme,  which envisages setting up of at least one CSC at Gram Panchayat (GP) to cover all the 2.5 lakh  GPs  across  the  country.  Common  Services  Centres  are  internet  enabled  centres operated by local entrepreneur, called Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) and provide eServices to rural citizens. Over 350 digital services are being offered by these CSCs. The number of functional CSCs (Urban & Rural) across the Country is 3.63 Lakh, out of which 2.62 Lakh CSCs are functional at Gram Panchayat level. With respect to State of  Rajasthan,  as  on  30 th September,  2019,  the  number  of  functional  CSCs  (Urban  & Rural) across the state is 15,983 CSCs, of which 11,173 CSCs are functional at Gram Panchayat level.
-  Digital Village: MeitY has also initiated the 'Digital Village Pilot Project' in October, 2018. 700 Gram Panchayats(GPs)/ villages with atleast one Gram Panchayat/village per District per State/UT are being covered across the country. The digital services being offered  are  Digital  Health  Services  (Tele-Health  &  Tele-Veterinary  consultation), Education Service (NIELIT courses on BCC/CCC,  Tally), Financial Inclusion Awareness Programme, Skill Development, Solar panel powered street lights including Government  to  Citizens  Services  (G2C),  Business  to  Citizen  (B2C)  Services.  The project  is  covering  atleast  one  Gram  Panchayat/Village  from  33  districts  of  the Rajasthan for implementation under Digital Village Pilot Project.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Scheme for Government Employees
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Janardan Mishra

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1463

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019)

## SCHEME FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

## †1463. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to fulfil the medical and education related necessities of Government employees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):      According  to  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  to  fulfil  medical  related necessities of Government servant, Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) was started in 1954 for providing comprehensive medical care facilities to serving/retired Central Government employees  and  their  families.    CGHS  facilities  are  admissible  to  all  the  Central  Government Servants who are paid their salary/pension from the civil estimates of the Central Government and having their place of residence in an area covered by a CGHS Wellness Centre.  CGHS was started  in  Delhi  in  1954  and  has  now  been  extended  to  70  other  cities  across  the  country. Wherever  CGHS  is  not  available,  Central  Government  serving  employees  are  governed  by Central Service (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944.

Further, to enhance the educational level, a Government employee is permitted to avail Study  Leave  upto  24  months  in  his  entire  service  and  36  months  for  Central  Health  Scheme officers.  Similar  facility  is  also  available  under  AIS  (Study  Leave)  Regulations,  1960  for  AIS officers.

- (c):    Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Stoppage at Yeola Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1462

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## STOPPAGE AT YEOLA STATION

†1462. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  to  provide  stoppage  of Pune-Jammu  Tawi  Jhelum  Express  and  any  other  train  at  Yeola railway station;
- (b) if so, the date on which the survey was conducted; and
- (c) the outcome of the survey?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): No, Sir. However, the matter relating to provision of stoppage of additional trains at Yeola  has been examined but has neither been found  operationally  feasible  nor  commercially  justified,  at  present. However,  the  existing  04  pairs  of  trains  serving  Yeola  station  are adequately catering to the needs of the passengers of this station.

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