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Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Contracts Under Make in India
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, PRABHATSINH PRATAPSINH CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.20

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## CONTRACTS UNDER MAKE IN INDIA

## 20. SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI  P.P. CHAUHAN:

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

- (a) the number of contracts signed by the Indian Armed Forces under the 'Make in India' programme during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  details  of  the  projects  and  the  names  of  the  companies  which  have  been awarded the same;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that the defence manufacturing sector has the potential to fulfil the vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister under the above programme; and
- (d) if so, the sectors under Indian Armed Forces which are working towards making PM's vision come true, along with details of the projects under implementation?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): Capital procurement of defence equipment is carried out as per the  extant  Defence  Procurement  Procedure  (DPP).    DPP-2016  focuses  on institutionalizing, streamlining and simplifying defence procurement procedure to give a boost to the 'Make in India' initiative of the Government of India, by promoting indigenous design, development and manufacturing of  defence  equipment,  platforms,  systems  and  sub-systems.    Ministry  of Defence is committed to the objectives of DPP-2016 and is taking all steps necessary to realize these objectives.

During the last three years and current year (upto June, 2018) out of total 168 contracts, 106 contracts have been signed with Indian vendors for procurement of defence equipment for Armed Forces such as Helicopters, Radar, Ballistic Helmets, Artillery Guns, Simulators, Missiles, Bullet Proof Jackets, Electronic Fuzes, and ammunition. Government has also promulgated the policy of Strategic Partnership in the Defence Sector which encourages participation of the private sector in manufacture of major defence platforms and equipment in four selected segments  viz.  Submarines,  Fighter  Aircraft,  Helicopters  and  Armoured Fighting vehicles / Tanks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Banking Frauds Related To Aadhaar
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 19

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## BANKING FRAUDS RELATED TO AADHAAR

## 19. KUMARI   SUSHMITA DEV:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  increasing  number  of  cases  involving Aadhaar related banking frauds;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  Aadhaar  related  banking  frauds  reported  during  the  last  three years; and
- (c) the details of steps taken by the Government to avoid the recurrence of such Aadhaar related frauds?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S. S. AHLUWALIA)

(a), (b) and (c): As per information received from Reserve bank of India (RBI),  the data on total number of cases involving Aadhaar  related  banking frauds is  not specifically captured and therefore, not available.

RBI, NPCI, and Banks are undertaking adequate risk mitigation & consumer protection measures to minimize the occurrence of frauds in digital payments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Rural BPO Scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  18

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 18.07.2018

## RURAL BPO SCHEME

## 18.     SHRIMATI  K. MARAGATHAM:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  mulling  to  expand  the  scope  of  its  rural  BPO  scheme, under  which  more  than  35,000  of  the  total  of  48,300  seats  have  been  allotted,  to encourage greater participation of women; if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that the Government is considering to explore schemes which would allow women to carry out BPO work from home; and
- (c)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S.S AHLUWALIA)

(a): Yes, Madam.  Government has launched India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) and North East  BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS) under Digital  India programme with the aim to incentivize setting up of BPO/ ITeS operations across the country, particularly in small  town/  cities,  to  create  employment  opportunities  and  promote  industry  dispersal. Total 48,300 seats under IBPS and 5000 seats under NEBPS have been planned.  These schemes provide financial support up to ₹ 1  lakh per seat in the form of Viability Gap Funding  (VGF)  towards  Capital  and  Operational  expenses  for  a  period  of  3  years. Additionally,  the  schemes  have  some  special  incentives  including  that  for  promoting employment to women.  Presently 38,555 seats in IBPs and 2,185 seats in NEBPS have been allocated.

BPO  operations  are  set-up  mainly  based  on  techno-commercial  considerations.  As  an ongoing exercise, based on feedback the scheme is revised from time to time addressing issues to have greater industry participation including that of women.

- (b): No, Madam.
- (c): Does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 17 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Space Technology
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

- 17.

## (a) & (b)

127 projects have been taken up by ISRO, which emerged out of National Meet deliberations organized at New Delhi in September 2015. These projects are being executed in association with various Central Ministries/ Departments in the

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.17

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018

## SPACE TECHNOLOGY

- SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Indian  Space  Research  Organization  (ISRO)  is providing space technology to Government departments in 126 areas to help them work on projects effectively and efficiently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  156  areas  were  identified  where  ISRO  could  provide space  technology solutions to fast track projects; and
- (d)
- 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):

areas of Natural Resources Management, Planning, Monitoring & Decision Making and Disaster Risk Reduction. Considerable progress  has  been  achieved  in  these  projects  in  terms  of mobile applications and decision support systems for enabling efficient technique development, development of web/ governance and development.

## (c) & (d)

158 project proposals across 58 Central Ministries/Departments were deliberated during the National Meet for enhanced utilisation of Space Technology in Governance and Development.  Out  of these,  127 proposals, formulated as projects,  have  made  considerable  progress.  31  proposals  are under different stages of discussions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 15 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Integrated Legal Division
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, NAGARAJAN P.

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.15

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 18 TH JULY, 2018

## Integrated Legal Division

## 15. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN SHRI P. NAGARAJAN :

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to create/set up an Integrated Legal Division (ILD) in all the Ministries and Departments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the aims and objectives behind setting up of the ILD in all the departments;
- (d) the total expenditure likely to be incurred yearly by setting up the proposed ILD; and
- (e) the decision taken by the Government on the submitted proposal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P.  CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to  (e)  :  The  Government  intends  to  set  up    Integrated  Legal  Divisions    to  be  manned  by Indian Legal Service (ILS) Officers,  in different Ministries/Departments as per grouping,  on functional  basis  with  the  objective  that  assistance  on  matters  relating  to  Legal  Advice  and legislative  drafting    is  readily  available  to  them.  The    proposal  is  being  firmed  up  for obtaining  approval of the Competent Authority. The  expenditure likely to be incurred in implementing this proposal will depend upon the  number of ILS Officers approved for being posted to Ministries/Departments or clusters thereof.
Lok Sabha Question No. 14 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Network Coverage
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 14 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th   JULY, 2018

## NETWORK COVERAGE

14. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide the network coverage details to the customers and has launched a Portal in this regard; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (b) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  observed  that  consumers find it difficult to take informed decision for selection of a service provider in absence of vital  information  about  network  coverage.  To  facilitate  the  consumers  and  various stakeholders, TRAI has launched a Coverage Map Portal (www.coveragemap.trai.gov.in)  for  two  Licensed  Service  Areas  (Delhi  and  Madhya Pradesh) on 31 st  May, 2018 on pilot basis.

This  web-based  portal  shall  provide  visualization  of  network  coverage  of  all Telecom Service  Providers  (TSPs) for their  respective  LSAs.  On  this  interactive  user friendly  portal,  users  shall  be  able  to  select  various  options  like  location,  Indoor  / Outdoor, TSP, Technology (2G/3G/4G), Voice / Data to know the coverage provided by particular  TSP  at  the  location  of  their  interest.  Also,  users  shall  be  able  to  compare TSPs based on coverage and signal strength or no coverage area, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 13 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Data Protection And Privacy
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 13

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## DATA PROTECTION  AND PRIVACY

## 13.     SHRI SHIVKUMAR  UDASI:

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

- (a) whether the United Nations (UN) has urged India to strengthen its data protection and privacy policies and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken adequate steps to ensure data privacy of network users and If do, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to enact a legislation for data privacy, strict cyber disclosure norms and curtailing security breaches and if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said legislation is likely to be enacted?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a):     No, Sir.
- (b):      The  government  has  issued  the  Information  Technology  (Reasonable  security practices  &  procedures  &  sensitive  personal  data  or  Information)  Rules  2011  which seeks to ensure the data privacy of the network users.
- (c):        Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  constituted  a  Committee  of  Experts  under chairmanship of Justice  Shri  B  N  Srikrishna,  Former  Judge,    Supreme  Court  of  India vide  its  Office  memorandum  number  3(6)/2017-CLES  dated  31st July  2017.  The committee's work is in progress. The committee is in the final stages of preparing its report,  &  has  been  requested  to  submit  a  report  on  'Data  Protection  Framework'  as expeditiously as possible. On receipt of the report from the committee is received, steps will be taken thereafter to enact a suitable legislation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 9 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Specialized Defence Procurement Organization
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.9

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## SPECIALIZED DEFENCE PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION

## 9. SHRI  ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether in order to streamline the arms purchase and production in the country, Government is going to set up a specialized defence procurement organization;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared the proposal to set up such organisation;
- (d) if so, the time by which the organisation is likely to take shape; and
- (e) the benefits likely to be derived after setting up this organisation and the extent to which armed forces are likely to get arms and ammunition in time?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (e): The existing defence procurement organization and procedures have been established with the objective of ensuring that the Armed Forces are  suitably  equipped  to  meet  all  security  challenges.    A  number  of measures have been taken to streamline defence procurement and also to promote indigenization in the defence sector.  Government shall continue to  take  steps  to  ensure  that  the  defence  procurement  structures  and systems are suitably strengthened to secure national security objectives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Halt at Swaroopganj in Sirohi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

HALT AT SWAROOPGANJ IN SIROHI

- † 8.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to provide a halt at Swaroopganj  in  Sirohi  district  of  small  distance  express  train  intercity Ajmer-Ahmedabad-Ajmer  (19411/19412),  which  was  started  on  22  April, 2013 as there are around 100 villages having a population of 25,000 people and the means of road transport are very expensive and inconvenient; and
- (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be provided and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b) No, Madam. Stoppage of 19411/19412 Ahmedabad-Ajmer Intercity Express (Daily) at Swarupganj is not feasible, at present, due to operational  constraints.  Besides,  there  is  no  commercial  justification  for the same.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 7 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: H1-B Visa
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

7. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been no major change in the H1-B visa policy by the US and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether changes made are meant to enforce existing rules strictly and to stop the programme's misuse and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has been keeping a close eye on the issue and is in touch with all the stakeholders to protect the interest of Indian techies and employers in the US; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) & (b) In the current (115th) Congress, seven Bills relating to H-1B visa programme have been introduced by individual Congressmen and Senators. However, so far, none of these Bills have been passed.

On the Executive side, on 18 April 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled "Buy American and Hire American', which requires different arms of the U.S. Administration   to   suggest   reforms   to   the   H-1B   visa   programme.   This   process   is   still underway. The US Administration has also taken some steps towards stricter enforcement and prevention of abuse of the work visa programmes. These include, inter alia, issue of memos by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on clarification relating to multiple H1B filings; placing the burden on the petitioner to demonstrate that the beneficiary is employed in a third-party worksite for a specific assignment in a specialty occupation; applying the   same level of scrutiny to both petitions and extension requests; a more targeted approach to combating visa fraud and abuse; preventing misuse of H-1B visa process by employers against U.S. workers; and policy guidance on 'H-1B computer related positions'.

(c) & (d) Government of India has closely engaged with the U.S. Administration and the Congress on all issues relating to movement of Indian professionals including under the H-1B visa programme. In our engagements, we have emphasized that this has been a mutually-beneficial partnership which should be nurtured. Indian skilled professional have contributed to the growth and development of the U.S. economy and have helped the U.S. retain its competitive edge and innovation advantage.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.7

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## H1-B VISA
Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Monitoring of Natural Resources
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## a) & b)

No proposal has been received by ISRO/DOS for use of satellite for  monitoring  of  internal  security.  However,  satellite  data  is being used by ISRO/ DOS and various stakeholder Ministries and Departments for mapping and monitoring of natural resources in the  areas  of  agriculture,  land  &  water  resources,  bio  and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018

MONITORING OF NATURAL RESOURCES

5. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state

- :
- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal for use of  satellite  and  space  science  for  monitoring  of  internal security and natural resources;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has also received proposal for the formation of space security team in this regard; and
- (d) 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):

oceanic resources. Some of the major national projects include - land use and land cover mapping, agricultural and horticultural inventory, wasteland inventory, watershed development, mapping  of  surface  and  ground  water  resources,  snow  and glacier inventory, forest cover and biodiversity mapping, command areas development, mapping of mangroves and coral reefs, potential fishing zone forecasting and inland aquaculture.

- c) of space security team.
2. d)

ISRO/DOS has also not received any proposal for the formation Does not arise. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Facilitation of Research Scholars
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/7/2018

## FACILITATION OF RESEARCH SCHOLARS

4. SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ A´ÉÆ |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to research funding agencies in the Ministry to revise guidelines for reduction in the file processing time of research proposals to facilitate research scholars in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has also set up research grievance cell in the Ministry to listen and deal with the issues relating to research scholars in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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(bÉ. c­ÉÇ ´ÉvÉÇxÉ)

(a) & (b):  No Madam, Government has not issued any formal guidelines. However, Ministry of Science & Technology has taken initiatives to reduce the file processing time of research proposals to facilitate researchers.  Various  Departments  of  the  Ministry  have  their  own  online  portals  for  receiving  and processing  the  research  proposals  to  reduce  the  file  processing  time.  The  Science  &  Engineering Research Board (SERB), major extramural research support agency of the Ministry has implemented online system serbonline.in for submission of research proposals, application for fellowships, international  travel  grant,  conducting  seminar,  symposia  or  various  other  schemes  as  announced  by SERB from time to time. This online system covers various stages from submission of proposals to their evaluation and fund release for approved proposals.

This online submission processes following the digital India mission has helped the Ministry to curtail the research proposal processing time.

(c) & (d): The Government of India has set up a grievance cell under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The grievances received, on the portals of various departments of Ministry of Science and Technology from DARPG, PMO, President Secretariat, through direct mode etc. are redressed within the stipulated time frame work. The grievances of the research scholars who are beneficiary of various schemes of Ministry of Science and Technology are promptly disposed of through this grievance cell.

Over and above, DST has also setup a call center under INSPIRE program to resolve the queries of the research students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Indigenous Bulletproof Jacket
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## INDIGENOUS BULLETPROOF JACKET

## 3. SHRI  P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether an Indian scientist has designed indigenous bulletproof jacket;
- (b) if so, whether the Ministry has approved it; and
- (c) if so, the details in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

j{kk ea=h

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(a) to (c): Yes,  Madam.   Defence  Research  &  Development Organisation (DRDO)  Lab,  Defence  Materials  and  Stores  Research  &  Development Establishment  (DMSRDE),  Kanpur  developed  Indigenous  Bullet Proof Jacket  with  weight  approximately  11.5  Kg  Class  based  on  Army  General Staff Quality Requirement (GSQR) 1438 and Technology has been transferred to Indian industries.

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