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Lok Sabha Question No. 1272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: RUB at Sodepur Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## RUB AT SODEPUR STATION

1272.  PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of  RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received request from various levels for  construction  of  a  6  metre  width  RUB  at  Sodepur  Railway Station of Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (c) the reasons for not constructing a 6 metre width RUB; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  will  give  priority  to  the  requests  of Members of Parliament and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (d):  No  request  has  been  received  for  construction  of  6  metre wide Road Under Bridge (RUB) at Sodepur Railway Station of Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway. However, request has been received for widening of Subway from 3 metre to 6 metre. The request for widening of Subway from 3 metre to 6 metre could not be considered due to acute crises of  space  and  presence  of  obligatory  structures  at  both  ends  of  Sodepur

- Station Platforms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Restrictions on Development Works
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1271

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2018

## RESTRICTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT WORKS

1271.  DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

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

- (a) whether the  Government is  considering  the proposal  received  from the  Services regarding imposition of restrictions on development works around the land of Navy and Air Force and finalising a list of properties in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the issue is hanging on fire since long and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether peoples representatives from Mumbai had several meetings with Defence Ministry for finalising the list of properties where development works could be done;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the list is likely to be finalised and released; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

A    N    S    W    E    R MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE र  ा रा य मं ी (डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) & (b): A  proposal  on  the  subject  has  been  received  in  the  Ministry. The matter requires due diligence in order to ensure balancing the security imperatives of defence establishments with development works, necessitating deliberations with all stakeholders, to finalize an approach.

(c) to (e): Yes,  Madam.    Public  representatives  from  Mumbai  have  had meetings with Ministry of defence at various levels.

Revision  of  NoC  guidelines  is  under  deliberation  in  the  Ministry  of Defence in consultation with the Services and Coast Guard.  The matter is being  monitored  at  the  highest  level  in  the  Ministry  to  ensure  that  the security of defence establishments does not get jeopardized while accommodating development needs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Purchase of Spares for An-32
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1270

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2018

## PURCHASE OF SPARES FOR AN-32

1270.  SHRI  JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) whether the Indian Government tried to find out the movement of funds to the tune of  US$  2.7 million deposited  in Noor Islamic  Bank  in  Dubai in  Global  Marketing  SP Ltd., account in connection with the alleged kickbacks given to Indian Defence officials in purchase of spares for military transport aircraft An-32; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

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(a) & (b): No, Madam.  The Question does not arise.  In fact, the Embassy of  Ukraine in  India  has  forwarded  a  request  to Government  of  India from National  Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine through Prosecutor General's Office  of  Ukraine  for  legal  assistance  in  investigation  of  a  criminal  case filed  against  officials  of  one  of  the  State  owned  enterprise  of  Ukrainian Government.    This  is  as  per  the  International  Treaty  between  India  and Ukraine.  This request contains a list of questions to be answered.  There are  no  allegations  against  officials  of  this  Ministry  /  Indian  Air  Force. Government of India has only been requested to render legal assistance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Telecommunication Facilities in Lakshadweep
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

## DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th   JULY, 2018

## TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN LAKSHADWEEP

## 1269. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  improve  Telecommunications  and Broadband facilities in Lakshadweep;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this  regard  and  the  result  achieved thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b) Yes, the details are as follows
- i.  Augmentation of Satellite bandwidth from 102 Mbps to 318 Mbps
- ii.  Augmentation  of  2G  Mobile  Coverage  with  EDGE  Technology  by  adding  10 towers.
- iii.  BharatNet  project  is  being  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  for  providing broadband connectivity  to  all  the  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  (approx.  2,50,000)  in the country including Lakshadweep.
- (c) Action taken in this regard and the result achieved
- i. Augmentation  of  Satellite  bandwidth  from  102  Mbps  to  318  Mbps  -  Bandwidth augmented to 358 Mbps.
- ii. Augmentation of 2G Mobile Coverage with EDGE Technology has been complete by installing and commissioning of 10 towers.
- iii. An MoU has been signed with Lakshadweep Administration for implementation of the BharatNet in the Union Territory in 10 GPs. BSNL is implementing the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Electrification of Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KHAN SAUMITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## ELECTRIFICATION OF TRACKS

1268. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  electrification  of  the  track  between  Masagram/Sehara Bazar to Bankura and Arom Bankura to Sehara Bazar has been completed;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  whether  there  is  any  proposal  for  doubling  of  the  line between  the  above  two  stations  or  the  stretch  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) the number of projects being considered in this stretch; and
- (e) the  time  by  which  the  work  between  Bishnupur  to  Tarakeswar line is likely to be completed?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1268 BY SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  25.07.2018  REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF TRACKS

- (a) & (b)  No, Madam.   Masagram/Sehara Bazar to Bankura section is part of new work for electrification of un-electrified sections of 13675 route kilometers (108 sections) included in Budget 2018-19 which will be  taken  up  for  execution  after  requisite  sanctions.    There  is  no railway line between Arom Bankura to Sehara Bazar. (c) At present, there is no proposal for doubling of the section falling between Masagram/Sehara Bazar to Bankura section. At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  of  railway  project  of  new  line,
- (d) doubling and gauge conversion in this stretch.
- (e) So far Bishnupur-Mayonapur (22 Km) and TarakeshwarArambagh-Goghat (34 Km) sections of Tarakeshwar-Bishnupur (82Km) new  line  project  have  been  commissioned.    However,  execution  of remaining Kamarpukur -Mayonapur (20.35Km) and GoghatKamarpukur  (5.5Km)  sections  are  held  up  due  to  non-acquisition  of requisite  land  from  the  State  Government  of  West  Bengal.    As  such target date of completion of this project is not fixed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Business in IT Sector
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1263

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 25.07.2018

## BUSINESS IN IT SECTOR

## 1263.    SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a) whether the business in IT sector has increased manifold;
- (b) if so, the annual increase in IT business on an average in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether employment opportunities in the said sector have also been generated as per the said increase; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Yes, Sir.   The IT-BPM sector has grown manifold, according to Industry body NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies),  from  revenue  of about USD 1.0 Billion in 1980-1990 to about USD 78 Billion in 2000-2010 to about USD 167 Billion in FY 2017-18. The annual increase in IT business on an average in the country during the last three years and the current year is given below:

| Year     |   USD in Billions | Growth   |
|----------|-------------------|----------|
| 2017-18E |               167 | ~ 8%     |
| 2016-17  |               154 | 7.8%     |
| 2015-16  |               143 | 8.5%     |
| 2014-15  |               132 | 8.3%     |

(c) and (d): Yes,  Sir.  The  industry  has  generated  increased  employment  opportunity proportionately, NASSCOM estimates that from  about 60,000 employees in 1980-1990 to about  3,40,000  in  2000-2010  to  about  39,68,000  employees  in  FY  2017-18.    Besides,  the Government initiatives such as Common Service Centres (CSCs), BPO Promotion schemes, Electronic Manufacturing, Digital Payments, and Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan have generated over 16 lakh additional jobs over the last two years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Aadhaar For Homeless
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, MOHAMMAD SALIM, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1262

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## AADHAAR FOR HOMELESS

## 1262.   SHRI KIRTI AZAD: SHRI MOHD. SALIM: SHRI MD.  BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

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

- (a)  whether  a  large  number of homeless people/people without a residential address across the country could not be issued Aadhaar number so far;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government plans to provide Aadhaar number to such people; and
- (d) if so, the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d): Enrolment  for  Aadhaar  is  done  for  all  residents  of  the  country  including homeless  people.

Section 5 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 inter-alia provides that the authority (UIDAI) shall take special  measures  to  issue  Aadhaar  number  to  persons  who  do  not  have  any  permanent dwelling house. Accordingly, UIDAI has provided facility to enrol such persons who do not possess  any  of  the  required  supporting  documents  through  a  pre-designated  introducer, identified and notified by the UIDAI Registrar or the Regional offices of UIDAI. As on date, more than 12 lakh Aadhaar have been issued based on introducer system.

Schedule-II  (list  of  acceptable  supporting  documents  for  enrolments),  of  the  Aadhaar (Enrolment  &  Update)  Regulations,  2016  includes  certificate  of  address  issued  by  MP/ MLA/Village Panchayat head etc. as one of the acceptable supporting documents for Aadhaar enrolment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Coal Supply to Power Stations
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## Coal Supply to Power Stations

## 1261.   DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether coal supply to power stations from Coal India's mines has risen by 17% in September to 32 mt. from 27.4 mt. in the year ago period and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the coal shortage had returned to haunt power plants across the country after a gap of three years due to a combination of several factors involving coal India and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the unprecedented rains hit coal production in coal mines of CIL badly during the last one year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COAL & FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a). Coal supply to Power Stations from CIL has been 35.46 Million Tonnes (MT) in September,  2017  which  is  growth  of  about  20%  over  supply  of  29.54  MT  in September, 2016.
- (b). There is no shortage of coal for the Power Sector.

In the beginning of 2018-19, Coal India Limited (CIL) had a pithead stock of 55.55 MT and stock at power house end was 16.27 MT. In the 1 st Quarter of 201819,  CIL  dispatched  122.2  MT  coal  to  Power  Sector,  thereby  achieving  a  growth  of 15% over the dispatch in the corresponding period of last year. The growth in dispatch of coal to Power Sector has helped coal based generation to achieve positive growth of 5.3% and 101.3% of the programme in the 1 st Quarter of 2018-19.

(c) & (d) : The coal production of Open Cast (OC) mines of the subsidiary companies of CIL which was affected on account of unprecedented rainfall in monsoon is given below:

|                | June, 2017-October, 2017   | June, 2017-October, 2017   |
|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| CIL Subsidiary | coal production Target     | (figures Actual            |
| ECL            | 12.951                     | 10.673                     |
| BCCL           | 14.084                     | 11.173                     |
| SECL           | 48.858                     | 47.408                     |
| MCL            | 56.285                     | 51.433                     |
| NEC            | 0.135                      | 0.127                      |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Loan Agreement with Asian Development Bank
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1260

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## LOAN AGREEMENT WITH ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

1260. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently inked a huge loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for completion of projects to improve rail infrastructure;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  loan  amount  will  be  used  to  complete  the  ongoing works commenced under earlier tranches;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of loan term and interest to be paid thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) and (b) Government of India has signed a loan  agreement with ADB in  March  2018  for  availing  Tranche  3  of  US$  120  Million  from  the ongoing loan.

(c) and (d) Yes, Madam. ADB's loan, a Multi Tranche Financing Facility of US$ 500 Million is for development of following five projects:-

- i. Daund-Gulbarga Doubling (224 Kms);
- ii. Sambalpur-Titlagarh Doubling (182 Km);
- iii. Raipur-Titlagarh Doubling (203 Km);
- iv. Hospet-Tinaighat Doubling (201 Km); and
- v. Pune-Wadi Guntakal Electrification (641 Km)

Government of India has availed the loan under three tranches and the last tranche has been signed in March 2018.

- (e)  The loan has a repayment period of 15 years with grace period of five  years.    The  rate  of  interest  on  this  loan  is  LIBOR  +  0.5%  and commitment charges of 0.15% on the undisbursed loan amount.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Environment-Friendly Toilets
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY TOILETS

## 1259. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  plans  to  install  environment-friendly toilets in railway coaches;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the status of implementation of the project and timeline for its completion; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  and  (b)  Yes,  Madam.  Indian  Railways  have  planned  to  install environment-friendly bio-toilets in railway coaches. For this, all new coaches,  being  turned  out  from  coach  Production  Units  of  Indian Railways, are fitted with bio-toilets and all railway workshops have been instructed to retro-fit  bio-toilets  in  all  the  existing  in-service eligible  coaches  undergoing  mid-life  rehabilitation  and  periodical overhaul. Retro-fitment of bio-toilets is also being done in coaching depots.

(c)  As  of  now,  approximately  70%  of  the  total  passenger  carrying coaches over Indian  Railways  have  been  installed  with  bio-toilets and it is proposed to complete the work of installation of bio-toilets in balance coaches by the year 2019.

(d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Smart Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1257 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## SMART RAILWAY STATIONS

1257.  SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  budget  allocated  for  the  development  of  railway stations on the lines of smart cities in the country so far along with  the  facilities  upgraded/being  upgraded  at  these  railway stations under the said project;
- (b) the number of railway stations of Gujarat identified under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT); and
- (c) whether  any  special  financial  provision  has  been  made  for the railway stations in border areas under the said Mission and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(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.1257 BY SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN MAADAM  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  25.07.2018 REGARDING SMART RAILWAY STATIONS

(a):  Railways  have  planned  for  redevelopment  of  major  railway stations by making Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation  Limited  (IRSDC)  as  Nodal  Agency,  through  simplified procedures  and  with  longer  lease  tenures.      Redevelopment  of stations is planned through leveraging of commercial development of vacant land/air space in and around stations. Therefore, no funds have been earmarked for the purpose. Such projects shall generally be  cost  neutral  to  Railways. A  redeveloped  station  generally envisages provision of following amenities:

-  Segregation of arrival/departure of passengers
-  Essential facilities at concourse
-  Integration of both sides of city
-  Integration with other modes of transport
-  No parcel movement across the length of platform
- 
- User friendly international signages etc.

Also,  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  has  been entered  into  between  Ministry  of  Railways  (MOR)  and  Ministry  of Urban Development (MOUD) for integrated planning of redevelopment  of  railway  stations  in  the  cities  included  in  the 'SMART  Cities' and  Atal Mission for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  scheme  and  10  railway  stations  are planned to be redeveloped under the 'SMART Cities' scheme.

(b):  There are 31 cities covered under AMRUT scheme in the State of Gujarat.  Important railway stations in these cities are planned to  be  included  in  the  station  redevelopment  programme,  in  a phased  manner.    Gandhinagar  and  Surat  railway  stations  have already  been  entrusted  to  IRSDC  for  redevelopment.    Work  has commenced  at  Gandhinagar  station.    Bids  for  redevelopment  of Surat station have been invited.

(c) No special financial provision has been separately made for the railway stations in border areas under the 'SMART Cities' or AMRUT schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Passenger Facilities
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1256 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## PASSENGER FACILITIES

†1256. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  Koderma  and  Hazaribagh  road  railway  stations  in  Jharkhand State under East-Central railway are deprived of passenger amenities;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  modernise  both  the  above mentioned stations;

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

(d) whether the Government has received any suggestions from the peoples' representatives/citizens regarding upgradation of the said stations; and

(e)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  action  taken  on  the  suggestion  received  in  this regard?

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

a) Koderma and Hazaribagh road railway stations in Jharkhand State under East-Central Railway are not deprived of passenger amenities.  All facilities have been provided as per norms of Minimum Essential Amenities (MEA) at

Koderma and Hazaribagh road railway stations. (b)  &  (c)  Upgradation  of  stations  has  been  undertaken  under  various modernisation  schemes  such  as  Model  Station  Scheme,  Modern  Station Scheme and the Adarsh Station Scheme. Koderma station has already been developed  under  Model  and  Modern  Station  Scheme  and  Hazaribagh  Road station has been developed under Modern Station Scheme. (d)  &  (e):  Yes,  Madam.  Representation  has  been  received  from  Hon'ble Member of  Parliament  for  modernisation  of  Koderma  and  Hazaribagh  Road Stations. Upgradation of stations is a continuous and on-going process and works  in  this  regard  are  undertaken  depending  upon  need,  volume  of passenger  traffic  and  inter-se  priority  of  works,  subject  to  availability  of funds.

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