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Lok Sabha Question No. 4013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Legality of CBI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Manish Tewari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4013

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019)

## LEGALITY OF CBI

## 4013. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that a Division Bench of the Guwahati High Court on 6th  November  2013  declared  the  CBI  to  be  an  illegal  organization  and  quashed  the Resolution, dated 01.04.1963, whereby CBI was constituted and held that CBI is neither an  organ  nor  a  part  of  the  DSPE  and  as  such,  it  cannot  be  treated  as  a  'police  force' constituted under the DSPE Act, 1946;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Supreme Court stayed the said order on 9th November 2013 and the legality and constitutionality of the CBI hangs by the thread of a stay for the past five and a half years;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the matter; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  intends  replacing  the  archaic  DSPE  Act,  1946  with  a  proper legal architecture for the CBI and bring it under proper Parliamentary oversight and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  Central Government had filed a Special Leave Petition No. 34834 of 2013 before the Hon'ble Supreme Court against the judgement  of the Hon'ble  High Court of Guwahati dated 06.11.2013.  The  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  stayed  the  operation  of  the  final  judgement  and impugned order dated 6 th November, 2013, passed by the Guwahati High Court in Writ Appeal (C) No. 119 of 2008 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 6877 of 2005.

(e):   No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: National Policy on Official Statistics
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4012 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## NATIONAL POLICY ON OFFICIAL STATISTICS

## 4012.  SHRI SRINIVAS KESINENI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated a National Policy on Official Statistics and placed it in the public domain;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ;
- (c) whether the Government has received any feedback/suggestions  from  the  public  on  the  said  proposed policy and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is a fact that Government is now contemplating to redraft the said policy; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY AND MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY

OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANNING (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to  (e):    This  Ministry   formulated  a  Draft  National  Policy  on Official  Statistics based  on  the  recommendations  of  the  National Statistical Commission and the United Nations Fundamental Principles  of  Official  Statistics. The  draft  was  uploaded  on  the website  of  the  Ministry  and  also  circulated  to  the  Ministries  for comments  and  suggestions.   The  comments  have  been  examined
- for inclusion in the revised draft, as per due process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Separate Railway Zone for Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4010 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## SEPARATE RAILWAY ZONE FOR ANDHRA PRADESH

4010. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Railways has constituted a Committee with an Executive director  level  official  to  interact  with  all  stakeholders  in  creating  a separate railway zone for Andhra Pradesh; and

(b)   if so, the details of the report submitted by the Committee?

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

(a):  No, Sir.

(b):  Does not arise. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Passport Seva Laghu Kendra in Darbhanga
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4009 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

PASSPORT SEVA LAGHU KENDRA IN DARBHANGA

† 4009.     SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   any   plan   for   upgradation   of   the   Passport   Seva   Laghu Kendra   situated   in   Darbhanga   (Bihar)   as   main   Passport Office/Regional Passport  Officer is under  the consideration of the Government;
- (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be finalized;
- (c) whether the Government has any concrete proposal for setting up a visa centre also along with the Passport Seva Laghu Kendra situated in Darbhanga (Bihar); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) & (b) A Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) is functioning at Darbhanga as an extended arm of the Passport Office in Patna .

- (c) No.
- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: New Train from Thawe
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4007 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## NEW TRAIN FROM THAWE

†4007.  DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  start  a  new  super-fast train between Thawe-Gopalganj to New Delhi to meet the requirements of the around 25 Lakh population;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  weekly  train  between  Thawe  Junction  to  New  Delhi  has stopped due to single railway track and if so, the details in this regard; and
- (d) whether the Government is planning to divert the trains from Siwan-ThaweNew Delhi and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) and  (b)  Non-availability  of  infrastructural  facilities  at  Thawe/Gopalganj precludes introduction of long distance trains therefrom. As such, introduction of a train from Thawe to Delhi is not operationally feasible, at present.
- (c) To  cater  to  additional  rush  of  passengers  during  peak/festival  season etc., Indian Railways operate special trains for specific peak periods, subject to operational feasibility. Accordingly, a weekly special train viz., 05115/05116 Chhapra-Anand Vihar (T)  Express was operated from 01.04.2018 to 25.06.2018.
- (d) No, Sir. At present, there is no proposal to divert trains via Siwan-Thawe route.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Coal Reserves
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4006 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## Coal Reserves

## 4006.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- a. whether  the  coal  reserves  are  so  big  now  that  they  are  producing  1/6 th part  of  their annual generation;
- b. if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- c. whether the power companies have requested to cut down supply of  coal for the last three years and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a & b): The total estimated coal resources in the country is 319.02 billion tonnes as per 'The inventory  of  Geological  Resources  of  Indian  Coal'  (as  on  01.04.2018),  prepared  by  the Geological  Survey  of  India  having  proved  reserve  of  148.787  billion  tonnes.  Total  coal production of the country during 2017-18 was 0.68046 billion tonnes.
- (c): No such request has been received to the Ministry of Coal during last three years to cut down supply of coal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Uniform Civil Code
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi

+4005.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK    S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4005

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 17 TH JULY, 2019.

## Uniform Civil Code

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

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

- (a) Whether the Government proposes to implement Uniform Civil Code throughout the country in the interest of national integration and unity;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken in this regard; and
- (c) i f not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (c) Article 44 of Constitution provides that the State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens  a  uniform  civil  code  throughout  the  territory  of  India.  In  view  of  the importance  of  the  subject  matter  and  sensitivity  involved,  and  the  matter requiring  in-depth  study  of  the  provisions  of  various  personal  laws  governing different communities, the Government had requested the 21 st Law Commission of India to undertake examination of various issues relating to uniform civil code and to make recommendation thereon.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: New Train to Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4004 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## NEW TRAIN TO KERALA

## 4004. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to introduce a new train to the State of Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the Government  has  noticed  that about 40 lakh employees  of  other  states  are  working  in  Kerala  especially  from Northern part of India and there are not enough trains available for them;
- (c)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  considering  for  a  daily  train service from Ernakulam to Guwahati and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of new trains proposed from Kerala to other states?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (d)  Indian  Railways  endeavour  to  provide  connectivity  to various parts of the country, However, trains are not operated on State-wise  basis   as   Railway   network   straddles  across  State boundaries. Prominent stations-like Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam,  located  in  the  State  of  Kerala  are  connected  to important  destinations  of  Northern  part  of  country  like  Delhi, Jammu Tawi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Dehradun, Amritsar, Chandigarh etc. by services like 12625/12626 Thiruvananthapuram-New Delhi Kerala Express, 16317/16318 Kanniyakumari-Shri  Mata  Vaishno  Devi  Katra  Himsagar  Express, 22659/22660 Kochuveli-Dehradun Express, 12483/12484 KochuveliAmritsar Express, 12217/12218 Kochuveli-Chandigarh Kerala Sampark  Kranti  Express  etc.  For  Guwahati,  three  pairs  of  train services  are  available  on  the  Ernakulam-  Guwahati  sector.  The existing services are catering to the needs of passengers of these sectors and are supplemented by operation of special trains and augmentation of loads of existing services, whenever required. Owing  to  operational  and  resource  constraints,  introduction  of additional trains on the Ernakulam -Guwahati sector and additional trains for Northern parts of the country, is not feasible, at present.  However, introduction of trains is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic demand, availability of resources etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: National e-Commerce Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4003 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 th   JULY, 2019.

## NATIONAL E-COMMERCE POLICY

## 4003. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether Government has formulated National e-Commerce Policy;
- (b) whether Government proposes to allow foreign companies to operate in multi-brand segment and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Government has received any complaints about the leakage of online shoppers/consumers data; and
- (d) the  mechanism  adopted  by  the  Government  to  protect  the  data  of consumers using e-Commerce ?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यएवंउद्योग मंत्रालयमेंराज् यमंत्री( श्रीसोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE &INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a): A  draft  National  e-Commerce  policy  has  been  prepared  and  placed  for comments in public domain.
- (b): The extant FDI Policy,  as  per  para  5.2.15.4  of  'Consolidated  FDI  Policy Circular of 2017' governs the foreign investment framework in Multi Brand Retail Trading.
- (c ): No Sir.
- (d): The government had constituted a committee of expert on data protection, chaired by Justice (Retd) B.N. Srikrishna, Supreme Court of India to study various  issues  relating  to  data  protection  and  come  out  with  Data Protection Bill. The said committee has brought out a draft Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB). The framework seeks to put in place a culture of privacy  by  design  and  promoting  concepts  such  as  consent  framework, purpose limitation, storage limitation,  and data minimization  among various other privacy-oriented concepts. Wide-ranging consultations have been conducted on the recommendations of the committee with a view to finalizing the draft legislation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Appointment of Chief Justices in High Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Mohammad Azam Khan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4002

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17.07.2019

## Appointment of Chief Justices in High Courts

†4002.  SHRI MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN:

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

- a) whether the collegium of the Supreme Court under the Chairmanship of  Chief  Justice  of  India  has  recently  forwarded  recommendations  to appoint Chief Justices in High Courts of different States of the country;
- b)  if so, the details thereof;
- c)   the names of the persons who have been recommended for the posts of  Chief  Justice  along  with  the  names  of  States  for  which  they  have been recommended;
- d)  the number of recommendations which have been accepted and those which have not been accepted along with the number of those which are lying pending;
- e)  the reasons for keeping them pending and not accepting the recommendation; and
- f)   the time by which a decision is likely to be taken with regard to them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)  to  (f):  Yes,  Sir.  During  2019  (up  to  12.07.2019)  the  Supreme  Court Collegium has recommended 9 proposals for appointment of High Court Judges as  Chief  Justices  in  various  High  Courts.  Out  of  which  7  Judges  have  been appointed as Chief Justices in the High Courts of (i) Chhattisgarh, (ii) Delhi, (iii) Himachal  Pradesh,  (iv)  Karnataka,  (v)  Meghalaya,  (vi)  Rajasthan  and  (vii) Telangana. Two proposals for appointment of High Court Judges as Chief Justices of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh High Court are under various stages of processing as per provisions of the Memorandum of Procedure(MoP).

As per MoP, initiation of proposal for appointment of Chief Justice of the High  Courts  vests  with  the  Chief  Justice  of  India.  Filling  up  of  vacancies  of judges/Chief Justices in High Courts is a continuous, consultative and integrated  process  between  the  Executive  and  the  Judiciary,  as  it  requires consultation  and  approval  from  various  Constitutional  Authorities.  Hence,  the time frame for filling up of the vacancies cannot be indicated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Discontinuation of Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4001 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## DISCONTINUATION OF TRAIN

†4001. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  discontinue  the  service  of  DelhiAllahabad Duronto Express;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  difficulties  to  be  faced  by  the  passengers  of  Prayagraj  and nearby  districts  have  been  assessed  due  to  the  said  move  which  will  also increase their burden on the trains running between Allahabad and New Delhi, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any alternate arrangement has been made by in this regard;
- (e) if so, whether the Government will reconsider its decision to discontinue the service of this train; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  to  (f)  It  has  been  decided  to  replace  the  services  of  12275/12276  New Delhi-Allahabad Duronto Express (Tri-weekly) with a 4 days a week service of New Delhi-Allahabad Humsafar Express. As such, there is an increase in the number of services available per week

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Reconstruction of Road
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Horen Sing Bey

Government of India

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4000

To be answered on

Wednesday, July 17, 2019/Ashadha 26, 1941 (Saka)

## QUESTION Reconstruction of Road

4000.  SHRI HOREN SING BEY:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the Ummulong-Kampur NEC road services, as this is the main communication link between the District Headquarter, Hamren and the rest of West Karbi Anglong district, Assam;
- (b) whether  the  improvement  and  reconstruction  of  the  road  particularly  the Khanduli  to  Baithalangso  sector  has  dragged  on  for  the  past  ten  years  creating serious challenges to the district administration and the commuters;
- (c) if so, whether the NEC authority has taken any steps to restore the road in a time bound manner; and
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a) and (b) Ummulong-Kampur NEC road has been divided in 03 sectors i.e. Jowai (about 13 km from Ummulong)- Khanduli sector, Khanduli-Baithalangso sector and Baithalangso-Kampur-Raha  sector. The  road from Jowai to Baithalangso via Nartiang,  Khanduli  and  Hamren,  District  HQ  of  West  Karbi  Anglong  District  was sanctioned  by  NEC  during  2010-11  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.138.36  crore  with NEC share of Rs.124.52 crore having a total road length of 114.35 km alongwith 10 Nos. of bridges.

The stretch of road between Jowai (4 th Mile) to Khanduli about 54.80 Km in the  State  of  Meghalaya  was  already  completed  in  November  2014  and  being maintained by PWD, Govt. of Meghalaya. The balance portion between Khanduli to Baithanglso  in  Assam  about  59.55  Km  is  being  executed  by  the  PWD,  Govt.  of Assam  with  the  present  progress  reported  as  75%  and  the  probable  date  of completion (PDC) as December, 2019.

Further,  the  third  sector  of  the  road  from  Baithalangso  to  Raha  via  Kampur was sanctioned by NEC during 1999-2000 at an estimated cost of Rs.32.85 crore with NEC share of Rs.31.46 crore having a total road length of 46.40 km. The work has been completed and handed over to the State Govt. of Assam. Presently, this stretch of road is being maintained by the PWD, Govt. of Assam.

(c) and (d) NEC has requested the implementing Agency i.e. PWD, Govt. of Assam to take up measures for proper site supervision and expedite the completion of the work at the earliest for Khanduli to Baithalangso sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Setting up of Industries on Agricultural Land
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Praveen Kumar Nishad, Ajay Nishad

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3999 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 th   JULY, 2019.

## SETTING UP OF INDUSTRIES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND

## 3999.  SHRI PRAVEEN KUMAR NISHAD: SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government proposes to prescribe a time-limit for setting up of industries on such agriculture lands which have been acquired but are lying vacant for a long time;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to transfer such land to the farmers in case the land is not utilised for industrial purposes under the prescribed time-limit;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  norms  prescribed  by  the  Government  regarding  allotment  of  barren agriculture  land  for  industrial  purposes  so  as  to  ensure  the  industrial development of the country without disturbing the regional balance?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यएवंउद्योग मंत्रालयमेंराज् यमंत्री( श्रीसोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE &INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a)to(e):  Land  and  its  management  falls  under  the  legislative  and  administrative jurisdiction of the States (as provided in Entry No. 18 of List II (State List) of the  Seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution).  Setting  up  of  industries  on agricultural land is done by the concerned State Governments/UT Administrations. The information regarding the same is not being maintained at the Central level.

The  Central  Government  has  enacted  the  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  &  Resettlement  Act,  2013, which came into force on 01.01.2014, under which land can be acquired for public purpose  which  inter-alia includes  projects for industrial corridors. Section 10 of the Act stipulates that multi-cropped irrigated land shall not be acquired other than under exceptional circumstances as a demonstrable last resort.

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