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Lok Sabha Question No. 70 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Electrification of Non-Electrified Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.70

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## ELECTRIFICATION OF NON-ELECTRIFIED LINES

- *70.  SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give priority for electrification  of  non-electrified  lines  between  two  electrified  lines and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the Government  proposes  to  electrify the  KollamPunalur-Sengottai railway line mandatorily in view of its geographical condition;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
- (d) the present status and proposed cost of electrification of KollamPunalur-Sengottai railway line?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.70 BY SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.06.2019  REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF NON-ELECTRIFIED LINES

- (a)      Yes,  Sir.    In  view  the  advantages  of  electrification  and  to achieve seamless train operation on electric traction over entire Broad  Gauge  network,  Ministry  of  Railways  has  decided  to electrify balance Broad Gauge routes of Indian Railways.

As  against  average  608  Route  Kilometres  (RKM)/year  of electrification done in the period 2009-14, average 2,737 RKM/year  was  electrified  in  2014-19  period.  It  is  planned  to enhance this pace further.

Action  plan  to  electrify  balance  Broad  Gauge  routes  is  as under:-

| Year    | RKM             | planned         | for   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
|         | electrification | electrification |       |
| 2019-20 | 7,000           |                 |       |
| 2020-21 | 10,500          |                 |       |
| 2021-22 | 10,500          |                 |       |

- (b) Yes, Sir.
- (c) & (d) Present  status  for  electrification  of  Kollam-PunalurSengottai railway line is as under:

(i) Electrification  of  Kollam-Punalur  section  has  been sanctioned  at  a  cost  of ` 75.46  crore.  Invitation  of  tender  for electrification work of this section is planned in July 2019. (ii) Punalur-Sengottai  section  was  converted  to  Broad Gauge in 2018. Electrification of this section at a cost of ` 79.00 crore is under sanction.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Construction of Railway Flyovers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.69 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY FLYOVERS

- †*69.    SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state : (a) whether the Government is aware that the construction work of three railway flyovers at Wardha, Phulgaon and Seedhi is going on at a slow pace while the work of the said flyovers was started in the year 2014; (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  delay  in  the  said construction work; and the time by which the construction work of the said flyovers is

## 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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- (c) likely to be completed?

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  69  BY  SHRI  RAMDAS  C.  TADAS  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY FLYOVERS

(a) to (c):  Road over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu of Level Crossings (LCs) are being constructed on cost sharing basis.

Normally,  Railway  undertakes  construction  of  Road  Over  Bridges (ROBs) /Road Under Bridges (RUBs) in Railway portion whereas approaches are  being  constructed  by  State  Govt.  Generally,  there  is  no  problem  of construction  of  ROBs/RUBs  in  Railway  portion.  However,  construction  of ROBs/RUBs on approaches depends upon many factors such as availability of land, removal of  encroachments, fixing the alignment of approaches, allocation of requisite funds etc. for which active involvement of the State Government is necessary.

Since  progress  of  ROBs  in  lieu  of  LCs  mainly  depends  on  active involvement of the State Government for the approaches, a Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU)  has  been  signed  on  28.12.2017  between  Ministry  of Railways,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  and  Government  of Maharashtra for construction of ROBs in the State of Maharashtra. All these ROBs  will  be  constructed  by  Government  of  Maharashtra  on  Single  entity basis.

As per MoU, two ROBs i.e. Phulgaon ROB, Sindi (not Seedhi) ROB are being done by Government of Maharashtra on single entity basis (including Railway portion). Wardha ROB is being widened by Government of Maharashtra  at  their  cost  and  work  is  being  executed  by  them  including Railway portion.

Since  these  works  are  being  executed  by  the  Government  of Maharashtra, therefore their completion depends upon Government of Maharashtra. However Ministry of Railways shall pursue all such cases with all State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 65 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Commercial Coal Mining
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## Government of India Ministry of Coal

## Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 65 To be answered on 26.06.2019

## Commercial Coal Mining

## *65. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether commercial coal mining is likely to help in reducing power tariffs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether regulatory measures are enforced to ensure that private players adhere to ethical norms while mining and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

5 th  Position

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 65 for answer on 26.06.2019 asked by Shrimati Meenakashi Lekhi regarding Commercial Coal Mining. (a) : The policy for Auction of Coal Mines/Blocks for Sale of coal was issued on 27.02.2018. The objective of the policy is to create a market place for coal with  multiple  producers  to  drive  competition  and  adopt  best  practices  in mining as well as environment management. The auction of coal mines for sale of coal in a transparent manner is expected to encourage transparent pricing  of  coal,  based  on  the  market  forces.  Any  variation  in  coal  cost directly varies the energy charges. (b)  :  Regulatory  measures are enforced for everyone who does coal mining and  are  applicable  for  Government  and  Private  Companies.  In  respect  of safety  of  workers  engaged  in  coal  mining,  adequate  guidelines/statutory provisions have been made under the Mines Act, 1952 and the Mines Rules 1955,  Coal  Mines  Regulations,  2017  and  Bye-laws  and Standing  Order framed thereunder. The provisions of safety statutes are administered by the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS). DGMS also administers other allied legislations such as relevant parts of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003 and Central Electricity Authority Regulations, 2010. Further,  as  mandated  under  the  Environment  Impact  Assessment Notification,  2006,  under  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986,  coal mining projects are required to undertake EIA studies which include impact of projects on surface/ground water, and prepare Environment Management Plan for obtaining environmental clearances. Project proposals are examined by  the  sectoral  Expert  Appraisal  Committee  (EAC)  for  their  efficacy  and adequacy  and  suitable  conditions  are  imposed  accordingly  while  granting environment clearances to coal mining projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 62 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Withdrawal of GSP by USA
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan, Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 62

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  26 th  JUNE, 2019

## WITHDRAWAL OF GSP BY USA

## *62. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN: SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE  &  INDUSTRY ( वािण᭔य  एवं  उ᳒ोग  मंᮢी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  United  States  of  America  has  removed  India  from  the  select  trade  list  as  a beneficiary of their Generalized System of Preference (GSP) and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the products and their value (product-wise) which are likely to be affected due to the said withdrawal;
- (c) the manner and extent to which the said decision is likely to hit the country's exporters;
- (d) whether the Government is holding talks at the highest level to resume the said system and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the estimated revenue loss and its likely impact on the overall economy of the country along with other measures being taken by the Government to recover the lost ground?

## ANWSER

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## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- 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 LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 62    FOR ANSWER ON 26 th  JUNE, 2019 REGARDING  ' WITHDRAWAL OF GSP BY USA '.

- (a)  Yes, sir. India exported goods valued at $ 6.3 billion (as per USTR figures) to U.S. under  the  GSP  programme  during  the  calendar  year  2018,  which  was12.1%  of India's total export to U.S. in the year.
- (b) The  details  of  the  products  and  their  value  (product  wise)  which  were  getting GSP benefit are available in the USITC website.
- (c)  The  impact  will  vary  across  products,  depending  on  the  individual  product  level concessions constituting the average duty concession of 3.8% on India's exports to US in 2018 availing GSP benefits, and other factors specific to each product.
- (d)  Trade  related  issues  are  a  part  of  any  ongoing  economic  relationship,  and  will continue  to  be  discussed  and  addressed  as  a  part  of  the  regular  bilateral  trade engagement between India and the US.
- (e) The total duty concessions accruing on account of GSP were$ 240 million in 2018, which was about 3.8% of India's export to the US availing the US GSP benefits. Indian  industry  is  competitive  in  their  export  products  and  we  do  not  foresee significant impact on our foreign trade.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: New Train from Ujjain
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## NEW TRAIN FROM UJJAIN

† 880.  SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has received any proposal to introduce a train from Ujjain to Ayodhya via Mahoba;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which this new train is likely to be introduced?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  Representations, including that from Hon'ble Member of Parliament,  have been received for  introduction of train from Ujjain to Ayodhya via Mahoba.  Owing to operational constraints, introduction of train between Ujjain & Ayodhya via Mahoba is not feasible at present.  However, 3 pairs of trains connect Ayodhya & Ujjain, including services of Sabarmati Express which runs via Jhansi.  ( around 140 km from Mahoba).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Holistic Industrial Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 876. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019.

## HOLISTIC INDUSTRIAL POLICY

## 876.   DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is actively devising holistic industrial policy based on the inputs of all the stakeholders for rejuvenating and equipping the industrial sector to cater to the needs of future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the initiatives taken by the Government to reduce the burden of the existing regulations on industrial sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  is  in  the  process  of  formulating  a  new industrial  policy  which  will  be  a  roadmap  for  all  businesses  in  the country.
- (c): The  Ease  of  Doing  Business  initiative  works  to  create  a  conducive environment  to  entrepreneurs  by  reducing  the  existing  regulatory burden on industry which, can lead to reduction in time, cost and efforts required to do business. The Government is working for improvement in World Bank's Doing Business rankings released annually based on regulatory  burden  in  cities  on  Delhi  and  Mumbai  on  10  identified indicators  and  is  also  working  with  States  and  Union  Territories  to improve business environment at sub-national level. Department shares an annual action plan with States/UTs and evaluates them on the basis of implementation of the action plan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 875 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Construction of Warehouses at Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 875 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSES AT STATIONS

875.  SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  under  consideration  of  the Government to construct  warehouses in less utilised stations;
- (b) if so,  the details thereof along with the details of the scheme, if any, prepared by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the  names  of  the  Railway  Stations  identified  for  the  same, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the time-frame fixed by the Government for implementation of the aforesaid scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : No Sir.
- (b) to (d) : Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: SMS Service for Passengers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 874 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## SMS SERVICE FOR PASSENGERS

## †874. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate a plan for providing information to the passengers through SMS  regarding delay in operation of trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said facility is likely to be made operational in the trains plying to Bihar ;
- (c) whether the passengers have to pay any charges for availing this facility; and
- (d) if so, the details and the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) and (b) : At present, in case a train gets delayed by more than an hour,  then  Short  Message  Service  (SMS)  alerts  are  sent  to  the passengers  boarding  the  train  from  the  next/upcoming  station.  This facility  which was initially introduced in Rajdhani and Shatabdi type of trains has since been extended to cover other Mail/Express trains also.  The  SMS  is  sent  to  the  passengers  who  furnish  their  mobile number at the time of booking Railway tickets.

- (c)  and  (d)  :    At  present,  no  charges  are  payable  by  passengers  for receiving these SMS alerts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Launch of 5G Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Santokh Singh Chaudhary, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## LAUNCH OF 5G NETWORK

## †873.   SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY: SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce 5G network/services across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard and the time by which it is likely to be made commercially available;
- (c) the details of estimated revenue expected from the auction of 5G spectrum; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to build technological and infrastructural capacities to launch 5G in remote parts of the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The  standards  for  IMT  2020  (International  Mobile  Telecommunications  2020), also known as 5G technologies in industry,  are being finalized and trials of the technologies are in  progress  globally.    An  inter-ministerial  High  Level  Forum  for  5G  India  2020  has  been constituted.  The Government is creating an enabling framework for the launch of 5G services in India. The 5G Services are expected to be introduced gradually and advance to a full range of services as the ecosystem and demand for services grows. The Department of Telecommunications is also working with telecom service providers/original equipment manufacturers on technological studies.

No details on estimated revenues from the auction of 5G spectrum can be derived at this stage as this is subject to reserve price and business plans of the auction participants as and when auction is held.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Amendment in Representation of People Act
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 870

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 26 TH  JUNE, 2019 AMENDMENT IN REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE ACT

870. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to amend the Representation of the People Act to make it compulsory for political parties winning general and assembly elections to bring details regarding fulfilment of promises made by them in their manifestoes in public forum in the third year and making recognition of political parties contingent upon fulfilment of those promises; and

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

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  No  proposal  to  amend  the  Representation  of  the  People  Act  to  make  it compulsory  for  political  parties  winning  general  and  assembly  elections  to  bring details regarding fulfilment of promises made by them in their manifestoes in public forum in the third  year  and  making  recognition  of  political  parties  contingent  upon fulfilment of those promises is under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Crash of MI-17 Helicopter
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Santokh Singh Chaudhary

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.869

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JUNE 2019

## CRASH OF MI-17 HELICOPTER

869. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)  whether it is a fact that an MI-17 helicopter was downed by friendly fire in Budgam on February 27, 2019 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the number of persons killed in the crash;
- (c)  whether any enquiry/investigation has been conducted in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof and the action taken thereon; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to avoid such incidents in future?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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- (a) & (b): A Mi-17 Helicopter of Indian Air Force crashed on 27.02.2019 near Budgam. Total six service personnel and one civilian were killed in the crash.
- (c), (d) & (e): A Court of Inquiry is in progress to ascertain the cause of accident.  Every aircraft  accident  is  investigated  through  a  Court  of  Inquiry  and  remedial  measures  are undertaken accordingly to avoid such accidents in future.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Development of Industrial Area
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 67 .

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019.

## DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AREA

## 867.   SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take any steps or received proposal from the State for development of industrial area in Sandila under the Misrikh Parliamentary constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Department  has  not  received  any  proposal  from  the  State  for development of industrial area in Sandila under the Misrikh Parliamentary constituency.
- (b) & (c): Does not arise.

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