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Lok Sabha Question No. 4831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Promotion of Yogasan
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4831 TO BE ANSWERD ON 25.03.2021

Promotion of Yogasan

4831. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  Yogasan  as  a sport for its effective creation of interest among children from the childhood at school levels;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiative  to  promote Yogasan  as  a  competitive  sports  to  be  taken  up  for  globally organised events like world championship, Asian Games and even in Olympic Games, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to establish a National Yoga Federation; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI KIREN RIJIJU]

(a) to (e): The Government, after deliberation at length and taking into account the relevant factors including developing Yogasana as a competitive sport has already recognised the National Yogasana Sports  Federation  (NYSF)  as  a  National  Sports  Federation  for promotion and development of Yogasana as a competitive sport in the  country.  The  Government  recognition  makes  NYSF  eligible  for financial assistance for conduct of national championship in all the categories,  viz.  Seniors,  Juniors  and  Sub-Juniors  and  participation in international sporting events of Yogasana sport.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 417 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Representations against Privatisation of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 417 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## REPRESENTATIONS AGAINST PRIVATISATION OF TRAINS

*417. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received representations from railway employees and representative bodies objecting to the move to allow private sector to operate 151 trains; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government to the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) and (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  AND  (b)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 417 BY SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P. TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  24.03.2021  REGARDING  REPRESENTATIONS  AGAINST PRIVATISATION OF TRAINS

(a) and (b) Both the recognized Federations, namely, All India Railway men's Federation (AIRF) and National Federation of Indian Railway men's (NFIR) had initially  represented  against  the  decision  to  permit  operation  of  passenger trains  through  Public-Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode.  Thereafter,  several meetings have been held with the Federations to explain the rationale behind this  PPP  initiative  and  the  fact  that  the  existing  passenger  train  services shall  not  be  affected  by  the  operation  of  passenger  train  services  through PPP  mode.  These  services  to  be  operated  through  PPP  mode  shall  be additional trains and are aimed at increasing the availability of train services to the public. As such, the interest of employees working for the operation of existing train services over Indian Railways will not be affected. Further, it has been decided that the Crew (Drivers and Guards) required for operation of trains  through  PPP  mode  shall  be  provided  by  Indian  Railways,  which  shall make Railway employees a vital  part  of  PPP  in  passenger  train  operations project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 415 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Strengthening of Railway Bridges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## STRENGTHENING OF RAILWAY BRIDGES

- *415. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minster of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has evolved any parameters for reconstruction/strengthening of Railway Bridges including Over Bridges in the country, particularly in Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the time by which final decision in this regard is likely to the taken?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION  NO. 415  BY  SHRI  RAJESHBHAI  CHUDASAMA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2021 REGARDING STENGTHENING OF RAILWAY BRIDGES.

(a)  to  (c):  Safety  of  Bridges  across  the  country  including  Gujarat  is accorded  high  priority  by  Indian  Railways.  Railways  follow  a  well established  system  of  inspection  of  each  bridge  including  Road  Over Bridge  (ROB)/Road  Under  Bridge  (RUB)  twice  a  year,  once  before  the onset of monsoon and once after monsoon by the designated officials. After  inspection,  every  bridge  is  assigned  an  Overall  Rating  Number (ORN) and based on the ORN of bridge, Repair/Rehabilitation/Rebuilding/Strengthening  is  undertaken,  which  is an ongoing process.

Each  year, bridges including over bridges are identified for Rebuilding/Rehabilitation/Strengthening based on priority of repair required depending on their physical condition and functionality.

To  further  ensure  the  safety  of  bridges,  3 rd   party  audit  of  815 identified  bridges  have  been  undertaken  through  expert  agencies  like IIT,  NIT  etc.  Necessary  repairs,  wherever  required,  have  been  carried out.

To make  the  entire system  transparent,  Boards  have  been provided at all ROBs, FOBs and for railway bridges at the stations. To further increase the transparency and to establish reliability of railway's infrastructure, the photographs of boards at ROBs/FOBs and at stations have been uploaded on rail drishti.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 412 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Outsourcing in Government Offices
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh, D.K. Suresh

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 412

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021)

## OUTSOURCING IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES

## *412. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  employees  are  outsourced  to  work  in  Government  offices through contractors, if so, the total number of outsourced employees during the last three years, year-wise and department-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has put in place adequate regulations to ensure the admissible benefits for the outsourced employees and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has received any complaints from outsourced employees against contractors 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 (c):    A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  412  BY  SHRIMATI  SUMALATHA  AMBAREESH  &  SHRI  D.K. SURESH REGARDING 'OUTSOURCING IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES'

- (a):   Yes, Sir.  The establishments in the Government may outsource employees based on their respective  requirements.  The  General  Financial  Rules  2017  (GFR  2017)  allow  the  Central Government  establishments  to  outsource  certain  services.  As  each  Ministry/Department  is competent to procure services of outsourcing agencies at their level to meet seasonal or shortterm requirements, the centralized data is not maintained in this regard.
- (b):      Regular  inspections  are  conducted  under  relevant  legislations  for  compliance  of  various Labour Laws. Scheme  has been devised by Government  to carry out inspections for implementation  of  various  Labour  Laws  in  Central  sphere  such  as  the  Contract  Labour (Regulation  and  Abolition)  Act,  1970,  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948,  Building  and  Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 etc. to regulate  the  employment  of  contract  labour,  payment  of  wages  and  welfare  of  employees recruited through contractors. The social welfare legislations apply equally to contract/outsourced labourers as in case of regular workers.
- (c):      Protection  of  the  interests  of  contractors'  employees  is  enforced  by  the  Government through the Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) which carries out inspections in case of complaints received from outsourced employees to regulate issues of employment of contract labour, payment of minimum wages and welfare etc. against the contractors. The centralized data is not maintained in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 411 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Orange Passports
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*411 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## ORANGE PASSPORTS

## *411     DR.(PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of adding new features in the Indian Passport like e-Chips, orange passports for Emigration Check Required (ECR) holders, etc.; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the timeline by which orange passports are likely to be printed?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (DR. SUBRAHMANYAM JAISHANKAR)

- (a)  & (b) A statement is laid on the T able of the House.

## PRIORITY-XI

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK   SABHA   STARRED   QUESTION   NO.   *411   REGARDING 'ORANGE PASSPORT' FOR ANSWER ON 24.03.2021

With a view to manufacture e-Passports, India Security Press, Nashik has awarded   the   contract   for   procurement   of   International   Civil   Aviation Organization   (ICAO)-compliant   electronic   contactless   inlays   along   with   its operating   system   necessary   for   chip-enabled   e-Passports.   Issuance   of   ePassports will commence on the successful completion of the procurement process by ISP, Nashik.

As regards Orange Passports, the Ministry considered issue of passport with orange colour jacket to passport holders with Emigration Check Required (ECR) status, with a view to help and assist them on priority basis.   On subsequent   receipt   of   individual   and   collective   representations,   Ministry reviewed this decision.   Following comprehensive discussions with various stakeholders, Ministry decided on 29 January, 2018 not to issue a separate passport with orange colour jacket to ECR passport holders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 410 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Disposal of Work by Government Employees
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 410

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021)

## DISPOSAL OF WORK BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

## †*410. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  employees  working  in  Government  Departments  in  the  country  do  not dispose of the works related to common man within the stipulated time frame;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the measures taken and proposed to be taken by the Government to fix accountability of the  Government  employees  for  disposal  of  works  related  to  public  interest  and  the common man within the stipulated time frame?

## 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 (c):    A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 410 FOR 24.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING DISPOSAL OF WORK BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

(a)  &  (b):    The  Government  has  adopted  the  concept  of  Minimum  Government  Maximum Governance and have taken several steps for promotion of e-Governance, Citizen Charters and National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2019 to ensure timely delivery of sevices and reduced Government-citizen interface.

(c):   The following steps have been taken by the Government for disposal of works related to public interest and a common man within stipulated time frame:

- (i) Government has mandated Citizen Charters for all Ministries/Departments which are  updated  and  reviewed  on  a  regular  basis.    Most  Central  Government Departments/Ministries have Citizen Charters, which are available at the respective web-sites of Ministries/ Departments and https://goicharters.nic.in/public/website/home.
- (ii) In  pursuance  of  Government's  mandate  of  Minimum  Government-Maximum Governance, e-Governance has been promoted in all Departments/Ministries for timely decision making.  Government has promoted the Ditigal India concept with digital infastructure as a core utility to every citizen, providing real time integrated services across Departments and digital empowerment of citizens.  Successful eGovernance initiatives include Aadhar enabled payment systems, Digilocker and Umang App.
- (iii)    Government  has  focussed  on  improved  service  delivery  through  a  Regional Conference conduced at Nagpur in December, 2019, the National e-Governance Awards  2018,  2019  and  2020  where  citizen  centric  initiatives  were  recognized through National Awards and awareness generation was done through National eGovernance  Conferences  at  Mumbai  (2020),  Shillong  (2019)  and  Hyderabad (2018).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 402 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Private Train Operations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.402 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## PRIVATE TRAIN OPERATIONS

- *402      DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
- (a)  whether the Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) is going to be run  by  private  players  and  if  so,  the  reasons  for  handing  over MMTS to private players ;
- (b) whether many  trains under South Central Railway(SCR) are proposed to be handed over to private players for operation and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)    the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  handing  over  MMTS  and trains to private players;
- (d) whether  there  have  been  demands  to  extend  MMTS  up  to Vikarabad; and
- (e)   if so, the action taken by his Ministry in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(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  STARRED QUESTION NO. 402 BY DR. G. RANJITH REDDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2021 REGARDING PRIVATE TRAIN OPERATIONS (a)  :  No,  Sir.    The  Hyderabad  Multi  Modal  Transport  System  (MMTS)  is  a suburban rail system in Hyderabad. There is no proposal for MMTS going to be run by private players. (b): There is no proposal for trains under South Central Railway (SCR) to be handed  over  to  private  players  for  operations.  However,  with  a  view  to attract investment of about ₹ 30, 000 crores and induct modern rakes over select routes, spread all over Indian Railways Network including routes over South  Central  Railways,  and  to provide world  class services to the passengers,  Ministry  of  Railways  has  planned  induction  of  approximately 150  pairs  of  passenger  train  services  (divided  into  12  clusters)  through Public  Private  partnership  (PPP)  on  Design,  Build,  Finance  and  Operate ('DBFO') basis. These services to be operated through PPP mode shall be additional services aimed at increasing the availability of train services to the travelling passengers. (c):  Does not arise. (d) : The  Hyderabad  Multi  Modal  Transport  System  (MMTS)  is  a  suburban rail  system  in  Hyderabad  being  developed  on  cost  sharing  basis  between State Government (2/3rd)  and South Central Railway (1/3rd) on demand of State  Government.    Hence,  the  proposal  for  extension  of  MMTS  services needs to be initiated by the State Government.  As on date, there is no such proposal from State Government to extend MMTS up to Vikarabad. (e):  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Shortage of TTE
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4828

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## LOK SABHA SHORTAGE OF TTE

4828.

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Southern  Railways  is in shortage of TTEs, especially the Chennai and Salem divisions and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether on the coach S12 on train 16232 which departed from Karur on 02/09/2017, there was no TTE on board between Karur and Kumbakonam;
- (c) if so, the details in this regard;
- (d) the status of reserved passengers, if the train was not manned;
- (e) whether there is any rule in the Railways that allows reserved coaches to be left unmanned; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) There is a vacancy of 490 staff in ticket checking cadre in Southern Railway, out of which in Chennai and Salem Divisions there is vacancy of 111 and 121 respectively.
- (b) No Sir. S12 coach of train 16232 was manned by ticket checking staff of Salem  Division on 02.09.2017, along with S-9, S-10 & S-11 coaches.
- (c) and (d) Do not arise.
- (e) No Sir
- (f) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Use of Local Language in High Court
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4826

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 24 th  MARCH, 2021

## Use of Local Language in High Court

- +4826. ShrimatiPoonambenMaadam :

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

- (a)   whether the Government has permitted the use of local language as the language of proceedings in Gujarat High Court and District Courts;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (c):  As regards language of proceedings in the High Courts, Clause (2) of the Article 348 of the Constitution states that notwithstanding anything in sub-clause (a) of clause (1), the Governor of a State may, with the previous consent  of  the  President,  authorize  the  use  of  the  Hindi  Language,  or  any other language used for any official purposes of the State, in proceedings in the High Court having its principal seat in that State. The  Cabinet Committee's  decision  dated  21.05.1965  has  stipulated  that  consent  of  the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India be obtained on any proposal relating to use of a language other than English in the High Court. No such proposal is before the Government in respect of Gujarat High Court. Under Article 235 of the Constitution of India, the administrative control over  the  district  and  subordinate  judiciary  in  the  States  vest  with  the concerned  High  Court.    As  regards,  use  of  Hindi  or  regional  language  in lower  courts,  it  is  decided  by  the  High  Court  and  State  Government concerned in consultation with each other.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: IT Education to Officials
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4825 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## IT EDUCATION TO OFFICIALS

4825. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is considering to educate its officials on internet ethics, cyber hygiene and best practices in the use of IT equipment, including mobile phones;
- (b) if so, whether many officials are already aware of these and other  related  practices  but  there  are  still  a  number  of  officials who are unware of the same and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether a number of incidents have come to the notice of the Government  regarding  breaches  in  various  IT  applications  as electronic working has got further proliferated; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (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 UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4825  BY  SHRI  V.K.  SREEKANDAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2021 REGARDING IT EDUCATION TO OFFICIALS

(a)& (b):  Yes, Sir. Skill upgradation training and sensitisation on various aspects of internet and IT equipment usage is a continuous  and  on-going  activity  in  the  Railways.    A  special online  training  covering  internet  ethics,  cyber  hygiene,  best practices  in  use  of  IT  equipment  and  cyber  security  has  also been  organised  for  the  officers  and  staff  with  the  support  of Centre  for  Development  of  Advanced  Computing  (C-DAC),  a Government organisation under Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.

(c)&(d):  Advisories and alerts are received from various Central Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) cautioning against vulnerabilities  and  possible  cyber  breaches.  During  the  year 2019-20, a total of 163 such advisories were received from LEAs and  in  the  year  2020-21,  a  total  of  540  advisories  have  been received till February 2021.   These are suitably acted upon for preventing any break-down in the normal working.

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