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Lok Sabha Question No. 3822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Extension of Machilipatnam Express to Kadapa Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3822

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## EXTENSION OF MACHILIPATNAM EXPRESS TO KADAPA RAILWAY STATION

3822. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU: SHRI Y.S.AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  has  received  any  representation  with  regard  to extension of Machilipatnam Express up to Kadapa railway station and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Railways has taken any decision on this request and if so, the  quantum  of  funds  earmarked  and  released  along  with  the  details thereof; and
- (c) the stand of the railways in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c)  Representations  are  received  at  various  levels  of  Railways administration viz. Station, Divisional level, Zonal level and Railway Board's level, a compendium of which is not maintained. However, these demands are examined and action as found feasible and justified, is taken, subject to operational feasibility and commercial viability. At present, three Mail/Express  services  originate  from/terminate  at  Machilipatnam  namely, 12749/12750  Machilipatnam-Bidar  Express,  17211/17212  MachilipatnamYesvantpur Express and 17245/17246 Machilipatnam-Dharmavaram Express.  Diversion of these trains to run via Cuddapah is operationally not feasible, at present. Further,  no  train  specific  allotment  of  budget allocation is made; budget allocation is made for all the activities related to running of trains including other operating expenses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Railway Hospitals
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pratima Bhoumik, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3821 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## RAILWAY HOSPITALS

3821. MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  now  allowed  all  patients  to  take free treatment at the Railway hospitals in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of Railway hospitals that are functional at present in the country, State/UT-wise, details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to increase the number of Railway hospitals in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3821 BY MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK AND SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2019 REGARDING RAILWAY HOSPITALS

(a) No, Sir.

- (b) State/UT-wise  details  of  the  number  of  Railway  hospitals  that  are functional at present in the country, are as follows:
- (c) Establishment  and  upgradation  of  Railway  hospitals  is  an  on-going process undertaken on the basis of condition of existing equipments/techniques, technological developments taking place in the medical science and availability of funds.

|   S. | No.Name of the State   |   No. of Hospitals |
|------|------------------------|--------------------|
|    1 | Andhra Pradesh         |                 05 |
|    2 | Assam                  |                 09 |
|    3 | Bihar                  |                 08 |
|    4 | Chhattisgarh           |                 03 |
|    5 | Delhi                  |                 02 |
|    6 | Gujarat                |                 07 |
|    7 | Haryana                |                 03 |
|    8 | Jharkhand              |                 05 |
|    9 | Karnataka              |                 04 |
|   10 | Kerala                 |                 03 |
|   11 | Madhya Pradesh         |                 09 |
|   12 | Maharashtra            |                 13 |
|   13 | Odisha                 |                 04 |
|   14 | Punjab                 |                 04 |
|   15 | Rajasthan              |                 09 |
|   16 | Tamil Nadu             |                 08 |
|   17 | Telangana              |                 01 |
|   18 | Uttar Pradesh          |                 17 |
|   19 | West Bengal            |                 14 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: National Retail Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Jayadev Galla, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3818.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2019.

## NATIONAL RETAIL POLICY

3818.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the State-wise details of retail trade in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to formulate a National Retail Policy (NRP) to support the growth of domestic retail trade and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to support the development of retail sector in order to benefit millions of small traders in the country;
- (d) the  details  of  the  extent  to  which  the  policy  helps  to  promote  and  organize retail trade in the country;
- (e) whether there are apprehensions amongst small retail traders that the policy might permit foreign retailers in the sector; and
- (f) if so, the details on how the Government will allay such apprehensions?

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

- (a): State-wise details of retail trade in the county is not centrally compiled.
- (b) to (f): Yes Sir. The Government proposes to formulate National Retail Trade Policy. Stakeholder consultations are being held. Government has set up a National Traders' Welfare Board with the objectives of welfare of traders  and  their  employees,  simplification  of  the  acts  and  rules applicable to traders, reduction of compliance burden and improvement in access to funds for traders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Goods Exchange through GeM Portal
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3814 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th DECEMBER, 2019

## GOODS EXCHANGE THROUGH GeM PORTAL

## 3814. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  buyers  and  sellers  who  are  able  to  exchange  goods  through  the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal;
- (b) the total number and amount of transactions that have happened on the GeM portal since its inception;
- (c) whether all the Government agencies have been instructed to procure goods through the GeM portal and if not, the reasons therefor along with the list of such agencies; and
- (d) whether the GeM portal  has enabled transparency in  public  procurement, and  if so, the details thereof including the estimated amount of money saved?

## ANSWER

## okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Total  number  of  Government  buyer organisations  registered  on  GeM portal  as  on 03.12.2019 is 40,745 and total number of sellers and service providers registered on GeM portal as on 03.12.2019 is 3,04,462.
- (b): Total number of orders placed as on 03.12.2019 is 28,06,803 for a value of Rs.35,486 Crore.
- (C): Yes, Sir. The purchases through GeM by Ministries and Government Departments have been made mandatory  by Ministry of Finance through Rule No.149 in the General Financial Rules,2017. In case of CPSEs, government has issued directions to use GeM for all their procurement.

(d): Yes, Sir. The transparency, efficiency and inclusiveness provided by the GeM  portal has resulted in an average saving of around 15-25% (excluding automobiles where it is 12%) to the Government exchequer.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Facilities for Chengannur Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3813 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## FACILITIES FOR CHENGANNUR STATION

## 3813. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  railways  is  proposing  to  improve  the  infrastructure facilities for Ayyappa  devotees  and daily commuters  using  the Chengannur railway station;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)    whether the railways has been considering to construct one Arch gate in the name of Lord Ayyappa at Chengannur station which is declared as the gateway of Sabarimala; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in this regard?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) and (b): Chengannur is a Non-Suburban Grade (NSG)-3 category station. In addition to provision of essential amenities at this station as per norms, the station has also been developed under Adarsh Station Scheme. Efforts are  also  made  to  provide  additional  infrastructural  facilities  like  pilgrim shelter, entry gate, improvement to circulating area, parking and facade of station building, additional dormitory and upper class waiting room etc. for passengers/pilgrims, wherever feasible, subject to inter-se priority of works and availability of funds.

(c) and (d): The proposed entry gate to the station shall conform to the local architecture. No arch gate is proposed in the name of Lord Ayyappa.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Commercialising R&D of ISRO
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3811

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 COMMERCIALISING R&D OF ISRO

3811.   SHRI. SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
2. (a) whether the Government proposes to set up a new company to commercially  exploit  the  Research  and  Development  (R&D) work of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO);
3. (b) if so, the details thereof;
4. (c) the  time  by  which  the  new  company  is  likely  to  start  its operations?

## ANSWER

- MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):
- (a) A new company by name, 'NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)', has been  incorporated  on  06th  March  2019,  as  a  wholly  owned Government of India Undertaking / Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE), under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS) to commercially exploit the research and  development  work  of  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation (ISRO) Centres and constituent units of DOS.

(b) The  business  activities  of  NSIL  are  mainly  driven  towards enabling Indian industries to productionise space systems through  technology  transfer  mechanisms  and  to  exploit  the commercial  opportunities emanating  from  the Indian  space programme.

(c) NSIL has commenced its commercial business operations since its incorporation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Term of Non-captive Mining Lease
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3810

ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## TERM OF NON-CAPTIVE MINING LEASE

3810. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

- Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the term of non-captive mining leases will expire on March 31, 2020 and if so, the details thereof; (b)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the  impact  of  expiry  on production, disruption in the sector and job losses and if so the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  said  expiry  will  lead  to  loss  of  more  than  two  lakh  jobs  apart  from creating a serious disruption to the mineral supply chain; and (d)  if  so,  the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the  said
- issues?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per Section 8A (6) of MMDR Act, 1957, where mineral is used for other than captive purpose the period of lease shall be extended and be deemed to have been extended up to a period ending on 31st March, 2020 with w.e.f the date of expiry of the renewal last made or till the completion of renewal period, if any, or a period of fifty years  from  the  date  of  grant  of  such  lease,  whichever  is  later.  Details  are  given  in

annexure . (b)  to  (d):  Sir,  The  Government  is  taking  all  possible  steps  to  maintain  continuity  in

- production and supply of minerals.

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## Summary of working mines expiring in 2020

| S. No.   | State            | Woking Mines expiring on 31.03.2020                                                |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 4 Blocks (2 Manganese, 1 Limestone, 1 Iron Ore)                                    |
| 2        | Gujarat          | 2 Limestone Blocks                                                                 |
| 3        | Himachal Pradesh | 1 Limestone Block                                                                  |
| 4        | Jharkhand        | 6 Blocks (3 Iron Ore, 2 Iron & Manganese, 1 Manganese)                             |
| 5        | Karnataka        | 7 Iron Ore Blocks                                                                  |
| 6        | Odisha           | 24 Blocks (9 Iron Ore, 8 Iron & Manganese, 4 Manganese, 3 Chromite)                |
| 7        | Rajasthan        | 2 Blocks (1 Iron Ore, 1 Limestone)                                                 |
| Total    | Total            | 46 Blocks (21 Iron Ore, 10 Iron & Manganese, 7 Manganese, 5 Limestone, 3 Chromite) |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Committee on Cantonment Board
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Santokh Singh Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3809

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  December, 2019

## COMMITTEE ON CANTONMENT BOARD

3809. SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Expert Committee on Working of Cantonment Boards has submitted its report to the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be made public; and
- (c) if not, the date fixed for submission of the report by the Expert Committee?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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- (a)  &  (b):    An  Expert  Committee  on  'Working  of  Cantonment  Boards'  has  been constituted and the Committee has submitted its report which is under examination in the Ministry.

- (c)  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Heritage Week
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3806 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## HERITAGE WEEK

3806.   DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to  state:

- (a) whether  with  passenger  safety  being  a  huge  concern  over  30  per cent  of  corrective  action  on  safety-related  issues  suggested  in  eight months have remained unaddressed;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether various suggested corrective actions by safety officers are pending for long posing a threat to passengers;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor and the steps taken for speedy implementation of the suggestions for railway safety;
- (e) whether the Government had appointed a High Level Safety Review Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri Anil Kakodkar;
- (f) if so, the recommendations of the committee;
- (g) whether  in  a  major  move  towards  safety  upgradation  of  Indian Railways the Government has decided to implement the Anil Kakodkar Committee report on safety; and
- (h) if so, the manner and extent to which the safety in the Railways will be enhanced after implementing the recommendations?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir. Safety is accorded highest priority by Indian Railways.

A  detailed  inspection  regime  is  followed  by  Railways  wherein  officers carry  out  Safety  inspections  regularly.    Shortcomings  noticed  during inspection are complied in shortest possible time.  This is a continuous process and timely implementation of corrective actions suggested by officers is monitored at regular intervals.

- (b)   to  (d) Do not arise.
- (e)   Yes, Sir.
- (f)   Committee had submitted 106 recommendations in its report.
- (g) Yes,  Sir.  All  the  106  recommendations  of  the  committee  have since  been  deliberated  upon  and  95  recommendations  have  been fully/partially accepted by the Ministry of Railways. Of the accepted/partially accepted recommendations,  84 have been fully implemented and 11 recommendations are at various stages of implementation.
- (h)  Although  improvement  in  safety  is  an  ongoing  multi-disciplinary exercise,  implementation  of  the  recommendations  of  the  Kakodkar Committee will enhance the safety and asset reliability as the recommendations  are  about  infrastructure  like  tracks  and  bridges, upgradation  of  rolling  stock,  emphasis  on  education  and  training  of staff,  augmentation of line capacity, prevention of sabotage, induction of latest technology etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3805 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Export Zones for Poultry Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3805

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th DECEMBER, 2019

## EXPORT ZONES FOR POULTRY SECTOR

3805.  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  product  clusters  have  been  set  up  for  increasing  supply  and  exports  of  poultry products;
- (b) if so, the State/UT-wise details of such clusters in the country;
- (c) whether there are plans to set up such clusters in the State of Telangana; and
- (d) the details of the constraints being faced by the Government to set up separate export zones for poultry products in the country?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir.  Under Agriculture Export Policy, 2018, Poultry Clusters at Namakkal, Salem and Erode districts of Tamil Nadu State have been identified for increasing supply and exports of poultry products.
- (c): At present, there is no plan to set up such cluster in the State of Telangana.
- (d): The concept of separate export zones was introduced by the Government through Exim Policy in 2001.  Due to non-satisfactory performance of the Agri Export Zones (AEZ), the  Ministry  constituted  a  Peer  Review  Group  for  its  re-valuation.    On  the  basis  of  the recommendations of the Peer Review Group, it was decided not to consider and approve new  separate AEZ.    The  constraints  like  lack  of  interest  and  coordination  amongst  the stakeholders, lack of separate allocation of funds by the State Governments, lack of project orientation  and  conceptual  design  of  separate  AEZ  etc.  were  noticed.      However,

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has recognised 29 poultry establishments (i.e. 10  establishments in Tamil Nadu,  13 establishments in Maharashtra  and  6 establishments in Chhattisgarh) as 'Compartment free from Avian Influenza' as per norms of World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) intended for export of poultry and poultry products.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Data Collected by Social Networking Companies
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ram Swaroop Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3804

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 11.12.2019

## DATA COLLECTED BY SOCIAL NETWORKING  COMPANIES

## 3804.   SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether  the data taken/collected by the social networking  companies  from  its consumers is safe and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the storage centres of the above companies exist in India and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to issue any guidelines for such companies to set up storage centres in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be issued; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) to  (e)  :  Presently  there  is  no  legal  provision  to  mandate  local  storage  of  data  in  the country. However, section 43A provides for compensation to be paid to the victim in case of unauthorized access of information and leakage of sensitive personal information respectively. It mandates 'body corporates' to implement 'reasonable security practices' for protecting  'sensitive  personal  information'  of  individuals.  The  Information  Technology (Reasonable  security  practices  and  procedures  and  sensitive  personal  data  or  information) Rules, 2011 notified under section 43A mandates that body corporate must provide policy for privacy and disclosure of information, so that user is well aware of the type of personal data collected, purpose of collection and usage of such information. The rules also specify mode of collection of information, disclosure of information, transfer of information, etc.

In  addition,  Ministry of  Electronics  &  Information Technology is  working on the Personal Data  Protection  Bill  to  safeguard  the  privacy  of  citizens,  and  proposes  to  table  it  in Parliament. The Bill proposes local storage of critical and sensitive personal data.

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