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Lok Sabha Question No. 3962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Stoppage at Sandila Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3962 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## STOPPAGE AT SANDILA RAILWAY STATION

†3962.  SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  from public  representatives  to  provide  stoppage  of  Punjab  Mail  (up-down) and  Kisan  Express  (up-down)  at  Sandila  railway  station,  a  very important railway station, in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken or being taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c)    Representations  have  been  received  for  provision  of stoppage of trains at Sandila. Stoppage of additional trains at Sandila station, which is already catered to by 10 pairs of Mail/Express trains and  4  pairs  of  Passenger  trains,  has  not  been  found  operationally feasible and commercially justified, at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Change in Import Tariff by US
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3961

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th JULY, 2019

## CHANGE IN IMPORT TARIFF BY US

## 3961.  SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा�ण�य एवं उ�योग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the repercussions for India of the growing tension between Iran and United States;
- (b) the extent to which Indian industry would be affected by the recent change in import tariff by the US; and
- (c) the manner in which the Government plans to tackle this situation?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) India's bilateral relations with Iran, and the United States stand on their own merit and are not influenced by relations between other countries. Government  of India consistently monitors all developments with a bearing on its national interest and takes necessary measures to safeguard and protect the same
- (b) U.S. imposed additional tariff of 25% and 10% on Steel and Aluminium respectively under section 232 of Trade Expansion Act, 1962 in March, 2018 on a global basis. While India's steel export in the affected lines to US declined by 35% during the FY 2018-19 compared to FY 2017-18, aluminium export in the affected lines have increased by 14% during the same period.
- (c) India has been engaged with US on this issue, as part of the ongoing bilateral trade dialogue. The US did not accede to India's request for withdrawal of these duties. In response, Government of India imposed retaliatory tariffs on  28 products originating or exported from the US with effect from 16 th June, 2019 vide notification no. 17/2019Customs dated 15 th June, 2019 of Department  of  Revenue.  The  retaliatory  tariffs  are expected to have an additional impact in terms of duty incidence of about US$ 217 Million (approx.) on these 28 products imported from US.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Nuclear Plants Expansion Programme
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3960

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## NUCLEAR PLANTS EXPANSION PROGRAMME

3960.  SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has earmarked exclusive budget, approximately Rs. 10,000 crore per year, for ten years for the nuclear plant expansion programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  N-plants  in  Delhi,  Punjab,  Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K since these States do not have any N-plants; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Finance Minister's budget speech in Lok Sabha on 29.02.2016 for 2016-17 budget included the following reference to nuclear energy:

'In the power sector, we need to diversify the sources of power generation for long term stability.  Government is drawing up a comprehensive plan, spanning next 15 to 20  years,  to  augment  the  investment  in  nuclear  power  generation.    Budgetary allocation up to Rs.3,000 crore per annum, together with public sector investments, will be leveraged to facilitate the required investment for this purpose.'

- (b)&(c)The Government has already accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for setting up four units of 700 MW each at Gorakhpur in Haryana and the first two units - GHAVP 1&2 (2X700 MW) are under construction.

The process of identification of suitable sites for locating future nuclear power plants is an ongoing activity, carried out by the Standing Site Selection Committee (SSSC) of the Department of Atomic Energy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Electrification in Jharkhand
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3959 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## ELECTRIFICATION IN JHARKHAND

3959.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: the  percentage  and  length  of  railway  lines  that  have  been

(a) electrified in Jharkhand; and

(b) the  details  of  ongoing  and  upcoming  electrification  projects  of railway lines in the districts of Hazaribagh and Ramgarh in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (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 UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3959  BY  SHRI  JAYANT  SINHA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  17.07.2019  REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION IN JHARKHAND

(a) As  on  01.07.2019,  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand  out  of  2,585 Route Kilometer (RKM) of Broad Gauge network, 1,925 RKM i.e. 74.46% have been electrified.

(b) Electrification work is in progress on Koderma-HazaribaghBarkakana-Ranchi  (203 Route Kilometer) rail line which is passing through Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts of the State of Jharkhand. Koderma-Barkakana (136 Route Kilometer) has been commissioned on electric traction. Balance portion i.e. Barakakana-Ranchi  (67  Route  Kilometers)  New  line  work  is  in progress. Electrification will also be completed  along with new line.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Shortage of Pilots in Air Force
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3956

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th JULY, 2019

## SHORTAGE OF PILOTS IN AIR FORCE

3956. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a)  the category-wise number of aircrafts being used at present for imparting training to Indian Air Force pilots;
- (b)  whether there is a shortage of pilots in Indian Air Force;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof, and the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to meet the shortage?

## 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)  Adequate number of following aircrafts are being used for imparting training to Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots:
1. Basic Trainer Aircraft;
2. Intermediate Jet Trainer; and
3.  Advance Jet Trainer
- (b) & (c):  The available strength of pilots in the IAF is sufficient to meet the current operational requirements.
- (d)  Every year, the IAF participates in a number of career fairs/exhibitions, releases advertisements  in  newspapers/television  and  conducts  numerous  lectures  in  schools and colleges to motivate the target group.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: New PO in Navi Mumbai
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3955 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## NEW PO IN NAVI MUMBAI

† 3955.     SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the   concerned   department   has   been   ordered   to   open Passport Office in Navi Mumbai and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the above mentioned office has been opened in post office situated in Vashi and  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the material and facilities have not been made available to set   up   passport   office   so   far   due   to   which   citizens   are   facing difficulties; and
- (d) if   so,   the   details   thereof   and   the   steps   being   taken   by   the Government for setting up the office well equipped with all the facilities till date?

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

(a) & (b) A Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) was inaugurated at the Vashi Post Office in Navi Mumbai on 10 March, 2019.

(c) & (d) The POPSK at Vashi has been made functional with appointments released to enable the citizens to apply for a passport.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Corruption in Judiciary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3953

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

## Corruption in Judiciary

## 3953. SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  /  representations  with regard to alleged corruption in judiciary;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether any inquiry has been conducted into such cases;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the action taken against the guilty persons and if not, the reasons therefor, case-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to wipe out corruption in judiciary?

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

(a) and (b): The issue of dealing with corruption in the judiciary is to be addressed by the judiciary itself, as it is an independent organ under the Indian Constitution.  Accountability in  higher  judiciary  is  maintained  through  ' In-house Procedure '  adopted  by  the  Supreme Court in its Full Court meeting held on 7 th May, 1997.  As per the ' In-house Procedure, ' the Chief Justice of India is competent to receive complaints against the conduct of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justices of the High Courts.  Similarly, the Chief Justices of the High Courts are competent to receive complaints against the conduct of High Court Judges.  Further, as per Article 235 of the Constitution of India, the control over District Courts and Courts subordinate thereto vests in the High Court.

Complaints and representations regarding allegation of corruption received are dealt with by the Chief Justice of India or to the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, as the case may be, for appropriate action.  Similarly, complaints / representations against member of Subordinate Judiciary received are forwarded to the Registrar General of the concerned High Court, for appropriate action.

(c), (d) and (e): Do not arise in view of (a) and (b) above. ***************
Lok Sabha Question No. 3952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: National Retail Trading and e-Commerce System
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3952 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 th   JULY, 2019.

## NATIONAL RETAIL TRADING AND E-COMMERCE SYSTEM

## 3952.  SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU:

SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  on  introducing  National  Retail Trading and e-Commerce system in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any discussions have been held with the retail businessmen to elicit the facts and difficulties in introducing the system and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c):  The  'National  Retail  Trade  Policy'  is  under formulation  in  this  Department. Comprehensive stakeholder consultation in all the States through FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM,  PHDCCI  and  other  trade  and  commerce  associations  were conducted to get feedback on the needs and demand of the small traders.

A  Video  Conference  of  Hon'ble  Minister  of  Commerce  and  Industry  with representatives of Industry Associations, Export Organizations and Traders Organizations  was  held  on  18.02.2019,  attended  by  more  than  10,000 participants from a total of 42 NIC Centers and 29 other locations across the country.

Stakeholder  consultation  were  also  held  under  the  Chair  of  Secretary, Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  &  Internal  Trade  on  25.06.2019  to consider issues facing the retail sector and possible solutions for resolving them.

As  regards  e-Commerce,  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Department  of Commerce established a Think Tank on 'Framework for National Policy on E-commerce' and a Task Force under it which deliberated on the challenges confronting India in the arena  of the digital  economy  and  electronic commerce (e-commerce). The Think Tank was further divided into various sub-groups, comprising representation at the technical level from the government, industry and experts with domain knowledge.

A draft National e-Commerce policy has been prepared and placed in public domain. Comments from various stakeholders (companies, Industry associations, think tanks, foreign governments) have been received. Meetings have been held under the chairmanship of Minister for Commerce & Industry with industry stakeholders, e-Commerce companies, associations of  kirana  stores,  traders  and  retailers  to  discuss  matters  relating  to  ecommerce. The last such meeting took place on 24.06.2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Golden Quadrilateral Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3951 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL PROJECT

## 3951. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to run trains on the routes like Golden Quadrilateral and Diagonals connecting major and important cities;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  premium  trains  like Rajdhani to be operated in these proposed routes; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (c)    The    Golden  Quadrilateral  and  Diagonals  are  among  the busiest  and  most  saturated  sectors  of  Indian  Railways,  on  which premium trains  such  as  Rajdhani  Expresses  and  Shatabdi  Expresses are already operational. At present, there are no specific proposals to introduce additional Rajdhani Express type of trains on these sectors. However, introduction of trains is an ongoing and continuous process on  Indian  Railways  subject  to  commercial  justification,  operational feasibility and availability of resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Nationalized Data Governance Centre
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3950

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## NATIONALIZED DATA GOVERNANCE CENTRE

## 3950     SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU:

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

- (a) whether Government is  contemplating on setting up    a  Nationalized  Data  Governance Centre to hold all public data and establish guidelines for management and sharing of data between the state and central agencies; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)  and  (b):    No,  Sir.    The  Government  has  come  out  with  National  Data  Sharing  & Accessibility  Policy  (NDSAP)  which  is  available  at  :  https://www.meity.gov.in/open-data, Further  details  and  data  from  various  sources  that  can  be  freely  used  by  interested stakeholders are available at https://data.gov.in/ .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Missing Vessel
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3949 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## MISSING VESSEL

## 3949.     SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a ship named 'Deva Matha 2' had set sail from a port in Ernakulam district in Kerala on 12 January, 2019 with 243 people on board   heading   towards   Pacific   Ocean   and   subsequently   went missing;
- (b) if so, the facts and details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government has taken any action to find out the vessel and rescue the people from it; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (d) As per the information made available by the Ministry of Home Affairs, around 105 persons, sailed out of Munambam Harbour in Kerala, on 12.01.2019, on a fishing boat named 'Daya Matha-2'.

The Indian Coast Guard launched an intensive search operation to locate the boat using ships, hovercraft and aircraft. Information related to the case has been shared with the Interpol and other agencies in order to locate   the   missing   boat   and   its   occupants.   No   information   about   the whereabouts of the boat has been received as yet.

Criminal cases have been registered by Kerala Police under Sections 468, 471, 109 and 120 B of IPC, 12(1) (a) of Passport Act, 14 A (b) & (c) of the Foreigners Act and 24(1) (a) of Immigration Act and 3 persons who assisted the illegal  movement have been arrested. A special team of Kerala police has been constituted for investigation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Policy for Digital Economy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Behanan Benny, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3947 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 th   JULY, 2019. POLICY FOR DIGITAL ECONOMY

## 3947. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is planning to introduce new policies for the growing digital economy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the manners in which ecommerce can help with value addition in Indian GDP;
- (d) whether the Government is taking up measures towards understanding data flows from the aspects of privacy, security, safety and free choice, ownership and sharing of data, gains and costs of cross border flow of data and how to monitor the use of data; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)to(c):  The  Government  has  recently  introduced  National  Policy  on  Electronics (NPE)  and  National  Policy  on  Software  Products  (NPSP)  in  2019  for  the growing digital economy. The details are available on Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology's website (https://meity.gov.in/). Further, a draft National e-Commerce policy has been prepared and placed for comments in public domain. The draft National e-Commerce policy has been prepared to create a facilitative regulatory environment for growth of e-commerce sector in India and to leverage access to data such that data of Indians can be used for  the  growth  of  digital  economy  in  India.  The  policy  establishes  strategies which  aim  to  (i)  empower  domestic  entrepreneurs  and  encourage  Make  in India; (ii) safeguard interests of the consumers; (iii) ensure creation of jobs in the  digital  sphere  in  the  times  to  come;(iv)  promote  domestic  research  and development  in  digital  innovation  and  (v)  prevent  misuse  of  data  while maintaining the spirit of existing regulations.
- (d)&(e): 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  privacyoriented 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. 3946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Stoppage at Pindwala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3946 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## STOPPAGE AT PINDWALA

†3946.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the important trains have not been provided stoppage at Pindwala (Sirohi Road)railway station due to which passengers and rural people have to face huge difficulties and if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the stoppage of important trains namely Ashram  Express (12915/12916) and Garib Rath Express (12215/12216) is likely to be provided at Sirohi  Road  Railway  Station  in  view  of  problems  of  passengers  and  rural people;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d) Presently, 17 pairs of Mail/Express and 02 pairs of Passenger trains have  scheduled  stoppage  at  Pindwara  (Sirohi  Road).  These  include  the services  of  12547/12548  Agra  Cantt.-Ahmedabad  Express  and  12479/12480 Jodhpur-Bandra (T) Suryanagari Express whose experimental stoppages have been  provided  at  Pindwara  w.e.f.  24.08.2018  and  29.01.2019  respectively. These services provide additional connectivity to the passengers of Pindwara for destinations like Ahmedabad  and Mumbai. However, stoppages of 12915/12916 Ahmedabad-Delhi Ashram Express and 12215/12216 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bandra  (T)  Garib  Rath  Express  at  Pindwara  (Sirohi  Road),  have  not been found feasible, at present.

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