opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 5081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Online Discounts
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5081. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 24 TH  JULY, 2019.

## ONLINE  DISCOUNTS

## 5081.  SHRI SELVAM G. : SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA :

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  major  e-commerce  companies  are  offering  steep  online  discounts affecting  domestic  Indian  traders  and  business  houses  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether  major  e-commerce  companies  have  approached  the  Government  to reconsider the changes brought to e-commerce policy; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्ी ीीयष  गोय) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)to (c) : The extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on e-commerce sector, inter-alia,  specifies  that  e-commerce  marketplaces  will  not  directly  or indirectly influence the sale price of goods or services and shall maintain a level playing field. Violations of FDI policy are covered under the penal provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

Representations alleging violations of various provisions of FDI policy in ecommerce  sector  were  received  in  this  Department.  These  have  been sent to the relevant enforcement agency for appropriate action under the law.

In  order  to  provide  clarity  to  the  extant  FDI  policy  on  e-commerce,  this Department  has  issued  Press  Note  2  of  2018  on  26.12.2018,  and  no changes have been made in the recent past in  the FDI Policy on ecommerce sector.

*******
Lok Sabha Question No. 5078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Safety and Security in Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5078 TO BE ANSWERED ON  24.7.2019

## Safety and Security in Coal Mines

5078. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  guidelines  prescribed  by  the  Government  for  safety  and  security  in  coal mines across the country, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) whether the serious injuries per metric tonne is increasing; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   The guidelines have been issued by the Government for ensuring the safety in coal mines of the country. Safety, health and welfare of persons employed in the mines are dealt with under the Mines Act,  1952,  Rules  and  Regulations  made  thereunder.  The  Directorate  General  of  Mines Safety  (DGMS)  under  the  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment,  Government  of  India administers this Act for ensuring safety in the mines. Provisions of the Coal Mines Regulation, 2017 stipulate  safety  and  security  in  the  coal  mines  across  the  country.  These  regulations  are reviewed from time to time based on inputs from various organizations. The last amendment was made in 2017.
- (b) & (c): No Sir.  The serious injuries rate per metric tonne coal produced in Coal India Ltd. (CIL) for last three years and current upto June is decreasing, which is as under:

| Year                                           |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 (upto June) |
|------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------|
| Serious injury Rate per Mt. of coal production |   0.23 |   0.19 |   0.16 |               0.14 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 5077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Letter to Russian Government about Netaji
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5077 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## LETTER TO RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ABOUT NETAJI

## 5077.     SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian Government has written any letter to the Russian Government on the whereabouts/information on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose between 2014 till date;
- (b) if   so,   the   details   of   the   questions   asked   by   the   Indian Government and the reply given by Russian Government in this regard;
- (c) whether   the   Indian   Government   came   to   know   the   fact   that Russian President Mr. Putin has given an order in June that all records related to Soviet prisoners also known as Gulab Camps in Siberia should be destroyed; and
- (d) if   so,   the   details   of   measures/action   taken   by   the   Indian Government to protect the records of Indian prisoners who were in those camps at that time?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) & (b) Government of India has approached the Government of the Russian Federation a number of times since 2014 seeking information on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, including whether Netaji was in Russia anytime before or after August 1945, whether Netaji escaped to Russia in August 1945 or thereafter as reported by some researchers and requesting that documents/material relating to Netaji, which may be in the custody of the Russian side, may be handed over to the Indian side.

In its response, the Russian Government has conveyed that they were unable to find any documents in the Russian archives pertaining to Netaji and even after additional investigations made based on request from the Indian side, they could not find any documents giving more information on the subject.

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

***
Lok Sabha Question No. 5076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Procurement of Military Equipment
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5076

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2019

## PROCUREMENT OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT

## 5076. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a)  whether the procurement of military equipment from Indian vendors has increased in the past three years;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the details of the foreign manufacturers who are collaborating with Indian vendors to produce Defence equipment; and
- (d)  the steps being taken by the Government to prevent monopolization of markets?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

<!-- image -->

(a)  to  (d):    Procurement  of  military  equipment  are  undertaken  based  on  operational requirements  of  the    Armed  Forces  in  accordance  with  Defence  Procurement Procedure  (DPP).  During  the  last  three  financial  years  (2016-17  to  2018-19),  91 contracts have been signed with Indian vendors for procurement of defence equipment for Armed forces as under:

| Year    |   Number of Contracts |
|---------|-----------------------|
| 2016-17 |                    23 |
| 2017-18 |                    32 |
| 2018-19 |                    36 |

: 2 :

The  defence  equipment  procured  from  Indian  vendors  during  this  period include Helicopters, Naval Vessels, Radars, Ballistic Helmet, Artillery Guns, Missiles, Bullet Proof jackets, Electronic Fuses, Simulators and ammunition.

The Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)-2016 reflects the commitment of the government to promote indigenization and self-reliance in the defence sector by harnessing the capability of the public and private sector.  The extant procedure interalia, enable procurement of defence equipment from Indian vendors manufacturing on their own, or in collaboration with foreign equipment manufacturers.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Corruption in CBI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav, Bharti Pravin Pawar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5075

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019)

## CORRUPTION IN CBI

## †5075. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV: DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether incidents of corruption have taken place/are taking place in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI);
- (b) if so, the details in this regard for the last three years;
- (c) the nature of the said incidents;
- (d) various  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  check  corruption  in  Central  Bureau  of Investigation; and
- (e) the outcome of the said efforts?

## 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  (e):      CBI  has  registered  19  Regular  cases  against  CBI  officers  involving  corruption charges [Prevention of Corruption Act] during the last three years i.e 2016,2017,2018 & 2019 (upto 30.06.2019).

CBI has a robust mechanism to deal with internal vigilance matters and complaints of corruption against its own officers. Concerted efforts are made to ensure probity amongst CBI officials.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Long Distance Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5074 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## LONG DISTANCE TRAINS

†5074. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the   Government has formulated any scheme to run long distance trains from outside Delhi to decongest the heavy rail traffic on Old Delhi and New Delhi Railway Stations; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  &  (b)  With  a  view  to  decongest  Delhi/New  Delhi  terminals  and rationalize  train  operations  origin/destination  of  various  trains  have been  shifted  to  Anand  Vihar  Terminal.  Besides,  works  are  also  in progress for developing the sanctioned Coaching Terminals at Bijwasan, Holambi Kalan, and Shakurbasti.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Funds utilised for Schemes
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5073

To be answered on

Wednesday, July 24, 2019/Shravana 2, 1941 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Funds utilised for Schemes

5073.  SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

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

- (a) the number of schemes undertaken by the DONER in the State of Assam that have remained incomplete, half-complete or not yet started in the last ten years;
- (b) the  total  quantum  of  unutilized  funds  remaining  with  the  Ministry  of  DONER  in view of incomplete, half-complete and not yet started schemes; and
- (c) whether  there  is  any  new  plan  to  utilise  this  unutilised  fund  remaining  at  the disposal of DONER?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are 243 projects which were sanctioned during last 10 years for the state of Assam under various schemes of the Ministry of DoNER, out of these 195 projects are ongoing and at different stages of implementation. In addition 51 projects of NEC are ongoing at different stages.
- (b)  and (c) The amount of unutilized funds lying with state government against these ongoing  project  are  to  the  tune  of  Rs.638.25  crore.  The  state  government  is  in  the process of utilizing this unspent amount.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Aadhaar Enrolment
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5072

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## AADHAAR ENROLMENT

## 5072.   DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  certain  refugees  meeting  the  criteria  under  the Aadhaar (Targeted  Delivery  of  Financial  and  Other  Subsidies,  Benefits  and  Services)  Act, 2016 are being turned away at Aadhaar enrolment centres;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to remedy the situation;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  directions  to  clarify  that  refugees  meeting  the criteria under the Aadhaar Act are eligible for Aadhaar enrolment, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  directions  to  clarify  that  long-term  visas  are  valid documentation  to  apply  for  Aadhaar  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c): The provisions of The Aadhaar Act, 2016 and its Regulation thereunder entitles every resident of the country to obtain an Aadhaar number after undergoing the process of enrolment :

Provided that the central Government may, from time to time , notify such other category of individuals who may be entitled to obtain an Aadhaar number.

However, for the purpose of Aadhaar enrolment, the term 'resident' is defined under Section 2(v) of the Act  that an individual who has resided in India for a period or periods amounting in  all  to  one  hundred  and  eighty  two  days  or  more  in  the  twelve  months  immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment.

- (d): An indicative list of supporting documents accepted for verification of identity, address and date of birth (revised from time to time) is available at official website of UIDAI at the link: https://uidai.gov.in/images/commdoc/valid\_documents\_list.pdf. In accordance to Schedule  II  of    Regulation  10  of  Aadhaar  (Enrolment  &  Update  Regulation,  2016,  Long Term Visa is not a valid document for Aadhaar enrolment.

*******
Lok Sabha Question No. 5070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: New Trains from Kanyakumari
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5070 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## NEW TRAINS FROM KANYAKUMARI

5070. SHRI H. VASANTHAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  new  trains  announced  and  that  has  started originating  from  Kanyakumari,  Tamil  Nadu  along  with  the  details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  new  railway  tracks  laid  or  the  work  pertaining  to them started in Tamil Nadu during the last five years along with the details of the progress; and
- (c) the average  budget  expenditure  on  various railway projects undertaken in Tamil Nadu during the last five years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH  GOYAL)

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

*****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5070 BY SHRI H. VASANTHAKUMAR TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2019  REGARDING  NEW TRAINS FROM KANYAKUMARI

(a) The following four pairs of trains have been introduced during 20142019, serving Kanniyakumari/Nagercoil:-

(i) 16353/16354 Kacheguda-Nagercoil Express (weekly)

(ii) 56715/56716 Punalur-Kanniyakumari Passenger (daily)

(iii)19423/19424  Tirunelveli-Gandhidham  Humsafar  Express  (weekly)

via Nagercoil

(iv) 22657/22658 Tambaram-Nagercoil Express (tri-weekly)

(b) and (c):  During the last 05 years, commissioning of 830 Km length of railway lines was achieved in the State of Tamil Nadu, out of which, 366  Km  length  of  Gauge  Conversion  and  464  Km  length  of  Doubling was commissioned.

As  on  01.04.2019,  22  ongoing  projects  (09  New  line,  05  Gauge Conversion and 08 Double line/3 rd  line & 4 th  line) falling fully/partly in the State of Tamil Nadu are under different stages of planning/execution/sanction.  Total  cost  of  these  projects  is ` 21,829 crores, out of which ` 4,281 crores have been spent upto March 2019 and commissioning of 729 Km length has been achieved.

The details of all works in progress and new works including allotment of funds and expenditure incurred on each project are made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in >Ministry of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates >Finance(Budget) >Railway-wise  Works  Machinery  &  Rolling  Stock  Programme\_Regular Budget 2019-20 or 2018-19 or 2017-18 or 2016-17 or 2015-16 or 201415.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Revival Plans for BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5065 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH   JULY, 2019

## REVIVAL PLANS FOR BSNL

## 5065. SHRI P.R. NATARAJAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of revival plans for BSNL recommended by various committees including Group of Ministers in the past;

- (b) whether the Government has taken any final decision in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) A Group of Ministers (GoM) was constituted in April, 2013 to look into the matter of reviving and revitalizing Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).  Based on the recommendations of the GoM, the Cabinet approved:

- (i)   the  proposal  for  hiving  off  tower  assets  of  BSNL  into  a  separate  subsidiary  company  fully owned by BSNL.
- (ii)  the refund of Rs.6725 crore was BSNL for surrender of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum in six Licensed Service Areas (LSAs).

In September  2017,  BSNL  was  declared  as  'Incipient Sick' by the Department  of Telecommunications  (DoT)  as  per  the  guidelines  of  Department  of  Public  Enterprises  (DPE). Consequently, action has been initiated by the DoT for preparation of revival/ restructuring plan of BSNL as per DPE guidelines.  Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was engaged to facilitate the  preparation  of  comprehensive  revival/restructuring  plan.    Pursuant  to  its  recommendation  and approval by Board of BSNL, a comprehensive revival plan for BSNL is under preparation.

************
Lok Sabha Question No. 5064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Termination of IAS Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5064

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019)

## TERMINATION OF IAS OFFICERS

## 5064. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  recommendations  from  various  States  including Kerala regarding termination of service of IAS officers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the reasons for the same;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any decision on the same and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of IAS officers who are presently under suspension and the reasons for their suspension, State-wise?

## 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):    Details  of  cases  where  State  Government  has  recommended  for  dismissal  of  IAS officers from service during last three years is as under:
- (d):   The State-wise details of IAS officers who are presently under suspension is not maintained with this Department.

|   Sl. No. | Name of Officer                   | State Govt.    | Penalty proposed by State Govt.   | Penalty imposed by Government of India   | Date of Order   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Shri Sanjiv Kumar, IAS (HY:1985)  | Haryana        | Dismissal from service            | Dismissal from service                   | 08.12.2016      |
|         2 | Smt. Shashi Karnawat, IAS (MP:99) | Madhya Pradesh | Dismissal from service            | Dismissal from service                   | 04.09.2017      |

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Encroachment in Southern Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5063 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## ENCROACHMENT IN SOUTHERN RAILWAY

5063.   DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether large stretches of railway land are being encroached upon in various parts of the Southern Railway; (b) if so, the details thereof, division-wise; (c)  whether  such  encroachments  have  been  causing  serious operational and other problems; and (d)  if  so,  the  measures  taken  by  the  Railways  to  remove  such
- encroachments?

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

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

******

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5063 BY DR.  A. CHALLAKUMAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 REGARDING ENCROACHMENT IN SOUTHERN RAILWAY

(a)  to  (d):  As  on  31.03.2019,  against  total  land  holding  of  about 26884.70 Hectare, 55.42 Hectare land (0.2%) is under encroachment in Southern  Railway.  The  division-wise  details  of  encroachment  is  as under:-

| Divisions          |   Area under encroachment(in hectares) |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Chennai            |                                  29.77 |
| Salem              |                                   6.13 |
| Palakkad           |                                   0.11 |
| Thiruvananthapuram |                                   3.06 |
| Tiruchchirapalli   |                                   4.98 |
| Madurai            |                                  11.37 |

Encroachments  causes  bottleneck  and  safety  hazard  in  train operations and difficulties in track maintenance which at times affects the line capacity and throughput which ultimately affects the revenue of  Railways.  Encroachments  also  pose  problem  for  execution  of development works.

Encroachments of temporary nature (soft encroachment) in the shape of jhuggies, jhopries and squatters are removed in consultation and  with  the  assistance  of  Railway  Protection  Force  and  local  civil authorities.  For  old  encroachments,  where  party  is  not  amenable  to persuasion, action is taken under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (PPE Act, 1971), as amended from time to time. Actual eviction of unauthorized occupants is carried out with the assistance of State Government and police.

*****