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Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Indian Personnel in UN Peacekeeping Forces
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 56

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  November, 2019

## INDIAN PERSONNEL IN UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES

## *56. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a)  the  total  number  of  Indian  personnel  currently  serving  in  the  UN  Peacekeeping Forces, operation-wise;
- (b)  the  casualties  of  Indian  personnel  reported  from  such  operations  during  the  last decade;
- (c)  whether  there  are  any  ongoing  schemes  for  the  welfare  of  personnel  from  the country serving in UN Peacekeeping Operations and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, whether the Government intends to bring in certain policy measures in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  56  FOR  ANSWER  ON  20.11.2019 REGARDING 'INDIAN PERSONNEL IN UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES'

At  present,  6220  Indian  personnel  are  serving  in  various  UN  Peacekeeping Mission  Forces  which  include  2811  Indian  personnel  in  Democratic  Republic  of Congo (MONUSCO), 2423 in South Sudan (UNMISS), 782 in Lebanon (UNIFIL), 186  in  Golan  Heights  (UNDOF),  05  in  Abyei  (UNISFA),  03  in  Western  Sahara (MINURSO),  03  in  Middle  East  (UNTSO),  06  in  Cyprus  (UNFICYP)  and  01  in Somalia (UNSOM).  During the last decade, 34 Indian peacekeepers have laid down their lives while serving in the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces.

The  personnel  serving  in  the  UN  Peacekeeping  Forces  are  eligible  for  the welfare schemes applicable to the personnel from their respective parent force.  The Indian Personnel, during their period of deputation in the UN Peacekeeping forces, are entitled to Overseas Allowance, Daily Sustenance Allowance and Recreational Leave Allowance by the United Nations.  Besides, all Indian Personnel serving in the UN Peacekeeping forces are provided UN Leave, compensation in case of death/disability during their period of deployment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 54 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Medical Assistance in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 54

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRAINS

- *54. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  medical  assistance/  facilities  being  provided  by  the Government in the trains;
- (b)  whether the Government maintains data of persons who died while travelling in trains due to absence of medical assistance and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  facilitate/deploy Medical  Assistance  Teams  with  first  aid  and  basic  facilities  in  each train, particularly long distance trains; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.54 BY SHRI JANARDAN  SINGH  SIGRIWAL TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  20.11.2019  REGARDING  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRAINS

(a) In compliance of orders of Hon'ble Supreme Court and as recommended by Committee of experts constituted at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), instructions have been issued to provide a Medical Box containing life saving medicines, equipment, oxygen cylinder  etc.  at  all  Railway  stations  and  in  passenger  carrying  trains. Front line staff i.e.  Train  Ticket  Examiner,  Train  Superintendents, Assistant Station Master etc. are trained in rendering First Aid. Regular refresher courses are conducted for such staff. List of near-by hospitals and doctors along with their contact numbers is available at all Railway Stations.  Ambulance  services  of  Railways,  State  Government/Private Hospitals and ambulance service providers are utilized to transport the injured / sick passengers to the hospitals/doctor's clinics.

(b) No, Sir.

(c)  and  (d):  No,  Sir.  A  Pilot  Project  of  deployment  of  doctors  with paramedic  staff  in  Duronto  Trains  was  undertaken  for  a  period  of  two years. During the Pilot Project, it was noted that serious patients could not be treated on board and had to be de-trained for medical treatment at a hospital only because the medical diagnostic equipments, such as ECG  machines  etc.  do  not  function  properly  on  the  trains  due  to noise/vibration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Railway Division at Gulbarga
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## RAILWAY DIVISION AT GULBARGA

- *52.   DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:
- Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a)    whether  the  Government  had  sanctioned  a  Railway  Division  at Gulbarga in 2014; (b)     if so, the details and the present status thereof; (c)     the areas proposed to be included thereunder; (d)    whether the Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been submitted and if so, the details thereof; and whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  setting  up  of  the  said Railway Division has not seen any progress in the last five years and if so,
- (e) the details thereof along with the action taken/being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO.52 BY DR. UMESH G. JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.11.2019 REGARDING RAILWAY DIVISION AT GULBARGA

(a) to (e): An announcement was made by the then Hon'ble Minister of Railways in February  2014  regarding  creation  of  three  new  Railway  divisions  including Gulbarga.  Gulbarga  division  was  proposed  to  be  formed  by  reorganizing  and taking railway sections of adjoining Solapur, Guntakal, Secunderabad and Hubli Zones respectively. The details of the sections which were proposed to be included in the  proposed  Gulbarga  division  are  as  follows:  Wadi(including)  -  Vikarabad (excluding) (111.87 Route Kilometer (RKM)), Wadi(excluding) - Raichur(including) and three sanctioned  new  railway  lines  were  also  proposed  to  become  part  of  Gulbarga division  in  future  once  constructed  and  commissioned:  Raichur  (including)  Gnigera  (excluding)  (170  RKM),  Gulbarga(including)  -  Khanapur(excluding)  (104 RKM),  Wadi(including)  -  Gadag(excluding)  (252  RKM).    The  Detailed  Project Report  (DPR)  for  setting  up  of  the  proposed  Division  at  Gulbarga  was  received from  South  Western  Railway  and  has  been  under  examination  in  Ministry  of divisions of Central, South Central and South Western Railway (107.48 RKM), Wadi(including) -Hotgi(excluding) (134.66 RKM) Hotgi(excluding)  Bagalkot(including)  (190.88  km).  Further,  following Railways, and the work is not yet sanctioned. Since  setting  up  of  new  Divisions affects railway operations  and efficiency and requires  additional  resources,  the  matter  has  been  under  examination  in  the Ministry. Recently in October 2019, a Committee of senior Railway Officers has been constituted to analyze and review afresh, the feasibility of creation of these three new divisions announced in 2014, including Gulbarga. Final decision in this regard  would  be  taken  after  submission  of  the  Report  by  the  aforementioned Committee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 48 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: India Post Payment Bank
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Janardan Mishra, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 48 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## INDIA POST PAYMENT BANK

## †*48.   SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  plan  to  extend  the  reach  of  the  India  Post Payment Bank (IPPB) to all the rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) if not, the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

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## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *48 FOR 20 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019  ON 'INDIA POST PAYMENT BANK'.

(a) Yes  Sir,  India  Post  Payments  Bank  (IPPB)  has  been  set  up  with  the  plan  of  taking  financial inclusion  to  every  corner  of  the  country  and  to  all  citizens  irrespective  of  their  location,  financial  or educational status.

To this end, IPPB has set up a network of access points in 1,36,078 Post Offices out of which 1,13,827  are  in  rural  India, thereby increasing the rural banking infrastructure by  almost 2.5  times. IPPB has also equipped 1,89,736 Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks with a smartphone and biometric device to provide Doorstep Banking Services.

(b) In view of (a) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 45 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *45

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

- *45. SHRI  MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any mechanical mal-function was reported/experienced in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of incidents of mechanical mal-function reported/experienced since it started functioning;
- (c) whether any security arrangements have been made to secure the said plant from cyber attack; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(d) A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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## Government of India Department of Atomic Energy

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *45  DUE  FOR  ANSWER ON 20.11.2019 BY SHRI  MANICKAM TAGORE B. REGARDING KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.

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(a)&(b)In the recent past, an issue with KKNPP Unit-1 Turbo-generator bearings was faced,  which  was  corrected  and  thereafter  the  unit  is  performing  well  at  its rated power of 1000 MW. In KKNPP Unit-2, increased vibration in generator stator  was  observed  at  higher  power  levels.  The  unit  is  therefore  presently being  operated  at  about  65%  power.  The  generator  stator  is  planned  to  be replaced during the next refueling outage, which is planned from December

2019. KKNPP Units 1&2 commenced commercial operation on December 31, 2014 and  March  31,  2017  respectively.  The  units  have  since  generated  about 21648 and 10636 Million Units of electricity till October 2019 respectively. The total number of outages due to issues related to mechanical equipment since commercial operation have been 6 and 8 in Units-1& 2 respectively.

- (c) Yes, Sir.
- (d) In  nuclear  power  plant  systems,  security  arrangements  are  in  place  which secures the plant from cyber-attack. These  security measures  include authorization, authentication & access control mechanisms, strict configuration control and surveillance. Additionally, these nuclear power plant systems are isolated from internet and are not accessible from administrative network.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 42 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Spent Fuel Storage Facility
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *42

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## SPENT FUEL STORAGE FACILITY

- *42. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  the  proposed  Away  From  Reactor  (AFR)  Spent  Fuel  Storage facility in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP);
- (b) the quantity of spent fuel proposed to be stored in the facility;
- (c) the safeguards and containment standards of the said facility; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  proposals  for  the  Deep  Geological  Repository  (DGR)  for disposal of radioactive waste?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(d) A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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## Government of India Department of Atomic Energy

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *42  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  20.11.2019  BY  SHRI  GNANATHIRAVIAM  S. REGARDING SPENT FUEL STORAGE FACILITY.

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- (a)        The  design  of  the  Away  From  Reactor  (AFR)  spent  fuel  storage  facility  for Kudankulam  Units  1&2  has  been  completed  and  the  process  of  obtaining environmental clearance from the MoEF&CC is underway.
- (b) The  AFR  is  designed  for  storing  spent  fuel  discharged  by  two  reactors (KKNPP 1&2) over a period of 40 years. However, the actual storage at any given time would depend on the amount of fuel discharged from the reactors and drawn from the AFR for reprocessing.
- (c) The  AFR  facility  is  designed  with  a  comprehensive  approach  to  safety  to withstand extreme natural events like earthquakes and tsunamis with provisions  of  large  operational  safety  margins  for  safe,  sound  and  reliable performance. It is designed to ensure that there would be no adverse impact on plant personnel, general public or the environment.
- (d) India is pursuing a closed fuel cycle, where the quantity of radioactive waste generated is very less.  Further technologies for separation, partitioning and burning of waste are being developed in the country, which will further bring down  the  quantity  of  radioactive  waste.    Considering  the  small  quantity  of radioactive  waste,  there  is  no  need  for  Deep  Geological  Repository  in  near future.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Defence Establishments
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 41

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  November, 2019

## DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS

## *41. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether his Ministry has issued any circular to all the three Forces in November, 2016 regarding redevelopment of old houses and buildings located in the vicinity of Defence establishments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said circular of the Ministry is being complied with by all the three Forces, particularly by the Navy in Mumbai and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints/representations  from  public representatives  regarding  noncompliance  of  the  said  circular  and  if  so,  the  details thereof during the last three years; and
- (e) the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  41  FOR  ANSWER  ON  20.11.2019 REGARDING 'DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS'.

(a) and (b):  No, Sir.  Ministry of Defence has issued circular on 21 st October, 2016 regarding  guidelines  for  issue  of  No  Objection  Certificate  (NOC)  for  building constructions.  According to these guidelines, Army stations requiring NOC from the Local Military Authority (LMA) within distances so specified in the guidelines have been identified.

(c)  342 establishments of Indian Army have been identified under the circular dated 21 st October, 2016.  No establishments of Air Force, Navy and other establishments of Army have been identified.

(d) and (e): Yes, Sir. Ministry has received a number of representations from public representatives and other interested parties in this regard. Based on these representations,  revision  of  NOC  guidelines  is  under  deliberation  in  the  Ministry  of Defence  in  consultation  with  the  Services  and  Coast  Guard.    The  matter  is  being monitored  to  ensure  that the security of defence  establishments  does  not  get jeopardized while accommodating development needs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Rafale Jet
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.690

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  November, 2019

## RAFALE JET

690. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a) the number of Rafale jets commissioned for Indian Air Force so far;
- (b) the number of such jets handed over to the country by French company;
- (c) the price of a jet in the Rafale deal;
- (d) whether the pricing in this ongoing deal has any increase over the earlier deal and if so, the comparative details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Indian  Government  recommended  any  company  for  the  deal  of making the Rafale jets for India and if so, the details thereof?

## 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):  Three Rafale fighter aircraft have been handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF)  till  date  which  are  being  used  for  training  of  IAF  pilots  and  technicians  in France.
- (c) & (d):  The Performance Audit Report of CAG on Capital Acquisition in Indian Air  Force  presented  in  Parliament  on  13 th February,  2019  has  brought  out  that  the entire  package  price  of  the  36  Rafale  procurement  is  2.86%  lower  than  the  Audit Aligned price compared to MMRCA process.

That  CAG report has  also  brought  out  that  Non  Firm  &  Fixed  (F&F)  bid  as done in the 36 Rafale IGA may be more advantageous than Firm & Fixed offer.

(e)    The  Inter-Governmental  Agreement  was  signed  on  23.09.2016  between  the Government  of  India  and  the  Government  of  French  Republic  along  with  Aircraft Package  Supply  Protocol  (APSP)  signed  with  M/s  Dassault  Aviation  and  Weapons Package Supply Protocol (WPSP) signed with M/s MBDA for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft in fly-away condition.  Indian Government has not recommended any company for making Rafale jets for India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Shortage of Officers
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## Lok SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 689 To BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS

689. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of STATiSTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is shortage of efficient officers in the Ministry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the work of the Department has been affected due to shortage of officers and Iack of quality; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor alongwith the details of the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINisteR OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY

OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) Sir. No,
- (b); (c) & (d) Does not arise:
Lok Sabha Question No. 687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Rail Projects in Haryana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.687 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## RAIL PROJECTS IN HARYANA

## † 687.  SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  year  of  sanction,  total  cost,  revised  cost  till  date and the total amount of funds released and spent for implementation  of  each  railway  projects  including  those  being implemented in Haryana;
- (b) whether there is some delay in implementation of these projects and if so, the reasons therefor, project-wise;
- (c) the time by which  these  railway  projects  are likely to be completed; and
- (d) the time by which railway line from Bhiwani to Loharu and Delhi to Alwar via Nuh-Firozpur Jhirka is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a): As on 01.04.2019, 498 Railway projects including 188 New Lines, 55 Gauge Conversion and 255 Doubling Projects are in different stages of execution/planning/sanction.  The  total  length  of  these  projects  is 49,069  Km,  costing ` 6.75  lakh  crore.    This  includes  07  New  Line,  01 Gauge  Conversion  and  02  Doubling  projects  of  length  1014.77  km  & costing ` 10146.48 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Haryana.

The  project  wise  details  of  projects  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).

(b)  &  (c):  The  timely  completion  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance  by  officials of forest  department,  shifting of infringing utilities (both underground and over ground), statutory clearances from various  authorities,  geological  and  topographical  conditions  of  area, law and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic considerations,  encountering  unforeseen  conditions  like  earthquake, flooding,  excessive  rains,  strikes  of  labour,  orders  of  Hon'ble  Courts, situation and conditions  of working agencies/contractors etc. All these factors  vary  from  project  to  project  and  site  to  site  and  affect  the completion time and cost of the project, which is finally worked out at the  completion  stage.  Therefore,  timeline  for  completion  of  projects cannot be given.

(d): These two projects have been taken up by HRIDC, JV company of Government of Haryana and Ministry of Railways for feasibility steady. The report has been shared with Government of Haryana. There is no further  development  since  the  studies  have  not  been  referred  to Ministry of Railways.

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