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Lok Sabha Question No. 1615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Thermal Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1615 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## THERMAL POWER PLANTS

1615. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the value of power-equipment including boilers imported from China for the thermal power plants of the country during the last five years along with the reasons for import;
- (b) the reasons for import of boilers from China;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken to increase domestic production/availability; and
- (d) the details of progress made in the R&D projects undertaken/supported by the Government for the development of indigenous  supercritical  technology  for  the  thermal  power  plants  of  the country?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b): As per Section 7 of  the  Electricity  Act  2003,  any  generating company  may  establish,  operate  and  maintain  a  generating  station without obtaining a license/permission under this Act, if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid. Decision to import boilers is therefore taken by the developer.  As per the information available  in  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA),  Chinese  make  import  of total 50597 MW capacity has been commissioned and 18335 MW is under Construction.

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(c) : Govt. of India had initiated action for induction of supercritical technology in the country with approval of two bulk orders for supercritical  thermal  units  through  Bulk  tender  I  in  Sept'  2009  (11  x 660MW Supercritical  Units)  and  Bulk  tender  II  in  Jan'  2011  (9  x  800MW Supercritical Units) with stipulation for setting up of manufacturing facilities  for  power  equipment  as  per  Phased  Manufacturing  Programme (PMP).

Several  Joint  Ventures  (JVs)  have  set  up  manufacturing facilities  for  supercritical  boilers  and  supercritical  turbine  generators  in the country. The manufacturing capacity available from them amounts to about 9200 MW per year for Supercritical boilers and 11000 MW per year for Supercritical steam Turbines and Generators. BHEL  have also augmented  their  manufacturing  capacity  for  power  equipment  to  about 20,000  MW per  year  including  for  around  13,500  MW  per  year  for  large thermal power projects. Thus, there is adequate domestic power equipment manufacturing capacity to meet mandatory domestic sourcing requirements for capacity addition.

In January 2017, CEA issued a modified advisory on 'Sourcing of  super-critical units from indigenous manufacturers' with modifications in order to qualify Indian manufacturers on their own.

(d) : A capacity of 46210 MW based on supercritical technology has already been set up in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Mid Sea Collisions
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTTON  NO. 1612 To BE ANSwERED oN 2O'hDECEMBER,2018

## MID SEA COLLISIONS

## 1612. SHRI E.T.MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister  of SHIPPING  be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the irrcident of mid sea collision of commercial ships and boats are increasing  day by day;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the preventive  measures  the Government  proposes  to take in this regard'/

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPINIG (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) & (b) The number of incidents  of collision  between  merchant ships and fishing boats beyondl2 Nautical Miles (territorial waters) i.e.mid sea during each of the last three years and the current year are as follows  :-
- (c) The following  preventive measures have been taken/proposed:-
- (i) Each incident is  investigated under the provisions  of  Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and corrective actions are taken by the merchant ships. Safety advisories are being promulgated  frequently  through satellite  and terrestrial  methods  to all vessels. The Directorate  General of'shipping has issued  Advisory  Navigational  Warning on 25.08.201 8 in the matter tbr maintaining  sharp lookout.
- (ii) Ships routeing system  [(TSS) ,  Safety Fairways, etc.] exist in certtrin areas of Indian waters. The Directorate  General of Shipping  in consultation  with the stal<eholders has also proposed establishment  of a Traffic  Separation  Scheme (TSS) off the Sorth-West  Coast of India.

| Year                | No. of Collision incidents   |
|---------------------|------------------------------|
| 20 5                | Nil                          |
| 20 6                | Nil                          |
| 20 7                | 06                           |
| 20 8 (till Dec. 13) | 05                           |
Lok Sabha Question No. 137 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Nalgonda-Macherla Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## NALGONDA-MACHERLA RAILWAY LINE

- *137.  SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Nalgonda-Macherla Railway Line was sanctioned in 1997-98 and mere budgetary allocations were made  every  year  in  the  Railway  Budget  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the  reasons  for  sudden  decision  of  the  Railways  to  shelve the project on the pretext of non-viability;
- (c) the reasons for allocating funds every year for this project, if the project was non-viable; and
- (d) the stand of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

(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. 137 BY SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  19.12.2018  REGARDING NALGONDA-MACHERLA RAILWAY LINE

(a)  to  (d):  Nalgonda-Macherla  New  Railway  Line  (81.60  Km)  was included in  Supplementary Budget 1997-98 at an abstract cost of ` 125.09 crore.

The detailed estimate for ` 456.26 crore was sanctioned in 2011. Subsequently bankability study of the project was  done  in September  2012  and  it  was  observed  that  the  project  is  not financially  viable  due  to  its  low  traffic  potential  and  resource crunch.  Therefore, the project was kept in abeyance.

Since the project has been kept in abeyance, nominal funds are allotted to project every year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 128 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Constitution Amendment
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *128 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT

## *128. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the reasons as to why Section 3of the Constitution (44 th Amendment) Act, 1978, has not been enforced or notified even after 40 years since the passing of the said Act;
- (b) Whether the Government is proposing to notify Section 3 of the Constitution (44 th Amendment) Act, 1978;
- (c) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done; and
- (d)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD )

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

## STATEMENT  REFFERED  TO  IN  RESPECT  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *128 DATED 19, DECEMBER, 2018.

- (a) to (d): The subject matter of the question pertains to Article 22 of the Constitution of India  which  is  the  purview  of  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs.  While  answering  a  similar question  in  Rajya  Sabha  on  09.08.2000  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  had  said  that Section 3 of the Constitution (44 th Amendment) Act, 1978 seeks to amend clauses (4) and (7) of the Article 22 of the Constitution of India relating to  preventive detention. The sub section (2) of section 1 of the Constitution (44 th Amendment) Act provides that the Act shall come into force on a date to be notified by the Central Government in the official gazette and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of the Act. While others provisions have since been implemented the provisions relating to section 3 have not been notified so far. The matter has been considered by the Government in the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  on  different  occasion  and  decision  in  this  regard  was postponed. No time frame can be given for issuing the notification. Additional inputs are being collected from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 122 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: One Rank One Pension
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.122

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## ONE RANK ONE PENSION

## *122.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether the Justice Reddy Committee Report on One Rank One Pension (OROP) was submitted on October 26, 2017 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the specific steps taken by the Government for the implementation of OROP since the submission of the said report;
- (c) whether the Government has accepted or proposes to accept the demand for the annual revision of pensions provided to ex-servicemen;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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(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. 122 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2018

(a) to (e ): The  Government  has  implemented  One  Rank  One  Pension (OROP) for Defence Forces Personnel with effect from 01.07.2014.  As on 30.09.2017,  a  sum  of  Rs.10,795.4  crores  has  been  released  to  20,60,220 Defence  Forces  Pensioners  /  Family  Pensioners  in  four  instalments towards the arrears.

The Government appointed One Member Judicial Committee (OMJC) on OROP to look into anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation of OROP.  The Terms of Reference of the Committee was as under:-

To examine and make recommendations on references received from the Central Government on the following matters:-

- (i) Measures for the removal of anomalies that  may arise in implementation of the OROP Letter No.12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)/PartII, dated 7.11.2015.
- (ii) Measures for the removal of anomalies that may arise out of interservice issues of the three forces due to implementation of OROP order ibid.
- (iii)  Implications on service matters.
- (iv)  Any other matter referred by the Central Government on implementation of the OROP or related issues.

In  making  its  recommendations,  the  Committee  shall  take  into account the financial impact of its recommendations.

The  Committee  submitted  its  report  on  26.10.2016.    An  Internal Committee  has  been  constituted  by  the  Government  to  examine  the recommendations of OMJC with respect to feasibility and financial aspects.

Terms of reference of the Committee are as under:

- (i) To examine and analyse the recommendations of OMJC.
- (ii) To examine the feasibility of implementation of recommendations
- of OMJC.
- (iii)  To work out financial implications.

The matter is under examination by the Committee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Doctor-Patient Ratio in AFMS
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1610

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## DOCTOR-PATIENT RATIO IN AFMS

1610.  SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  fact  that  there  is  a  tremendous decrease in proportionate doctor to patient ratio in AFMS?
- (b) if so, the details of the action taken to improve the prevailing situation;
- (c) whether  AFMS  has  no  experience  with  regard  to  the  Chemical-BiologicalRadiological-Nuclear Warfare (CBRN); and
- (d) if so, the steps initiated by the Government to get rid of this situation.

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) & (b): Current  authorised  strength  of  doctors  in  the  Armed  Forces Medical  Services  (AFMS)  is  7257  and  there  is  no  acute  deficiency  of doctors.
- (c) & (d): Training of doctors and paramedics in Chemical - Biological Nuclear  -  Warfare  (CBRN),  building  of  infrastructure  &  innovations  for management of CBRN causalities is an ongoing activity in the AFMS and workshops / training on this subject are organised from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Unreserved Mobile Ticketing Facility
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2018

## UNRESERVED MOBILE TICKETING FACILITY

1609. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched Unreserved Mobile Ticketing  facility  (UTS  on  Mobile)  to  enable  seamless  booking  of unreserved tickets including season tickets and also platform tickets all over Indian Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether booking of unreserved tickets on all non-suburban sections  across  all  zonal  Railways  will  be  now  made  available  on mobile; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b):  Yes, Madam. With a view to promote cashless transaction, contact  less  ticketing  and  enhance  customer  convenience,  Indian Railways  have  launched  the  'UTSONMOBILE'  app  through  which unreserved tickets, season tickets and platform tickets can be booked through mobile phone.
- (c)  &  (d):    The  unreserved  mobile  ticketing  facility  launched  on  pilot basis over Mumbai suburban area in 2014 has been expanded to cover all  suburban  and  non-suburban  sections  across  all  Zonal  Railways w.e.f. 1 st  November, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Legislation on Temple Entry of Women
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1608

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 19 th  DECEMBER, 2018 Legislation on Temple Entry of Women

## 1608.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  or  is  in  the  process  of  drafting  any legislation, including an amendment to the Constitution of India, to overturn the judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors vs The State of Kerala & Ors in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 373 of 2006, which allowed women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW &JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a)to (c ) :  The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Forecasting and Prevention of Floods
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA

## MINISTRYOFEARTHSCIENCES LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTIONNo. 1607 To be answered OnWednesday,December 19, 2018

## Forecasting and Prevention of Floods

## 1607: Dr. Banshilal Mahato:

Will the Minister of EARTHSCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the technology adopted by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)for forecasting and prevention of floods;
- (b) the technology being used in the country in comparison to the international standards;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to forecast and avert the wide spread floods situation widespread devastation through the existing forecasting technology; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the proposal received by the Government during the last three years in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTERFORMINISTRYOFSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGY

## ANDMINISTRYOFEARTHSCIENCES (Dr. HARSHVARDHAN)

- (a-b) In order to meet specific requirements of flood forecasting, which is provided by Central Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of Water Resources, India Meteorological Department (IMD) operates Flood Meteorological Offices (FMOs)at thirteen locations viz., Agra, Ahmedabad, Asansol, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, .Jalpaiguri, Lucknow, New Delhi, Patna, Srinagar, Bengaluru and Chennai. Apart from this, IMD also supports Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)by providing Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF)for Damodarriver basin areas for their flood forecasting activities.
- (c-d) MoEScurrently uses the Global Forecasting System (GFS)with a horizontal resolution resolution of 12 km. In addition, a Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS)for short and medium range prediction at 12 km using 21 members of the model has been developed and is operational since 01 .June 2018. The resolution (12 km) of the GEFS is the highest among all the operational global operational weather forecast centres in the world.

Using this prediction system, IMD provides Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) to the Central Water Commission (CWC)for issuing flood alerts.

- (e) Nil

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Illegal Routing of Calls
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th   DECEMBER, 2018

## ILLEGAL ROUTING OF CALLS

†1604. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  check  illegal  routing  of international call through local lines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the year-wise details of loss incurred to the revenue due to such illegal routing of international calls through local lines during the last two years; and
- (d) the number of firms involved in illegal routing during the last two years along with action taken by the Government against them?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) Government has taken measures to check illegal routing of  international calls through local lines by setting up a grey market call centre where the subscribers provide  the  information  about  such  calls  on  toll  free  number  1963/180011420.  The information  received  at  this  call  centre  is  analysed  and  investigated.  Based  on  the investigation, First Information Report (FIR) is filed with the concerned Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) as needed.
- (c) The year-wise details of loss incurred to the revenue due to such illegal routing of international calls through local lines during the last two years are as below:
- (d) The number of firms found involved in illegal routing during the last two years is as below:

| Year    | Total notional loss     |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 750.13 crore + Interest |
| 2017-18 | 788.92 crore + Interest |

| Year    |   No. of firms involved |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                      11 |
| 2017-18 |                      13 |

For  all  the  unearthed  setups  of  illegal  routing  of  international  calls,  FIRs  were lodged with the concerned LEAs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Web Portal on Mobile Towers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th   DECEMBER, 2018

## WEB PORTAL ON MOBILE TOWERS

1602. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched any web portal of information sharing on mobile tower and EMF Emission Compliances, with a view to generate confidence and conviction  with  regard  to  safety  and  harmlessness  from  mobile  towers,  clearing  any myths and misconceptions; and
- (b) if so the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (b) Yes,  Madam.  Department  of  Telecommunications  (DoT)  has  launched 'Tarang Sanchar', a web portal on  2nd  May,  2017 for  information  sharing  on  Mobile Towers and Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Emission Compliances, with the objective to generate confidence and conviction with regard to safety and harmlessness from mobile towers, clearing any myths and misconceptions. The portal www.tarangsanchar.gov.in has information about mobile towers of all the States. The EMF Portal provides a public interface,  where  an  easy  search  feature  has  been  provided  for  viewing  the  mobile towers in vicinity of any locality. By click of a button, information on EMF compliance status of mobile towers can be accessed. Detailed information about any tower site, if requested,  is  sent  on  email  to  the  users.  The  portal  also  has  'EMF  Overview'  and 'Learn'  Sections,  which  provide  numerous  articles,  booklets  and  videos,  to  further educate  the  citizens  about  EMF  and  coverage  of  telecom  services.  Public  can  also access the 'DoT Initiatives' section which has information with various leaflets, articles and Frequently Asked Questions. The portal has the complete collated technical details of over 20.20 lakh Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) spread across the country, of all technologies (2G, 3G, 4G etc.) and of all Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for all the States.

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