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Lok Sabha Question No. 628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Modernisation of Military Equipments
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.628

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  February, 2020

## MODERNISATION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENTS

628. DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

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

- (a) the details of the percentage of military equipments in terms of old, current and high-tech category respectively;
- (b) whether allocation made in the defence budget is sufficient to modernise military equipments and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  'Make  in  India'  programme  is  being  used  to  modernise  military equipments; and
- (d) if so, the details and the current status of all defence projects taken up under 'Make in India' initiative during the last three years?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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- (a) & (b):  The authorisation and holding of military equipments is as per operational requirement of the Armed Forces.  Modernisation of the Armed Forces is a continuous process   undertaken to   keep the   Forces in a state   of readiness to meet operational and

security  challenges.    The  modernisation  projects  are  progressed  as  per  approval  of Services Capital Acquisition Plans and Annual Acquisition Plans in terms of extant Defence  Procurement  Procedure  (DPP).  Based  on  the  allocation  of  funds  under Budget Estimates/Supplementary/Revised Estimates, sufficient funds are made available to meet the critical requirements of Services including Army.  The allocated funds are optimally and fully utilised towards operational activities.

(c)  &  (d):    DPP-2016 focuses on streamlining and simplifying defence procurement procedure to give boost to 'Make in India' initiative of the Government, by promoting indigenous design, development and manufacturing of defence equipment, platforms, systems  and  sub-systems.  A  new  Make-II  procedure  has  been  introduced  in  the Defence  Procurement  Procedure  which  allows  Indian  industry  to  conduct  R&D, innovate  and  submit  suo  moto  proposals  for  supply  of  defence  equipment.    This provides a new avenue for participation of Indian industry including MSMEs and Start ups.    In  addition,  the  Government  has  also  promulgated  a  policy  on  Strategic Partnership in the Defence Sector to encourage participation of the private sector in manufacture of major defence platforms and equipment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Railway Line Between Upshi to Phey
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.627 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN UPSHI TO PHEY

627.    SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has any plans or has taken any steps to setup the entire Railway line from Upshi to Phey 51 Km this year itself;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof;  and
- (c)    if not, the reasons therefor and the time by which the Government plans to do so ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)   Final Location Survey (FLS) of Bilaspur-Manali-Leh has been undertaken as  a  strategic  line  deposit  work  of  Ministry  of  Defence. Upshi-Phey 51 Km  stretch is part of this alignment. Further, consideration  of  this  line  is  possible  once  the  Final  Location  Survey report becomes available and results thereon are firmed up. Presently, there is no other separate proposal under consideration to set up Railway line from Upshi to Phey (Leh).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Response of MPs Letters by State Governments/PSUs
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 626

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020)

## RESPONSE OF MPs LETTERS BY STATE GOVERNMENTS/PSUs

## †626. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  State  Governments  are  not  covered  under  the  existing  guidelines  as  laid down in Para 122 of Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure to give reply to the letters of the Members of Parliament (MPs);
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  the  State  Governments  and  the  Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the said guidelines in order to enable them to reply to the letter of the MPs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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):  Central  Secretariat  Manual  of  Office  Procedure  (CSMOP)  lays  down  broad processes/procedures  for    management  in  the  Central  Secretariat  which  is  to  be  followed  by Ministries/Departments in Government of India. The State Governments/Pubic Sector Undertakings are governed by their respective Manual of Office Procedures. As of now, there is no such proposal to include the State Governments in the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure.

(d):    Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: SAARC Meeting
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## SAARC MEETING

## 625. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the   Government   is   aware   that   South   Asia   is   going   through challenges such as terrorism, poverty, unemployment, climate change and trade   war   between   China   and   US,   and   since   2014   no   South   Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit has been hosted by any member country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is willing to utilize the platform of SAARC to improve connectivity and trade in the region; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b) The Government is aware of challenges in South Asia, with crossborder terrorism being the most serious of those challenges.

- (c) & (d) SAARC,   set   up   as   an   organization   to   build   a   connected   and integrated South Asia, aims at promoting the development and progress of all countries in the region. India continues to support various initiatives to achieve closer cooperation in diverse areas. However, regional cooperation is adversely affected due to continued support to cross-border terrorism and interference in the internal affairs of member states by one country.

As regards trade, the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) that entered into force in 2006 seeks to promote and enhance mutual trade and economic cooperation among the member states. The SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services (SATIS) has been in effect from November 2012.

To   enhance   connectivity   in   the   region,   the   initiatives   in   the   SAARC framework include  SAARC Regional Railways and Motor Vehicles Agreement. These were proposed in 2014, but have not been concluded yet.  A draft Regional Air Services Agreement is also under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Warship Manufacturing and Testing Centres
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.624

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  February, 2020

## WARSHIP MANUFACTURING AND TESTING CENTRES

## 624. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government's plan of building multiple warship manufacturing and testing centres along the coastline of Andhra Pradesh has begun and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of centres proposed to be created and total allocation of funds for the centre;
- (c)  the  terms  and  conditions  of  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI  )  for  the  private  or foreign partnerships under the scheme along with the details of the entities that are in collaboration with the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether this will help in bringing down the imports and increasing the FDI inflow along with any formal assessment made of the said policy to find out its impact; 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 )

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(a) to (e):  Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Vistadome Coach to Promote Tourism
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## VISTADOME COACH TO PROMOTE TOURISM

†623. SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Vistadome  coach  scheme  of  Government  to  promote tourism has been successful and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether facilities provided in the said coaches are adequate and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  special  arrangements  have  been  made  for  passengers safety in the said coaches and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is considering to increase the number of the said coaches in future and if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a):  Yes,  Sir.  Two  Vistadome  Coaches  are  being  operated  by  IR,  one  in Vishakhapatnam - Araku Sector by train no. 58501-58502 Vishakhapatnam Kirandul  Passenger  and  other  in  Mumbai  -  Madgaon  Sector  by  train  no. 11051-11052 Dadar Madgaon Janshatabdi Express. The Occupancy of the Vistadome coach running on Vishakhapatnam - Araku Sector  is 99.34% for the period from 01.04.2019 to 31.12.2019, while that of Mumbai - Madgaon Sector  ranges from 62.21% to 98.19% during the same period.

(b):  Yes,  Sir.  The  facilities  provided  are  adequate  and  include  wide windows,  observation  window  at  one  end,  roof  with  glass  look  out  with controlled  opalescence,  rotatable  seats,  passenger  information  system, automatic sliding doors, mini pantry, wide door for divyang, etc. (c): Yes, Sir. Apart from standard safety arrangements, the Glass used in Vistadome coaches are shatter resistant with a film coating for safety of passengers.

(d):  Yes,  Sir.  Additional  10  Vistadome  Coaches  have  been  planned  for production program of 2019-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Privatization of Trains on Some Routes
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.621 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## PRIVATIZATION OF TRAINS ON SOME ROUTES

621. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  decision  to  privatize  some routes or has given permission to ply private trains on some routes of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the expected revenue likely to be accrued through such decision;
- (d) whether the Government has taken necessary precautionary measures to ensure the rights of Indian Railways in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e)  Ministry of Railways have constituted a Group of Secretaries (GoS) with a term of one year,  inter-alia, to advise on the terms and conditions for operation of trains by  private operators over Indian Railways network.  The GoS  have  held  five meetings  upto  end  of January, 2020. The  draft concession agreement outlining the rights and obligations of Indian Railways  has  been  uploaded  to  the  websites  of  Niti  Aayog  and  Indian Railways,  as  a  part  of  the  stake  holder  consultations.  The  revenue  likely from the project and the details and modalities in this regard have not been finalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Relaxation to NRIs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rama Devi, Pashupati Nath Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 620. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 05 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020.

## RELAXATION TO NRIs

## 620.   SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether information regarding relaxation and concessions given to the NonResident Indians (NRIs) is not maintained at the central level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the manner in which the Government formulates strategy for the NRIs to invest in India in the absence of said information; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Information  in  respect  of  relaxation  and  concessions  given  to  the  NonResident Indians (NRIs) is not centrally maintained.
- (c) & (d): Government  has  put  in  place  an  investor-friendly  policy  under  which Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  up  to  100%  is  permitted  under  the automatic route in most sectors/activities including investments from NonResident Indians (NRIs). FDI Policy is reviewed on an ongoing basis, with a  view  to  make  it  more  investor  friendly,  including  for  NRIs.  Further, changes  are  made  in  the  FDI  policy  after  having  consultations  with stakeholders including concerned Ministries/Departments, State Governments, Apex Industry Chambers, Associations and other organizations, taking into consideration their views/comments.

The extant FDI policy allows special dispensation for NRI investments in various  sectors  such  as  Construction  Development,  Civil  Aviation  etc. Further,  investments  made  under  Schedule  IV  of  FEMA  (Non-Debt Instruments)  Rules,  2019  on  non-repatriation  basis  by  NRIs,  Overseas Citizens  of  India  (OCIs)  and  Companies,  Trusts  and  Partnership  Firms incorporated outside India and owned by such NRIs and OCIs are deemed to be domestic investment at par with investment made by residents.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Railway Accidents
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) & (d): Year-wise details of deaths and compensation paid in rail accidents

is as under:

| Year                     |   No. of Deaths | Amount of compensation   |
|--------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
| 2015-16                  |             148 | ` 2,32,49,785/-          |
| 2016-17                  |             192 | ` 2,64,27,604/-          |
| 2017-18                  |              97 | ` 1,29,13,005/-          |
| 2018-19                  |              18 | ` 4,96,52,856/-          |
| 2019-20 (as on 31st Jan) |              07 | ` 2,80,81,205/-          |

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.619

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## RAILWAY ACCIDENTS

## 619. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether death toll due to Railway accidents in the country is on the rise from the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details of the railway accidents, zone-wise and year-wise for the last five years in Northern States;
- (c) the details of number of deaths in railway accidents in the country, zonewise and year-wise for the last five years; and
- (d) the details of the total compensation awarded to the families of deceased due to train accidents for the last five years, zone-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
Lok Sabha Question No. 617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Expediting Execution of MPLAD Fund
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Mukesh Rajput

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 617 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## EXPEDITING EXECUTION OF MPLAD FUND

## 617.  SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:

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

- (a) whether the District Rural Development Agency  (DRDA) is proposed to be brought under the purview of the Union Government;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, whether there is any central nodal agency to expedite the execution of MPLAD fund and monitor the functioning of DRDA; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) & (b)There is no proposal under consideration of the Government to bring the District Rural Development Agency under the purview of
- Union Government.
- (c) & (d) However, keeping in view the distinct nature of the MPLAD Scheme,  several  measures  are  taken  by  the  Ministry  from  time  to time to expedite utilization of MPLAD funds, some of which are given below:-
- (i)    Ministry  regularly  follows  up  with  the  District  Authorities  to submit the fund related documents online for timely release of funds. Training to the District Officials is also being imparted.
- (ii)    Officers  of  the  Ministry  are  deputed  to  visit  various  States/ Districts to review the implementation of the Scheme.

(iii) Ministry conducts Annual Review  Meeting with the Nodal Departments  of  all  the  State/  UT  Governments  to  discuss  the implementation  of  the  scheme.  Ministry  also  impresses  upon  the Nodal Departments  of the  State/  UT  Governments  to  convene Meetings under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary with the District Authorities and Members of Parliament at least once in a year. This is  besides  the  quarterly  review  meeting  by  the  District  Authorities with  the  implementing  agencies  at  district  level  to  review  the progress of implementation of MPLAD Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Flexi Fare System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.615 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## FLEXI FARE SYSTEM

615. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any plan to increase the number of 3 tier coaches in long distance trains; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Railways is planning to re-consider its flexi fare scheme as, at times, these fares are more than the Air fare in the same sector;

and (d) if so, the details thereof?

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 UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  615  BY  SHRI  TALARI  RANGAIAH  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.02.2020  REGARDING  FLEXI  FARE SYSTEM

- (a)  &  (b)  The  demand  pattern  on  Indian  Railways is not uniform and it varies during peak and lean season across different sectors and routes. As  such,  with  a  view  to  provide  more  accommodation  to  travelling passengers,  Indian  Railways,  subject  to  operational  feasibility,  traffic pattern  and  availability  of  resources,  augments  the  load  of  existing services with all type of coaches including Sleeper Class Coaches and AC-III  Tier  coaches,  which  is  an  on-going  process.  Accordingly,  of  the 758 Coaches used for permanent  augmentation, during the period AprilDecember, 2019, 224 Sleeper Class Coaches and 220 AC-III tier coaches have  been  utilized  for  augmentation  of  different  train  services  over Indian Railways.
- (c)  &  (d)  Based  on  the  feedback  from  different  quarters,  a  committee was constituted to review the flexi Fare scheme. Further, based on the committee's  recommendations  and  other  representations,  the  matter has already been examined and  Flexi fare scheme in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains has been rationalized with effect from 15.11.2018 for journey commencing from 15.03.2019 as under:-

(i) Discontinuation of Flexi fare scheme from 15 trains for full year and from  32  trains  during  pre  defined  lean  period  of  3  months  (February, March & August). (ii) Maximum cap of flexi fare scheme has been reduced to 1.4 times in

- all flexi fare applicable classes.

## (iii)  Graded  discount  has  been  introduced  in  flexi  fare  trains,  where class-wise  occupancy  is  less  than  60%,  4  days  prior  to  scheduled departure of the train as under:-

| Occupancy   | Discount         |
|-------------|------------------|
| Up to 70%   | 20% on last fare |
| 70 to 80%   | 10% on last fare |
| Above 80%   | Nil              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Encouraging Electrical Appliances Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 613. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 05 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020.

## ENCOURAGING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES INDUSTRY

## 613.   DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating on a special scheme to encourage electrical appliances industry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  establish  a  special  fund  for  the research and development in electrical appliances industry so that it can be made compatible with global standards; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ( ) (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d): No, Sir. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under

the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is currently not contemplating either  on  a  special  scheme  or  to  establish  a  special  fund  for  the research and development in electrical appliances industry.

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