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Lok Sabha Question No. 744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Data Protection Law
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 744

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.06.2019

## DATA PROTECTION LAW

## 744      SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO: SHRI  SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI  GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to enact data protection law and if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be enacted, along with the steps taken by the government in this regard; and
- (b)                whether  the  Government  has  held  any  consultation  with  the  stakeholders  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    Yes,  Sir.    The  law  on  Data  Protection  law  is  under  formulation.  The  Government constituted  a  committee  of  expert  on  data  protection,  chaired  by  Justice  (Retd)  B.N. Srikrishna,  Supreme  Court  of  India  to  study  various  issues  relating  to  data  protection  and come out with Data Protection Bill. The said committee had also prepared a draft Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) on which consultations are being held  and the bill is intended to be placed in parliament soon.
- (b):    Yes,  Sir.    Government  held  multiple  rounds  of  consultation  on  data  protection framework of India. Initially on White Paper which was released by the said committee on 27th November 2017 to solicit public comments. In addition, public consultation meetings were held by the Committee in four major cities. The deadline for submission of responses in this  phase  was  31st  January  2018.  The  committee  deliberated  on  various  inputs  &  has submitted its report along with draft Bill to Government post which the report and the draft Bill were placed in the public domain for consultations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Seat in UNSC
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty, Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.743 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.6.2019

## SEAT IN UNSC

- † 743. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken or proposes any initiative to  get  a  permanent  seat  in  the  United  National  Security Council; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

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

[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) & (b) Government  of  India  has  accorded  highest  priority  to getting  permanent  membership  for  India  in  an  expanded  United Nations  Security  Council.  A  series  of  initiatives  involving  bilateral and multilateral platforms have been undertaken by the Government in  pursuance  of  this  objective.  India  is  actively  engaged  in  the ongoing  Inter-Governmental  Negotiations  on  UNSC  reform  at  the UN.  India  is  working  alongside  other  reform-oriented  countries through its membership of the G-4 Group (India, Japan, Brazil and Germany) and the L.69 Group (cross-regional grouping of developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America) to build support among the UN member states for expansion of the UN Security Council.

As  a  result  of  India's  sustained  efforts,  a  large  number  of permanent membership  in  an  expanded  UN  Security  Council.  This  has  been countries have supported India's candidature for expressed  in  various  forms  and  fora  including  in  bilateral  intergovernmental meetings.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Renewable Energy as Fuel in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 742 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## RENEWABLE ENERGY AS FUEL IN TRAINS

## 742.  SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to utilize renewable sources of energy as fuel for trains in the near future; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b)  Yes,  Sir.  Indian  Railways  plans  to  harness  500  Mega  Watt (MW) land based solar power for Traction purpose.

Indian  Railways  also  plans  to  harness  200  MW  of  wind energy, the bulk of which would be utilized for traction purpose.

At  present,  26  MW  Wind  plant  installed  at  Jaisalmer, Rajasthan and 10.5 MW Wind installed at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu is already supplying power for train operations. Further, 50.4 MW Wind train plant at Sangli, Maharashtra  is under commissioning  for operations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Trade among BRICS
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 TO BE ANSWERED ON  26 th  JUNE, 2019

## TRADE AMONG BRICS

## 741. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण᭔य एवं उ᳒ोग मंᮢी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that trade among BRICS nations is less than 5% of their total global trade;
- (b) if so, the details of India's trade with BRICS countries at present, country-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has discussed with different BRICS nations to increase trade and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  rice  export  to  China  and  green  channel  for  pharmaceutical  products  also  came  up  for discussion with China especially after trade war between the USA and China; and
- (e) if so, the outcome thereof?

## ANWSER

## okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y )

## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to  (b):  No sir,  as  per  the  UN  COMTRADE data for 2017, the share of intra BRICS trade is more than 10% of the global trade of BRICS countries.   The details of India's  trade with BRICS countries during 2018-19 is at Annex-I.

(c)    to  (e):  Yes  Sir,  through  the  established  Institutional  mechanisms  such  as  Joint  Commission Meetings (JCMs) and Joint Trade Committee (JTCs), the Government has taken up market access issues for  enhancing trade  with  countries,  including  BRICS  countries.   Through  the  bilateral  Joint Committee Group with China, market access issues including export of Indian rice and pharmaceuticals were taken up.

Annex-I

India's trade with BRICS countries in 2018-19 (in US$ million)

| Country      | Export    | Import    | Total Trade   | Trade Balance   |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|-----------------|
| China        | 16,749.59 | 70,319.55 | 87,069.14     | -53,569.96      |
| Russia       | 2,389.49  | 5,840.44  | 8,229.93      | -3,450.95       |
| South Africa | 4,067.20  | 6,517.33  | 10,584.53     | -2,450.13       |
| Brazil       | 3,800.49  | 4,406.43  | 8,206.92      | -605.94         |
| BRICS Total  | 27,006.77 | 87,083.75 | 114,090.52    | -60,076.98      |

Source: DGCI&S.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Train-18
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 739 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## TRAIN-18

739. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to replace all the Rajdhani and Shatabdi  trains  by  Train-18  type  modern  trains  in  the  near  future  in  the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the time-frame fixed for the completion of the said project?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d) At present,  it is not feasible  to operate the Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi  Express  services  with  Train  Set  type  of  Coaching  Stock  due  to operational  and  resource  constraints.  However,  upgradation  of  trains  with modern  coaching  stock  is  an  ongoing  and  continuous  process  on  Indian Railways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: 5G Technology
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Chunni Lal Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 737 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## 5G TECHNOLOGY

## †737.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement 5G technology across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the preparations made by the Government in this regard and the time by which it is likely to be done;
- (c) whether  3G  and  4G  services  have  been  rolled  out  properly  across  the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the efforts made by the Government to provide modern communication services in all parts of the country including the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)    Based on inter-ministerial High-Level Forum for 5G India 2020 report, the Government is creating an enabling framework for the launch of 5G services in India. The 5G Services are expected to be introduced gradually and advance to a full range of services as the ecosystem and demand for services grows.
- (c) & (d) The  3G  and  4G  services  have  been  rolled  out  in  the  country  and currently  more  than  95%  population  is  covered  by  3G/4G  services.  In  order  to

facilitate expansion of telecommunication services, the Department of Telecommunications  has  initiated  a  series  of  policy  initiatives  and  deployment program as below:

- a) Making available sufficient spectrum for mobile services including auction of  965Mhz  across  different  bands  (700,  800,  900,  1800,  2100,  2300  and 2500MHz bands) in 2016.
- b) Allowing  spectrum  sharing,  trading  and  liberalization  of  administratively allocated spectrum as per guidelines.
- c) Permitting sharing of active as well as passive infrastructure by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for achieving higher utilization efficiency.
- d) Permitting  Internet  Protocol  (IP)  based  interconnections  between  TSPs  in addition to the prevailing arrangements.
- e) Notification  of  Indian  Telegraph  Right  of  Way  Rules  2016  in  November 2016  for  regulating  underground  infrastructure  (Optical  Fiber)  and  overground infrastructure (Mobile Towers).
- f) Periodic review of expansion of mobile networks and related improvement carried out by TSPs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Indo-French Joint Naval Exercise
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.735

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## INDO-FRENCH JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE

## 735. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR.HEENA GAVIT:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  recently  conducted  first  Indo-French  joint  naval  exercise 'Varuna 19.1';
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives thereto and the expenditure involved therein;
- (c)  the  number  of  naval  persons  and  naval  ships  who  participated  in  the  said  joint  naval exercise;
- (d) the details of the joint naval military exercises that are likely to be undertaken with other countries in the next three years and the likely gains for naval force as a result thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  naval  cooperation  with  other countries?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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(a)    to  (e)  :  Yes,  Sir.    The  latest  edition  of  bilateral  maritime  exercise  'Varuna'  between Indian and French Navy was held in May 2019.  The exercise was conducted in two phases with the objective of conducting advanced  exercise for a significant period at sea.

: 2 :

The  expenditure  for  the  same  was  met  out  of  overall  revenue  expenditure  of  the  Indian Navy.  Seven  naval  assets  and  their  crew  participated  in  the  exercises.    Exercises    with friendly foreign countries are conducted by Indian Navy as per approved annual calendar of exercises with the aim of enhancing regional  cooperation and inter-operability.  Indian Navy has been engaging with friendly foreign countries in areas of bilateral/multilateral exercises, training  and  capacity  building,  hydrography  and  Human  Assistance  &  Disaster  Relief (HADR) as required.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Bilateral Trade between India and US
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 734 TO BE ANSWERED ON  26 th  JUNE, 2019

## BILATERAL TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND US

## 734. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण᭔य एवं उ᳒ोग मंᮢी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of bilateral trade meetings held between India and the United States (US) recently;
- (b) the details of agenda fixed and the issues discussed during the said meetings and its outcome thereof;
- (c) whether the bilateral trade in Goods and Services registered a growth of 12.6% with US and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the US has announced recently its decision to end preferential tariffs to $5.6 billion of Indian exports;
- (e) if so, whether this will affect Indian exports drastically; and
- (f) if  so,  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereto  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to resolve outstanding trade issues and promote economic development and prosperity between the two countries?

## ANWSER

## okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y )

## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  The commerce and Industry Minister of India and the US Commerce Secretary recently held a bilateral meeting on 06 th May, 2019.
- (b)  The  issues  covered  various  areas  of  mutual  concern  including  a  general consensus on taking the trade relationship to a higher level.

(c) No, the bilateral trade in  goods  and services registered a growth of 14.5% in the  year  2018  with  US.  The  bilateral  trade  in  goods  registered  a  growth  of 22.4%  (DGCIS  figure)  and  bilateral  trade  in  services  registered  9.3%  (US Census Bureau) in 2018. (d)  Yes, sir. (e)  India exported goods worth of $ 6.3 billion (as per USTR figures) to U.S. under the GSP programme during the calendar year 2018, which contributed 12.1% of India's total export to U.S. in the year. The impact will vary across products, depending on the individual product level concessions constituting the average duty  concession  of  3.8%  on  India's  exports  to  US  in  2018  availing  GSP benefits, and other factors specific to each product. (f) Trade related issues are a part of any ongoing economic relationship, and will continue to be discussed and addressed as a part of the regular bilateral trade

- engagement between India the US.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Power Generation through Nuclear Energy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.732

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## POWER GENERATION THROUGH NUCLEAR ENERGY

## 732.    SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any  agency/institute  is  being  set  up  to  ensure  more  effective  use  of nuclear energy and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the targets set regarding generation/utilization of power through nuclear energy for various schemes;
- (c) whether the set targets have been achieved and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the future action-plan for nuclear energy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) set up in 1958, is the apex body regarding  use  of  nuclear  energy,  it  formulates  policy  of  the  Department  of Atomic Energy in all matters concerning nuclear energy.
- (b) The targets for nuclear power generation are set on an annual basis, as a part of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)'s annual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) considering planned  biennial  shutdowns  (BSD)  of  units  during  the  year,  connections  of new units to the grid if any, during the year etc. The generation target for the year 2018-19 was 36904 Million Units (MUs).
- (c) The actual generation in the year 2018-19 was 37813 MUs.
- (d) The  Government  has  planned  to  increase  the  installed  capacity  base  of nuclear power in the country for increased electricity production from nuclear power. The present installed nuclear power capacity of 6780 MW would reach 13480  MW  by  the  year  2024-25  with  the  completion  of  projects  under construction  (including  500  MW  Prototype  Fast  Breeder  Reactor  (PFBR), being implemented by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (BHAVINI). The Government has also accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for 12 nuclear power reactors aggregating a total capacity of 9000 MW, which are  scheduled  to  be  completed  progressively  by  the  year  2031.  On  their completion,  the  total  nuclear  power  capacity  would  reach  22480  MW.  More reactors based on both indigenous technologies and with foreign cooperation may be planned in the future.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Survey of New Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu, Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 729 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## SURVEY OF NEW RAIL LINES

†729. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  new  rail  lines  for  which  survey  has  been conducted in the country during the last five years;
- (b) whether any survey work has been conducted for any rail line between Chatra-Gaya and Chatra-Tori;
- (c) if so, the details of the survey report;
- (d) whether  more  new  trains are proposed  to be run from Chhattisgarh to New Delhi;
- (e) if so, the estimated budget required at present to complete the above rail lines; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 729 BY SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU AND SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING SURVEY OF NEW RAIL LINES

(a):  India  Railways  have  conducted  244  surveys  of  New  Line covering a distance of 23376.75 km in the last five years.

(b),  (c),  (e)  and  (f):  Gaya-Chatra & extension from Gaya to Natesar New line project for a total length of 135.24 km has been sanctioned in 2008-09. The latest anticipated cost of this project is ` 4543 crore. An  expenditure  of ` 16.32  crore  has  been  done  and  work  of  land acquisition has been taken up.

Reconnaissance Engg-cum-Traffic Survey (RETS) for ToriChatra  (66  km)  New  Line  has  been  completed  2016-17.  As  per survey report the cost of project was ` 948.02 crore (2016-17 price level). The Project could not be taken forward as it was financially not viable in view of other infrastructure development works in the adjoining area.

(d):  Indian  Railways  does  not  run  trains  on  State-wise  basis,  as railway network cuts across State boundaries. Further, at present major  stations  like  Raipur,  Bilaspur,  Durg  etc.,  located  in  state  of Chhattisgarh, are well connected  to Delhi area. However,  at present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  introduce  train  services  from stations  located  in  Chhattisgarh  to  Delhi,  owing  to  operational constraints.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Raising Funds of MPLADS
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 728 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## RAISING FUNDS OF MPLADS

728.  SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT :

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

- (a) whether  the Government proposes to raise funds of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme( MPLADS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof ; and
- (c) the time by which  said  policy/  programme  is  likely  to  be implemented ?

## 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)  There  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  of  the  Government  to raise  fund  of  Member  of  Parliament  Local  Area  Development Scheme (MPLADS).
- (b) and (c) Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: ROBs at Donar Crossing
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## ROBs AT DONAR CROSSING

- †727.  SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  obstacles  in  construction  of  overbridges  at  Donar railway  crossing  (gumti),  Bela  railway  crossing,  Laxmisagar  railway crossing, Laheriasarai railway crossing, Chatti Chowk railway crossing and other level crossings in Darbhanga;
- (b) the  time  by  which  the  said  overbridges  are  likely  to  be  constructed; and
- (c) the  likely  solutions  available  with  the  Railways  for  removing  the obstacles  or  problems  in  construction  of  overbridges  at  the  said locations?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): There are 10 Level Crossings (LCs) in and around Darbhanga city. Construction of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu of all the LCs has been sanctioned on cost sharing basis with State Government.

Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  has  been  signed  between Ministry  of  Railways  and  Road  Construction  Department,  Government  of Bihar for construction of sanctioned ROBs in their State by Government of Bihar on 07.05.2019 on single entity basis. Therefore, necessary action will be taken for construction of these ROBs by Government of Bihar.

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