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Lok Sabha Question No. 3588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Satellite Centre
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3588

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 02, 2019 SATELLITE CENTRE

3588.   SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  a  Satellite  Centre  of IGNAC at Nabarangpur District of Odisha; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the Centre will be made operational?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) No Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Merger of Post Office Saving Bank and IPPB
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## MERGER OF POST OFFICE SAVING BANK AND IPPB

3586. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to merge the operations of Post office Saving Bank with the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government  to  convert IPPB  into a full-fledged commercial bank?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        Presently  there is no proposal  to merge the operations of Post Office Savings Bank with the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB).
- (b)        The  India  Post  Payments  Bank    is  functional  based  on  the  guidelines  issued  by  the Reserve Bank of India for Payment Banks.  As of now no steps have been taken to convert  the IPPB into a full fledged Commercial Bank.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3585 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: US Immigration and Citizenship Service
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3585

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## US IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP SERVICE

3585. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the difference between L-1 visa and H B visa; and
- (b) the facilities provided under the US Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS)?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) H-1B and L-1 are both non-immigrant visa categories for temporary employment in the U.S. The H-1B visa enables eligible foreign workers with knowledge in a specialty field to work in the U.S. The L-1 visa enables a company to transfer   eligible   managers/executives   or   employees   possessing   specialized knowledge, from its offices in other countries to the U.S.
- (b) The   United   States   Citizenship   and   Immigration   Services   (USCIS)   is   a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful   immigration   to   the   U.S.   Its   responsibilities   include   processing   of applications for U.S. citizenship through naturalization, employment in the U.S., Green Cards, and adoption of children from other countries etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Swiss Information on Corruption
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3584

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## SWISS INFORMATION ON CORRUPTION

- †3584. SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Switzerland Government has provided information to the Government of India recently, regarding some persons allegedly involved in corruption;
- (b) if so, the facts thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has decided to reveal the names of the accused; and
- (d) if so, the facts thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) & (b) The India-Switzerland tax treaty facilitates receipt of information on request basis for cases under investigation. In addition, from 2019,  India will receive on automatic basis, information in respect of financial accounts held by Indian   residents   in   Switzerland.   The   information   received   on   request   or   on automatic basis may include information about persons allegedly involved in corruption.

- (c) & (d) The use and disclosure of the information received is governed by the confidentiality provisions of the India-Switzerland tax treaty.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Wi-Fi Hotspot in Rural Areas
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3583 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## WI-FI HOTSPOT IN RURAL AREAS

## 3583. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  set  up  Wi-Fi  hotspot  and  rural exchanges in the rural areas of the country, especially in the State of Tripura and West Bengal and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;

- (b) the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the time by which the said project is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c)

- I. For setting up Wi-Fi hotspots in the rural areas, the following steps have been taken:
2. (i) BharatNet  project  is  being  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  provide broadband connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats (approx. 2.5 lakh) in the  country.  As  part  of  BharatNet  project,  the  Last  Mile  connectivity, through  Wi-Fi  or  any  other  suitable  broadband  technology  to  access broadband  /internet  services,  is  being  provided  at  all  the  GPs  in  the country  including  Tripura  and  West  Bengal.  On  an  average,  5  Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) are being provided at each GP. Of these, 3 APs are to  be  connected  to  Government  Institutions  such  as  Police  Stations, Schools,  Hospitals,  and  Post  Offices,  while  2  APs  will  be  available  for public use.

CSC-SPV has been assigned the setting up of Wi-Fi hotspots at 25,000 GPs  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  3243  GPs  in  Himachal  Pradesh,  1178  GPs  of Tripura and 3407 GPs of Karnataka. In Rajasthan, Wi-Fi provisioning at 10,000 GPs is being done through the State Government / RISL.  For the remaining GPs, BBNL has floated a tender for selection of agencies. APO

has been issued on M/s TCIL for implementation in around 62,000 GPs and the selection of agencies in the balance GPs, including West Bengal, is  under  process.  So  far,  Wi-Fi  hotspots  have  been  installed  at  39,379 GPs and of these, services are being provided in 10,943 GPs.

BharatNet project is targeted to be completed by March 2019.

- (ii) BSNL  has  also  been  assigned  the  setting  up  of  Wi-Fi  hotspots  at  its 25,000 rural telephone exchanges in the country and Wi-Fi hotspots have been installed at 12144 rural exchanges.
- II. No proposal is under consideration of the Government to set up rural exchanges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Online Registration for e-Visa
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3582

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR E-VISA

3582. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of countries where Indians can complete online registration and obtain visa on arrival;
- (b) whether there are any negotiations going on with other countries to facilitate online registration of Indians to obtain visa; and
- (a) if so, the details thereof and the outcome of such an initiative ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) As per information received from our Missions and Posts abroad, a total of 64 countries provide the facility of visa free/visa on arrival/e-Visa to Indian nationals. Details are given in Annexure.
- (b) & (c)    Provision of Visa on Arrival and Visa free Entry as well as e-Visa is a unilateral decision of the receiving country. The Government of India has been continuously liberalizing visa policy with the objective of promoting investments and tourism into India from other countries. The e-Visa scheme has been expanded to include 166 countries and territories till date. These initiatives are expected to encourage other countries   to   reciprocate   and   facilitate   travel   of   Indian   passport   holders   to   their countries.

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## Visa free:

Belarus, Bhutan, Nepal, Samoa, Niue, Senegal, Serbia

## Visa on Arrival:

Angola, Armenia, Brunei, Togo, Burkina Faso, Cook Island, Colombia*, Egypt*, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Fiji, Kiribati, Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru*, Qatar, France (Reunion Island only), Seychelles, St. Kitts & Nevis, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, Zimbabwe

## E-Visa:

Australia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Iran, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Moldova,   Myanmar,   Oman*,   Russia*,   Sri   Lanka,   T ajikistan,   T anzania,   T urkey*,   UAE (Dubai), Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia

## * Conditions Apply *****

## ANNEXURE
Lok Sabha Question No. 3581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Non-functioning of Network under Bharat-Net Project
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3581 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## NON-FUNCTIONING OF NETWORK UNDER BHARAT-NET PROJECT

3581. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received field reports regarding non-functioning of network under Bharat-Net Project in 80-90% of the gram panchayats of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  prevent  under-utilisation  or  nonutilisation of the said network and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has instructed the CMDs of BSNL and BBNL to submit daily progress reports to the Telecom Secretary, Government of India, starting 5th November, 2018 and if so, the details of the daily progress reports received by Telecom Secretary till date?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) No, Madam.  BharatNet is being implemented to connect all the  Gram Panchayats (GPs) by broadband. Out of a total of around 2.5 lakh GPs, 1.22 lakh (approx.) GPs are connected with OFC and 1,16,590 GPs are Service Ready.

Network is being monitored through Network Operating Centre (NOC) and its reports are being monitored on a regular basis.

For  effective  maintenance  and  utilisation  of  the  BharatNet  network,  the  following  steps  have been taken:

- (i)    To ensure better utilization of BharatNet, a Wi-Fi network is being set up under the project. On an average, 5 Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) are being set up at each GP. Of  these,  3  will  cater  to  Government  institutions  such  as  schools,  hospitals  and police  stations,  and  2  will  be  available  for  citizens.  So  far,  Wi-Fi  hotspots  have been installed at 39,379 GPs and of these, services are being provided in 10,943 GPs, catering to more than 11.17 lakh subscribers with a data usage of over 62 TB per month.
- (ii) Further,  a  total  of  1,00,047  Fibre  to  the  Home  (FTTH)  connections  have  been provided from BharatNet network. States are connecting State Wide Area Network (SWAN) with BharatNet.
- (iii) Daily reports are being sought from BSNL & BBNL and as on 28.12.2018, a total of 51 OLTs are not functioning, i.e. around 1%  of  the total OLTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Smart Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3580 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## SMART RAILWAY STATIONS

## 3580. SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken a decision to renovate the railway stations as Smart Railway Stations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of funds earmarked for this purpose; and
- (d) the details of the railway stations identified to renovate them as Smart Railway Stations, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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. 3580 BY SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.01.2019  REGARDING  SMART RAILWAY STATIONS

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Madam.  Government  has  recently  approved  Railways' proposal for redevelopment of railway stations by Indian Railway Stations Development  Corporation  Limited  (IRSDC)  as  Nodal  Agency,  through simplified procedures and for longer lease tenure up to 99 years, allowing multiple  subleasing,  redevelopment  of  station  through  various  business modes etc. (c) Redevelopment of stations is planned through leveraging of commercial development of vacant land/air space in and around stations. Therefore, no funds have been earmarked for the purpose. Such projects shall generally be cost neutral to Railways. (d)    All  the  stations  on  Indian  Railways,  located  in  various  States  and Union  Territories  of  the  country,  have  been  entrusted  to  IRSDC  for undertaking  the  techno-economic  feasibility  studies.    Based  on  the outcome of the feasibility studies, the stations are planned to be taken up for redevelopment in phases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Vendors in Defence Procurement
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3578

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## VENDORS IN DEFENCE PROCUREMENT

3578.  SHRI  C. MAHENDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has signed hundreds of defence deals over the last three years  and  the  current  year  with  domestic  and  foreign  vendors  for  the  procurement  of defence equipment for the three armed services;
- (b) if so, the details thereof  along with item-wise purchase deals with amounts;
- (c) whether the Government has incorporated Make in India in all the deals which has component development in India as collaborative project with the signatories; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): Capital procurement of defence equipment from domestic and foreign  vendors  is  undertaken  as  per  the  extant  Defence  Procurement Procedure  (DPP).    During  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  (upto October, 2018), 121 contracts have been signed with Indian vendors worth about  Rs.73918  crore  and  67  contracts  have  been  signed  with  foreign vendors worth about Rs. 1,65,590 crore for capital procurement of defence equipment  for  Armed  Forces  such  as  Radars,  Aircraft,  Rockets,  Artillery Guns, Helicopters, Missiles, Ballistic Helmets, Bullet Proof Jackets, Weapons, Simulators and Ammunition.

DPP-2016 focuses on institutionalizing, streamlining and simplifying defence  procurement  procedure  to  give  a  boost  to  the  'Make  in  India' initiative  of  the  Government  of  India,  by  promoting  indigenous  design, development and manufacturing of defence equipment, platforms, systems and  sub-systems.    Ministry  of  Defence  is  committed  to  the  objectives  of DPP-2016 and is taking all steps necessary to realize these objectives. Government has also promulgated the policy of Strategic Partnership in the Defence Sector which encourages participation of the private sector in manufacture of major defence platforms and equipment in four selected segments  viz.  Submarines,  Fighter  Aircraft,  Helicopters  and  Armoured

Fighting Vehicles / Tanks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Investment by LIC in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3577 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## INVESTMENT BY LIC IN RAILWAYS

3577. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether LIC of India has entered into an MoU with the Ministry of Railways with a view to investing a sum of Rs.1.5 lakh crore for the modernisation and upgradation of  infrastructure of the Railways over the period of next five years;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   the  details  of projects  the  Railways  proposes  to undertake with  the funds invested by LIC?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) &  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Railways  signed  a  Memorandum  of Understanding with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)  on 11 th   March    2015    whereby      LIC      agreed      to      provide  funding assistance to the tune of ` 1,50,000 crore over a five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 for financing Railway projects.
- (c)        Funds  have  been  deployed  to  meet  capital  expenditure  on railway projects mainly under plan heads of doubling and electrification.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Corruption Cases
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3575

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019)

## CORRUPTION CASES

## 3575. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the provision that exists in the All India Service Rules for taking action against officers involved in corruption;
- (b) the  number  of  corruption  cases  involving  All  India  Service  and  Indian  Administrative Services,  Indian  Police  Services,  Indian  Forest  Services  Officers  that  has  come  to  the notice of the Department during the last three years; and
- (c) the  number  of  cases  where  action  has  been  initiated  against  officers  involved  in corruption charges during the above period?

## 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):    Disciplinary proceedings can be initiated against the All India Services Officers [i.e. Indian Administrative  Service(IAS),  Indian  Police  Service(IPS)  and  Indian  Forest  Service(IFoS)]  for misconduct including corruption charges, under the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules,  1969;  apart  from  liability  for  prosecution  under  Prevention  of  Corruption  Act,  1988  in cases of corruption.
- (b)  &  (c):        Department  of  Personnel  &  Training  deals  with  corruption  cases  involving  IAS officers. Central Government has granted sanction for prosecution against 17 IAS officers in 23 cases  since  January  2015.  Also,  as  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs, sanction for prosecution has been granted to prosecute three IPS officers during last three years (2015 to 2017) including this year. As per information received from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 16 cases of corruption against IFoS officers have been noticed and sanction for prosecution has been granted in 4 cases during last three years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Change of Name of Hazaribagh Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3574 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## CHANGE OF NAME OF HAZARIBAGH STATION

## †3574.     DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that Saria station under East-central railway is known as Hazaribagh Road and passengers of Hazaribagh get off at this station in confusion;
- (b)  if so, whether the railways proposes to give advise/recommendation to State Government to change the name of this station;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  advice  from  any  public representative/others in this regard; and
- (e)  if so, the action taken thereon?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  The  civil  area  outside  Hazaribagh  Road  station  is  known  as  Saria. However,  no  such  complaint  has  been  received  regarding  passengers getting off at Hazaribagh town in confusion of Hazaribagh.
- (b) &  (c): Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  Government  of  India,  is  the competent authority to approve change in the name of a Railway station on  Indian  Railways.    It  does  so  on  the  recommendation  of  the  State Government concerned.

Zonal Railway implement the change of name of railway stations after  Gazette  notification  issued  by  State  Government  after  getting approval from Ministry of Home Affairs in this regard.

- (d)  &  (e):  Representations/requests  were  received  in  this  regard  and forwarded for necessary action to the concerned based on the existing guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Solid Waste Management
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3573 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

## 3573. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- a) Whether  the  NITI  Aayog  has  any  proposal  under  the  ambitions  'Swachha  Bharat Abhiyan'  to  formulate  a  comprehensive  plan  for  solid  waste  management,  to  develop technology for converting waste to energy and for the treatment of industrial effluents;
- b) If so, the details thereof;
- c) Whether the officers of NITI Aayog have visited state capitals and cities to study their municipal waste disposal system and if so, the details thereof;
- d) Whether the said committee has submitted its report;
- e) If so, the details along with the findings thereof as well as the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- f) If not, the time by which the report is likely to be submitted in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE ( INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMEICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b) NITI Aayog does not have any such proposal at present.
- (c) to (f) Officers of NITI Aayog have not visited state capitals and cities specifically to study the Municipal waste disposal systems.
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