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Lok Sabha Question No. 254 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Introduction of CPE/CLE for Bar Council Members
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *254 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## INTRODUCTION OF CPE/CLE FOR BAR COUNCIL MEMBERS

## *254 . SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL

Will the Minister LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  introduce  Continuing Professional Education (CPE)  and  Continuing Legal Education (CLE) for members of Bar Council of India as has been done by a number of other countries to update professionals such as Chartered Accountants and Lawyers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the time frame within which the Government proposes to make it compulsory  for  lawyers  to  obtain  minimum  number  of  hours/points for CLE;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to implement the recommendations of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation and Law  Commission  of  India  in  its  266th  Report  dealing  with  the Advocates  Act,  1961  that  provides  for  a  compulsory  CLE  through either Bar Council of India or  any other body  prescribed by guidelines/ rules; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to amend the Advocates Act, 1961 to implement the above recommendations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *254  FOR 11 TH MARCH , 2020

(a) & (b) This Ministry has conducted a study on Continuing Legal Education  (CLE)  through  National  Law  School  of  India  University (NLSIU)  Bangalore  and  IIT  Kharagpur.  The  Reports  submitted  by them  is  under  examination  in  consultation  with  the  Bar  Council  of India.

(c) & (d) The Law Commission of India in its 266 th report pertaining to  the  Advocates  Act,  1961(Regulation  of  Legal  Profession)  has recommended amendments therein. The Law Commission of India has recommended amend Section 7 and 49 to provide for continuing legal education for advocates and its monitoring. The Recommendations  made  by  Law  Commission  of  India  in  its  266 th report  are  under  consideration  of  this  Department  in  consultation with other stake holder.
Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Non-Railway Officers in Railway Board
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## NON-RAILWAY OFFICERS IN RAILWAY BOARD

*252.SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is having any proposal to bring nonrailway officers in the Railway Board; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF STARRED  QUESTION NO. 252 BY SHRI VELUSAMY  P. TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.03.2020 REGARDING NON-RAILWAY OFFICERS IN RAILWAY BOARD

- (a) & (b):  At present, the following posts of Railway Board are filled up,  by  non-railway  officers,  either  on  deputation  basis  or  against encadred post of the respective Ministries:-

|   S. No. | Name of Post                                                              |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Director General, Railway Protection Force(Indian Police Service)         |
|        2 | Director, Vigilance Police (Indian Police Service)                        |
|        3 | Additional Director General/Public Relations (Indian Information Service) |
|        4 | Senior Economic Adviser(Indian Economic Service)                          |
|        5 | Economic Adviser(Indian Economic Service)                                 |
|        6 | Director, Economic Unit(Indian Economic Service)                          |
|        7 | Deputy Director, Economic Unit (Indian Economic Service)                  |
|        8 | Legal Adviser(Indian Legal Service)                                       |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Services of BSNL in Jharkhand
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 250 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2020

## SERVICES OF BSNL IN JHARKHAND

## †*250. SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) remain disrupted in the State of Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government has received any complaints  from the State Government in this regard during the last three years and the current year so far;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  accountability  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, 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 TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *250  FOR  11 TH   MARCH,  2020 REGARDING ' SERVICES OF BSNL IN JHARKHAND '.

(a) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) monitors the performance of service providers including  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  against  the  benchmark  for  various  Quality  of Service (QoS) parameters laid down by TRAI through QoS regulations issued from time to time. This monitoring of performance on QoS parameters is done by way of reporting of performances to TRAI by service providers through quarterly Performance Monitoring Reports (PMRs) and the performance is assessed for the service area as a whole.

As per PMR issued by TRAI for the quarter ending September 2019, BSNL is meeting all the benchmarks for basic (wireline), Cellular Mobile and broadband services in Jharkhand.

(b) to (d) BSNL has informed that no complaint regarding service disruption has been received from the State Government. However, five (5) complaints of  individual  nature were received  from offices  of  State  Government,  Banks  and  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (PSU)  in  Jharkhand  during  the last three years.  Timely corrective action has been taken by BSNL in such cases.

The  performance  of  BSNL  including  for  quality  of  service  parameters  is  also  reviewed  by Department of Telecommunications.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 249 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Criteria for Recruitment
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 249 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## CRITERIA FOR RECRUITMENT

*249. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of recruitments made by the Railways through the Railway Recruitment Board during the last three years;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  region/State-wise  criteria  for  recruitment  in Indian  Railways  through  Railway  Recruitment  Board  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c)the details of the recruitment exams that have not been conducted during last year despite issuing notifications therefor;
- (d)the reasons for not conducting the exams despite issue of notification of  exam  for  Non-Technical  Popular  Categories  (NTPC)  Group  and Group 'D' and action taken to start conducting these exams on time; and
- (e)the  total  number  of  people  from  the  State  of  Jharkhand  who  joined the Indian Railways during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION  NO.  249  BY  SHRI  CHANDRA  PRAKASH  CHOUDHARY  TO  BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  11.03.2020  REGARDING  CRITERIA  FOR RECRUITMENT

(a):  During  the  last  three  years  i.e.  2017-2018  to  2019-2020  (upto 05.03.2020), a total number of 1,47,620 candidates have been empanelled  for  various  Group  'C'  posts  (including  Level-1)  by  Railways through  Railway  Recruitment  Boards  (RRBs)  and  Railway  Recruitment Cells (RRCs).

(b): No, Sir. Indian Railways  is an organization having pan India character.  Candidates  are  free  to  apply  to  any  RRB  throughout  the country in response to the advertisements.

(c):  Three  recruitment  examinations  against  Centralized  Employment Notifications  (CEN)  No.  01/2019  for  Non-Technical  Popular  Categories (NTPC) Group, CEN No. 03/2019 for Ministerial & Isolated Categories and CEN  No.  RRC-01/2019  for  Level-1  posts  (erstwhile  Group  'D'),  are  in process to be conducted in the coming months.

(d): To  fix  Examination  Conducting  Agency  (ECA)  against  CEN  No. 01/2019 and 03/2019, open tenders have been floated. After fixing of ECA, dates for the examinations will be announced.  For CEN No. RRC-01/2019, tendering process for engaging vendor is under way.

(e): A  total  number  of  6551  candidates  from  Jharkhand  have  been empanelled by all  RRBs and  RRCs for appointment on Indian Railways/Production Units during the last three years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 246 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Impact of Coronavirus on Chinese Supplies
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar, A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 246

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th MARCH, 2020

## IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON CHINESE SUPPLIES

*246.  SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.:

DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is disruption in the supply of raw materials from China due to coronavirus and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to deal with its impact on several Indian industries, especially in Pharma Sector, wherein imbalance in demand and supply has resulted in price rise of items across the industries; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the precautionary measures taken by the Government to bridge the demand and supply gap and contain the rise in prices of items across the country?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 246   FOR ANSWER ON 11 th  MARCH, 2020 REGARDING ' IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON CHINESE SUPPLIES '.

(a) to (c) : The Corona Virus outbreak in China has led to restrictions on movement of people and business activities in many provinces of China, in order to control the spread of virus.    The  closure  of  factories  in  China  may  affect  Indian  industries,  which  import components, intermediaries and raw materials from China like the pharmaceutical, electronics and automobile industries.

The Government has engaged with the Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies and worked with them on assessing and addressing potential disruptions in their supply chains, including  by  putting  them  in  touch  with  our  missions  abroad  to    secure  and  transport inventories available with the existing suppliers and find alternative sources of supply.

A  Committee  has  been  formed  by  the  Department  of  Pharmaceuticals  under  the Chairmanship of Joint Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to regularly review the availability  of  stock  of  API  (Active  Pharmaceutical  Ingredients)/KSMs  (Key  Starting Materials) and API based medicines, and to suggest and enable suitable and appropriate measures for their management.

Indian  Missions  abroad  have  also  been  asked  to  explore  the  possibility  of  sourcing  raw material for our production, in their respective countries. Several Missions have shared the list  of  potential  buyers/suppliers  in  their  countries  with  our  Export  Promotion  Councils (EPCs) and agreed to facilitate B2B meetings for them.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Videsh Sampark
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2989

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## VIDESH SAMPARK

- 2989  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state that:

- (a) Whether the External Affairs Ministry is observing Videsh Sampark outreach programme;
- (b) if so, the results achieved out of it; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to revamp this program for the future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Y es.   Videsh Sampark Programme was started by the Ministry in order to work closely with the State Governments, in a spirit of cooperative federalism.   We   are   engaging   regularly   and   working   closely   with   the   State Governments in organising Videsh Sampark Programmes in various States. The objective of the programme is to connect effectively with the State Governments and inform them about our Ministry's programmes and schemes for overseas Indians,   migration   and   mobility,   passport   and   consular   initiatives,   diaspora issues,   trade   and   investment   promotions.   Since   May   2017,   six   outreach programmes have been organised in partnership with the State Governments of Telangana, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.

- (c) Yes.  Starting with the Videsh Sampark programme in Karnataka, held on 26 February 2020, the Ministry has included a new initiative featuring trade and investment   promotion,   in   addition   to   elements   discussed   during   earlier programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2988 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: New Railway Lines beside Paddy Fields
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2988 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## NEW RAILWAY LINES BESIDE PADDY FIELDS

## 2988.   SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  due  to  laying  of  new  railway  lines  beside  paddy  fields,  the nearby landscape level has been raised thereby obstructing movement of farm equipment/vehicle of poor farmers in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has issued any preventive measures in this  regard  and  an  advisory  for  providing  an  alternate  route  for  the farmers by the concerned authorities has also been issued;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d):  For construction of new lines, Railway  acquire  only a small strip of  land. Height of Railway embankment is finalised taking into account the topography of areas and Highest Flood Level (HFL) in the area etc.

Whenever New Line is laid by Railway, sufficient provisions in the form of  Level Crossing, Subways, Road Under Bridges (RUB), Road Over Bridges (ROB),  etc.  is  made  depending  on  local  demand,  site  conditions  etc.,  to ensure farmers do not face difficulty in crossing the track including farming equipment/vehicle.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: ROB in Faridpur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2986 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## ROB IN FARIDPUR

## †2986. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to build an Over Bridge on the Railway  Crossing  in  Faridpur  town  under  the  Parliamentary Constituency Aonla and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  in  this regard;
- (c) if so, the details along with the action taken so far in this regard; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (d):    There  is  Level  Crossing (LC) No. 352 at km. 1288/17-18 in Pitamberpur  yard  (Faridpur  town)  on  Moradabad-Lucknow  Section. This LC qualifies for construction of Road over Bridge (ROB) on costsharing  basis  with  State  Government  as  traffic  density  is  more  than one  lakh.  Railway  has  requested  State  Government  to  expedite  the consent for sharing of cost and closure of LC. Further action will be taken after receipt of consent from State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Attack on Nankana Sahib
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2984 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## ATTACK ON NANKANA SAHIB

†2984. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the   details   of   the   attacks   that   took   place   on   Nankana   Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan;
- (b) the number of Sikh Pilgrims injured in these attacks;
- (c) whether the Government of India has raised this issue before the Government of Pakistan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d) Following the reports of vandalism and desecration of the holy Gurudwara at Sri Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on 3 January 2020, the Government   strongly   condemned   the   reprehensible   action.   Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires in New Delhi was summoned and India's strong protest was lodged against the wanton acts of vandalism and desecration of the holy Gurudwara Sri Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib, Pakistan. India also shared strong concerns at the continued persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in Pakistan. Government of Pakistan was also called upon to ensure safety, security and welfare of the members of the minority communities   in   Pakistan,   including   their   places   of   worship,   and   take immediate   measures   to   expeditiously   bring   the   perpetrators   of   such despicable and heinous acts to justice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Head On Generation (HOG) Technology
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b)  Indian  Railways  has  adopted  an  energy-efficient  power  supply system for  coaches  called  Head  On  Generation  (HOG)  system  wherein power  supply  is  drawn  from  Over  Head  Equipment  (OHE)  through converters provided in electric locomotive (WAP-7/WAP-5) for coach AC, lighting, fans etc. In SCR zone, 44 trains have been converted to Head On Generation (HOG) technology trains.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2983 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## HEAD ON GENERATION (HOG) TECHNOLOGY

## 2983. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the South Central Railway (SCR) zone has introduced Head On  Generation  (HOG)  technology  trains  so  as  to  cut  down  on  its energy bills;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  whether  it  has  been  executed  by  the Government on pilot basis;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  whether  the  Government  has  also planned to expand this technology in all other trains; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the plan of action proposed by the Government in this matter?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(c)  &  (d)  This  system  is  being  provided  in  End  On  Generation  trains, where power cars equipped with DG sets, are provided at both the ends. The system is considered to provide a cost effective, reliable and energy efficient  supply  system  for  coaches.  This  eliminates  use  of  Diesel Alternator set in power cars which creates noise & air pollution.

As on date, 1010 trains out of 1050 trains are HOG compliant and it has been decided to convert the balance trains as HOG compliant, in a phased manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: e-Passport
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2982

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## E-PASSPORT

## 2982.   SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is mulling to issue e-Passports equipped with a chip within the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the funds estimated for this;
- (d) the details of the target set; and
- (e) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Yes.   The   Ministry   has   plans   to   issue   chip-enabled   e- passports to citizens with advanced security features. The personal particulars of the applicants would be digitally signed and stored in the chip which would be embedded in the passport booklet. In case, anyone tampers with the chip, the system shall be able to identify it resulting in the failure of the passport authentication.

The   Government   has   given   its   approval   for   procurement   of electronic contactless inlays for manufacturing of e-passports to India Security   Press   (ISP),   Nashik.   In   this   regard,   ISP ,   Nashik   has   been authorized to float a global tender for procurement of International Civil Aviation   Organisation   (ICAO)-compliant   electronic   contactless   inlays along with its operating system, which is required for manufacture of epassports. Manufacture of e-passport will commence on the successful completion of the tendering and procurement process by ISP, Nashik.

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