opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Illegal Encroachment on Vacant Defence Land
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2572

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  December, 2019

## ILLEGAL ENCROACHMENT ON VACANT DEFENCE LAND

## 2572. DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

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

- (a) whether there is any system in place whereby Ministry of Defence continue to get information on illegal  encroachment on  vacant defence land in various cities of the country which has earlier been in the occupation or control of the Ministry of Defence or Army;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (c)  the  State-wise  details  of  unutilized  land  with  the  Ministry  of  defence  across  the country; and
- (d) whether the Government is taking any steps to utilise such vacant land and 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 )

- (a)  Yes,  Sir.    Ministry  of  Defence  has  already  put  in  place  a  system  whereby information  of  illegal  encroachments  on  defence  land  is  received  periodically  and action taken thereon is monitored.
- (b)    As  on  31.12.2018,  9622.807  acres  of  defence  land  has  been  reported  to  be encroached in the country.  The Government has taken the following steps to check encroachments:

- (i) Respective user Services who manage defence land are responsible for its protection, removal of encroachments and planning for its land use.
- (ii) Strengthening of Defence land management by way of computerisation and digitisation of land records; Survey, demarcation and verification of defence lands and land Audit.
- (iii) Regular inspection of sites under respective jurisdiction is conducted by the CEO/DEO/Station Commander as the case may be.
- (iv) Issue of detailed instructions by the Government emphasising the need for ensuring vigilance, detection and prevention of new encroachments.
- (v) Removal  of  encroachments  on  defence  land  under  the  provisions  of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 as well as under the Cantonment Act, 2006.

(c) & (d):  No defence land is unused/ surplus.  All defence land is being utilised for bonafide military  purposes only and for strategic, operational and security needs of the  nation.    Certain  land  which  appears  to  be  lying    unused  is  meant  for  training, mobilisation  practice,  construction  of  Key  Location  Plans  (KLP)  and  Married Accommodation.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Use of Satellite Technology
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Janardan Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2571

ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## USE OF SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

†2571.  SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- a)  Whether the Government has formulated any scheme for using satellite technology to check illegal mining;
- b)  If so, the details thereof; and
- c)  If not, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFARIS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Ministry of Mines, through Indian Bureau of Mines, has developed a Mining  Surveillance  System  (MSS),  in  collaboration  with  Ministry  of  Electronics  and Information Technology and Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics  (BISAG),  Gandhinagar,  to  use  space  technology  for  detecting  probable illegal mining activities around lease hold areas. This satellite-based monitoring system viz.  Mining  Surveillance  System  (MSS)  aims  to  check  illegal  mining  activity  through automatic  remote-sensing  detection  technology  in  order  to  establish  a  regime  of responsive mineral administration. The system records activity upto 500m outside the lease  boundary  and  generates  trigger  for  action  on  part  of  the  State  Government  to investigate encroachment and take necessary action. MSS has been made functional throughout the country. A user-friendly mobile app has also been developed which will be used by district level  mining  officials  of  state  Government  to  submit  compliance  reports  of  their inspections  .A  mobile  app  is  also  developed  for  use  of  general  public,  whereby,  the general  public  will  be  able  to  raise  complaint  of  illegal  mining  and  then  same  is forwarded to the Concerned State Government for the necessary action at their end, as illegal  mining  is  exclusive  domain  of  the  State  Governments only and MSS  is only to facilitate State Governments to check illegal mining.

- (c): Not applicable in view of reply furnished at item (a&b) above.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Corporatisation of Coach Factories
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2568 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## CORPORATISATION OF COACH FACTORIES

2568. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any plan to corporatize Coach Factories like Rae Bareli, Modern Rail Coach Factory, RCF units in Kapurthala and ICF in Chennai;

(b) if  so,  whether  all  the  stakeholders  like  contractors,  employees, State Government etc. have been consulted;

(c) the rationale behind corporatization of these coach factories;

(d) whether the interests of workers, both direct and indirect, including contract workers would be taken care of and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the measures taken to ensure that the career prospects and terms and  conditions  of  workers  are  not  altered  to  their  detriment,  with details in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

******

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS   (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2568 BY DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2019 REGARDING CORPORATISATION OF COACH FACTORIES

- (a) Ministry of Railways has envisaged preparation of an action plan for corporatization of its Production Units including Rail Coach Factories.
- (b) Consultations  with  stakeholders  in  this  process  has  commenced and will continue as part of this initiative.
- (c) Corporatization  is  expected  to  be  attended  with  the  following benefits:
- (i)
- (ii)
- State-of-the-art technology and modernization
- Managerial autonomy
- (iii) Superior  operational  efficiency  due  to  better  management practices
- (iv)
- Export capability
- (v) Increase Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) business
- (vi) Employment generation
- (vii) Better benefits to employees
- (viii) Making India an international hub for rolling stock manufacturing
- (ix)
- Attract investments.
- (d) Such issues are to be decided in consultation with stakeholders at an appropriate later stage.
- (e) Does not arise.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Stoppage of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## STOPPAGE OF TRAINS

2567. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is aware that lakhs of pilgrims visit Tiruvannamalai for Darshan of Arunachaleswar Temple and Circumambulation of the Holy Hill (Girivallam);
- (b) whether the nearest stoppage for Tiruvannamalai is Kathpadi and which are 80 kilometers away from the city;
- (c)  if  so,  the  reasons  for  not  halting  Pudduchery-Howrah  Express  at Tiruvannamalai Station; and
- (d)  the  time  by  when instructions  will be issued to stop PudducheryHowrah Express at Tiruvannamalai for the benefit of pilgrims coming to Tiruvannamalai?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Tiruvannamalai station, which caters to pilgrims/passengers desirous  of  visiting  the  Arunachaleswar  Temple,  is  presently  being well  served  by  12  Mail/Express  and  6  Passenger  (in  single)  trains. Further,  12867/12868  Howrah-Puducherry  Express, the only train presently  not  having  a  scheduled  stoppage  at  Tiruvannamalai,  is  a long  distance  train  with  limited  stoppages  en-route.  Proliferation  of stoppages en-route this service will not only decelerate the train but also cause inconvenience to the through passengers.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Project under Make in India
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2563

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  December, 2019

## PROJECT UNDER MAKE IN INDIA

## 2563. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a)  whether  no  defence  projects  have  been  taken  up  under  the  'Make  in  India' framework during the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether such delays render India strategically vulnerable and also disadvantaged in being dependent on large military hardware imports and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any Defence Production Policy to herald a new  era  in  providing  domestically  manufactured  Military  Hardware  for  the  Indian Armed Forces; and
- (d) 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 )

- (a) to (d): A statement is attached.

*****

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2563 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2019 REGARDING 'PROJECT UNDER MAKE IN INDIA'

(a) to (d):The projects of Capital procurement of defence equipment are undertaken  based  on threat perception, operational challenges &  technological changes  and  to  keep  the  Armed  Forces  in  a  state  of  readiness  to  meet  the  entire spectrum  of  security  challenges.  The  existing  Defence  Production  Policy  aims  at achieving  substantive  self-reliance  in  the  design,  development  and  production  of equipment, weapon systems, platforms required for defence in as early a time frame as possible, creating conditions conducive for private industry to play an active role in this  endeavour;  enhancing  potential  of  SMEs  in  indigenisation  and  broadening  the defence R&D base of the country.  A number of measures have been taken to promote 'Make in India' in defence manufacturing by harnessing the capabilities of the public & private sector such as introduction of new category of procurement 'Buy {IndianIDDM  (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)} and 'Strategic Partnership  Model' in  Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP); according preference to  'Buy  (Indian-IDDM)',  'Buy  (Indian)',    'Buy  and  Make  (Indian)'  &  'Make' categories  of  capital  acquisition  over  'Buy  (Global)'  &  'Buy  &  Make  (Global)' categories;  simplification  of  Make-II  procedure,  etc.    As  a  result  of  the  aforesaid initiatives  undertaken,  the  Government  in  the  last  three  years  i.e.  from  2016-17  to 2018-19 and current year till September, 2019, has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)  to  130  proposals,  worth  Rs.  2,63,704  Crore  approximately,  under  those categories  of  Capital  Procurement  which  promote  domestic  manufacturing  as  per DPP-2016.

******
Lok Sabha Question No. 2561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Expansion of Railway Network
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2561 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## EXPANSION OF RAILWAY NETWORK

## †2561. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the expansion of railway tracks to handle the increasing pressure of population and the lack of funds is a big challenge for the department;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to fix any time limit  for  the expansion of rail network; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  and  (b):  Presently,  Indian  Railways  have  taken  up  498  Railway projects of  length  49,069  km,  costing ` 6.75  lakh  crore,  which  are  in different stages of execution/planning/sanction, out of which, commissioning  of  8,979  km  has  been  achieved  and  expenditure  of ` 1.53 lakh crore incurred up to March, 2019.

Railway projects are sanctioned, based on demands  raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public

representatives and Railways' own requirement, participation by State Government or private entities etc. They are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes.

The average annual expenditure in Railway expansion projects (new line/gauge conversion/doubling projects) in 2014-19 was ` 26,022 crore which  is  226%  of  average  annual  expenditure  incurred  during  20092014 and the allocation of Budget for 2019-20 is ` 30,198 crore, which is 262% of the average annual budget outlay of 2009-14.

For  capacity  enhancement  projects  institutional  financing  has  been done  by  arranging  loan  of ` 1.5  lakh  crore,  which  has  increased Railways' capacity for committed  fund provision for throughput enhancement projects.

(c) and (d): The timely completion of any Railway project depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance  by  officials  of  forest  department,  shifting  of  infringing utilities  (both  underground  and  over  ground),  statutory  clearances from  various  authorities,  geological  and  topographical  conditions  of area,  law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of  project  site,  number  of working  months  in  a  year  for  particular  project  site  due  to  climatic conditions, encountering unforeseen conditions like earthquake, flooding, excessive rains, strikes of labour, orders of Hon'ble Courts, situation and conditions  of working agencies/contractors etc. and all these factors vary from project to project and site to site. Hence, no confirmed time frame can be fixed for completion of projects.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: New Coaches in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## NEW COACHES IN TRAINS

## 2560. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  been  considering  to  provide  new coaches  instead  of  old  collapsed  coaches  in  Trivandrum  and Palakkad division in Southern Railway;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Railways has allotted new coaches to Trivandrum, Madurai and Palakkad divisions in Southern Railway;
- (d) if so, the division-wise details thereof during the last five years;
- (e) whether  the  railways  has  received  any  complaint  from  State Government of Kerala or daily commuters, who are travelling in outdated coaches at Palakkad, Trivandrum and Madurai division of Southern Railway; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): The coaches that have completed their prescribed service life  are  not  allowed  in  passenger  service  on  Indian  Railways including  in  Trivandrum  (TVC)  and  Palakkad  (PGT)  divisions  of Southern Railway.

The age analysis of coaches running in these divisions shows that nearly 60% of the coaches are less than 15 years of age. The Codal life  of  passenger  coaches  is  35  years  for  Linke  Hofmann  Busch (LHB)  type  coaches  and  25  years  for  Integral  Coach  Factory  (ICF) type coaches.

(c) & (d): Yes, Sir. The details of the new coaches that have been allotted  to  Trivandrum  (TVC),  Madurai  (MDU)  and  Palakkad  (PGT) divisions of Southern Railway in the last 5 years are as under:

| Division   |   LHB coaches |   ICF coaches |
|------------|---------------|---------------|
| TVC        |           582 |           166 |
| MDU        |           422 |           210 |
| PGT        |             0 |            26 |

(e)  &  (f):  Complaints  related  to  running  trains  are  attended  on priority.  These  complaints  are  being  received  through  Coach  Mitra App,  Rail  Madad  app  and  various  others  portals  and  are  being attended on priority  with  feedback from  complainant.  These  items are also attended regularly during scheduled / unscheduled maintenance at coaching depot.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Introduction of 5G Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## INTRODUCTION OF 5G SERVICES

## 2558. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to introduce 5G services to improve the Government run programme Digital India and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any target in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has also fixed any condition for the auction of 5G spectrum and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The  standards  for  IMT  2020  (International  Mobile  Telecommunications  2020),  also known as 5G technologies in industry, are being finalised. An inter-ministerial High Level Forum for 5G India  2020  was  constituted  in  September  2017  to  articulate  the  Vision  for  5G  in  India  and  to recommend policy initiatives and action plans to realize this vision. The High Level Forum submitted its report titled as 'Making India 5G Ready' in August 2018. Based on the report, the Government is creating an enabling framework for deployment of affordable and secure 5G services in India.
- (c) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  has  given  its  recommendations  dated 01.08.2018 on Auction of Spectrum in various bands including for 5G services. The Government will decide  auction  date  and  conditions  for  the  auction  after  considering  the  recommendations  of  the TRAI.

************
Lok Sabha Question No. 2557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Export Subsidy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jai Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2557 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th DECEMBER, 2019 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04

## EXPORT SUBSIDY

2557(H). SHRI JAI PRAKASH:

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

- (a) whether the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on appeal by America, has directed India to stop export subsidy within the prescribed limit;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has looked into the said order; and
- (c) the details of view of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a),(b) & (c):  The US has challenged India's schemes which allow for duty free import of raw materials and capital goods used in the manufacture of products that are meant for export purposes. The US has challenged that India's schemes are prohibited subsidies contingent on export, it is a violation of Article 3.1  of  the  Agreement  on  Subsidies  and  Countervailing  Measures  (ASCM)  of  the  World  Trade Organization (WTO). The Panel Report has been issued and India has already filed appeal against the Panel Report before the Appellate Body of the  WTO.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Second Seating General Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2555 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## SECOND SEATING GENERAL COACHES

## 2555. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  criteria  for  allocation  of  'Second  Seating  General  Coaches'  to Mail/Express and Super-fast trains;
- (b) whether any passenger load factor survey/analysis has ever been done regarding 'Second Seating General Coaches' allocation to Mail/Express and Super-fast trains;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the steps being taken for enhancement of 'Second Seating General
- Coaches' in Mail/Express and Super-fast trains?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) To  cater  to  the  travelling  needs  of  general  class  passengers,  all Mail/Express trains (except fully reserved trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Humsafar, Tejas, Vande Bharat etc.) are provided with General Class  coaches  in  their  standard  composition.  Further,  Indian  Railways also  operate  fully  unreserved  services  like  Jan  Sadharan,  Janseva,  Jan Nayak Express and also operate Passenger trains and Intercity services for  short  distance  travel.  In  terms  of  the  announcement  made  in  the Railway  Budget  2016-17,  Indian  Railways  have  introduced  11  pairs  of Antyodaya Express, which are fully un-reserved services.

(b) to (e) Indian Railways does not undertake load factor survey/analysis.  However,  periodical  census  of  passengers,  including those of the unreserved class, is undertaken and subject to operational feasibility and commercial justification, the load of trains is augmented. With a view to further augment the accommodation available for general class passengers, Indian Railways, subject to operational feasibility and availability  of  resources,  enhances  the  loads  of  existing  services  by attaching  various  variant  of  coaches  including  General  Class  coaches. Accordingly,  during  2018-19,  123  General  Class  coaches,  while  during 2019-20  (till  October,  2019),  119  General  Class  coaches  have  been attached in existing train services.

*****