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Lok Sabha Question No. 887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Rapid Rail Transit System
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 887

TO BE ANSWERED ON JUNE 27, 2019

## RAPID RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM

## No.887. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether construction of first Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) in the country has been started and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  name  of  cities  of  Uttar  Pradesh  likely  to  be  benefited
- therefrom in the first phase of construction; and
- (c) the total cost involved in the said project and the target fixed by the Government for completion of the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): Yes, Sir. National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has informed that construction work of the priority section of 17 k.m. between Sahibabad and Duhai (including Duhai Depot) of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor has been started.
- (b): NCRTC  has  informed  that  cities/towns  namely  Sahibabad, Ghaziabad,  Guldhar,  Duhai,  Muradnagar,  Modinagar  and  Meerut  of Uttar  Pradesh  are  likely  to  be  direct  beneficiaries  of  Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor project.
- (c): The  total  estimated  cost  of  Delhi-Meerut  RRTS  corridor  is Rs.30,274  crores.  The  project  is  expected  to  be  completed  in  six years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Gift on Marriage of Muslim Girls
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 886 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## Gift on Marriage of Muslim Girls

## †886.  SHRI LALLU SINGH:

## Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved the scheme of providing 51,000 rupees as gift on the marriage of the Muslim girls who have completed graduation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to disburse the said amount in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) & (d) Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) is an autonomous body  under  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs,  Govt.  of  India.  The schemes  of  MAEF  are  implemented  after  approval  of  its  Governing Body/General  Body.  The  General  Body  and  Governing  Body  of  MAEF had plannedin 2017-18 to provide one time assistance of Rs.51,000/- as ShadiShagun to beneficiaries of Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship, who would be eligible for the benefit of this scheme after graduation.  The  aim  of  the  scheme  is  to  reduce  the  school  dropouts amongst  the  six  centrally  notified  minority  girlsand  also  encourage them to complete theireducation.
- (b) No, Sir.
- (c) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Construction of Riverfront
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO, 885

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27THJUNE,2O19

## CONSTRUCTION OF RTVERFRONT

## 885. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be please  to state:

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- (a) whether the Government  proposes  to construct a riverfront along the banks of river Yamuna on the lines of Sabarmati riverfront  and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the measures being taken by the Government to expedite the said works;
- (c) whether trial has been conducted to operate  water taxi in this riverfront; and
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be operated in a streamlined manner?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) The Ministry  of Shipping  has no proposal to construct a riverfront  along the banks of river Yamuna, at  Present.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c)&(d) No trial run of water taxi service  on Yamuna has been made so far'
Lok Sabha Question No. 884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: BS-VI Fuel Norms
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 884

ANSWERED ON JUNE, 2019

## BS-VI FUEL NORMS

## SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAIST:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

be pleased to stale:

- (a) whether the Union Government is going to introduce salc of BS-V[ norms vehicle from April 1,2020 to curb pollution across the country;
- (c) if $0, whether Hon'ble Supreme Court has turned down the plea of the Union Government and Automobile Industry for a six month window to sell their existing stock of vehicle; and
- (b) if so, whether Hon ble Supreme Court has ruled that BS-IV vehicle shall not be allowed to ply after April 1, 2020;
- (d) if so, the steps taken or being taken by the Government to help auto mobile industry in this regard which is already reeling under great losses?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Yes; Sir: The Government; vide G.S.R. 889(E); dated 16.09.2016 has mandated BS-V] mass emission standard   for vehicles throughout the country fiom April 1, 2020 to curb pollution across the country.
- (b) to (d) This Ministry, vide GSR 178 (E) dated 20/h February, 2018 had notified that new st motor vehicles conforming to Emission Standard Bharat Stage-IV manufactured before the 1 April, 2020 shall not be registered new motor  vehicles of categories M and N conforming t0 Emission Standard Bharat Stage-IV manufactured before the April, 2020 and sold in the form of drive away chassis shall not be registered after the 30'h September; 2020. However; the Hon ble Supreme Court vide its order dated October; 2018 has directed that n0 new motor vehicle conforming to the emission standard Bharat Stage-IV shall be sold 01 registered in the entire country with cffect from 01.04.2020.
Lok Sabha Question No. 883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Shortage of Water for Toilets
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 883 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## Shortage of Water for Toilets

## 883. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  about the  shortage of  water  supply  in  the  toilets  made under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure/facilitate effective implementation of the said abhiyaan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) & (b) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), the incentive for individual toilet has been  increased  from  Rs.10,000  to  Rs.12,000  to  provide  for  water  availability,  including  for storing  water  for  hand-washing  and  cleaning.    Under  this  programme,  Government  promotes twin-leach pit toilets and rural pans.  Because of their special design, the rural pans require less water (1-2 liters) for flushing.
Lok Sabha Question No. 80 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Rolling Out Train 19
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 80 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## ROLLING OUT TRAIN 19

- *80.  DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  announced  new  railway  line  from Balurghat to Hilli during 2014-19 and if so, the details along with its present status thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to roll out Train 19, the sleeper class  mode  of  Train  18  (Vande  Bharat  Express)  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) has been entrusted for making a new model of Train 18 which would have sleeper class coaches along with state-of-the-art facilities presently available in Train 18 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the ICF has received demands for importing such coaches from some South American and Southeast Asian nations and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 80 BY DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING ROLLING OUT TRAIN 19

(a): 29.60 km long New Line project between Balurghat and Hilli falling in  West  Bengal  was  sanctioned  in  2010-11.    The  progress  is  slow because this project needs 167 Hectare of land, for which proposal has already been submitted to the State Government but land acquisition is still pending with State Government of West Bengal.

(b) & (c): Yes,  Sir.    The  design  work  of  AC  sleeper  class  version  of Vande  Bharat  Express  has  been  taken  up  at  Integral  Coach  Factory, Chennai.

(d): No, Sir. Integral  Coach  Factory,  Chennai  has  not  received demands from South American and South East Asian nations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Fibre Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.79 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH   JUNE, 2019

## FIBRE NETWORK

## †*79.   SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  only  about  25  per  cent  of  mobile  towers  are  connected  to  fibre  network  in  the country whereas this figure is more than 70 per cent in developed nations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has prepared any scheme to deal with the situation; and
- (d) 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 THE LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  79  FOR  26 TH JUNE, 2019  REGARDING  'FIBRE NETWORK'.

(a) Various Telecom Service Providers fiberise their network at any specific tower site. As per  details  provided  by  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  about  31% of  TSP  sites  have  been connected to  fibre  network  in  the  country.  With  respect  to  developed  nations,  some  technical reports indicate that percentage of TSP sites connected to fibre is higher.

(b) to (d) The  infrastructure  and  equipment  used  for  providing  mobile  communications, belong  to  various  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  and  the  decisions  regarding  providing connectivity  to  the  TSP  sites  through  fibre  or  through  other  means  is  taken  based  on  various techno-commercial considerations including network capacity required at that particular physical site (tower).

Further, Government is facilitating the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for laying fibre by means of addressing Right of Way (RoW) challenges and creating a collaborative institutional mechanism between Centre, States and Local Bodies for Common  Rights of Way, standardisation of costs and timelines; and removal of barriers to approvals.

Under  BharatNet,  which  is  fully  funded  by  the  Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund (USOF) of the Government of India and is one of the biggest rural telecom projects of the world, as  on  30.05.2019,  3,33,195  km  Optical  Fibre  Cable  has  been  laid  connecting  1,28,118  Gram Panchayats by Optical Fibre Cable (OFC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Development Schemes for Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *78 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES FOR UTTAR PRADESH

- *78. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  NITI  Aayog  has  sanctioned  any  new  development  schemes  for  Uttar Pradesh;
- b) if so, the details thereof, District-wise including Sidharthnagar, and
- c) the details of funds released during the last three years, project-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTIC & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION.

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STAREED QUESTION NO. 78 BY SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26.06.2019

(a)  No Sir, (b)  Does not arise

- (c)  Does not arise
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Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Do Not Call Registry
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH   JUNE, 2019

## DO NOT CALL REGISTRY

## *76. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of 'Do Not Call Registry';
- (b) whether the Government has taken note of incidents of telemarketing companies calling customers  from  the  personal  phones  of  their  employees  thereby  making  it  difficult  for  the customers to know the whereabouts of the call; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereto  along  with  the remedial steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 76 FOR 26.06.2019 REGARDING  'DO NOT CALL REGISTRY'.

(a) Sir, the National Do Not Call Registry was established by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) through Memorandum of Undertaking (MOU) with National Informatics Centre (NIC)  in  2007,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  prescribed  in  the  Telecom  Unsolicited Commercial  Communications  Regulations,  2007.  TRAI  has  replaced  this  registry  with  the National  Customer Preference  Register  (NCPR)  established  in  accordance  with  the  provisions contained in the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2010. TRAI  had  notified  Telecom  Commercial  Communications  Customer  Preference  Regulations, 2018 on 19.07.2018, which provides for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) based solutions for  registration  of  customer  preference  with  more  options  to  the  customers.  At  present,  the customer preference registration is done through the NCPR portal of TRAI.

As on date 18 th June, 2019, total number of active preference registered are 223973728 (Partial blocking - 38880160 and full blocking - 185093568).

(b) & (c) No  information  is  available  for  incidents  of  telemarketing  companies  calling customers from the personal phones of their employees. However, for unsolicited commercial communications being sent by unregistered telemarketers, the regulations prescribe disconnection of telecom resources of an unregistered telemarketer by the service provider on receipt of a valid complaint, followed by blacklisting of his name and address for a period of two years.  Upon  blacklisting,  all  the  other  telecom  resources  availed  by  him  from  all  service providers in the blacklisted address will also be disconnected. For effective redressal of customer complaints relating to Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC), regulations prescribe a framework.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Potential of Rubber Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75 TO BE ANSWERED ON  26 th  JUNE, 2019

## POTENTIAL OF RUBBER INDUSTRY

- *75.   SHRI H. VASANTHAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणǛ एवं उȨोग मंũी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  to  take  measures  to  meet  the  challenges posed by free import of rubber products, high interest costs leading to slow shift in hightechnology equipment, low rate of value addition, etc.; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these issues are likely to be resolved?

## ANWSER

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

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75   FOR ANSWER ON 26 th  JUNE, 2019 REGARDING  ' POTENTIAL OF RUBBER INDUSTRY '.

(a) & (b):  Import of goods is done by importers as per the applicable import policy related to the goods.  Import of goods can be free, restricted or prohibited. Import of rubber products except retreaded/used tyres (HS 4012) is free without any restriction.  'Free' import means the item can  be  imported  without  any  restriction  but  with  payment  of applied  import  duty while complying with other domestic laws, rules and regulations.   The value  of  import  of rubber products increased from Rs 5,074 Crore in 2010-11 to Rs 9,378 Crore in 2017-18. The value of export of rubber products increased from Rs 8,447 Crore in 2010-11 to Rs 20,916 Crore in 2017-18.  The trade surplus in rubber products increased from Rs 3,373 Crore in 2010-11  to  Rs  11,538  Crore  in  2017-18.  The  Indian  Rubber  Manufacturers  Research Association (IRMRA) and the Rubber Board under take product development research and provide training, technical consultancy and testing services for the rubber products industry. The National Rubber Policy has already been issued, interalia, to promote the development of rubber product manufacturing and exports.  Further, with regard to import of rubber products following measures have been undertaken:

- (i) the  import  of  rubber  tyres  was  examined  in  budget  exercise  2018-19  and accordingly  the  basic  customs  duty  (BCD)  rate  was  increased  from  10%  to 15% on Truck and Bus radial tyres falling under tariff item 40112010.
- (ii) BCD rate was increased from 10% to 15% on motor cars radial tyres falling under tariff item 40111010 with effect from 27 th September, 2018.
- (iii) Anti-dumping duty has been levied on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and new/unused pneumatic radial tyres originating in or imported from certain countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 73 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: 5G Field Trials
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.73 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH   JUNE, 2019

## 5G FIELD TRIALS

## *73. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  allow  foreign-owned  telecom  operators  including China's ZTE and Huawei to be a part of 5G field trials in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the said operators will be given equal access to the country's telecom infrastructure as domestic operators and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  the  country's telecommunications  infrastructure  from  possible  surveillance  attempts  by  foreign-owned  telecom operators?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) 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  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *73  FOR  26 TH JUNE,  2019    ON  '5G FIELD TRIALS'.

(a) to (c) Proposals  from  Major  Global  Original  Equipment  Manufacturers  (OEMs)  for  5G technology trials in India along with Indian Telecom Service Providers (TSP), start-ups, local vendors and academia have been invited. So far six proposals have been received which includes proposals from China's  ZTE and  Huawei. Any  field  trial  in  respect  of  5G  is  to  be  carried  out  only  through licensed  Telecom  Service  Providers  in  a  restrictive,  limited  geographical  area  and  for  specific  use case.

A  Committee  under  Principal  Scientific  Advisor  (PSA)  has  been  constituted  to  give recommendations on various issues, including security, relating to 5G and Technology Trials in India. To address security concerns including surveillance, there are comprehensive security conditions as part of existing License Agreement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Accreditation System for Legal Universities
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *71 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## Accreditation System for Legal Universities

## * 71. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

## Will the Minister LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  abolish  the  3  year  LL.B course  along  with  correspondence  law  degrees  as  recommended  by the Madras High Court and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up/proposes  to  set  up  an accreditation system for legal universities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and (b)  :  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 71 FOR REPLY ON 26 th  JUNE, 2019 REGARDING ACCREDITATION SYSTEM FOR LEGAL UNIVERSITIES

- (a):-  The  Bar  Council  of  India,  the  authorized  body  has  stated  that  it  has decided  not  to  abolish  3  year  LLB  course  as  the  same  is  statutorily provided in the Advocates Act, 1961. It has further informed that the Bar Council of India does not recognize any correspondence law degree or any distance law degree.
- (b):- Bar Council of India has informed that the ' Bar Council of India Rules of  Legal  Education' part  IV  chapter  III  clause  28  to  31  provides  for  the Accreditation System, which includes provisions of Accreditation Committee,  method  of  the  application  for  accreditation  and  rules  for accreditation for Legal Education.