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Lok Sabha Question No. 3609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Setting Up of Bio-technology Boards
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3609

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/01/2019

Setting Up of Bio-Technology Boards

## 3609. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has a proposal for setting up bio-technology boards in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof including the amount of funds sanctioned/spent for this purpose?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY  AND  EARTH  SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE

(Dr. Harsh Vardhan)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) 'NIL'

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Trial Run of Train 18
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3608 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## TRIAL RUN OF TRAIN 18

3608. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the trial run of Train 18 has been successful and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any average speed has been fixed for Train 18 once it is put into service; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the routes selected to be augmented for the running of Train 18?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a):  Yes,  Madam.  The  trial  run  of  Train-18  has  been  successfully conducted  in  Moradabad-Saharanpur  section  of  Northern  Railway and Shamgarh-Kota-Sawai Madhopur section of West Central Railway upto maximum test speed of 180 kmph.

(b):  Train  Set-18  has  been  tested  for  maximum  operational  speed upto  160  kmph.  However,  the  actual  speed  in  service  will  depend upon the section where this train is put into service.

(c):  The  first  Train-18  train  is  proposed  to  be  introduced  on  DelhiVaranasi sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Increase of Speed of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3606 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

INCREASE OF SPEED OF TRAINS

3606. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Railways has proposed to increase the speed of all the trains in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Railways has any plans to expand the EMU network in the existing cities; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 3606 BY SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.01.2019 REGARDING INCREASE OF SPEED OF TRAINS

(a)&(b):  Yes,  Madam.  With  a  view  to  increasing  speed  of  trains  in Indian  Railways,  'Mission  Raftaar'  was  announced  in  the  Railway Budget 2016-17.

The mission envisages a target of doubling of average speed of freight  trains  and  increasing  the  average  speed  of  all  non-suburban passenger trains by 25 kmph in the next 5 years.

(c)&(d):  Yes,  Madam.  The  details  of  sanctioned  suburban  transport projects are as under:

|   S.No | Name of work/section                                                           |   Route km. |   Sanctioned cost ( ₹ in crores) |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------|
|      1 | Belapur-Seawood-Uran electrified double line                                   |       27    |                          1781.98 |
|      2 | Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase-II                                        |       62.11 |                          8087    |
|      3 | Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase-III                                       |       94    |                         10947    |
|      4 | Extension of Mass Rapid Transit System Phase-II (Velachery-St. Thomas Mount)   |        5    |                           734.01 |
|      5 | Hyderabad/Secundrabad- Multi Model Transport System Phase-II                   |      101.05 |                           816.55 |
|      6 | Ghatkesar-Raigir(Yadadri)- Extension of Multi Model Transport System Phase -II |       32    |                           330    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: BSNL and MTNL Subscribers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## BSNL AND MTNL SUBSCRIBERS

†3604. SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  landline  subscribers  of  BSNL/MTNL  are  getting  unsatisfactory services  and  are  extremely  dissatisfied  due  to  the  negligent  attitude  and  delaying factors adopted by the officials of the said organisations;
- (b) the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has identified such negligent and reluctant officers/workers in States served by BSNL and in Delhi and Mumbai in case of MTNL; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) No  case  of  unsatisfactory  services  due  to  the  negligent  attitude  and delaying factors adopted by their officials has been reported by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) regularly monitors the performance  of  telecom  service  providers  including  BSNL  and  MTNL,  against  the benchmark  for  various  Quality  of  Service  (QoS)  parameters  through  Performance Monitoring Reports (PMRs) submitted by service providers.  As per PMR for the quarter ending September 2018, for basic wireline services, BSNL is meeting the benchmarks for all the parameters in its service areas. During the same period, MTNL is meeting the benchmarks  for  all  the  parameters  except  'Fault  repaired  within  5  days  (for  urban areas)' (benchmark 100% within 5 days)  in Delhi and Mumbai Service areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Scramjet Engine
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3601

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

## SCRAMJET ENGINE

3601.   SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  ISRO  has  successfully  tested  the  scramjet  engine technology recently;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and it's benefits for future uses;
- (c) whether  this  technology  will  help  in  the  realisation  of  an  air breathing propulsion system for space-crafts in future; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG &

PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- Yes,  Madam.
- (b) The first experimental mission of a sub-scale Scramjet engine, towards the realization of an Air Breathing Propulsion System, was successfully conducted on August 28, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. With this experimental flight, critical technologies such as ignition of air breathing  engines  at  supersonic  speed,  holding  the  flame  at supersonic  speed,  air  intake  mechanism  and  fuel  injection

systems have been successfully demonstrated. The Air breathing  propulsion  technology  will  be  useful  during  the atmospheric  phase  of  the  flight  of  launch  vehicle  as  the oxidizer for the fuel is derived from the atmosphere itself. This reduces the need for carrying the oxidizer along with the fuel and will benefit in bringing down the cost of access to space.

## (C) & (d)

The present developed technology is useful for launch vehicles and  missiles  and  is  not  directly  applicable  for  spacecraft propulsion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Extradition of Mumbai Attackers
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3599

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## EXTRADITION OF MUMBAI ATTACKERS

## 3599. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the   Government   has   allowed   NIA   team   to   visit   the   US   for extradition of 26.11.2008 Mumbai terror attackers;
- (b) If so, the details in this regard;
- (c) whether the US FBI has invited NIA team to resolve all those outstanding issues and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  after   resolving   all   issues   related   to   26.11.2008   suspects   the extradition of T ahawwur Rana will be possible; and
- (e) If so, the details thereof?

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

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

(a) to (e) The United States has expressed its commitment towards working with its international partners to identify and bring to justice those responsible for the 26/11/2008 Mumbai attack. During the India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on   06   September   2018,   both   sides   called   on  Pakistan   to   bring   to   justice expeditiously the perpetrators of the Mumbai, Pathankot, Uri, and other crossborder terrorist attacks.

Government of India  has engaged with relevant U.S. authorities, under terms of the India-U.S. Extradition Treaty of 1997, for extradition of U.S.-based individuals for their role in the 26/11/2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai. These consultations have been held by means of meetings/visits and teleconferences. Most recently, a team from the National Investigation Agency visited the U.S. on 13-15 December 2018 for discussion with the U.S. authorities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Land Acquisition for Bilaspur-MandiLeh Rail Route
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM SWAROOP SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3596 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## LAND ACQUISITION FOR BILASPUR-MANDI - LEH RAIL ROUTE

†3596.    SHRI  RAM SWAROOP SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the work of land acquisition for Bilaspur-Mandi-Leh rail route in Himachal Pradesh has been completed;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  work  of laying railway track on this route is likely to be started; and
- (c)
- if not, the reasons for delay in this regard ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (c) Final Location Survey (FLS) of Bilaspur-Mandi-Leh  new BG Line  has  been  undertaken  and  is  targeted  to  be  completed  by December,  2020.      Land  acquisition  can  be  taken  up  only  after sanction of project.   Project is not yet sanctioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Hiring of Consultants
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3595

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## HIRING OF CONSULTANTS

## 3595.     SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether UIDAI has hired any consultant for performing some of their functions and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether consultants were hired for drafting The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and Regulations under the Aadhaar Act and if so, the details of each consultant hired and the fees paid to each of them; and
- (c) the list of other consultants hired and fees paid to them for other projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR   ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S. S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a): The Consultants directly hired by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and working as on date are as under:-

|   S. No. | Name                       | Date of Joining   | Function/Projects              |
|----------|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Shri Parmanand Sharma      | 24.05.16          | Consultant (Official Language) |
|        2 | Shri Jatinder Singh Bhatia | 10.03.17          | Consultant (Finance)           |
|        3 | Shri Man Singh Yadav       | 20.07.17          | Consultant (Enforcement)       |

- (b): No, Sir.

- (c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: National Super Computing Mission
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2/1/2019

## NATIONAL SUPER COMPUTING MISSION

3594.  DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

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(a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  assess  the  developments  under  the National Super Computing Mission in the last three years and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of progress made by the Mission in establishing a network of more than 70 high performance computing facilities across research centres and academic institutions till date; and

(c) whether the Government has plans to start research in the field of quantum computing and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN) ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ, {Éßl´ÉÉÒ ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ àÉÆjÉÉÒ +ÉÉè® {ÉªÉÉÇ´É®hÉ, ´ÉxÉ A´ÉÆ VÉãÉ´ÉÉªÉÖ {ÉÉÊ®´ÉiÉÇxÉ àÉÆjÉÉÒ (bÉ. c­ÉÇ ´ÉvÉÇxÉ)

- (a) No, Madam. (b) There are two approaches that were planned:"Build" & "Buy" approaches. Under "Build" approach in Phase-1 purchase order has been issued for 3 super computers. Currently technical evaluation is underway for the "Buy" systems. Yes, Madam. The DST has developed a new directed research programme on "Quantum Information  Science  and  Technology  (QuST)"  aimed  at  development  and  demonstration  of quantum
- (c) quantum  computers,  quantum  communication &  cryptography, development of  quantumenhanced and inspired technology and development of advanced mathematical techniques, algorithms and theory of quantum information systems.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Functioning of Coast Guard
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3593

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## FUNCTIONING OF COAST GUARD

3593.  SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN  MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government has  taken  any  measures  to  upgrade  the  functioning  of coast guard to reach out during emergency situations like cyclone in deep sea;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  manpower  and  ensure provision of modern equipment to coast guard;
- (d) whether the Government is ready to constitute separate coast guard unit in highly populated coastal districts like Jamnagar in Gujarat and the like; and
- (e) 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) & (b): The Government has established a robust maritime search and rescue  framework  to  address  and  respond  to  various  contingencies  in deep sea and in  coastal  areas  of  India,  which  includes  distress  onboard fishing boats and merchant vessels, safety of life during marine incidents and  SAR  (Search  and  Rescue)  response  during  Cyclones  etc.    Director General  Indian  Coast  Guard  has  been  designated  as  the  Chairman  of National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB), which constitutes members from national / coastal state administration / agencies.

:  2  :

(c) The sanctioned strength of Coast Guard has increased from 8149 in 2008 to 16792 in 2018 which is 100% increase from manpower recruited in 2008.  The ships and air assets of ICG are fitted with latest state-of-the-art technology  equipment  / systems  / sensors  to enhance  surveillance capability  of  the  Coast  Guard.    Adequate  research  &  deliberations  are undertaken  while  formulating  the  staff  requirements  for  all  acquisition cases so that the new ships & air assets inducted are the best in class. (d) & (e):

A Coast Guard station at  a particular location is set up taking into  consideration  the  threat  perception,  vulnerability  gap  analysis  and presence  of  other  maritime  organization  /  security  set  up  in  the  vicinity. Presently,  there  are  08  stations  functioning  in  the  state  of  Gujarat  at various locations.  In addition, there is one CG Air Enclave and 02 District Headquarters  for  undertaking  ICG  charter  in  the  area.    Therefore,  at  this juncture  no  additional  Coast Guard Station is planned in  Gujarat and  the existing  assets  are  adequate  to  respond  to  any  contingencies  involving ICG charter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Intrusion by Myanmar Army
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3591

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## INTRUSION BY MYANMAR ARMY

3591. DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether in the month of October/ November, there were intrusions of Myanmar Army inside Indian territory and they harassed Indian citizens in some villages of Manipur along the Indo - Myanmar border;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has taken up the matter with the Myanmar Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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

(a) to (d) No. There have been no instances of intrusions or incursions by the Myanmar Army in Indian Territory in October/November.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Language in High Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAMESH BAIS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3590

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 02 nd  January, 2019

## Language in High Courts

## +3590  . SHRI RAMESH BAIS:

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

- (a) the names of hon'ble high courts in various States of the country where language of judgement orders of proceedings is available in Hindi/local regional languages of the States;
- (b) the  names  of  States  from  where  the  Government  received  proposals regarding  making  of  proceedings,  judgement  and  orders  in  Hindi  or popular languages in particular State;
- (c) the  problems  being  faced  by  the  Government  to  make  Hindi/regional languages as language of proceedings, judgements and order in hon. high courts; and
- (d) the  plan  of  the  Government  to  make  Hindi  or  regional  languages  as language of proceedings, judgements and orders of hon. high courts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE & CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Use of Hindi has been authorized in the proceedings as well as in the Decree, Judgments in the High Courts of the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

(b) to (d): The  Cabinet  Committee  in  its  decision  dated  21.05.1965  required that  consent of  the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India be obtained on any proposal relating to use of a language other than English in the High Court. Proposals were received  for  use  of  Bengali,  Tamil,  Hindi,  Gujarati  and  Kannada  in  the  High Courts of Calcutta, Madras, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Karnataka respectively.

These  proposals  were  forwarded  to  the  Hon'ble  Chief  Justice  of  India. Hon'ble Chief Justice of India on 18.01.2016 has conveyed that the  Full Court, after extensive deliberations  disapproved  the proposals reiterating that the proposals could not be accepted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Corruption Charges
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3589

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019)

## CORRUPTION CHARGES

## 3589. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  corruption  charges  levelled  against  Central  Government employees in the past three years;
- (b) whether any action has been taken against such employees; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## 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): Central  Vigilance  Commission  (CVC)  has  informed  that    the  details  of  complaints received  in  CVC,  under  PIDPI  or  otherwise,  having  specific  and  verifiable  allegations  of vigilance  nature/offences  of  corruption  against  various  Central  Government  officials  including officials  of  appropriate  levels  serving  in  CPSUs,  PSBs,  PSICs,  Societies  and  other  local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government are as follows:

| Year         |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |
|--------------|--------|--------|--------|
| No. of cases |    259 |    177 |    291 |

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has informed that number of cases registered under PC Act against Central Government employees are as follows:

| Year         |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 (up to 30.11.2018) |
|--------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------|
| No. of cases |    441 |    400 |    338 |                       206 |

- (b) & (c):    CVC has informed that the complaints in which specific and verifiable allegations of vigilance  nature/  offences  of  corruption  have  been  leveled  against  the  officials  have  been forwarded to the CVO/CBI to conduct inquiry/ investigation into the matter.
- CBI has informed that the following action has been taken on the cases registered under PC Act till date:-

| Year                 |   No. of cases charge-sheeted |   No. of cases sent for RDA |   No. of cases sent for such action as appropriate. |
|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 2015                 |                           361 |                          22 |                                                   4 |
| 2016                 |                           272 |                          31 |                                                   6 |
| 2017                 |                           168 |                          10 |                                                   0 |
| 2018 (upto 30.11.18) |                           045 |                          02 |                                                   0 |

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