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Lok Sabha Question No. 1536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: India’s Nuclear Energy Target
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1536

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## INDIA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY TARGET

1536.  SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is prepared to achieve India's nuclear energy target of  63,000  MW  by  2032,  as  laid  out  under  the  2008  Indo-US  nuclear agreement;
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  to  ensure  the  successful  achievement  of  the same; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Seven (07) reactor units with a capacity of 5300 MW are under construction and excavation is in progress for start of construction of four (04) more units having a capacity of 3400 MW. The Government has accorded administrative approval  and  financial  sanction  of  ten  (10)  more  reactor  units  of  700  MW each.

Additionally, the Government has accorded 'in-principle' approval to five (05) sites of which four (04) sites are earmarked for housing six large size reactor units at each site in cooperation with foreign technology partners and one site for housing four reactor units based on indigenous technology.

- (b) The Government has taken several measures for augmenting nuclear power capacity. These include:
- i. Accord  of  administrative  approval  and  financial  sanction  of  -  ten  (10) indigenous 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) to be set up in fleet mode & two (02) units of Light Water Reactors (LWRs) to be set up in cooperation with Russian Federation.

- ii. Creation of Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool (INIP) in the context of Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act 2010.
- iii. Amendment of the Atomic Energy Act to enable Joint Ventures of Public Sector Companies to set up nuclear power projects.
- iv. Entering  into  enabling  agreements  with  foreign  countries  for  nuclear power cooperation.
4. (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Extension of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1535 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## EXTENSION OF TRAINS

1535.SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  extend  Train  No. 12114/12113 Nagpur - Pune Garib Rath to Gondia;
- (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be extended; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c) No, Sir. Owing to operational and resource constraints, at present, there is no proposal to extend 12114/12113 Nagpur Pune  Garib  Rath  upto  Gondia.    However,  extension  of  train services  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways  and  is  done keeping  in  view  the  traffic  pattern,  operational  feasibility,  resource availability, competing demands etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: U.N. Sponsored Projects
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1534 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## U.N. SPONSORED PROJECTS

1534. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :

- (a) the total number of projects being sponsored by UN in India during the last three years; and
- (b) the present status of all these projects sponsored by UN?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) According to the Office of the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in New Delhi, they are involving in approximately 270 projects in India. These projects are in both government and non-governmental sectors. This Ministry does not execute projects of the UN in India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Dispute in Coal Sector
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1533 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## Dispute in Coal Sector

## 1533.      SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of disputes in the coal sector and the manner in which Ministry is trying to resolve them;
- (b) whether it is true that the Ministry has decided not to constitute any independent body to resolve these disputes; and
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  Disputes  in  the  coal  sector  range  from  grievances  of  coal-consumer  to  employees  of  coal companies,  disputes  between  coal  companies  with  tax  authorities,  industrial  relations  related, land acquisition related, and others not limited to these. These disputes are resolved as per the relevant statute and/or the terms of agreement/Memorandum of Understanding entered between concerned stakeholders.

Further,  a  mechanism,  namely  Administrative  Mechanism  for  Resolution  of  CPSEs  Disputes (AMRCD),  has  been  created  by  Department  of  Public  Enterprises  on  22 nd May  2018  for resolution  of  any  dispute  or  difference  relating  to  the  interpretation  and  application  of  the provisions of commercial contract(s) between Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)/ Port Trusts inter-se and also between CPSEs and Government Departments/Organizations (excluding disputes concerning Railways, Income Tax, Customs & Excise Departments).

(b&c) There is no proposal in the Ministry to constitute any independent body to resolve these disputes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: 4G Internet Speed
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1532 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## 4G INTERNET SPEED

## †1532. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the rank of the country in the world in terms of 4G speed;
- (b) whether the private Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) do not provide full 4G internet speed to their consumers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether speed of BSNL 4G services is  lower than that of other TSPs and  if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, and
- (d) the details of the authority responsible for monitoring and ensuring full speed internet services to the consumers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No authentic information is available to the Government on  the average 4G speeds in other countries.
- (b) The speed of mobile internet is dependent on a number of factors such as distance of the user from the cell site, the number of users being served by the cell, the traffic handled by the cell, the user equipment/mobile handset etc.  As such, the mobile users may experience different speeds at different locations and time of usage.
- (c) BSNL has introduced 4G services in its existing network on limited scale at few places using existing  spectrum  at  standard  4G  speed  and  has  only  6441  Base  Transceiver  Stations  (BTS)  as  on 19.11.2019 for providing 4G services. 4G services shall be provided on large scale by BSNL on the basis of allotment of separate spectrum and availability of CAPEX fund.
- (d) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is the competent authority as per TRAI Act, 1997  to  monitor  Quality  of  Service  (QoS)  parameter  of  networks  of  Telecom  Service  Providers (TSPs) including Internet Services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Cases Investigated by CBI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1531

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019)

## CASES INVESTIGATED BY CBI

## †1531. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  and  details  of  cases  in  Bihar  in  which  inquiry  by  the  Central  Bureau  of Investigation (CBI) was initiated during the last ten years;
- (b) the number of cases in which inquiry has been completed and those in which it is still going on; and
- (c) the details in this regard?

## 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) to (c):    A total of 376 Regular cases and  Preliminary Enquiries have been registered by CBI during last 10 years from 2009 to 2019 (upto 31.10.2019) in State of Bihar. Out of these, the enquiries/investigations have been concluded in 303 cases and enquiries/investigations are still going on in 73 cases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Rail Development Authority
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1530 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

RAIL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

## 1530.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has constituted the Rail Development Authority for management and regulation of India Railways;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  its  structure  and  current constitution;
- (c) whether the authority has powers of price fixation and regulation of non-fare revenue; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  to  (d)  :  No,  Sir.  The  Government has approved the setting up of Rail Development Authority (RDA). The role/mandate of RDA, interalia,  includes  providing  expert  advice  to  Government  to  make informed decision on :-
- (i)      Pricing of services commensurate with costs;
- (ii)    Measures for enhancement of non-fare Revenue;

- (iii)    Protection  of  consumer  interests,  by  ensuring  quality  of service and cost optimization;
- (iv)    Promoting competition, efficiency and economy;
- (v)    Encouraging  market  development  and  participation  of stakeholders in the rail sector and for ensuring a fair deal to the stakeholders and customers;
- (vi) Creating positive environment for investment;
- (vii)   Promoting efficient allocation of resources in the Sector;
- (viii)  Benchmarking  of  service  standards  against  international norms and specify and enforce standards with respect to the quality, continuity and reliability of services provided by them;
- (ix) Providing  framework  for  non-discriminatory  open  access to the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) infrastructure and others in future;
- (x) Suggesting  measures  to  absorb  new  technologies  for achieving  desired  efficiency  and  performance  standards; and
- (xi)   Suggesting measures for human resource development to achieve any of its stated objectives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Retirement Age
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore, Upendra Singh Rawat

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1529

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019)

## RETIREMENT AGE

## 1529. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE: SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal before the Government to decrease the retirement age of Central  Government  employees  from  60  years  to  58  years  or  under  article  56(J)  of compulsory retirement on attaining the age of 50 years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) :  No Sir. Presently, there is no proposal to reduce age of retirement on superannuation from 60 years to 58 years.

There  are  provisions  under  Fundamental  Rules  (FR)  56(j),  Rule  48  of  Central  Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule 16(3) (Amended) of All India Services (Deathcum-Retirement Benefits) [AIS (DCRB)] Rules, 1958, according to which the Government has the absolute right to retire Government officials prematurely, on the ground of lack of integrity or ineffectiveness, in public interest, by giving notice of not less than three months in writing or three month's pay and allowances in lieu of such notice:

- (i)   If he is, in Group 'A' or Group 'B' service or post in a substantive, quasi-permanent or temporary capacity and had entered Government service before attaining the age of 35 years, after he has attained the age of 50 years;
- (ii)   In any other case after he has attained the age of 55 years.
- (b) & (c):  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Railway Tourist Circuit
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1528 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## RAILWAY TOURIST CIRCUIT

1528. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  famous  tourist  spot  Khumbhalgarh  has  been included in Railway Tourist Circuit;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the time by which it is likely to be included?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c):   No, Sir.  It is not included in any of the Railway Tourist Circuits being operated at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Colliery Schools
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1527 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## Colliery Schools

## 1527.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)       whether colliery schools are being run by Eastern Coalfield, Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Mahanadi Coal Fields and Central Coal Fields with the grants from Coal India Limited, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)      whether  there  is  increase  in  the  salary  of  the  teachers  working  in  the  colliery schools during the last decade;
- (c)       if so, whether this is equal to the minimum wages;
- (d)    whether Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel, and Committee on Petitions have made recommendation regarding salary of the teachers working in colliery schools; and
- (e)       if so, whether the said recommendation has been implemented?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  has  informed  that  there  are  no  schools  termed  as  'Colliery Schools'  functioning  in  Eastern  Coalfields  Ltd.  (ECL),  Bharat  Coking  Coal  Ltd.  (BCCL), Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL). However, there are some privately managed schools located in the interior area of these subsidiaries.
- (b) to (c): The teachers of these privately managed schools are not given pay by the subsidiary companies of CIL since there is no employer-employee relationship with them. However, aid on the basis of number and qualification of teachers is released to these schools.
- (d)  to  (e):  Standing  Committee  on  Coal  &  Steel  in  its  report  presented  to  the  Lok  Sabha  on 12.08.2015 has suggested as under: -

'The  committee  also  desire  that  the  management  of  these  privately  managed  schools which  are  getting  grants-in-aids  from  CIL  and  its  Subsidiaries  are  implementing  the  wage structure for different categories of teachers as approved by the respective State Government/State Education Board.'

As  is  evident,  the  Committees'  observation  is  addressed  to  the  management  of  these schools and not to CIL who only provide aid to these schools.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Elimination of Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1521

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## ELIMINATION OF UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

1521.    SHRI B. N. BACHE GOWDA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it is a fact that all the Unmanned Level Crossings (ULCs) in the country have been eliminated;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  other  alternative  smartways  introduced  in  lieu  of  such  closed unmanned level crossings?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  &  (b):  All  unmanned  level  crossings  (UMLCs)  on  Broad  Gauge  (BG) have been eliminated on 31 st  Jan 2019.  The UMLCs on Meter Gauge (348 Nos.)  and  Narrow  Gauge  (700  Nos.)  will  be  eliminated  during  Gauge conversion.

(c): Following alternatives were adopted for closing UMLCs :-

-  Closure - Closing unmanned level crossings having NIL/negligible Train Vehicle Unit (TVU).
-  Merger -Merger of unmanned level crossing gate to nearby manned/unmanned level crossing or subway/Road Under Bridge (RUB)/Road Over Bridge (ROB) by construction of diversion road.
-  Provision of Subways/RUBs.
-  Manning-  Manning  of  unmanned  level  crossings  which  cannot  be eliminated by above means.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: High Speed Rail to Chennai
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1520 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

HIGH SPEED RAIL TO CHENNAI

1520.    SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  run  high  speed  rail  from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam to Chennai; and (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b):   No,  Sir.  At  present,  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  Rail  corridor  is the only High Speed Rail Project sanctioned by Government .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Stoppage of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## STOPPAGE OF TRAINS

## 1518. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received representations for allowing stoppage  for  Parasuram  Express  (16649/  16650)  and  Maveli  Express (16603/16604) trains at Chirayinkil and Kadakkavur railway stations in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the request has been examined and any decision has been taken;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  will  consider  this  long  pending  demand favourably and if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (e) Yes, Sir. Representations including from the Hon'ble Member of Parliament have been  received for provision of stoppage  of 16649/16650  Mangaluru  Central-Nagercoil  Parasuram  Express  and 16603/16604  Mangaluru  Central-Thiruvananthapuram  Maveli  Express at  Chirayinkeezh  and  Kadakavur  stations.  The  same  have  been examined  but  not  found  feasible  for  implementation,  at  present. However,  provision  of  stoppages  of  trains  is  an  ongoing  process  on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Long Term Agreement of CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1517

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## Long Term Agreement of CIL

## 1517. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

## Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of all the Long-term Agreements signed by the Coal India Ltd. and its subsidiaries from May 2010 to till date;
- (b) whether any of these long term agreements has been dishonored by CIL or its subsidiaries; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the details of the loss to exchequer caused due to cancellation of the contract?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Long-Term  Agreements/Fuel  Supply  Agreements  (FSA)  are  executed, under  the  policy  guidelines  issued  by  Government  from  time  to  time, between  the  sellers  which  are  subsidiary coal  companies  of  Coal  India Limited  (CIL)  and  the  consumers  (of  Regulated  &  Non-Regulated  sectors). These Agreements  have  tenure  of  5  years  or  more.  Presently,  the  tenure of FSAs  of  Power  sector  is 20  years  and  the  initial  tenure  of  Non-Power sector FSAs is 5 years. The details of FSAs executed from May, 2010 to till date between coal companies and consumers, under various schemes, are given below:

(Quantity in million tonnes)

| Sector                                                                    |   Number of Agreements |   Quantity |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------|
| FSAs with Power Sector under New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP)          |                    148 |     340.65 |
| FSAs under SHAKTI Scheme for Power Sector                                 |                     29 |      37.7  |
| FSAs with Non-Power Sector under NCDP                                     |                    247 |      24.56 |
| FSAs with Non-Power Sector under Auction Linkages of Non-Regulated Sector |                   1986 |      73.74 |

(b) & (c): CIL has informed that no such case has been dishonored by coal companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Sitapur-Lucknow Broad Gauge Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## SITAPUR-LUCKNOW BROAD GAUGE RAILWAY LINE

## †1516.      SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the survey for Sitapur-Lucknow broad gauge railway line has been conducted by the Union Government;
- (b) if so, the time when this survey was conducted;
- (c) whether any steps have been taken for construction of the above railway-line by the Government till date;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (e):  Yes Sir. After detailed survey, the work of broad gauge line by doing gauge conversion of existing Metre Gauge line from Lucknow to Sitapur (88.60 km) has been completed and commissioned, as a part of Lucknow-Pilibhit via Sitapur, Lakhimpur (262.76 Km) gauge conversion project.

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