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Lok Sabha Question No. 4078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Medical Facilities in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## MEDICAL FACILITIES IN TRAINS

4078. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government has taken any steps to provide medical facilities to ailing passengers in moving trains; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the rationale behind it?

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

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. In compliance of orders of Hon'ble Supreme Court and as  recommended  by  Committee  of  experts  constituted  at  All  India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), instructions have been issued to provide  a  Medical  Box  containing  life  saving  medicines,  equipments, oxygen  cylinder  etc.  at  all  Railway  stations  and  passenger  carrying trains. Front line staff i.e. Train Ticket Examiner, Train Superintendents, Assistant Station Master etc. are trained in rendering First Aid. Regular refresher courses are conducted for such staff. List of near-by hospitals and doctors along with their contact numbers is available at all Railway Stations.  Ambulance  services  of  Railways,  State  Government/Private Hospitals and ambulance service providers are utilized to transport the injured sick passengers to the hospitals/doctor's clinics.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Industrial Clusters
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4077 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 th  JULY, 2019.

## INDUSTRIAL  CLUSTERS

## 4077. SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- ( a) whether China is interested in developing clusters in Telangana including incubation centre with Joint Ventures; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  role  of  NASSCOM  in  this  regard  in Telangana?

## ANSWER वाणिज् यएवंउद्योग मंत्रालयमेंराज् यमंत्री( श्रीसोम प्रकाश)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE &INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a): Yes, Sir. The Government of Telangana has received proposals from few Chinese  Companies who  have  shown  interest  in  developing  Electronics Manufacturing Clusters in Telangana. The proposals are under examination and no final decision has been taken.
- (b): None of the above proposals have been received through NASSCOM.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Export of Marine Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4076 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th JULY, 2019

## EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS

## 4076.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा�ण�य एवं उ�योग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether major part of Indian marine products are exported to the European Union (EU);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether countries of European Union have placed/proposes to place some procedural ban on export of marine products from India;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether Indian marine products export sector would have to face problems due to the same; and
- (f) if so, the action being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Yes,  sir.  European  Union  (12.96%  of  export  value  in  USD)  continued  to  be  the  third  largest  export destination for marine products after USA (34%) and South East Asia (21.7%).
- (b) The details of marine products export to EU and its share in the total marine products export from India is provided in the table below:-
- (c)   No Sir, European Union have not placed any procedural ban on export of marine products from India.
- (d)    Not Applicable.
- (e) & (f)   Does not arise.

| Year    | Total Exports   | Total Exports   | Total Exports     | Export to EU   | Export to EU   | Export to EU   | %Share   | %Share   | %Share   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|----------|----------|
|         | Qty (MT)        | Value           | Value             | Qty (MT)       | Value          | Value          | Qty (MT) | Value    | Value    |
|         | Qty (MT)        | Rs. (In Crores) | US$ ( in Million) | Qty (MT)       | Rs. Crs        | Mln. US$       | Qty (MT) | Rs. Crs  | Mln.US$  |
| 2018-19 | 1356098         | 46085.70        | 6670.37           | 159274         | 6000.93        | 864.16         | 11.75    | 13.02    | 12.96    |
| 2017-18 | 1377244         | 45106.89        | 7081.55           | 190314         | 7115.96        | 1116.74        | 13.82    | 15.78    | 15.77    |
| 2016-17 | 1134948         | 37870.90        | 5777.61           | 189833         | 6892.19        | 1038.59        | 16.73    | 18.20    | 17.98    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Regulation of Legal Profession
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4075 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## REGULATION OF LEGAL PROFESSION

## 4075. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU

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

- (a)  whether  the  Governments  attention  is  drawn  to  the  direction  from  the Supreme Court of India to the Law Commission of India to review/examine all the relevant  issues  regarding  regulation  of  legal  profession  particularly  in  view  of declining  standards  and  increasing  intolerance  in  the  legal  profession  in  the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reaction  of  the  Law  Commission/ Government thereto;
- (c) the measures taken/being taken by the Government to bring reforms in legal education to curb inefficiency in the profession; and
- (d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the quality of legal education/profession in the country?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) &(b) The Hon'ble Supreme Court in Mahipal Singh Rana Vs. State of U.P, AIR 2016, SC 3302 requested the Law Commission of India to go into all relevant aspects relating to regulation of legal profession in consultation with all concerned

at an early date. On receiving the reference from the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the  above  stated  case,  the  Law  commission  examined  the  subject  matter  in consultation with all concerned and submitted on 23.03.2017 its report no. 266 titled 'the Advocate  Act, 1961  (Regulation of legal Profession) ' to the Government.

(c) & (d) Earlier,  the  Government,  in  order  to  improve  legal  education  after consultation  with  the  stakeholders,  drafted  National  Law  School  Bill,  2011. Thereafter  a  number  of  states,  through  respective  statutes  have  established National Law Schools/Universities which are premier institutes ensuring imparting of quality legal education.  Admission in these institutes is now made through  a  common  entrance  test.  Further,  the  Bar  Council  of  India  Education Rules, 2008 lay down standards of legal education and recognition of degrees in law for the purpose of enrolment as advocate based on inspection of Universities for recognizing its degree in law under the Advocates Act, 1961.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Import of Soybean
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Ravi Kishan Shukla

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4074 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th JULY, 2019

## IMPORT OF SOYABEAN

4074(H). SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा�ण�य एवं उ�योग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India's soyabean imports have hit a record high during the last three years and more buying is expected as domestic supplies tighten following lower production last year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether traders have signed any deals to sell soyabeans mainly for shipping from the African countries as well as from other countries; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE I N THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b) Import and domestic production data of Soybeans for the last three years is as under:(Qty. in Lakh MT/Value in US$ Million)

| Item : Soybean   | Domestic Production   | Import   | Import   |
|------------------|-----------------------|----------|----------|
| Year             | Qty .                 | Qty      | Value    |
| 2016-17          | 132                   | 0.81     | 42.37    |
| 2017-18          | 109                   | 0.89     | 41.71    |
| 2018-19          | 137 *                 | 1.57     | 78.57    |

*3rd Advance Estimate

- (c) No such information is available.
- (d) Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: S-400 Missile Defence System
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Margani Bharat, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4073

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th JULY, 2019

## S-400 MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM

4073. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a)  the details of S-400 deal with Russia and total cost involved therein;
- (b)  the time by which S-400 deliveries are likely to be made;
- (c)    whether  USA  has  threatened  India  with  its  Countering  America's  Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) to pressure on India to purchase its Terminal High Altitude Area defence; and
- (d)  if so, the response of the Indian Government thereto?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a)    A  contract  has  been  signed  on  05  October,  2018  for  delivery  of  S-400  system from Russia.
- (b)  The deliveries are likely to be made by April, 2023.
- (c)  &  (d):    Government  takes  sovereign  decisions  based  on  threat  perception, operational and technological aspects to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Overburdened Railway Network
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4071 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## OVERBURDENED RAILWAY NETWORK

## 4071.   SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the railway network is overburdened and is inadequate to meet the new challenges of a fast developing economy;
- (b)    if so, the main challenges being faced by the Railways at present;
- (c)      whether some regions are beyond the reach of Railways due to unfavourable  geographical  condition  and  these  areas  need  to  be opened  to  Railways  for  removing  regional  inequalities  in  economic growth, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)    whether  due  to  lack  of  modern  management,  Railways  failed  to attract adequate incentives and suitable talent;
- (e)   if so, whether it is a fact that in addition to it, it could not make economic analysis for prospective planning tariff; and
- (f)    if so, the response of the Government thereto and the steps taken to combat the situation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b) Railway have presently 483 over saturated sections out of 1245 sections. Over saturation of line capacity has resulted in stiff competition from other transport modes in maintaining the freight and passenger modal share. Hence, speedy execution of capacity enhancement works and availability of commensurate financial  resources  are  one  of  a  few  main  challenges  before Indian  Railways,  which  cater  to  length  &  breadth  of  this  fast developing country.

(c) Yes, Sir. Many remote hilly regions have remained devoid of railway connectivity.  A  number  of  network  expansion  projects,  even  though unremunerative, have been taken up by Railways to provide connectivity to such areas. There are 31 New Line, Gauge Conversion, Doubling etc. ongoing projects for hilly areas in India which are under different stages of planning/approval/execution. (d) No, Sir. (e) & (f) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Filing of Petition in Hindi
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4070

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 th  JULY, 2019.

## Filing of Petition in Hindi

## 4070   SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

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

- a) whether the Government proposes to take steps for relaxing Article 348 that hinders filing of petition and its hearing in Hindi in Supreme Court so that petitions could be filed in Hindi without any hesitation; and
- b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) & (b) : In terms of the provisions under Article 348 (2) of the Constitution and Section 7 of the Official Language Act, 1963, 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.

Contd…..page 2/-

The requests relating to use of Tamil, Hindi & Gujarati languages in the High Courts of Madras, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat respectively were forwarded to Hon'ble  the  Chief  Justice  of  India  in  accordance  with  the  decision  dated 21.05.1965 of the Cabinet Committee which required that consent of Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India be obtained on any proposal relating to use of a language other than English in the High Court.

Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India on 18.01.2016 has conveyed that the Full Court, after extensive deliberations, did not favour the proposals and reiterated the Resolution which was adopted on 07.05.1997 and was reiterated on 15.12.1999 and on 11.10.2012, also keeping in view the Cabinet Committee decision dated 21.5.1965.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Frequency of 22451/22452
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4066 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## FREQUENCY OF 22451/22452

†4066. SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to run train number 22451/22452  connecting  Mumbai  to  Haryana  and  Rajasthan  on daily basis; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Increase in frequency of 22451/22452 Bandra(T)-Chandigarh Express  from    bi-weekly  to  daily  is  not  feasible,  at  present,  due  to operational constraints including path and terminal constraints. However, at present, 04 pairs of train services are available between Mumbai and Chandigarh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Manufacturing of Plough
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4065

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th JULY, 2019

## MANUFACTURING OF PLOUGH

4065. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether plough manufacturing work awarded to the vehicle factory, Jabalpur has now been assigned to grey iron foundary and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b)    whether  the  shortcomings/difficulties  which  could  not  be  sorted  out  timely  has forced to assign the work to other factories; and
- (c) 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 )

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- (a)  No, Sir.  Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has not awarded Plough manufacturing work to either Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ) or Grey Iron Foundry (GIF), Jabalpur.
- (b) & (c):  Do not arise in view of reply at (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: New Export Incentive Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4062 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th JULY, 2019

## NEW EXPORT INCENTIVE SCHEME

## 4062.  SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा�ण�य एवं उ�योग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  is  considering  a  new  World  Trade  Organisation compliant  export  incentive  scheme  of  goods  shipments  to  replace  the  existing  Merchandise Exports from India Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the exporters were not very happy with the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS); and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b):   Sir, the Government has been implementing various export promotion schemes such  as  Advance  Authorization  Scheme,  Export  Promotion  Capital  Goods  Scheme, Merchandise  Exports  from  India  Scheme  (MEIS)  and  Services  Exports  from  India Scheme (SEIS), and undertakes regular review/reform of these schemes keeping in view the  changing  domestic  and  international  situation.  This  exercise  includes  suitable assessment of related analytical issues such as WTO compliance, as and when required.
- (c ) & (d):   No such feedback has been received from the exporters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4060 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Families Living in Unsafe Areas of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ajay Nishad, Praveen Kumar Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4060

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  17.7.2019

## Families Living in Unsafe Areas of Coal Mines

## † 4060 SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRI PRAVEEN KUMAR NISHAD:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has conducted any survey to find out the number of families living in unsafe areas of coal mines of each subsidiary unit of Coal India Limited recently;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the number of families rehabilitated including funds spent subsidiary unit-wise during each of the last three years; and
- (d)     the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  sufficient compensation to these families?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): A Master Plan was approved by Government of India for dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation  in  leasehold  of  Eastern  Coalfields  Ltd.  (ECL)  and  Bharat  Coking  Coal  Ltd. (BCCL)  in August,  2009.  As  per  the  provisions  of  Master  Plan  to  ascertain  the  number  of affected  persons  at  the  earmarked  unstable  sites,  field  works  of  survey  have  been  conducted by Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA), Govt. of West Bengal in ECL coalfield areas in West Bengal and by Jharia Rehabilitation and Development Authority (JRDA), Govt. of Jharkhand  in  BCCL  coalfield  areas  in  Jharkhand.  The  field  work  of  the  survey  has  been completed by ADDA; survey report of ADDA yet to be published. Further, JRDA has completed survey field works  at 588  locations against 595  locations covered  under  Master  Plan.

(c): ECL has already shifted all ECL families from unstable locations. No non-ECL families has been shifted by ADDA in West Bengal as yet. However, Housing Department of State Govt. has started construction of 11072 flats at identified resettlement sites to facilitate shifting of families from  unstable  locations.  The  total  expenditure  by  ECL and  ADDA  for  last  three  years  are  as below:

| Year                              |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Expenditure incurred (Rs in lakh) |      82.4 |      4788 |     16556 |

Further, Status of expenditure and family shifted in last three year by the BCCL and JRDA are as below.

| Year                              |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| No. of families rehabilitated     |       749 |       634 |       548 |
| Expenditure incurred (Rs in lakh) |     26339 |     11511 |      9712 |

(d):  The  compensations  are  being  made  as  per  the  Rehabilitation  &  Resettlement  (R&R) packages approved under the Master plan.

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