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Lok Sabha Question No. 500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Defence Deals
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.500

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  November, 2019

## DEFENCE DEALS

500. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has signed agreements with the foreign countries to setup equipment manufacturing units and defence production units in the country during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the present status of all defence deals in respect to foreign agreements done since 2013-14 as on date;
- (d) the details of capacity, production and participation of Public Sector Units (PSUs) to promote indigenisation and self-reliance in the defence sector under the agreements towards commitment of the Government; and
- (e)  the  details  of  domestic  private  partners  coordinating  and/or  participating  in  such defence deals of the country since 2013-14?

## 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)  &  (b):      Since  2016-17,  Government  has  signed  Agreements  with  Russia  for  (i) production  of  AK-203  rifles  as  a  Joint  Venture,  (ii)  manufacturing  of  spares, components,

etc required for Russian/Soviet origin platforms and defence equipment, and (iii) for manufacture of frigates 1135.6.

(c)  Some of the major contracts related to procurement/supply of defence equipment signed with foreign countries since 2013-14 include, Joint Venture for manufacturing of AK-203 rifles, agreement for manufacturing of spares, components, etc required for Russian/Soviet  origin  platforms  and  defence  equipment,  manufacture  of  Ka-226T helicopters, supply of S-400 long range surface to air missile system, Rafale fighter aircraft, M777 Ultra Light Howitzer, C-17 aircraft, etc.

(d)  Agreement for supply/manufacture of AK-203 rifle is with the Ordnance Factory Board,  Agreement  for  Ka-226T  helicopter  is  with  Hindustan  Aeronautics  Limited (HAL), Agreement for 1135.6 frigates  is  with  Goa  Shipyard  Limited  (GSL).    Each agreement provides for indigenization framework to be achieved.

(e)    Private  industry  benefits  from  indigenization/outsourcing  efforts  wherein  such requirement is envisaged as part of the deal.  Besides, private industry also benefits from the defence offset which arises from such agreements. Further, the Agreement with Russia on spares, components, etc required for Russian/Soviet origin platforms and  defence  equipment  also  allows  Joint  Ventures  to  be  formed  between  Indian private industry and Russian OEMs  (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to manufacture  spares/components  of  Russian/Soviet  origin  platforms  and  defence equipment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Wi-Fi in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Sudheer Gupta, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Kani K. Navas, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule, A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.499

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## WI-FI IN TRAINS

## 499.  SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

SHRI K.NAVASKANI:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI A.K.P.CHINRAJ:

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

- (a) Whether the Union Government is planning to provide Wi-Fi service inside trains in the next four to four-and-a-half years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of towers and equipments which are required to make this facility possible;
- (c) whether the Wi-Fi service inside the trains would help in maintaining security inside the train compartments and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the details of the funds allocated/earmarked for the said purpose;

- (e)  the  problem  being  faced  by  the  Government in implementing this service inside the train; and
- (f)  the time by which the said services would be implemented?

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

- (a)  to  (f):  Ministry  of  Railways  have  been  exploring  suitable  cost effective  technology  for  providing  Wi-Fi  based  internet  facility  in trains.

As a pilot project, Wi-Fi based internet facility was provided in Howrah Rajdhani Express Trains through Satellite Communication technology. This technology was capital intensive, with recurring costs in the form of  bandwidth  charges  and  thus  was  not  cost  effective.  Also,  the internet bandwidth availability to passengers was inadequate.

As  and  when,  suitable  technology  is  available,  necessary  action  for provision of this facility in trains shall be taken.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Transport Facility to Nuclear plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.494

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## TRANSPORT FACILITY TO NUCLEAR PLANTS

494. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the PRIME MINISTERbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  formulates  any  scheme for means of transport to ensure easy access to nuclear plants;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  connect  Rawatbhata  atomic  power station with four lane road or rail network;
- (d) if  so,  the  details    thereof    and    if  not,    the    time  by  which    it    is  likely  to  be considered; and
- (e) whether the Government  proposes  to set  up  any  atomic  power station in Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof along with the locations identified for this project?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b)The  various  aspects  related  to  access  to  the  site  including  roads  for transport  of  over  dimensional  and  heavy  equipment  and  emergency planning are studied at the site selection stage itself. Requirements for their  augmentation  if  any,  are  taken  up  with  the  national  /  state authorities.
- (c) There is no proposal at present to connect Rawatbhata Atomic Power Station with four lane road or Railway Network.
- (d) Does not arise in view of (c) above.
- (e) There is presently no proposal under consideration of the Government for setting up a nuclear power station in Uttar Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: National Integrated Information Portal (NIIP)
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Midhun Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

NATIONAL INTEGRATED INFORMATION PORTAL (NIIP)

## 493. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI :

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY :

SHRI  KOMATI  REDDY VENKAT REDDY :

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

PROGRAMME

- (a) whether the Government plans to set up a National Integrated Information Portal (NIIP);
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the major aims and objectives of launching this portal ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (c) The Ministry has decided to set up a National Integrated Information Platform(NIIP) for the national statistical system covering    the  Central  Government  and  State  Governments  to facilitate  availability  of  key  information  on  the    platform  for  the benefit of users.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Internet Facility in Remote Villages of Rajasthan
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 491 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## INTERNET FACILITY IN REMOTE VILLAGES OF RAJASTHAN

## †491.   SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether remote villages in the State of Rajasthan do not have Internet facility and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether  Internet/Broadband  speed  is  very  slow  in  the  remote  villages  where  the  same  is available;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are 28.66  rural internet subscribers per 100 population in Rajasthan as per 'The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators' report of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) dated 1 st October 2019.  The National Digital Communications Policy-2018 has been notified with strategic objectives which inter-alia includes provisioning of Broadband for all.
- (b) & (c) Internet speed depends inter-alia on various parameters such as technology deployed, network coverage, number of simultaneous users accessing the internet, connectivity to the website being accessed etc.  The speed of mobile internet is further dependent on a number of factors such as distance from the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) serving the customer, the number of simultaneous users being served by the BTS, the traffic handled by the BTS etc.  As such, the mobile users may experience different speed at different locations and time of usage.
- (d) Following initiatives/actions  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  towards  provisioning  and improving broadband/internet services:
- (i) Under BharatNet, broadband connectivity is to be provided to all the Gram Panchayats (GPs)  in  the  country,  including  Rajasthan.  As  on  07.11.2019,  out  of  total  approx. 10,070 GPsincluding BHQs, 8,683GPs have been made service ready.

- (ii)   As  part  of  BharatNet  project,  the  last  mile  connectivity  through  Wi-Fi  or  any  other suitable broadband technology to access broadband/internet services is being provided at  all  the  GPs  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan.  Work    of  Wi-Fi  provisioning  in 10,000 GPs in Rajasthan is being carried out by RajCOMPInfo Services Ltd. (RISL), a fully owned Company of Government of Rajasthan.
- (iii)  Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund  (USOF)  is  funding  a  scheme  for  setting  up  of 25,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots including 1,645 in Rajasthan using the infrastructure of telephone exchanges of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in rural areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Funds for NESIDS
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 488

To be answered on Wednesday, November 20, 2019/Kartika 29, 1941(Saka)

## QUESTION Funds for NESIDS

## 488. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  amount  of  funds  released  for  North  East  Special  Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) and amount unused, State-wise;
- (b) whether  there  is  emphasis  on  the  construction  of  buildings  of  importance  to  human development such as schools and hospitals and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  number  of  projects  currently  approved  under  the  scheme  and  the  percentage completion of the projects, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a) The details of funds released under the North East Special  Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) , State-wise, are given below:-

| (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)    | (Rs. in crore)   |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| S. No.           | State             | Funds released   |
| 1.               | Arunachal Pradesh | 12.02            |
| 2.               | Assam             | 73.11            |
| 3.               | Manipur           | 30.59            |
| 4.               | Meghalaya         | 24.22            |
| 5.               | Mizoram           | 71.37            |
| 6.               | Nagaland          | 0.90             |
| 7.               | Sikkim            | 41.32            |

| 8.   | Tripura   |   0.30 |
|------|-----------|--------|
|      | Total     | 253.83 |

Utilization Certificates (UCs) of the funds released under NESIDS have not yet become due.

- (b) The scope of this scheme, inter alia, also covers creation of infrastructure in the areas of primary  and  secondary  sectors  of  education  and  health.  Three  (03)  projects  costing  Rs.36.33 crore under education sector and four (04) projects costing Rs.75.96 crore under health sector have been sanctioned.
- (c) 55  projects  have  been  sanctioned  under  this  scheme.    The  state-wise  details  of  the projects are as under:-

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of projects |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                16 |
| 2.       | Assam             |                 8 |
| 3.       | Manipur           |                 8 |
| 4.       | Meghalaya         |                 6 |
| 5.       | Mizoram           |                 3 |
| 6.       | Nagaland          |                 9 |
| 7.       | Sikkim            |                 2 |
| 8.       | Tripura           |                 3 |
|          | Total             |                55 |

None of the projects under the scheme have become due for the completion as yet.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Foreign Exchange Loan to Exporters
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) & (c) Government is considering a proposal to provide higher insurance coverage to  the  Banks  on  their  export-credit-disbursement  and  it  is  expected  that  it  will enable Banks to revise their lending rate for export credit and to provide foreign exchange loan at cheaper rate of interest.

The proposal is presently under consideration.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 487 (H)

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th NOVEMBER, 2019 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20

## FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOAN TO EXPORTERS

487(H). SHRIMATI RANJAN BEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide foreign exchange loan at cheaper rate of interest to the exporters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
Lok Sabha Question No. 486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Aadhaar Card to NRIs
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 486

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## AADHAAR CARD TO NRIs

## 486. DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA: SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide the facility of Aadhaar Card to NRIs;
- (b) if so, the time by which the said facility is likely to be implemented;
- (c) the documents which are likely to be considered valid for issuing Aadhaar card to NRIs; and
- (d) the number of such persons so far issued Aadhaar card under the said system?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a): Yes,  Sir.  Non  Resident  Indian  (NRI)  shall  be  entitled  to  obtain  Aadhaar  number  after arrival in India.
- (b):      Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India  (UIDAI)  has  already  implemented  facility  of such Aadhaar enrolment for NRIs w.e.f.  20 th September, 2019.
- (c):   Valid Indian Passport is accepted as Proof of Identity (PoI), Proof of Address (PoA) and Date of Birth (DoB).

While, the Indian Passport is mandatory as PoI document for NRI, other valid PoA and DoB documents  available to a Resident in Schedule-II  of  Aadhaar  (Enrolment  &  Update) Regulations, 2016 and amendments thereunder, are accepted from NRI also.

- (d):   As on 14 th November 2019, over 2800 Aadhaar have been generated to NRIs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Extension of Rajdhani Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 485 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## EXTENSION OF RAJDHANI EXPRESS

†485.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  run  New  Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani via Sitamarhi-Raxaul-Darbhanga-Samastipur;
- (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be run; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) There is no such proposal, at present. Owing to operational constraints, introduction of a train between New Delhi and Dibrugarh via Sitamarhi-Raxaul-Darbhanga-Samastipur or diversion of the Rajdhani Express via this route is not feasible, at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Utilization of Funds
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 484

To be answered on Wednesday, November 20, 2019/Kartika 29, 1941(Saka)

## QUESTION

## Utilization of Funds

## 484. SHRI VINCENT H.PALA:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of spending by the Ministry during the first six months of the current fiscal (2019- 20);
- (b)  the difference between the spending and the budget allocated;
- (c)  whether this amount is less than the spending during the corresponding period of the last  fiscal   (2018-19); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. JITENDRA SINGH]

(a) and (b) The details of Budget allocation and spending by Ministry of DoNER is as under:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Budget Estimates 2019-20               | 3000.00   |
|----------------------------------------|-----------|
| Expenditure upto 30.09.2019            | 1421.36   |
| Percentage Expenditure upto 30.09.2019 | 47.38%    |

- (c)          No, Sir.
- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Progress of IRNSS
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Kirron  Kher

## 483.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.483

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019

## PROGRESS OF IRNSS

- SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  progress  made  so  far  under  Indian  Regional  Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) program, in which India will have its own Positioning System;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to introduce this positioning  system  in  consumer  products  like  mobile  phones; and
- (C) the proposed timeline by which the positioning system would be introduced in consumer products?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) India's indigenous navigation satellite system termed as Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is already established by ISRO and is functional since April 2018. NavIC consists  of  Space  Segment  (constellation  of  seven  IRNSS satellites)  and  Ground  Segment  (spread  across  India).  The system  is  providing  Positioning,  Navigation  and  Timing  (PNT)

service  and  one  satellite  (IRNSS-1A)  is  providing  messaging service.

(b)&(c) Use of AIS-140 compliant NavIC-based vehicle trackers system has  been  made  compulsory  to  all  commercial  vehicles.  More than 75 companies  are now  manufacturing NavIC based vehicle trackers, and several thousand vehicles are now plying on the roads equipped with these devices. The updated version of  new mobile models will be having NavIC based positioning systems. NavIC has been accepted by 3GPP (Third Generation Project Partnership) thereby enabling incorporation of NavIC as part of assisted GNSS. NavIC is also useful for applications like timing solution, drones, surveying, weather radiosondes, forestry, precision agriculture, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Filling up of Vacancies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N., Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 482 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## FILLING UP OF VACANCIES

## 482.  SHRI B. N. BACHE GOWDA: SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  details  regarding  number  of vacancies reported and filled in Railways, especially in Karnataka region;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  vacancies  reported  and  filled  during  the last five years, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has restricted/put ban on new recruitment; and
- (d) if so, the reasons thereto?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 482 BY SHRI B. N. BACHE GOWDA AND SHRI ANTO ANTONY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.11.2019 REGARDING FILLING UP OF VACANCIES

(a)  &  (b):    Direct  quota  recruitment  needs  for  various  Group  'C' (including Level-1) posts on Indian Railways of Karnataka region are catered to by Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) / Bengaluru and  Railway  Recruitment  Cell  (RRC)  /  South  Western  Railway (SWR).

The  position  of  vacancies  reported  and  empanelment  for  SWR during the last 05 years, is as under-

| Year    | Vacancy Reported for SWR   | Empanelment for SWR   |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2014-15 | 3889                       | 839*                  |
| 2015-16 | 5047                       | 1630                  |
| 2016-17 | 5145                       | 2132                  |
| 2017-18 | 5923                       | 1356                  |
| 2018-19 | 7050                       | 568                   |
| TOTAL   |                            | 6525                  |

Further, in  the  year  2019-20 (upto 30.09.2019), 4135 candidates have also been empanelled for SWR.

- (c)    No, Sir.
- (d)   Does not arise.

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