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Lok Sabha Question No. 4703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Leaking of Data From Indigenously Developed Application
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4703

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.03.2021

## LEAKING OF DATA FROM INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED APPLICATION

## 4703:   DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a) whether the Government can moderate content and/or activity on the Koo application and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  privacy  concerns  about  the  leaking  of  personally identifiable information such as e-mail, date of birth etc. from the said application and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any action to address such privacy concerns and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  prescribed  any  framework  for  maintaining  information privacy  and  security  for  'Atmanirbhar  Apps'  which  are  developed  as  a  response  to compromised privacy of foreign-origin apps; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a):    No,  Sir.  As  defined  under  the  Information  Technology  Act  2000,  Koo  is  an intermediary.  Government  does  not  moderate  content  and/or  activity  on  the  Koo  or  any other similar application.
- (a) to (e):  Koo and any such application are intermediaries for third party content hosted, shared or transmitted on their platform. They are also body corporate as per the definition of IT  Act.  As  Intermediary  and  body  corporate,  Koo  has  to  follow  the  provisions  of  IT  Act including the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)  Rules,  2021  and  the  Information  Technology  (Reasonable  Security  Practices  and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules 2011, which inter alia include publishing of terms of usage and privacy policy.

The  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  issues  alerts  and  advisories regarding  latest  cyber  threats/vulnerabilities  and  countermeasures  to  protect  computers, mobile phones, networks and data on regular basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Fake Certificates during Army Recruitment
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4700

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  March, 2021

## FAKE CERTIFICATES DURING ARMY RECRUITMENT

4700. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

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

(a) whether the certificate of some persons have been found fake during Army recruitment; (b) if so, whether the Government is considering to take any action against the said persons;

- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said action is likely to be taken; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a)  to  (d):    Yes,  Sir.    Whenever  a  fake  certificate  is  caught,  the  individual's  candidature  is cancelled and he is not allowed to take part in the recruiting process further.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Functioning of various wings of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4699 TO BE ANSWERED ON  24.03.2021

## FUNCTIONING OF VARIOUS WINGS OF RAILWAYS

## 4699. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  any  committee(s)  has  been  constituted  to  review  the functioning  of  various  wings  of  the  Indian  Railways  and  if  so,  the suggestions/ recommendations made by the committee(s);
- (b)    the  steps  taken/proposed  by  the  Railways  in  response  to  the suggestions of the committee(s);
- (c)   whether the Government recognises that one of the key reasons for  the  failure  of  private  participation  in  Railways  is  that  policy making,  regulatory  and  operational  functions  are  all  vested  with  the Railways; and
- (d)    if  so,  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD  & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b):  Yes, Sir. In recent past, a Committee chaired by Dr. Bibek Debroy was constituted by Ministry of Railways in the year 2014, to review the functioning of various aspects/wings of Indian Railways. The Committee submitted its report in June, 2015.

The major suggestions/recommendations of the committee such as reorganization  of  Railway  Board  on  functional  lines,  empowerment  & decentralization  of  Zonal  Railways  and  Divisions,  phasing  out  of separate Rail Budget by merging with General Budget,  etc,  have been considered and acted upon.

(c) & (d):   After approval by the Government, notification for setting up of  Rail  Development  Authority  (RDA)  has  been  issued  in  May,  2017. RDA  has  been  envisaged  as  an  advisory/recommendatory  body  on various  matters  such  as  tariff  determination  function,  ensuring  level playing field for stakeholder investment, setting efficiency and performance standard etc. RDA has not yet been operationalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Logistics Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4698(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2021

## LOGISTICS POLICY

## 4698(H).  SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI): SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL :

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

- (a) whether any logistics policy has been finalised;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which this policy is likely to be worked out;
- (c) whether a single window e-logistic market system is likely to be developed resulting in generation of employment and imparting skill development; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh gjnhi flag iqjh½

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

(a)  &  (b): The draft  National  Logistics Policy is  under  stakeholders  discussion  and  will  be finalized on completion of the consultations.

(c)  &  (d):    National  Logistics  Platform  will  be  a  unified  interface  for  all  logistics  services  by integrated  digital  solutions  developed  by  different  Ministries,  agencies  and  private  entities  in logistics  sector  through  open  Application  Programming  Interfaces (APIs).    The  draft  National Logistics Policy inter alia details out several initiatives to promote skill development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: DPR of SCR
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4693 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## DPR OF SCR

4693. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has received any Detailed Project Report (DPR) related to South Coast Railway (SCR);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there has been a delay in the examination of the said report; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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(a) to (d): Detailed Project Report (DPR) for setting up of new South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone has been submitted by Officer on Special Duty (OSD/SCoR). Based on this DPR, an Umbrella work titled 'Creation of new South Coast Railway Zone and new Rayagada Division in East Coast Railway' has been included in Budget 202021 at an estimated cost of ` 170 Cr.

Since  setting  up  of  new  Zones  affects  railway  operations  and  efficiency  and requires additional resources, the DPR is under detailed examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Training Aircraft
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4692

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  March, 2021

## TRAINING AIRCRAFT

## 4692. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) the number of aircraft which are being used for the training of pilots of Indian Air Force and their types;
- (b) whether there is shortage of pilots in Indian Air Force;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to meet the shortage?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a)    Presently,  260  Aircraft  are  being  utilized  for  training  of  pilots  of  Indian  Air  Force.    The trainer aircraft held by IAF includes Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II ac (Basic Trainer Aircraft), Kiran MkI/IA ac (Intermediate Jet Trainer) and Hawk Mk-132 ac (Advanced Jet Trainer).  For training of Helicopter Pilots 14 Mi-17 helicopters and for transport pilots 26 Dorniers and 16 AN-32 are being used.
- (b)  Yes, Sir. There is a shortage of pilots in IAF.
- (c)  (i)    As  on  01 March,  2021,  sanctioned  establishment  and  strength  of  pilots  in  IAF  is  as follows:-

|   Sanctioned Establishment |   Strength |
|----------------------------|------------|
|                       4239 |       3834 |

(ii)  There is a shortage of 405 pilots (as on 01 March, 2021) in the IAF against the authorized establishment.

(d) (i)  The induction numbers have been increased and a total of 203 Joining Instructions were issued for the Flying branch (NDA/AFA) in 2020.

(ii)    Additional Selection Centre (5 AFSB) at Guwahati will commence testing from April, 2021.    The  new  centre  will  enable  candidates  from  the  North  Eastern  part  of  the  country  to appear for Selection.  The same will increase the total number of candidates tested and thereby address the shortage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: 5G Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4690 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2021

## 5G SERVICES

## 4690.   SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the manner in which reducing notice period for the rollout of 5G services will help telecom companies and consumers;
- (b) whether the consumers will get 5G services before the anticipated time and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the status of 5G spectrum auction undertaken by the Ministry?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Reduced  notice  period  for  offering  any  new  technology  base  station  site  for  testing  while rolling out networks for compliance of roll out obligations will provide more flexibility to telecom service providers (TSPs) for deploying new technologies.
- (b) TSPs are free to deploy any technology using spectrum acquired through auctions/liberalized spectrum. The 5G services are to be introduced gradually and will advance to full range of services as ecosystem and demand for services grow.
- (c) Government  has  conducted  auction  of  spectrum  in  700  MHz,  800  MHz,  900  MHz,  1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands in March, 2021. Entire available 2308.80 MHz spectrum was put to auction; out of which the TSPs bid for a total of 855.60 MHz.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Central Monitoring of MPLADS
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Pragya Singh Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4689 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## CENTRAL MONITORING OF MPLADS

## 4689. SADHVI PRAGYA SINGH THAKUR:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has developed any central monitoring
- mechanism for the MPLAD Scheme;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to bring its monthly report; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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)  Yes Sir.
- (b) The Guidelines on Members of Parliament Local Area Development  Scheme(MPLADS)  provide  for  a  detailed monitoring frame work. Chapter 6 of these guidelines  contain detailed monitoring mechanism for implementation of the scheme; where the roles  of  the  i)  Central  Government,  ii)  State  /  UT  Government,  iii) District Authority and  Implementing Agencies are given in  Para 6.2, Para 6.3, Para 6.4 and Para 6.5 respectively.
- (c)   &  (d)   Annexure  -VI  of  the  guidelines  on  MPLADS  contains  the proforma  for  Monthly  Progress  Report  (MPR),  to  be  prepared  and submitted  separately  for  each  sitting  /  former  Rajya  Sabha  /  Lok Sabha Member by the Nodal District Authority to this Ministry with a copy  to  concerned  Member  of  Parliament,  on  monthly  basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: New Rubber Park
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4687 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2021

## NEW RUBBER PARK

## 4687.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to start new rubber parks in various States including Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and along with the functional Rubber Parks in the country, State wise
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  and  utilized  funds  for  the  Rubber  Park  at Pathanapuram, Kerala; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the present status and the expected time of completion of the said project?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh gjnhi flag iqjh½

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

- (a) & (b): There is no proposal to start new rubber parks in various States, including Kerala. The list of Rubber parks in India, including those sanctioned/under construction, is as follows:
- (i) Irapuram, Kerala
- (ii) Pathanapuram, Kerala
- (iii) Bodhjung Nagar, Agartala,Tripura
- (iv) Rubber Cluster Howrah, West Bengal
- (c) & (d): Government has allocated financial assistance of Rs. 550 lakh for establishment of a Rubber Park at Pathanapuram, in the state of Kerala.  An expenditure of Rs.62.86 lakh has been incurred for the project.  The land development and allied works for this Rubber Park started in

January 2020, but was delayed due to lockdown and rains. Now, the work is in full swing and is expected to be completed by November 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Internet and Mobile Bandwidth in Rural Areas
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4686 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2021

## INTERNET AND MOBILE BANDWIDTH IN RURAL AREAS

## 4686.   SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that during the COVID-19 lockdown rural students faced severe problems in online learning mainly due to non-availability of sufficient internet and mobile bandwidth in rural areas and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  designate  internet  services  bandwidth  as essential service to ensure that both BSNL and private telecom service providers provide sufficient bandwidth and stable internet in rural areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Online classes are being conducted at the schools by employing various digital tools in the form  of  DIKSHA  portal  (https://diksha.gov.in/),  SWAYAM  Portal  (swayam.gov.in),  SWAYAM Prabha, DD Channel, e-Pathshala (https://epathshala.nic.in/), NROER (National Repository of Open Educational Resources) portal (https://nroer.gov.in/welcome). Learning programmes have also been started  in  the  form  of  offline  learning  tools  in  the  form  of  radio,  community  radio  and  CBSE podcasts,    toll  free  numbers,  missed  call,  SMS  based  requests  for  audio  content,  localized  radio content for edutainment etc. The medium of TV, radio has been used for the students who do not have digital means. The steps taken by all the states are shown in this report - India Report Digital Education June 2020

https://www.mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/India\_Report\_Digital\_Education\_0.pdf

Further,  Internet  access  under  BharatNet  scheme  has  been  made  available  to  Government institutions and to improve the internet connectivity in rural areas. CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC-SPV) has been assigned the task of providing Fibre To The Home (FTTH) connectivity to the Government Institutions, including schools in respective Gram Panchayats.

- (b)       No, Sir. No such proposal is under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: RCEP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4685 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2021

## RCEP

## 4685. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

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

- (a) whether the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be beneficial to the Indian economy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there are special mechanisms to ensure that Indian economy is protected from dumping of Chinese goods and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether there are also mechanisms in place to impart competitiveness to Indian dairy industry vis- a -vis New Zealand dairy industry and if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh gjnhi flag iqjh½

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

- (a) & (b): RCEP was intended  to  provide  mutually  beneficial  outcomes  for  RCEP countries.  But  the  structure  of  RCEP  did  not  adequately  address  the ambitions  and  concerns  of  India's  stakeholders.  In  light  of  these,  India decided not to join the RCEP, in its current form and during the 3rd RCEP Leaders' Summit held on 4th November, 2019 in Bangkok, India conveyed its position that current structure of RCEP did not reflect the RCEP Guiding Principles or address the outstanding issues and concerns of India.
- (c): Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) conducts trade remedies related investigations under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the Rules

made thereunder on the basis of a duly substantiated application filed by the domestic industry alleging dumping of goods including Chinese goods into the country causing injury to the domestic industry. The basic intent of such investigations is to eliminate injury caused to the domestic industry and create a level playing field of open and fair competition in the Indian market.

- (d): Government has taken a number of steps to create and strengthen dairy infrastructure for procurement, processing and marketing of milk and milk products. These  include financial assistance by setting up  Animal Husbandry  infrastructure,  Development  Fund,  Quality  and  Marketing promotion, providing  soft  loans  including  interest  subvention  on  working capital loans for the dairy sector to enable cooperative societies and farmer producer organizations engaged in dairy activities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Trains for Tourist Destination
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4682 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## TRAINS FOR TOURIST DESTINATION

## 4682. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  number  of  trains  has  been  started  for  tourist destinations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  start  more  such trains for tourist destinations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4682 BY SHRI KUNWAR DANISH ALI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2021 REGARDING TRAINS FOR TOURIST DESTINATION

(a)  to  (d):      Indian  Railways,  through  IRCTC  and  various  State tourism development corporations, caters to the demand of diverse tourism segments, ranging from budget to luxury segments.  Budget segment  packages  are  offered  through  Bharat  Darshan/Aastha Circuit/Pilgrim  Specials.    The  semi-luxury  segment  is  catered  by Buddhist  AC  Specials.    Luxury  segment  tourism  packages  include Maharajas Express, Deccan Odyssey, Palace on Wheels and Golden Chariot  trains  which  are  connecting  major  tourist  destinations  of the country.

During the last three years, the different segments of tourist trains operated are as under:

| Trains                               |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21 (upto January 2021)   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| Bharat Darshan/Aastha Circuit trains |        99 |        92 | 06                            |
| Luxury Tourist Trains                |        93 |        74 | NIL                           |
| Buddhist Special Trains              |        08 |        06 | NIL                           |
| State Special Trains                 |       170 |        68 | NIL                           |
| AC Tourist Trains                    |        04 |        08 | 01                            |

Planning of new trains is an ongoing process depending upon the market demand and operational feasibility.

(e):   Does not arise.

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