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Lok Sabha Question No. 726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Difficulty in Funding of Installation of CCTV Cameras
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## DIFFICULTY IN FUNDING OF INSTALLATION OF CCTV CAMERAS

726.       SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Government is finding it difficult to fund its project  of  installing  CCTV  cameras  at  railway  stations  and  in  certain trains;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  proposal  is  pending  with  the  Government  to  raise  the amount from various funds, including the Nirbhaya Fund, for funding the aforesaid project; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No, Sir.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c)&(d):  It  has  been  decided  to  provide  Close  Circuit  Television  (CCTV) based surveillance system at railway stations and coaches of passenger carrying  trains  with  funding  mainly  from  budgetary  sources  and  partly through Nirbhaya fund for approximately 983 stations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Unemployment Data released by NSO
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Shrirang Appa Barne, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.725

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASED BY NSO

725.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  recent  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO)  data revealed  that  unemployment  rate  is  likely  to  be  at  45-  year high;
- (b)  if so, the response of the Government thereon;
- (c) whether job data poses a policy challenge for Government;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether the Government has different view over the data
- released by the NSO; and
- (f) if so, the reasons therefor?

## 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)  &  (b):  This  Ministry  has  launched  a  new  regular  employmentunemployment survey, namely, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) during  2017-18  with  certain  changes  in  survey  methodology,  data collection  mechanism  and  sampling  design  vis-à-vis  the  earlier quinquennial (once in every five years) Employment and
- the

Unemployment surveys of  NSSO.  The  PLFS  was  launched  with  an objective of measuring quarterly changes of various labour market statistical  indicators  in  urban  areas  as  well  as  generating  the annual estimates of these indicators for rural and urban areas.

Based  on  the  first  estimates,  available  from  the  Periodic  Labour Force Survey (PLFS), released on 31 st  May 2019, unemployment rate in usual status is 6.1 percent.

(c) & (d): The results of the PLFS give the distribution of employed and unemployed persons across the country on various parameters like  education, etc. and  which can be used as a basis for  framing policies  by  the  Government.  The  Government  has  also  recently constituted Cabinet Committee on Employment & Skill Development among others.

(e)  &  (f):  The  Government  has  released  the  Annual  Report  [July, 2017  -  June,  2018]  and  Quarterly  Bulletin  [October  -  December, 2018] of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on 31 st  May, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Filling up of Vacant Posts
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Kirti Vardhan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.724

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JUNE 2019

## FILLING UP OF VACANT POSTS

724. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH: Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of vacant posts of commissioned and non-commissioned staff in armed forces;

- (b) the measures being taken to fill the vacant posts; and

- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to encourage people to join armed forces?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- [x] रक्षा श्रीपाद

- [ ] राज्य नाईक )

मंत्री

(

श्री

- (a)  to (c) : A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  724  FOR  ANSWER  ON  26.06.2019 REGARDING 'FILLING UP OF VACANT POSTS'

- (a):   Details of strength of Officers in the three Armed Forces (excluding AMC, ADC and MNS), force-wise are as under:

| Service                    |   Authorised Strength |   Held Strength |   Shortage |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|------------|
| Army (As on 1.1.2019)      |                 50312 |           42913 |       7399 |
| Navy (As on 31.5.2019)     |                 11557 |           10012 |       1545 |
| Air Force (As on 1.6.2019) |                 12625 |           12142 |        483 |

Details of strength of Personnel Below Officers Rank (PBOR) / Airmen / Sailors in the three Armed Forces, force-wise, are as under:

| Service                    |   Authorised Strength | Held Strength   | Shortage   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|------------|
| Army (As on 1.1.2019)      |               1223381 | 1185146*        | 38235      |
| Navy (As on 31.5.2019)     |                 74046 | 57240           | 16806      |
| Air Force (As on 1.6.2019) |                142917 | 129094          | 13823**    |

- (b) & (c): Recruitment in the Armed Forces is a continuous process. The Government has taken a number of measures to reduce the shortages. These include sustained image projection, participation in career fairs and exhibitions and publicity campaign to create awareness among the youth on the advantages of taking up a challenging and satisfying career. Further, various steps have been taken to make career in the Armed Forces more attractive  including  improvement  in  promotion  prospects,  more  attractive  pay  package, better  compensation  for  risk  &  hardships,  additional  family  accommodation  through Married Accommodation Project (MAP) etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Complaints received by CVC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 723

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019)

## COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY CVC

## 723. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of complaints received by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during 2018-19, till date; and
- (b) the details of action taken by the Government on these complaints?

## 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) & (b):    In all, 43,946 complaints (including spillover as on 01.01.2018) were received by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during the calendar years 2018 and 2019 (till 31.05.2019). Of these, 41,755 complaints were disposed of.

The action taken on these complaints included filing of 14,903 anonymous/pseudonymous/vague/unverified complaints, forwarding of 26,463 complaints to the appropriate  authorities  with  jurisdiction,  and  sending  389  complaints  for  inquiry  to  Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Cyber Attacks
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.721

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.06.2019

## CYBER ATTACKS

## 721.   DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether India is one of the biggest targets of Phishing Attacks/ Cyber Crime in recent years.
- (b)   if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c)   the measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): With the innovation of technology and rise in usage of cyber space, the cyber attacks  such  as  phishing  and  identity  theft  are  observed.  Such  phishing  attacks  are  global phenomena which target users to trick them to divulge information such as online credentials.

As per  the  information  reported  to  and  tracked  by  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response Team  (CERT-In)  a  total  number  of  552,  454  and  268  phishing  incidents  were  observed during the year 2017, 2018 and 2019 (till May) respectively.

(c):    Government  has  taken  following  steps  to  prevent  such  cyber  security  incidents  and improving cyber safety in the country:

- (i) CERT-In is working in coordination with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Banks to track and disable phishing websites.
- (ii) CERT-In issues alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats and countermeasures  on  regular  basis  to  ensure  safe  usage  of  digital  technologies. Regarding securing digital payments, 28 advisories have been issued for users and institutions.
- (iii) Security tips  have  been  published  for  users  to  secure  their  Desktops,  mobile/smart phones and preventing phishing attacks.
- (iv) Government  has  launched  the  Cyber  Swachhta  Kendra  (Botnet  Cleaning  and Malware Analysis Centre). The centre is providing detection of malicious programs and free tools to remove the same.
- (v) Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) is conducting programs to  generate  information  security  awareness.  Specific  books,  videos  and  online materials  are  developed  for  children,  parents  and  general  users  about  information

security  which  are  disseminated  through  portals  like  'www.infosecawareness.in', and www.cyberswachhtakendra.gov.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Setting up of Atomic Park by Pakistan
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.720

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## SETTING UP OF ATOMIC PARK BY PAKISTAN

## † 720. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Pakistan is preparing to set up an atomic park;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Government  had  seen  press  reports  about  Pakistan's interest in setting up "Nuclear Parks' as a means to attract foreign investors  in  setting  up  private  nuclear  power  plants.  The  stated reason for this was to meet the country's growing energy requirements.
- (b) & (c)   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Coaching Terminal at Kottayam
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 719 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## COACHING TERMINAL AT KOTTAYAM

719.  SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a coaching terminal was proposed at Kottayam (KTYM) of Southern Railway in the Railway Budget of 2012 and if so, the present status of the project along with the anticipated timeframe for implementation of this project;
- (b) whether any proposal for a new complex for pilgrims, especially for  Sabarimala Pilgrims at the proposed second entry (Northern side)  of  Kottayam  Station  of  Southern  Railway  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) the target date of completion of ongoing track doubling work at Ettumanoor (ETM)-Kottayam (KTYM)-Chingavanam (CGV) section of Southern Railway?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 719 BY  SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING  COACHING TERMINAL AT KOTTAYAM

(a): Based on the announcement made in the Railway Budget speech for  the  year  2011-12, survey for Coaching Terminal at Kottayam was sanctioned  in  April  2012.  As  per  the  survey  report  prepared  for  this proposal during 2014-15, cost of construction of the proposed terminal at Kottayam was assessed ` 148.67 crores with rate return of (-)1.24%. Survey report of the proposed work has been examined. However, this proposal  could  not  be  taken  forward  as  development  of  coaching terminal at  Kottayam is not required from operational point of view.

(b): Construction of a new Pilgrim Center costing ` 2 crores is planned along with provision of new Executive Lounge in the existing Pilgrim shelter.

(c):  The  26.54  Km  long  doubling  work  of  Kuruppantara-Chingavanam was sanctioned in 2007-08. Latest anticipated cost of this project is ` 457  crores  and expenditure of ` 305.19 crores has been done upto March, 2019. For  speedy execution of  works on  this  project,  Budget Outlay of ` 85 crores has been  made during 2019-20.

8 Km long section for Kuruppantara-Ettumanur has been commissioned  in  March,  2019.  The  work  for  acquisition  of  balance land and construction works in available land have been taken up on Ettumanur-Kottayam-Chingavanam (18.54 Km).

Completion  of  the  project  is  dependent  upon  many  factors  such  as land acquisition, statutory clearances like forestry clearances and wild life clearances, shifting of services, cutting of trees, construction of road over bridges and road under bridges by road maintaining agencies.

Since action for balance  land acquisition has been  taken  up, therefore, fixing the  timeline  for  completion  of  Ettumanur-KottayamChingavanam doubling at this stage is not feasible.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Relaxation of FDI Norms
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 717. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019.

## RELAXATION OF FDI NORMS

## 717.   SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government proposes to relax FDI norms in various sectors to turn  around  slowing  economic  growth  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the present FDI cap in such sectors, sector-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has held discussions with the industries/ organisations and other experts in this regard and if so, the outcome of such discussions;
- (c) whether the Government does not perceive that such increase in FDI limits of such sectors as dangerous to the security of the country keeping in view that the entire control of some sectors will go in the foreign hands and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  economic  growth without compromising the security of the country?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): Review of FDI policy is an ongoing process and changes are made in the FDI policy regime, from time to time, to ensure that India remains an attractive investment destination. FDI in various sectors is allowed in a calibrated manner  after having intensive consultations with stakeholders including concerned Ministries/ Departments, State Governments, apex industry chambers, Associations and other organizations taking into consideration their views/comments.  Foreign Direct  Investment  (FDI)  policy  on  various  sectors  indicating  therein sector-wise  FDI  limits  is  provided  in    the  'Consolidated  FDI  Policy Circular  of  2017',  as  amended from  time  to  time  through  subsequent Press  Notes,  which  are  available  on  the  website  of  Department  for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade at www.dipp.gov.in.
- (c) & (d): While FDI policy lays down an enabling framework for attracting foreign investment, Ministry of Home Affairs has laid down detailed guidelines for  assessment  of  proposals  from  national  security  point  of  view.  In order to boost economic growth without compromising the security of the  country,  proposals  are  evaluated  on  the  basis  of  their  potential threat to nation's unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: LHB Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.716 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## LHB COACHES

## 716. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to replace conventional coaches with the modern Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) design coaches in all distance trains originating from Kerala to other destinations;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  for  improving  catering  service using the most hygienic and   latest equipment for food preparation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) &  (b)  Indian  Railways  do  not  run  trains  on  State-wise  basis  as railway network cuts across State boundaries. As such, induction of rakes  including  Linke  Hofmann  Busch  (LHB)  is  not  undertaken  on State-wise  basis.  However,  at  present,  22  pairs  of  train  services Originating from /Terminating at /Passing through the stations located in the State of Kerala are being operated with LHB coaches. Besides, replacement  of  additional  trains  with  LHB  coaches  is  an  on-going process  on  Indian  Railways  and  is  being  undertaken  in  a  phased manner.

(c)46  Base  Kitchens/Kitchen  Units  have  been  upgraded  by  IRCTC during the last 2 years. The latest kitchen equipments such as Tilting Bratt pans, Tilting boiling kettle, Vegetable cutting machine, Chapati making  machine  including  peda  cutting  machine  et  al.  have  been installed in the upgraded Kitchen Units.

In  addition,  to  ensure  real  time  monitoring  of  Kitchen activities, CCTV cameras have also been  installed in 39 Base Kitchen, Food Safety  Supervisors  have  been  deployed  at  Kitchens  to  monitor compliance of food safety norms and hygienic practices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: M-Aadhaar
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 715

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## M-AADHAAR

## 715. SHRI RAVINDRA SHYAM NARAYAN SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has made any provision for the passengers to use   M-Aadhaar as an ID card; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which this system is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): M-Aadhaar  is  a  secure  mobile  application  developed  by  UIDAI,  using  which,  an Aadhaar  number  holder  can  download  his/her  Aadhaar  on  his/her  mobile  in  the  digital format. However, decision to use m-Aadhaar as ID instrument (ID Card) for the passengers is taken by the concerned Ministry / Department.
- (b):  As per information received from UIDAI, Ministry of Railways has issued Commercial Circular No. 62 of 2017 on 08.09.2017 (copy available at http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/traffic\_comm/Comm\_Cir \_2017/62\_2017\_R.pdf) and Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued AVSEC Circular No. 15 / 2017 dated 26.10.2017 (copy  available  at  http://www.bcasindia.nic.in/law/AC%2015-2017listofidproof.pdf) regarding acceptance of m-Aadhaar as proof of Identity for passengers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Township at Kolar Gold Fields
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 713

ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## TOWNSHIP AT KOLAR GOLD FIELDS

713.  SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received  any proposal from the Government of  Karnataka regarding the transfer of 10,000 acres of land from Bharath Gold Mines Limited (BGML) for developing industrial area and township in Kolar Gold Fields (K.G.F.);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government can transfer the land to any State Government free of cost, under the new mining rules passed in 2015; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. Government of Karnataka has requested for transfer of unencumbered  clear  vacant  land  without  any  liabilities  or  assets  of  Bharat  Gold Mines Limited for development of Industrial  Node/  Township  in  Kolar  Gold  Fields. The area of the land has not been mentioned by the Government of Karnataka.

(c)&(d):  The MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 does not contain any provision relating to transfer of land to any State Government free of cost.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Ratlam-Dungarpur-Banswara Railway Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 712 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## RATLAM-DUNGARPUR-BANSWARA RAILWAY PROJECT

712.     SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  had  started  the  Ratlam-Dungarpur  via Banswara Railway project in 2014-15 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)
- whether this project has been shelved by the Government;
- (c)
- if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the current status of the said project and the total expenditure incurred thereon till now?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d): Ratlam-Dungarpur via Banswara (188.85 Km) new line project was sanctioned in 2011-12. The latest anticipated cost of this project is ` 2562  crore  and  an  expenditure  of ` 184.21crore  has  been  incurred  till 31.03.2019.

Project was sanctioned with the proviso to share 50% of the final construction  cost  of  the  project  and  provide  land  free  of  cost  by  the State Government of Rajasthan.

Since the Government of Rajasthan has neither provided the land nor deposited their share to Railways, therefore, the project is presently held up on account of the same.

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