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Lok Sabha Question No. 166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Privatisation of Defence Production
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.166

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## PRIVATISATION OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## 166. DR. P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to privatise defence production in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has withdrawn the public investments and is contemplating to allow foreign companies in defence production; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefore  along  with  its  impact  on  the national security?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): A Statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 166 FOR ANSWER ON 18.07.2018

- (a) & (b): (i) Yes, Madam. The Government is promoting privatisation in Defence Production.
- (ii) Till June 2018, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has issued 379 licenses to 230 Indian Companies for manufacture of various licensable defence  items.    Apart  from  this,  one  manufacturing license  has  also  been  issued  by  Ministry  of  Home Affairs for Small Arms and ammunitions.  Till June 2018, 70 license companies covering 114 licenses have reported commencement of production.
- (c) & (d): (i) The  Government  has  partially  withdrawn  the  public investments in respect of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL),  BEML  Limited,  Bharat  Dynamics  Limited  (BDL), Mishra Dhatu  Nigam  Limited (MIDHANI)  and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The government shareholding  now  in  above  DPSUs  is  66.09%,  54.03%, 87.75%, 74% and 89.97% respectively.
- (ii) As per extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy, in defence sector, foreign investment upto 49% is permitted  under  automatic  route.    Foreign  investment beyond 49% (upto 100%) is permitted through government  approval  in  cases  resulting  in  access  to modern technology in the country or for other reasons to  be  recorded.    FDI  limit  for  defence  sector  has  also been made applicable  to Manufacturing of  Small  Arms and Ammunitions covered under Arms Act 1959. Further, foreign investment in defence sector is subject to  other  conditions  of  extant  FDI  Policy  as  amended from time to time.
- (iii) So  far,  41  FDI  proposals  /  Joint  Ventures  have  been approved for manufacturing of various defence equipment  both  in  public  and private sectors, FDI amounting to US $ 5.13 million has been received in the Defence Industry Sector from April 2000 to March 2018.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Patent received by CSIR
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 165

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018)

## PATENT RECEIVED BY CSIR

## 165.   SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details about the number of patents received by Centre for Science and  Industrial  Research  (CSIR)  for  the  last  three  years  within  the country and abroad;
- (b) whether the Government has been allocating limited fund for Intellectual Property and Technology Management of CSIR; and
- (c) if so, the details of fund allocated by the Government for the last three years and action that have been taken by the Government to achieve the targeted patents for CSIR's new innovations?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) The number of patents received by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for the last three years within the country and abroad are as follows:
- (b) & (c) Sufficient  fund  has  been  allocated  to  CSIR  in  general,  and  for IPR, in particular. The amount of fund allocated by the Government for Financial Years 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 is Rs. 40.00 crores, Rs. 54.53  crores  and  Rs.  34.28  crores  respectively.  CSIR  interacts  on  a continual  basis  with  its  constituent  laboratories  and  the  respective Government patent offices located in India and abroad for maximum number of patent filing and granting.

|        |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| India  |       115 |       101 |       171 |
| Abroad |       331 |       335 |       405 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Internet Shut Down
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 164 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th   JULY, 2018

## INTERNET SHUT DOWN

- †164. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether according to a report by UNESCO, 97 incidents of internet shut down between May 2017 to April 2018 in South Asian countries have come to light and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (b) the effective steps taken by the Government to make internet services effective?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) The details about internet shutdowns in South Asian Countries, as reported by UNESCO, is not in the knowledge of Department of Telecommunications.
- (b) In  order  to  streamline  the  process  of  internet  shutdowns  in  the  Country,  the Department of Telecommunications,in pursuance to the provisions contained in Section 5  of  the  Indian  Telegraph  Act1885,has  notified  'Temporary  Suspension  of  Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017' on 07.08.2017. As per these rules, the directions for temporary suspension of telecom services can either be issued by  the  Union  Home  Secretary  in  case  of  Central  Government  or  the  State  Home Secretary in case of State Government, due to public emergency, or in the interest of public safety.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Nai Roshni
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## Nai Roshni

## 163. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has done any evaluation for assessing the efficacy of the 'Nai Roshni' scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)  if not, the steps taken by the Government in this connection in order to ensure proper implementation of this scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) Yes,  Madam.    NITI  Aayog  conducted  an  evaluation  study  on  'Nai  Roshni'-  the scheme for Leadership Development of Minority Women in 2015-16 and submitted a report in June, 2016. The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of the scheme  on  minority  women  and  to  identify  policy/  programme  impediments  in implementation of the scheme. The study covered 15 Districts, 30 Blocks, 87 Villages and  27  NGOs  spread  over  8  (eight)  states  namely  Assam,  West  Bengal,  Punjab, Gujarat,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Kerala,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  Majority  of  the findings of the study indicate that the programme has been appreciated by most of the segments of the population of the society and it has assisted in instilling confidence among  minority  women  and  developed  leadership  spirit  in  them.  Moreover,  the trained women are also utilizing their enriched knowledge within their surroundings and  thereby  helping  their  essential  demands  and  claims  from  various  Government Authorities.  The  programme  has  been  successful  in  many  respects  in  creating leadership  quality  among  the  women  of  the  minority  communities,  hence  the programme is continuing.
- (b) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Sports Quota in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 162 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## SPORTS QUOTA IN RAILWAYS

162.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Southern Railways has not recruited a single sportsperson through its sports quota since 2014, despite having conducted tests and interviews;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Minister  is  aware  of  the  allegations  that  outsiders, unrelated  to  the  Southern  Railways  Sports  Association,  were brought in to do paperwork during the recruitment process;
- (d) if so, whether the Railways has ordered any inquiry in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  &  (b):  Due  to  austerity  measures,  sports  recruitment  for  the  year 2015-16 could not be finalized in Southern Railway. For the years 201617 & 2017-18, the recruitment process was initiated but could not be completed.  However,  5  candidates  were  appointed  against  Railway Sports Promotion Board quota in the year 2014-15.

(c):  No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Tampering with Embassy Phone Lines
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.160

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## TAMPERING WITH EMBASSY PHONE LINES

† 160.SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be please to state:

- (a) whether any incident regarding tampering with telephone lines of the Indian Embassy in America as well as duping has come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether such type of incident has been reported for the first time and if so, the details thereof, and
- (c) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to prevent recurrence of such incidents?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) & (b) As per the information available, no case of tampering with the telephone lines of the Embassy of India in Washington DC has been reported.   However,   there   have   been   reported   instances   of   fraudulent phone calls received by Indian nationals living in the USA, probably by spoofing the land line number of the Mission.

(c) Mission has asked the concerned local authorities and it took up the matter with the telephone service provider. It also published advisory on its website, advising members of the public not to entertain suspicious telephone calls or transfer any money in response to such calls, and to report such matters to the Embassy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Railway Board Office in Zonal Headquarters
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

- (a):   No, Madam.
- (b) to (e):  Do not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.159

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## RAILWAY BOARD OFFICE IN ZONAL HEADQUARTERS

159. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Railways has decided to open railway board offices in all zonal headquarters;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether  the  officers  will  be    posted    there  with  the    objective  of ensuring efficient services to customers  and enhanced safety;
- (d)  if so, whether the railways  is considering to further delegate a wide range of work; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Raising of Platforms Height in Mumbai
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.158

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## RAISING OF PLATFORMS HEIGHT IN MUMBAI

158. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  work  of  raising  platforms  height  is  going  on  in  Mumbai division;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  the  last  four  years  and  the  current year, station-wise and platform-wise;

(c) the number of platforms selected for raising their heights;

(d) the heights of platforms yet to be raised; and

(e)  the  time  by  when  the  work  of  raising  platform  heights  in  Mumbai division will be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (c)  :  Railway  Board  decided  in  the  year  2014  to  raise  the  height  of passenger platforms in Mumbai Suburban section from 760-840 mm to 840920 mm.  Accordingly, the raising of the platforms has been done. In order to reduce the vertical gap between coach floor and platforms at stations on Mumbai  Suburban  Railway  Stations,  251  platforms  were  identified  for raising of the height which include 83 platforms on Central Railway and 168 platforms (145 platforms on Churchgate-Virar Section and 23 platforms on Virar-Dahanu  Road  Section)  on  Western  Railway.  All  the  platforms  have been  raised  except  for  4  platforms  at  Sion,  Matunga  and  Mahim  railway stations  which  are  not  to  be  raised  as  these  have  been  planned  to  be dismantled in connection with project of execution of 5 th  & 6 th  line.

(d) & (e) :  Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Budget Enhancement for Implementation of NFs
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 157 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th   JULY, 2018

## BUDGET ENHANCEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NFs

157. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved enhancement of Budget for implementation of Network For Spectrum (NFS) for Defence Services recently;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof; and
- (c) the details of the implementing Agency for the said project and the time by which the project is likely to be completed ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c) On 16.05.2018, Government has approved proposal for enhancement of cost  estimate for  Network For Spectrum (NFS) project for the Defence Services from Rs 13,334 crore to Rs 24,664 crore with timeline of 24 months from the date of approval for  completion  of  project.  NFS  project  would  provide  a  dedicated  Optical  Fibre  Cable (OFC) based network for the Defence Services. The  project is being implemented by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Irradiation Facilities for Agriculture Products
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.156

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## IRRADIATION FACILITIES FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS

- 156 . SHRI G. M. SIDDESHWARA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  has  asked  the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre to set up irradiation facilities in the country to deal  with  bumper  production  of  onions,  potatoes  and  other  perishable produces;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  said  irradiation  facilities  are  likely  to  be  set  up  in  all major producing States along with the cost that is likely to be incurred thereon; and
- (d) the department which will bear the said cost?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b),(c)&(d)  Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Officers on Deputation
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.155 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 18.07.2018

## OFFICERS ON DEPUTATION

- †155.    SHRI  SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: Will  the Minister of  RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
- (a) the total number of  class one officers working in the  Indian Railways including the headquarters;
- (b) whether certain class one officers are working on deputation from other departments in the Railways;
- (c) if  so,  the  number  of  officers  out  of  the  class  one  officers working in the Railways on deputation from other departments and since when they are on deputation, designation-wise; and
- (d) whether  the  officers  of  the  Railways  have  been  sent  on deputation to any  other department and if so, the details of such officers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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.  155  BY  SHRI    SUNIL KUMAR  SINGH TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2018  REGARDING  OFFICERS ON DEPUTATION

- (a):    The total  number of class one officers (called Group 'A' officers) working in the Indian Railways including the headquarters, as on 31.03.2017,  is  9,741.
- (b): Yes,  Madam.
- (c): At present, there are four officers who are on deputation in the Railways as per the details given below:-
- (d): At  present,  there  are  89  officers  belonging  to  different Group 'A'  Railway  services  who  are  on  deputation  to  Central Government Departments/Ministries under the Central Staffing Scheme.

| Designation            | Designation                          | Since when   |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|
| i)                     | Director General, Railway Protection | 21.08.2017   |
|                        | Force(RPF)                           |              |
| ii)                    | Director, Vigilance Police           | 23.06.2016   |
| iii)                   | Appellate Authority, Metro Railway,  | 08.04.2016   |
|                        | Kolkata                              |              |
| iv)                    | Competent & Appellate Authority,     | 25.10.2016   |
| Metro Railway, Kolkata | Metro Railway, Kolkata               |              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: BSNL Services in Jharkhand
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 154 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th   JULY, 2018

## BSNL SERVICES IN JHARKHAND

154.   SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme and sanctioned funds to make  the  services  of  BSNL  better  in  rural  areas  of  Jharkhand  especially  in  Santhal Pargana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  install  mobile  towers  especially  in  the villages and remote areas of Jharkhand having less population; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) Mobile connectivity in inhabited and uncovered villages in the  Left Wing Extremism  (LWE)  affected  areas  under  LWE  Phase-I  project  funded  by  Universal Service  Obligation  Fund  (USOF)  was  implemented  through  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam Limited  (BSNL).  In  this  project  total  816  mobile  towers  have  been  installed  and commissioned in Jharkhand (including 118 mobile towers in Santhal Pargana Division) at the  cost  of  Rs.602.99  crore.  Apart  from  installation  of  these  mobile  towers,  114  old mobile  towers  have  been  replaced  by  new  towers  in  Jharkhand  State  including replacement of 23 old mobile towers with new towers in Santhal Pargana Division.
- (c) & (d) Under LWE Phase-II project, Ministry of  Home Affairs (MHA) has identified for  setting  up  4072  mobile  towers  in  various  uncovered  parts  of  LWE  States.    This project has been approved by the cabinet on 23-05-2018 and will be funded by USOF. In Jharkhand  1054  mobile  towers  will  be  set  up  including  86  mobile  towers  in  Santhal Pargana Division.

Under Phase VIII.4 mobile network expansion project of BSNL, installation of 197 2G, 249 3G and 290 4G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) are planned in Jharkhand, out of which 17 3G BTS are planned for Santhal Pargana Division.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Meeting of SCO
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.151

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## MEETING OF SCO

151. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN: SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether   the   Union   Government   has   participated   in   Shanghai Cooperation   Organisation   (SCO)   Foreign   Ministers   meeting   held recently in April, 2018;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the agenda discussed in the meeting along with the decisions taken therein?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) & (b) Yes.   The   External   Affairs   Minister   participated   in   the   SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting held in Beijing on 23-24 April, 2018;

(c) The agenda focused on preparations,   topics   for   discussion   and outcome documents for the SCO Council of Heads of State Summit held in Qingdao, China on 9-10 June, 2018.

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