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Lok Sabha Question No. 1900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Banning of Websites
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1900

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 03.07.2019

## BANNING OF WEBSITES

## 1900.   SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to ban websites that encourage online betting, betting games, etc. and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Delhi High Court has pronounced a judgement in which it refrained from a complete ban on such websites;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Delhi High Court has issued any notice to the Government in this regard, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 'Betting and Gambling' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution  of  India.  States/UTs  are  primarily  responsible  for  prevention,  detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes related to betting and gambling through their law enforcement machinery.

A writ petition (Civil) No. 5661 of 2019 has been filed in Hon'ble Delhi High Court. The petitioner  has  prayed  for  banning  of  illegal  betting  sites.  Ministry  of  Electronics  & Information Technology, Ministry of Finance and Reserve Bank of India have been made respondent in the case. The matter is sub-judice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Rights of Indian Citizens Abroad
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Janardan Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## 'RIGHTS OF INDIAN CITIZENS ABROAD'

† 1897. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

## Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the rights of Indian Citizens in other countries;
- (b) whether there is a need to ensure the protection of rights of Indian Citizen in other countries; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken /proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (c)  The rights of Indian citizens in other countries are governed by the laws of those countries.  The functions of Indian diplomatic Missions and Posts abroad include taking appropriate measures to safeguard the rights of Indian citizens in other countries and to ensure their well being and welfare.  The Government attaches utmost importance to this aspect of the functioning of the Indian Missions and Posts abroad.

The Government has taken various measures for the well being and welfare of Indians abroad, including inter alia, the safeguards under the Emigration Act 1983 which protect workers going to Emigration Check Required [ECR] countries; the MADAD portal for registration and redressal of   grievances;   Pravasi   Bharatiya   Bima   Yojana   insurance   scheme   for workers   going   to   ECR   countries;   voluntary   pre-departure   orientation training to Indian workers; the Indian Community Welfare Fund established to   help   Indians   in   distress;   and   Labour   and   Manpower   Cooperation MoUs/Agreements   with   all   the   six   Gulf   Cooperation   Council   [GCC] countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Surat Railway Station Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1896 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## SURAT RAILWAY STATION PROJECT

1896. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  current  status  of  the  World  Class  Surat  Railway Station project; and

(b) the reasons for the delay in the progress of the project?

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

(a)  &  (b):  Tenders  for  redevelopment  of  Surat  Railway  Station  were invited  and  opened  on  08 th   January  2019.    However,  no  Bids  were received.  Tender has been reinvited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: New Atomic Power Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1895

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## NEW ATOMIC POWER PLANTS

## 1895.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the PRIME MINISTERbe pleased to state:

- (a) thenumber of proposals finalised for setting up of new atomic power plants and the number of proposals sanctioned during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether  public  sector  companies  are  also  being  roped  in  for  generation  of  atomic energy and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to allow the private sector in atomic energy sector and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the potential capacity of power generation through private sector companies?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) During  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  the  government  has  accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for construction of twelve (12) nuclear power reactors -  ten  (10)  indigenous  700  MW  Pressurized  Heavy  Water  Reactors (PHWRs) to be set up in fleet mode & two (02) units of Light Water Reactors (LWRs) to  be  set  up  in  cooperation  with  Russian  Federation  to  enhance  nuclear  power capacity in the country.
- (b) Presently, two public sector companies of the Department of Atomic Energy, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) are involved in nuclear power generation. The Government has also  amended  the  Atomic  Energy  Act  to  enable  Joint  Ventures  of  Public  Sector Companies to set up nuclear power projects.
- (c)&(d)There is no  proposal under  consideration  at  present to permit  private  sector in the area  of  nuclear  power  generation.  However,  the  private  sector  participates  in  the nuclear  power  sector  by  providing  core  reactor  components,  equipment,  materials and services in areas that include construction, fabrication & erection of equipments, piping, electrical, instrumentation, consultancy, auxiliary and logistical services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Doubling/Electrification of Pune-Miraj-Londa Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1891 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## DOUBLING / ELECTRIFICATION OF PUNE-MIRAJ-LONDA RAIL LINE

†1891.  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any timeline has been set to complete the ongoing work of  doubling  and  electrification  of  Pune-Miraj-Londa  rail  line  in Maharashtra;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof and whether any instructions have been given to contractors and officials concerned; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): Works have been taken up in entire project length of PuneMiraj-Londa where land is available.  Land acquisition for required 38.23 Hectare in Pune-Miraj section and 4.84 Hectares in Miraj-Londa section has also been taken up.

Timeline  for  completion  of  the  project  can  be  fixed  only  after complete land acquisition.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Lateral Entry in Bureaucracy
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1890

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019)

## LATERAL ENTRY IN BUREAUCRACY

## 1890. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government proposes to recruit large number of domain experts at the Director and Deputy Secretary level through lateral entry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government  is considering lateral exits of IAS  officers in Central Government Services and if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether reservation is provided to officers recruited through lateral entry and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  requirement  in  Joint  Secretary  level  officer  in  Government  of  India during last one year through lateral entry?

## 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):   NITI Aayog, in its three year Action Agenda, and the Sectoral Group of Secretaries (SGoS)  on  Governance,  in  its  report  submitted  in  February,  2017,  have  recommended  for induction of personnel in the middle and senior management level in the Government with the twin  objectives  of  bringing  in  fresh  talent  as  well  as  augment  the  availability  of  manpower. Based  on  this,  it  has  been  decided,  in  principle,  to  appoint  outside  experts  to  40  positions  at Deputy Secretary/Director level. However, no final decision has been taken in the matter.

- (c):    There is no such proposal before the Government.
- (d):    Does not arise in view of (a) above.
- (e):   UPSC has recommended 9 candidates for appointment as Joint Secretary on lateral entry. The recommendations of the UPSC are under process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Risk of Non-Realisation of Export Proceeds
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd JULY, 2019

## RISK OF NON-REALISATION OF EXPORT PROCEEDS

## 1889. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY

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

- (a) whether the Government has implemented any mechanism to protect the interests of exporters against the risk of non-realisation of export proceeds;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes for any financial allocation for this purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- a) Yes, the  Central  Government has an undertaking known as 'ECGC Limited' under the control of Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry to support the Indian exporters and bankers by providing cost-effective insurance and trade related services against the risk of non-realisation of export proceeds.

Additionally, the Government has set up the National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) operated by ECGC to provide adequate credit insurance cover to protect long and medium term exporters against both, political and commercial risks of the overseas country and the buyer/bank concerned. The NEIA trust also provides covers to banks for Buyer's Credit transactions, which facilitates foreign buyer to pay for project exports from India.

- b) ECGC provides the following services:
- i. Credit  insurance  schemes  (popularly  known  as  'Policies')  to  exporters  to protect them against losses due to non-payment of export dues by overseas buyers due to political and/ or commercial risks on short-term basis.
- ii. Export Credit Insurance covers for Banks (ECIB) to cover the banks' lending risks  involved  in  extending  'pre-shipment'  and  'post-shipment'  finance  to exporters on short-term basis.
- iii. ECGC also provides Policy and ECIB covers to promote medium and long term exports (MLT), otherwise called Project exports, that are made on credit period exceeding 360 days.
- c) Yes,
- d) The Government has recently approved ₹2000 crore towards the capital infusion of ECGC during Financial Year FY 2017-18 to FY 2019-20 to enhance its capital base to augment its  underwriting  capacity.  Additionally,  this  will  support  in  boosting  India's  exports  to emerging markets like Africa, CIS and Latin American countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Proposal of Secunderabad-HyderabadVijayawada Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1888 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## PROPOSAL OF SECUNDERABAD-HYDERABAD-VIJAYAWADA RAIL LINE

1888.  SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to build a railway line from  Secunderabad/Hyderabad  to  Vijayawada  via  Suryapet  and Kodad; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir. However, rail connectivity from Secunderabad/Hyderabad is available for Vijaywada via Kazipet.

Further railway station Miryalaguda and Jaggayyapeta Town are at the  distance  of  32.53  km  &  19.30  km  from  Suryapet  and  Kodad respectively and they also serve passengers from these places.

- (b) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Public Private Partnership in Defence Manufacturing
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1885

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd JULY, 2019

## PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN DEFENCE MANUFACTURING

1885. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a)    the  progress  achieved  by  the  strategic  partnership  model  unveiled  by  the Government in 2017 to build  military  platforms  in  India  in  partnership  with  global defence companies;
- (b) whether no mechanism exists for public-private partnership in defence manufacturing at present; and
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a)    The  policy  and  procedure  for  the  selection  of  private  Indian  entities  as  Strategic Partners (SP) was approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on 20.05.2017 and promulgated as Chapter VII of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)- 2016 on 31.05.2017 after placing the same before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).  The procurements to be made through SP route pertain to the following four segments:
- (i) Fighter Aircraft;
- (ii) Submarines;
- (iii) Helicopters;
- (iv) Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs)/Main Battle Tanks (MBTs).

The cases progressed by Service Headquarters (SHQs) under the SP Model are as under:

- (i) Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH):  Expression of Interest (EoI) has been issued for  shortlisting  of    Indian  Strategic  Partners  and  OEMs  (Original  Equipment Manufacturers).    Responses  have  been  received  and  evaluation  thereof  has commenced.
- (ii) P-75(I) Submarines.  EoI for shortlisting of Indian SPs and OEMs is at draft stage.
- (iii) Fighter  Aircraft.    The  evaluation  of  responses  to  the  RFI  (Request  for Information) and finalisation of SQR (Services Qualitative Requirements) have commenced.
- (iv) AFVs/MBTs.  RFI is at draft stage.

(b) & (c):  The OFB-DPSUs are intricately intertwined with the network of Indian private sector  companies  including  MSMEs.    There  are  more  than  8000  MSMEs  which  are among the vendor base of OFB & Defence PSUs, supplying various items to them.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Demand of Cement
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1883. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 RD  JULY, 2019.

## DEMAND OF CEMENT

## 1883.  SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether it is reported that there is going to be a huge demand of cement in the next two years;
- (b) if  so,  the  measures  taken  to  increase  the  utilisation  capacity  as  well  as production capacity; and
- (c) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  will  bridge  the  shortage  including importing of cement and controlling price increase?

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

- (a) to (c): No  Sir.  No  such  report  has  been  received  regarding  likely  huge demand of cement in next two years. Demand of cement, in general, is linked to growth in infrastructure and housing sectors.  Annual installed capacity of cement in the country is around 510 million tones. Annual cement  production  during  the  year  2018-19  has  been  337.22  million tones  resulting  in  an  average  capacity  utilization  of  around  67%.  In view of the above, there is enough capacity to meet additional demand of cement in future.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Task Force on Job Creation
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

- (a)   No, sir

(b) to (d ) The Government of India appointed a Task Force on Improving Employment Data under the  Chairmanship  of  Vice  Chairman,  NITI  Aayog,  this    was  placed  in  the  public  domain  for comments.  The major recommendations of the report include conducting Household Surveys and Censuses  like  an  Annual  Household  Survey  with  a  Quarterly  Module  in  urban  areas,  Enterprise Survey  using  Goods  and  Services  Tax  Network  framework,  a  regular  Time-Use  survey  and enhanced  use  of  technology  in  data  collection.    The  report  recommends  use  of  administrative datasets  from  Employee  Provident  Fund  Organisation,  Employee  State  Insurance  Corporation, National Pension System etc. for tracking progress on formalisation of workforce and use of data on Government Schemes involving public investment in infrastructure, loans etc.

(e) National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) has launched a new regular employment-unemployment survey, namely, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) during 2017-18. The Government has started bringing out estimates of new subscribers/members enrolling in large social security schemes like the Employee's Provident Fund (EPF), Employee's State Insurance Scheme (ESI) and the National Pension Scheme (NPS) every month since April, 2018. The data is being released from September, 2017 onwards.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1881 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## TASK FORCE ON JOB CREATION

## 1881. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

- (a) whether there is an absence of any formal matrix to measure jobs and job creation in India;
- (b) if  so,  whether  a  task  force  has  been  created  under  NITI  Aayog  for  improving  statistics  on employment data;
- (c) if so, the status of the progress of the said task force;
- (d) whether  the  task  force  has  suggested  evaluating  employment  generation  through  various schemes  and  programmes  such  as  Housing  for  All,  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana ( PMGSY) etc ; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER

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

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Telecom and Internet Facility in Villages
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  JULY, 2019

## TELECOM AND INTERNET FACILITY IN VILLAGES

## †1880. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  new  telecommunication  policy  under which  every  village  of  the  country  would  be  provided  with  telecommunication  and  internet services;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has sent any advisory to the State Government to identify the places in the cities experiencing heavy congestion in telecom networks;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response received by the Government thereon; and
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to make the areas near to NCR free from network congestion?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) One  of  the  strategic  objectives  of  the  National  Digital  Communications  Policy 2018  (NDCP-2018)  is  'Provisioning  Broadband  for  all',  which  inter-alia,  aims  to  provide universal broadband connectivity at 50Mbps to every citizen; provide 1 Gbps connectivity to all Gram Panchayats of India by 2020 and 10 Gbps by 2022; ensure connectivity to all uncovered areas.
- (c) & (d) No specific advisory has been sent to the State Governments to identify the places in  the  cities  experiencing  heavy  congestion  in  telecom  networks.  To  address  issue  of  network congestion  Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  has  laid  down  Quality  of  Service (QoS) benchmarks for various parameters for Cellular Mobile Telephone Service through 'the Standards  of  Quality  of  Service  for  Basic  Telephone  Service  (Wireline)  and  Cellular  Mobile Telephone  Service  Regulations,  2009  (as  amended)',  and  several  parameters  for  assessing network congestion have been provided under these regulations. TRAI assesses the performance of service providers against the benchmarks for laid down parameters for the service area as a whole. In case of non-compliance with the benchmarks the service providers are liable to pay the financial disincentives, which TRAI may impose.
- (e) In  order  to  enhance  and  extend  telecommunication  services  in  Delhi  Licensed  Service Area (Delhi-LSA), which includes parts of NCR, the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have added 75,387 Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) in last five years. TRAI has reported that for the quarter  ending  March  2019  all  the  service  providers  have  met  the  benchmarks  for  the  QoS parameters in Delhi-LSA, which includes parts of NCR areas.

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