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Lok Sabha Question No. 5265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Water Mafia in Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5265

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2019

## WATER MAFIA IN CITIES

No. 5265.      SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the 'water mafia' monopolising the distribution of water in cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)   the preventive measures taken by the Government to supervise the distribution of water more strictly in such areas to prevent such groups from monopolising the markets?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) :  No such information is available with the Ministry.
- (b) :   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Conversion of Leasehold Properties into Freehold
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5264

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2019

## CONVERSION OF LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES INTO FREEHOLD

No. 5264 DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has taken note of  the  problems faced  by  allottees  of  resettlement  colonies  in  Delhi  in conversion  of  leasehold  properties  into  freehold  in  the absence of specific rules and regulations in this regard;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has received many representations in regard to open the freehold process of such properties and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to examine the reentry  cases  for  conversion  of  leasehold  properties  into freehold and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the concerns of allottees of resettlement colonies to get their properties converted into freehold?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to  (e): There is a conversion policy, which  allows conversion of built  up  residential,  commercial,  mixed  land  use  and  industrial properties from leasehold to freehold. Re-entered cases are considered  for  conversion  after  the  lessee  pays  the  Government dues and re-entry of less or is withdrawn.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5262

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2019

## BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

## 5262.  SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Bharatmala Pariyojana;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  up  a  detailed  account  of  the  National Highway (NH) network to improve connectivity across the country under Bharatmala Pariyojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  some  state  Governments  have  submitted  proposals  for  construction  of peripheral ring road under the Bharatmala Pariyojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  such  projects  pending  in  Bundelkhand  region  for  want  of  financial assistance; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (e)  The Government of India had approved Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in October, 2017 for development of economic corridors, inter corridors, feeder routes, national corridors, border roads, international connectivity roads, coastal roads, port connectivity  roads and expressways with an aggregate length of about 34,800 km (including  10,000  km  residual  NHDP  stretches)  at  an  estimated  outlay  of  Rs. 5,35,000.00  crores,  in  the  entire  country.    It  has  been  envisaged  to  provide connectivity  to  550  districts  in  the  country.    Bharatmala  Pariyojana  also  includes development  of  ring  roads  at  28  locations  under  National  Corridors  Efficiency Improvement which do not include ring road in Bundelkhand region.  Proposals from State  Governments  of  Kerala,  Maharashtra,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Telangana  etc.  have been received for development of ring roads.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Funds to Municipalities in Telangana
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5259

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2019

## FUNDS TO MUNICIPALITIES IN TELANGANA

No. 5259.   SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be pleased  to state:

- (a)  the quantum of funds released to various municipalities in the State  of  Telangana  as  per  the  recommendations  of  the  13 th & 14 th Finance Commissions, district-wise; and
- (b)  the  details  of  the  developmental  projects  taken  up  in  the municipalities in B & C Group in Telangana along with the funds sanctioned/spent thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)&  (b):  Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth  Finance  Commissions  did  not allocate  municipality  wise  grants.  These  grants  were  allocated Statewise  and  States  were  mandated  to  distribute  the  grants  to Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  by  using  the  formula  given  by  the respective Central Finance Commissions.

Quantum  of  funds  released  to  the  State  of  Telangana  during  the Thirteenth  and  FourteenthFinance  Commissions  award  period  is given below:

| During 13 th Finance Commission                                                                                    | During 14 th Finance Commission (As on 19.7.2019)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Rs.548.6951 crore (After the formation of the State and till the end of the 13 th Finance Commission award period) | Rs.1,833.982 crore                                  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5256 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## Jal Shakti Abhiyan

## †5256. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has authorised or proposes to authorise village panchayat administration  and  Gram  Sabha  to  implement  Jal Shakti  Abhiyan  and  Jal KrantiAbhiyan successfully; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FORJAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) & (b)  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  launched  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  (JSA),  which  is  a time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign. Under Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), Government has deputed a team led by Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary  Level Officer  posted  in  Government of  India  as  Central  Nodal  Officer (CNOs) and consisting of DS/Director level officer and Technical Officer to each of the identified 256 water stressed districts, who will coordinate the implementation,  review  progress  and  provide  feedback  on  five  interventions namely (i) water conservation and rainwater harvesting, (ii) renovation of traditional and  other  water  bodies/tanks,  (iii)  reuse  and  bore  well  recharge structures, (iv) watershed development, and (v) intensive afforestation.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Contribution of Marine Cruises towards Marine Pollution
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO, 5253

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25TH JULY, 20,19

## CONTRIBUTION OF MARINE CRUISES TOWARDS MARINE POLLUTION

## 5253. SHRI PARVESH  SAHIB SINGH:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state: frd cF.€{qfi

- (a) whether the commercial  marine cruises contribute to marine  pollution and harm marine resources  in the country and if so, the details thr:reof; and
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government  to check it?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI  MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) No Sir
- (b) Preventive  steps of the Government  of lndia (Gol) to check the marine pollution  are as under:
- (i) lndia is signatory  to MARPOL(International  Convention  on  prevention  of Marine Pollution).  Prevention of Marine  Pollution is also dealt with by Merchant  Shipping Rules, 2009 framed under the Merchant  Shipping Act, 1958.
- (ii) To ensure compliance  to these Rules,  periodic Surveys ,rf lndian Flag vessels are carried  out. Additionally, lndian Vessels  are inspected  for compliance  to these and other Rules as part  of scheduled Flag State lnspections  and un-scheduled  (Surprise  inspeciions).
- (iii) Foreign vessels  visiting lndia are verified for compliance  to these Rules under Port State lnspection regime.
- (iv) Any vessel not complying with the pollution prevention Rules /requirements is penalized.
- (v) A Steering Committee  with stakeholders  from all the concerned Ministries and Departments  has been constituted  by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate  Change  to tackle the issnes of marine  plastic  littering,

vide order No 171712019-HSMD  dated 14rh May, 2019. The Committee shall inter-alia  co-ordinate the actions  of all the MinistriesiDepartments for their Act and the rules, examine  the proposals  submitted  by the Nodal Ministry for prioritizing  the tasks for the management  of marine littering, provide recommendations  to the Ministries/departments  for streamlining their acts/notifications,  provide strategic  guidance to the concerned State Government, Union territory Governments, advise the Central government on policy, planning, research and development to promote measures focusing on sound waste management,  recovery of marine plastic  litter' deployment of innovative technologies and materials, public education and outreach and international  cooperation  to  enhance national capacities.
Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: New Trains between Jammu and Katra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 460 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## NEW TRAINS BETWEEN JAMMU AND KATRA

- †*460. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  number  of  passengers  travelling  between Jammu and Katra has been steadily increasing and if so, the details in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to run more new trains or DMUs keeping in view the said increase;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 460 BY SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2019  REGARDING  NEW TRAINS BETWEEN JAMMU AND KATRA

(a): The demand pattern on Indian Railways is not uniform throughout the year and it varies across different sectors during the peak and lean season.  The  demand  for  travel  surges  especially  during  the  peak season  like  during  summer  holidays,  festivals  etc.  The  approximate year-wise  details  of  total  number  of  passengers  travelled  on  Jammu Tawi-Shri  Mata  Vaishno  Devi  Katra-Jammu  Tawi  sector  during  the Financial  Year  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019-20  (upto  June,  2019)  is  as under:-

| Financial Year      |   Total number of passengers ( in million) | Variation over corresponding period of last year (in %)   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18             |                                       1.73 | -1.61%                                                    |
| 2018-19             |                                       1.66 | -3.98%                                                    |
| 2019-20 (upto June) |                                       0.52 | 0.81%                                                     |

(b) to (d): At present, Jammu Tawi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra sector is  being  served  by  18  pairs  of  Mail/Express  train  services  on  a end-to-end basis. In addition, the Jammu Tawi-Udhampur portion of the section is being served by 6 pairs of trains including 2  pairs  of  Diesel  Multiple  Units  (DMU)  services.  Owing  to  operational and resource constraints, there is no proposal to introduce additional services on the Jammu Tawi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra sector, at present.  However,  introduction  of  trains  including  DMU  trains  is  a continuous  and  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways  and  is  done keeping in view the traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource availability etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 459 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Adarsh Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 459 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## ADARSH RAILWAY STATION

- *459.  SHRI P. R. NATARAJAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Coimbatore Junction in Salem Railway Division (Southern Railway) was selected under the Adarsh Station Scheme; (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  date  on  when  it  was  selected along with the funds allocated/utilised thereunder and the passenger amenities upgraded so far; and the  time  by  which  the  modernisation  programme  is  likely  to  be

## 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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- (c) completed?

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 459 BY SHRI P. R. NATARAJAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 REGARDING ADARSH RAILWAY STATION

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. Coimbatore Junction railway station was identified for development as Adarsh station during 2012-13 and all the works related to  Adarsh Station Scheme have been completed during 2012-13. Adarsh station  scheme  was  started  from  2009-10  and  since  then  stations  have been identified for development under this scheme. Coimbatore Junction Railway Station is a Non-suburban Grade (NSG-2) category station dealing with  28986  passengers  on  an  average  per  day  on  Erode  Junction  Podanur Junction section of Salem Division in Southern Railway and has already been developed under Adarsh Station Scheme as per norms/guidelines effective for Adarsh Stations.

Various facilities  such as  improvement in facade, circulating area, lighting arrangements, retiring room, Pay & Use toilet, platform surface, Passenger  Guidance  System  including Signages  & Coach  Indicator Boards have been provided at Coimbatore Junction station under Adarsh Station Scheme.

No exclusive funds are allotted for modernization of stations under various  schemes  like  Adarsh  Station  Scheme.  All  Modernization  of stations  works  are  taken  up  through  funds  under  Passenger  Amenities Plan  Head  (PH-53).  The  Budget  Grant  and  expenditure  incurred  under Passenger  Amenities  Plan  Head  on  Southern  Railway  during  the  past three years is given below:

| Year    |   Budget Grant ( ` in Crore) | Expenditure ( ` in Crore)   |
|---------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                        63.37 | 70.68                       |
| 2017-18 |                        73.96 | 102.00                      |
| 2018-19 |                        90.51 | 57.56 (Provisional)         |
| 2019-20 |                       264.22 | 26.10 (Up to June 2019)     |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 457 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Construction of ROB
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROB

- *457. SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  under  the  consideration  of  the Government  to  construct  Road  Over  Bridge  (ROB)  between Amravati-Badnera Chaman Nagar, Panch Bangla;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said work is likely to be completed?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION NO.457 BY SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROB

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. The work for construction of 12.0 m wide Road over Bridge  (ROB)  at  Kms  662/20-22  between  Badnera-Amravati  section, near  to  existing  ROB  across  Badnera  Yard  is  proposed  by  State Government on deposit basis. The initial proposal of State Government has been examined and the comments of Railway have been advised to State Government on 17.10.2018. The work can be sanctioned only after  the  consent  of  State  Government  is  received.  The  work  of complete ROB is proposed to be done by State Government. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 456 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Upgradation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 456 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

†*456. SHRI  R.K. SINGH PATEL: SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision to upgrade 400 railway  stations  including  Chitrakutdham  Karwi  railway  station under  North  Eastern  Railway  in  view  of  tourism  and  commercial importance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status in this regard;
- (c) whether Sawai Madhopur station has been included therein, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of developers who have shown keenness to redevelop these railway stations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.456  BY  SHRI  R.K.  SINGH  PATEL  AND SHRI  SUKHBIR  SINGH  JAUNAPURIA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA  ON  24.07.2019  REGARDING  UPGRADATION  OF  RAILWAY

STATIONS (a)  to  (d):  Ministry  of  Railways  through  various  agencies  is undertaking techno-economic feasibility studies of Railway stations  including  Chitrakutdham  Karwi  and  Sawai  Madhopur stations  in  a  phased  manner.    Based  on  the  outcome  of  these feasibility studies, stations are planned  to  be  taken  up  for redevelopment in phases, especially the stations located in major cities  and  important  tourist  destinations.    The  cost  of  station redevelopment  project  is  to  be  met  by  leveraging  commercial development of land and air space in and around the stations.

The  developers  are  to  be  selected  through  transparent bidding  process.    After  the  techno-economic  feasibility  studies reports  are  ready,  the  bids  are  to  be  invited  for  stations  in  a phased manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 451 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Padma Awards for Sainik School Teachers/Staff
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 451

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2019

## PADMA AWARDS FOR SAINIK SCHOOL TEACHERS/STAFF

*451. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  recommended or proposes  to recommend through the  Sainik  School  Society,  the  names  of  teachers/staff  of  Sainik  Schools  who  have done exemplary work in their respective fields for Padma Awards; and
- (b)  if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

j{kk ea=h

¼Jh राजनाथ स िंह )

- (a) & (b):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  451  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.07.2019 REGARDING 'PADMA AWARDS FOR SAINIK SCHOOL TEACHERS/STAFF'.

(a) The Padma Awards, viz., Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are amongst the highest civilian awards of the country. The awards seeks to recognize `work of distinction' and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in Art, Literature and Education, Sports, Medicine, Social Work, Science  and  Engineering,  Public  Affairs,  Civil  Service,  Trade  and  Industry  etc. Government has not proposed or recommended inclusion of Padma Awards for Sainik Schools.

(b) Does not arise.

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