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Lok Sabha Question No. 1434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Setting up of Rail Coach Factory in Telangana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## SETTING UP OF RAIL COACH FACTORY IN TELANGANA

1434. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Para  10  of  Schedule  13  to  the  AP  Reorganisation  Act mandates Indian Railways to set up Rail Coach Factory in Telangana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to set up Rail Coach Factory in Kazipet in Telangana;
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be made operational; and
- (d) the  manner  in  which  Railways  justifies  the  proposed  purchase  of coaches from private players or importing them instead of setting up of  rail  coach  factory  which  is  cost-effective  and  also  provides employment to our youth?

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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1434 BY DR. G. RANJITH REDDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK RAIL  COACH The Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Act, Schedule 13, Item No.10 mentions that 'Indian Railways shall, within six months from the appointed day,  examine  the  feasibility  of  establishing  a  Rail  Coach  Factory  in  the successor State  of  Telangana  and  improve  rail  connectivity  in  the  State

SABHA ON 27.11.2019 REGARDING SETTING UP OF FACTORY IN TELANGANA (a) and take an expeditious decision thereon.' (b) and  (c)  To,  inter-alia,  examine  the  feasibility  of  establishing  a  Rail Coach Factory, a Committee of Senior Railway Officers had been constituted.  The  Committee  has  submitted  its  report.  In  view  of  the complexities involved in the exercise, the matter is under further detailed examination in the Ministry of Railways. Currently, the existing capacity and planned augmentation of capacities in existing factories are sufficient to  meet Indian Railways requirements in the near future. (d)   At present there is no approved plan to procure coaches from private player  on  large  scale  by  directing  production  plan  from  Railway's  coach factories.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Facilities by Empanelled Hospitals under ECHS
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1433

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  November, 2019

## FACILITIES BY EMPANELLED HOSPITALS UNDER ECHS

## 1433. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that a large number of private general  hospitals  refusing  medical  treatment  to  the  Ex-Servicemen  Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) beneficiaries on the grounds that the desired medical specialty is not covered under ECHS, however, if the beneficiary is willing to pay general rates for treatment they are provided with medical treatment in those hospitals;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the various private hospitals empanelled under ECHS do not list all the medical  specialties  they  cater  to  the  patients  and  list  only  those  for  which  they  are willing to cater to ECHS beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to revise the relevant ECHS list of empanelled hospitals  either  by  removing  the  column  'empanelled  for'  describing  the  specialty treatment catered to the beneficiaries or by ensuring that the said list of empanelled hospitals provide all the medical specialty to which the hospitals is catering to; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

| MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE रक्षा राज्य मंत्री   | (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK) ( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

(a)  to  (e):    Hospitals  are  empanelled  only  for  such  facilities  available  in  a  Hospital, which after  inspection   by   Quality   Council   of     India/National   Accreditation Board   for

Hospitals/National  Accreditation  Board  for  Laboratories  are  found  to  meet  the required  norms  and  are  recommended  for  empanelment  by  Quality  Council  of India/National  Accreditation  Board  for  Hospitals/National  Accreditation  Board  for Laboratories.

ECHS beneficiaries are referred to empanelled hospitals for treatment only in respect  of  such  facilities  for  which  they  have  been  empanelled.    However  in emergency, an ECHS beneficiary can take treatment in any hospital, empanelled or non-empanelled and for all facilities available in that hospital.  Hospitals are free to get their new/additional facilities  empanelled  with  ECHS  after  inspection  and recommendation  by  Quality  Council  of  India/National  Accreditation  Board  for Hospitals/National Accreditation Board for Laboratories.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Revenue from Advertisements
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1431 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## REVENUE  FROM  ADVERTISEMENTS

1431.    SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P. :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the revenue earned by the Government from the sale of platform tickets;
- (b) the details of amount earned by the Government from  shops and advertisements on the platforms;
- (c) the year when the rates of the rent for shops and advertisements on platforms were fixed and whether these rates are under revision; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1431 BY SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P. TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.11.2019 REGARDING REVENUE FROM ADVERTISEMENTS

- (a) ` 139.20 crore were earned from the sale of platform tickets in the year  2018-19.    Further, ` 78.50  crore  were  earned  from  sale  of platform tickets, up to September, 2019 during 2019-20.
- (b) ` 230.47 crore were earned from advertisements and shops including those on platforms in the year 2018-19. ` 128.40 crore were earned from  advertisement  and  shops  including  those  on  platforms  up  to September, 2019 during 2019-20.
- (c) & (d) As per the extant policy, contracts for shops and advertisements  are  awarded  after  open  competitive  bidding.  The rates  are  outcome  of  the  competition  during  the  bid.    However,  in order to ensure minimum revenue, the bidding is done after finalizing minimum licence fee and the quotes are to be submitted above the same.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Privatization of Rail Coach Factories
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja, S. Ramalingam, V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1430 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## PRIVATIZATION OF RAIL COACH FACTORIES

1430. SHRI A. RAJA: SHRI RAMALINGAM S.: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  Rail  Coach  Factories  across  the country, State/ UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  corporatise/privatise  all some of its Rail Coach Factories including Modern Coach Factories;
- (c) if  so, the details thereof, State/UT- wise including Tamil Nadu and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the time by which it is likely to be corporatised/privatised; and
- (e) whether any or some of the States has opposed this proposal and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1430  BY  SHRI  A.RAJA, SHRI  RAMALINGAM  S.  AND  DR.  KALANIDHI  VEERASWAMY  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.11.2019 REGARDING PRIVATIZATION OF RAIL COACH FACTORIES

## (a) Presently, there are three Rail Coach Factories under Ministry of Railways :-

| Name of Factories                     | State/UT      |
|---------------------------------------|---------------|
| Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai | Tamil Nadu    |
| Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala  | Punjab        |
| Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli | Uttar Pradesh |

(b)  to (d) Ministry of Railways has envisaged preparation of an action plan  for  corporatization  of  its  Production  Units,  including  coach factories. There is no plan to privatize any of its Production Units. No time-line can be indicated for corporatization of the Production Units at this  stage prior to finalization of the framework of corporatization and consultation with stakeholders.

(e) A  reference  was  received  from  Hon'ble  Chief  Minister  of  Punjab who has been apprised of the potential benefits of corporatization of Production Units.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Global Competitiveness Index
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Asaduddin Owaisi

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1426. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019.

## GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX

## 1426.  SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the World Economic Forum's latest iteration of its Global Competitiveness Report has put India at 68th position, down by 10 ranks from the previous year, out of 141 countries;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  continuous  fall  in  India's  economic  growth  is  the  primary reason for this; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken/to be taken by the Government to increase its growth rate and its position in Global Competitiveness Index?

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. India's ranking in the Global Competitiveness Index has fallen by 10 ranks due to faster improvements of several countries previously ranked  lower.  The  GCI  brought  out  by  the  World  Economic  Forum involved performance review of 141 countries.
- (c): The Government has announced several measures to boost economic growth rate and also to improve the ease of doing business and ease of  living  which,  in  turn,  will  improve  India's  position  in  the  Global Competitiveness Index. The key measures initiated include, reduction of  corporate  tax  rate  from  30  percent  to  22  percent  to  encourage investment in the economy; extension of PM Kisan, an income support scheme,  to  all  farmers  for  boosting  rural  consumption;  merger  of  10 public  sector  banks  into  4  entities  for  strengthening  their  balance sheets and increasing lending; setting up of a Realty Fund worth Rs. 25000 crore for financing stalled housing projects; and introducing the scheme for Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Product (RoDTEP) for  promoting  exports.  Besides,  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has cut the repo rate by 135 basis points between February and October, 2019 for reducing the lending rates of Banks with a view to encouraging investment in the economy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Report on Data Protection
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1425

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.11.2019

## REPORT ON DATA PROTECTION

## 1425 .   SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K:

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

- (a)          whether  the  Government has received Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee report on data protection;
- (b)      if so, the details and the major recommendations thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (c)        whether  the  said  committee  report  has  any  recommendation  on  the  subjects  such  as personal, non-personal and supersensitive data and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)     the categories of personal data identified in the report;
- (e)    whether the Government has accepted the said categorisation of personal data by the committee report and if so, the details thereof; and
- (a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  draft  legislation  with  regard  to  data protection  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  details  of  provisions  related  to protection of non-personal data in the proposed legislation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): Yes, Sir. The  Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on 31 st July 2017, vide OM No.3(6)/2017-CLES, constituted a Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Justice B N Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, to look into all  aspects relating to personal data protection. The committee gave its report on 27 th July, 2018. The Committee also submitted a draft Personal Data Protection Bill. Wide consultations were held on the draft bill and open feedback was invited on the contents of the bill. These are currently being processed and it is proposed to table the bill in Parliament.
- (c),  (d),  (e)  and  (f):    The  committee  in  its  report  and  the  draft  bill,  proposed  to  categorise personal  data  into  personal  data,  sensitive  personal  data  and  critical  personal  data.  On  the same lines as proposed by the Committee, it is proposed to categorize personal data into three categories of personal data namely personal, sensitive personal and critical personal data.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Railway Underpass at Edapally
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1424 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## RAILWAY UNDERPASS AT EDAPALLY

1424.    SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  construct  Railway  underpass  at Edapally  for  smooth  running  of  vehicles  including  ambulances  and residents;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps that have already been taken to begin the said construction work;
- (d) whether  there  exist  any  obstacles  for  the  commencement  of  the proposed project; and
- (e) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1424 BY SHRI HIBI EDEN TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.11.2019  REGARDING  RAILWAY  UNDERPASS  AT EDAPALLY

(a): A Subway is proposed at km 97/800-900 in Edapally yard on deposit terms basis and fund are received from MP/MLA fund. (b):  The  work  has  been  awarded.    The  preliminary  arrangements  for starting the work are in progress. (c):  Preliminary  arrangements  like  transshipment  of  temporary  girder, Commission  of  Railway  Safety  processing  for  approval  etc.  are  in progress now. (d): Yes, Sir. (e): Heavy rainfall during monsoon season has resulted in raising of the water  level  of  the  location.    Physical  execution  of  the  works  like excavation  and  insertion  of  temporary  girder  etc.  can  be  commenced only after reduction of water table below the construction depth, which is expected by the January 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Supply of Coal to Power Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Amar Singh, Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1423

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## Supply of Coal to Power Plants

## 1423. DR. AMAR SINGH: SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the targets fixed by Coal India Limited for production of coal in the current year;
- (b) whether production of coal is enough for fulfilling the requirement of power sector;
- (c) if  so,  the details in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor along with the  steps  being  taken  to  augment  coal  reserves  in  view  of  coal  shortage being reported in coal run power plants across the country;
- (d) whether huge quantity of coal remains lying at pit head and railway siding due to unavailability of wagons;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The coal production target of Coal India Limited (CIL) has been fixed at 660 Million Tonne (MT) for current year 2019-20.

(b)&(c): The target for Power Sector for the current fiscal, as given by Ministry of Power, is 530 MT.

During  the  current  year  (April-  October  2019-20),  dispatch  to  Power  sector from CIL sources has been 253.02 MT in comparison to last year's figure of 276.84 MT. and from SCCL source, coal dispatch to power sector during  AprilOctober  2019-20  has  been  29.82MT  in  comparison  to  last  year's  figure  of 30.15MT. However, decline in dispatch of coal to Power Sector has not affected the coal availability position at the Power House end.

Presently,  stock  at  Power  House  end  stands  at  22.91MT  as  on  20.11.2019, equivalent to 14 days' consumption with 4 power plants under critical list, as against the last year same day's stock of 11.74 Million tonnes, equivalent to 7 days' consumption, with 26 Power plants reeling under criticality.

(d)to(f): Bulk  of  the  coal  produced  in  CIL  is  dispatched  to  the  destination through  rail  mode  in  close  coordination  with  the  Indian  Railways.  Railway infrastructure, including availability of wagons, is at present sufficient to move the quantum of available coal. With the increase of production of coal down the years,  railway  infrastructure  has  also  improved.  Coal  India  Limited  has  also invested heavily in laying various railway lines like Tori-Shivpur and Jharsugua- Barapalli- Sardega.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: New Trains in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1422 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## NEW TRAINS IN BIHAR

†1422.  SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  trains  introduced  in  Bihar  during  the  last  three years  along  with  the  details  of  the  new  trains  proposed  to  be introduced for Araria district; and

- (b) the number of people likely to be benefitted by it?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b)  Indian Railways do not run train services on State-wise basis as  Railway  network  straddles  across  State  boundaries.    However, during the last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19), 40 pairs of new train services have been introduced serving the various stations located in the State of Bihar on originating/terminating basis.  At present, there is no proposal to introduce new trains for Arariya.  At present, 09 pairs of However, introduction of train is an ongoing process on Indian Railways and is done  keeping  in  view  the  traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility, train services have scheduled stoppage at Arariya. commercial viability, competing demands etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Him Vijay Military Exercise
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, A.K.P. Chinraj, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1417

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  November, 2019

## HIM VIJAY MILITARY EXERCISE

## 1417. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a)  whether  Indian  Army  has  conducted  major  military  exercise  called  Him  Vijay recently and if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives thereto and the expenditure involved therein;
- (b) the number of army personnel and the integrated battle groups who participated in the exercise and the benefits likely to be achieved as a result thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to increase joint military exercise of Indian forces with foreign countries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the number of joint military exercises undertaken during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) whether the Government has signed agreements with foreign countries during such exercise and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

(a) to (e): A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1417 FOR ANSWER ON 27.11.2019

(a) & (b): The Indian Army Conducts routine military exercises every year.  Exercise HIM  VIJAY  was  one  such  endeavour.    It  was  conducted  to  validate  operational capabilities of our combat formations.  Training exercises are conducted from within available resources and funds. The  exercise was  an all Arms  exercise and approximately a Division strength participated. (c)  &  (d):  The  engagement  of  our  armed  forces  with  foreign  countries,  including through  military  exercise,  is  reviewed  from  time  to  time  and  relevant  steps,  as required, are taken to engage foreign countries.  During the last three years and the current year, about 72 joint exercises were conducted by Army, 39 by Navy, 21 by Air Force and 2 Tri-Service Exercises were conducted.

- (e)  No such agreement has been signed with other countries during military exercises.

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