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Lok Sabha Question No. 150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: National Importance Status to Various Law Universities
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 150 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## National Importance Status to Various Law Universities

## 150. SHRI OM BIRLA:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  accord  the  status  of  'Institutes  of National Importance' to various National Law Universities across the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) Whether  the  Government  has  provided  any  assistance  to  any  of  the National  Law  Universities  across  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)   whether the Government proposes to introduce reforms in the administration of the aforesaid universities and in the conduction of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) and if so, the details thereof including the steps taken by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND CORPORATE

## AFFAIRS

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (c): The information is being collected and  will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Rafael Deal
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.149

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## RAFAEL DEAL

## 149. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has conducted the audit of Rafael deal;
- (b) if so, whether the report has been tabled in the Parliament;
- (c) if so, the main findings of the CAG;
- (d) whether any irregularities have been found in CAG report with regard to the said deal; and
- (e) if so, the details and the present position of the action on Government part basis on the points raised by CAG?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) is conducting the audit of the Capital Acquisition System of Indian Air Force including the Rafale aircraft.
- (b) to (e): In view of (a) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Concerns Raised by Telecom Operators
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 147 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th   JULY, 2018

## CONCERNS RAISED BY TELECOM OPERATORS

147. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the telecom operators have urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to look into the rationalisation of levies like spectrum usage charges and licence  fee,  pin  points  in  infrastructure  expansion,  regulation  of  OTT  players  among others;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the TRAI has agreed to some of the issues raised by telecom operators in the meeting held in the month of January, 2018 with them; 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) to (d) An Interactive Meeting was held in the month of January 2018 with the Telecom Service Providers to elicit ideas/suggestions for incorporation/formulation of areas/topics on which public consultation may be carried out or the studies/surveys may  be  undertaken  during  the  year  2018.  Discussions  were  held  on  the  Issues identified by TRAI for 2018 for Consultation, as well as the suggestions received from the TSPs for the Public Consultation during the year 2018. The TSPs put forward few suggestions for topics that require Public Consultations during 2018 like infrastructure  related  issues,  review  of  licensing  conditions,  National  Numbering Plan, Consultation on OTT, etc.

Based  on  the  interactive  Session,  a  few  issues/topics  have  been  identified tentatively by TRAI for public consultations during 2018, which include Provision of telecom services - infrastructure related issues, Telecom as a critical infrastructure, Financial viability issues, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Tactical Operations
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.146

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## TACTICAL OPERATIONS

## 146. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

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

- (a) the number of Pakistan Army personnel killed by Indian Army in 2017 in tactical operations and retaliatory cross border firings along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K;
- (b) the number of Indian Army soldiers martyred / killed and injured during the same period  along  the  LoC  in  the  cross  border  firings  and  other  incidents  during  the  same period; and
- (c) the steps taken to reduce the casualties on the Indian side of LoC?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (c): The cross  border  retaliatory      firing,  resulted  in  causalities  among Pakistan  Army  personnel  beyond  the  Line  of  Control  (LoC)  in  J&K.  Battle Casualties  (Fatal) and (Non-Fatal) have occurred in Cease Fire Violations, enemy fire across LC and other incidents   such as avalanche, terrorist attack, land slide and mine  blast.  Details regarding Indian Army are as follows:

## Battle Casualties (Fatal):

|   Year |   Officer |   JCOs / ORs |
|--------|-----------|--------------|
|   2017 |        08 |           98 |

## Battle Casualties (Non-Fatal):

|   Year |   Officer |   JCOs/ORs |
|--------|-----------|------------|
|   2017 |        18 |        137 |

All  the  forward  posts  along  the  LC  are  adequately  strengthened  to withstand  enemy  fire.  Apart  from  this,  there  are  well  established  Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) to safeguard against enemy action along the LC to minimize our casualties. Operational procedures are reviewed regularly to defeat the nefarious designs of enemy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Minority Status to Hindus
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18-07-2018

## Minority Status to Hindus

145.    SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposals to provide minority status to Hindus in Kashmir valley; and
- (b)  if so, the reaction of the Government thereto and the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  This  Ministry  has  received  requests  from  some  organizations/institutions requesting  grant  of  minority  status  to  Hindus  in  Jammu  &  Kashmir.  The  Central Government notifies a community as minority in the context of India as a whole, and not for individual State. The issue of declaring any community as minority in a State comes under the purview of the State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: ISO Certification
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 144

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018)

## ISO CERTIFICATION

## 144. SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is advising its various departments and private companies for obtaining  the  ISO  certification,  with  a  view  to  achieve  benchmark  performance  in international standards;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken to ensure good standards through this ISO Certification?

## 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)  to  (c):     No, Madam.  Implementation of ISO 9001 was included as an indicator in the Results-Framework Document (RFD) of the Ministries/Departments which had been subject to RFD process as part of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMES) earlier.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Tension with Pakistan
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.143

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## TENSION WITH PAKISTAN

## 143. SHRI  P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has advised the Air Force to remain ready to carry out any operation in view of tension with Pakistan;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  take  any  special  steps  in  this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (c): The  Indian  Air  Force  (IAF)  is  suitably  equipped,  trained  and organized to  cater  for  the  threat  environment  that  exists  and  is  ready  to meet the role assigned to it.  Operational preparedness of IAF is reviewed from time to time based on the threat perception.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Lighthouse Projects
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA, KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 141

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS

## 141.     SHRI ANOOP  MISHRA: SHRIMATI  KIRRON  KHER:

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

- (a) the lighthouse projects across  various sectors in digital  economy  that have  been approved  so far, following the Government's discussion with corporate  experts;
- (b) whether  the projects  approved  would be  carried out on a contractual  or PPP basis; and
- (c) the proposed  deadline  for the major projects?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a):   No such proposal has been approved  by the Government.
- (b) and (c):     Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Multipurpose Coal Distribution System
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, HARI OM PANDEY, SANTOSH KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.140

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## Multipurpose Coal Distribution System

## 140.   SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up 'Multipurpose Coal Distribution System' in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons for the delay; and
- (d) the details of the plan outlay for the aforesaid proposal and the time by which it will be implemented ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COAL  & FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (d):  There  is  no  proposal  to  set  up  Multipurpose  Coal  Distribution System.  However,enabling  provisions  have  been  made  in  the  Coal  Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 for allocation of coal mines by way of auction and allotment  for  the  sale  of  coal.  The  methodology  for  allotment  of  coal  mines under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 to Central / State Public Sector Undertakings for sale of coal has been approved by the Government. In addition, the methodology for auction for coal mines/blocks for sale  of  coal  under  the  provisions  of  the  Coal  Mines  (Special  Provisions)  Act, 2015 and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 has also been approved by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Furnishing of Property Details
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 139

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018)

## FURNISHING OF PROPERTY DETAILS

## †139. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any action against those IAS officers who have not furnished the details of their properties;
- (b) if so, the details of such actions;
- (c) whether it has been observed that some officers have disproportionate assets; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the actions taken against them?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):      In  terms  of  Rule  16(2)  of  the  All  India  Services  (Conduct)  Rules,  1968,  every member of the Service shall submit an annual return to the Cadre Controlling Authority by 31 st January of the year following the calendar year for which the return is being filed.

In  terms  of  DoPT's  O.M  dated  07.09.2011,  vigilance  clearance  shall  be  denied  to  an officer, if he fails to submit his annual Immovable Property Return (IPR) of the previous year latest by 31 st January of the following year. It may be added that vigilance clearance is required for  inclusion  in  the  offer  list,  empanelment,  any  deputation  for  which  Central  Government clearance  is  necessary,  appointments  to  sensitive  posts,  assignments  to  training  programmes, premature  repatriation  to  the  cadre  etc.  in  terms  of  the  guidelines  contained  in  DoP&T  O.M. No.104/33/2005-AVD.I dated 29.10.2007.

For the period from 01.1.2017 till 31.3.2018, vigilance clearance has been denied to 80 officers on the ground of filing IPRs after prescribed time or failing to file IPR.

- (c)  &  (d):          From  the  year  2014  onwards,  sanction  for  prosecution  under  the  Prevention  of Corruption Act, 1988 has been accorded in respect of three (3) IAS officers on account of having disproportionate assets.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Kanjikode Rail Coach Factory
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED, SAUGATA ROY, ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.138 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## KANJIKODE RAIL COACH FACTORY

138.  MOHAMMED FAIZAL: PROF. SAUGATA ROY: SHRI ANTO ANTONY :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of implementation of Kanjikode Rail Coach Factory in Palghat, Kerala;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to withdraw the implementation of the said coach factory and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representations  in  this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 138 BY MOHAMMED  FAIZAL, PROF. SAUGATA  ROY  AND  SHRI  ANTO  ANTONY  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2018  REGARDING KANJIKODE RAIL COACH FACTORY

(a) In  this  connection it is stated that the work of setting up of Rail Coach  Factory  at  Palakkad  in  Kerala  was  sanctioned  in  the  Railway Budget  2012-13  in  Joint  Venture/Public  Private  Partnership  (JV/PPP) mode.  Setting up such projects requires a sustained demand of coaches in the future. The requirement of coaches vis-à-vis available manufacturing  capacity  has  been  reviewed.  Since,  adequate  capacity exists for meeting  the present demand  and  that  in near future, immediate start of a new coach factory is not contemplated.

(b) The  Government  has  not  taken  any  decision  to  withdraw  the implementation of the said coach factory.

(c) &  (d)  Representations  in  regard  to  this  work  have  been  received recently as follows:

-  From Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, CM/Kerala vide letter dated 14.06.2018.
-  From  Shri  V.S.  Achuthanandan,  Chairman,  Administrative  Reforms Commission Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly vide letter dated 21.06.2018.
-  From Shri Prasanth Nair, IAS, PS/MoS  (IC) for Tourism & Minister of State  for  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  vide  letter  dated 05.03.2018.
-  From Shri M.B. Rajesh, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) vide letter dated 18.03.2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Defining Poverty Line
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## DEFINING POVERTY LINE

## 132. SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to redefine the poverty line;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the date on which poverty line was last defined/revised;
- (d) the reasons for not defining/ revising the poverty line in the present changing    scenario; and
- (e) the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE  MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (e)   Pursuant to the decision taken in the first meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog held under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Prime Minister on 8th February, 2015, a Task Force on Elimination of Poverty in India was constituted by NITI Aayog on 16th March, 2015 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Arvind Panagariya,  former  Vice  Chairman,  NITI  Aayog.  The  report  of  the  Task  Force  was  submitted  to  Prime Minister's Office on 11 th July, 2016. The report of the Task Force primarily focuses on issues of measurement of poverty and strategies to combat poverty. Regarding estimation of poverty, the report of the Task Force states that 'a consensus in favour of either the Tendulkar or a higher poverty line did not emerge. Therefore, the Task Force has concluded that the matter be considered in greater depth by the country's top experts on poverty before a final decision is made. Accordingly, it is recommended that an expert committee be set up to arrive at an informed decision on the level at which the poverty line should be set'. The report of the Task Force is under consideration of the Government.

At  present  the  official  poverty  estimates  are  based  on  data  of  Large  Sample  Surveys  on  Household Consumer Expenditure carried out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The latest data of Large Sample Survey on Household Consumer Expenditure has been collected by NSSO in its 68 th round conducted in 2011-12. The latest poverty estimates have been computed for 2011-12 following the extant Tendulkar methodology and these have been released through a Press Note issued on 22nd July 2013.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Medical Assistance in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kunhalikutty, P.K., JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.128 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRAINS

128. SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Supreme  Court  had  directed  railways  to  make available  oxygen  cylinders  and  other  medical  assistance  to  needy passengers in trains;
- (b) if so, the present status of providing medical assistance in trains to needy passengers;
- (c)  the  number  of  onboard  passengers  fatalities  reported  in  trains  in the past three years and the details of help provided to them; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  to  strengthen  its  emergency healthcare services in all the trains?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 3224 of  2006  had  directed  that  oxygen  cylinders  be  provided  in  all  trains. Further, the Hon'ble Supreme Court had directed that a Committee of experts  be  constituted  at  All  India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi for recommending the medical facility in trains and

at  stations  for  rendering  emergency  medical  care  to  passengers.  All the  recommendations  of  the  Committee  have  been  implemented  in Railways.

(c)  :  On-board  passenger  fatalities  reporting  during  last  three  years was  1678.  In  all  the  cases  dead  bodies  were  handed  over  to Government  Railway  Police  (GRP)  as  per  laid  down  procedure  and families were provided all possible assistance.

(d) : All the recommendations of the Committee have been implemented which includes modified First Aid Boxes containing wide range  of  life  saving  medicines  and  materials  required  for  rendering First Aid, provision  of oxygen  and  training  of  front-line staff in rendering First Aid.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Cancellation of Orders with MSMEs
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.127

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2018

## CANCELLATION OF ORDERS WITH MSMEs

## 127. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Ordnance  Factory  Board  (OFB)  has  recently  abruptly  cancelled several orders with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
- (b) if so, the facts and the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Federation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises have urged the Government / Ministry of Defence to intervene in the matter and save the sector; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Union Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): Recently some Ordnance Factories had to cancel / short-close the Supply Orders placed on MSMEs in the current year due to reduction in procurement  of  supplies  by  Army  in  the  light  of  budget  allocation  of revenue expenditure in the current year.  Federation of MSME Vendors of Defence  &  Aerospace  have  submitted  representations  which  are  being considered in the Ministry to safeguard the interest of MSME vendors.

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