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Lok Sabha Question No. 2284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Rajdhani Train from New Delhi to Agartala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2284 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## RAJDHANI TRAIN FROM NEW DELHI TO AGARTALA

## 2284. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has received any proposal for starting Rajdhani Train
- from New Delhi to Agartala and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Railways  proposes  to  connect  Tripura  with  Southern  and Western parts of the country by Broad Gauge;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the time by which the decision is likely to be taken and implemented in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  Presently,  two  pairs  of  train  services,  including  20501/20502  Agartala  Anand Vihar Terminal Rajdhani Express,  are  serving  the  New  Delhi  -  Agartala sector. There is no proposal to introduce additional services on the sector, at present.
- (b)  to  (d)  At  present,  Agartala,  the  State  Capital  of  Tripura,  is  connected  to major cities like Bengaluru, Kolkata, etc. For destinations not directly connected,  passengers  may  avail  change  over  at  Guwahati,  which  is  well connected to stations located in Southern/Western parts of the country. Owing to  operational  and  resource  constraints,  there  is  no  proposal  to  operate additional services from Agartala.  However, introduction of trains is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification, availability of resources etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: ROB at Katakhal
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajdeep Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## ROB AT KATAKHAL

## 2283.  DR. RAJDEEP ROY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Rail  over  bridge  at  Katakhal  is  incomplete  due  to tussle between the Railways and the implementing agency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  steps  taken  to  ensure  that  the  tussle  is  resolved  soon  and the ROB completed for the benefit of commuters; and
- (d) whether the Government is planning to construct a Railway Over Bridge (ROB) at Badarpurghat and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c):    No,  Sir.  There  is  no  dispute  between  the  Railway  and Implementation  agency.  There  are 3 Road  over  Bridges  (ROBs) proposed  for  construction  around  Katakhal  i.e.  ROB  at  Km  7/2-3 between  Panchgram-Katakhal,  ROB  at  Km  10/8-9  between  KatakhalSalchapra and ROB at Km 13/2-3 between Katakhal-Salchapra. These works will be done by State Government of Assam at their own cost. Further action is to be taken by State Government of Assam. No action is pending at Railway side.

(d):  There  is  Level  Crossing  (LC)  No.  1/BS  near  Badarpurghat  which falls on National Highway (NH).  As per Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  signed  between  Ministry  of  Railways  and  Ministry  of  Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), MoRTH/ National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will replace all LCs on National Highways corridors by ROBs/RUBs on single entity basis at their own cost. Hence, the ROB is to be constructed by MoRTH/ NHAI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Private Investment in J&K
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2279.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 04 TH  MARCH, 2020.

## PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN J&K

## 2279.  SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the total number of private investment proposals in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) that  have  been  received  between August 5, 2019 and December 31,  2019; and
- (b) the number of the said proposals that have been accepted ?

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

- (a) & (b): The  Government  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  has  informed  that 44 Expressions of Interest for investment amounting to Rs.  13120 Crore have  been  received  during  the  period  from  5 th August,  2019  to  31 st December, 2019. All proposals are currently under scrutiny by respective departments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Loss of Revenue
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## LOSS OF REVENUE

2274. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is  earning  profit  or  suffering  loss  on account  of  transportation  of  goods  during  the  last  three  years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of cases of loss of revenue reported in transportation of goods and the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard during the above period;
- (c) the  details  of  compensation  paid  by  the  Railways  to  various claimants due to delay in delivery of goods by train; and
- (d) the details of action taken against the guilty persons/officials in this regard?

## 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.  2274  BY  MS  DIYA  KUMARI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.03.2020  REGARDING  LOSS  OF REVENUE.

(a): Railways is earning profit on account of transportation of goods during the last three years. The details are as under:

( in crore)

| Year    |   Cost |   Earnings |   Profit/Loss (-) |
|---------|--------|------------|-------------------|
| 2016-17 |  64367 |     104339 |             39972 |
| 2017-18 |  71155 |     117055 |             45900 |
| 2018-19 |  76621 |     127433 |             50812 |

(b):  The number of claims registered by Railways was 8,533 during the financial  year  2016-17,  7,251  during  the  financial  year  2017-18  and 5,777 during the financial year 2018-19.

Measures  initiated  by  Railways  to  prevent  arising  of  claims  are  as under as under:

- (i) Escorting of Goods Train.
- (ii) Insistence on provision of dunnage to protect flap doors wherever  required  to  prevent  leakage  of  sugar,  pulses  and  oil seeds etc.
- (iii) Proper marking and labeling of packages to avoid their loss/over carriage.
- (iv) Claims  Inspectors  are  deputed  on  trains  for  monitoring  and preventing over-carriage of parcels.

(c): Indian Railways does not guarantee any transit time in transportation  of  goods  and  no  claim  is  admissible  against  Indian Railways for delay in delivery of goods.

- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Family Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +2273

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 4 th  March, 2020

## Family Courts

## +2273.        SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias

## PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state?

- (a) whether the Government is formulating any separate scheme to set up family courts in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the action being taken by the Government to set up such family courts in Osmanabad districts in Maharashtra; and
- (d) the time by which the said courts are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a)  to  (d):  The  Family  Courts  Act,  1984  provides  for  establishment  of  Family Courts by the State Governments in consultation with the High Courts to promote conciliation and secure speedy settlement of disputes relating to marriage and

Contd…..

family  affairs.  Setting  up  of  Family  Courts  is  in  the  domain  of  the  State Governments  who  set  up  such  Courts  as  per  their  need  and  resources  in consultation  with  the  concerned  High  Courts.  Family  Court  is  functioning  at Osmanabad district in Maharashtra w.e.f. 4 th February, 2018 as per Government of Maharashtra notification dated 31 st January, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Communication Facility in Remote Areas
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra, Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  MARCH, 2020

## COMMUNICATION FACILITY IN REMOTE AREAS

## †2272. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI: SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any target to provide communication facilities to remote areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard along with the time by which the above target is likely to be achieved; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) to (c) The  National  Digital  Communications  Policy  -  2018  (NDCP-2018)  which  was notified on 22.10.2018 inter-alia envisages for ensuring connectivity for all uncovered areas by 2022. The connectivity  to  these  uncovered  areas  is  being  provided  by  the  Government  and  the  Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) in a phased manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Pending Cases under the Consumer Actagainst Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## PENDING CASES UNDER THE CONSUMER ACT AGAINST RAILWAYS

2271.  SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
2. (a)      the  number  of  cases  that  are  pending  under  the    Consumer (Protection) Act against the Railways;
3. (b) whether  the  Railways  has  identified those responsible for providing deficient/negligent service and recovered the damages paid by the Railways on the verdict of the consumer court; and
4. (c)     if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):     A total of 3225 cases are pending under the  Consumer (Protection) Act against the Railways, as on 21.02.2020.
- (b) & (c):  Yes, Sir. Railways have identified, wherever possible, those responsible  for  providing  deficient/negligent  service,  and  wherever possible recovery was made.

Contd…

Consumer Court cases were filed mostly  on account of theft of  unbooked  luggage,  refund  of  tickets,  unauthorised  passengers, deficiency  in  services,  coach  maintenance  &  cleanliness,  wrong ticket issued, and luggage & parcel  etc.   Railways have recovered damages to the tune of ₹ 1,53,742/- in the last three years (i.e. from 2017-2020, upto 21.02.2020).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Payment of Dues of DoT
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Anantkumar  Hegde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2270 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  MARCH, 2020

## PAYMENT OF DUES OF DOT

## 2270. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  action  over  non-compliance  of  order  on payment of dues of Department of Telecommunication (DoT) by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) and if so, the details thereof; and

- (b) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) The Government has directed the Licensees to make the payments in accordance with the  order  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  dated  24.10.2019.  As  per  License  Agreement,  the Government takes action against licensees including Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) over non-compliance of Hon'ble Supreme Court order dated 24.10.2019 on payment of dues of Department of Telecommunication.

- (b) Not applicable Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Doubling and Electrification of Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Virendra  Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## DOUBLING AND ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES

†2269. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  doubling  of  Railway  lines  being  done  by  the Indian Railways at present, place-wise;
- (b) whether any scheme is proposed for the doubling and electrification of the Railway route between Lalitpur- TikamgarhChhatarpur-Khajuraho at present or in future; and
- (c) the details thereof?

## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2269 BY DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.03.2020  REGARDING  DOUBLING AND ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES

(a): Presently, Indian Railways have taken up 255 Doubling Projects of 20,500 km length and costing ` 2.32 lakh crore, which are in different stages of execution/planning/sanction, out of which, commissioning of 2,784 km length has been achieved and expenditure of ` 48,342 crore has been incurred up to March, 2019.

The  details  of  all  projects  (including  Doubling  Projects)  are  made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in >Ministry of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates >Finance (Budget).

(b) and (c):  Lalitpur- Tikamgarh-Chhatarpur-Khajuraho section is a part of  Lalitpur  -  Satna  and  Rewa-  Singrauli  New  Line  Project.  Presently, single new broad gauge line work has been taken up and there is no proposal for doubling.

Railway Electrification work on Lalitpur-Udaipura section has already been  completed  in  2017-18.  Electrification  of  Udaipura-TikamgarhChhatarpur-Khajuraho  is  part  of  sanctioned  electrification  work  of Mahoba-Udaipura. Tender has been awarded for the same in December'2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Online Fraud in making Passports
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## ONLINE FRAUD IN MAKING PASSPORTS

## 2268.     SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

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

- (a) whether many persons have become victims of online fraud in the name of making passports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number and details of such victims and the total amount involved in the said fraud, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

- (a) & (b) It has been brought to the attention of the Ministry about the existence of certain websites which are fraudulently claiming to make passports. Ministry has taken steps to spread awareness about such fraudulent websites and issued advisories through the social media. Citizens have been advised to use the official passport portal (www.passportindia.gov.in) of the Ministry for passport related services.
- (c) Data on the number and details of applicants who have used these fraudulent websites to apply for a passport and the total amount involved cannot be quantified definitively as these cases are due to fake websites run by fraudsters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Coal Extracted by WCL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2267 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## Coal Extracted by WCL

## 2267. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Western  Coalfields  Limited  (WCL)  carryout  the  excavation work in the coal mines;
- (b) if so, the amount and value of coal extracted by WCL from the year 2014 till date and the details of total cost involved therein; and
- (c) the comparative analysis of the mining cost of extraction of coal by public sector companies vis-a-vis private sector from 2014 onwards?

## Answer

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

(a)&(b):  Yes,  Sir.  The  amount  and  value  of  coal  extracted  by  WCL  from  the year 2014 to April-December 2019 and the total cost involved therein is:

| Particulars                                         |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (April to Dec.19) |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Coal Production (Lakh Tonnes)                       |    411.47 |    448.16 |    456.32 |    462.2  |    531.8  |                      330.5  |
| Total Expenditure (Rs. Crores)                      |   7432.9  |   7838.05 |   8340.29 |  11579.9  |  10994.2  |                     7417.9  |
| Total Expenditure of coal Extracted (Rs per Tonnes) |   1806.43 |   1748.93 |   1827.74 |   2505.38 |   2067.36 |                     2244.45 |

(c): Data on mining cost of private sector is not maintained in the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Entrusting Passport making to Private Firm
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Annpurna Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2265 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## ENTRUSTING PASSPORT MAKING TO PRIVATE FIRM

## † 2265.     SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has entrusted the task of making passport and its renewal to any private firm;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the task of making passport has great importance due to security reasons; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government to the decision for entrusting the said task to a private party in this situation?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

- (a) Government has not entrusted the task of making passport and its renewal to any private firm.
- (b)     Does not arise.
- (c)     Y es.
- (d)     Government has not entrusted the task of making passport and its renewal to any private firm.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Recruitment for Group-D Posts
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## RECRUITMENT FOR GROUP-D POSTS

## 2261. SHRI  HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  examination  for  the Group-D posts in Railways are getting delayed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and by when the said examination will be conducted; and
- (c) the number of applications received by the railways for Group-D posts?

## ANSWER

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

There is no undue delay in recruitment for Group-D posts (now, Level1)  in  the  Railways.  Two  recruitment  notifications  for  Level-1  were issued-one in February 2018 for around 63,000 vacancies and second one in March 2019 for around 1.03 lakh vacancies. Around 1.89 crore applications  were  received  for  the  first  notification,  CEN  02/2018. After scrutiny of applications, conduct of written examination (Computer  Based  Test,  CBT)  for  eligible  candidates,  generation  of Zonal  Railway-wise  merit  lists,  Physical  Efficiency  Test,  Document Verification  &  Medical  Examination,  around  56,000  candidates  have already  been  selected  for  appointment  as  on  13.02.2020.  For  the second notification (CEN RRC-01/2019), around 1.15 crore applications have been received whose scrutiny is complete. Scheduling of written examination (CBT) under this notification is under process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: CHANDRAYAAN-III
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2259

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 04, 2020

## CHANDRAYAAN-III

2259.  SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- the tentative time schedule of the Chandrayaan - III mission;
- (b) the details of lessons learnt from the failure of Chandrayaan - II; and
- (c)
- the current status of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The tentative launch schedule for Chandrayaan - III is first half of 2021.
- (b) Chandrayaan  -  III  mission  has  been  configured  based  on  the lessons learnt from Chadrayaan - II. The revised configuration takes care of the robustness in design, capacity enhancement for  mission  flexibility  and  at  the  same  time  retained  the heritage of Chandrayaan- II to the extent possible.
- (c) The status of Gaganyaan programme :

Hardware  realization  has  commenced  for  ground  test  and  first unmanned mission. Space flight training of 4 astronaut candidates commenced. National collaboration for design, development  and  delivery  of  human  centric  products  such  as Crew  medical  kit,  Crew  health  monitoring  system,  Emergency survival  kit,  Dosimeters,  Earmuffs  and  Fire  suppression  system has started. A 3-week training programme for Flight surgeon was completed at ISRO with participation of CNES, France. Four  Biological  and  two  physical  science  related  microgravity experiments from academic institutions are shortlisted for unmanned mission of Gaganyaan programme.

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