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Lok Sabha Question No. 866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Mobile Phone Companies
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## MOBILE PHONE COMPANIES

## †866.   SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of mobile phone companies operating in the Country as on date;
- (b) the details of the criteria laid down for setting up a new mobile phone company; and
- (c) whether the said  companies are  providing  more  attractive  schemes  to  their  subscribers due to which of the services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam  Ltd.  (MTNL)  are  being  affected  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Eight companies namely, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Hexacom Limited, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL),Reliance JioInfocomm Limited, Tata Teleservices Limited, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited and Vodafone Idea Limited are operating to provide mobile services in the country.
- (b) Mobile  phone  company  has  to  be  registered  under  Companies  Act,  2013.  Further,  the Company has to seek permission from DoT, Unified License with Access Service authorization, for the Licensed Service Area in which the mobile services are to be provided. Guidelines for obtaining Unified License and draft License agreement are available on  DoT  website (www.dot.gov.in.)
- (c) BSNL and MTNL offer most competitive and affordable schemes to its customers. The schemes are provided depending on the competitive market conditions and techno commercial needs of the subscribers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Space Research and Technology
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## 865.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.865

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019

## SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

## SHRIMATI RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- whether  the  Government  has  evolved  and  laid  down  any  policy about linking space research related Government establishments to the contemporary development needs of the lives of the people in  general  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons
- (a) therefor;
- (b) whether there is any practice of appealing Government departments for promoting use of space technology for governance and public administration; and
- (c)
- (a)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO),  since  its  inception, has  been  driven  by  the  objective  of  harnessing  the  benefits  of space  technology  for  national  development  and  improving  the lives  of  the  people.  The  satellite  enabled  data  and  services  are being  used  to  improve  the  living  standards  of  people.  These include  Television  broadcasting,  Direct-to-Home,  ATM,  Mobile communication,  tele-education,  tele-medicine  and  advisories  on

## (b)

weather, pest infestation, agro-meteorology and potential fishing zones. Satellite data is also used for crop production estimation, crop intensification, agricultural drought assessment, wasteland inland which inventory, identifying ground water prospect zones, aquaculture suitability and disaster risk reduction, indirectly benefits the people.

## & (c)

Yes,  Sir.  In  order  to  promote  use  of  space  technology  for governance and public administration, Department of Space had formed  expert  working  groups  in  ISRO  for  proactive  interaction with the Government departments and prepared the joint action plan  on  'Effective  use  of  Space  Technology  in  Governance  & Development'.  These  action  plans  were  deliberated  in  One  Day National  Meet  held  in  New  Delhi  in  September  2015,  with  the participation of all the Central Government Ministries/ Departments. The projects that emerged out of this Meet in the areas of Natural Resources Management, Planning, Monitoring & Decision Making and Disaster Risk Reduction have been executed. Further,  to  promote  utilization  of  space  technology  in  State Government Departments, State level workshops have also been conducted in 18 states.

Several training programmes have been conducted at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), DoPT and Institute of Secretariat Training & Management (ISTM), DoPT on space technology based applications for sensitization of officials at  different  levels  of  public  administration.  More  than  1150 officials have been benefitted so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Manufacturing Defence Equipments
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.863

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## MANUFACTURING DEFENCE EQUIPMENTS

## 863. MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

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

- (a)  whether the country has become highly dependent on imported weapons and defence equipments;

- (b)  if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  whether the Government is contemplating on taking steps to make the country self- reliant with regard to defence equipments and weapons; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

रक्षा

राज्य

मंत्री

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श्री

श्रीपाद

नाईक

)

- (a)  to  (d):  Capital  procurement  of  defence  equipment  is  undertaken  from  various domestic  as  well  as  foreign  vendors,  based  on  operational  requirements  of  the  Armed Forces, the availability or capacity to produce the equipment  in India and abroad, to keep the  Armed  Forces  in  a  state  of  readiness  to  meet  the  entire  spectrum  of  security challenges.

During the last four financial years (2015-16 to 2018-19), 135 contracts have been signed with Indian vendors and 75 contracts have been signed with foreign vendors for capital  procurement  of  defence  equipment  for  Armed  Forces.    The  defence  equipment contracted with foreign vendors during this period include aircrafts, helicopters, missiles, rockets, artillery guns, assault rifles, navy vessels, simulators and ammunitions.

Government is pursuing initiatives to achieve higher levels of indigenisation and self-reliance in the defence sector by harnessing the capabilities of the public and private sector  industries  in  the  country.    These  measures  include  according  priority  and preference to procurement from Indian vendors and liberalization of the licensing regime. Defence  Procurement  Procedure  (DPP)  accords  the  highest  priority  to  Buy  Indian (Indigenously) Designed Developed and Manufactured (IDDM). The 'Make' procedure has been simplified with provisions for earmarking projects not exceeding development cost of Rs.10 crores (government funded) and Rs.3 crores (Industry funded) for Micro, Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs);  and    with  provisions  for  involving  private industry as production agencies  and technology transfer partners.  Government has also promulgated  the  policy  on  Strategic  Partnership  in  the  Defence  Sector  to  encourage broader participation of the private sector in manufacture of major defence platforms and equipment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Helicopter for Navy
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.860

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## HELICOPTER FOR NAVY

## 860. SHRI SU. THRUNAVUKKARASAR:

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

- (a)  whether the Indian Navy plans to acquire 111 NUHs (Naval Utility Helicopters) and 123 NMRHs (Naval Multi-Role Helicopters);

- (b)  if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  the  time by which these helicopters are likely to be inducted into the Indian Navy; and

- (d) the total budget estimate for the project?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा

राज्य

मंत्री

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श्री

श्रीपाद

नाईक

)

- (a)  to  (d):    The  Capital  procurement  of  defence  equipment  including  the  Naval  Utility Helicopters  and  Naval  Multi  Role  Helicopters  is  carried  out  as  per  the  provisions  of Defence Procurement Procedure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Communication Gadgets to Fishing Vessels
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Behanan Benny

## 858.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.858

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019

## COMMUNICATION GADGETS TO FISHING VESSELS

## SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided communication gadgets to fishing vessels, specially in Kerala;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  distribute  NavIC,  a satellite-enabled communication gadget developed by ISRO;
- (d)
- if so, whether it has been implemented; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (a) & (b)

ISRO  has  provided  250  NavIC  Messaging  Receivers  (NMR)  to fishermen of Kerala respectively on a trial basis. This device provides  Emergency  Warning  Alerts  like  cyclone,  high  waves and Tsunami and also provides information on Potential Fishing Zone and International boundary crossing based on the position information from NavIC.

(c), (d) & (e) ISRO/Antrix have taken up the responsibility of providing NavIC devices on trial basis. Around 200 devices for Tamil Nadu and numbers, viz. 8 and 10 respectively are provided to fishermen of Andhra

250 devices for Kerala are distributed. A few Pradesh and Karnataka States for trial exercises. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Rail Connectivity to Ports and Industries
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 857 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## RAIL CONNECTIVITY TO PORTS AND INDUSTRIES

857.     DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  any  proposal  for  gauge  conversion, new railway lines and doubling of railway lines for development of ports and industries in the State of Gujarat;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be sanctioned?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c):    As  on  01.04.2019,  four  new  lines,  twenty  five  gauge conversion and eleven doubling projects covering a length of 474.45 km., 2220.12 km and 905.47 km and costing ` 5260.87 crore, ` 13013. 52  crore  and ` 6511.23  crore  respectively  falling  fully/partly  in  the State of Gujarat are in various stages of execution/sanction. These will help  in  development  of  ports  and  industries.  On  these  projects,  an expenditure of ` 7384 crore has been incurred upto March, 2019, with an outlay of ` 2702.50 crore for the year 2019-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Land Related Disputes
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## 856. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  a  World  Bank  study  states  that  land  related  disputes account for two-thirds of all pending court cases in the Country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  deal  with  the  increasing  land related disputes and give a relief to common people to settle the disputes within a time-frame; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government in this regard?

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

- (a&b): Land-related disputes are in the nature of civil cases. As per data available on the  National  Judicial  Data  Grid  (NJDG),  as  on  20 th June,  2019,  civil  cases constitute 88.04 lakh cases and criminal cases constitute 222.62 lakh cases out of the total  310.67  lakh  cases  pending  in  various  District  and  Subordinate  Courts. Further,  civil  cases  constitute  18.73  lakh  cases,  criminal  cases  constitute  12.12 lakh cases and writ cases constitute 12.64 lakh cases out of the total 43.50 lakh cases  pending  in  various  High  Courts.  However,  NJDG  does  not  separately provide  the  number  of  pending  land-related  disputes.  Details  of  land-related disputes in revenue courts in various States is maintained by the respective States.
- (c)  &  (d):Land  and  its  management  falls  under  the  domain  of  State  Governments. Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India is, however, implementing the `Digital India Land Records Modernisation

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 856

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019.

## Land Related Disputes

Programme that, inter alia, provides for digitization of Records of Right, cadastral maps,  computerization  of  registration  and  integration  of  registration  with  the revenue  offices,  ultimately  resulting  in  minimization  of  land  disputes,  to  some extent.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Upgradation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.853

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## UPGRADATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

## 853. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has decided for upgradation/ modernization of some railway stations in the country including Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  upgradation  work  has  been  completed  in  all  those railway stations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (e)  Upgradation/modernization of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous  and  on-going  process.  Works  for  improvement  of  passenger amenities  are  undertaken  depending  upon  need,  volume  of  passenger traffic and inter-se priority, subject to availability of funds.

Presently, Railway  stations  are  upgraded/modernized  under  'Adarsh' Station  Scheme  based  on  identified  need  of  providing  better  enhanced passenger  amenities  at  stations.    Various  passenger  amenities  which, inter-alia, include improvement to façade of the station building, retiring room,  waiting  room  (with  bathing  facilities),  separate  waiting  room  for ladies, landscaping of circulating area, earmarked parking, signages, Pay &  Use  toilets,  Foot  Over  Bridge,  ramps  at  entry  to  station  etc.  are proposed  to  be  provided  at  Railway  stations  which  are  identified  for development  under  this  scheme  as  per  the  respective  category  of  the station and the works for which are funded under Plan Head 'Passenger Amenities'. 'Adarsh'  Station  Scheme  has  been  started  since  2009-10  and  presently, Railway stations are upgraded/modernised under 'Adarsh Station Scheme'.    The  scheme  provides  for  development  of  stations,  including State  of  Karnataka.  Selection  of  railway  stations  under  'Adarsh  Station Scheme'  is  based  on  the  identified  need  for  providing  better  enhanced passenger Amenities at stations. Since then, 1253 stations including 45 stations in the State of Karnataka have  been  identified  for  development  under  this  scheme,  out  of  which 1103 stations including 35 stations in the State of Karnataka so far have been developed under 'Adarsh Station Scheme' and remaining stations are targeted to be developed by 2019-20. Further, Ministry of Railways has decided to redevelop major stations in the  country  by  using  funds  generated  from  monetization  of  land.  Major stations in Karnataka shall also be taken up under this policy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Procurement of Modern Weapon
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Janardan Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.851

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## PROCUREMENT OF MODERN WEAPON

## 851. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  a  need  to  speed  up  the  process  of  procurement  of  state-of-the-art military weapons for the army;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far; and
- (c) further efforts being made for procurement of the state-of-the-art weapons?
- (a) to (c):  The Government attaches high priority to ensuring that the Armed Forces are adequately  equipped  and  operationally  prepared  to  deal  with  the  entire  spectrum  of security challenges facing the country.  In this context, there is a constant endeavour to modernize the Armed Forces through acquisition of contemporary systems, development of new technologies and upgradation of conventional equipment.

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

रक्षा

राज्य

मंत्री

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श्री

श्रीपाद

नाईक

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While taking measures to expedite procurement of required equipment, Government is also committed to the promotion of indigenization and self-reliance in the defence sector, which is a focus area under the 'Make in India' initiative.  A number of measures,  including  priority  and  preference  to  procurement  from  Indian  vendors; liberalization of the licensing regime and enabling of access to modern and state-of-theart  technology  to  Indian  industry  by  raising  the  cap  of  FDI  in  the  defence  sector  have been  taken  to  harness  the  potential  in  the  public  and  private  sector  to  meet  defence requirements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Defence Cooperation
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.850

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## DEFENCE COOPERATION

## 850. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal from China for a border defence cooperation pact;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  the  defence cooperation between both the countries?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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- (a) & (b):  An agreement on Border Defence Cooperation between India and China was signed on 23 October 2013.  No new proposal for a border defence cooperation pact has been received from China.
- (c)    The  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  strengthen  defence  cooperation  with China,  including  mechanisms  to  enhance  military  to  military  exchanges  and  to  ensure maintenance  of  peace,  stability  and  tranquillity  along  the  India-China  border.  These include:
- (i) Annual Defence and Security Dialogue
- (ii) Exchanges at the level of border troops
- (iii) Border Personnel Meetings
- (iv) Meetings of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on IndiaChina Border Affairs; and
- (v) Agreements and protocols relating to Confidence Building measures.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: One Belt and One Road Initiative
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.849 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## ONE BELT AND ONE ROAD INITIATIVE

## 849.     SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) The  current  stance  of  the  Government  on  China's  One  Belt and One Road Initiative (BRI);
- (b) Whether the Government plans to use economic development projects  as  a  foreign  policy  tool  in  South  Asia,  South-east Asia and Africa;
- (c) If so, the planned investment therein; and
- (d) If not, the strategies in place to counter BRI's economic and foreign  policy  influence  among  India's  strategic  Asian  and African partners?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Government's position on China's 'One Belt One Road' (OBOR) or  'Belt  and  Road  Initiative'  (BRI)  has  been  clear  and  consistent. The  inclusion  of  the  so-called  'China-Pakistan  Economic  Corridor' (CPEC), which passes through parts of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir under illegal occupation of Pakistan, as a flagship project of  'OBOR/BRI',  reflects  lack  of  appreciation  of  India's  concerns  on the  issue  of  sovereignty  and  territorial  integrity.  Government  has conveyed to the Chinese side its concerns about their activities in Pakistan  Occupied  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  asked  them  to  cease these activities.

Expansion and strengthening of connectivity is an integral part of  India's  economic  and  diplomatic  initiatives.  At  the  same  time, Government is of the firm belief that connectivity initiatives must be

based  on  universally  recognized  international  norms.  They  must follow principles of openness, transparency and financial responsibility  and  must  be  pursued  in  a  manner  that  respects sovereignty, equality and territorial integrity of nations. (b)  to  (d)  India  has  a  robust  development cooperation agenda that constitutes  a  significant  dimension  of  its  close  and  multi-faceted ties with many partner countries, including in India's neighbourhood.  Extension  of  Government  of  India  (GoI)  Lines  of Credit (LOCs) on concessional terms is an important component of this  development  partnership  in  diverse  areas  of  socio-economic development such as power, transport, connectivity, agriculture and irrigation, manufacturing industries, water and sanitation, healthcare etc. As  part  of  the  GoI  LOC  programme,  279  LOCs  have  been extended to 63 countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Oceania  and  Commonwealth  of  Independent  States  worth  nearly US$  28  billion.  Of  this,  254  projects  aggregating  nearly  US$  4.70 billion  have  been  completed,  while  194  projects  worth  nearly  US$ 19 billion are under implementation. These include 94 connectivity projects in five countries in India's immediate neighbourhood being taken up with GoI LOC worth nearly US$ 6.6 billion.

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