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Lok Sabha Question No. 1856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Temporary Workers of BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1856 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  JULY, 2019

## TEMPORARY WORKERS OF BSNL

## 1856.   PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether temporary workers of BSNL are reportedly not being paid for the last several months;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  has  reported  that  casual  labourers  and temporary status mazdoors in BSNL are being paid wages regularly.  BSNL has also informed that its circles are being sensitised from time to time to pay wages to the temporary workers as per statutory provisions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Reconstruction of Old Railway Colonies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1855

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## RECONSTRUCTION OF OLD RAILWAY COLONIES

†1855. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  for  demolition  of  very  old  and dilapidated  abandoned  quarters  in  Railway  colonies  constructed  for  its officers and employees;
- (b) if so, whether there is any plan for demolition and reconstruction of old abandoned  quarters  in  railway  colonies  in  Pratapgarh  district  of  Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether there is also a plan for reconstruction of dilapidated railway reservation centre in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a):  Railways  undertake  replacement  of  old  and  dilapidated  quarters  in railway  colonies  constructed  for  its  officers  and  employees  on  regular basis,  depending  upon  age  and  condition  of  quarters  and  availability  of funds.

Contd…2/-

(b):  Quarters  which  are  not  fit  for  residing  at  Pratapgarh  are  being abandoned  and  demolished  as  per  extant  guidelines.  It  is  a  regular process.  Currently,  in  different  projects,  36  new  quarters  are  being constructed at Pratapgarh station by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and Northern Railway Construction Organization (NRCO).

(c)  to  (e):  There  is  no  plan  for  construction  of  new  reservation  centre  at Pratapgarh.  Recently  Reservation  Centre  has  been  renovated  and  is maintained as per requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Investment under Make in India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dharambir Singh, Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1854.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 RD  JULY, 2019.

## INVESTMENT UNDER MAKE IN INDIA

## 1854.  SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  details  of  the  collaboration  of  the  Government  with  other  countries  in various sectors under 'Make in India' initiative from the year 2014 till date;
- (b) whether foreign companies are providing assistance in production/ information regarding technology/raw material/action plan under Make in India programme;
- (c) if so, the details of various services provided by the said foreign companies;
- (d) whether the Government has estimated the total amount of investment made under Make in India during the last five years i.e. from 2014 to 2019;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the  media-wise  details  of  the  advertising  expenditure  on  Make  in  India initiative till date?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Activities  under  Make in  India  initiative  are  being  undertaken  by  several Central and State Governments departments from time to time. Programme  specific data of such activities and details of foreign companies are not centrally maintained.
- (d) & (e): Total Foreign Direct Investment Equity inflows received since the launch of Make in India may be seen below

| Sl No   | Year            | FDI (in US$ million)   |
|---------|-----------------|------------------------|
| 1       | 2014-15 Oct-Mar | 15,045.89              |
| 2       | 2015-16         | 40,000.98              |
| 3       | 2016-17         | 43,478.27              |
| 4       | 2017-18         | 44,856.75              |
| 5       | 2018-19         | 44,366.03              |
|         | Total           | 187,747.93             |

However,  no  data  regarding  total  investment  under  Make  in  India  is maintained centrally

- (f): Promotion activities under Make in India initiative are being undertaken by several  Central  and  State  Governments  departments  from  time  to  time. Details regarding these are not maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: New Catering Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1850

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## NEW CATERING POLICY †1850. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  a  new  catering  policy  for betterment of catering facilities to the passengers in the trains;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of facilities to be provided in this regard; and
- (d) the measures taken by the Government to check the quality of food items provided by IRCTC?

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

- (a) to (c): Yes, Sir. To provide quality food to passengers, a new Catering Policy  has  been  issued  on  27 th   February  2017  vide  which  Indian  Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has been mandated to carry out unbundling of catering services by creating a distinction between food preparation and food distribution on trains. For this purpose, meals for trains are to be sourced from kitchens owned, operated and managed by IRCTC. Various catering facilities envisaged in the New Catering Policy are as follows:
- I. IRCTC has to upgrade Base Kitchens. During the last two years, 46 Base Kitchens have been upgraded. CCTV cameras have been installed in 38 Base  Kitchens  for  monitoring  purposes  and  web-based  live  streaming facility is being extended to these kitchens. These live streams are on public domain on raildrishti.in.
- II. To  upgrade  the  quality  of  meals  to  be  served  to  the  passengers, flexibility has been given to IRCTC to revise menus.
- III. Provision of Train Side Vending facility in trains running without pantry cars is being made.
- IV. Service  improvements  like  Automatic  Vending  Machines,  Ready-to-Eat (RTE) meals etc. have been introduced.
- V. POS machines are being provided on Catering Units of Indian Railways to  facilitate  passengers  to  get  instant  bills  for  all  catering  related transactions and also enable them to pay through cashless modes.

(d): The measures taken by Indian Railways to check quality of food items are:-

- I. Food  Safety  Supervisors  have  been  deployed  at  Kitchen  Units  to monitor food safety and hygienic practices.
- II. Independent Third Party Customer Satisfaction Survey is being conducted regularly by reputed Third Party Agencies.
- III. National  Accreditation  Board  for  Testing  and  Calibration  Laboratories (NABL) accredited labs have been engaged for lab testing of food being prepared in kitchens.
- IV. Regular  and  surprise  inspections  are  conducted  by  Railway  officials including Food Safety Officers.
- V. System to bar code all food packets and mention details like name of kitchen,  date  of  packaging  etc.  has  been  started  and  it  is  planned  to implement this all over.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Localization of the Data
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1847

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## LOCALIZATION OF THE DATA

## 1847      SHRIMATI  RAKSHA  NIKHIL  KHADSE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  payment   records  of  Indian  residents  stored  in  data  centers  of  payment system operators are situated outside the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether the Government has proposed and issued directives for localization of the data for the payment system operators and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the response of the international payment system operators, if any thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a):   As per RBI, there are a few payment system operators (PSOs) who store data outside the country; these are systems which have been in vogue for decades.
- (b):   Reserve Bank of India issued a directive (under Sections 10(2) and 18 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007), vide circular DPSS.CO.OD.No 2785/06.08.005/2017-18 dated April 06, 2018 on 'Storage of Payment System Data' advising all system providers to ensure  that,  within  a  period  of  six  months,  the  entire  data  relating  to  payment  systems operated by them is stored in a system only in India. The Copy of the circular is enclosed.
- (c):      As  per  RBI,  out  of  76  operational  authorized  non-bank  payment  system  operators (PSO), 72 have complied with the requirements of this circular. The remaining 4 entities are yet to comply and are being monitored by RBI for full compliance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Ordnance Factories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd JULY, 2019

## ORDNANCE FACTORIES

1843. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  taken  action  to  improve  the  capability  and production of ordnance factories during the  last five  years,  if  so,  the  details  thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether any new ordnance factory has been set up during the said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether a factory is set up in Ludhiana, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  whether the Government has any plans to privatise or sell a minority stake in any of the ordnance factories 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)  Yes,  Sir.    Government  has  taken  the  following  steps  to  improve  the  capability  and production of Ordnance Factories:

- (i) Delegation  of  Financial  power  to  Ordnance  Factory  Board  (OFB)  has  been enhanced since September, 2016.
- (ii) Total investment approvals on Capital up-gradation/Modernization with estimated cost of Rs.861 crore have been accorded.
- (iii) To streamline the purchase process of OFB, Stores Procurement Manual-2018 has been approved which has come into effect from September, 2018.
- (iv) The process of re-skilling of workers in the non-core sector has commenced. 504 workers of Non-core factories are being re-trained in Avadi and Kanpur which will enable them to work in core area of production.
- (v) OFB has  also  been  geared  up  to  focus  on  the  export  market  with  thrust  on export  of  Arms  and  Ammunitions,  by  re-structuring  export  governance  in OFB.  To bid for export enquires in a time bound manner, the member OFB has  been  delegated  powers,  provided  the  bidding  cost  covers  the  cost  of production.
- (vi) Under  Mission  Raksha  Gyan  Shakti,  157  Intellectual  Property  Rights  (IPR) applications have been filed by OFB  for  design/copy right/trade  mark capabilities.
- (vii) Common Information Technology (IT) system  has been established  between factories and their respective Defence Accounts office for smooth and speedy flow of data.
- (viii) Regular  review  is  done  in  the  Ministry  with  Ammunition  Group  along  with Master  General  of  Ordnance  (MGO)  and  Directorate  General  of  Quality Assurance  (DGQA) to resolve  issues  regarding  quality  and  timely  supply  of Ammunition to Army. Interaction of OFB officers with the depot heads for the purpose of getting first hand feedback has resulted in addressing the deficiencies in supply of quantity and quality of ammunition.

(b) to (d):  No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Indian Prisoners in UAE
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1840 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## INDIAN PRISONERS IN UAE

## † 1840.     SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the maximum number of Indians imprisoned abroad are in Gulf Countries and if so, the details thereof, countrywise;
- (b) whether an agreement was signed between Indian and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the year 2011 to allow Indian Prisoners in UAE to serve their remaining jail terms in India;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons as to why benefit of the said agreement has not been provided to any Indian Prisoners so far;
- (d) whether   the   Government   proposes   to   take   steps   for   strict compliance of agreements signed for the purpose between the two countries; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) Yes. As per the information available with the Ministry, as on 31.05.2019, out of a total of 8189 Indian prisoners in foreign countries, 4206 are imprisoned in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation   Council   [GCC],   in   which   around   9   million   Indian nationals are residing.  The number of Indian prisoners in each of these six countries is as follows:

|   S. No. | Name of Country      |   No. of Indian prisoners |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Saudi Arabia         |                      1811 |
|        2 | United Arab Emirates |                      1392 |
|        3 | Kuwait               |                       511 |
|        4 | Qatar                |                       257 |
|        5 | Bahrain              |                       134 |
|        6 | Oman                 |                       101 |

| TOTAL   | 4206   |
|---------|--------|

(b) to (e) Yes.  India and UAE signed an agreement in 2011 on Transfer of Sentenced Persons, which came into force in March 2013. The agreement includes, inter-alia , its General Principles;   conditions   for   transfer   of   prisoners;   and obligations to furnish information, among other provisions. Till date, no Indian prisoner from UAE has been transferred to   India   under   this   Agreement. In   October   2018,   the Government had received a proposal from the Consulate General   of   India,   Dubai   about   the   transfer   of   77   Indian prisoners   to   India   under   this   Agreement,   to   serve   the remainder of their sentences in India.  The proposal is being processed by the authorities concerned in UAE and India in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons between India and UAE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: New Defence Procurement Policy
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Shrirang Appa Barne, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1839

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd JULY, 2019

## NEW DEFENCE PROCUREMENT POLICY

1839. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: DR.PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a)  whether the Government is considering to adopt a new procurement policy that would define the level of indigenous content for defence equipment and give higher preference to local vendors in contracts;
- (b)  if so, the salient features of the aforesaid policy;
- (c)    whether  the  Government  has  indentified  other  defence  equipments  wherein  the policy can be applied and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the Government has consulted various stakeholders before finalizing the new procurement policy and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the other policy decisions taken by the Government to give the preference to the Indian vendors?

## 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) :  The extant Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)-2016 under 'Buy [IndianIndigenously Designed &  Developed Manufactured (IDDM)]' category promotes indigenous  defence  manufacturing  capabilities  through  private    sector.    The  Strategic Partnership model has also been incorporated in DPP-2016 in May 2017.

The 'Make' procedures [Make-I & Make-II] of DPP-2016 promote self-reliance, wider  participation  of  Indian  Industry  and  provide  impetus  to  MSME  sector  through indigenous development and upgrades to promote import substitution.

Technologies/equipment  to  be  inducted  by  the  Armed  Forces  are  shared  with Industry through the Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap (TPCR)-2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Make in India Programme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Hibi Eden

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1836. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 RD  JULY, 2019.

## MAKE IN INDIA PROGRAMME

## 1836.  SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether 'Make in India' programme is transforming India from highly potential market to the powerhouse of manufacturing, thereby creating millions of job opportunities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any visible/commendable impact on domestic economy was noted;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has created conducive atmosphere for investments to boost 'Make in India' drive; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  to  boost  'Make  in  India' drive?

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

- (a) to (d): Activities  under  the  Make  in  India  initiative  are  undertaken,  through schemes/ programmes, by several Central Government Ministries/Departments  and  various  State  Governments  from  time  to time.  Details  of  such  schemes/programmes  and  their  impact  is  not centrally maintained.
- (e) & (f): Government  has  taken  several initiatives to create a conducive atmosphere for  investments  and  to  boost  Make  in  India  which,  interalia,  includes liberalisation of Foreign Direct Investment regime, Ease of Doing Business, Startup India, Skill India and sectoral schemes/programmes to improve competitiveness in the country.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1835 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Cold Storage and Warehousing Infrastructure Facilities
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1835 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd JULY, 2019

## COLD STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

## 1835. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा�ण�य एवं उ�योग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to strengthen cold storage and warehousing infrastructure facilities in North Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of amount of funds sanctioned for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to (c)  Yes,  sir.  The  Government  has  various  schemes  to  strengthen  cold  storage  and  warehousing infrastructure facilities in the country, including in North Maharashtra.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing the Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition  Infrastructure  as  one  of  the  components of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada Yojana  with  the objective  of  arresting  post-harvest  losses  of  horticulture  & non-horticulture  produce  and  providing remunerative price to farmers for their produce. Under the scheme, 67 projects have been sanctioned for Maharashtra, out of which 33 have been completed and 34 are under implementation. A total amount of Rs.481.64 crore has been sanctioned for these projects, out of which Rs.277.11 crores has been released.

Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for development of Horticulture in the country including Maharashtra under which financial assistance is available, inter-alia, for setting up of Post-Harvest management (PHM) infrastructure including cold storage. An amount of Rs.2123.50 lakh has been approved for 21 cold storages in Maharashtra since inception of MIDH (2014 - 15).

Food Corporation of India (FCI) has a total capacity of 4,51,703 MT for the storage of central pool stock of foodgrains for distribution under public Distribution System in North Maharashtra (as on 28.06.2019).

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