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Lok Sabha Question No. 829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Proposal for New Trains in Telangana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## PROPOSAL FOR NEW TRAINS IN TELANGANA

829. SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  his  Ministry  has  received  proposals  forwarded  by  the Government of Telangana for starting new trains in the State; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by his Ministry in this regard, proposal-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  No  proposals  for  new  trains  have  been  received  from  the officials  of  Government  of  Telangana.  However,  representations  for starting  of  new  train  services  including  from  Hon'ble  Member  of Parliament  and  Ministers  from  the  State  Government  are  received  at various  levels  of  Railways  administration  viz.  Station,  Division  level, Zonal level and Railway Board's level, a compendium of which is not maintained.  However,  these  demands  are  examined  and  action  as found feasible & justified, is taken, subject to traffic demand, operational  feasibility  and  availability  of  resources.  Further,  Indian Railways do not introduce train services on State-wise basis as railway network and trains operations run across State boundaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Coal Reserves
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 828 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## Coal Reserves

## 828.    SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are abundant coal reserves in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the assessment made in this regard;
- (c) the reasons for the country not being self-sufficient in the production of coal even now; and
- (d) the details of coal imported every year and the amount being spent for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

- (a & b): The total estimated coal resources in the country is 319.02 billion tonnes as per 'The inventory  of  Geological  Resources  of  Indian  Coal'  (as  on  01.04.2018),  prepared  by  the Geological  Survey  of  India.  Every  year  about  3  to  5  billion  tonnes  of  proved  (measured) resources are being added through fresh exploration to the Coal Inventory of India. If present rate of extraction prevails in India, coal will last for several decades.
- (c): Despite the efforts made by coal sector, the country is not self sufficient because there is limited  availability  of  coking  coal  in  the  country,  which  is  essential  input  for  steel  making. Further, power plants designed on low ash imported coal will also continue to import coal for their requirements.
- (d): The amount of coal imported in Million Tonnes by India during the last three financial years is as follows:

| Year    |   Imported Coal (Million Tonnes) |   Value (in Rs. Crore) |
|---------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                          190.953 |                 100231 |
| 2017-18 |                          208.272 |                 138477 |
| 2018-19 |                          235.24  |                 170881 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 827 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Discrepancy in EVM and VVPAT
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 827 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## DISCREPANCY IN EVM AND VVPAT

827. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

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

(a)  whether  any  discrepancy  was  found  between  the  EVM  and  VVPAT  machine counts in any of the constituencies in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections; and (b) if so, the details thereof, constituency-wise and the corrective measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  The  information is being collected and will be laid  on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Khamgaon-Jalna Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## KHAMGAON-JALNA RAIL LINE

†826.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 26 crores of rupees have been allocated for construction of Khamgaon-Jalna new rail lines in  Buldhana district  of  Maharashtra State in the budget of 2017-18 and survey report has been submitted to Railways during the year of 2012-13;
- (b) whether  3  thousand  crores  of  rupees  have  been  allocated  to construct  the  proposed  Khamgaon-Jalna  new  rail  line  in  capital investment  programme  of  2016-17  in  the  rail budget  on  25th February, 2016;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the updated position of the said railway project; and
- (e) the time by when construction works of this rail line is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 826 BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING KHAMGAON - JALNA RAIL LINE

(a): An updating survey for new line from Khamgaon-Jalna (155 km) was completed in 2011-12.  As per survey report, cost of Khamgaon-Jalna new line was assessed as ` 1027 crore with Rate of Return of (-) 4.26%.  Due to unremunerative  nature  of  the  project,  huge  throwforward  of  ongoing projects and limited overall availability of funds, this project could not be taken forward.

(b) & (c): Further, Khamgaon-Jalna (155 km) new line project was included in Capital Investment Programme 2016-17 at an anticipated cost of ` 3000 crore in anticipation of State Government coming forward to take up  the  project  through  Joint  Venture  but  Maharashtra  Rail  Infrastructure Development Limited (MRIDL), a Joint Venture Company of Government of Maharashtra and Ministry of Railways has not yet identified this project for taking up under Joint Venture mode.

(d):    However, a Reconnaissance Engineering-cum-Traffic Survey for this new line has been sanctioned in the month of February, 2019. Survey work has been taken by Railway.

- (e):     Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: IT Park
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 825

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## IT PARKS

## 825.    SHRI  RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government    proposes  to  make  a  provision  of  IT  park  in  Palghar Parliamentary  Constituency; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said policy / programme is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):   A new Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Centre is set-up based on a specific    demand  from  respective    State  Government.    Currently,  no  proposal  has  been received from the Maharashtra State Government  for establishment of Software Technology Parks in Palghar Parliamentary Constituency.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Frequency of Garib Rath Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.824 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## FREQUENCY OF GARIB RATH EXPRESS

†824. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of Railways be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any proposal regarding operation of Jainagar Anand Vihar (New  Delhi)  Garib  Rath  Express  daily  is  under  consideration  of  the Ministry;
- (b)  if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c) if not, whether the Government is likely to consider it seriously; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (d)    Owing  to  operational  constraints,  presently,  there  is  no proposal  to  increase  the  frequency  of  12569/12570  Jaynagar-Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express from bi-weekly to daily.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Investor Friendly Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 823.

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

## INVESTOR FRIENDLY POLICY

## 823.   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether it is true that Government has formulated an investor friendly policy for FDI inflows and outflows;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  most  of  the  sectors  are  open  to  100%  FDI,  under automatic route; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, sector-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): It has been the endeavour of the Government to put in place an enabling and  investor  friendly  FDI  policy.  The  intent  is  to  make  the  FDI  policy more investor friendly and remove the policy bottlenecks that have been hindering  investment  inflows  into  the  country.  The  extant  FDI  policy framework follows a negative list approach wherein barring a select few sectors, FDI is permitted up to 100% in the automatic route, subject to applicable laws/ regulations, security and other conditionalities. Detailed Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  policy  on  various  sectors  indicating therein  sector-wise  FDI  limits  is  provided  in  'Consolidated  FDI  Policy Circular  of  2017',  as  amended  from  time  to  time  through  subsequent Press  Notes,  which  are  available  on  the  website  of  Department  for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade at www.dipp.gov.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Mining Lease to Farmers
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 822

ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## MINING LEASE TO FARMERS

†822. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

- Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state: (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  action  plan  to  make  provision  to  give  small lease to farmers in their holding by bringing in a new mining policy; (b) if so, the details thereof; whether the Government has any action plan or policy to promote mining industry
- (c) or setting up of mining industry in Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Government has no plan to make provision to give small lease to farmers in their  holdings  by  bringing  in  a  new  mining  policy.  Rule  12(5)  of  Mineral  (Other  than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession Rules, 2016, the minimum area for grant of mining lease shall not be less than five hectares. In respect of major minerals,  mining  leases  above  5  hectares  can  be  granted  either  through  auction  or reservation  for  public  sector  undertakings.  In  respect  of  minor  minerals,  respective States are required to frame rules for grant of mining concessions. State Governments have been advised to follow transparent and non-discretionary procedure in grant of mineral concessions.

(c)  &  (d):  The  National  Mineral  Policy  2019  formulated  by  the  Ministry  of  Mines proposes  to  increase  the  production  of  major  minerals  and  reduce  trade  deficit  in mineral sector. Further, to promote the mining industry, the Policy 2019 aims to attract private investment through various measures.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Corruption in Judicial Service
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †821

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

## Corruption in Judicial Service

## †821. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a)  whether regular monitoring of the judges of the district courts/high courts are being done to check corruption in judicial service and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  judges  of  district  courts  who  have  been  compulsorily  retired particularly by Delhi High Court or put a ban on their judicial power during the last three years till date; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  work  out  any  concrete  policy  to  save judicial service from corruption and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a):  The  issue  of  checking  corruption in the judiciary is to be addressed by the judiciary itself, as it is an independent organ under the Indian Constitution.  Accountability in higher judiciary is maintained through ' in-house procedure ' adopted by the Supreme Court in Full Court meeting held on 7 th May, 1997.  As per the ' In-house procedure '  Chief Justice of India is competent to receive complaints against the conduct of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justices of the High Courts.  Similarly, the Chief Justices of the High Courts  are  competent  to  receive  complaints  against  the  conduct  of  High  Court  Judges. Further, as per Article 235 of the Constitution of India, the control over District Courts and Courts subordinate thereto vests in the High Court.

Complaints  and  representations  regarding  allegation  of  corruption  received  are dealt with by the Chief Justice of India or to the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, as the case may be, for appropriate action.  Similarly, complaints / representations against member of Subordinate Judiciary received are forwarded to the Registrar General of the concerned High Court, for appropriate action.

(b) As per the information made available by Delhi High Court, no judge of district courts is compulsorily retired during last three years due to corruption charges.

(c): Does not arise in view of (a) above. ********************************
Lok Sabha Question No. 820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Solar Panels on Vacant Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kirti Vardhan Singh

## 820.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 820 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## SOLAR PANELS ON VACANT LAND

- SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  utilise  its unused land for installation of solar power projects;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof and the list of nodal agencies and officers appointed for the purpose;
- (c) whether  any  proposal  has  been  received  from  any  MNC  in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details regarding the time-frame for the completion of the project?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a), (b) & (d) Yes, Sir.   Indian Railways (IR) has plans to set up 500 Mega Watt (MW) of Land based Solar plants, including those on its unused land. Out of the above, total 3 MW has already been set up on Railway's unused land. Further, details where action has been taken for installation of Solar power projects on unused Railway

Contd...2/-

land are as follows:

- i) 50 MW at Bhilai through Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL). South East Central Railway (SECR) is the Nodal agency with Principal Chief Electrical Engineer  as  the  nodal  officer  for  this  project.  It  is  planned  to commission this project by March, 2021.
2. ii)  1.7  MW  at  Sukhi-Siwania  in  West  Central  Railway (WCR).  WCR  is  the  Nodal  agency  with  Principal  Chief  Electrical Engineer  as  the  nodal  officer  for  this  project.  It  is  planned  to commission this project by March, 2020.
3. iii)  2  MW  at  Diwana  in  Northern  Railway  (NR).  NR  is the  Nodal agency with Principal Chief  Electrical  Engineer  as  the nodal  officer  for  this  project.    It  is  planned  to  commission  this project by March, 2020.
4. (c)        There is no such proposal from any Multi National Company (MNC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Data Protection Framework
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 819

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.06.2019

## DATA PROTECTION FRAMEWORK

## 819       DR.  NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a)          whether  the  Government  has  implemented  the  policy  on  Data  Protection Framework for India; and
- (b)    if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and    (b):      Yes,  Sir.    The  law  on  Data  Protection  framework  for  India  is  under formulation.  The  Government  constituted  a  committee  of  expert  on  data  protection, chaired by Justice (Retd) B.N. Srikrishna, Supreme Court of India to study various issues relating to data protection and come out with Data Protection Bill. The said committee has brought out a draft Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) on which consultations are being conducted and the bill is intended to be placed in parliament soon.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## 818.

## (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.818

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019 ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL SPACE AGENCY

- SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Asia  Pacific  Regional  Space  Agency  Forum  has recommended  that  the  established  space  agencies  in  the region should promote space applications, including rice crop monitoring, global rainfall monitoring, fire hotspot, haze monitoring and disaster management;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  areas  ISRO  has  been  concentrating  as  far  as  the  above said areas mentioned by Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency are concerned?

## ANSWER

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

## & (b)

Yes Sir.    Space Applications Working Group, one of the four Working Groups of Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF), has recommended to further promote space applications  in  the  region,  including  rice  crop  monitoring, global  rainfall  monitoring,  fire  hotspot,  haze  monitoring  and disaster  management,  at  the  24 th   session  of  APRSAF  held  at Bengaluru in November 2017. (c) Indian  Space  Reseach  Organisation  (ISRO)  carries  out  space applications  in  the  above  said  areas  primarily  in  the  Indian region,  while  also  supporting  the  Asia  Pacific  region  with Indian satellite data and products. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Pollution of Rivers by Coal Company
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 816 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## Pollution of Rivers by Coal Company

816. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  subsidiary  companies  of  the  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  including  Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) are polluting the rivers in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof, company-wise;
- (c)   whether the Government has conducted any study/assessment in this regard;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   the steps taken being taken by CIL to check the pollution of rivers?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b): Mines  and  washeries  of  Coal  India  Limited  subsidiaries  take  safeguard  as  per Environmental Impact Assessment / Environmental Management Plan (EIA/EMP), approved by Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to prevent pollution to rivers, streams etc.

(c)  &  (d): As  mandated under the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, coal mining projects undertake EIA studies and prepare Environment Management Plans (EMPs) which are then examined by the sectoral Expert Appraisal  Committee  (EAC).  After  recommendation  of  the  EAC,  Ministry  of  Environment Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  grants  of  Environment  Clearance  (EC)  with  certain stipulations.

(e): Environment  Management  Plan  (EMP)  is  implemented  along  with  compliance  with stipulations of Environment Clearance as measures against river pollution due to coal mining.
Lok Sabha Question No. 815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Security of Passengers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## SECURITY OF PASSENGERS

†815. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ensure  high  level  security arrangements for  the  passengers  and  their  luggage  at  the  main  railway stations like the security arrangements available at the Airports;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  security  system  at  state  of  the  art  railway  stations  in Hazaribagh and Gandhi Nagar has been upgraded;
- (d)
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof, and
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Railway  stations  are  not strictly  comparable to Airports due to different access systems at stations.

It  has  been  decided  to  implement  'Integrated  Security  System'  at  202 identified  railway  stations  at  an  estimated  expenditure  of  `406.63  crore alongwith  implementation  of  station  specific  'Station  Security  Plans'  for controlled access at these stations.

- (c)  to  (e):    Strengthening    and  upgrading  of  security  infrastructure  is  an ongoing process and based on threat perception and vulnerability analysis security  system  is  being  upgraded  at  identified  railway  stations  over Indian  Railways.  It  has  been  decided  to  redevelop  Gandhi  Nagar  station including provision of upgraded security system at that station.

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