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Lok Sabha Question No. 2901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Gokul Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2901 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.3.2020

## Gokul Mines

## 2901. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the incident in Gokul mine that took place on 14th August, 2018 in Umred of Bhivapur tehsil;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has conducted any inquiry in this matter along with the details of persons found guilty in this incident and action taken against them;
- (c)  whether  the  services  of  M/s  Khan  Transport  was  banned  after  this  incident  and  the reasons due to which the ban has been lifted on 17.4.2019;
- (d) whether the compensation has been given to the affected individuals/women and their families by the Government and by the mining authority; and
- (e) whether the Government has issued any order to the mine to provide compensation to the affected men, women and their families and if so, the action taken on such order?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Generation of Green Energy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2899 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## GENERATION OF GREEN ENERGY

## 2899. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  generate  Green Energy to meet the energy demand by the Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  MoU has been signed by the Railways with power companies to generate solar and wind energy; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b):  Yes Sir.  Indian Railways (IR) envisages to utilize about 10% of  its  energy  requirement  from  Green  Energy  sources  like  Solar  and Wind power.

IR has planned to source about 1000 Mega Watt (MW) Solar Power as part  of  its  Solar  Mission.    Further,  Indian  Railways  also  plans  to harness  about  200  MW  of  wind  power  based on techno-commercial

assessment. Out of this, about 204.82 MW (101.42 MW solar and 103.4 MW wind power) renewable power has already been set up.

(c)  &  (d):  No  such  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  has  been signed by Railways with power companies to generate solar and wind power at this stage. Most of the work is being done in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode (Developer mode) by private partners, in which Railways do not have to incur capital expenditure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Trade Agreement with the USA
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Anto  Antony

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2898

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th MARCH, 2020

## TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE USA

2898.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  signed  any  trade  agreement  with  the  United  States  of America (USA) during the recent visit of the USA President;
- (b) if so, the details of such trade deals and major benefits from the deal;
- (c) whether these trade deals will have any impact on the Indian economy; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y )

THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): No Free Trade Agreement has been signed with the United States of America (USA) during the recent visit of the USA President.

- (b), (c) & (d):   NA in view of above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Export of Tejas Fighter Jet
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Chirag Paswan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2897

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  March, 2020

## EXPORT OF TEJAS FIGHTER JET

2897. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to sell Tejas Combat Aircraft to other countries in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of timeline of any such proposal in near future?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

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( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

- (a)    to  (d):    Yes,  Sir.    HAL  is  currently  producing  Light  Combat  Aircraft  (LCA)  Tejas,  to  meet  Indian  Air  Force  requirements.    In  order  to  export  LCA  to  other friendly countries, the following activities have been carried out:
- (i) The platform has been showcased by way of flying displays at various foreign exhibitions and also briefing about the platform has been given to various foreign delegations who have visited HAL facilities.
- (ii) The  company  has  responded  to  Request  for  Information  (RFI)  from overseas.  Formal Request for Quotation (RFQ) has not been received in order to process the proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Target for Production of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Nihal Chand Chauhan, Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2896 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## Target for Production of Coal

2896. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any target for the production of coal in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  state-wise  details  of  the  estimated  cost  involved  in  such  production including the State of Rajasthan  and  the  steps  being taken  by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to conduct any workshop regarding the use of clean coal technologies and environment protection in the country;
- (d) if  so,  the  State-wise  details  thereof  including  the  State  of  Rajasthan  and Assam; and
- (e) the State-wise details of the estimated funds for the purpose including the State of Rajasthan and the time by which these workshops are likely to be conducted?

## Answer

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

(a): All India coal production target was fixed at 810 Million Tonnes (MT) for year 2019-20. Out of which, for CIL at 660 MT, SCCL at 67 MT and for Others at 83 MT respectively.

(b):  Cost  of  production  depends  on  various  parameters  and  varies  from  mine  to mine. Mine-wise cost of production data is not maintained in the Ministry.

(c)to(e): Coal  India  Ltd.  (CIL)  and  its  subsidiary  companies  regularly  conduct workshops  regarding  environmental  protection.  CIL  has  also  signed  MoU  with Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE), Dehradun and National Environmental  Engineering  Research  Institute  (NEERI),  Nagpur  for  conducting training programmes and capacity building for the Officials of CIL on environment and forest  issues.  Recently,  one  such  workshop  was  organized  in  New  Delhi  on 17 th   Jan.  2020  under  the  guidance  of  Ministry  of  Environment  and  Forests  & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Cashew Board in Kerala
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th MARCH, 2020

## CASHEW BOARD IN KERALA

## 2894.   SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up a Cashew Board in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Kerala for establishing a Cashew Board;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has sanctioned any amount for the development of cashew sector in the present budget; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for the said sector during each of the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) At present, there is no proposal for setting up a Cashew Board in Kerala.
- (b) Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  is  entrusted  with  overall  development  of  cashew  sector  whereas  the  Cashew Export Promotion Council of India, under the aegis of Department of Commerce, is responsible for promoting exports from the cashew sector. As such, there is no requirement of setting up a Cashew Board.

(c  &  d)  No  proposal  for  creation  of  Cashew  Board  from  the State  Government  of  Kerala  is currently under consideration.

(e  &  f)  Details  of  budget  allocation  to the  Directorate of  Cashewnut  and  Cocoa  Development (under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) is as under:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Year    |   Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                                          1959.81 |
| 2015-16 |                                          1517.71 |
| 2016-17 |                                          1006.45 |
| 2017-18 |                                          1058.94 |
| 2018-19 |                                           325.13 |
| 2019-20 |                                           458.66 |

In addition, Department of Commerce has allocated Rs.2110 lakhs to Cashew Export Promotion Council of India(CEPCI) to promote the exports w.e.f. 2014-15 to 2019-20.

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare have also approved a programme for expansio n of area under cashew to the extent of 1.20 lakh ha, from 2017 to 2022, under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  and  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH). Assistance  is  also  provided  to  cashew  exporters  under  various  schemes  of  Department  of Commerce viz. Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme, Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Indian Ocean Rim Association
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2893 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## INDIAN OCEAN RIM ASSOCIATION

## † 2893. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for attaching importance to the role of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) within Indo-Pacific under the current scenario;
- (b) the main objectives of the summit and the details thereof;
- (c) whether a review of the action plan of IORA, 2017-2021 is requested to be carried out; and
- (d) if so, whether any plan has been formulated therefor and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) India's vision of Indo-Pacific acknowledges the inter-dependence and interconnectedness of Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean Region, Indian   Ocean   Rim   Association   (IORA)   is   the   largest   multilateral   intergovernmental organisation. Formed in 1997, it currently has 22 countries as Member States and 10 countries as Dialogue Partners. India is one of the founding members of IORA. IORA is one of the primary platforms for promoting Dialogue based approaches to seek a safe, secure and stable region that delivers shared prosperity for all.
- (b) IORA does not have a regular summit mechanism. The first and only IORA Leaders' Summit so far was held in 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia on the occasion of the 20 th anniversary   of   formation   of   IORA.   The   theme   of   the   Summit   was 'Strengthening   Maritime   Cooperation   for   a   Peaceful,   Stable   and   Prosperous Indian Ocean'. India was represented at the Summit by the then Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari.
- (c) & (d) At the 21 st   IORA Committee of Senior Officials held in Abu Dhabi, UAE on November 5 & 6, 2019, mid-term review of IORA Action Plan 2017-2021 was discussed, and it was decided to continue the review at the next IORA Committee of Senior Officials Meeting as well as consider the new IORA Action Plan 2021-2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Train between Jabalpur and Khajuraho
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

TRAIN BETWEEN JABALPUR AND KHAJURAHO

†2892.   SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  operation  of  superfast  special  train  running  between Jabalpur  and  Khajuraho  under  Western  Central  Railway  Zone  has been  stopped;

(b) whether it is a fact that fare of this train was being charged more than road transport;

(c) whether the Government was also not giving enough publicity to this train in order to promote tourism;

(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) 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.  2892  BY  SHRI  RAKESH  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.03.2020 REGARDING TRAIN BETWEEN JABALPUR AND KHAJURAHO (a) Indian  Railways  operated  13  trips  of  special  train  service  of 04190/89  Jabalpur  -  Khajuraho  Special  (Tri-weekly)  during  the  period 19.12.2019 to 17.01.2020.  The same has been withdrawn owing to poor occupancy. (b)  to  (e):  The  fare  for  the  train  was  as  per  applicable  charges  for running of special trains.  There was no increase in fare for unreserved /ordinary classes in the train.  However, for higher classes, fares were marginally higher than the existing fare of mail/express/superfast trains keeping  in  view  the  investments  for  the  coaches,  empty  running  of certain rakes/locos from one location to another, arrangements of spare Guard/loco pilots, special arrangements for stabling/maintenance of the rakes and in certain cases unidirectional demand pattern etc. Railways  and  Bus  transport  are  different  modes  of  transport, which are not comparable in terms of volume as well as convenience. Railways' fare may or may not be higher than the Bus fare depending upon the class of travel in train as well as availability of types of bus services over the sectors. Publicity  of  this  train  was  given  through  press  releases,  in  print media, social media and electronic channels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Electrification of Railway Tracksin Telangana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2890 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS IN TELANGANA

2890.  SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  targets  set  for  electrification  of  railway  tracks  from 2019 till 2024;
- (b) the  length  in  kilometres  of  railway  tracks  electrified  in Telangana;
- (c) whether  the  electrification  of  tracks  is  prevented  due  to lack of sub-stations; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  sub-stations  that  are  needed  to  fulfil electrification of all tracks in India?

## 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.  2890  BY  SHRI  B.B.  PATIL  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.03.2020 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS IN TELANGANA

- (a) The target set for electrification of balance Broad Gauge railway tracks from 2019 is as under:
- (b) Railway Electrification projects are not confined to State/Union Territories  (UT).  However,  as  on  01.02.2020,  total  1,380  Route kilometer  have  been  electrified  in  various  lines  falling  in  the State of Telangana.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) Does not arise.

| Year                  | Target (Route kilometer)   |
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
| 2019-20               | 6,000                      |
| 2020-21               | 6,000                      |
| 2021-22               | 6,000                      |
| 2022-23               | 6,500                      |
| 2023-24 (upto Dec-23) | 4,310                      |
| Total                 | 28,810                     |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Stoppage of Trains at Thawe
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2884

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

STOPPAGE OF TRAINS AT THAWE

2884.  DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways would take steps for stoppage of trains between Delhi to  Chhapra  in  Thawe/Gopalganj  junctions  in  view  of  the  large  number  of passengers in comparison to neighbouring stations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  Railways  proposes  to  have  stoppage  of  Vaishali  Express/  Bihar  S. Kranti  Express/Awadh Assam Express/AC Express in Thawe junction in view of large number of passengers and population; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d)  Provision  of  additional  stoppages  in  existing  trains  is  an  ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility,  commercial justification,  etc.        Trains  operating  between  Delhi  and  Chhapra,  including 12553/54  Saharsa-New  Delhi  Vaishali  Express,  12565/66  Darbhanga-New  Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti Express, 15909/10 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express and  22411/12  Naharlagun-Anand  Vihar  (T)  Arunachal  AC  Express,  are  mostly being operated via Gorakhpur-Bhatni-Siwan-Ekma-Chhapra route and do not pass through Thawe/Gopalganj. As such, stoppage of these trains at Thawe/Gopalganj is  operationally  not  feasible.  Passengers  may,  however,  avail  changeover  at Siwan (28 km from Thawe).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Sexual Harassment
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2883 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## SEXUAL HARRASSMENT

## 2883. SHRI  K. NAVASKANI

## SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

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

- (a) whether cases of sexual harassment of law students/female lawyers have come to the notice of the Government;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such cases reported during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c)  whether  the  Ministry  has  appointed  any  committee  to  look  into  these allegations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard and to prevent such incidents in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House
Lok Sabha Question No. 2882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Protecting IP Intensive Industries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2882.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE  11 TH   MARCH, 2020.

## PROTECTING IP INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES

## 2882.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government  has  made  progress  in protecting Intellectual Property (IP) intensive industries during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) India's ranking among all countries in this regard; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to amend certain provisions in IP Acts  in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Intellectual Property (IP) intensive industry is not defined, however, this Department  has  taken  various  initiatives  to  strengthen  Intellectual Property  Rights  (IPR)  Regime  in  India  like  legislative  improvements, modernisation  of  IP  offices,  manpower  augmentation,  use  of  IT  and technology,  e-filing  of  applications,  acceptance  of  email  in  all  IPO transactions, online delivery of certificates of grant/registration of patent, trademark and designs in digital format, use of videoconferencing for hearing of IP applications, SMS alert to get updates, expedited examination of IP applications, spreading awareness in IPR, India's accession to WIPO administered treaties, signing of pilot Patent Prosecution  Highway  (PPH)  project  with  Japan  in  the  month  of December 2019.

Impacts of the initiatives taken during last 5 years are as under:

-  Period  of  examination  of  new  Trademarks  applications  has  been reduced from 13 months to less than 30 days.
-  Trademark  is  registered  in  less  than  7  months,  if  there  are  no objections  or  opposition  filed,  as  compared  to  3-5  years  required earlier.
-  11.25  lakh  trademark  registrations   in  just  four  and  half   years (2015  to  2019)  as  compared  to   11  lakh  registrations  during  75 Years (1940-2015).
-  Patent examination increased from 22631 in 2014-15 to 85426 in 2018-19.
-  Time  required  for  patent  examination  reduced  from  average  72 months in 2014-2015 to average around 36 months in 2019.
-  Grant of patents has increased from 5,978 in 2014-15 to 15,283 in 2018-19.
- (c): The Government of India has been working steadily to improve India's ranking in Global Innovation Index (GII) and this is evident from the fact that  India  has  been  consistently  moving  up  on  global  ranking  in  past few years. India's ranking has improved from 81 in 2015 to 52 in 2019 in GII.
- (d): Amendments in IP Acts are considered by the Government of India as and when deemed necessary.

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