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Lok Sabha Question No. 637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Revision of Fee for Medical Services
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.637 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## REVISION OF FEE FOR MEDICAL SERVICES

## 637. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  has  revised  fee  for  medical  services  to Rs.100/- from Rs. 20/- and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Railways  doctors  across  India  attend  around  8000 calls per month from passengers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  most  of  the  calls  are  turning  out  to  be  for  non-serious reasons; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) : Yes, Madam.

- (b)  to  (d)  :  Yes,  Madam.  Every  month  a  number  of  calls  for  medical assistance from passengers are received. Most of the cases in which calls have been received are of routine nature of sickness caused due to  journey  related  exertion  such  as  fever,  vomiting  etc.  for  which medicines are already available in the Medical Boxes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Mechanisation of Electrification Programme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.636

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## MECHANISATION OF ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME

636. SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the railways  is  considering  to  make  complete  mechanisation  of the electrification programme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether all the electrical works like stringing the cables and other related works would be machine controlled for the first time in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Madam.    Railways  has  taken  the  following  initiatives  for mechanized execution of electrification works for speedy execution in limited traffic block period.
- (i) Cast in situ Designs for foundation have been developed.
- (ii) Precast foundation design has been developed.
- (iii)
- Self Propelled Multi Utility Vehicle (SPMUV) for mast erection.
- (iv)
- Self Propelled OHE Laying Train (SPOLT) for mechanized wiring.
- (c) & (d)   Stringing of conductors (contact and catenary wire) and other related works are already  being  undertaken  by  utilization  of    machines  by  IRCON  in Mathura - Kasganj - Kalyanpur Railway Electrification project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Pending Projects
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO, LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## PENDING PROJECTS

## 635. Dr Banshi Lal Mahato: Shri Lakhan Lal Sahu:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  projects  of  the  various  States  including  Chhattisgarh pending with the Union Government/NITI Aayog along with the reasons for pendency;
- (b) the number of  schemes/projects sanctioned, State/UT -wise including Chhattisgarh during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received requests from States for approval of pending projects;
- (d) if so, the State/UT-wise details thereof; and
- (e) the reaction of the Government  thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING   AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- a. to (e):   Erstwhile Planning Commission approved / sanctioned the project proposals received from State Governments under the One Time Additional Assistance (OTACA)/ Special Plan Assistance (SPA) till 2014-15 and recommended to the Ministry of Finance for the release of Funds.  NITI  Aayog  has  discontinued  the  approval/  sanctioning  of  such  project  proposals from 2015-16 following the acceptance of recommendations of 14th Finance Commission for increased devolution to the States by way of   enhancing  the share of the States in the net proceeds of Union taxes from 32% to 42% resulting in the increased  fund transfer to the State.  Erstwhile  Planning  Commission  also  accorded  investment  clearance  for  irrigation project proposals having inter-state ramification for their inclusion in the Annual Plan of the States. The Investment clearance of irrigation, Flood control and Multipurpose projects is no longer in the purview of the NITI Aayog as the same has been transferred to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Internet Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.633 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## INTERNET SERVICES

633.   SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has asked the centre to not allow internet services by unlicensed operators or delicensing of the V-band spectrum;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  twin  steps  could  jeopardise  the  massive investments made by the telecom firms and hurt their financial viability and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) whether the Government is considering the two proposals relating to the above and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to (d) Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has made certain submissions  to  Department  of  Telecommunications  in  relation  to  recommendations made by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the subject 'Proliferation of Broadband through Public Wi-Fi Networks'. These, inter-alia,  include  submissions for not  allowing  internet  services  by  unlicensed  operators  and  delicensing  of  V-band spectrum.

This  matter,  including  the  submissions  received,  is  under  consideration  and decisions, as appropriate, will be taken in due course of time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Money Spent by UIDAI
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 629

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## MONEY SPENT BY UIDAI

## 629. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

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

- (a)    the  details  of  the  money  spent  by  UIDAI  on  information,  education and communication (IEC) activities to generate awareness and convey benefits of  Aadhaar to the residents; and
- (b)  the corresponding list of agencies hired and values of contracts for these activities?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S. S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a)  and  (b): Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India ( UIDAI)  does  the  Information  Education  and Communication  (IEC)  activities  through  a  number  of  Government  advertising  agencies/  agencies selected through open tender to generate awareness and convey the benefits of Aadhaar to the residents.

The list of such agencies, along with the expenditure incurred by UIDAI on IEC activities, is enclosed as Annexure.

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Annexure

## Expenditure incurred by UIDAI on IEC (2018-19) till January, 2019

| Sl. No.   | Organisation type    | 2018-19 upto Jan, 2019   |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Doordarshan          | 15.59 crore              |
| 2         | Lok Sabha TV         | 0.06 crore               |
| 3         | DAVP/BOC             | 12.98 crore              |
| 4         | All India Radio      | 7.77 crore               |
| 5         | State Registrar      | 1.03 crore               |
| 6         | Social Media         | 0.73 crore               |
| 7         | Creatives Production | 0.15 crore               |
| 8         | Open Tender          | 14.59 crore              |
| 9         | Regional offices     | 3.87 crore               |
|           | Total                | 56.76 crore              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Indian Sports Service
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 621

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019)

## INDIAN SPORTS SERVICE

## 621. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to include the Indian Sports Service in the list of IAS and allied services;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to consult various stakeholders in this regard and if so, the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken to give a final shape to the said proposal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):    No Madam.

- (c) & (d):    Does not arise in view of the above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Halt at Sijua
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 620 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## HALT AT SIJUA

## †620.     DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to make a halt at Sijua on GiridihMadhupur railway line;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government  has received any letter for making contribution from MP funds for the above work; and
- (d)      if  so,  the  reasons  for  not  getting  the  work  started  by  the Government?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) and (b): The demand  for opening of halt at Sijua  between Maheshmunda  railway  station and K.B. Sahay halt stations  was received and examined on financial and operating points of view. The proposal  was  not  agreed  to  due  to  assessed  high  capital  cost  and anticipated recurring loss ( 36.67 lacs).
- G
- (c) and (d): Yes, Madam. However, even after assurance of provision of G 20 lacs from  MPLAD fund, the proposal still remains unremunerative with a recurring loss of G 16.67 lacs per annum.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Dynamic Fare System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 619

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## DYNAMIC FARE SYSTEM

## 619. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY: SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the dynamic fares introduced in the Suvidha trains are very high and passengers are unable to bear such exorbitant rates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  receivedany  representations  and proposals to reduce the dynamic fares, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Railways to reduce the fares?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  &  (b):  Suvidha  specials are introduced during peak demand period on  variable  fare  structures  for  reserved  class.  The  fare  structures  of Suvidha trains are as under:-
- (i)  Unreserved second class: Normal superfast Mail/Express fares.
- (ii)  Reserved  Class:  Minimum  fare  is  Tatkal  fare  for  initial  20%  of  the berths and thereafter the fare increases for subsequent slabs of 20% of seats/berths booked subject to maximum three times of the Tatkal fare.

However, alternative trains on normal fare structures are already running on most of the routes of Suvidha trains.

(c) & (d): Representations/suggestions on review of certain policies are received  regularly  at  various  levels  like  Ministry  of  Railways,  Zonal Railways, Division, Station level, online etc. The representations/suggestions are examined and action as found feasible and justified is taken. At present there is no proposal to reduce the fare structure  of  Suvidha  trains.  However,  refund  provisions  of  Suvidha trains have been rationalised and normal refund rules have been made applicable for Suvidha trains also.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: GDPR
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 616

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.02.2019

## GDPR

## 616.     SHRI  A.P.  JITHENDER  REDDY:

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

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any study to access the impact of European Union's General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) on Indian businesses; and if so, the  details and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the government intends to address the issue arising from the GDPR, and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has addressed, or seeks to address issues of data integrity, protection from unlawful processing, accountability of actors, fairness and transparency; and if so, details thereof;
- (d) whether the government intends to define consent, list special conditions for child's consent, require demonstration of consent by the data controller under the IT act 2000 as is done in the GDPR; and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) apart from  provisions under rule 5(7), the fate of data collected once consent has been removed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) and  (b):      The  Government  had  constituted  a  Committee  of  Experts  under  the Chairmanship  of  Justice  B  N  Srikrishna,  Former  Judge,  Supreme  Court  of  India.  The committee deliberated on various issues and brought out a White Paper on Data Protection that studied the provisions of GDPR, thereafter the Committee submitted its report along with draft  Bill  to  MeitY.  The  report  and  the  draft  Bill  were  placed  in  the  public  domain  and comments were sought. Feedback has been received, based on the analysis of the feedback received certain modifications in bill are being carried out and steps are afoot to bring about data protection legislation. The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 is intended to be tabled soon in the parliament.

(c) and (d):   The Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) 2019 seeks to address to address the mentioned issues of data integrity,    protection  from  unlawful  processing,  accountability  of actors fairness and transparency etc.  The proposed PDPB 2019 includes well defined consent framework and lists special conditions for child's consent and processing of child's data.

- (e):  The proposed PDPB 2019 bill envisages various rights of data principals, such as right to confirmation,  access,  correction  and  erasure  of  personal  data,  portability  and  right  to  be forgotten.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Halt Station at Chitrakoot
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 614 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## HALT STATION AT CHITRAKOOT

## †614.     SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has received suggestion to provide a halt station in the name of   Chitrakoot Dwar near famous pilgrimage site, Chitrakoot in Jhanshi-Manikpur railway division;
- (a) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard; and
- (c)   the details of the action taken in this regard till date?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (c): The proposal for opening of Chitrakoot Dwar (near Suryakund) at Km1383/6-7 Km. between Shivrampur (SWC) and Chitrakutdham-Karwi  (CKTD)  railway  stations  has  not  been  found viable  on  commercial  as  well  as  on  passenger  amenity  grounds,  at present.

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## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
Lok Sabha Question No. 613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Gaganyaan Programme
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.613

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019

## GAGANYAAN PROGRAMME

613. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the planned budget and the current status of the Gaganyaan;
- (b) whether India has officially planned to have a woman astronaut as  part  of  the  programme  and  if  so,  the  steps  taken  for selection and training of Indian astronauts for this programme;
- (c) whether  India  will  be  taking  any  assistance  from  foreign nations for this programme, monetarily or otherwise; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) After the approval of Gaganyaan Programme by the Government of India:
- (i) A new centre in ISRO, namely Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC)  has  been  formed  to  carry  out  the  activities  for human spaceflight demonstration.
- (ii)
- The Gaganyaan programme team has been constituted.
- (iii) System concept review for various systems of Gaganyaan is nearing completion. Design verification for human rating

of  GSLV-MkIII is completed and external configuration of crew module is finalized.

The  amount  expected  to  be  spent  on  this  mission  is  within ₹ 10000 crores.

(b) Both  male  and  female  candidates  are  eligible  to  become astronauts, if they meet the requirements defined for Gaganyaan astronaut.

(c) & (d)

Yes, ISRO is looking for international partnership in the areas of  astronaut training. Discussions are underway with multiple international space agencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Delay of Trains Due to Fog
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.612 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## DELAY OF TRAINS DUE TO FOG

612. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the trains which have been cancelled/delayed due to fog this year in the country and the loss of revenue incurred by the Railways as a result thereof;
- (b)  whether  any  new  technology is being  developed or is in operation to reduce the dangers of delay and accidents due to fog;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  other  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to
- ensure that the trains run on time during the winter season?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  With  a  view  to  managing  the  operational  bottlenecks  during  foggy weather,  Indian  Railways  had  cancelled  2882  services  of  Mail  Express trains (approx. 46 train services per day) from 1 st   December 2018 to 31 st January 2019  including planned cancellation of 38 Pairs of Mail Express trains, frequency reduction of 27 pairs of Mail express trains. Also day to day  operational  need  based  cancellation  were  done  due  to  abnormal delays  in  train  running  in  fog  affected  areas  from  December  2018  to February 2019. The monetary loss to the Railways is not calculated on the

- basis of punctuality of individual trains.

(b) and (c) Fog Pass Device- A Global Positioning System (GPS) based hand held  portable  device,  which  is  not  installed  on  a  locomotive  as such, is given to Loco Pilots in fog affected sections.  It serves as an aid  for  the  crew  during  foggy  weather  through  audio  visual  alarm, whenever any landmark comes within the Geo-fence range. Location of stations, warning boards, signals, level crossing gates and Whistle for Level crossing (W/L) boards in the section is fed in the equipment.  It displays speed of the locomotive, distance and time to reach landmarks.  6940  nos.  Fog  Pass  Devices  have  been  procured  and provided to Zonal Railways so far.

6000  nos.  more  Fog  PASS  Devices  have  been  sanctioned  and included in Pink  Book 2018-19. Purchase order for these 6000 units has already been issued in August, 2018, out of which 2618 units have been supplied to Zonal Railways.

(d)  Following  measures  are  being  taken  for  safety  of  passengers  and trains:

- (i) Extensive footplate inspections by Officers and Supervisors, particularly during night hours are being ensured.
- (ii)  There are directives for Loco Pilot that during fog, when Loco pilot feels that visibility is restricted due to fog, he shall run at a speed at which he can control the train so as to be prepared to stop short of any obstruction.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Training of Astronauts
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

- (c)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.611

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019

## TRAINING OF ASTRONAUTS

611. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  an  intensive training center to train the astronauts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to launch a manned space mission; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (a)

## & (b)

No,  Madam.  Department  of  Space/ISRO  does  not  possess training  center  at  the  moment.  Presently,  it  is  taking  help  of

Indian Air Force (IAF) for astronaut training.

- Yes, Madam.
- (d) The Gaganyaan programme proposes to launch a maximum of three  Indian  astronauts  from  Satish  Dhawan  Space  Centre (SDSC),  Sriharikota  into  an  approximately  400  Km  Low  Earth Orbit. The maximum mission planned is of 7 days duration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: New Train from Agra to Udaipur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 610 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## NEW TRAIN FROM AGRA TO UDAIPUR

†610.  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to run train no. 19665 KhajurahoUdaipur city express between Agra and Udaipur;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (c)  19665/19666  Udaipur-Khajuraho  Express  runs  as  a  daily service  between  Udaipur  and  Khajuraho  via  Agra  Cantt.  At  present there is no proposal to run it only between Agra and Udaipur,  as this would  deprive  the  existing  users  of  the  Khajuraho-Agra  sector  of  an existing service which is not desirable.

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