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Lok Sabha Question No. 655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Termination of Licences
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 655 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## TERMINATION OF LICENCES

## 655. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to terminate licences of Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) in view of their failure to pay the dues to the Government to tune of Rs. 93,000 crore; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure least disruption in services of TSPs post payment of aforesaid dues by these TSPs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Action  in  accordance  with  license  agreement  is  taken  against  the  Telecom  Service Providers if they fail to pay the  dues to the Government. The Government has directed the Licensees to make the payments in accordance with the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 24.10.2019 and submit requisite documents within the stipulated timeframe.

- (b) Not applicable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Extradition of Financial Fraudster
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## EXTRADITION OF FINANCIAL FRAUDSTER

653.    SHRI KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of  Indians who fled from the country in 2015 to till date who have been involved in financial irregularities with the banks as well as those who are under criminal investigation;
- (b) the amount of money they have taken away from the banks;
- (c) the reasons, why they have not been extradited as yet; and
- (d) the steps being taken for the extradition of these individuals?

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

(a) & (b) According to information provided by relevant   agencies to the Ministry,  the number of Indians involved in financial irregularities with the banks as well as those who are under criminal investigation from 2015 onwards are 72 and considerable amount of Proceeds of Crime (PoC) are involved in respect of these cases.

(c) & (d) Efforts are being made proactively for securing presence of these accused in the country by way of issuance of LOC, RCN and Extradition requests. Action   under   Fugitive   Economic   Offenders   Act,   2018   (FEOA)   has   also   been initiated in suitable cases.   The extradition process is complex as it involves going through the legal process as per the bilateral treaty, if any, with the country concerned and its domestic laws.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Index of Industrial Production
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 650

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

650. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  has  been  a  decline  in  the  Index  of  Industrial Production (IIP) in the past two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has proposed a timeline within which there shall be an improvement in the IIP?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  &  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (c): The Index of Industrial Production for the year 2017-18 was 125.3 and that for the year 2018-19 was 130.1 registering a growth of 3.8 percent.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Trains from Gorakhpur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Baidyanath Prasad Mahto

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## TRAINS FROM GORAKHPUR

† 649.  SHRI BAIDYANATH PRASAD MAHTO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  a  proposal  to  launch  a  direct  rail  service from Gorakhpur to Pataliputra via Bagha NarkatiaganjMuzaffarpur during the current financial year; and
- (b) if so, whether there is a plan to operate the trains as before on this route from Gorakhpur to Patna or Muzaffarpur?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and  (b)  No,  Sir.    Owing  to  operational  constraints  including terminal  constraints  at  Gorakhpur,  introduction  of  new  train between Gorakhpur and Pataliputra is not feasible, at present. However,  Gorakhpur  and  Pataliputra  are  connected  to  each other by 01 pair of Mail/Express trains and 01 pair of Passenger trains.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Increase in Import
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 644 (H)

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## INCREASE IN IMPORT

## 644(H). SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) whether there has been any increase in import of products particularly of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector due to anti-dumping policy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to deal with this situation; 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) to (d): Directorate General of Trade Remedies ( DGTR) conducts an anti-dumping investigation on import of a product on the basis of a duly substantiated application filed by the domestic industry with a prima-facie evidence of dumping into the country causing injury to the domestic industry.

The anti-dumping investigation is conducted in accordance with  Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, as amended from time to time, framed under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. DGTR  critically  analyses  the  submissions  and  evidence  on  record  and  issues  a  final  finding containing its recommendation regarding imposition of appropriate anti -dumping measure. The basic intent of anti-dumping measure is to eliminate injury caused to the domestic industry and to create a level playing field for the domestic industry. Acting upon the recommendation of the DGTR, the Department of Revenue may levy provisional or definitive anti-dumping duty. Since such  anti-dumping  duty  is  in  addition  to  other  duties  levied  on  the  product,  its  imposition discourages import of the concerned product by making it costlier.

To  assist  the  domestic  industry,  particularly  MSMEs,  to  file  application for  trade  remedy measures, DGTR has established a Help Desk & Facilitation Centre with effect from 23.09.2019. The  Help  Desk  also  guides  the  MSME  units,  with  the  support  of  concerned  Administrative

Ministry/  Department,  in  removing  'data  gaps'  encountered  in  the  process  of  filing  a  trade remedial application, thus enhancing their access to trade remedies. DGTR is also conducting outreach programmes to sensitize the domestic manufacturers about the trade remedy measures available to the industry to counter the unfair trade practices being adopted by the exporters in the exporting countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Mining Lease
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 641

## ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## MINING LEASE

## †641. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of mining leases awarded by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for various mines during the period from 2014 to 2019; (b) the number of reported cases of illegal mining/ illegal transportation/illegal storage done  by  the  unauthorized  lease  holders  in  Uttar  Pradesh  along  with  the  type  of punishment given, the number of cases filed, the quantum of penalty recovered in this regard; and (c)  whether  there  is  any  difference  between  the  mining  policy  of  Uttar  Pradesh
- Government and that of Madhya Pradesh Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  As  per  the  Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 and  the  Rules  framed  there  under,  the  Powers  have  been  devolved  upon  the  State Government  to  grant  mineral concessions  for the minerals located within their respective jurisdiction, in accordance with law. This record is not maintained centrally. (b):  Section  23C  of  the  MMDR  Act,  also  empowers  the  State  Governments  to  make rules  for  preventing  illegal  mining,  transportation  and  storage  of  minerals  and  for  the purposes connected therewith.

- (c):  Section  15  of  the  MMDR  Act,  1957,  empowers  the  State  Governments  to  make rules for regulating the grant of minor mineral concessions.Minor minerals are regulated at the level of State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Premature Retirement of Government Servants
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 640

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020)

## PREMATURE RETIREMENT OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS

## 640. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  provisions  under  Fundamental  Rules  (FR)  56(j),  Rule  48  of  Central  Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule 16(3) (Amended) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) [AIS (DCRB)] Rules, 1958 have laid down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of Government servants in public interest;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  date-wise  periodic  review  of  various Ministries and its attached offices/autonomous organizations;
- (c) the names of the departments along with the number of employees who have been given compulsory retirement and premature retirement during the last three years; and
- (d) the names of the Departments/CPSUs/Banks/ Financial Institutions/Diplomatic Missions along with the number of employees who have been identified for compulsory retirement during the last three years?

## 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):    Yes sir.
- (b)  to  (d):        As  on  30-01-2020,  based  on  the  information  /data  uploaded  by  various Ministries/departments/Cadre controlling Authorities on the probity portal operated by Department of Personnel and Training, provisions of FR 56(J)/similar rules have been invoked against 163 Group A officers, (including All India Services Officers) and 157 Group B officers during the period July, 2014 to December, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Naval Security
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILIATRY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.638

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  February, 2020

## NAVAL SECURITY

## 638. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has curtailed its requirements under the defence deals for naval security;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the funds allocated by the Government towards naval security during the last three years?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

(a) to (c):  The Indian Navy is strengthening its capability by acquisition of various Ships/Weapons/Sensors/equipments  in  accordance  with  the  Maritime  Capability Perspective  Plan  (MCPP)  and  Long  Term  Integrated  Perspective  Plan  (LTIPP). Modernisation of Naval Security and Technology upgradation is an ongoing process for which adequate budgetary allocation is made.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Subways in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.636 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## SUBWAYS IN TAMIL NADU

636.    SHRI  RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether most of the subways constructed by Railways in Tamil Nadu are  inundated during rains and become non-usable during rainy season and if  so,  whether  the  Ministry  is  likely  to  take  action  to  rectify  these defective subways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  636  BY  SHRI  RAVIKUMAR  D.  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.02.2020  REGARDING  SUBWAYS  IN TAMIL NADU (a) to (c): No, Sir.  Most of the subways, constructed in the State of Tamil Nadu  are  not  inundated.    During  rainy  season,  only  certain  identified subways are having drainage problem for which Railway is taking action to improve the drainage. Following action has been taken to improve the drainage: (i) The provision of drainage arrangement has been made the integral part of  construction  of  Road  Under  Bridge  (RUB)/Limited  Height  Subway (LHS)/Subway  at  planning  stage  itself  for  its  proper  functioning.  The planning & execution include detailing for collection of runoff water and its disposal till final outfall. (ii) Sump & pump arrangement has been done at critical locations during monsoon. (iii)  Cover  shed  of  economical  design  on  ramp/approaches  is  being provided as per site condition. (iv) Rain water harvesting is being planned as per site conditions. (v)  Joints  of  Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) boxes are being sealed properly. (vi)  Elaborate  drainage arrangement is being done to divert surrounding water.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: National Broadband Mission in Rajasthan
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## NATIONAL BROADBAND MISSION IN RAJASTHAN

## †635.   SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the National Broadband Mission launched recently by the Government across the country;
- (b) the  details  of  the  estimated  amount  to  be  allocated  by  the  Government  in  this  regard,  State-wise, including Rajasthan;
- (c) the number of districts in Rajasthan likely to be included under this mission;
- (d) whether the Government has considered fast track connectivity in the villages under the mission and if so, the details thereof, including Dausa district of Rajasthan; and
- (e) the details of the target set under this mission?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) National Broadband Mission(NBM) was launched on 17 th  December 2019 with a vision to fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure, bridge the digital divide, facilitate digital empowerment and inclusion,  and  provide  affordable  and  universal  access  of  broadband  for  all.  Some  of  the  objectives  of  the Mission  which  is  structured  with  strong  emphasis  on  the  three  principles  of  universality,  affordability  and quality are:
-  Broadband access to all villages by 2022;
-  Laying of incremental 30 lakhs route km of Optical Fiber Cable and increase in tower density from 0.42 to 1.0 tower per thousand of population by 2024;
-  Develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) to measure the availability of digital communications infrastructure and conducive policy ecosystem within a State/UT.
- (b) The  allocation  by  the  Government  under  the  Mission  through  Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund (USOF) is envisaged to be around Rs 70,000 crore which will cover all the States.
- (c) to (d) National Broadband Mission includes all the villages of the country which inter-alia includes all villages and districts of Rajasthan.
- (e) The Mission targets to provide broadband access to all villages to have by 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Over Charging on Food Items
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.633 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

OVER CHARGING ON FOOD ITEMS

†633. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints regarding overcharging  from  the  passengers  for  the  food  items  being  sold  by  the Railway operated IRCTC catering service in superfast trains; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of complaints received in this regard and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Complaints have been received regarding overcharging of food items being sold in the trains including Superfast. The details of these complaints received during the period from 01.04.2019 to 31.12.2019 along with the action taken against them are as under:

|   Total no. of Complaints |   No. of cases of fine impos ed | Amount of fine imposed (in ₹ )   |   Warned |   Suitably Advised |   Not Substantiated |   Any Other |   Total |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------|---------|
|                      1962 |                             989 | 75,39,800                        |      526 |                273 |                  55 |         119 |    1962 |

Further, Indian Railways have taken following measures to curb overcharging:

-  Introduction of hand held POS machines along with QR code for generation of bills.
-  Prominent display of Menu/Tariff through various means viz. websites, social media, newspaper, trains at a glance etc. mandatory with waiters.
-  Deployment of onboard IRCTC supervisors for continuous monitoring.
-  MRP on food boxes - " No MRP, the license get cancelled".
-  Awareness Campaign 'No Bill- The food is for FREE'.
-  A robust system for passenger feedback and complaints exists for redressal through  Rail  Madad,  Twitter  handle,  CPGRAMS,  E-Mail  and  SMS  based complaints.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Losses of BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 632 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## LOSSES OF BSNL

## †632. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the reason for losses reported by Bharat Sanchar  Nigam  Limited (BSNL)  and  the retrenchment of its employees; and
- (b) the details of measures taken/being taken by the Government to enable BSNL to recover from these losses?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Stiff  competition  in  the  telecom  sector,  debt  burden,  high  staff  cost  and  absence  of  4G services (except on a limited basis in certain areas for BSNL) are the reasons for losses in BSNL.
- BSNL has informed that no retrenchment has been done in BSNL.
- (b) The  Cabinet  in  the  meeting  held  on  23.10.2019  approved  the  revival  plan  for  BSNL.  The revival plan, inter-alia, includes the measures to reduce the Staff cost through a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS),  Administrative  allotment  of  Spectrum  for  providing  4G  services,  Monetisation  of Assets and Debt restructuring by raising Sovereign Guarantee Bonds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Adarsh Station Scheme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 631 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## ADARSH STATION SCHEME

†631. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  railway  stations  upgraded  under  Adarsh  Station Scheme (ASS);
- (b) the details of facilities/amenities being upgraded by the Government under the said scheme;
- (c)  whether  passenger  amenities  are  also  covered  under  the  said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (d)  Under  'Adarsh  Station  Scheme',  various  passenger  amenities which, inter-alia, include improvement to facade of the station building, retiring  room,  waiting  room  (with  bathing  facilities),  separate  waiting room  for  ladies,  landscaping  of  circulating  area,  earmarked  parking, signages, Pay & Use toilets, Foot Over Bridge, ramps at entry to station etc.  have  been  provided  at  Railway  stations  which  are  identified  and developed  under  this  scheme  as  per  the  respective  category  of  the station. 1253 stations have been identified for development out of which 1172 stations so far have been developed.

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