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Lok Sabha Question No. 605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: PM 15 Point Programme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: V. PANNEER SELVAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 605. TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## PM 15 Point Programme

## 605.  SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  district  level  committees  pertaining  to  Prime  Minister's New 15 Point Programme is working in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any review has been conducted regarding the functioning of these committees;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  measures  taken  by  the  Union  Government  for  the  effective functioning of the said committees?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b): As  per  the  guidelines  for  implementation  of  Prime  Minister's New 15-Point Programme (PM's New 15-PP) for the welfare of minorities, State  Governments  and  Union  Territory  (UT)  Administrations  have  been advised for constitution of State Level and District Level Committees (SLCs and DLCs) to monitor the implementation of PM's New 15-PP. As per the guidelines  of  PM's  New  15-PP,  the  Ministry  nominates  Members  of  Lok  Sabha and  Rajya  Sabha  to  the  SLCs  and  DLCs.  However,  since  the  DLC  for monitoring  the  schemes  covered  under  PM's  New  15-PP  is  required  to submit its report to the SLC, details regarding working of DLCs in the States/ UTs are not maintained by the Central Government.

- (c)  to  (e):    The  different  schemes  under  PM's  New  15-PP  are  being monitored at different levels of the Government. Ministry of Minority Affairs

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being  the  nodal  Ministry  for  the  PM's  New  15-PP,  monitors  and  reviews these  programmes  on  quarterly  basis  with  the  nodal  officers  of the concerned Ministries/ Departments of Union Government. The Ministry also reviews  progress  of  implementation  of  PM's  New  15-PP  with  the  State Governments/ UT Administrations from time to time. The Ministry has also been  issuing  advisories  to  the  State  Governments  to  conduct  regular meetings  of  SLCs/DLCs  and  also  to  invite  the  MPs  nominated  to  such committees.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Flexi Fare System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## FLEXI FARE SYSTEM

603. SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the flexi fare scheme introduced by the Railways has resulted in lower occupancy;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it is also  true  that  though  the  scheme  has benefitted by more than Rs. 550 crore, the scheme has forced passengers to look at the option of air travel; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b): The concept of flexi fare was introduced with effect from 09.09.2016. An analysis of number of passenger booked in Rajdhani, Duronto & Shatabdi Express trains (having flexi fare) during  the  period  from  September  2016  to  August  2018  has revealed  that  there  has  been  an  increase  of  0.95%  in  the number of passengers booked in these trains as compared to corresponding period of previous years.
- (c) & (d):  During the period from September 2016 to November 2018, Railways has been benefited by an additional earnings of approximately ₹ 1836 crore due to flexi fare.

However, Railways and Airlines are different modes of transport, which are not comparable in terms of volume as well as  convenience.  There  is  no  fixed  maximum  limit  of  fare  in Airlines whereas Railways have fixed maximum fare throughout the year. Hence Railways fare may or may not be higher than the air fare depending upon the class of travel as well as the peak or lean periods. It is the choice of the passengers to opt for either Railways  or  Airlines for travelling as per their convenience. Alternative train services on normal fare structure are also available over Indian Railways on the routes of most of the Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: New Nuclear Projects
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## NEW NUCLEAR PROJECTS

## 602. SHRI J. J. T. NATTERJEE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government using the provisions of Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill,  2015  has  initiated  fast  track  setting  up  of  new  nuclear  projects  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with selected localities, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any mechanism for speedy completion of these new proposals;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  been  facing  any  difficulties/resistances  from local people; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b)The Government had amended the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 in the year 2015 to enable Joint Ventures of Public Sector Companies to set up nuclear power projects in the country. With this amendment, Joint Venture Companies (JVC) of  Nuclear  Power  Corporation  of  India  Limited  (NPCIL)  with  NTPC  Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited viz. Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited and NPCIL-Indian Oil Nuclear Energy Corporation Limited respectively, can set up nuclear power plants. The Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction in 2017 for twelve new reactors with a total capacity of 9000 MW where currently pre-project activities are in progress.

Presently, discussions on possible projects to be set up by the JV companies are  in  progress,  which  will  be  taken  up  on  agreement  between  the  JV partners.

- (c)&(d)Structured meetings of the Boards of the Joint Venture Companies are being held regularly to arrive at project proposals.
- (e)&(f)There have been sporadic protests by a section of the locals against setting up of nuclear power projects. Groups ideologically opposed to nuclear power have also protested against the projects. The protests have mainly been on account of issues related to Rehabilitation, apprehensions about safety of the plant and loss of traditional means of livelihood.

A  large  public  outreach  on-going  programme,  based  on  a  multipronged approach,  is  implemented  by  NPCIL  /  DAE  to  spread  awareness  about nuclear  power,  address  the  apprehensions  of  the  people  to  allay  their concerns in a simple, understandable and credible manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: MoU on Illegal Immigrants
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.600

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## MOU ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

600. SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   India   has   raised   concerns   before   signing   a   Memorandum   of Understanding with the UK over the return of illegal immigrants;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether India is concerned that a large number of Indians can be sent back without humanitarian considerations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether there are nearly 40,000 illegal Indian immigrants in different parts of Europe and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) to (c) No MoU on return of illegal immigrants has been signed with UK after the last MoU signed in 2004 expired in 2014.

(d)   Government of India is not in possession of data regarding illegal Indian immigrants in different parts of Europe.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Ceasefire Violations by Pakistan
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, LALLU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.599

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## CEASEFIRE  VIOLATIONS  BY  PAKISTAN

599. SHRIMATI  REKHA  VERMA: SHRI  LALLU  SINGH:

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

- (a) whether there is a sharp increase in the number of cases of violations of ceasefire on the line of control by Pakistan;
- (b) if  so,  the  month-wise  number  of  cases  recorded  along  with  the  number  of casualties reported as a result thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any policy in view of the zero tolerance policy to retaliate such incidents of violations of ceasefire by Pakistan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

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(a) & (b): Month  wise  details of  Ceasefire Violations  and  casualties suffered  by  Army  along  the  Line  of  Control  under  operational  control  of Army in Jammu and Kashmir in the last year are as under:-

| S. No.   | Year 2018 Month wise   |   Ceasefire Violations |   Battle Casualties (Fatal) |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
| (i)      | January, 2018          |                    209 |                          05 |
| (iI)     | February, 2018         |                    223 |                          05 |
| (iii)    | March, 2018            |                    201 |                          00 |

:  2  :

| (iv)   | April, 2018     |   176 |   05 |
|--------|-----------------|-------|------|
| (v)    | May, 2018       |   104 |   00 |
| (vi)   | June, 2018      |    19 |   01 |
| (vii)  | July, 2018      |    13 |   00 |
| (viii) | August, 2018    |    14 |   01 |
| (ix)   | September, 2018 |   102 |   00 |
| (x)    | October, 2018   |   178 |   00 |
| (xi)   | November, 2018  |   185 |   03 |
| (xii)  | December, 2018  |   175 |   00 |

(c) & (d): Appropriate retaliation to the ceasefire violations, as required, has been carried out by Indian Army.  Also all violations of ceasefire and infiltration  are  taken  up  with  Pakistan  authorities  at  the  appropriate  level through the established mechanism of hotlines, flag meetings, Directorate Generals  of  Military  Operations  talks  as  well  as  diplomatic  channels between the two countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: NPS for Defence Personnel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.598

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## NPS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL

598. SHRIMATI  BHAVANA  PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI  PATIL: SHRI  KRUPAL  BALAJI  TUMANE:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government proposes to introduce New Pension Scheme for retired employees of defence sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether old pension scheme has been discontinued and if so, the reasons and the grounds therefor; and
- (e) the  reason  as  to  why  Government  pension  scheme  has been  discontinued  when private  sectors  and  banks  have  introduced  life  pension  scheme  for  semi-Government employees by contributing some amount by making saving?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Special Trains for Kumbh Mela
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, S. RAJENDRAN, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.594

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## SPECIAL TRAINS FOR KUMBH MELA

594. SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  his  Ministry  has  made  adequate  arrangements  for  the travel  of  pilgrims  who  are  expected  to  visit  the  Sangam,  Prayagraj during Kumbh Mela, 2019 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of special trains being run by the Government for the said purpose;
- (c) whether the present availability of trains is not sufficient to meet the  requirement  of  a  large  number  of  saints  and  sears,  common pilgrims and tourists from across the globe; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)      Yes,  Madam.  To  cater  to  the  expected  large  influx  of pilgrims during the Kumbh Mela 2019 at Prayagraj, Indian Railways have  mobilized  additional  resources  to  enable  operation  of  special trains  including  DEMU/MEMU.    About  1874  trips  of  Kumbh  Mela special  trains  have  been  planned.  Augmenting  load  of  existing regular  trains  and  providing  temporary  stoppages  of  Mail/Express trains to the extent justified and feasible are also being undertaken. The  rush  of  pilgrims  visiting  Prayagraj  for  Kumbh  Mela  is  being monitored rigorously on a daily basis and efforts are being made to meet the requirement.
Lok Sabha Question No. 589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Universities for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, P.R. SUNDARAM, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 589 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## UNIVERSITIES FOR MINORITIES

## 589.  DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether universities for minorities exist in the country at present;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof along with the total number of students who have passed out of such universities during the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  announced  some  new  universities  for  the minorities to encourage them to go in for higher education;
- (d)
- if so, the number of such new universities announced and sanctioned during the last three years and the current year, State/UT and location-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposals  for  setting  up  of universities for minorities from different States of the country including from Haryana at Mewat district; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Union  Government  thereon, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)  to  (f):  With  reference  to  universities  for  the  six  centrally  notified  Minority  communities namely Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi, the information is being collected from the nodal Ministry that is the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) and will be laid on the Table of the House.

At present, there is no proposal in the Ministry of Minority Affairs to set up any university for Minorities. However, the Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF), a society working under the aegis of Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India, in its 52 nd meeting held on 29.12.2016, constituted an 11 member  Committee  to go into the modalities for establishment  of  institutions  in  different  parts  of  the  country  with  a  view  to  facilitate educational development of the Minorities.

The said committee has submitted its report on 06.07.2017 to the MAEF. The Committee in its report has recommended for a three tier model of educational institutions for minorities having:

-  211 Central Schools at the bottom;
-  25 Community Colleges at the middle; and
-  5 National Institutes at the top level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Projects Declared as National Projects
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 580 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## PROJECTS DECLARED AS NATIONAL PROJECTS

## 580.  SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Maharashtra  Government  has  suggested  that  the  projects  which  State Governments are not able to complete should be declared as national projects;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Union Government thereon;
- (c) whether the Maharashtra Government has requested that Mumbai Harbur Link, VirarAlibaug Multi Model corridor, Navi Mumbai International Airport, Pinjar-Damanganga and Na-par River Linking projects should be declared as national projects on the same lines;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the decision taken by the Government thereon

## 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) No Madam. NITI Aayog has not received any suggestion from the State Government of Maharashtra to declare State projects as national projects. No  such  proposal is under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Inconvenience to Passengers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 577 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## INCONVENIENCE TO PASSENGERS

† 577. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  problems caused  to  the  passengers  due  to  lack  of  two  different  trains  from Hazrat  Nizamuddin  to  Khajuraho  and  Manikpur  instead  of  the  single link train number 11248 Up Sampark Kranti;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that passengers on this rail route do not have to face inconvenience while travelling to their destinations?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (d)  At  present,  12447/12448  Hazrat  Nizamuddin-Manikpur  UP Sampark Kranti Express & 22447/22448 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Khajuraho Express  run  with  amalgamation/bifurcation  at  Mahoba.  12447/12448 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Manikpur UP Sampark Kranti Express has a load of 13 coaches while 22447/22448 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Khajuraho Express runs with 10 coaches. Operation of these trains as separate services is not feasible, at present, due to operational constraints in Delhi area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Capital Expenditure in Defence Sector
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.576

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IN DEFENCE SECTOR

## 576. SHRI  RAM  MOHAN  NAIDU  KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the capex in defence sector has been abysmally low and has come down to 34 per cent in 2018-19 from 39 per cent in 2013-14;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether or not the budgetary allocations and procurement have been adjusted as per Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan (LTIPP); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

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(a) to (d):

A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 576 FOR ANSWER ON 6.2.2019

(a) & (b): Details of Capital Expenditure as a percentage of total Expenditure in the Defence Sector from FY 2013-14 to  2018-19 is  tabulated below:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Year         |   Capital Expenditure |   Total Expenditure |   Capital Expenditure as a %age of total Expenditure |
|--------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14      |               80221.4 |              208735 |                                                38.43 |
| 2014-15      |               83074.9 |              224654 |                                                36.98 |
| 2015-16      |               83614.2 |              233682 |                                                35.78 |
| 2016-17      |               91482.8 |              263824 |                                                34.68 |
| 2017-18      |               95431.1 |              287704 |                                                33.17 |
| 2018-19 (BE) |               99563.9 |              295511 |                                                33.69 |

Capital  Expenditure  in  absolute  terms  has  gone  up  by  Rs  19342.42 Crore (24.11%) during this period. The allocated capital budget has been fully utilized  in  2016-17  and  2017-18  reversing  the  previous  trends. Preparedness of the Defence Forces is the first and foremost priority and it is ensured that optimal requirements of the services are fully met.

(c) to (d): The equipment requirements of the Armed forces are reflected in  the  planning  process  which  includes  15  year  Long  Term  Integrated Perspective Plan (LTIPP), Five  Year Service-wise Capital  Acquisition Plan (SCAP)  and  two  year  roll  on  Annual  Acquisition  Plan  (AAP).  Capital Procurement of Defence equipment is carried out as per Defence Procurement  Procedure  (DPP)  and  based  on  the  budgetary  allocation, priority in procurement is carried out.

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