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Lok Sabha Question No. 1783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Chabahar-Zahedan Rail Project
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Preneet Kaur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## CHABAHAR-ZAHEDAN RAIL PROJECT

## 1783. SHRIMATI PRENEET KAUR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India has lost the Chabahar-Zahedan Rail Project, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the status-quo of the MoU signed between IRCON (Ircon International Limited) and CDTIC (Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company) as of present day; and
- (c) whether IRCON is disengaged from its obligations of developing the Chabahar-Zahedan Rail Project and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (c) During the visit of the Prime Minister to Iran in May 2016, a MoU was signed between Indian Railways' IRCON and Iranian Railways' CDTIC   (Construction   &   Development   of   Transportation   Infrastructures Company) for construction of the Chabahar-Zahedan Railway Project. The two sides remain engaged on this matter.

India and Iran continue to cooperate on developmental projects in Iran, including the Chabahar-Zahedan railway line.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Increase in the Price of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1781 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## Increase in the Price of Coal

## 1781. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has increased the coal prices;
- (b) if so, the reasons for increasing the prices of coal during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown;
- (c) whether the prices of electricity, cement and other items have increased due to increase in the coal prices;
- (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to retract the increase in coal prices in view of the possibility of adverse impact of the same on the public; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a):   Pursuant  to  Colliery  Control  Order,  2000  dated  01.01.2000,  coal  prices  have  already been decontrolled. Consequently, coal companies are empowered to take decisions regarding pricing of coal.  The Government does not play any role in it. Further, Coal India Limited has not increased its coal prices during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown.

(b) to (e) : Not applicable in view of part (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Vacant Posts in CSS
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1779

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020)

## VACANT POSTS IN CSS

## †1779. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the posts lying vacant in all the grades in Central Secretariat Service (CSS);
- (b) whether the Department of Personnel has stopped all the adhoc or regular promotions in all services including CSS;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the promotions granted to the officials on adhoc basis has been stopped in CSS;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether  the  promotions  in  other  services  except  in  CSS  are  continuing  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (g) the steps taken to fill up the posts lying vacant in CSS along with the details thereof?

## 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):

| Grade                                |   No. of posts lying vacant |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Deputy Secretary/Director/JS-in-situ |                         149 |
| Under Secretary                      |                         161 |
| Section Officer                      |                        1169 |
| Assistant Section Officer (ASO)      |                         763 |

(b) to (f):   The Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed to maintain status-quo, until further orders, vide its order dated 15.04.2019, in SLP No. 30621/2011 titled Jarnail Singh & Ors vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta &Ors and related matters, on the twin issues of 'reservation in  promotion' and 'own merit'.

The matter is being actively pursued in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

(g):  For the Direct Recruitment Quota in the grade of ASO of CSS, the candidates are selected through the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) held by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Based on the result of CGLE 2017, 339 candidates have joined the post of ASO in CSS since March, 2020. The vacancies in  the  grade  of  ASO  to  be  filled  up  through CGLE 2018 & 2019 have been already reported to the SSC.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Completion of Dedicated Freight Corridor Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, P.P. Chaudhary, Devji Mansingram Patel, Kaushal Kishore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1777 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## COMPLETION OF DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR PROJECT

†1777. SHRI  RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the time by which  the  'Dedicated  Freight Corridor Projects' is expected to be completed;
- (b) whether  land  acquisition  problems  are  being  faced  in  the  said projects;
- (c) if so, the state-wise details thereof including Maharashtra;
- (d) whether  the  states  are  not  lending  their  co-operation  to  settle  the issues regarding land acquisition under this project; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a):  Ministry  of  Railways  is  implementing  two  Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) viz. Eastern DFC (Ludhiana to Sonnagar)  and Western DFC (Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal in Mumbai).

Both  the  corridors  are  targeted  to  be  commissioned  in  phases  by  June 2022.

- (b) to (e): As of now 97.6% land in EDFC and 99.85% of land  in WDFC  has been  acquired. Regular follow-up meetings  are held with the State Governments to expedite the remaining land acquisition and requisite cooperation is being given by states.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Details of schemes
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1774 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## Details of schemes

## 1774.   SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the work-wise and scheme-wise details of the amount of funds allocated by the Government for Chhattisgarh State during the last two years i.e. 2018-2020;
- (b)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State Government during the last two years i.e. 2018-2020; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   Under  the  Central  Sector  Schemes  (CSS)  of  Ministry  of  Coal,  no  fund  is allocated to State Government.  However, funds spent in Chhattisgarh State under various CSS during the last two years are as under:
- (b)       No, Sir.
- (c)        Does not arise in view of (b) above.

| Sub -Scheme                                                          | Year      | Fund disbursed in the blocks/projects in Chhattisgarh (Rs. Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 Detailed Exploration in Non-CIL blocks                             | 2018-19   | 138.50                                                              |
| 1 Detailed Exploration in Non-CIL blocks                             | 2019-20   | 300.96                                                              |
| 2. Promotional (Regional) Exploration in Coal & Lignite              | 2018-19   | 34.88                                                               |
| 2. Promotional (Regional) Exploration in Coal & Lignite              | 2019-20   | 21.86                                                               |
| 3. Research & Development (R&D )Scheme                               | 2018-19   | 0.00                                                                |
| 3. Research & Development (R&D )Scheme                               | 2019-20   | 0.00                                                                |
| 4. Conservation and Safety in Coal Mines                             | 2018 -19  | 0.89                                                                |
| 4. Conservation and Safety in Coal Mines                             | 2019 - 20 | 2.15                                                                |
| 5. Development of Transport Infrastructure in Coalfields area (DTIC) | 2018 -19  | 6.135                                                               |
|                                                                      | 2019 - 20 | 4.34                                                                |
| Total                                                                | 509.715   |                                                                     |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Strategic Disinvestment in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1773

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## STRATEGIC DISINVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS

1773. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  hand  over  the  operation  of passenger trains and freight operations to private players;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  origin,  destination,  pairs  of  routes, etc. that are being considered;
- (c) the details of strategic disinvestment in Undertakings  under  the Ministry of Railways since 2016, including details of strategic buyers;
- (d) whether the Government is considering strategic disinvestment or sale of minority stake in Undertakings under the Ministry of Railways; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) and (b) Ministry of Railways (MoR) has invited applications for investment and induction of modern rakes over select routes through Public Private Partnership (PPP) to provide world class services to the passengers. As  part  of  this  initiative,  MOR  have  issued  12  Requests  for  Qualification (RFQs) on 1 st July, 2020 for operation of passenger trains over approximately 109 origin-destination pairs (divided into 12 clusters) through PPP on Design, Build, Finance and Operate ('DBFO') basis. The routes are spread across the entire Indian Railway network and the list is available in the public domain namely, http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/IndicativeRoutesfor12clusters.pdf. The responsibility of train operations and  safety certification rests with Indian Railways.

As far as freight trains are concerned, at present, Container trains are being  operated  by  licensed  Private  Container  Operators  under  the  policy adopted in 2006.

(c)    There has been no strategic disinvestment in Undertakings under the Ministry of Railways since 2016.

(d) and (e) Decision has been taken by the Cabinet for Strategic Disinvestment  of  Government  of  India  shareholding  of  30.8%  in  CONCOR (out of 54.8% presently held by the Government of India) along with transfer of management control to a strategic buyer.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Promotion of Domain Name in Indian Languages
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1770

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.09.2020

## PROMOTION OF DOMAIN NAME IN INDIAN LANGUAGES

## 1770. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR :

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to take services of a social media agency to register online in the name of 'dot in' and 'dot Bharat' to promote the use of domain-name in Indian languages by small and medium enterprises and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to use social media means to spread awareness about 'dot Bharat' domain in regional languages and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiative  to  facilitate  writing  of  communication content and domain name in their regional language for internet-users; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a):  No, Sir. The registrations of .IN (dot IN) and .Bharat (dot Bharat) domains are being done by accredited registrars of .IN registry of  National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).  Government of India has designated and appointed NIXI (which is a not for profit organization under section 8 of the companies Act 2013) as the  official registry for India's Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) which has the   responsibility for managing India's ccTLDs  .IN and .Bharat domains. At present 137 registrars have been accredited to offer .IN domains and 37 registrars for .Bharat domains name registration worldwide to customers.

(b) Yes Sir. Government of India through .IN registry of NIXI have been undertaking continuous efforts to promote 'dot Bharat' through various means like Print media, Electronic media, various competitive award schemes, concessional .Bharat schemes and social media.

(c)  and  (d):  Yes,  Sir.  Government  of  India  has  taken initiatives  to  facilitate  writing  of communication content in their regional language for internet-users. Various software has been developed for the same covering all 22 official languages of the country.

Domain names in all 22 official Indian languages  has been facilitated . The various languages covered are Hindi, Bodo (Boro), Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi,Nepali, SindhiDevanagari, Bengali, Manipuri, Telugu, Gujarati, Urdu, Tamil, Punjabi , Kannada, Oriya,

Assamese, Sanskrit, Santali, Kashmiri, Sindhi -Arabic and Malyalam. Domain names are now being registered in all 22 official languages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Ban on Mobile Apps
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1769

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## BAN ON MOBILE APPs

## 1769.   SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has banned 59 mobile apps on the grounds that these pose a threat to the sovereignty, integrity, defence and security of the state, and public order;
- (b) if so, the details there of;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that these apps were stealing information and secretively transmissing user data in an unauthorised manner to servers operating beyond the borders of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATES FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a), (b), (c) and (d) : Pursuant to a request made by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued directions for blocking of  59 mobile applications  (Apps)  on  29.06.2020  under  the  provisions  of  section  69A  of  the  Information Technology  Act,  2000  in  the  interest  of  sovereignty  and  integrity  of  India,  defence  of  India, security of State and public order. As per the information made available by MHA, these apps were stealing information and secretively transmitting user data in an unauthorized manner to servers  abroad.  Due  to  national  security  concerns,  further  details  including  linkage  with  any country may not be disclosed in public domain.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: SCO Defence Ministers Meet in Moscow
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan, A.K.P. Chinraj, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPATRMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1768

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SCO DEFENCE MINISTERS MEET IN MOSCOW

1768. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN: SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ: SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether the Defence Minister has attended the Victory Day Parade recently conducted in Russia and also Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers meeting held in Moscow;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any meeting with Chinese counterpart was held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation;
- (d) if so, the outcome thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  signed  any  bilateral  agreement  with  Russian Government during the visit and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether  he  also  met  the  Russian  Defence  Minister  and  apprised  him  of  the  border situation and if so, the reaction of Russian Government thereto?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a)  &  (b):    Yes,  Sir.    Hon'ble  Defence  Minister  (Raksha  Mantri)  represented  India  in  the Victory Day parade in Moscow on 24 th June, 2020 and also participated in the joint meeting of  Defence    Ministers  from  the    SCO,  CSTO,  CIS  member  countries  in  Moscow  on  4 th September, 2020.  During the visit for the Victory Day parade, Raksha Mantri had a meeting with  the  Russain  Deputy  Prime  Minister  Mr.  Yury  Borisov and discussed bilateral  defence and defence industrial cooperation as well as regional issues.

(c) & (d): Yes, Sir.  Details have been put out in the Government of India press release by Ministry of External Affairs on 5 th September, 2020.

(e) & (f):  There was no separate bilateral agreement signed with Russian Government during the recent two visits of Raksha Mantri.  During bilateral meeting with the Russian Defence Minister, both bilateral and regional issues were discussed with Russia.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Promotion of Bamboo Products
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA

UnstarredQuestionNo.1767

To be answered on

Monday, September 21, 2020/Bhadrapada 30, 1942 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Promotion of Bamboo Products

## 1767. SHRIMATI MEENAKSHI LEKHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  promote  bamboo  products  in other States as well which are currently being made in the north-east region;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  market  such  products  through  e-
- commerce platforms; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge)of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a)&(b): Yes sir, Restructured National Bamboo Mission(NBM) is being implemented  in  23  States  including  North  East  States.  Under  this  Mission,  for promotion of bamboo products, 172 processing units for value addition of Bamboo, 97 primary processing units for Management  of Bamboo  waste and 746 Micro/Medium processing units  have been approved from 2018-19 to 31.08.2020. Cane  and    Bamboo  Technology  Centre(CBTC)  has  formed  16  clusters  in  NE States, During the last four years, Ministry of DoNER and NEC have sanctioned 17 projects costing Rs.134 crore for development of bamboo in NE States, including a Bamboo Industrial Park at DimaHasao in Assam. Various agencies ofGovernment of  Indialike  Cane  and  Bamboo  Technology  Centre,  North  Eastern  Handicrafts  & Handlooms  Development  Corporation  Ltd.  and  National  Bamboo  Mission  under

Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfareorganize  seminars,  workshops  and eventsfor promotion of bamboo products.

(c) &  (d):  Restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission  launched  in  2018-19  has  inbuilt provision for intervention on marketing which includes e-trading. Various stakeholders are advised to use enam.gov.in and gem.gov.in portals for marketing and  procurement  or  develop  other  effective  online  systems.  21  Bamboo  Mandis (bamboo market place) have been approved for promotion and e-trading of bamboo from  2018-2019  to  31.08.2020  under  National  Bamboo  Mission.  Similarly,  North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd has also created its online shopping portal for promotion of Bamboo.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Coal Production
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1765 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## COAL PRODUCTION

## 1765. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  company  office  is  established  in  the  location  of  Mahanadi  Coalfields  Limited (MCL) which produced 20 million tonnes of coal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons for not setting up any office in Talcher by MCL even after producing 70 million tonnes of coal; and
- (c) whether the Government has directed the concerned authority to take necessary action in this regard and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a):  Company Offices are established as per requirement and business needs of the Company for efficient operation.
- (b):  MCL has many offices in Talcher Coalfields for efficient operation.
- (c):   Not applicable in view of part (a) and (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Breach of Aadhaar Card Data
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1763

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## BREACH OF AADHAAR CARD DATA

## 1763.   KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

- Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) whether Aadhaar card data of about thirteen crores people has been breached in recent times and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether bank accounts of those whose Aadhaar were linked with them have been compromised
- and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR   ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) and (b): No such instance has come to the notice of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
- (c):   Does not arise in view of (a) & (b) above.

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