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Lok Sabha Question No. 2345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Defence Innovation Fund
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, Shrirang Appa Barne, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2345

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## DEFENCE INNOVATION FUND

2345.  SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has created Defence Innovation Fund;
- (b) if so, the salient features and the core objective of the Defence Innovation Fund;
- (c) the sources from where the funds are proposed to be mobilised; and
- (d) the  extent  to  which  it  will help  indigenisation  of  various  defence  and  aerospace related  platforms  being  manufactured  in  the country  based on  Transfer  of  Technology (ToT)?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) No, Madam.

(b) to (d):

Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: ICT Infrastructure
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2344

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.12.2018

## ICT  INFRASTRUCTURE

## 2344.       SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

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

- (a)      the  details  regarding  investments  made  in  ICT  infrastructure  within  last  four  years  to promote e-governance in India;
- (a) the steps taken for providing ICT literacy among masses to utilize e-governance facilities in India; and
- (b) the future programmes and projects of the Government for expanding e-governance in India?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    The  investments  made  by  Ministry  of  electronics  and  Information  Technology  within last four years in ICT infrastructure to promote e-Governance in India is as follows.
- (b):      Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  had  implemented  two schemes  namely  'National  Digital  Literacy  Mission  (NDLM)'  and  'Digital  Saksharta Abhiyan'  (DISHA)  with  a  cumulative  target  of  training  52.5  lakh  persons  covering  one person per household during  year 2014-2016. Further, MeitY has initiated  a  scheme  titled "Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan  (PMGDISHA)"  in  2017  to  usher  in digital literacy among masses to utilize e-governance facilities in India by covering 6 crore rural households (one person per household).
- (c):  The Government has initiated various new projects for expanding e-Governance in India such  as  Unified  Mobile  App  for  New-age  Governance  (UMANG),  GI  Cloud(MeghRaj), National Centre of Geo-informatics (NCoG),  DigiGaon, etc.
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|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   | Expenditure (Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | 2015-16          | 483.90                       |
|         2 | 2016-17          | 390.77                       |
|         3 | 2017-18          | 277.30                       |
|         4 | 2018-19          | 336.95                       |
|         4 |                  | (as on 20.12.2018)           |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Reforms in the Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2342

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## REFORMS IN THE ARMY

## 2342.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering any scheme to bring about reforms in the army;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard, so far; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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(a) to (c): A Committee of Experts was set up by the Government in 2016 to recommend measures to enhance the Combat Capability and Rebalance Defence  Expenditure  of  Armed  Forces.    A  total  of  65  recommendations pertaining  to  Indian  Army  were  recommended  for  implementation  to concerned agencies / stakeholders.  The recommendations of Committee of  Experts  entails  rightsizing  of  certain  units  of  Indian  Army,  thereby optimising  the  resources.    It  involves  redeployment  and  restructuring  of various posts like Officers / Junior Commissioned Officers / Other Ranks and Civilians, better utilisation of supply and transport units, enhancement in standards of recruitment and improvement in the efficiency of National Cadet Corps.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Stoppage of MMCT Express at Borivali
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## STOPPAGE OF MMCT EXPRESS AT BORIVALI

## 2341.  SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received representation for stoppage of MMCT Duranto Express (12268/12267) at Borivali station;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam. Representations including that from the Hon'ble Member of Parliament have been received for provision of stoppage of 12267/12268 Mumbai Central-Rajkot Duronto Express at Borivali. However, the same have not been found feasible for implementation due to high line capacity utilization of the concerned section.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Communication Signals of GLONASS
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2340

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2018

## COMMUNICATION SIGNALS OF GLONASS

## 2340.   DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  given  clearance  to  Russia  for setting up ground base stations in India receiving communication signals of GLONASS;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any agreement has been signed between Russia and India in this regard; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  details  of  benefits  that  will accrue out of this agreement?

## ANSWER

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

- and State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS, Russia mutually agreed to set up ground-measurement gathering stations in Russia for Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) and reciprocally in System (GLONASS). Based on that, a location at ISTRAC, Bengaluru is
- (a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India India for Russian Global Navigation Satellite identified for setting up the GLONASS ground station.

(c) Yes,  Madam.

(d) An MoU on Mutual Allocation of Ground Measurement Gathering Stations has been signed between ISRO and ROSCOSMOS  on  October  15 th ,  2016.  The  NavIC  station  in Russia to be installed on a reciprocal basis will help enhance the baseline for orbit determination and of Ionosphere delays to improve the accuracy of the navigation solution.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Reverse Auction
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, DHARMENDRA YADAV, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, BHARAT SINGH, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## REVERSE AUCTION

2339.   SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering a reverse auction model to raise timely money from sale of bandwidth for meeting fiscal needs without further adding to the financial stress of mobile phone operators and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the telecom industry is divided over the pricing of airwaves and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether  Telecom  companies  are  facing  severe  liquidity  crunch  which  may  force  the companies to default on a Rs.900 crore spectrum-related charge and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  this  liquidity  crunch  has  nudged  the  Government  to  consider  some  relief measures for the sector  at  large  and  if  so,  the  response  of  the  Government  thereto  and  the corrective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  work  out  a  solution  to  save  the  telecom industry from insolvency?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) After  consultation  with  Telecom  industry/  stakeholders,  pricing  of  spectrum  has  been recommended by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
- (c) & (d) Some Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have stated that there is financial stress in the telecom industry primarily due to the competitive forces that have kept the prices at unsustainable and below cost levels. In order to examine systemic issues affecting viability and repayment capacity in telecom sector and furnish recommendations for resolution of stressed assets, an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) had been constituted on 16/05/2017. The IMG reported that the competitive context of the industry has led to accumulation of debt, decline in EBIDTA and requirement of periodic infusion of  additional  equity.  In  line  with  the  IMG  recommendations,  Government  has  taken  the  following corrective measures:
- a. TSPs have been given a one time opportunity to opt for higher number of instalments (16) instead of the currently permitted 10 instalments.
- b. Prime Lending Rate (PLR) has been replaced by Marginal Cost Lending Rate (MCLR) for  calculation  of  interest  on  delayed  payment  of  Licence  Fee  (LF)  and  Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC).
- c. Spectrum Cap has been revised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Launch of Heavy Satellites
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., S. RAJENDRAN, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2338

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2018

LAUNCH OF HEAVY SATELLITES

## 2338.   SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO)  has not been able to launch heavy satellites so far;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same;
- (c) the  number of heavy satellites that have been launched from foreign destinations so far;
- (d) whether  ISRO  is  working  on  any  programme  for  launching heavy satellites in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be materialised?

## ANSWER

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

## (a) & (b)

The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark

III

(GSLV Mk-III) of ISRO is capable of launching 4 tonne class of satellites to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The GSAT-29  communication  satellite,  weighing  3423  kg,  is  the heaviest  satellite  launched  from  Indian  soil  by  GSLV  Mk-III recently on 14.11.2018. The heaviest satellite built by ISRO so far i.e. GSAT-11, weighing 5854 kg, was launched on 05.12.2018 by Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. (c) Till now, fourteen heavy satellites (weighing more than 2200 kg) were launched from foreign destinations. (d) Yes, Madam. ISRO has taken up the development of a Semi-Cryogenic stage and uprated Cryogenic engine & stage, which is expected to be completed by 2020-21. Induction of these stages in GSLV Mk-III

(e) will enhance the GTO payload capability to 5 tonne class.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Incidents in Nuclear Power Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2336

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## INCIDENTS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

2336.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of small and big incidents that took place in nuclear power plants of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) during the last three  years  in  which  loss  of  life  and  property  has  occurred,  Nuclear  Power Plant-wise;
- (b) whether  financial  assistance  has  been  provided  to  the  personnel  who  got injured in those incidents and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  facilities  provided  by  NPCIL  or  the  Government  to  those personnel who are unable to work in the plants again?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There  have  been  no  nuclear  accidents  in  Indian  nuclear  power  plants involving release of radioactivity/radiation. However, there have been instances of industrial nature resulting in two fatalities, one each at Tarapur in Maharashtra and Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in the last three years.
- (b) Yes, Sir. Compensation was paid in line with the provisions of the Employee's Compensation Act and Workmen's Compensation Act.
- (c) The provisions of statutory acts like the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 and  The  Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act,  2016  are  followed  in  such cases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Heaviest Satellite Launch
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUDHEER GUPTA, R. PARTHIPAN, S. RAJENDRAN, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2335

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2018

## HEAVIEST SATELLITE LAUNCH

## 2335.   KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO)  has launched heaviest and most advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT-11 recently;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  aims  and  objectives thereto;
- (c) whether the targeted objectives have been achieved successfully till date and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  expenditure  incurred  on  the  development  of  the  satellite and its launch separately;
- (e) the  further  steps  taken/  being  taken  to  boost  the  broadband connectivity to rural and inaccessible Gram Panchayats in the country; and
- (f) the  number  of  targets  fixed  by  the  Government  to  launch satellites during the next year?
- (a)

## ANSWER

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

- Yes, Madam.
- kg,  was successfully  launched  from  French  Guiana  onboard  Ariane-5 December  5,  2018. in  Ka  x  Ku  band providing a high throughput capacity of 16 Gbps. The satellite is  launched  with  an  objective  to  provide  high  data  rate  and broadband connectivity to Gram Panchayats, Islands and rural areas of the country. In addition, this satellite has capability to
- (b) GSAT-11  satellite, with a lift-off mass  of 5854 launch vehicle at 0207  hrs (IST) on GSAT-11  is a communication  satellite support other telecommunication services also.
- (c) Yes  Madam.  The  satellite  has  been  launched  successfully. All orbit raising operations and deployments on GSAT-11 have been completed successfully.
- (d) The  expenditure  incurred  (as  on  November  2018)  on  the development of the satellite and its launch is Rs. 573.68 Crores and Rs. 810.94 Crores respectively.
- (e) In order to address the required satellite connectivity to boost the  broadband  connectivity  to  rural  and  inaccessible  Gram Panchayats  in  the  country,  three  satellites  namely  GSAT-19, GSAT-29  and  GSAT-11  satellites  have  been  launched  and another satellite  GSAT-20 is under realisation for augmenting the capacity further.
- (f) ISRO has target of realizing around 30 missions during the year 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Collaboration on Cyber Security
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2333

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.12.2018

## COLLABORATION ON CYBER SECURITY

## 2333.      SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

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

- (a) whether  a  strategic  collaboration  on  cyber  security  is  being  worked  out  with  other countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):    Strategic  cyber  security  cooperation  by  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response Team  (CERT-In)  with  the  other  countries  enhances  safety  and  security  of  cyber  space. CERT-In  has  entered  into  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  its  overseas counterpart  agencies/Computer  Emergency  Response  Teams  (CERTs)  for  information exchange and collaboration for cyber security incident response. Currently 9 such MoUs are in force with Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, Morocco,  Seychelles, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Construction of Building at Kollam-Punalur Section
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2332

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING AT KOLLAM-PUNALUR SECTION

## 2332. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned funds for the construction of station buildings on Kollam - Punalur section in southern railways; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  &  (b)  No,  Madam.    No  separate  fund  allocation  for  construction  of  station buildings alone has been made from Plan Head-53 'Passenger Amenities'. The work of  Gauge  Conversion  along  with  other  allied  works  &  construction  of  Station buildings  works  of  Killikollur,  Chantatope,  Kundara,  Kundara  East,  Ezhukone, Kottarakara, Kuri, Auvaneeswaram and Punalur stations falling on Kollam - Punalur section  were  funded  through  the  sanctioned  Project  Cost/estimates  of  Gauge Conversion Project of Tenkasi -Kollam section under Plan  Head  'Gauge Conversion'  (Plan  Head-14)  duly  providing  all  the  essential  amenities  as  per norms.

While the section between Kollam - Punalur was commissioned in the year 2010, the entire section of Sengottai -Kollam has been fully completed by commissioning of last stretch of the Project in March, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Development of Air Bases
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2331

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIR BASES

2331.  SHRI  KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

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

- (a) whether  Ministry  has  decided  to  develop  five  air  bases  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh and has requested the Government of Andhra Pradesh for providing suitable land for the purpose;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any places have been identified in the state for this purpose and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the status of the project as on date?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): Chief  Minister  of  Andhra  Pradesh  had  written  to  Raksha Mantri regarding setting up of an Air Force Command and training base in Andhra Pradesh at Donakonda / Sagar Airfield, Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam and Suryalanka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: SIP-EIT Scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2330

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 26.12.2018

## SIP-EIT  SCHEME

## 2330.     SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a) the details of international patent application that have been granted reimbursements under the Support for International Patent Protection in E&IT (SIP-EIT) Scheme;
- (b) whether there is any scheme which provides legal fee reimbursement or coverage to such recipient in the event of patent litigation, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of total amount of funds disbursed under the scheme; and
- (d) whether the Government plans to introduce a similar scheme for patents in other fields like biology and if so, the time by which it is likely to be in place?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information Technology  (MeitY) is implementing a scheme titled  'Support  for  International  Patent  Protection  in  E&IT  (SIP-EIT)'  for  MSMEs  and Technology  Start-up  Units  to  facilitate  international  patent  filing.  Since  inception  of  the scheme in December 2014, 34 International patent applications have been approved under the scheme. Out of the approved applicants, Rs. 12.9 lakhs has been reimbursed to 5 applicants, as reimbursement of 50% cost of International patent filing.
- (b)  and  (c):  No  madam,  there  is  no  scheme  in  the  Government  which  provides  legal  fee reimbursement or coverage to such recipient in the event of patent litigation.
- (d):   No madam, there is no proposal in the Government to introduce a similar scheme for patents in other fields like Biology.

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