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Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Export Subsidies on Pulses
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th   DECEMBER, 2022

## EXPORT SUBSIDIES ON PULSES

## 183. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government intends to offer export subsidies to pulse traders in the country given the low domestic prices of pulses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  the  cost  of imported pulses remains at or above par with MSPs;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  intends  to  review  its  open  Import  Policy  of  tur  and  urad pulses; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) &  (b): There is no proposal at this stage to offer export subsidies to pulse traders.

(c) to (f): The  Government  formulates  import  policy  of  pulses  on  the  basis  of  close  and continuous monitoring of domestic production, availability and price scenario including landed cost of imported stocks.

The Government has kept import of tur and urad under 'Free' category till March, 31, 2023 after carefully analyzing production, availability, prices and market conditions to protect the interest of domestic farmers while ensuring adequate availability at reasonable prices for all consumers across the Country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Redevelopment of Calicut Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 179 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## REDEVELOPMENT OF CALICUT RAILWAY STATION

179. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  Whether the Government has any data regarding the redevelopment of Calicut Railway station;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  observed  delay  in  upgradation  of Calicut Railway Station and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  noted  that  no  trains  stopped  at Vellayil Station during the past two years and if so, the details and the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  Whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  improve  the  basic infrastructure at Vellayil Station, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.179  BY  SHRI  M.K.  RAGHAVAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022 REGARDING REDEVELOPMENT OF CALICUT RAILWAY STATION.

- (a) to (c): Yes,  Sir.  Indian  Railways  has  undertaken  techno-economic feasibility  studies  for  the  redevelopment  of  stations  through  various agencies. Based on the outcome of these feasibility studies, stations are planned  to  be  taken  up  for  redevelopment  in  phases,  especially  the stations located in major cities and important tourist destination. Calicut Railway  Station  is  among  such  stations  identified  for  techno-economic feasibility studies.
- (d) At present, the following four trains are having stoppage at Vellayil Halt:-
- (i) 06456 Kannur-Shoranur Special
- (ii) 06024 Kannur-Shoranur Special
- (iii)
- 06023 Shoranur-Kannur Special
- (iv)
- 06481 Kozhikode-Kannur Special

Besides, rationalization of time table including provision/withdrawal of  stoppages  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to operational feasibility, commercial viability, etc.

- (e)        Vellayil is a HG2 category Halt station and already provided with the  requisite  'Minimum  Essential  Amenities'  as  per  norms  except  high level platform for PF No. 1.

Improvement to passenger amenities at stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process and works in this regard are undertaken as per requirement depending upon need, volume of passenger traffic and availability  of  funds.  However,  priority  for  improvement  to  passenger amenities at a station is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the works.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Small Scale Rubber Growers
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 176 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th   DECEMBER, 2022

## SMALL SCALE RUBBER GROWERS

## 176. SHRI V. K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that small scale rubber growers in Kerala have been demanding to revive the prices of latex as the falling prices have a disproportionate effect on them, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that the initiative of the Rubber Board of offering subsidies for sheet making did not have the desired effect, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that the rubber growers were demanding to allow the export of one-fourth of the latex production to tide over the falling of prices on latex; and
- (d) if  so,  the  total  quantity  of  latex  exported  during  the  current  fiscal  and  the  incentives provided by the Rubber Board to the rubber growers on the latex exported?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) The price of centrifuged latex (60% drc) has increased to Rs. 97.20 per Kg.  on 30.11.2022 from its recent low of Rs.81.35 per Kg. on 04.11.2022, after Rubber Board's announcement of new incentive for export of latex during November 2022.

(b)    Rubber  Board  had  taken  the  initiative  for  encouraging  conversion  of  field  latex  to  sheets rubber grades during the period December 2021 to February 2022. The objective was to ensure consistent supply of sheet rubber, which is the major rubber grade consumed by the domestic rubber industry. It was announced at a point when the domestic latex prices had increased due to increased demand from glove industry. The initiative helped to augment the production of sheet rubber and bring down the tendency to sell produce as latex itself without processing to sheet rubber.

(c)& (d) There is no restriction on export of any grade of natural rubber and export of latex in any quantity. India exported 1526 MTs of rubber during April-October 2022 in which 919 MTs were latex grades. During this period, 295.5 tonne of latex was exported under the brand 'Indian Natural Rubber'.

Board is implementing an assistance programme for branded rubber under brand 'India Natural Rubber' to offset the additional cost involved in branding.  This assistance is provided at the rate of Rs.0.50/kg for sheet rubber; Rs 0.25/kg for Technically Specified Rubber and Rs 0.20/kg for 60%  latex.  Further  assistance  for  60%  latex  has  been  increased  to  Rs.2  per  kg  drc  from  1 st November,2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Silvers Line Semi-high Speed Rail Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## SILVERS LINE SEMI-HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT

173.  ADV.  ADOOR PRAKASH :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  received  revised  Detailed  Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Silver Line semi-high speed rail project in the State of Kerala, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  State  has  submitted  any  reply  to  the  concerns raised/explanations sought for by the Railways on the DPR submitted earlier, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  any  decision  on granting permission for this project, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Railway Board has granted permission for survey for acquiring railway land for this project, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Southern Railway has raised any objections/concerns  on  acquiring  railway  land  for  this  project,  if  so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b): No, Sir.  Sufficient details for technical feasibility were found lacking in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted to Ministry of

Railways (MoR). Therefore, Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL)  has  been  advised  to  provide  detailed  technical  documents such as alignment plan, particulars of  railway  land and  private  land, crossings  over  existing railway  network,  duly  depicting  affected railway  asset  through  Zonal  Railway  for  detailed  examination  of  the project and to arrive at conclusion about feasibility of project, which is awaited. (c): The Project is not yet sanctioned. (d): In Principle Approval (IPA) of Railway Board has been granted for this  project  for  taking  up  pre-investment  activities.  Granting  of  IPA enables preparation of DPR. which brings out the complete details of the project including financials. (e): KRDCL has planned this corridor parallel to existing track in app. 200  Km  length  where  10-15  m  railway  land  (app.  185  Ha)  is  being utilized  by  KRDCL  for  proposed  corridor.  In  such  situation,  no  space will remain  available for  any  future  expansion  of  Railways  and augmentation of 3 rd /4 th  line etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Extension of Weekly Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## EXTENSION OF WEEKLY TRAIN

172. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken a decision for the extension of  weekly  train  No.  22745-22746  (Coimbatore-Hisar)  to  bi-weekly train  which  has  been  a  long  pending  demand  of  citizens  of  North India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) Owing to operational and resource constraints, at present, there  is  no  proposal  to    increase  the  frequency  of  22475/22476 Hisar-Coimbatore AC Express from weekly to bi-weekly. However, increase  in  frequency  of  train  services  is  an  ongoing  process  on Indian  Railways  subject  to  operational  feasibility,  traffic  pattern, availability of resources, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Train Collision Avoidance System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## TRAIN COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

170. SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Vande Bharat Express trains running in the country;
- (b) whether the Vande Bharat Express 2.0 is equipped with safety features like  Train  Collision  Avoidance  System,  quick  start  and  state-of-the  art features, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether other long distance express trains, especially bound for South, are also likely to be equipped with Anti-collision device, high speed, etc.; and (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  At present, 05 pairs of Vande Bharat Express trains namely 22435/22436 New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express, 22439/22440 New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno  Devi  Katra  Vande  Bharat  Express,  20901/20902  Mumbai  Central  Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express,   22447/22448 New Delhi - Amb Andaura  Vande  Bharat  Express  and  20607/20608  Chennai  Central-  Mysuru Vande Bharat Express are in operation over the Indian Railways network.
- (b)  to  (d)    Yes,  Sir.  Vande  Bharat  Express  2.0  is  provided  with  'KAVACH' [Train Collision Avoidance  System  (TCAS)]. It also has high starting acceleration of 0.7 m/s². The train has state- of- art Insulated Gate Bi-polar Transistor  (IGBT)  based  3-phase  propulsion  system  in  distributed  power mode  for  fast  acceleration.  So  far,  'Kavach'  has  been  deployed  for  1,455 Route  Kms  on  South  Central  Railway  with  77  number  of  locomotives. Currently,  Kavach  work  is  in  progress  on  Delhi-Mumbai  &  Delhi  -  Howrah corridors. Besides, deployment of 'Kavach' is an on-going process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Filling up Vacant Posts
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Faizal P.P. Mohammed, Anto  Antony, Behanan Benny, Abhishek Banerjee, D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## FILLING UP VACANT POSTS

169. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P. P.:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  retired  Chairperson  of  the  Railway  Board  has  been re-employed for six months, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  the  details  of  current  vacant  posts  in  the  Ministry  including  top positions;
- (c)  the reasons why regular appointments have not been made for the positions of (i) member (infrastructure), (ii) member (traction and rolling  stock),  (iii)  member  (finance),  (iv)  Ten  posts  of  General Managers  in  various  railway  zones,  and  (v)  Director  General  of safety, Director General of Human Resources and Director General of National Academy of Indian Railways; and
- (d)  the time by which these vacant positions are likely to be filled?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) The present Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board has been appointed, for a period of one year, which includes a period of six months, on re-employment basis.

(b) There are total 393 posts presently vacant in the Ministry.

(c)  &  (d)  As  regards,  making  regular  appointment  to  the  posts  of Members, General Managers and Director Generals, consequent to the formation of Indian Railway Management Service, these posts are to be  filled  up,  as  per  the  revised  norms,  by  inviting  applications  from willing and eligible officers.  Meanwhile, orders have also been issued for filling up 8 posts of General Managers, in November 2022. Filling up of  vacancies is a continuous process and necessary action is taken, accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: New Train between Bangalore to Kalaburagi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## NEW TRAIN BETWEEN BANGALORE TO KALABURAGI

167. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  by  South Western  Railway/Central  Railway  for  starting  new  train  between Bangalore to Kalaburagi and other routes from Kalaburagi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken in this direction?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c)  Yes,  Sir.    However,  there  is  no  immediate  plan  for operation  of  a  regular  train  service  between  KSR  Bengaluru  and Kalaburagi. Nonetheless, introduction of train services is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic pattern, availability of resources, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Policy for Just Transition from Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.166 TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07.12.2022 POLICY FOR JUST TRANSITION FROM COAL

## 166.     Shri Pinaki Misra:

## Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether there is a plan to introduce a uniform policy for Just Transition from Coal apart from the annual Action Plans;
- (b) if so, the details along with the proposed deadline thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the number of coal mines that have been closed or abandoned between 2014 - 2022, State-wise?

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

- (a): No, Sir.
- (b): Does not arise in view of the reply to part (a) above.
- (c): In India, transition away from coal is not happening in foreseeable future. Although India is pushing for renewable/non-fossil based energy, but the share of coal in the energy basket is going to remain significant in years ahead.  India is augmenting its coal production for meeting its increasing energy needs. Total coal consumption in India is yet to peak. The Economic Survey 2021-22 projects coal demand in the range of 1.3-1.5 billion tonnes by 2030 from the current level of about 1000 MT. It is projected that coal demand will continue to rise and may peak around 2040. Thus, despite thrust on renewable, coal is going to continue as a primary source of energy to meet the growing development needs of India.
- (d): The details of the number of coal mines that have been closed/ discontinued/ abandoned between 2014 - 2022, State-wise is as given below (Provisional):

|   S No. | State          |   Number of Coal Mines |
|---------|----------------|------------------------|
|       1 | Assam          |                      3 |
|       2 | Chhattisgarh   |                     17 |
|       3 | Jharkhand      |                     29 |
|       4 | Madhya Pradesh |                     20 |
|       5 | Maharashtra    |                     13 |
|       6 | Odisha         |                      5 |
|       7 | Telangana      |                     12 |
|       8 | West Bengal    |                     26 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Developing Navigation System
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2022

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 163 DEVELOPING NAVIGATION SYSTEM

163. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government proposes to develop the Country's own navigation system;
- b) if so, the details alongwith the salient features and its coverage thereof;
- c) if not, the reasons and the time likely to be taken to develop the same; and
- d) the details of time bound action plan of phasing out third party navigation system in all spheres of usage in the Country?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) ISRO/DOS has established the country's own navigation system named NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation).

(b)

(c)

(d)

NavIC is an independent regional navigation system covering Indian  landmass  and  1500  km  from  Indian  boundaries.  The system  is  designed  as  a  constellation  of  seven  satellites  in GEO/GSO orbits. The signals broadcast by these satellites are available free-to-air for civilian use. Does  not  arise.  The  satellite  constellation  was  established during 2013 to 2018 and the system is functional since then. The utilization of third party navigation system in the country is  not  controlled  by  ISRO/DOS.  ISRO  is  putting  efforts  to popularise use of NaviC in more and more devices along with other systems.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: PM Mitra Parks
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## PM MITRA PARKS

## 161. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has set up a number of Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM Mitra) Parks in various States in the country;
- (b) if so, the details along with the outlay thereof, State-wise particularly for the State of Maharashtra; and
- (c) the time by when the new PM Mitra Parks are likely to be set up?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a) to (c): With a view to attract investment, boost employment generation and position itself strongly in the  global  textile  market,  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  7  (Seven)  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  with  world  class  infrastructure including plug and play facility with an outlay  of  Rs. 4,445 cr for a period  of seven  years upto 2027-28. Ministry has received 18 proposals from 13 states including State of Maharashtra. The selection of sites for PM MITRA Parks is at an advanced stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: e-Governance Projects
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, Behanan Benny

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 160

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.12.2022

## E-GOVERNANCE PROJECTS

## 160. SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has withdrawn the draft guidelines on data anonymization for eGovernance  projects  from  the  'e-Governance  Standards  and  Guidelines'  when  it  was published for public consultations and if so, the details including the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  any  submission  received  prior  to  the  withdrawal  of  the  draft  will  be  taken  into consideration, and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government intends to re-publish the guidelines for public consultations; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a): Yes,  sir.  The  guidelines  on  anonymisation  of  data  were  drafted  by  the  Standardisation Testing  and  Quality  Certification  Directorate  and  the  Centre  for  Development  of  Advanced Computing,  Pune,  under  the  project  titled  'e-Governance  Standards  and  Guidelines',  and  were published by the said Centre on the e-Governance Standards and Guidelines website (www.egovstandards.gov.in)  for  public  feedback.  However,  they  were  withdrawn  to  ensure consistency with other policies under consideration and reassessing their completeness.

(b): Yes, Sir.

(c) and (d): The other policies with reference to which consistency was to be ensured are not yet in place. Therefore, no view has been taken regarding republishing of the said guidelines for public consultations.

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