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Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Hejjala-Chamarajanagar Railway Line Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 20 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## HEJJALA-CHAMARAJANAGAR RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

20. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has observed delay in commissioning of Hejjala-Chamarajanagar railway line project, if so, the details regarding the status of the project and efforts taken to implement the same;
- (b) whether Time Table Committee of Railways has recommended any new trains from Srirangapatnam, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  any  railway  projects  belonging  to  Mandya  Lok  Sabha constituency  are  pending  for  approval  of  Railway  Board,  if  so, the details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 20 BY SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.12.2022 REGARDING HEJJALA-CHAMARAJANAGAR RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

(a): Railway had taken up Bangalore  - Satyamangalam (260 Km) New line  project.    However,  Tamil  Nadu  Government  as  well  as  Central Empowered  Committee  (CEC)  did  not  give  permission  to  carry  out survey  in  the  Satyamangalam  Forest  Area  during  the  year  2013-14. Therefore, it has been decided to take up the project between Hejjala and Chamrajnagar via  Kankapura, Malavalli, Kollegal and Yelandur for a length of 142 Km. Government of Karnataka is providing land free of cost and  sharing 50%  construction  cost of the project. Land acquisition proposal for 1723.15 acre private land for 135 Km length have been submitted to the District Authorities.

The  completion  of  any  Railway  project(s)  depends  on  various factors like deposition of cost share by cost sharing authority in cost sharing project(s), quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance  by  officials  of  forest  department,  shifting  of  infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project(s)  site,  number  of  working  months  in  a  year  for  particular project site due to climatic conditions etc.  All these factors affect the completion time of the project(s). With above constraints, every effort is being made to execute the project(s) expeditiously.

(b): No such proposal has been made by South Western Railway in the last Time Table co-ordination meeting.

(c): Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  and  taken  up  Zonal  Railwaywise and not State-wise/constituency-wise, as the Railway's projects may span across various State boundaries. However, HejjalaChamarajnagar  (142  Km)  new  line  project  which  is  passing  from Mandaya Constituency has been taken up.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 16 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Stock of Boiled rice in Kerala
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.16

## To BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 2022

## STOCK OF BOILED RICE IN KERALA

## 16. ADV. A.M: ARIFF:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of raw and boiled rice stock in FCI godowns in Kerala as on date;
- (b) whether it is true that not enough stock of boiled rice is available in FCI godowns in Kerala PDS distribution, if sO, the reasons therefor; for
- (c) whether the Government has reduced the supply of boiled white rice to the State of Kerala for  distribution through PDS, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government intends to make enough stock of boiled rice available for the State of Kerala so as to ensure the supply of raw and boiled rice at 50.50 ratio through PDS; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps for distribution of ragi and white gram under PDS in the State of Kerala, if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

## (a): The raw and boiled rice stock in FCI godowns in Kerala, as 29.11.2022 is as under:

| Raw Rice    | 98168 MT   |
|-------------|------------|
| Boiled Rice | 93743 MT   |

- (b) to (d): Enough stock of boiled rice is available in FCI godows as on date for PDS distribution in the state of Kerala:
- (e): Necessary steps have been taken to provide Ragi powder and white gram through FPS in Kerala as pilot project. Government of India is arranging 991 Metric Tonnes ragi from Karnataka and Kerala Government is arranging white gram for distribution under PDS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 11 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Release of Funds to Rajasthan under NFSS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.11 To BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER, 2022

## RELEASE OF FUNDS TO RAJASTHAN UNDER NFSS

## t11. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to release the central share of the funds to Rajasthan under the National Food Security Scheme (NFSS);
- (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) to (c): Central Government provides Central assistance to States/Union Territories under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) for meeting expenditure on intra-State moverent and handling of foodgrains and fair shop dealers' margin as per the Food Security (Assistance to State Governments) Rules, 2015. Based on the proposals received, an amount of Rs.1889.45 crore has been released to the State Government of Rajasthan: The details of fund released to State Government of Rajasthan is as follows: price

| Financial Year            |   Fund released (In crore) |
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2016-17                   |                     333.33 |
| 2017-18                   |                      10.05 |
| 2018-19                   |                     339.87 |
| 2019-20                   |                      95.86 |
| 2020-21                   |                     374.02 |
| 2021-22                   |                     585.84 |
| 2022-23 (Till 30.11.2022) |                     150.48 |
| Total                     |                    1889.45 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 9 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Ranking States in terms of Food and Nutrition
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Manoj Rajoria, Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.9 To BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 2022

## RANKING STATES IN TERMS OF FOOD AND NUTRITION

- t9. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: DR: MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has accorded ranks to the States in terms of food and nutrition;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including Rajasthan;
- (c) the model of the highest category State in terms of food and nutrition;
- (d) whether the Government is implementing the food and nutrition mode of top-ranked States at the national level; and
- (e) if the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? so,

## ANSWE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c): Yes to evaluate the implementation of the National Food Security Act; 2013 (NFSA) and Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) operations across the states and Union Territories, the Government has released first ever State Ranking Index for the NFSA on 5th of July, 2022. Sir,

The Index rests upon three pillars that consider various facets of food security and nutrition. Each pillar has parameters and sub-parameters that support this evaluation: The first pillar measures coverage of NFSA, rightful targeting, and implementation of all provisions under NFSA: The second pillar analyses the delivery platform while considering the allocation of food grains, their movement, and last-mile delivery to Fair Price Shops: The third pillar focuses on nutrition initiatives of the department:

Rajasthan has 18th Rank in the Index with score of 0.694. got

Odisha has got the first rank in the State Ranking Index with the score Of 0.836.

(d) & (e): The State Ranking Index aims to create an environment of competition, cooperation, and learning among states, promote transparency, and publish verified data in the public domain for research and analysis: At present, no proposal to implement the food and nutrition mode of top-ranked States at the national level is under consideration of the Government. StateslUT Governments are free to adopt best practices from better performing StateslUTs under the overall architecture of NFSA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL 2022

## 8. SHRIMATI  SANGEETA  KUMARI  SINGH  DEO: DR.  JAYANTA  KUMAR  ROY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated the draft 'The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022' and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the bill proposes to set up a Data Protection Board and to impose penalties for data breaches; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government regarding protection of digital personal data and privacy in the country?

## A NSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has prepared a draft Bill, titled the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 and has invited feedback from the public as part of its public consultation exercise. The draft Bill sets out the rights and duties of the citizen (Digital  Nagrik)  and the obligations of the Data Fiduciary to use  the collected data lawfully.  As  part  of  the  compliance  framework,  it  envisages  the  setting  up  of  a  Data Protection Board of India to determine non-compliance with the provisions of the draft Bill, impose penalty  for  such  non-compliance,  and  perform  such  other  functions  as  the  Central Government may assign to it under the provisions of the draft Bill or any law.

Currently,  the  Information  Technology  (Reasonable  Security  Practices  and  Procedures  and Sensitive  Personal  Data  or  Information)  Rules,  2011,  made  by  the  Central  Government  in exercise  of  its  powers  under  the  Information  Technology  Act,  2000,  provide  the  security practices and  procedures  that a body  corporate  or any  person  collecting, receiving, possessing,  storing,  dealing  or  handling  information  on  behalf  of  the  body  corporate  is required  to  observe  for  protecting  personal  data  of  users.  These  practices  and  procedures include the requirements that such body corporate or person publish on the website a policy for  privacy and disclosure of personal information, data or information, to use information collected for the purpose for which it has been collected, to keep it secure and to obtain prior permission of the information provider for disclosing personal data.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Developmental works on Bankura-Masagram Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS ON BANKURA-MASAGRAM RAILWAY LINE

6.  SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
2. (a)  whether  various  developmental  works  have  been  completed  in respect of Bankura - Masagram railway line;
3. (b)  if so, the details of works completed so far; and
4. (c)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c): Bankura-Masagram (116.90 km) which consists of BankuraRainagar Gauge conversion (96 km) and Rainagar-Masagram new line (20.90 km) has been commissioned in phases from 2005-06 to 2013-14. Following developmental works have been done after commissioning the line:
- 1) Crossing  station  with  2  additional  loop  each,  one  additional platform each and Foot Over Bridge (FOB) and other miscellaneous works at both Sonamukhi and Bowaichandi Railway stations.
- 2) Railway electrification of Bankura - Rainagar Rail line.

Further, developmental work is an on-going process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Overhead Fiber Cable
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## OVERHEAD FIBER CABLE

5. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the pilot projects regarding deployment of overhead fiber cable on street furniture have been initiated;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the results of their work, funding and the current status of these pilot projects;
- (c) the details on the basis of which cities are chosen for this purpose; and
- (d) whether any city in Andhra Pradesh has been chosen, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (d) To understand the challenges involved in deployment of 5G Small Cells and Aerial Fiber using Street Furniture, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had planned the pilot projects at different types of administrative set-ups, viz. an airport, a port, a metro rail system and a smart city. The pilot projects were funded by the Telecom Service Providers themselves and carried out at the following locations:

- i. International Airport, Delhi
- ii. Deendayal Port, Kandla
- iii. Namma Metro, Bengaluru
- iv. Smart City, Bhopal

TRAI,  inter-alia, based on the learnings from these projects, has submitted its recommendations to Department of Telecommunications on 29.11.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Doubling of Pune-Miraj-Londa Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

DOUBLING OF PUNE-MIRAJ-LONDA RAILWAY LINE

2. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  the  Pune-Miraj-Londa  railway  line  doubling  and electrification work in Satara district of Maharashtra;
- (b) the  total  area  of  land  acquisition  completed  till  date  and  still pending in Satara district for the above project; and
- (c) the  total  amount  of  compensation  paid  out  till  date  and  the amount of payment still pending to be paid?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2  BY  SHRI  SHRINIWAS  PATIL  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022 REGARDING DOUBLING OF PUNE-MIRAJ-LONDA RAILWAY LINE

- (a): Railway has taken up construction works of Pune - Miraj - Londa (466  km)  doubling  project.  Cost  of  the  project  is ₹ 4028  crore.  An expenditure of ₹ 2317 crore has been incurred upto March, 2022 and an  outlay  of ₹ 1567  crore  has  been  provided  for  the  project  for financial year 2022-23.

So  far,  total  226  km  doubling  has  been  completed.  Work  has been taken up in balance section in available land.

In  Pune-Miraj-Londa section, Pune-Miraj (279 km) and KudachiGhatprabha  (48  km)  sections  have  been  electrified.  Electrification works  on Miraj-Kudachi and Ghatprabha-Londa  sections are in different stages of execution.

- (b): Total  land  required  in  Satara  district  is  85.8  hectares,  out  of which  53.9  hectares  land  have  been  acquired  till  date  and  land acquisition of balance 31.9 hectares land has been taken up.
- (c): Railway  acquires  the  land  through  State  Government.  State Government  assesses  the  compensation  amount  and  advises  to Railway.  On  receipt  of  demand  from  State  Government,  Railway deposits compensation amount with concerned District Land acquisition Authority. For this project, Railway has made payment of ₹ 77.30 crore in Satara district and now, nothing is pending to be paid to State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: FDIs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2022.

FDIs

1.  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into India has declined recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has assessed the reasons for the same;
- (c) if so, the details and the findings thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government has the data of FDI invested and/or proposed in various States, State-wise, during the last three years and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

(a): The Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into India is increasing year to year basis since 2014-15. The details can be seen in the following table:

|   S. No. | Financial Year   |   Total FDI Inflow (in USD billion) |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2014-15          |                               45.15 |
|        2 | 2015-16          |                               55.56 |
|        3 | 2016-17          |                               60.22 |
|        4 | 2017-18          |                               60.97 |
|        5 | 2018-19          |                               62    |
|        6 | 2019-20          |                               74.39 |
|        7 | 2020-21          |                               81.97 |
|        8 | 2021-22 (P)      |                               84.84 |

Source: Reserve Bank of India. (P) - Figures are provisional.

Do not arise.

(b)&(c):

- (d): State wise data on FDI invested and/or proposed during the last three years is not centrally maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 480 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Installation of Nuclear Reactors
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *480

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## Installation of Nuclear Reactors

- *480.  SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  given  bulk  approval  for  the  installation  of  ten nuclear reactors;
- (b) if so, the details of the sites where the nuclear reactors would be set up;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  roped  in  PSUs  for  the  installation  of  the nuclear reactors or the exercise would be done exclusively by the specialized Government agencies; and
- (d) the total cost estimated and the completion target set for the installation of these reactors?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(d) A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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## Government of India Department of Atomic Energy

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *480  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05.04.2023  BY  SHRI  RAJENDRA  DHEDYA GAVIT REGARDING INSTALLATION OF NUCLEAR REACTORS.

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- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for 10 indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors of 700 MW each in fleet mode. The details are as follows:
- (c) The Government has amended the Atomic Energy Act in 2015 to enable the Joint Ventures of NPCIL with Public Sector Enterprises to set up nuclear power projects.
- (d) These reactors are planned to be set up in 'fleet mode' progressively  by  the year 2031 at a cost of Rs. 1,05,000 crore.

| State          | Location      | Project           | Capacity (MW)   |
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Karnataka      | Kaiga         | Kaiga-5&6         | 2 X 700         |
| Haryana        | Gorakhpur     | GHAVP- 3&4        | 2 X 700         |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chutka        | Chutka-1&2        | 2 X 700         |
| Rajasthan      | Mahi Banswara | Mahi Banswara-1&2 | 2 X 700         |
| Rajasthan      | Mahi Banswara | Mahi Banswara-3&4 | 2 X 700         |

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