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Lok Sabha Question No. 3596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Bhashini Project
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, P. C. Mohan, Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3596

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.03.2023

## BHASHINI PROJECT

## 3596. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of the progress made and current status of the Bhashini project of the National Language Translation Mission (NLTM) launched in 2022?
- (b) the  aim  of  the  project  and  the  manner  in  which  it  is  likely    to  leverage  the  power  of  artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies;
- (c) the details of the languages which are going to be included in the project;
- (d) Whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Whatsapp-based  chatbot  being  created  for  this  project  will  rely  on information  generated  by  ChatGPT  to  provide  answers  to  queries  raised  by  users  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (e) whether in view of the severe reliability concerns associated with ChatGPT, the Government intend to ensure reliability and informational integrity of the chatbot being created under this mission; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The National Language Technology Mission (BHASHINI), has been launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister in July' 2022 to provide Artificial Intelligence (AI)  driven language technology solutions through  Bhashini  platform  (https://bhashini.gov.in)  as  3  year  mission  for  all  22  Scheduled  Indian Languages.

Currently, 350+ pre-trained AI-driven language models have been made available on Bhashini platform in  10  Indian  Scheduled  Languages  (Bengali,  Gujarati,  Hindi,  Kannada,  Malayalam,  Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu) and English. The Bhashini open Application Programming Interface (APIs) for language translation in text and voice have been listed on API Setu (https://apisetu.gov.in).

(d)  to  (f):   Bhashini  APIs  are  available  for  anyone  to  integrate  with  any  application.  The  industry  or startups  may  build  applications  leveraging  any  interface  including  WhatsApp  to  provide  easy  to  use services to the citizens.

Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have shown promise as a tool to provide information to users in a convenient and easy to understand manner.  At the same time Mission Bhashini is aware of the reliability issues of LLMs if they are used without appropriate safeguards.

Large Language  Models  (LLMs)  may  be  used  for providing  voice bots in the citizen's local languages. Bhashini development team is aware of the potential of new and emerging technologies like ChatGPT for providing relevant information to citizens, but the same will be deployed only after doing due diligence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Funds under BharatNet
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel, Sanghamitra Maurya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## FUNDS UNDER BHARATNET

## †3594. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under the BharatNet Scheme in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra during the last three years and the current year;

(b) the details of the targets fixed along with the achievements made under it in the Parliamentary Constituency of Badaun and Phulpur;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any survey to identify the number of villages which have not been covered so far under this scheme in Uttar Pradesh particularly Phulpur parliamentary constituency and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to cover all these villages under the said scheme at the earliest?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) BharatNet  project  is  implemented  in  a  phased  manner  to  provide  broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country, including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. As on 31.12.2022, Rs. 4349 Crore has been sanctioned/allocated/utilized during the last three years and the current year in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra under BharatNet project. The year-wise details of expenditure of the said States are given in Annexure-I .  In Badaun, out of 1037 GPs, 630 GPs have been made Service Ready and in Phulpur, out of 585 GPs, 560 GPs has been made service ready.

Out of 1,03,895 planned villages/GPs in Uttar Pradesh, total 41,512 villages/GPs have been made Service Ready. The Union Cabinet on 30.06.2021 accorded approval for extending the scope of BharatNet to all inhabited villages in the country (including Uttar Pradesh).

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3594 to be answered on 22.03.2023

## The details of funds sanctioned/allocated/utilized during the last three years and the current year in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra under BharatNet project

## Rupees in crores

|   S. No. | Name of States   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (upto 31.12.2022) |
|----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Maharashtra      |       265 |      1475 |       414 |                         468 |
|        2 | Uttar Pradesh    |       643 |       480 |       233 |                         371 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: New Train Services in Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3591

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## NEW TRAIN SERVICES IN KERALA

3591. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  pending  recommendations  before  the  Railway  Board which have been received from the Southern Railways for commencing new  train  services  and  extension  of  the  existing  services  destined  to Kerala as on date;
- (b)  the  date  of  receipt  of  these  proposals  and  the  reasons  for  delay  in approval for the same;
- (c)  whether  the  pending  proposals  are  likely  to  be  approved  without further delay, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  proposals  received  for  allowing  halt  for  trains  at Chirayinkeezhu Railway station in Kerala and the decision taken by the Railway Board in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) Receipt of proposals from zonal Railways, including those from Southern  Railway,   is  an  on-going  process.   Processing  and  decisions thereon,  after  due  examination,  is  also  an  on-  going  process.    The compendium of such proposals is not maintained. Representations, including that from the Hon'ble Member of Parliament, have been received for provision of stoppage of trains at Chirayinkeezh. Introduction/extension and provision of stoppages, are ongoing processes on Indian Railways (IR), which are dependent on operational feasibility, traffic justification, availability of rolling stock etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Setting up of Gati Shakti Cargo Teminals
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3589 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## SETTING UP OF GATI SHAKTI CARGO TERMINALS

3589. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a)  the number of Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) proposed to be established in Assam; (b)  the target date for completion of these terminals and the present status thereof; (c)  the  total  amount  of  funds  allocated  for  setting  up  of  the  cargo terminals; and (d)  the  number  of  people  being  benefitted  by  direct  and  indirect employment?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3589 BY SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2023 REGARDING SETTING UP OF GATI SHAKTI CARGO TERMINALS (a) In order to boost investment from industry in setting up of cargo terminals, 'Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT)' policy has been launched, wherein GCTs are being developed by private players. Under the GCT policy, 'In Principle Approval (IPA)' has been granted to private agencies for setting up of GCTs at five (5) locations in the State of Assam. (b)    As  per  the  provisions  of  the  GCT  policy,  the  agencies  are expected  to  complete  the  construction  within  twenty  four  (24) months of grant of IPA. (c) No funds have been allocated, as the Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) are being developed by non-railway agencies. (d) Data regarding any estimate of employment after operationalisation of GCTs is not maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Assessment of Poverty
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait, Ramesh Chand Bind

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3588

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## ASSESSMENT OF POVERTY

## †3588.  SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  regarding  the  percentage  of  people living Below the Poverty Line (BPL) and if so, the details thereof along with the definition of the poverty line being used by the Government indicating the number of people found living under BPL during the last four years;
- (b) if not, the date on which the assessment of poverty made by the Government last time; and
- (c) whether the Government is planning to undertake an estimation for the present year and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c) The erstwhile Planning Commission estimated poverty line and poverty ratio on the basis of Large Sample Surveys on Household Consumer Expenditure carried out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The last data of Large Sample Survey on Household Consumer Expenditure published by NSSO was for the 68 th round  conducted  in  2011-12.  Based  on  this  data,  the  erstwhile  Planning  Commission  estimated poverty lines and poverty ratio in 2011-12 following the extant Tendulkar Committee methodology and  released  through  a  Press  Note  issued  on  22 nd July  2013.  According  to  this  Press  Note,  the number of persons living below poverty line in India has been estimated to be 27 crore in 2011-12. The  poverty  line  was  defined  on  the  basis  of  Monthly  Per  Capita  Consumption  Expenditure (MPCE) as the criterion. For the year 2011-12, the poverty line at all India level has been estimated as Monthly Per-capita Consumption Expenditure of Rs. 816 for rural areas and Rs. 1000 for urban areas.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Calling Name Presentation
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3587 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## CALLING NAME PRESENTATION

## 3587.   SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY: SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  telecom  operators  have  expressed  concerns  over  user  privacy  on  the  Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) proposal under which phones would need to display the name of a caller, by extracting the name of the subscriber from their SIM registration data;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the present status thereto;
- (c) the details of the guidelines issued to Telecom Service Operators (TSPs) for implementation of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) or Caller ID; and
- (d) whether the scheme would have any impact on the privacy of the users or callers, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) A  consultation  paper  on  'Introduction  of  Calling  Name  Presentation  (CNAP)  in Telecommunication Networks' was released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 29.11.2022 seeking comments from the stakeholders. In the comments, some of the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have expressed that user privacy concerns need to be taken care of while designing an appropriate solution for CNAP.

- (c) No guidelines have been issued to TSPs for implementation of CNAP.
- (d) Does not arise in view of 'c' above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Rail Land Development Authority
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## RAIL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

3586. MS. CHANDRANI MURMU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  revenue  earned  through  auctioning  of  land  by  Rail  Land Development Authority during the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) the details of the area of land auctioned in Odisha and the revenue earned during the  same period , district- wise; and
- (c) the details of the locations the Rail Land Development Authority has  identified  for  auctioning  in  the  next  three  years  and  the estimated value?

## 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. 3586 BY MS. CHANDRANI MURMU TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  22.03.2023  REGARDING  RAIL LAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

(a):    The  revenue  earned  through  leasing/auctioning    of  railway land by Rail Land Development Authority(RLDA) during the last five years and in the current year  is as under:-

|   S.No. | Year                   |   Revenue earned in ₹ in Crores |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       1 | 2017-18                |                           42.93 |
|       2 | 2018-19                |                           82.81 |
|       3 | 2019-20                |                          933.27 |
|       4 | 2020-21                |                          349.2  |
|       5 | 2021-22                |                          381.89 |
|       6 | 2022-23(upto 28.02.23) |                          497.57 |

(b): During the  above period 384 Sqmt  of Railway land in Sambalpur  District,  Odisha  has  been  leased/auctioned.    Total ₹ 11.05 lakhs revenue has been earned during the above period.

(c): For the year 2023-24 and 2024-25, twenty one railway colonies & thirteen commercial sites have been identified for leasing/auctioning. The commercial development of Railway land at this  scale  is  complex  in  nature  and  requires  detailed  technoeconomic feasibility studies and various statutory clearances from urban-local bodies etc. which affects the valuation and completion time. For the year 2025-26, identification of locations for leasing/auctioning of Railway land has not been done.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3585 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Broad Gauge Electrification
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Geeta Kora, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3585

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## BROAD GAUGE ELECTRIFICATION

†3585. SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the estimate time to achieve the goal of 100 percent electrification under the Indian Rail Mission;
- (b) the percentage of work of the total broad gauge network across the country which  has  been  electrified  by  the  Indian  Railways  particularly  in  Jammu  and Kashmir, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Bihar;
- (c)  the  number  of  kilometers  of  the  broad  gauge  electrified  during  the  last financial year 2021-22;
- (d) whether it is more than the figure of the previous year's period; and
- (e) 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.  3585  BY  SHRIMATI  GEETA  KORA,  SHRI  JUGAL  KISHORE SHARMA,  SHRI  PARBATBHAI  SAVABHAI  PATEL  AND  SHRI  PRADEEP  KUMAR SINGH  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  22.03.2023  REGARDING  BROAD GAUGE ELECTRIFICATION

- (a)  The  completion  of  Electrification  project  depends  upon  various  factors  like clearances from the concerned Departments/State Governments/Central Ministries,  completion  of  Transmission  Line  works  by  State  Power  Utilities  and resolution of law & order issues during execution, which are beyond the control of  Ministry  of  Railways.  Therefore,  it  is  not  feasible  to  fix  time  lines  for completion of the project.
- (b)  86%  of  Broad  Gauge  (BG)  lines  of  Indian  Railways'  network  have  been electrified  up  to  February,  2023.  Percentage  of  Railway  Electrification  in  the states is as under:

| State/Union Territory   | Electrified Percentage of existing Broad Gauge network (%)   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jammu and Kashmir       | 100%                                                         |
| Gujarat                 | 76%                                                          |
| Jharkhand               | 100%                                                         |
| Bihar                   | 95%                                                          |

(c)  to  (e)  6,366  Route  kilometers  (RKM)  of  BG  network  have  been  electrified during  the  last  financial  year  2021-22,  which  is  351  RKM  more  than  the electrification of 6,015 RKM in previous year of 2020-21.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Delays in Execution of Projects
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Kavitha Malothu, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3580

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## DELAYS IN EXECUTION OF PROJECTS

3580. SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  are  delays  in  execution  of  projects  recommended under MPLADS, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is inordinate delay at the District Collector Office;
- (c) if so, whether the Ministry considers giving timelines for execution of works after recommendation has been made by an MP; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER  OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a)  to  (d) Under the MPLAD Scheme, Hon'ble Members of Parliament (MPs)  send  their  recommendations  of  development  works  directly  to their respective Nodal District Authorities and same are implemented by  the  District  Authorities  in  accordance  with  the  administrative, financial and technical rules of the concerned State/UT Governments and in accordance with the Guidelines on MPLADS.

Para-3.12 of the extant MPLADS  Guidelines stipulates that all recommended eligible works should be sanctioned within 75 days from the  date  of  receipt  of  the  recommendation,  after  completing  all formalities. The District Authority shall, however, inform MPs regarding rejection, if any, within 45 days from the date of receipt of recommendations, with reasons thereof. Para-4.10.1 of the Guidelines provides that the work of MPLADS shall be completed within 18 months from the date of demitting office in case of Rajya Sabha MPs or dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Para-3.13 of the MPLADS Guidelines also stipulates that the sanction letter/order shall stipulate a time limit for completion of the work to the Implementation  Agency.  The  time  limit  for  completion  of  the  works should generally not exceed one year. In exceptional cases, where the implementation time exceeds one-year, specific reasons for the same

shall be incorporated in the sanction letter/order.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Renaming of Schemes
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Nakul K. Nath

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3574. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 22 ND  MARCH, 2023.

## RENAMING OF SCHEMES

## 3574.  SHRI NAKUL KAMAL NATH:

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

the names of the schemes of the Ministry which have been renamed by the Government after 2014 including the details of the allocation of budget to these schemes after 2014?

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

No scheme in the Department for Promotion of Industry and   Internal Trade has been renamed by the Government after   2014.

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