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Lok Sabha Question No. 3616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Mobile Towers in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3616 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## MOBILE TOWERS IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

## 3616.   SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received request from Member of Parliament to sanction mobile towers for Flat Bay, Bolcha, Bengali Basti and Ranchi Basti villages of Baratang Islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken on the request;
- (c) whether non-availability of mobile network in these areas has affected students in pursuing their studies and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  mobile  towers  for  Flat  Bay, Bolcha, Bengali Basti and Ranchi Basti villages of Baratang Islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) A letter has been received in BSNL from Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Lok Sabha Constituency, for installation of a tower at Flat Bay, Bolcha,  Bengali  Basthi  and  Ranchi  Basthi  villages  of  Baratang  Island.  Bolcha  village  has  been planned to be covered under USOF project for providing 4G mobile coverage in uncovered areas of Andaman  and  Nicobar  islands.  Flat  Bay,  Bengali  Basthi  and  Ranchi  Basthi  villages  have  been included by BSNL in its proposal of villages to be covered under USOF 4G saturation scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Parking Facilities at Jabalpur Railway Division
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3615 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## PARKING FACILITIES AT JABALPUR RAILWAY DIVISION

- † 3615. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether parking facilities are  made  available  at  the  main  station  of Western-Central Railway Zone, Jabalpur;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether vehicles are improperly parked outside Platform No.1;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  corrective  measures  in view  of the problems faced by the passengers due to the said reason; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) & (b): Parking facilities are available at both sides (at PF No.1 side and PF No.6 side) of Jabalpur station.
- (c)  to  (f):  Proper  parking  space  has  been  earmarked  for  two-wheeler  and four-wheeler  parking  at  Jabalpur  station.  Regular  monitoring  is  done  by officers & staff and suitable action is taken by RPF against vehicles parked in  the  no  parking  area.  Further,  punitive  action  is  also  taken  against  the parking contractor as and when deficiencies and irregularities are noticed as per the terms of the agreement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Customer Interest in VDA Sector
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3614

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## CUSTOMER INTEREST IN VDA SECTOR

## 3614.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to increase investor awareness and confidence about Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) given the taxation of VDAs in the last Union Budget and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is undertaking any initiative to ensure the protection of customer interests in the VDA sector; and
- (c) if so, whether any discussions have been conducted with the industry in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b) :  Crypto Assets are by definition borderless and require international collaboration to prevent regulatory arbitrage.  Therefore,  any  legislation  for  regulation  or  for  banning  can  be  effective  only  with  significant international  collaboration  on  evaluation  of  the  risks  and  benefits  and  evolution  of  common  taxonomy  and standards.

RBI  has  been  cautioning  users,  holders  and  traders  of  Virtual  Currencies  (VCs)  that  dealing  in  VCs  is associated with potential economic, financial, operational, legal, customer protection and security related risks.

RBI, vide its  circular  dated  May  31,  2021  has  also  advised  its  regulated  entities  to  continue  to  carry  out customer due diligence processes for transactions in VCs, in line with regulations governing standards for Know Your  Customer  (KYC),  Anti-Money  Laundering  (AML),  Combating  of  Financing  of  Terrorism  (CFT), obligations under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, etc.

(c)          :      Government has undertaken necessary consultations with stakeholders including industry and with relevant international organisations from time to time on policy formulation of crypto assets.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: New Railway/High Speed Train Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3613 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## NEW RAILWAY/HIGH SPEED TRAIN PROJECTS

3613. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI: SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  new  railway/highspeed train projects during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  targets  and  timelines  for completion, State and zone-wise;
- (c)  the  funds  sanctioned  and  released  for  these  high-speed  train projects;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps for timely completion of these projects to prevent cost overruns;
- (e)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the details of Vande Bharat Trains sanctioned by the Government during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  project  implementation thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (e):  No,  Sir.  Presently,  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High  Speed  Rail (MAHSR) Project is the only sanctioned project of High Speed Rail in India which is under execution with technical and financial assistance from Government of Japan.

Further,  Ministry  of  Railways  has  assigned  the  task  of  preparing Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of  following  seven High Speed  Rail

(HSR)  Corridors  to  National  High  Speed  Rail  Corporation  Limited (NHSRCL) :-

- i.    Delhi - Varanasi
- ii.   Delhi - Ahmedabad
- iii.   Delhi - Amritsar
- iv.   Mumbai - Nagpur
- v.    Mumbai - Pune - Hyderabad
- vi.   Chennai - Bangalore - Mysore
- vii.  Varanasi - Howrah

None  of  the  above  corridor  is  sanctioned  as  yet.  High  Speed  Rail (HSR) projects are highly capital intensive projects, the decision to sanction any HSR Corridor/Project depends on many factors such as outcome of DPR, techno-economic feasibility, availability of resources and financing options.

(f):During the last three years 2020-21 to 2022-23 (upto 16 th  March), the  following  08  pairs  of  Vande  Bharat  train  services  have  been operationalised on the Indian Railways' network:-

- 1)
- 20901/20902 Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Express
- 2)
- 3)
- 4)
- 5)
- 22447/22448 New Delhi - Amb Andaura Express
- 20607/20608 MGR Chennai - Mysuru Express
- 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Express
- 22301/22302 Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Express
- 6) 20833/20834 Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Express
- 7)
- 22223/22224 CSMT - Sainagar Shirdi Express
- 8) 22225/22226 Solapur - CSMT Express.

These  are  in  addition  to  the  first  two  Vande  Bharat  services  viz. 22435/22436  Varanasi-  New  Delhi  Express  and  22439/22440  New were

Delhi -Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express which operationalised during the calendar year 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Government Jobs to Youth
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3612

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023)

## GOVERNMENT JOBS TO YOUTH

## †3612. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  youths  who  have  been  given  Government  jobs  in  various  Government departments during the last five years;
- (b) whether  the  number  of  educated  unemployed  is  continuously  increasing  due  to  nonrecruitment in regular Government jobs;
- (c) whether lakhs of applications are being received for a small number of posts or vacancies and  the  number  of  applicants  with  much  higher  qualifications  than  the  standard qualifications are very large;
- (d) whether most of the appointments are challenged in the court and get stuck in the courts for years which also hinders appointments on time; and
- (e) the number of educated unemployed in the country, State-wise and Trade-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):   Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process, as per the requirement of  various  Ministries/  Departments/  Organizations  of  Central  Government.  Government  has already  issued  instructions  to  all  Ministries/  Departments  for  timely  filling  up  of  the  unfilled posts. Rozgar Melas, being organized by Government of India, are expected to act as catalyst in further  employment  generation  and  provide  meaningful  opportunities  to  the  youth  for  their empowerment and participation in National Development directly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Radiation of Mobile Towers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## RADIATION OF MOBILE TOWERS

## †3609. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  excessive radiation of towers of private mobile  companies  particularly in metropolitans and rural areas of the country is making adverse impact on fauna, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any steps to reduce the distances of radiation for saving the fauna being affected; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) No Sir. Based on a recent in-depth review of the scientific literature, the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that current evidence does not confirm the existence of any health consequences from exposure to low level Electromagnetic Fields (EMF). WHO further concluded that  EMF  exposures  below  the  limits  recommended  in  the  International  Commission  on  NonIonizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) international guidelines do not appear to have any known consequence on health.

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has prescribed norms for exposure limit for the EMF radiation (i.e. Base Station Emissions) which are 10 times more stringent than the safe limits prescribed by ICNIRP and recommended by WHO.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Trade Agreements
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## TRADE AGREEMENTS

## 3603. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

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

(a) the details of the impact of major trade agreements with various countries on the textile sector in India including percentage change in Indian textile exports to respective countries post-agreement;

(b) the employment generated in the sector and the growth of textile hubs over the years, especially after 2014, resulting from trade agreements and otherwise;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to uplift textile workers dealing with demand change resulting from  recessionary  global  economic  conditions  along  with  the  State-wise  details  of  number  and percentage of workers who have received benefits of such initiatives particularly in Rajasthan; and

(d) the State-wise list of funds allocated and utilised for various schemes by the Government for the promotion of textiles during the past three years?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

(a): India  has  so  far  signed  13  Free  Trade  Agreements  (FTAs)  including  recently  concluded agreement with UAE and Australia; and 6 Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) with various trading partners. The trade agreement has facilitated the export of Indian goods including textiles.

(b): The textile industry provides direct employment to around 45 million people in the country.

(c): Government is implementing various schemes viz, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel(PM MITRA), SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector),  Silk  Samagra,  National  Handloom  Development  Programme, National  Handicraft  Development  Programme,  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  (IWDP), National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM), Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) etc. catering exclusively for development of textile sector in the country including the State of Rajasthan.

(d): Funds under the scheme are not allocated state-wise. The allocations of funds are done schemewise on pan India basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Import and Export of Garments
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GARMENTS

3601. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the status of import and export related to garments in the country for the last three years;
- (b)  the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  reduce  the  import  of  goods  and  promote  exports  in  the country; and
- (c) the details of facilities and assistance provided by the Government in this regard?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a): The status of import and export related to garments in the country for the last three years are as follows:

(USD mn)

|                    | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Import of garments | 1,144     | 881       | 1,265     |
| Export of garments | 15,488    | 12,272    | 16,015    |

Source : DGCI&S provisional data

(b) & (c): Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  viz,  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated Textile  Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA),  SAMARTH  (Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile Sector), Silk Samagra, National Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development  Programme,  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  (IWDP),  National  Technical Textile  Mission  (NTTM),  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP)  etc.  catering  exclusively  for development of textile sector in the country.  Further, Government is promoting production of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country through Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme  for  Textiles. The  import  is regularly  monitored  by  the Government. BIS Standards and QCOs (Quality Control Orders) have been taken up actively to regulate sub-standard quality and cheap import.

India has so far signed 13 Free Trade Agreements including recently concluded agreement with UAE and Australia;  and  6  Preferential  Trade  Agreements  with  various  trading  partners.  In  order  to boost  export  of  textiles  products,  Government  extended  continuation  of  Rebate  of  State  and  Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) on exports of Apparel/Garments and Made-ups. Further, textiles products not  covered  under  the  RoSCTL  are  covered  under  Remissions  of  Duties  and  Taxes  on  Exported Products (RoDTEP) along with other products.

Government also provides financial support to  various Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies engaged in promotion of textiles and garments exports, for organising and participating in trade fairs, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Rozgar Mela
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Sumalatha Ambareesh, D.K. Suresh, Hemant Patil

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3600

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023)

## ROZGAR MELA

## 3600. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Rozgar Mela is organized by the Union Government across the country and if so, the details thereof along with its objectives;
- (b) whether the Union Government has put any mechanism in place to organize the Rozgar Mela by various Ministries/Departments and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  Rozgar  Mela  organized  by  the  Union  Government  during  the  last three years;
- (d) the details of the number of youth provided gainful service opportunities or appointment letters in the country including in Maharashtra in the Rozgar Mela; and
- (e) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  provide  employment  to  more  persons  through  this Rozgar Mela and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):   Yes Sir.

Rozgar  Mela  events  are  being  held  across  the  country  and  the  new  appointees  are inducted  into  various  Central  Ministries/  Departments/  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings (CPSUs)/ Autonomous Bodies including Health & Education Institutes, Public Sector Banks etc.

(c):   Rozgar Mela event had been initially launched on 22.10.2022 and so far the event has been held three times by the Central Government, in addition to ones held by various States.

(d)  &  (e):    Recruitment  against  vacant  posts  is  a  continuous  process.    Vacancies  in  various Central  Government  Ministries/  Departments  and  their  Attached  and  Subordinate  offices  are caused due to retirement, resignation, death, and promotion etc. of the employee.

The  details  of  number  of  appointments  provided  are  maintained  by  the  respective Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations and State Government etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Black Marketing of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3599 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.03.2023

## Black Marketing of Coal 3599. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

## Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)
- (b)
- (c)

whether people engaged in transportation of coal in ECL, BCCL and CCL of the Coal India  Limited (CIL) along with the officials of the  CIL are allegedly indulged in black marketing, if so, the details thereof; the details of the number of such cases that were brought to the cognizance of the Government  and the action taken against the culprits during the last three years; whether the defaulting transporter has been blacklisted; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d) There are no such cases where people engaged in transportation of Coal in Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) of Coal India Limited (CIL) along with officials of CIL are indulged in black marketing.

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