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Lok Sabha Question No. 1119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: New Post Office on Postal Department Land
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## NEW POST OFFICE ON POSTAL DEPARTMENT LAND

## †1119. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the land belonging to postal department at Umri in district Nanded, Maharashtra is under unauthorised possession and has also been let out after getting constructed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to dispossess the unauthorised occupant and build a new post office on the said piece of land since the post office in this area is running on rent for the last 40 years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the action is likely to be taken?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir. The Department is aware that a portion of the vacant land located at Umri in Nanded district belonging to Postal Department is encroached and temporary structures have been erected.
- (b) to (d) The issue of removal of encroachment on said plot of land in Umri has been taken up by the Department with District Collector, Nanded, Municipal Corporation and Police Authority for appropriate action. 'Construction of a new post office building at a site is taken up, based on the operational priority and availability of funds'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Regulation of Data Fiduciaries
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1118

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.02.2023

## REGULATION OF DATA FIDUCIARIES

## 1118.   SHRI RAVIKUMAR D:

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

(a)  the  measures  taken  to  ensure  that  Government  instrumentalities  exempted  under  Clause 18(2)(a) do not carry out illegal surveillance;

(b) the measures taken to ensure that Data Fiduciaries exempted under Clause 18(3) do not carry out illegal surveillance;

(c)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  a  Data  Fiduciary  does  not  undertake tracking or behavioural monitoring of children or targeted advertising directed at children under Clause 10(3); and

(d) the steps taken to maintain the independence of the Data Protection Board under the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDPB, 2022)?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 ('draft Bill') does not deal with the  issue  of  surveillance.  Lawful  interception  and  monitoring  is  done  by  the  authorised  law enforcement agencies after due authorisation by the Central Government or the State Government concerned, and the same is governed by the provisions contained in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 read with Rule 419A of Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951 and section 69 of the  Information Technology Act, 2000 read with the  Information  Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information) Rules, 2009. Thus, the authorisation, procedure and safeguards relating to interception and monitoring are governed by the aforesaid laws, and not the draft Bill.

(c)  and  (d):  Extensive  consultation  on  the  draft  Bill  has  been  undertaken  to  generate  necessary feedback to formulate the provisions of the related legislative proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Construction of Overbridges/Underbridges in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1117

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF OVERBRIDGES/UNDERBRIDGES IN

## MAHARASHTRA

## †1117. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  railway  overbridges,  underbridges  and  unmanned railway level crossings including manned ones under construction and pending construction in the State of Maharashtra;
- (b) whether  the  said  works  are  being  done  as  per  the  prescribed timeline;
- (c)
- if not, the project-wise reasons for the delay therein;
- (d) the number of functional and approved overbridges and underbridges in the State of Maharashtra and the present status thereof; and
- (e) the  time  by  which  the  said  work  is  likely  to  be  completed  in Maharashtra along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): 174 Nos. Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and 228 Nos. Road Under Bridges (RUBs) are under construction in the State of Maharashtra. No Manned level crossings (MLCs) and Unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) are under construction.

384  Nos.  ROB  and  864  Nos.  RUB  are  functional  in  the  State  of Maharashtra. 193 Nos. ROB and 361 Nos. RUB has been sanctioned/approved in the State of Maharashtra.   Out of 193 ROBs 19 have  been  completed,  similarly  out  of  361  RUBs  133  have  been completed.  Remaining ROBs/RUBs are in various stages like planning, estimation and execution. Generally, there is no problem of construction of ROBs/ RUBs in Railway  portion.    However,  the  problem  is  faced  in  construction  of approaches because of many factors such as fixing the alignment of approaches, land acquisition, removal of encroachments, finalization of General  Arrangement  Drawing  (GAD),  acceptance  and  sanction  of estimate in approaches by State Government etc. Therefore, it is not possible to fix definite timelines for completion of these ROB/RUBs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Captive Power Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## Captive Power Plants

## 1116. SHRI T.R. BAALU:

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

- (a)   whether the Government realizes that the need for the Captive Power Plants (CPP) based aluminium  industry  CPPs  is  urgent  as  aluminium  production  is  a  continuous  process  that requires huge volumes of uninterrupted quality power supply; and
- (b)    if  so,  the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  keeping  in  view  the  fact  that curtailing  coal  supplies  to  CPPs  has  directly  resulted  in  a  coal  crunch  situation  for  the aluminium sector?

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

- (a): Ministry of Mines, Government of India, has informed that Aluminum industry is a 24x7, 365  days  continuous  process  industry,  which  needs  huge  volumes  of  uninterrupted  power supply.
- (b): In  2022-23  (upto  January,  2023),  dispatch  of  coal  to  CPP  Sector  from  Coal  India Limited(CIL) sources has been 31.59 MT against the last year same period figures of 27.91 MT, thereby achieving a growth of 13%. With the augmentation of dispatch and Production in the current period, Coal India Limited efforts shall be to meet the demand of all sections of the industries including in CPP based Aluminum Industry to fulfill their demand. Further, CIL has allowed conversion of mode from Rail to Road under NRS FSA (linkage auction) consumers for augmentation of lifting.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Operational Guidelines of 5G Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## OPERATIONAL GUIDLINES OF 5G SERVICES

## 1115.   SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 5G service roll out is in full scale and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any concern about 5G interference with flight operation;
- (c) if so, whether the Government has prepared any operational guidelines and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  from  the  broadcasting  industries regarding service disruptions due to interference of 5G services;
- (e) if so, whether the Government has examined the concerns and the actions taken thereto; and
- (f) the details of the mechanism adopted by the Government to address the issue of disruption by possible interferences of 5G services?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir. Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have started providing 5G services in the country from 01.10.2022 onwards. As on 31.01.2023, 5G services have been started in 238 cities distributed across all license service areas.
- (b) & (c) The Ministry of Civil Aviation has communicated its concerns on the possibility of interference between the 5G base stations and Radio Altimeters. In this regard, the Department of Telecommunications has imposed restrictions on the deployment of 5G base stations in the vicinity of the airports as per the requirements of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- (d) to (f) The Government has received requests from the Broadcasting industry to resolve the issues in the reported degradation of signal quality due to the perceived interference from the recently deployed 5G base stations. Government vide letter dated 18-05-2022, has already issued an advisory in the matter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Operation of Vande Bharat Express Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## OPERATION OF VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS TRAIN

†1114. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to start Vande Bharat Express trains  from  Jaynagar  in  Mithila  region  of  Bihar  to  New  Delhi  railway station via Darbhanga;
- (b) if so, the details of the plans made in this regard;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Indian  Railways  has  not  increased  the  number  of trains from Darbhanga railway station during the last ten years despite being the highest earning railway station in Samastipur Division and if so, the facts thereof; and
- (e) the time by which Vande Bharat Express train is likely to be made operational as it is not  operational till now?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e)  Owing  to  operational constraints, introduction of  a Vande Bharat  train  between  Jaynagar  and  Delhi  via  Darbhanga    is  not feasible, at present. During the period 2012 to 2022, the following  5

pairs of trains originating from Darbhanga station have been introduced: 1. 17007/17008 Secunderabad - Darbhanga Express 2. 15559/15560 Darbhanga - Ahmedabad Express 3. 22551/22552 Darbhanga - Jalandhar City Antyodaya Express 4. 15551/15552 Darbhanga- Varanasi Antyodaya Express 5.  55579/55580  Darbhanga-  Mandan  Mishra  Passenger  (presently operating as 05579/80 Darbhanga- Jhanjharpur Passenger special) Besides, introduction  of new trains services including  Vande Bharat Express service is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility,  resource availability, traffic justification etc. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 1113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Coffee Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria

Source: Coffee Board

(e) & (f) : Indian coffee exports have increased from 19.7 thousand tonnes during 1960-61 to 416 thousand tonnes in 2021-22.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1113 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## COFFEE EXPORT

## 1113.  SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

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

- (a) whether  export  of  Indian  coffee  has  reached  one  billion  dollar  in  international  market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)

whether  India  is  considered  to  be  the  seventh  largest  coffee  exporter  of  the  world;

- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether in six decades the export of Indian coffee has grown exponentially from 19.7 thousand tonn to 111.07 million tonnes in 2021-22; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes, during 2021-22, Indian coffee exports stood at USD 1.016 billion, growing by 38% from the previous year 2020-21.

(c) & (d): In the year 2021-22, India was the 5 th largest exporter of coffee in the world with a share of about 6% of global coffee exports.

Top 5 Coffee Exporting Countries in the World during 2021-22 are as below:

| Country   |   Coffee Exports (Lakh tonnes) |
|-----------|--------------------------------|
| Brazil    |                          23.7  |
| Viet Nam  |                          15.48 |
| Colombia  |                           7.51 |
| Indonesia |                           4.24 |
| India     |                           4.16 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Schemes to Support Rural Artisans
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1108 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## SCHEMES TO SUPPORT RURAL ARTISANS

## 1108. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any scheme to support and promote rural artisans in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (b) if so, the details of the number of beneficiaries supported through these schemes, district-wise?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) & (b): Sir,  The  Office  of  Development  Commissioner  (Handicrafts)  implements  'National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP)' and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) for development and promotion of handicrafts in a holistic manner and to provide sustainable  livelihood  opportunities  to  artisans  throughout  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh.  The NHDP and CHCDS have the following components:

1. Marketing Support & Services
2. Skill Development in Handicrafts Sector
3. Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana
4. Direct Benefit to Artisans
5. Infrastructure and Technology Support
6. Research and Development
7. Mega Cluster

The details of beneficiaries supported through these schemes from the state of Uttar Pradesh in the last year  are  mentioned  below . However,  this  office  does  not  maintain  district  wise  detail  of  artisans benefitted.

| Artisan benefitted under the Schemes during the last year in Uttar Pradesh   | Artisan benefitted under the Schemes during the last year in Uttar Pradesh   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                        | Artisan Benefitted                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 27,147                                                                       |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Protocol for Aarogya Setu Data
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTORNICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1107

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.02.2023

## PROTOCOL FOR AAROGYA SETU DATA

## 1107.    DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) The details of the current legislation or protocol governing the data collected by Aarogya Setu;
- (b)  whether  there  is  an  active  or  proposed  plan  to  prepare  a  new  protocol  to  govern  the previously collected data by Aarogya Setu and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) The  details of the Government  or  private agencies, organizations, institutes and individuals with access to data collected by Aarogya Setu since 2020; and
- (d)  Whether  the  data  collected  by  Aarogya  Setu  till  May  10,  2022  has  been  deleted  in accordance with the Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol, 2020 and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  National  Executive  Committee  constituted  under  the  Disaster  Management  Act, 2005,  in  exercise  of  powers  conferred  upon  it  by  clauses  (h)  and  (i)  of  sub-section  (2)  of section  10  of  the  Act,  issued  an  order  dated  29.3.2020  constituting,  among  others,  an empowered group on technology and data management to identify problem areas and provide effective solutions therefor delineate policy, formulate plans, strategize operations and take all necessary steps for effective and time-bound implementation of these plans/policies/strategies/decisions in relation to Covid-19 pandemic. As per a decision of the empowered  group,  its  chairperson  issued  an  order  dated  11.5.2020,  notifying  the  Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol, 2020, to ensure secure collection of data by the  Aarogya Setu mobile application, protection of personal data of individuals and the efficient use and sharing of personal or non-personal data for mitigation and redressal of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- (b):  In accordance with the provisions of the said protocol, the contact tracing feature of the Aarogya  Setu  mobile  application  has  been  discontinued  and  contact  tracing  data  collected through it has been deleted.
- (c):    Approved  officials  of  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare,  State  Health Departments,  the  National  and  State  Disaster  Management  Authorities  and  District  Civil Surgeons were given secure access to the data collected through the Aarogya Setu.
- (d):      Contact  tracing  data  collected  through  the  Aarogya  Setu  mobile application has been deleted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Re-operation of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1104 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## RE-OPERATION OF TRAINS

† 1104.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  had  received  requests  from  public representatives  in  April,  2022  for  providing  stoppage  at  Miranpur Katra  and  Tilhar  railway  stations  under  Shahjahanpur  Parliamentary Constituency  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  restart  those  trains  which  were plying there before the corona pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said requests have been acquiesced to;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e)        Indian  Railways,  to  contain  the  spread  of  COVID-19 pandemic,  had  discontinued  all  regular  passengers  carrying  trains w.e.f 23.03.2020 and only special trains with limited stoppages were being operated. Indian Railways have also undertaken rationalization of  the  time  table,  including  rationalization  of  train  services  and stoppages, in a scientific manner with the assistance of IIT-Bombay. The  exercise  has  been  undertaken inter  alia  to  provide  for  better passenger safety by creating maintenance corridor blocks, minimizing conflicts  in  existing  time  table,  generation  of  additional  path  for freight  traffic  and  speed  up  train  services.  Accordingly,  few  train services including 54251/52 Lucknow-Saharanpur Passenger, 54377/78 Bareilly-Prayagraj Sangam Passenger and 13049/50 HowrahAmritsar Express has been discontinued, services of 54075/76 DelhiSitapur  City  Passenger  has  been  curtailed  between  Moradabad  and Sitapur City and is presently operating as 04303/04 Delhi-MoradabadBareilly  Passengers  special  while  stoppage  of  14235/36  BareillyVaranasi Express, at Miranpur Katra, has been discontinued. Representations, including that from the Hon'ble Member of Parliament,  have  been  received  for  stoppage  of  trains  at  Miranpur Katra/Tilhar  and  to  restore  these  train  services.  These  have  been examined, but not found operationally feasible, at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Establishment of Telemedicine Nodes
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1103

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2023

## ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEMEDICINE NODES

## 1103.  SHRI P. RAVINDHRANATH:

## Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  establishment  &  functioning  of  'Telemedicine Nodes' by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), towards providing emergency  medical  treatment  services in  remote areas, across India;
- (b) whether  there  is any  proposal to  extend  the  telemedicine network  of  ISRO  for  the  upcoming  AIIMS  at  Madurai  thereby ensuring remote Government  hospitals, and primary health centers,  situated  across  Tamil  Nadu,  that  are  going  to  avail expert consultation services, on need basis, including emergency medical services; and
- (c) If so, the details thereof;

## 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) Presently 190 Tele-medicine nodes are functional using satellite communication across the country. These nodes are established in remote and hilly regions of the country benefitting the Defence & Security agencies and General Public for Tele-consultations.

(b) & (c)     ISRO  has  not  received  any  request/proposal  to  establish Telemedicine network from AIIMS Madurai.

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