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Lok Sabha Question No. 478 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Revival of Baulia Limestone Mine
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *478

ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## REVIVAL OF BAULIA LIMESTONE MINE

*478. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state: (a) whether the Baulia limestone is a captive mine for the Japla cement factory; (b) if so, whether the Government is planning to revive the aforementioned mine; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the details of the order of the Hon'ble Patna High Court in respect to payment of

- arrears to the employees of the Japla cement factory?

## ANSWER

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

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 478 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2023 ASKED BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM REGARDING REVIVAL OF BAULIA LIMESTONE MINE.

(a):    Following mining leases of limestone were granted in favour of M/s Sone Valley Cement Ltd., Japla, Palamu in the district of Rohtas:-

|   Sl. No. | Mauja                          |   Area (in acre) | Date of grant of mining lease   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Rohtas & Amla Nairwan          |            65.6  | 01.04.1955                      |
|         2 | Rohtas                         |           139.94 | 01.04.1955                      |
|         3 | Rohtas, Devkand, Dhanuati etc. |           752.5  | 01.08.1967                      |

Since aforesaid all mining leases fall under reserve forest area and lease holder M/s Sone Valley Cement Ltd., Japla, Palamu did not apply for required clearance from Central Government, therefore mining lease was not renewed.

(b) & (c): Government of Bihar has informed that it has no plan to revive the mine.

(d):      Liquidation process of M/s Sone Valley Cement Ltd., Japla, Palamu is under adjudication  before  Hon'ble  Patna  High  Court  vide  Company  Petition  No:-  5/1995. Hon'ble  Patna  High  Court  in  its  order  dated  24.06.2022  allowed  the  liquidator  to distribute the amount amongst the secured credits/banks and ex-workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 475 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Repair/Reconstruction of Dilapidated Rail Bridges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 475 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## REPAIR/RECONSTRUCTION OF DILAPIDATED RAIL BRIDGES

†*475. SHRI  VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of railway bridges which are in dilapidated condition at present endangering the operations of trains;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  a  plan  for  repair  or reconstruction of the said bridges; and
- (c) if  so,  the  number  of  dilapidated  railway  bridges  in  Madhya Pradesh  particularly  in  Gwalior  division  that  needs  repair  and reconstruction?

## ANSWER ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND (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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 475 BY SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.04.2023  REGARDING REPAIR/RECONSTRUCTION OF DILAPIDATED RAIL BRIDGES (a) to (c): There is a well-established system of inspection of Railway Bridges  in  Indian  Railways.  All  the  Railway  Bridges  are  inspected twice a year, once before the onset of monsoon and after the monsoon by  the  designated  officials.    Repair/  Strengthening/  Rehabilitation/ Rebuilding  of  bridges  is  a  continuous  process  and  is  undertaken whenever so warranted by their condition as ascertained during these inspections. During the year 2022-23, Rs. 1361 Crores were allocated for Repair/ Strengthening/ Rehabilitation/ Rebuilding of Railway Bridges and  1732  Nos.  of  Railway  Bridges  were  Repaired/  Strengthened/ Rehabilitated/ Rebuilt. All operational Railway  Bridges  on  Indian Railway network are fit for train operation on permitted speed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 471 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Provision of New Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.471 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## PROVISION OF NEW TRAINS

- *471. SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps for provision of new trains in the entire country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any proposals for introduction of new trains from Balasore to  Mumbai,  Balasore  to  Surat  and  Jaleswar  to  Digha  are  under consideration of the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 471 BY  SHRI  PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.04.2023  REGARDING PROVISION OF NEW TRAINS

(a) to (d)  Balasore station is being served by 67 pairs of Mail/Express trains  and  is  well  connected  to  both  Kharagpur  and  Bhubaneswar stations. Passengers of Balasore may avail the existing train connectivity  for  Mumbai  and  Surat,  available  from  Kharagpur  and Bhubaneswar  stations. Presently, Bhubaneswar-Mumbai  sector  is catered  to  by  04  pairs  of  train  services  while  Bhubaneswar-Surat sector is being served by 5 pairs of trains.  Similarly, Kharagpur is well connected to both Mumbai and Surat by 4 pairs of trains each.

Besides, introduction of train services is an on-going process on Indian Railways, subject to operational feasibility, resource  availability, traffic justification, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 470 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Modern Regenerative Braking System Technology
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 470

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## MODERN REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

## *470. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

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

- (a)   whether the North Eastern Railway (NER) has used  a  modern/new technology  of  regenerative  braking  system  technology  of  three  phase locomotive in which electricity is produced while applying brake and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   the total amount of electricity  produced and revenue generated or saved by the Railways by using the said new technology, train name-wise;
- (c) the  total  number  of  such  engines  with    this  new  technology  presently available with the NER;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  regarding  generation  of electricity during the present financial year and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  introduce  more  such railway engines equipped with this new technology in other zones; and
- (f) the  total  amount  likely  to  be  spent  for  manufacturing  of  such  engines loaded with new technology and the amount of funds likely  to be saved by the Railways in the near future?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 470 BY SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE AND SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2023 REGARDING MODERN REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

(a)  to  (f):  Yes,  Sir.  Regenerative  braking  technology  is  being  used  in many  applications  over  Indian  Railways,  in  three-phase  technology electric locomotives, Electric Multiple Units (EMUs), Mainline Electric Multiple  Units  (MEMUs)  and  Vande  Bharat  trains.    The  amount  of regeneration  of  electricity  depends  on  various  external  factors  like load  being  carried,  number  of  halts  &  speed  restrictions,    speed  of trains, gradient of railway track, distance travelled during regenerative braking  etc.  Therefore,  it  is  not  feasible  to  set  specific  targets regarding regeneration of electricity. Depending upon the application, various  external  factors  and  section  to  section  topology,  amount  of regeneration varies significantly from 5%  to 25%. All electric locomotives  manufactured  by  Railways,  in  its  locomotive  production units,  are  having  regenerative  braking  features.  All  Zonal  Railways, including North Eastern Railway, are utilizing these electric locomotives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 464 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Connecting Madarshah Mazar with Tirath Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 464 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## CONNECTING MADARSHAH MAZAR WITH TIRATH RAILWAY

† *464 SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Central Government proposes to take necessary steps to connect the world famous mazar of Madarshah located at Makanpur and Namisaranya pilgrimage places under Misrikh Parliamentary Constituency in Uttar Pradesh with the Tirath Railway;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) 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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 464 BY SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2023 REGARDING CONNECTING MADARSHAH MAZAR WITH TIRATH RAILWAY

(a) to (c) Misrikh Tirath and Naimisharanya stations, both located on the Sitapur-Balamau section,  are presently being served by 02 pairs of Passenger Specials. Similarly, Araul Makanpur, located on the RawatpurFarrukhabad section, is being served by 04 pairs of Passenger Special and 01 pair of Mail/Express services. Besides, introduction of new train service(s) is an ongoing  process, on Indian Railways, subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Economic Census
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5518

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## ECONOMIC CENSUS

5518.  SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

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

- (a) whether Economic Census (EC) lists out economic establishments/enterprises in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of economic establishments/enterprises listed in the country;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to use the Economic Census  (EC)  to  design  developmental  policies  for  economic growth and employment generation in the country; and
- (e)
- 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): Yes sir. Economic Census is the complete count of all nonfarm economic establishments located within the geographical boundary of the country. As per 6th Economic Census results, a total of 5,84,95,359 economic establishments were listed in the country.

(d)  &  (e):  Economic  Census  data  have  been  widely  disseminated  to several government and non-government agencies for their research, analysis,  policy  formulations,  etc.  Usage  of  EC  data  by  these  user agencies is expected to facilitate in designing developmental policies for economic growth, employment generation, etc. in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: National Seismological Data
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5511

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 5 TH  APRIL, 2023

## NATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL DATA

## 5511.      SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of Earth Sciences be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  intends  to set up a National Seismological Data repository;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the benefits proposed in this respect;
- (d) the challenges faced in this regard; and
- (e) the proposed measures to be taken in this direction?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) to (c)  The National Center for Seismology (NCS), an attached office of Ministry of Earth Sciences,  maintains  a  National  Seismological  Data  repository,  which  contains different datasets such as the Earthquake catalog, Seismological Bulletins, seismological observatory details, waveform data, etc. The Seismological Data is used in various seismological studies including seismicity, seismic hazard potential of the Indian subcontinent, and other related R&D activities in different fields of earthquake engineering and Geosciences.
- (d) The  main  challenge  involved  in  maintaining  the  national  seismological  data repository center is quality control of seismic data to ensure that the collected data is reliable and  accurate.  Standardization  of  the  data  format  and    metadata management including  seismic  station  details,  robust  data  backup  and  archiving systems,  and  the  latest  security  measures  to  protect  against  cyber-attacks  and unauthorized access are other challenges in maintaining national seismological data repository.  All  the  above  steps  are  functional  in  the  present  data  repository. Furthermore, the backup data center at INCOIS, Hyderabad, apart from data centre at NCS HQ, New Delhi provide data redundancy in the operations.
- (e) The size of seismic data volumes keeps increasing exponentially on a daily basis with  new  incoming  data.  In  order  to  manage  such  large  volumes  of  data,  the computer  hardware and software  infrastructure  are  being  upgraded  from  time  to time.  The  earthquake  auto-location  software  has  recently  been  upgraded.  It  is planned to upgrade and augment the existing facility at Central Receiving Station (CRS) of NCS to monitor large number of seismic stations in real time mode at par the  global  standard.  Augmentation  of  seismological  observatories  across  the country has improved the detection threshold down to earthquake magnitude 3.0.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Closure of MNCs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5510. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 05 TH  APRIL, 2023.

## CLOSURE OF MNCS

## 5510.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that in the wake of ease of doing business in India, many Multinational Companies(MNCs) with registered offices or subsidiaries in India have closed down their operations in the country;
- (b) if so, the company-wise details thereof;
- (c) the circumstances under which the MNCs have decided to close down their operations in the country;
- (d) whether the Government has compiled the data on the loss incurred due to the closing  down  of  MNCs  in  the  country  and  the  number  of  Indians  rendered unemployed due to this step; and
- (e) if so, the measures taken to tackle the closing down of MNCs?

## 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) to (e): The  term  Multinational  Companies  (MNCs)  is  not  defined   under Companies  Act,  2013.   However,  a  'Foreign  Company'  has  been defined under sub-section (42) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013. A 'foreign company' means any company or body corporate incorporated outside India which- (a) has a place of business in India whether by itself or through an agent, physically or through electronic mode;  and  (b)  conducts  any  business  activity  in  India  in  any  other manner. Many foreign companies have Indian subsidiaries which are Indian  companies  but  are  subsidiaries  of  foreign  holding  companies. Data  shows  that  foreign  companies  and  their  subsidiaries  keep  on registering  under Section 380 of the Companies Act, 2013 in various parts of the country and also close down their business operations from time  to  time.   The  closing  of  operations  is  a  matter  of  commercial business decision. It depends on a host of factors such as viability of operations, sectoral strategy, global priorities, market size, capital and resource  allocation  within  the  company  as  well  as  the  decision  of  a particular business entity  whether to operate in different geographical areas or not.

No data in regards to Multinational Company (MNC) is maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Vacancies in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose, Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5509 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## VACANCIES IN RAILWAYS

## 5509.  ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE : SHRI HIBI EDEN :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  vacancies  for  the  various services in the Indian Railways through engineering service examinations and  civil  services  examinations  in  the  years  2020  and  2021  weren't released, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  a  delay  in  notifying  the vacancies when the constitution of IRMS was announced in Dec 2019, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is likely to be mentioned if there are any other reasons apart from the 'cascading effect' and  'pandora box' for finding it not feasible to grant attempts, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is likely to define the terms 'pandora box' and 'cascading effect' used by it in the supreme court during Rachna vs. UOI case 2020; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) & (b) Consequent upon Government's decision to unify eight organized Group 'A' services and introduce Indian Railway Management

Service  (IRMS),  Ministry  of  Railways  had  withdrawn  its  indents  for services  covered  under  Engineering  Services  Examination  (ESE)  -  2020 and  Civil  Services  Examination  (CSE)  -  2020  pending  finalization  of Recruitment Rules for new Group 'A' Central Service namely IRMS; except Indian  Railway  Protection  Force  Service  (erstwhile  known  as  RPF). Similarly,  indent  for  the  year  2021  was  not  placed  except  for  IRPFS. Recruitment Rules for IRMS were notified on 15.02.2022 in the Gazette of India.    Thereafter,  an  indent  of  150  numbers  each  has  been  placed  for

Direct Recruitment to IRMS through CSE - 2022 & 2023. (c) to (e) Based on the judgments passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in  the  writ  petitions  filed  by  some  Civil  Services  Examination  (CSE) candidates and in light of the views expressed by the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee, the matter has been duly considered in  the  Department  of  Personnel  and  Training  and  it  has  not  been  found feasible  to  consider  any  change  in  the  existing  provisions  regarding number of attempts and age-limit in respect of the CSE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Role of Data Protection Authority
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5508

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 5.4.2023

## ROLE OF DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY

## 5508.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government agrees with the view that the role of Data Protection Authority (DPA) should extend beyond regulation and also govern national programmes to sensitise the masses on privacy rights, promote data literacy and inculcate  cyber hygiene at the grassroot level;
- (b) if so, the steps proposed to be taken by  Government in this direction; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has prepared a draft Bill, titled 'The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022'. The draft Bill sets out the rights and duties of Data Principals, the obligations of the Data Fiduciary and the setting up of a Data Protection Board of India to inquire into complaints complaint made by an affected person and give directions for urgent measures to remedy personal data breaches. Extensive consultation on the draft Bill has been undertaken to finalise the Bill.

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