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Lok Sabha Question No. 2498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Irrigation Projects
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2498 ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023.

## IRRIGATION PROJECTS

## 2498. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR :

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)
- whether any innovative ideas have been reported to the Government and National Research Development Corporation thereof;
- b) whether NRDC has called innovators for presentation for their ideas; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (Dr: JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Yes, Sir. NRDC has received an application from an innovator on project entitled (Portable Gharat Bhairanless Gharat" for which fund of Rs.10,00,000/- was sought for development:
- b) Sir. National Research Development Corporation requested the innovator to make presentation through Virtual Conference Mode on his project development workl proposal in front of the technical committee on November 16, 2022. Yes,
- (c) Yes the innovator pitched in about the development proposal from 1:40 PM to 02:00 PM time slot allotted to him on November 16, 2022 through Virtual Conference mode. The Technical Committee assessed the project proposal but did not recommend for funding: Sir,

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Laying of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2496

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## LAYING OF RAILWAY TRACKS

† 2496.   SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Sanchore sub-division is not connected with the Railways so far despite the fact that it has been declared as International Border and it is  also  an  important point among Barmer, Jaisalmer and Gujarat and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to lay railway track on Sanchore railway  line via  Jaisalmer-Kandla  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gati  Shakti Yojana; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

( a) to (c): Jaisalmer and Barmer are already connected by the Broad Gauge rail  line  to  Kandla  Port  via  Jodhpur  &  Samdari.    For  direct  connectivity between  Jaisalmer  to  Barmer  and  Barmer  to  Bhabhar,  survey  works  for new  line  projects  were  completed  in  2012-13  but  due  to  low  traffic projections, the proposals could not be taken forward.

Presently, no proposal is under consideration for Railway line in Sanchore, Rajasthan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Performance of Hardware and IT Park
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2495

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## PERFORMANCE OF HARDWARE AND IT PARK

## 2495.     SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

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

- (a) the current status and performance of Hardware park, IT park, Devanahalli Business park, financial city in Bangalore;
- (b) the details of the number of employment opportunities generated from these parks including jobs to locals during the last five years;
- (c) the number of acres of land acquired for these parks; and
- (d) the details of the number of companies that started operating in these parks along with the number of companies expected to come up in the future?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d): India is emerging as trusted player in global value chain of electronics and has a target of  USD  300  Bn  for  electronics  manufacturing  by  2025-26.  In  this  connection,  Government  of India  has  taken  various  strategic  steps  and  initiatives  to  broaden  and  deepen  the  Electronics Manufacturing  and  Information  Technology  sector  in  the  country.  Accordingly,  Ministry  of Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  notified  Electronics  Manufacturing  Clusters (EMC) Scheme in October, 2012 to provide support for creation of world class infrastructure for attracting  investment  in  Electronics  System  Design  and  Manufacturing  (ESDM)  Sector.  The Scheme was closed for receipt of applications  from  October,  2017,  however  to    strengthen  the electronics  manufacturing  ecosystem,  Modified  Electronics  Manufacturing  Clusters  (EMC  2.0) scheme was introduced on 1 st April, 2020 wherein any state can submit proposal for development of Electronics Manufacturing Cluster or Common Facility Centre (CFC). The scheme is open for receipt  of  applications  upto  March,  2023.  Under  the  scheme,  Ministry  has  not  received  any proposal for setting up of Hardware park, Devanahalli Business park, financial city in Bangalore so far.

For promoting IT/ITeS/ESDM industry and strengthening tech start-up ecosystem in Bangalore, one STPI Centre  at  Bengaluru  has  been  made  operational.  About971  IT/  ITeS  companies  have been registered under Software Technology Parks (STP) scheme and have their back office/branch office in Bengaluru. These IT/ITeS units have exported about INR 2,62,222 crore in the financial year 2021-22 and generated about 8,98,692 employment opportunities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Intercity Train from Dhubri to Guwahati
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## INTERCITY TRAIN FROM DHUBRI TO GUWAHATI

2493. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any plan to develop Dhubri railway station of Assam as it lacks standard amenities and facilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether there is any proposal to start new trains specially intercity train from Dhubri to Guwahati and other metro cities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## 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. *****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2493 BY SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2023 REGARDING INTERCITY TRAIN FROM DHUBRI TO GUWAHATI

(a) and (b) Dhubri is a Non Suburban Grade-5 category railway station under  Northeast  Frontier  Railway.  All  Minimum  Essential  Amenities viz.  drinking  water  facility,  waiting  hall,  platform  shelter,  seating arrangement,  toilets,  urinals  etc  are  available  at  Dhubri  railway station.  To  further  improve  passenger  amenities  at  Dhubri  Railway station, this station has been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

(c)  and  (d)  At  present,  2  pairs  of  train  services  are  catering  to  the needs  of  Dhubri  -  Guwahati  sector.    05921/05922  Dhubri  -  New Tinsukia  Special  Express  (Tri-Weekly)  has  been  notified  for  running between  Dhubri  and  New  Tinsukia  via  Bogibeel  with  effect  from 19.02.2023. Besides, introduction of trains is an on-going process on Indian  Railways,  which  inter  alia  depends  on  operational  feasibility, commercial viability, and resource availability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Staple Cotton
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2491 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## STAPLE COTTON

## 2491. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government proposes to enhance the productivity  of extra-long staple cotton, and to adopt  a  cluster-based  and  value  chain  approach  through  Public  Private  Partnerships  (PPP)  to  bring collaboration  between  farmers,  State  and  industry  for  input  supplies,  extension  services  and  market linkages; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and progress made till date?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

- (a): In the Budget (2023-24), it has been announced that the Government will adopt a cluster-based and  value  chain  approach  in  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  model  by  bringing  Farmers,  States, Industry and Input suppliers on one platform to enhance yield of Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton.

(b): Cotton  development  programme  is  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Agriculture  and Farmers Welfare under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in 15 states since 2014-15 to enhance production & productivity including extra long staple (ELS) cotton. The scheme provides support to the farmers for the transfer of technology through demonstrations & training. Further, a special project on cotton  is  under  consideration  for  implementation  through  ICAR-Central  Institute  of  Cotton  Research (CICR),  Nagpur  under  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  in  identified  clusters  through  value chain  approach  by  collaboration  between  farmers,  ICAR,  states,  seed  associations  and  industry  to increase productivity of cotton and production of ELS cotton in ensuing cotton season.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Sale of Wheat through E-Auction
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2488 To BE ANSWERED ON MARCH, 2023 15TH

## SALE OF WHEAT THROUGH E-AUCTION

## 2488. DR: PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that Food Corporation of India has decided to
- offer 11.72 Iakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers;
- (b) if so, whether it is true that the FCI has already sold out nearly 13 Iakh tonnes of wheat in the last two weekly e-auctions;
- (c) whether it is also true that FCI has a plan to sell 25 Iakh tonnes of wheat through e-auctions to bulk buyers; and
- (d)
- if the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d): Yes Government of India on 26.01.2023 has decided to release 30 Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT) of wheat from Food Corporation of India (FCI) stock through Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) [OMSS(D)I; 2023. Out of 30 LMT, 25 LMT be offered through the e-auction route to traders, flour mills, etc as per the usual process followed by FCI: Sir,

Further, Government of India on 21.02.2023 has decided that FCI may offload additional quantity of 20 LMT of wheat in open market under OMSS(D) policy, 2023 for sale through E-auction to flour millslprivate traderslbulk buyersmanufactures of wheat products:

As on 10.03.2023, 5 e-auctions have been conducted wherein total of 28.84 LMT wheat has been sold in the OMSS(D), 2023 to private buyer by

Food Corporation of India:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Resumption of Rail Coach Restaurant
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2486

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## RESUMPTION OF RAIL COACH RESTAURANT

† 2486.  SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  rail  coach  restaurant  started  at  Madan  Mahal  station  at Western Central Rail Zone, Jabalpur has been closed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any arrangement has been made to deal with inconvenience caused to passengers in respect of catering;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether measures have been contemplated for resumptions of the said restaurant; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  and  (b)  Services  at  the  Licensee-operated  Rail  Coach  Restaurant situated in the circulating area of Madan Mahal railway station have been temporarily  closed  w.e.f.  24.11.2022  on  the  request  of  the  Licensee. Services at the restaurant were started by the Licensee from 01.01.2022, however, owing to the ongoing construction of a flyover by the Public Works Department  of  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  in  railway  premises,  and considering the need to maintain hygiene, the services have been temporarily halted.

(c) and (d) Yes, Sir. It is a continuous endeavor of Indian Railways to ensure availability  of  adequate  catering  services  to  the  passengers  at  railway stations. Presently, 03 catering stalls, 02 milk stalls and 01 catering trolley are available at Madan Mahal railway station to cater to the needs of the passengers.

(e) and (f) Yes, Sir. A Station Supervisor-level Committee has already been set up.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Increasing Prices of Railway Tickets
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2485 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## INCREASING PRICES OF RAILWAY TICKETS

## 2485. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the average cost of three-tier ticket, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the increase in the prices of railway  tickets  in  the  past  three  years,  if  so,  the  details  of increase in prices, year-wise;
- (c) whether there has been a decrease in train travel in the past two years, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  recent  increase  in  railway  ticket  prices  had  an impact on the travel experience for an average traveller; and
- (e) if so, the details in this regard?

## 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. 2485 BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2023 REGARDING INCREASING PRICES OF RAILWAY TICKETS (a): There are different fare structures for AC-3 tier coaches depending upon categorisation of train Services. Lowest basic fare for AC-3 tier is in Garib Rath trains. Basic Fare for higher categories of train services like Mail/Express, Rajdhani, Duronto, Humsafar etc are higher. Moreover, Flexi fare is applicable in AC-3 tier coaches of Rajdhani and Duronto trains in which basic fare increases upto 1.4 times of basic fare. (b): Last rationalisation in basic fare of railway tickets was done with effect from 01.01.2020, which is more than three years ago. A small fare  increase  of  1  paisa  per  kilometer  in  Ordinary  Non-AC  (Nonsuburban), 2 paisa per kilometer in Mail/Express Non-AC and 4 paisa per  kilometer  in  AC  classes  was  made.  No  increase  was  made  in Suburban single journey fare and season tickets for both Suburban & Non-Suburban. (c): The number of passengers originating during 2020-21 and 2021-22 are  1250  millions  and  3519  millions  respectively.  The  number  of passengers  decreased  in  2020-21  due  to  Covid-19  Pandemic  impact. However, since 2021-22 there has been a steady increase in number of Passengers. (d) & (e): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Transformation of Train Design
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2480 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## TRANSFORMATION OF TRAIN DESIGN

†2480  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to transform the design of all the trains on the lines of Vande Bharat Trains;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any step in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and 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  RFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2480 BY SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2023 REGARDING TRANSFORMATION OF TRAIN DESIGN

(a)  to  (c):  Improvement  in  Passenger  coaches  of  Indian  Railways  for enhanced safety and passenger amenities is a continuous process. Following  developments  in  line  with  Vande  Bharat  Trains  are  in process:  Vande-Metro (for Mainline and Sub Urban Trains)  Sleeper version of Vande Bharat trains  3 phase propulsion system and TCMS  (Train Control and Monitoring System) designs similar to Vande-Bharat trains in MEMUs, EMUs and Kolkata Metro Coaches. Manufacturing of Freight-EMU (Electric Multiple Unit)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Demand of Coal for Power Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2478 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## Demand of Coal for Power Plants

## 2478. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

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

- (a) whether country is sufficient enough to fulfil the demand of coal in power plants from coal mines, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of coal import in last five years; and
- (d) the details and names of top five coal import country, quantity-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b): The all India coal production in the year 2021-2022 was 778.19 Million Tonne (MT) as compared to 716.08 MT during same period of last year with a growth of about 8.67%. Further, in the current financial year 20222023 (upto February 2023) the country has produced about 785.24 MT of coal as compared to about 681.98 MT during the same period of last year with a growth  of  about  15.14%.  Country  would  able  to  fulfil  the  Domestic  Coal requirement of 821 MT of Domestic Coal Based (DCB) plants projected by Ministry of Power during 2023-2024.

(c): The details of coal import in last five years are given below: -

(Figure in Million Tonnes)

| Year           |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Import of Coal |    208.25 |    235.35 |    248.54 |    215.25 |    208.93 |

(d): The details and names of top five coal import country, quantity-wise are given below:-

(Figure in Million Tonnes)

| Country      |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Indonesia    |     95.81 |    112.88 |    116.66 |     92.53 |     72.5  |
| Australia    |     46.12 |     48.17 |     46.72 |     54.95 |     66.76 |
| South Africa |     38.49 |     31.15 |     42.48 |     31.09 |     26.11 |
| USA          |     12.03 |     14.98 |     12.16 |     12.2  |     14.37 |
| Russia       |      4.3  |      4.92 |      8.23 |      6.75 |      8.27 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Empanelment as Joint Secretaries
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: S.T. Hasan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2477

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023)

## EMPANELMENT AS JOINT SECRETARIES

## 2477. DR. S.T. HASAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  batch  of  IAS,  IPS,  IFS,  IRS  (IT),  IRS  (IT&ICES),  IAAS  and  IFoS  who have been empanelled as Joint Secretary in Government of India as on 01.01.2023;
- (b) whether gap between IAS and other services is more than two years and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of proposals of batches of IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS (IT), IRS (IT&ICES), IAAS and IFoS which are pending before DoPT; and
- (d) the reasons for pendency in view of vacancy at Joint Secretary level displayed by DoPT in various Ministries on its website?

## 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  (d):    Central  Staffing  Scheme  provides  for  empanelment  of  officers  belonging  to  the participating services for holding Joint Secretary level posts. Proposals for Joint Secretary level empanelment of batches/ Services are submitted by the Cadre Controlling Authorities once these batches become eligible as per eligibility criteria which include completion of requisite number of years of Service, grant of Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) in the cadre etc. On receipt of vigilance  status  and  comprehensive  assessment  by  the  Experts  Panel,  these  proposals  are considered  by  the  Civil  Services  Board  for  making  recommendations  of  suitable  officers. Further, in order to fill up the deputation posts under Central Staffing Scheme, certain requisite elements  viz.  application/nomination  of  officers  for  deputation  on  yearly  basis,  forwarding  of nomination by the concerned Cadre Controlling Authority, past experiences, etc. are taken into account.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Poor Mobile Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2476 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2023

## POOR MOBILE NETWORK

## 2476.   SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  been  receiving  representation  from  Members  of  Parliament regarding poor mobile network coverage in Kolli Hills of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the details of the villages in the Kolli Hills region not covered with mobile network, and the steps taken by the Government to rectify the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Sir, representations from Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri A.K.P. Chinraj dated 05.08.2020, 21.09.2020, 04.08.2021, 16.12.2021 and 11.02.2023 regarding poor mobile coverage in Kolli Hills of Nammakkal , Tamil Nadu were received.  As per the data provided by field units of DoT, out of 16 village of Kolli Hills, 4 villages namely Devanurnadu, Sellurnadu, Thinnanurnadu and Alathurnadu are not covered in mobile connectivity and the same will be covered under USOF's 4G Saturation Project.

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