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Lok Sabha Question No. 4560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Homicide in CAPFs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4560

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023/ CHAITRA 7, 1945 (SAKA)

HOMICIDE IN CAPFs

†4560.      SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  incidences  of  homicide  in  Central  Paramilitary  Forces (CAPFs) have been increasing continuously during the last five years;

(b) if so, the details in this regard;

(c) the reasons behind the short tempered tendency of Jawans leading to such incidents;

(d) whether not granting timely leave to Jawans is one of the reasons in this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(e) the number of days of leave granted to Jawans every year; and

(f) whether the said leaves are granted to them at the time of their family requirements and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): The details of homicide in Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs), Assam  Rifles  (AR)  &  National  Security  Guard  (NSG)  personnel  reported during the last five years is at Annexure. There is no trend of increase in the incidents of homicide.

(c): The causative factor in most of such incidents are generally personal and domestic problem, family issues, depression and work-related issues.

(d) to (f): All CAPFs, AR and NSG  grant admissible leave as per requirement in a timely manner. Sixty days Earned Leave (EL) and fifteen days  Casual  Leave  (CL)  are  admissible  to  personnel  posted  in  field formations and thirty days Earned Leave (EL) and eight days Casual Leave (CL) to those posted in static formations. In addition, other kind of leaves, as per CCS Leave Rules, are granted as per the requirements.

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ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO. 4560 FOR 28.03.2023

Number  of  homicide  in  CAPFs,  Assam  Rifles  (AR)  &  National  Security Guard (NSG) during the last 05 years

| Name of the   |   Years |   Years |   Years |   Years |   Years | Total   |
|---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Force         |    2018 |    2019 |    2020 |    2021 |    2022 |         |
| Assam Rifles  |       0 |       0 |       0 |      01 |       0 | 01      |
| BSF           |      04 |       0 |      02 |      01 |      02 | 09      |
| CISF          |       0 |       0 |      01 |       0 |      01 | 02      |
| CRPF          |      02 |      03 |      03 |      07 |       0 | 15      |
| ITBP          |       0 |      01 |       0 |       0 |       0 | 01      |
| NSG           |       0 |       0 |       0 |       0 |       0 | 0       |
| SSB           |       0 |       0 |      01 |       0 |       0 | 01      |
| Total         |      06 |      04 |      07 |      09 |      03 | 29      |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Housing Requirement in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4558

ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## HOUSING REQUIREMENT IN RURAL AREAS

## 4558.   SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has mapped the rural housing requirements in Odisha and funds allocated in this regard;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated  to  improve  affordable  rural  housing  infrastructure  in Odisha; and
- (c) the details of rural housing targets met by the Government so far in Odisha?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c) In order to achieve the target of 'Housing for All' in rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development  is  implementing  Pradhan  MantriAwaasYojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  with  effect from  1 st April,  2016  to  provide  assistance  to  eligible  rural  households  with  overall  target  to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March, 2024.

In the State of Odisha, the beneficiaries available in SECC based Permanent Wait List (PWL) are 18,56,652 and in Awaas+ are 11,03,916 as on 23.03.2023. The Ministry has allocated full and final target of 26,95,837 houses to Odisha State (including 8,17,513 from Awaas+ list) from the financial  year  2016-17  till  2021-22.  Out  of  which,  the  Odisha  State  has  sanctioned  26,51,767 houses to beneficiaries and 17,17,308 houses have been completed as on 23.03.2023. In addition, as  per  the  proposal  submitted  by  the  state,  a  Special  Project  to  cover  1,42,005  cyclone  FANI affected  households  registered  in  Awaas+  has  also  been  sanctioned  to  Odisha  State  under PMAY-G.

The Ministry has released an amount of Rs.15,663.26 crore as Central assistance to Odisha State under PMAY-G for construction of targeted houses from the financial year 2016-17 to 2022-23 (as on 23.03.2023).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Welfare Grants for SCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4554 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## WELFARE GRANTS FOR SCs

## 4554. SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: -

- (a) the funds granted to the State of Goa for the welfare of Scheduled Castes in the last five years;
- (6) whether there are some arrears, if so, the details thereof along with total arrears and the reasons therefor; and
- whether the Government is providing the grants for the welfare of SCs independently to the local bodies or have taken from the funds earmarked for the State concerned and if s0, the details thereof? they

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a): The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment implements the following Centrally Sponsored schemes for the welfare of persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, under which funds are released to, inter alia, the State of Goa:
- (ii) Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Scheduled Castes Others
- Post Matric Scholarships to the students belonging to Scheduled Castes for studies in India (PMS-SC);
- (iii) Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) 1989 Act,

The details of funds released to the State of Goa under the aforementioned schemes in the last five years is as under:

|       | S: No. (Scheme                                                                         | Amount (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1     | [PMS-SC                                                                                | 14.99                   |
| 2     | Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Scheduled Castes & Others /3.60                     |                         |
| 3     | [mplementation of the PCR and the Scheduled Castes and the IScheduled Tribes (POA) Act | 57.45                   |
| Total | Total                                                                                  | 76.04                   |

- (b): No arrears are pending at the level of this Department to be to the State of Goa paid
- (c): No funds are released directly to the local bodies under the aforementioned schemes

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Cross Border Real-time Money Transfers
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4553

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023/ CHAITRA 7, 1945 (SAKA)

CROSS BORDER REAL-TIME MONEY TRANSFERS

4553.  SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to facilitate the cross border realtime money transfer for individuals and merchants and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the details of steps taken by the Government to further formalize the flow of inbound remittances agreement with the list of countries?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  &  (b):  NIPL  (NPCI  International  Payments  Limited),  a  wholly  owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has undertaken  various  initiatives  across  nations  to  enable  cross-border acceptance of BHIM UPI QR at merchant establishments. These partnerships facilitate Indian travelers to make payments using the BHIM  UPI  QR  for  all  their  retail  purchases  at  international  merchant establishments.  Currently,  BHIM  UPI  QR  has  gained  acceptance  in Singapore, UAE, Mauritius, Nepal and  Bhutan.

India  and  Singapore  have  launched  cross-border  linkage  using  their respective  Fast  Payment  Systems,  viz. Unified Payments Interface (UPI)

## L.S. USQ. NO. 4553 FOR 28.03.2023

and  PayNow.  The  UPI-PayNow  linkage  enables  users  of  the  two  fast payment systems in either country to make convenient, safe, instant, and cost-effective cross-border funds transfers. Funds can be transferred to / from  India  using  just  the  UPI-id,  mobile  number,  or  Virtual  Payment Address (VPA). This interlinkage aligns with the G20's financial inclusion priorities  of  driving  faster,  cheaper  and  more  transparent  cross-border payments  and  will  be  a  significant  milestone  in  the  development  of infrastructure for cross-border payments between India and Singapore.

The  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI),  vide  Circular  No.  RBI/2022-23/176 CO.DPSS. POLC.No.S-1907/02.14.006/2022-23 dated 10.02.2023, has allowed access to Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to foreign nationals and  NRIs  visiting  India  by  enabling  them  to  make  payments  using  UPI while  they  are  in  India.  The  facility  has  been  envisaged  to  help  foreign nationals and NRIs to spend/ undertake transactions in a more convenient and  easy  way  during  their  stay  in  India.  As  the  settlement  of  the transactions  happens  in  INR,  there  would  be  increase  in  acceptance among merchants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Appointment of More Women as MGNREGS Mates
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4550

ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## APPOINTMENT OF MORE WOMEN AS MGNREGS MATES

## 4550.   SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that mate positions in the worksite who control the funds and decision making  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) are mostly men;
- (b) whether the Government would be amenable to the proposal to appoint more women as MGNREGS mates; and
- (c) if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  increase  the  participation  of  women  under MGNREGS?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c)     Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment Scheme. Men and women  mates  are  deployed  under  the  Scheme.  Also,  in  convergence  with  National  Rural Livelihood Mission, women mates have been introduced.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, requires that priority shall be given to women in such a way that at least one-third of the beneficiaries shall be women who have registered and requested for work.

Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a gender neutral scheme which promotes participation of women by providing wage parity with men, provision of separate schedule of rates of wages for women, facilities for crèche, work-side sheds for children, and child care services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Setting up of FM Radio Station
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4549

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023)

SETTING UP OF FM RADIO STATION

4549. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will  the  Minister  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  Frequency Modulation (FM) Radio Station at Pathanamthitta, Kerala;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the  details  of  the  salient  features  and  the  present  stage  of implementation of this project; and
- (d)   the time by which it will start operation?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND

MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (d) Yes, Sir. Prasar Bharati has installed one 100 Watt FM Relay Station for All India  Radio  at  Pathanamthitta,  Kerala.  Being  in  hilly  region,  this transmitter  has  a  maximum  coverage  in  radial  distance  upto  20 kms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Annual Leave Difficulties
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4545

## (TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023)

## ANNUAL LEAVE DIFFICULTIES

## 4545.  SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- a) Whether  the  Government  has  any  information  about  the  lodging  and  annual  leave difficulties faced by temporary/contract basis staff working under the Ministry who have their permanent address in the Southern States especially Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka;
- b) If  so,  the  status  of  the  process  for  allowing  them  to  take  quarters  or  special  metro allowances and the status of the process of amendment in their leave provisions including annual leave for home town visits;
- c) If  so,  the  status  of  the  process  of  withdrawing  restrictions  that  prevent  them  from availing leaves continuously for up to thirty days in a year for the purpose of hometown visits; and
- d) If not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a)  to  (d):  Accommodation of Central Government Employees is governed Residential Accommodation Rules. Contractual staffs working under the Ministry are  entitled  to  leave,  allowances,  benefits  etc.  in  accordance  with terms and conditions of such contract. Grievances of employees/staff
- under the Central Government General Pool are addressed in accordance with laid down norms and procedure.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Digital Agriculture Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4543

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## DIGITAL AGRICULTURE MISSION

4543. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) The salient features of Digital Agriculture Mission;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised under this Mission in the country including Rajasthan so far;
- (c) the details of the targets fixed thereunder;
- (d) the details of the achievements made under the Mission in the country as on date;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  focused  its  attention  on  small  farmers  under  this Mission, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of the measures taken/being taken for the small farmers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (f): At present, no such Mission exists.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Fire Incidents
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4539

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023/ CHAITRA 7, 1945 (SAKA)

FIRE INCIDENTS

4539.      ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  noted  that  fire  accidents/incidents  are increasingly reporting from many States and if so, the details thereof along with the number of such incidents reported during this year, State-wise;

(b) whether the Union Government has given any directive to the States to take preventive measures;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of supportive measures extended to the States by the Union Government to prevent fire accidents/incidents?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (d): Fire  Service  is  a  State  subject  and  has  been  included  as  a Municipal function in the XII  Schedule of the Constitution of  India under Article 243 (W).  It is the primary responsibility of the State Governments to take necessary steps required for safety of life and property from fire hazards in the area of their jurisdiction. The Central Government does not maintain data related to fire accidents/incidents in States centrally.

Directorate General (Fire Service, Civil Defence & Home Guards), Ministry of Home Affairs, plays an advisory role through the Standing Fire Advisory Council (SFAC).

The Model Building Bye Laws 2016 was issued by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for guiding the States / Union Territories (UTs) for revising their  respective  Building  Bye  Laws.    Its  effective  enforcement  is  in  the domain of the States/ UTs.

Central  Government  had  also  circulated  a  'Model  Bill  to  Provide  for  the Maintenance of Fire and Emergency Service for the State' to all the States /  Union  Territories  on  16.09.2019  for  suitable  revision  in  their  respective Fire Service Rules / Regulations.

The  Fifteenth  Finance  Commission  has  recommended  fund  allocation  of Rs.  5,000  crore  under  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  for  the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 for strengthening fire services at the State level.  The  States  can  make  use  of  the  fund  for  procurement  of  modern firefighting equipment to deal with fire incidents.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Newspapers empanelled with DAVP
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty, Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4534 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023)

## 'NEWSPAPERS EMPANELLED WITH DAVP' 4534. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY: SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of newspapers which are empanelled with Directorate of Advertising of  Visual  Publicity  (DAVP)  of  Bureau  of  Outreach  Communication  (BOC)  upto  28 February, 2023;
- (b) the details of release of advertisements to newspapers during the last five years;
- (c) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  more  than  1000  newspapers  have  empanelment  with BOC and DAVP for advertisements since 2021 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  BOC  has  not  constituted  different  advisory committees for the development and advertising policy to media since the last two years and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government  has  any  proposal to constitute  media advisory committee to clear the empanelment procedure and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  status  of  different  media  applications  pending  with  DAVP  since  February 2021  and  the time by which the Government  proposes  to clear the pending empanelment proposals towards media support?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR}

(a): Total number of publications on Central Bureau of Communication (CBC, erstwhile BOC/ DAVP) panel upto 28 February, 2023 is 7153.

(b):  Number  of  release  orders/  advertisements  issued  to  different publications during the last five years is as under:-

| Year    |   Number of release orders/ advertisements |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                                       4868 |
| 2020-21 |                                       3938 |
| 2019-20 |                                       7145 |
| 2018-19 |                                       8679 |
| 2017-18 |                                      11798 |

(c): The process of empanelment of newspapers by CBC is done as per the provisions of the Print Media Advertisement Policy, 2020.

(d) & (e): No Sir. The Panel advisory committees for Print, TV and Radio are constituted.

(f): The process of empanelment of newspapers by CBC is done as per the provisions of the Print Media Advertisement Policy, 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Implementation of e-file System
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: C. Lalrosanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4533

## (TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023)

## IMPLEMENTATION OF E-FILE SYSTEM

## 4533. SHRI C. LALROSANGA:

## Will the Minister of Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  is  true  that  Prasar  Bharati  is  fully  implementing  e-file  system  for  initiating different  in-house  and  outsource  programme  proposals  and  Talent  Booking  System (TBS) for payment in all All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan Stations in the country;
- (b) whether all  capital  stations  of  AIR  and  Doordarshan  are  following  e-file  for  initiating programme proposals and TBS for payment in the country;
- (c) if not, the steps taken by Prasar Bharati to fully introduce this common system to bring more transparency;
- (d) the  names  of  AIR  and  Doordarshan  Stations  which  are  yet  to  implement  e-file  and TBS for the different types of programmes along with the reasons for the same; and
- (e) the manner in which the Prasar Bharati is planning to make all its staff and officials' techno-savvy by indicating the short and long term measures for the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

- (a)  to  (d)  :  Prasar  Bharati  is  implementing  eOffice  and  Talent  Booking  System  (TBS) throughout the network.

All  Doordarshan  Kendras  (except  DDK  Leh)  and  All  India  Radio  stations  (except  AIR Mukokchung) have started making payment to artists and Casual Assignees through TBS.

Prasar  Bharati  has  taken  all  steps  for  processing  of  in-house  and  outsource  programme proposals to bring more transparency. (e)

- Prasar Bharati is conducting training in both online and offline formats for upgrading the technical skills of its employees. It is also providing e-learning material covering every aspect  /  module  of  e-office  alongwith  Ticket  Based  Support  system,  which  is  easily accessible to the users through e-office platform.

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