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Lok Sabha Question No. 1529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Misuse of Export Schemes
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1529(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th JULY,2021 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28

## MISUSE OF EXPORT SCHEMES

## 1529(H). SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  inordinate  delay  caused  in  the  process  of investigation into the matters related to misuse of export schemes and concessions as a result of  which  guilty  persons  are  not  punished  on  time  and  there  is  no  time  frame  fixed  for completing the investigation process which leads to undue delay in investigation;
- (b) whether the work related to such investigation process has been reviewed; and
- (c) if so, the time when it was reviewed along with the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Action against misuse of export schemes and concessions is a continuous process. Whenever such  misuse  is detected  the  firms  are  placed  in  Denied  Entity  List  (DEL)  and adjudication proceedings  initiated.  Investigations  into  such  misuse  are  concluded  within a reasonable  time. During the last three financial years, 22,099 firms have been placed in DEL and penalties were imposed on 2,922 firms after adjudication.

(b) & (c): The work related to investigation process is reviewed periodically. Model guidelines to ensure timely completion of adjudication proceedings have been issued to Regional Authorities of  the  Directorate  General  of  Foreign  Trade  (DGFT) on  27.01.2021. Further, the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) has issued an Information Sharing Protocol (ISP) under which  the  DGFT,  CEIB,  Directorate  of  Revenue  Intelligence  (DRI)  &  other  investigative agencies  share  information  to  investigate  fiscal  offences  which  includes  misuse  of  export schemes and concessions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Survey of Nashik-Dahanu Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1527 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## SURVEY OF NASHIK-DAHANU RAILWAY LINE

1527.   SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  survey  work  of  Nashik-Dahanu  new  railway  line approved in 2010-11 has not yet been done;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any officer has been held responsible by the Railways in this regard; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  and  (b):          Survey  from  Nashik  to  Dahanu  Road  new  line  has already been completed in 2017-18.  As per survey report, cost of the 149 km long line has been assessed as ` 2928.23 crore with Rate of Return (RoR) (-) of 1.21%.

Project could not be taken forward being financially unviable.

- (c) and (d):    Do not arise as survey has already been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Transit Through Bangladesh
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajdeep Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1526 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## TRANSIT THROUGH BANGLADESH

1526. DR. RAJDEEP ROY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has taken up the issue of transit through Bangladesh with the Bangladesh Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government is interested in reviving the preindependence rail, road and water connectivity through Bangladesh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (c) Yes. Connectivity is an important area of cooperation between India   and   Bangladesh.   Both   sides   have   undertaken   several   efforts   to augment connectivity by reviving pre-1965 links and also opening new routes. The details are:

(i) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister H.E. Sheikh Hasina jointly   inaugurated   Maitri   Setu   road   bridge   over   River   Feni   in Tripura on March 09, 2021, which will connect Tripura with Bangladesh.

(ii) At the December 17, 2020 Prime Minister-level Virtual Summit, both sides   inaugurated   the   restored   Chilahati-Haldibari   rail   link,   which   will enhance connectivity to Assam. On March 27, 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister H.E. Sheikh Hasina jointly  inaugurated 'Mitali Express', passenger train service on Dhaka-New Jalpaiguri-Dhaka route through the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link.

(iii) Both   sides   are   restoring   the   Kulaura-Shahbajpur   section   of   the Bangladesh Railway, which will provide rail connectivity to Assam.

(iv) Government of India is undertaking the construction of Akhaura (Bangladesh) - Agartala railway line, which will provide connectivity to the North Eastern States, especially Tripura.

(v) Agreement   on   the   use   of   Chattogram   and   Mongla   Ports   for movement of goods to and from India was signed in October 2019. Under this   agreement,   trial   run   of   transshipment   of   Indian   cargo   through

(vi) A second addendum to Protocol on Inland Waterways Trade and Transit (PIWTT) was signed in May 2020 under which two more inland water   routes   have   been   added   which   will   link   Tripura   to   National Waterways. Trial run on this new route was undertaken in September

Chattogram Port to Tripura, was conducted in July 2020. 2020.

(vii) Bus services between Kolkata-Dhaka and Dhaka-Agartala have been operational since 1999 and 2001 respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Non Coking Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1524 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## Non Coking Coal

## 1524.  MS. DIYA KUMARI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  country's  annual  compound growth  in  consumption  and  dependence  on  non-coking  coal,  especially  in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to introduce schemes to reduce its consumption; and
- (c) if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a): The Annual compound growth rate of coal consumption in the country from  2018-19  to  2020-21  has  been  -2.9%  and  annual  compound  growth rate of coal supply by CIL to State of Rajasthan during the same period is 0.78 %.

(b)  &  (c): The  Government  has  introduced  schemes  for  granting  coal linkages  to  consumers  of  power  and  Non-Power  sector.  The  policy  for granting  coal  linkage  to  power  sector  is  under  the  Scheme  of  Harnessing and Allocating Koyala (Coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI), 2017, dated 22.05.2017  and  subsequently  amended  on  25.03.2019  and  the  policy  for linkages for Non-Power sector was issued on15.02.2016. The policies enable consumers of different sectors to avail coal from the coal companies through long term Fuel Supply Agreements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Promotion of Bureaucrats
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Devendrappa Y

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1523

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021)

## PROMOTION OF BUREAUCRATS

## 1523. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  developed  a  new  comprehensive  policy  on  promotion  of bureaucrats;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has also reviewed the performance of Government servants and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  number  of  officers  who  have  been  compulsorily  retired  due  to  non-performance during each of the last three years and the current year?

## 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):     No Sir.
- (b):     In view of (a) above, the Question does not arise.
- (c):      Review  of  performance  of  Government  employees  is  a  continuous  process  and  the Central Government has since long been reviewing officials on grounds of performance and integrity.
- (d):    As  per  the  updated  information/data  provided  (as  on  21.07.2021)  by  the  different Ministries/Departments/Cadre  Controlling  Authorities  (CCAs)  on  Probity  Portal,  the  total number of officers during the last three years (2018, 2019 and 2020) and the current year (till 30 th June  2021) against  whom provisions of FR 56(j)/similar provisions have been invoked, are as under:

| Category   |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 (till 30 th June) |
|------------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------|
| Group A    |     19 |     82 |      8 |                        2 |
| Group B    |      4 |     67 |     13 |                        1 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Liquid Oxygen
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1521 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021

## LIQUID OXYGEN

## 1521.  SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  ISRO  had  provided  Liquid  Oxygen  continuously  on  a large  scale  to  several  State  governments  from  their  own manufacturing facilities during the pandemic time;
- (b) if so, the details thereof of the total quantities of liquid oxygen supplied along with the state-wise break-up thereof;
- (c) whether ISRO had transferred the technology of Oxygen Concentrators  and  Ventilators  developed  in-house  to  Indian Industry for mass manufacture; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the number of companies that had signed a Transfer of Technology Agreement with ISRO for the same and a state wise break up of these companies?

(c)

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG &

## PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes, Medical grade liquid oxygen were supplied to Tamil Nadu, Kerala &   Andhra Pradesh based on the request.
- (b) Total 551 MT of medical grade Liquid Oxygen supplied as follows:
-  10MT during November, 2020 and 454MT from May to June, 2021 continuously to Tamil Nadu.
-  57MT from May to June, 2021 to Kerala.
-  30 MT from May to June, 2021 to Andhra Pradesh in three lots.
-  Yes, Medical Oxygen Concentrator ('SHWAAS') Technology was transferred to 59 Indian Industries.
-  52  Industries  are  shortlisted  for  transferring  ventilators (three categories) technology.
- (d) State wise break-up for Technology Transfer of Medical Oxygen Concentrator:

|   Sl. No. | State/UTs                 |   No. of Industries |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                   1 |
|         2 | Delhi                     |                   5 |

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs   | No. of Industries   |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
| 3.        | Gujarat     | 9                   |
| 4.        | 5           | Haryana             |
| 5.        | 8           | Karnataka           |
| 6.        | 5           | Kerala              |
| 7.        |             | Maharashtra 5       |
| 8.        | Odisha      | 1                   |
| 9.        |             | Punjab 2            |
| 10.       | 1           | Rajasthan           |
| 11.       | 8           | Tamil Nadu          |
| 12.       | Telangana   | 5                   |
| 13.       | Pradesh     | Uttar 3             |
| 14.       | West Bengal | 1                   |
|           | Total       | 59                  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Mechanised BOOT Laundries
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1519

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## MECHANISED BOOT LAUNDRIES

## 1519. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken some measures to resolve the  issue  of  payments  in  contracts  of  mechanized  BOOT laundries  that  have  been  raised  in  time  of  Covid-19  pandemic period;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  South  East  Central  Railway  (SECR)  zone  has  made payments to mechanized BOOT laundries as per the minimum assured load clause of their Contract Agreement during lockdown period;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Ministry of Railways has received any representations from Public representatives in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. In view of prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, linen sets are presently not being provided in AC coaches to prevent spread of

Corona  virus.    Some  measures  taken  to  resolve  the  issue  of payments  in  contracts  of  mechanized  BOOT  laundries  that  have been raised in time of Covid-19 pandemic period are as follows: Directions were issued to enable payment to contract and outsourced staff / workers affected due to lockdown situation upto May 2020. Zonal  Railways  were  further  directed  to  deal  with  each  existing contract  on  its  merits,  keeping  in  view  its  terms  and  conditions including  relevant  General  Conditions  of  Contracts  (GCC),  with concurrence of associate finance, taking view of associated legal branch, as required. (c) & (d) Payment  has been done at two depots of SECR (Bilaspur and  Durg),  as  per  advise  of  divisional  legal  and  finance  wings  for short  term  during  the  lock  down  period  till  July  2020  end  as  per assured  off  take  clause  provided  in  the  special  conditions  of contract.  However,  no  payment  has  been  done  to  the  contractor from August 2020 onwards. A case has been filed by the contractor in the High Court / Bilaspur for the payment issue. The matter is sub judice at present. (e) Representations from some Hon'ble Members of Parliament have been received in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Cancer Centres in Coal Mining Areas
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## Cancer Centres in Coal Mining Areas

## 1518.  SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

- Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government plans to set up cancer centres in coal mining areas and if so, the details thereof; (b)whether the cancer centers will be financed fully by the Union Government and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether these cancer centers will provide research facilities and funds for further
- study to combat this disease; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The coal companies functioning under Ministry of Coal have no plan to set up cancer hospitals/centres in coal mining areas.
- (b) to (d): Do not arise in view of reply given in part (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Global Bids for Broadband Services in Villages
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th   JULY, 2021

## GLOBAL BIDS FOR BROADBAND SERVICES IN VILLAGES

## 1516.   DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  invite  global  bids  to  bring  broadband  services  in 3,61,000  villages  across  sixteen  states  under  Public  Private  Participation  (PPP)  mode  to  be executed under the aegis of BharatNet Project and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total budget estimate to execute the PPP project and the source of money finalized by the Government to meet the said budget; and
- (c) the total number of villages from Tamil Nadu to be covered under this PPP mode of the BhartNet Project?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) BharatNet project is being implemented in a phased manner to create network to connect all the Gram Panchayats (GPs) with broadband in the country. The scope of BharatNet has been recently extended upto all inhabited villages beyond GPs. On 30.06.2021, Union Cabinet accorded approval for a revised strategy for implementation of BharatNet through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in 16 States of the country covering about 3.61 lakh villages including Gram Panchayats (GPs).

The estimated maximum Viability Gap Funding (VGF) from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) approved for the above PPP model is Rs. 19,041 crore. The revised implementation strategy  includes  creation,  upgradation,  operation,  maintenance  and  utilization  of  BharatNet  by the concessionaire who will be selected by a competitive Global bidding process. Accordingly, Global Bids have been invited for implementation of the same.

(c) The implementation of BharatNet upto GPs in Tamil Nadu is being done through State-led Model. The present approval for PPP model for BharatNet does not include Tamil Nadu State. However,  the  Cabinet  has  also  accorded  in-principle  approval  for  extending  broadband  to  all inhabited villages of the remaining States and Union Territories (UTs), including Tamil Nadu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Defence Academies
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1515

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  July, 2021

## DEFENCE ACADEMIES

## 1515. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  places  in  Madhya  Pradesh  where  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  defence academies;
- (b) whether a proposal for setting up of a defence academy in Indore, Madhya Pradesh is under consideration and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the places in the State where defence academies are functioning; and
- (d)  whether  a  new  recruitment  centre  for  recruiting  in  the  army  is  also  likely  to  be established in Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) & (b):  At present, there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.
- (c)  Non Commissioned Officers (NCO) Academy has been re-located from Binaguri to Dhana on 10 th August, 2020.
- (d)  No,  Sir.    There  are  already  four  Army  Recruiting  Offices  operating  from  Jabalpur, Gwalior, Mhow and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, which are covering all the districts of Madhya Pradesh adequately.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Allotment of Land at Railway Yard
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1514 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## ALLOTMENT OF LAND AT RAILWAY YARD

1514.     SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representations  from public representatives regarding allotment of land at Railway Yard on long lease basis to CONCOR for setting up an Inland Container Depot at Rajkot in public interest;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof and the action taken in the matter so far; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## ANSWER (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c):  Yes,  Sir. One representation has been received recently from one Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for earmarking the Railway land to  set  up  an  Inland  Container  Depot  (ICD)  by  CONCOR  at  Rajkot. However, no formal request has been received from Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Crowd Control Mechanism
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1513 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## CROWD CONTROL MECHANISM

1513.   SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has re-designed the trains for passengers post-pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the technology/software developed for controlling the crowding; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes full-fledged passenger services to States shortly?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Introduction of new design variants of passenger coaches is a continuous process over Indian Railways (IR).

In  order  to  improve  COVID-19  safety,  few  coaches  with  following additional features have been turned out on trial:

- (i) Hands  free  foot  operated  taps  and  liquid  soap  dispensers inside and outside washbasins of the lavatories of the coach.

(ii) Provision of copper coating as anti microbial agent on handles having frequent passenger interface. (iii) Covid precaution stickers pasted at prominent locations inside the coach. (c): No specific software is available for crowd controlling. Initially, during the COVID-19 pandemic, only a limited number of seats were being allotted to passengers through Passenger Reservation System (PRS) software. However, with the proliferation of Covid appropriate behavior,  all  the  berths  are  being  allotted  as  per  PRS  software  to prospective passengers.

(d): To contain COVID-19 pandemic, IR had discontinued all passenger carrying trains with effect from 23.03.2020. In view of the prevailing  situation,  only  special  trains,  with  limited  stoppages, keeping in view the suggestions and concerns of State Governments  and  health  advisories  issued  by  them,  are  being operated

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