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Lok Sabha Question No. 449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Space Activities in India
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## 449.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 449

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2021 SPACE ACTIVITIES IN INDIA

- SMT. SAJDA AHMED: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
- (a) whether the Government has enabled private players to undertake space activities in India;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof during the last two years;
- (c) whether  the  Indian  Space  Research  Organization  (ISRO)  has proposed to transfer space technologies to the Private entities; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  India's  first human space flight mission Gaganyaan is likely to be launched?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG &

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

- Yes Sir.
- (a)
- (b) Government  has  created  a  National  Level  Autonomous  Nodal Agency namely Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization  Centre  (IN-SPACe)  under  DOS  as  the  enabling
- mechanism for private players to carry out Space Activities. Till now, Department of Space has been approached by 26 Indian private  industries  seeking  support  for  their  space  activities, spanning  across  the  complete  spectrum  of  space  activities including  developing  launcher,  building  satellites,  developing applications, establishing ground infrastructure. Department of Space  is  extending  every  possible  support  to  all  the  Indian industries in their space activities, including technical guidance, reviews, facility sharing, launch support etc. (c) Yes, ISRO has got a structured technology transfer mechanism to  transfer  the  identified  technologies  developed  by  ISRO  for spin-off  and  other  commercial  applications  on  non-exclusive basis. The commercialization will be done by NSIL, the commercial arm of DOS. So far around 363 technologies have been  transferred  to  more  than  235  industries.  Some  of  the popular  technologies  are  Li-ion,  NavIC  receiver,  Distress  alert transmitter, sensor, special materials, coatings, etc. The  first  manned  mission  of  Gaganyaan  is  planned  after  two unmanned flights, and the first unmanned flight is scheduled by

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- (d) December 2021.
Lok Sabha Question No. 448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Production of Silica Sand
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 448

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## PRODUCTION OF SILICA SAND

†448. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  would  like  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  promote  the world  class  silica  sand  production  being  made  in  Shankargarh  (Tehsil-Bara) region of Prayagraj district;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  would  provide  any  special  assistance  package  for production and export of silica sand in Shankargarh region;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  would  give  any  concession  to  the  mining  and  lease holders for the production of silica sand in the said region; and
- (d)  whether the Government would give any relaxation in the rules for issuing mining leases of silica sand in the said region and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):  As  per  the  provisions  of  the  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 and rules made there under, the State Governments grant mineral concessions in respect of the minerals located within their respective boundaries.

Further, silica sand is a minor mineral under Section 3(e) of the MMDR Act as per notification no. S.O. 423(E). dated 10 th February, 2015. For minor minerals, all policy and  legislation  for  grant  of  mineral  concessions,  regulation  and  administration  is covered in the jurisdiction of the State Governments under the MMDR Act and the Rules framed thereunder.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Budget Estimate for Odisha
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.447 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR ODISHA

## 447. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the amount sanctioned to Odisha for Railway projects under Budget Estimate and Out of Budget Resources during the period of financial year 2010-11 and 2019-20;
- (b)  the amount actually released to Odisha under Budget Head and Out of Budget Resources during the aforesaid period; and
- (c)   the year-wise and head-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c):  Funds to the Railway Projects are allocated project-wise, not State-wise.  However,  during  Financial  Year,  2010-11  budget  outlay  of ` 900 Cr and during Financial Year, 2019-20 ` 4,568 Cr have been provided for infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Odisha.

Odisha  is  covered  by  East  Coast  Railway,  South  Eastern  Railway  and South  East  Central  Railway  Zones  of  Indian  Railways.  The  details  of allotment of funds and expenditure project-wise and Zonal Railway wise are  made  available  in  public  domain  on  Indian  Railways  website  i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in> Ministry of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates >Finance (Budget) >Railway wise  Works  Machinery  &  Rolling  Stock  Programme  >Regular  Budget (year).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Benefit of Lock Down
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.445 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## BENEFIT OF LOCK DOWN

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

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  took  the  benefit  of  lock  down  to complete critical and important pending projects in all railway divisions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof particularly in Rajkot and Ahmedabad division;
- (c) whether the Railways has taken the benefit of lock down for the targeted commissioning by March, 2021 of track doubling with electrification of Rajkot Surendranagar section;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(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.445 BY SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA  AND  SHRI  DIPSINH  SHANKARSINH  RATHOD  TO  BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.02.2021  REGARDING  BENEFIT OF LOCK DOWN.

(a) & (b): Due to the imposition of nationwide lockdown from 25 th March'2020 on account of COVID -19 pandemic, initially, there was a slowdown in the execution of Railway projects including critical and  important  projects  across  all  the  railway  divisions  including Rajkot and Ahmedabad divisions. However, after the initial phase, with  the  gradual  easing  of  lockdown  restrictions,  the  pace  of construction activities gained momentum. Moreover, due to meticulous planning, prioritisation of projects and focused approach of execution, works are now in full swing and Railways has been able to commission 1,740 Kms length of New line, Gauge conversion  and  Doubling  works  during  the  period  March'2020  to December'2020  including  Vatwa-Ahmedabad  3 rd   line  (5  Km)  and Mahesana-Varetha  (Tarangana  Hill)  56  Km  Gauge  Conversion project.

(c) to (e): Various construction activities such as earthwork, bridges  etc.  and  electrical  works  such  as  mast  erection,  wiring, Signal  &  Telecom  works  etc.  have  been  carried  out  in  RajkotSurendranagar section during the period of lockdown and are now in full swing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Subordinate Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 442

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2021

## Subordinate Courts

## 442.   SHRI  SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  subordinate  courts,  civil  courts,  district  level courts that are functioning in rented buildings in Uttar Pradesh and particularly in Jaunpur;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to construct buildings for courtrooms to enable the subordinate courts to function in a good atmosphere;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) A  total  number  of  18  subordinate  courts  are  functioning  in  rented buildings in 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh. No  subordinate court is functioning from rented building in Jaunpur District. The details of rented courts district wise is as under:-

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   |   Number of courts | rented   |
|-----------|------------------------|--------------------|----------|
| 1.        | Agra                   |                  2 |          |
| 2.        | Aligarh                |                  1 |          |
| 3.        | Amroha                 |                  2 |          |
| 4.        | Banda                  |                  2 |          |
| 5.        | Bareilly               |                  1 |          |
| 6.        | Budaun                 |                  1 |          |
| 7.        | Mathura                |                  1 |          |
| 8.        | Meerut                 |                  1 |          |
| 9.        | Kanpur Dehat           |                  1 |          |
| 10.       | Shahjahanpur           |                  1 |          |
| 11.       | Shravasti              |                  4 |          |
| 12.       | Sonbhadra              |                  1 |          |
| Total     | Total                  |                 18 |          |

(b) to (d) It  is  the  primary  responsibility  of  the  State  Government  to  provide judicial infrastructure for District and Subordinate Courts. The Union Government has  been  administering  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  the  Development  of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary since 1993-94 to augment the resources of the State  Government  by  providing  financial  assistance  to  the  States/UTs  in  the prescribed fund sharing pattern. This scheme covers the construction of district and subordinate  court  buildings  and  residential  accommodations  of  judges/judicial officers of District and Subordinate Judiciary. A sum of Rs. 8288.30 cr has been released under the Scheme since 1993-94 out of which Rs. 1260.32 cr has been released to the State Government of Uttar Pradesh including Rs. 111.00 cr released during the current financial year.
Lok Sabha Question No. 441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: GI Tag to Mithila Makhana
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY, 2021.

## GI TAG TO MITHILA MAKHANA

## 441. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

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

- (a)       whether there is any proposal to issue GI tag for 'Makhana' which is the main produce and  speciality of Mithila region as 'Mithila Makhana'; and
- (b)        if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्रालयमेंराज् यम त्रर(श्रर सोमप्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): A 'Geographical Indication' (GI) tag is granted to a product on receipt of application from eligible applicants (association of persons or producers or any organization or authority) by the Geographical Indications Registry as per  the  procedure  laid  out  in  the  Geographical  Indications of  Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002.

An application for registration of 'Bihar Makhana' was filed by Mithilanchal Makhana Utpadak Sangh, Purnea, Bihar in the office  of GI  Registry  on 14 th August,  2020  and  has  been  taken  on  record  as  GI  application  No. 696.  On  receipt  of  application,  the  GI  registry  has  issued  the  Formality Check  Report  on  18 th August,  2020  raising  certain  deficiencies  in  said application  and  for  its  correction  with  necessary  supporting  documents. The  applicant  vide  its  response  dated  28 th September,  2020  has  made necessary compliance. In addition to making compliance to issues raised in the Formality Check Report, the applicant has amended its application to  change  the  name  of  proposed  GI  product  from 'Bihar  Makhana' to 'Mithala Makhana' .  The  application  has been taken up for processing in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Geographical  Indications  Rules, 2002, which requires creation of a Consultative Group for recommendation on recognition of the product as 'G eographical Indication product' and giving an opportunity of opposition.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: High Speed Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 439 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## HIGH SPEED RAILWAY LINE

439.   SHRI N. REDDEPPA :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Chennai-BengaluruMysuru high speed railway line is in progress;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Chittoor is approved as a intermediate stoppage station on the said high speed railway line; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  work  of  preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru High Speed line has been entrusted to National High  Speed  Rail  Corporation  Limited  (NHSRCL)  and  the  same  is  in progress.
- (c) & (d): The process of DPR is in initial stage and alignment has yet not been finalised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Mining Exemptions
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 438

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## MINING EXEMPTIONS

† 438. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  cancel mining-exemptions  provided  to various States in violation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  mining-exemptions provided  in  violation  of  the said Act; and
- (d)  the steps taken or proposed to be taken to protect the rights of tribes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of Forest Rights) Act, 2006  does not provide any exemption to any category of projects

including mining. (b) & (c): Does not arise, in view of (a) above. (d): A detailed circular was issued by M/o Tribal Affairs to the Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs for  compliance  of  the  the  provisions  of  the  The  Scheduled  Tribes  and Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of  Forest  Rights)  Act,  2006  before diversion of forest land on 07.03.2014. Copy of the same is annexed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Re-routing of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## RE-ROUTING OF TRAINS

437. SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  re-route  train  number 20505/06-New  Delhi-Dibrugarh-New  Delhi  bi-weekly  Rajdhani  express via the Bogibeel bridge and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Biswanath Chariali Railway Station at the headquarter of Biswanath district, has been not included for the halt/stoppage of the new Rajdhani Express; and
- (c) if so the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c)  To  prevent  the  spread  of  COVID-19  pandemic,  Indian Railways  has  discontinued  all  regular  passengers  carrying  trains including  20505/20506  New  Delhi-Dibrugarh  Rajdhani  Express  w.e.f. 23 rd March, 2020. Presently, only special trains, with limited stoppages,  keeping  in  view  the  concerns  and  suggestions  of  State

Governments  are  being  operated.  Accordingly,  20505/20506  New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Special Express is presently being operated with  limited  stoppages  and  this  train  is  not  having  stoppage  at Vishwanath Charali station. However, decision has been taken to reroute 20505/20506 New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express via Bogibeel Bridge.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Indian Mobile Congress
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2021

## INDIAN MOBILE CONGRESS

436. DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Department  of  Telecommunications  has  organized  the  Indian  Mobile  Congress recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the main theme of the Congress;
- (c) the number of delegates who participated and issues deliberated in the said Congress;
- (d) the outcome of the issues deliberated;
- (e) whether as per the report of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the cyber attacks from China contribute to 35 per cent of total cyber attacks in the country, followed by US, Russia, Pakistan, Canada and Germany and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a)&(b) Yes Sir. Department of Telecommunications (DoT) along with Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) organized 4 th Annual India Mobile Congress 2020 (MC 2020), a virtual event, held from 8 th -10 th December, 2020. The theme of the event was "Inclusive Innovations - Smart, Secure, Sustainable".

- (c) & (d) Approximately,  twenty-seven thousand national and international visitors, delegates participated  virtually  during  the  event.  There  were  170  exhibitors,  out  of  which  approximately  100 exhibitors showcased startups and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) products and solutions. The focus area for IMC 2020 was 5G and emerging technologies, 5G Use cases, network automation, smart enterprises,  cloud/edge  computing,  Industry  4.0,  Artificial  Intelligence,  Internet  of  Things,  etc.  IMC encouraged the positioning of India as a global destination for the manufacturing of technology products.
- (e) There  have  been  attempts  of  unauthorized  access  from  time  to  time  to  the  systems/devices connected to digital communication networks operating in cyber space of the country. These attempts have been  observed  to  be  originating  from  cyber  space  of  various  countries  including  China,  USA,  Russia, Pakistan, Canada, Germany and others.

The Government inter alia issues alerts & advisories regarding latest Cyber Threats/vulnerabilities and guidelines for  Chief  Information  Security  Officers  (CISO).  All  the  Government  websites  before  hosting and at regular intervals  are  security  audited.  A  crisis  management  plan  for  countering  cyber  attacks  has been formulated.  Cyber Security mock drills and regular training of CISO are conducted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: National Rail Plan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Diya Kumari, Midhun Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 434

TO BE ANSWERED ON  03.02.2021

## NATIONAL RAIL PLAN

## 434.  MS. DIYA KUMARI:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has issued a draft National Rail Plan recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and progress made in this regard;
- (c)  the  budget  allocated  to  the  plan  to  make  the  Railways
- future ready;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  seeks  to  enhance  the  role  of private sector more in the Railways;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  project-wise  details  of  the  railway-related  projects funded for the district of Rajsamand in the last three years and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 434 BY MS. DIYA KUMARI, SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY, SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY, SHRI  POCHA  BRAHMANANDA  REDDY  AND  DR.  BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.02.2021 REGARDING NATIONAL RAIL PLAN

(a):  Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  issued  the  Draft  Final Report of the National Rail Plan and the same is available on the official web site of Ministry of Railways. (b)  to  (e):  National  Rail  Plan  aims  at  providing  a  long  term perspective    planning  for  augmenting  the  Railway  Network. Suggestions and inputs from all stakeholders including Ministries,  departments,  sectors,  customers  etc.  are  being incorporated in the Plan. All possible financial models including Public Private Partnership model are being considered to achieve the objectives of National Rail Plan (f):  Nathdwara  -  Nathdwara  Town  new  rail  line  project  of length 10.8 Kms costing Rs. 166.33 Crore has been taken up in the district of Rajsamand.

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