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Lok Sabha Question No. 3467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Cement Consumption
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3467

TO BE ANSWERED ON: Monday, December 20, 2021/ 29 Agrahayana, 1943 (Saka)

## CEMENT CONSUMPTION QUESTION

## 3467. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

## SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  cement  consumption  is  expected  to  rise  on  infrastructure  spending  and  some  States  are channelling funds into various projects including irrigation, road and housing projects; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made in this regard, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (b) The cement consumption is still around 240 kg per capita against global average of 530 kg per capita, which shows significant potential for the growth of cement industry. About 65% of cement demand comes from housing and real-estate sector, 20% comes from infrastructure and remaining 15% is related to industrial development. New metro rail projects, development of regional airports, national highway grid as well as state roads through Bharatmala, railways infrastructure, multimodal river terminals for cargo, public infrastructure for smart cities as well as upcoming cities and towns will require huge quantities of cement and concrete.

The cement consumption is expected to rise in coming times since India has a lot of potential for development in infrastructure and cement sector will benefit from it. The cement production has slightly decreased due to the effect of Covid 19 lockdown. The State-wise data is not being maintained centrally. The installed cement capacity and cement production in the last three years is as below:

| Financial Year   | Installed Cement Capacity (million tonnes/annum)   |   Cement Production (million tonnes/annum) |   Capacity Utilisation (%) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2018-19          | 537.21                                             |                                     337.32 |                      62.77 |
| 2019-20          | 537.21                                             |                                     334.37 |                      62.21 |
| 2020-21          | ~550                                               |                                     299.95 |                      54.54 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3464

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 20/12/2021

## PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS (PVTGs)

3464. MS CHANDRANI MURMU :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received a proposal from the State Government of Odisha for inclusion of two Parliamentary Vulnerable Tribal Groups communities such as Chuktia Bhunjia and Paudi Bhuyan in the ST list;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which these two PVTG communities will be enlisted and declared as ST; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) & (b):   This Ministry has received the recommendation of State Govt. of Odisha for inclusion of (i) 'Paudi Bhuyan/Pauri Bhuyan(PVTG)' as section of Bhuyan tribe (ii) 'Chuktia Bhunjia(PVTG)' as a section of Bhunjia Tribe in ST list of Odisha in 2014.
- (c) & (d):   The Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002) has laid down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. As  per  the  modalities,  only  those  proposals  which  have  been  recommended  and justified by the concerned State Government / UT Administration and concurred with by Registrar General of India (RGI) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) are to be considered and legislation amended. All actions on the proposal is taken as per the approved modalities, which is an on-going process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Sharing of Fuel Tax
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3460

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 20 TH  December, 2021 AGRAHAYANA 29, 1943 (SAKA)

## SHARING OF FUEL TAX

## 3460. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the fuel tax  per  litre  was  Rs.  9.48  in  2014,  of  which  Rs.  3.03  was
- devolved to the State Governments and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Centre- State ratio of fuel tax sharing was 68:32 in 2014 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the fuel tax per litre is Rs. 32.9 in 2021, of which Rs. 0.57 has been given to the State Governments and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Centre-State ratio of fuel tax has been revised to 98:02 in 2021
- and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE SH. PANKAJ CHOUDHARY

- (a): The applicable duties on petrol per litre in 2014 were as follows:
- i. Basic Excise Duty: Rs. 1.2
- ii. Additional Excise Duty: Rs.2
- iii. Special Additional Excise Duty: Rs. 6
- iv. Education cess@3%: 28 paise

Out of the above, the Basic excise duty component was shareable.

- (b): During the year 2014-15, as per accepted recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission, the States' share was fixed at 32% of the net proceeds of shareable Central Taxes/ Duties.
- (c) and (d): Devolution to State Governments is made out of the Basic Excise Duty component on the basis  of  the  formula  prescribed  by  the  Finance  Commission from time to time. Present total Excise duty on petrol is Rs. 27.90 per litre. This includes Basic Excise Duty, which is Rs. 1.4 per litre.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Evasion of Customs Duty
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3459 To be answered on Monday, December 20, 2021/ 29 Agrahayana, 1943 (Saka)

## 'Evasion of Customs Duty'

## †3459. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  importers  undervaluing foreign goods particularly Chinese goods for evading customs duty;

(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year;

(c) the number of cases reported and detected by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence  (DRI)  and  the  estimated  loss  of  duty  due  to  undervaluation  of goods;

(d) whether DRI/ Department has issued show-cause notices to some firms in this regard; and

(e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  further  remedial  steps  taken  or  being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): In the last three years and the current year, total 1521 cases of undervaluation of Chinese goods and 467 cases of undervaluation of foreign goods, countries other than China, were booked.

(c): In the last three years and the current year, total 185 cases of undervaluation of goods  were  reported  and  detected  by  DRI  and  estimated  loss  of  duty  due  to undervaluation of goods is ₹1714.77 Crores.

(d)  &  (e): In  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  DRI  and  Customs  field formations  have  issued  a  total  945  show-cause  notices.  Further,  DRI  and  Customs field  formations  keep  vigil  and  whenever  instances  of  undervaluation  are  detected, they  take  action  in  accordance  with  law  and  issue  alerts  and  modus  operandi circulars, wherever necessary.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Education Loan to Medical Students
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3458

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 th  DECEMBER, 2021, AGRAHAYANA 29, 1943 (SAKA)

## EDUCATION LOAN TO MEDICAL STUDENTS

## 3458. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether around 25000 numbers of Indian medical students are in financial trouble from March 2020 due to Covid pandemic restrictions which have put many families in debt trap;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government will support them to obtain relaxation in bank education loan repayment for these students; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) to (d):  As per information received from Public Sector Banks (PSBs), 9360 education loan accounts of medical students have been classified as Non-Performing Assets as on 30.09.2021.

The Model Educational Loan Scheme of Indian Banks' Association provides for relief to students in terms of liberal repayment of loan in equated monthly instalments upto a period of 15 years, and repayment holiday/moratorium of 12 months after completion of course with facility  for  additional  period  of  moratorium  in  case  of  underemployment/  unemployment. There is also a provision of telescoping of repayment to provide for lower salary levels at the start of the career.

Further, to help borrowers tide over any difficulties in the wake of Covid 19 pandemic, the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  allowed  moratorium  of  six  months  on  payment  of  all instalments  falling  due  between  March  1,  2020  and  August  31,  2020  without  an  asset classification  downgrade.  Further,  RBI,  in  its  Monetary  Policy  August,  2020,  introduced stimulus measures to restructure the debt if the loans were classified as 'standard' as on 1 st March,  2020.  This  may  include, inter-alia ,  rescheduling  of  payments,  conversion  of  any interest accrued, or to be accrued, into another credit facility, or, granting of moratorium based on  assessment  of  income  stream  of  the  borrowers,  subject  to  a  maximum  of  two  years. Correspondingly, the overall tenor of the loan may also get modified commensurately. Further, in view of the resurgence of Covid 19, RBI has announced Resolution Framework 2 dated May  05,  2021  which  permits  lending  institutions  to  restructure  personal  loans  including education loans, which have not been restructured earlier.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Recruitment in IITs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Recruitment in IITs

## 3457. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of IITs which have issued notifications for faculty recruitment in 2020 and 2021;
- (b) the  details  of  posts  for  which  recruitment  notifications  have  been  issued,  IITwise;
- (c) whether the notifications contain details of number of vacancies reserved;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, IIT-wise; and
- (e) the  details  of  posts  which  have  backlog  and  recruitment  did  not  take place, IIT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a)  to  (e)  :  IITs  are  autonomous  institutes  governed  by  the  Institutes  of Technology Act, 1961 as amended from time to time and the Statutes framed there  under.  Filling  up  of  faculty  vacancies  is  a  continuous  process  and  IITs issue rolling Advertisement, which  is open  throughout  the  year for all candidates,  who  fulfill  the  required  qualifications  and  experience  for  faculty positions in IITs. As IITs follow flexi cadre structure of 10:1 student to faculty ratio,  the  vacancies  vary  from  time  to  time.  IITs  have  also  launched  special recruitment drive for reserved categories in addition to existing rolling advertisement, as per the recent directives of this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Monetisation of PSUs’ Land
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, B. Y. Raghavendra, Prathap Simha, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

## Government of India

## Ministry of Finance

Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3456

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021 Agrahayana 29, 1943 (Saka)

## Monetisation of PSUs' Land

3456.      DR. UMESH G.JADHAV: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: SHRI B.Y.RAGHAVENDRA: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- a)     whether a large number of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) including sick units has a huge area of unutilized lands ;
- b)     if so, the details of Karnataka State in this regard;
- c)    whether the Government has any proposal to monetize the unutilized land of PSUs for their revival;
- d)     if so, the details thereof and the present status of the aforesaid proposal ;
- e)     whether the Government proposes to set up Public Sector Land Development Authority; and
- f) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said authority is likely to be set up ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KISHANRAO KARAD)

(a&b) :   In the course of strategic disinvestment, CPSEs often identify non-core assets (mainly  land  and  buildings)  which  do  not  form  part  of  the  strategic  disinvestment

transaction and are demerged to a new entity having a mirror shareholding of the CPSE. These non-core assets are earmarked for monetization by the demerged entity. Assets of CPSEs under closure are also earmarked for monetization. BEML Limited under  strategic  disinvestment,  has  identified  surplus  land  in  Karnataka  (approx.. 123.39 acres in Bangalore and approx. 401.23 acre in Mysore) which will be demerged and  subsequently  monetized.  HMT  Limited  which  is  under  closure,  has  also earmarked land of approx. 89.506 acre in Bangalore for monetization.

(c&d)  :  A  framework  for  non-core  asset  monetization  has  been  approved  by  the government. The program aims at unlocking the value of non-core assets which are in  surplus,  un-used  or  under-used  (largely  land,  buildings  and  other  immovable properties),  with  no  clear  and  present  plan  for  optimal  use  in  near  future.  The framework  envisages  a  multi-layer  institutional  mechanism  comprising  of  InterMinisterial Group, Core Group of Secretaries on Asset Monetization and Alternative Mechanism for decision making. International property consultants are appointed for end to end support in monetization transactions.

(e&f) : In pursuance of announcement in Budget Speech for financial year 2021-22, the  proposal  for  setting  up  a  special  purpose  vehicle  for  monetization  of  non-core assets (surplus land and property) is under consideration of the Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: R&D in CPSEs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3454 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## R&D in CPSEs

## No. 3454.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had fixed any R&D targets to be achieved by CPSEs and if so, the details of CPSEs which have met those targets during the last five years; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  R&D activities in CPSEs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KISHANRAO KARAD)

- (a)    R&D  (Research  &  Development)  activities  have  been  prescribed  to  Central  Public Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  as  per  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  guidelines  of Department  of  Public  Enterprises  (DPE).  The  year-wise  details  of  number  of  CPSEs  in respect of which R&D parameters were stipulated along with corresponding achievements in last five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20 are provided below:
- (b)  From  the  financial  year  2021-22,  the  revised  MoU  framework  for  CPSEs  prescribes expenditure on R&D / Innovations and Initiatives linked to the profit of the CPSE.

|   Year |   CPSEs given MoU targets on R&D |   CPSEs which achieved MoU targets onR&D |   Total no. of R&D parameters given | No. of R&D parameters achieved   |
|--------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|     48 |                               44 |                                      174 |                                 143 | 2015-16                          |
|     86 |                               75 |                                      111 |                                  99 | 2016-17                          |
|     57 |                               47 |                                       72 |                                  60 | 2017-18                          |
|     65 |                               56 |                                      104 |                                  90 | 2018-19                          |
|     62 |                               52 |                                      103 |                                  85 | 2019-20                          |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 296 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Review of Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO: 296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## REVIEW OF ANGANWADI CENTRES

## *296:  MS. DIYA KUMARI

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government conducts periodic review of the condition of Anganwadi Centres such as provision of adequate storage facilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to address the issues identified particularly in the light of POSHAN Abhiyan;
- (c) whether funds have been allocated for infrastructural development and maintenance of Anganwadi Centres under POSHAN 2.0 Abhiyan and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  efficient  functioning  of  these Centres in the country especially in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

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

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## Statement referred to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question No.296 by Ms.Diya Kumari to be answered on 17.12.2021 regarding 'Review of Anganwadi Centres'

- (a) to (d) The Government has ensured sustained engagements with State Governments/UT  Administrations  for  review  and  improvement  of  Anganwadi  Centres including  recent  interactions  to  discuss  different  implementation  related  issues  to strengthen services under Anganwadi Services Scheme. Further, streamlined guidelines  have  also  been  issued  on  13.01.2021,  covering  several  aspects  such  as quality assurance, roles and responsibilities of duty holders, procedure for procurement, integrating AYUSH concepts and Data management and monitoring through 'Poshan Tracker'  for  transparency,  efficiency  and  accountability  in  delivery  of  Supplementary Nutrition under the Scheme.

Further,  the  Government  of  India,  time  and  again,  reviews  the  implementation  of Anganwadi  Services  Scheme  and  the  facilities  provided  therein,  with  States/UTs through  various  modes  i.e.  letters/reminders/conferences/video  conferences  and  field visits by officials of Central Government.

An amount of Rs.9315.26 lakhs (GoI Share) has been allocated to States/UTs under the  Annual  Programme  Implementation  Plan  (APIP)  2021-22  for  maintenance  of Anganwadi Centres under Mission POSHAN 2.0.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 293 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Export of COVID Vaccine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.293 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## EXPORT OF COVID VACCINE

## *293. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the increase in the export of COVID vaccines to Omicron affected countries is proposed to be met from the unused stock of vaccines with private hospitals and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to ramp up the production of vaccines in the country to meet the export demand and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  increase  in  exports  is  likely  to  impact  the  domestic  supply  in  the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 293* FOR 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

(a)  to  (d)  Export  of  COVID-19  vaccines  to  other  countries,  including  for  Omicron affected countries, takes into account and prioritizes domestic production and requirements  of  National  COVID-19  vaccination  program.  Indian  companies  have significantly enhanced their vaccine production capacity and are in a position to meet domestic requirements of COVID-19  vaccines as also contribute their surplus production to global Covid-19 vaccination requirements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 292 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Misuse of Voting Machines
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 292

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 17 th   DECEMBER 2021

## MISUSE OF VOTING MACHINES

*292. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE :

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

- (a)  the number of cases regarding misuse of voting machines came to notice during the last five years and till date, State-wise;
- (b)  the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  adopt  the  methodology being  used  by  the  developed  countries  for  voting  in  place  of voting machines;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN RESPECT OF PART (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *292 DATED 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

- (a): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed that no such cases have been reported. (b): Does not arise in view of (a) above. (c): No Sir, no such proposal is under consideration. (d): Does not arise in view of (c) above. (e)  The  ECI  has  informed  that  voting  machines  used  by  it  are  designed to meet  the  requirements  of  electoral  laws/process,  being  followed  in  India. and
- According to ECI, EVMs  are fully secure due to its technical administrative safeguards.

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