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Lok Sabha Question No. 2524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Restructuring of Schemes
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2524 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## RESTRUCTURING OF SCHEMES

## †2524: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken initiative to restructure the schemes after reviewing the various scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to use different new digital measures along with legal measures to prevent malpractice in scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details therof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (b) Ministries /Departments are primarily responsible to monitor the implementation of their  respective  schemes  including  initiatives  to  restructure  them.  In  this  process,  NITI Aayog assists Ministries/Departments by facilitating the monitoring of scheme implementation through Output/ Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF) and by sharing findings of the evaluation studies for schemes.
- (c )& (d)  No Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Royalty Rates of Ores
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2523

ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## ROYALTY RATES OF ORES

2523. SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  of  India  is  considering  the  enhancement  of  rate(s)  of royalty  in  case  of  Iron/Chromite/Bauxite  ores,  etc.  as  per  the  demand  of  the  State Government of Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  time  by  which a  decision on enhancement of rate of royalty is expected to be taken?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  rates  of  royalty  for  the  minerals  iron  ore,  chromite  ore,  and  nonmetallurgical  grade  bauxite  are  fixed  on  ad  valorem  basis  as  a  percentage  of  the Average  Sale  Price.  The  rate  of  royalty  for  metallurgical  grade  bauxite  is  fixed  as  a percentage of London Metal Exchange (LME) Aluminium metal price chargeable on the contained aluminium metal in ore produced for those dispatched for use in alumina and aluminium metal extraction. Hence the increasing value of minerals as per the market / LME  is  automatically  captured  in  the  ad  valorem  rates  as  royalty  is  fixed  as  a percentage of the value of minerals.

Royalty  rates  were  last  revised  on  01.09.2014.  The  rates  of  royalty  on  minerals  are revised from time to time under Section 9(3) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Copper Complex in Khetri
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Narendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520

ANSWERED 21.12.2022

## COPPER COMPLEX IN KHETRI

† 2520 SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the copper complex located in Khetri district of Rajasthan is closed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  is  contemplating  to  restart  this  copper complex at the Government level by providing new technology in the field of copper;
- (d) if so, the time by which this work is likely to be completed; and
- (e) if not, the reasons, therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    &  (b):  No,  Sir.  Khetri  Copper  Complex  (KCC)  situated  at  Khetri  in  Jhunjhunu District  of  Rajasthan  is  operational.  At  KCC,  Kolihan  and  Khetri  mines  including Banwas  block  are  operational.  The  entire  ore  so  produced  is  processed  at  KCC Concentrator  plant,  which  is  also  operational  to  produce  Copper  Ore  concentrate. However,  Khetri  Smelter  and  Refinery  plant  are  non-operational  since  2008  and have been permanently closed due to following reasons:

-  The  KCC  concentrate  grade  was  also  low  which  required  blending  of  high grade  concentrate  to  operate  the  Smelter  plant  which  was  imported  by Hindustan Copper Limited.
-  The cost of conversion of concentrate to refined copper was very high owing to low capacity of the plant compare to the private entities.
-  The plant was requiring additional investment for its overhauling in 2008 to the tune of around Rs. 70 Crore and of Rs. 300 Crore investment for replacement of two acid plants at KCC in order to comply the pollution norms.
-  Water crisis is a perennial problem at KCC.

(c): No,  Sir.  Though,  the  Government  has  plan  to  expand  the  mine  capacity  at KCC in a phase-wise manner, there is no plan for fresh investment in Smelting & Refining operation at KCC.

- (d): Does not arise.

(e): The  modern  economic  size  Smelter  Refinery  plant  should  have  production capacity  more  than  1  lakh  tonne  per  annum  refined  copper  production  and  the approx. cost of such plant involves investment in the range of Rs.6000 Crore. The future  mine  production  capacity  enhancement  plan  of  Govt.  at  KCC  is  much  less than to feed modern sized plant. The deterrent factors for such a mega investment project at KCC are:

-  Locational disadvantage (away from port)
-  Water crisis
-  Requirement  of  blending  with  high  grade  concentrate  to  use  the  KCC concentrate in the Smelter
-  Least potential for exploitation of by products.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Revelation about Facebook
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2519

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.12.2022

## REVELATION ABOUT FACEBOOK

## 2519.   SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the some revelations about Facebook recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the action taken or proposed to be taken based on the revelations;
- (c)  whether  any  legal  opinion  been  sought  on  the  revelations  made  and  its  impact  on  the Indian users of Facebook and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether there are any active proposals to amend the Information Technology Act of 2000 in the light of the revelations made thereto and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  No revelation about Facebook, which requires seeking legal opinion by the Government, has come to the notice of the Government recently.
- (b) to (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Government Jobs to Youth
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2515

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022)

## GOVERNMENT JOBS TO YOUTH

## †2515. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  jobs  provided  to  youth  by  the  Government  in  different  Government Departments during the last five years;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  number  of  educated  unemployed  youth  is  increasing continuously as no regular recruitment is being made in Government sectors;
- (c) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  lakhs  of  applications  are  received  for  small  number  of vacancies advertised and out of them the number of applicants possessing much higher qualifications than the required minimum qualifications for the posts is very high;
- (d) whether most of such recruitments remain pending in judicial scrutiny process in courts for long and hampering the recruitment process which are to be completed in time; and
- (e) the number of educated unemployed persons in the country, State-wise and trade-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (e): Number of candidates selected by UPSC, SSC and RRBs, for appointment in Central Government during the last five years is 3,77,802.

Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process, as per the requirement of various  Ministries/  Departments/  Organizations  of  Central  Government.    Government  has already  issued  instructions  to  all  Ministries/  Departments  for  timely  filling  up  of  the  unfilled posts. Rozgar Melas, being organized by Government of India, are expected to act as catalyst in further  employment  generation  and  provide  meaningful  opportunities  to  the  youth  for  their empowerment and participation in National Development directly.

Based on the educational qualifications and requirements of posts advertised, all eligible candidates,  including  the  candidates  with  the  higher  qualifications,  can  apply  for  the  posts  so advertised.

Most  of  the  examinations  have  been  conducted  smoothly  without  any  litigation. However, in a few cases, the process of recruitment has been hampered by litigations.

No data in respect of number of educated unemployed persons, trade-wise, is maintained

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Misleading Advertisement
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENTS

## 2514.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  in  order  to  check  and  prevent  misleading advertisements and endorsements especially for hotel booking/travel booking/fake star rating, etc. through online mode;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any guidelines/directions have been issued in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h (श्री अश्विनी क ु मार चौबे)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d): In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the  Central  Consumer  Protection  Authority  has  notified  the  Guidelines  for  Prevention  of  Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022 on 10.07.22 with the objective to curb misleading advertisements and protect the consumers, who may be exploited or affected by such advertisements.

These  guidelines  are  applicable  to  all  advertisements  regardless  of  form,  format  or  medium thereby  including  online  mode  and  to  all  manufacturers,  service  providers  or  traders  whose  goods, product  or  service  is  the  subject  of  an  advertisement,  or  to  an  advertising  agency  or  endorser  whose service is availed for the advertisement of such goods, product or service.

Further,  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS)  has  published  Indian  Standard  1519000:2022  for Online  Consumer  Reviews  for  safeguarding  consumers  against  online  fake/paid  reviews.  The  guiding principles  of  the  standard  are  integrity,  accuracy,  privacy,  security,  transparency,  accessibility  and responsiveness.  The  standard  prescribes  specific  responsibilities  for  the  review  author  and  the  review administrator. For review author, these include confirming acceptance of terms and conditions, providing contact  information  and  for  review  administrator,  these  include  safeguarding  personal  information  and training of staff. The standard will initially be voluntary for compliance by all e-commerce platforms.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Aadhaar Card Registration
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2513

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## AADHAAR CARD REGISTRATION

## 2513.     SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  biological  signatures and  fingerprints  are  required  for  Aadhaar  card registration;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there are any provision for people who do not have fingers and unable to provide fingerprints to register their names in Aadhaar card; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  Unique  Identification  Authority of  India (UIDAI) has issued digital identity to above 135 crore residents, which is called Aadhaar. It has enabled residents to establish their identity  through  Aadhaar  authentication  services.  Aadhaar  and  UIDAI  is  governed  by  the Aadhaar (Targeted  Delivery  of  Financial  and  Other  Subsidies,  Benefits  and  Services)  Act, 2016 and the rules/regulations framed thereunder. Regulation 3 of the Aadhaar (Enrolment and  Update)  Regulations,  2016  provides  that  the  following  biometric  information  shall  be collected from all individuals undergoing enrolment (other than children below five years of age):

- (i) Facial image;
- (ii) All ten fingerprints; and
- (iii) Scans of both irises.

Regulation  5(f)  of  the  said  regulations  provides  that  for  children  below  five  years  of  age, facial image of the child shall be captured and, further, the biometric information of any one parent or guardian shall also be captured or authenticated during enrolment.

(c) and (d):  Yes, Sir. Regulation 6 of the said regulations provides that for residents who are unable to provide fingerprints, only iris scans shall be collected. It further provides that for residents  who  are  unable  to  provide  any  biometric  information  contemplated  by  the regulations, the Unique Identification Authority of India shall provide for handling of such exceptions in the enrolment and update software, and such enrolment shall be carried out as per  procedure specified  by  the  Authority  for  this  purpose.  As  per  the  Biometric  Exception Enrolment Guidelines, dated 1.8.2014 issued by the Authority, provision exists for enrolling residents  who  may  be  lacking  in  some  of  the  essential  biometrics.  For  such  residents,  the demographic details of the resident are to be captured as is done in case of normal enrolment, the  missing  biometrics  are  highlighted  in  the  software  for  enrolment  while  capturing  the remaining  biometrics,  a  picture  of  the  resident's  face  is  taken  with  both  hands  raised  to highlight the exception, and a person in the role of supervisor validates such enrolment as an exception enrolment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Commercial Use of Surplus Railway Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2512

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## COMMERCIAL USE OF SURPLUS RAILWAY LAND

†2512. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a):   whether Railways has any plans for commercial use of its surplus land across the country;
- (b): if  so,  the  details  of  the  land  identified  by  the  Railways  and  its current value; and
- (c): the  time  by  which  the  process  is  likely  to  be  completed  and  the amount likely to be accrued from this to the Government?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c):  Yes, Sir. Identification of surplus railway land for commercial use  is  a  continuous  process.  A  total  of  1216  Hectare  (approximately) railway land has been identified and entrusted to Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) for commercial development. Commercial development of Railway land is undertaken by RLDA through open competitive bidding process. Valuation of the individual site varies and is worked out using various  valuation  methods  applying  due  diligence  by  the  consultants appointed for the individual sites.

The commercial development of Railway land at this scale is complex in nature  and  requires  detailed  techno-economic  feasibility  studies  and various statutory clearances from urban-local bodies etc. which affects the valuation and completion time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Reduction in the use of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## Reduction in the use of Coal

## 2511. SHRI B.N. BACHE GOWDA:

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  proposed  to  reduce  the  use  of  coal  globally  to  save  the environment and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the production percentage of solar energy, wind energy and bio-gas; and
- (c) whether  the demand  for  coal has  increased to meet  the energy requirements of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (c): As  coal  is  the  major  source  of  energy  in  India,  the  demand  will continue  with  likely  peak  between  2030-2035. In  2022-23  (April,  22  to October, 22) , the coal consumption in coal based power plants has increased to 447.6 Million Tonnes (MT) as compared to 398.2 MT during the same period of last year with a growth of 12 %.

Being an affordable source of energy with substantial reserve, coal is going to stay  as  major  source  of  energy  in  the  foreseeable  future.  The  country  will require base load capacity of coal-based generation for stability and also for energy security.

(b): Ministry of New and Renewable Energy plans to achieve about 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.  So far, a total of 172.72 GW of capacity from non-fossil fuel  sources  has  been  installed  in  the  country  as  on  31.10.2022.  This includes119.09 GW RE (includes Solar 61.63 GW, Wind 41.84 GW, SHP 4.92 GW and Bio-Power 10.70 GW), 46.85 GW Large Hydro and 6.78 GW Nuclear Power capacity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Modern Spinning Mill
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## MODERN SPINNING MILL

## 2510. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

the details of the steps being taken by the Government to establish modern spinning mill for the interest of cotton farmers in the country including in the State of Maharashtra?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

The  Government  is  continuously  working  to  create  a  conducive  policy  environment  and  to facilitate creation of enabling conditions for the industry and private entrepreneurs to set-up manufacturing units including modern spinning mills in the country including the State of Maharashtra. For  the  purpose  of  assisting  entrepreneurs  to  set-up  textile  units,  the  Government  is  implementing various programmes/schemes namely, the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  &  Apparel  Parks  (PM-MITRA)  Scheme,  Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) and Textile Cluster Development Scheme (TCDS).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Separate Rail Lines for Passenger and Goods Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2505 TO BE ANSWERED ON  21.12.2022

## SEPARATE RAIL LINES FOR PASSENGER AND GOODS TRAINS

†2505. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has any proposal for laying separate rail lines for the passenger trains and goods trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of works completed with regard to laying of separate railway lines for goods trains during the last five years;
- (d) whether a pilot project namely 'Joint Parcel Product' has been launched by the Indian Railways and Indian Postal Department; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2505 BY SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  21.12.2022  REGARDING  SEPARATE  RAIL  LINES  FOR PASSENGER AND GOODS TRAINS

(a) to (c): For dedicated freight movement, Indian Railways has undertaken a mega-infrastructure  project  namely  the  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor(DFC), comprising Western Dedicated Freight Corridor  (WDFCfrom Dadri to Jawaharlal  Nehru  Port  Trust  1506  Km)  and  Eastern  Dedicated  Freight Corridor(EDFC- from Ludhiana to Sonnagar-1337 Km) totalling 2843 route Km. A total route length of 1610 Km (799 Km of EDFC and 811 Km of WDFC) has been completed out of total 2843 Km till October, 2022. (d) & (e): Yes, Sir.  Joint Parcel Product (JPP) has been launched by Indian Railways in collaboration with India Post which aims to target business-tocustomer  (B2C)  and  business-to-business  (B2B)  market  with  focus  on  eCommerce and MSME market. Under the 'JPP', India Post provides First & Last Mile services, and Indian Railways provide the Middle Mile services. In this regard, a pilot project for 'JPP' has been launched on 31.03.2022, by attaching a Parcel Van in Tapti Ganga Express (19045/46) between Surat and Varanasi.

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