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Lok Sabha Question No. 2829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: New Minerva Mill Unit
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## NEW MINERVA MILL UNIT

## 2829. SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

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

- (a) whether the production activities of new minerva mill unit in Hassan district has been started post Covid situation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  mill  has  been  supplied  with  requisite  raw  materials  for  the  beginning  of  production activities and if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of production by the mill during the last five years; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to protect the interest and welfare of employees working in the said mill?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a) & (b): Due to unavailability of working capital and other financial constraints, operation in this unit is presently under suspension.
- (c): The production of the mill during last five years are as under:-
- (d): In order to protect the interest and welfare of employees, they are being paid wages and statutory dues as per mutual agreement between management and representing workers of the mill.

|                              |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 | 2019-20   | 2020-21*   |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| Yarn Production (Lakh Kgs)   |     17.47 |     20.36 |     18.54 | 1.62*     | -          |
| Cloth Production (Lakh Mtrs) |     19.62 |     22.62 |     22.96 | 0.93*     | -          |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2827 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Maintenance of Stations by Private Contractors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2827 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## MAINTENANCE OF STATIONS BY PRIVATE CONTRACTORS

†2827. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS

- (a) whether  the  Konkan  Railways  has  decided  to  award  the  work relating  to  the  maintenance  of  sixty  nine  (69)  railways  stations  to private contractors;
- (b) if so, the details of the entire process in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a): There are 72 stations on Konkan Railway including 6 Halt Stations. The work related to housekeeping / upkeep of stations is being carried out through station housekeeping staff as well as private contractor.
- (b):  The  work  is  awarded  through  open  tender  on  Indian  Railway Engineering  Procurement  System  (IREPS)/ Government e-Marketplace (GeM) tendering portal.
- (c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Resumption of Food in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## RESUMPTION OF FOOD IN TRAINS

## 2826. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Railways  is  considering  to  resume  cooked food service on Premium trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that Zonal Railways have been asked to verify the catering charges;
- (d) if so, whether the Railways has received any feedback from the Zonal Railways in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) and (b): Ministry of Railways have issued instructions on 19.11.2021 to resume the services of cooked food in trains. The service of Ready To Eat meals will also continue.
- (c):  Yes,  Sir.  Verification  of  catering  charges  was  to  be  done  as  a  one time  measure  for  feeding  catering  charges  in  Passenger  Reservation System for the trains having prepaid catering service. This is a standard protocol being followed.
- (d) No, Sir. These instructions are being complied by Zonal Railways.
- (e) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Illegal Mining of Major and Minor Minerals
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2824

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## ILLEGAL MINING OF MAJOR AND MINOR MINERALS

## 2824. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  cases  pertaining  to  illegal  mining  of  major  and  minor  minerals especially sand mining reported in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong;
- (b) whether the Government has taken measures to check illegal mining of sand and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has held any discussions with the State Government of West Bengal with regard to illegal sand mining and if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  the damage to the environment from illegal mining of sand from the river beds?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  Sand  is  a  minor  mineral  under  Section  3(e)  of  the  Mines  and  Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act). Section 15 of the MMDR Act empowers the State Governments for making rules for regulating the grant of quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral concessions in respect of minor minerals and for  purposes  connected  therewith.  Hence,  the  regulation  of  minor  minerals  comes under the legislative and administrative domain of the State Governments.

Further, Section 23C of the MMDR Act empowers the State Governments to make rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals (both major and  minor  minerals)  and  for  the  purposes  connected  therewith.  Hence,  control  of illegal  mining  comes  under  the  legislative  and  administrative  domain  of  the  State Governments.

Ministry of Mines has also prepared a 'Sand Mining Framework' in consultation with Mining Departments of the States incorporating best practices amongst States and suggestions  based  on  the  objectives  of  sustainability,  availability,  affordability  and transparency in sand mining. The 'Sand Mining Framework' was circulated to all the States  for  necessary  action. Moreover,  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate Change has issued Sustainable Sand Management Guidelines, 2016 and Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, 2020 for effective enforcement of regulatory provision and their monitoring in respect of sand mining from its commencement to final end-use by the consumers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Biogas Production From Dairy Industry
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2820 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15/12/2021

## BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM DAIRY INDUSTRY

†2820. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will  the  Minister  of  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY ǒव£ान और Ĥौƭोिगकȧ मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  scientists  have developed the technology to enhance biogas production from fat-rich sludge from diary industry;
- (b) if so, the manner in which the said technology is likely to work and the details thereof;
- (c) the manner in which it is likely to be useful for diary industry of Gujarat; and
- (d)  whether  the  said  technology  is  likely  to  be  used  in  the  diary industry situated in the tribal areas of Gujarat?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

ǒव£ान और Ĥौƭोिगकȧ तथा पृØवी ǒव£ान मंğालय क े राÏय मंğी ( èवतंğ Ĥभार)

(डॉ. ǔजतɅġ िसंह)

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. CSIRCentral Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a technology to enhance biogas production from fat-rich sludge from dairy industry with the financial support of Department of Science

and Technology.  The developed technology can be used for robust biogas production for all types of solid and liquid waste from dairy industry. The technology features sustainable pretreatment and improved bioreactor design to ensure robust performance with enhanced biogas production (15-30%) than conventional technologies.

The  technology  can  be  applied  for  anaerobic  digestion  of complex solid waste containing fats and oils and can be coupled with wastewater treatment to enable Zero Liquid discharge. Further, the technology can be used for solid and liquid waste management in food and allied industries. The sustainable pre-treatment technique is applicable to all types of complex solid wastes to enhance biogas production  as  well  as  robustness  of  anaerobic  digestion  process. Dairy and food industries are the likely industries which can take up the  technology.  The  technology  will  also  be  applicable  for  any biodegradable  solid  waste  sludge  and  food  waste  from  any  food industry as well as food industry wastewater.

(c) & (d) The aforesaid technology can be implemented anywhere in the country including dairy industry situated in the tribal areas of Gujarat depending upon the requirements of the dairy industry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: TRAI Act
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## TRAI ACT

## 2819.   SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is having any proposal to amend the Telecom  Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act to empower the Authority to implement the penal provisions against the erring service providers like call drop charges, etc.; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As per sections 12 & 13 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act, 1997, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is already vested with the powers to call  for  information,  conduct  investigations,  inspect  the  books  of  account  or  other  documents and to issue directions from time to time to service providers.   Further, TRAI has issued various regulations to maintain better quality of service.  Also, as per section 29 of the TRAI Act, TRAI has power to impose fine for contravention of its directions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Craft Village Projects
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2818 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## CRAFT VILLAGE PROJECTS

## 2818. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  will  release  the  balance  amount  of  Rs.1.00  Crores  for completion of Craft Village project at Raghurajpur in Puri District in the State of Odisha; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

## उत्तर ANSWER )

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

(a) & (b): Sir,  the  Government  of  India  had  sanctioned  Craft  Village  Project  at Raghurajpur, Puri district in Odisha during the financial year 2014-15 with total project cost  of  Rs.  10.00  crore  in  favour  of  Odisha  Industrial  Infrastructure  Development Corporation (IDCO), Bhubaneswar under Infrastructure & Technology Support Scheme. As per terms of sanction, funds were to be released in four installments i.e. 30%, 30%, 30% and 10%. Out of which funds amounting to Rs. 9.00 crore had already been released in  three  installments  and  the  balance  amount  of  Rs.  1.00  crore  is  to  be  released  as reimbursement on production of documents related to completion of the project.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: PM WANI Scheme
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2816 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## PM WANI SCHEME

## 2816.   SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of Public data offices established and the active users under the PM WANI scheme, District-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the fact that open public networks are susceptible to  attacks  and  breaches  and  if  so,  the  measures  being  undertaken  to  mitigate  such  security risks;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken a study to understand the advantage of PM WANI scheme over the scheme of increasing the penetration of already existing cheap 4G data in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government can justify the reasons for charging a fee for using WANI compliant Wi-Fi networks instead of using the Universal Service Obligation Fund to provide free public Wi-Fi and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As on 08-12-2021, 50626 Wi-Fi Access Points (Public Data Offices) have been set up under Prime Minister's Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) framework. Number of active users served by an Access Point is not static and depends on number of users coming in the range of a particular Access Point at a particular time. District wise number of Access Points is available online on the portal https://pmwani.cdot.in/ .
- (b) Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued instructions to Service Providers  regarding  secure  use  of  public  Wi-Fi  Access  Points.  Further,  detailed  guidelines including Security Conditions have been issued by the Department for the entities operating under PM-WANI framework.
- (c) No, Sir. PM WANI framework and 4G technologies complement each other.
- (d) The  PM-WANI  framework  enables  provisioning  of  broadband  services  through  a distributed  architecture  and  unbundling  of  functions. Public  Data  Office  Aggregators (PDOAs) and Public Data Offices (PDOs) operating under the PM-WANI framework are not required to pay any license fee to the Government. Universal Service Obligation Fund is used to provide access to telecom services to people in the rural and remote areas at affordable and reasonable prices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Social Media Intermediaries
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2813

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## SOCIAL MEDIA INTERMEDIARIES

## 2813.    SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  requests  made  by  the  Government  to  social  media intermediaries for removal of content from their platform from 2014;
- (b) the year-wise classification of the details of the reasons behind the requests made to these social media intermediaries;
- (c) the details of the number of meetings held under Rule 7 of IT blocking rules 2009 before processing the removal request to the respective intermediaries since 2014;
- (d) whether Government looks to amend the 'confidentiality clause' under the IT Blocking rules to ensure that a person whose content has been removed has access to the legal order; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons, therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c):   The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is empowered to issue directions for blocking under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act (IT) 2000 only in  the  interest  of  sovereignty  and  integrity  of  India,  defence  of  India,  security  of  the  State, friendly  relations  with  foreign  States  or  public  order  or  for  preventing  incitement  to  the commission  of  any  cognizable  offence  relating  to  above.  Blocking  directions  are  issued following  the  due  process  as  envisaged  in  the  Information  Technology  (Procedure  and Safeguards  for  Blocking  for  Access of  Information  by  Public)  Rules,  2009. The details on number of URLs blocked and meetings held under section 69A of the IT Act are as follows:

|   Year |   No. of meetings held |   No. of Accounts/ Websites/ URLs Blocked |
|--------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|   2014 |                      3 |                                       471 |
|   2015 |                      9 |                                       500 |
|   2016 |                      8 |                                       633 |
|   2017 |                     10 |                                      1385 |
|   2018 |                     18 |                                      2799 |
|   2019 |                     40 |                                      3635 |

| 2020   | 70   | 9849   |
|--------|------|--------|

The directions are issued to all intermediaries and Department of Telecom as appropriate.

(d) and (e): There is no proposal to amend the confidentiality clause of the above said Rules with this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: e-Commerce
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2811

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## E-COMMERCE

## 2811. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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- (a) whether the Government is working on a revamped draft policy for the  regulation  of FDI in ecommerce;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  comprehensive  steps  are  being  planned  to  restrict  control  of  foreign  marketplace plaftorms  entities,  over  the  sellers  on  their  platforms  that  enable  them  to  do  anti-competitive practices such as predatory pricing and deep discounting through capital dump that has led to closure of a large number of small businesses and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any regulator is intended to be set up in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  :  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  Policy  is  periodically  reviewed  in  consultation  with  the stakeholders to ensure that the FDI regulatory regime is aligned with the larger economic & financial policy priorities and International developments. The present FDI Policy, permits e-commerce entities to engage only in Business to Business (B2B) e-commerce and not in Business to Consumer (B2C) ecommerce.

Further,  100%  FDI  under  automatic  route  is  permitted  in  marketplace  model  of  e-commerce only. FDI is not permitted in inventory-based model. Accordingly, sellers having equity participation by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies, or having control on their inventory by ecommerce marketplace entity or its group companies, are not permitted to sell  their products on the platform run by such marketplace entity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Mobile Towers Installation
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2810 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## MOBILE TOWERS INSTALLATION

## †2810. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether mobile companies are committed to install mobile towers in order to improve mobile network;
- (b) if so, whether installation of new towers is under consideration in Nanded, Yavatmal and Hingoli of Maharashtra; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The  technology  wise  details  of  existing  Base  Stations  installed  in  Nanded, Yavatmal and Hingoli districts of Maharashtra as on 30.11.2021 are as follows: -

|   Sl. No | District name   |   2G |   3G |   4G |
|----------|-----------------|------|------|------|
|        1 | Nanded          | 1127 |  328 | 3468 |
|        2 | Yavatmal        |  725 |  268 | 2931 |
|        3 | Hingoli         |  302 |   93 | 1226 |

In order to address the growing  traffic demands  of  telecom  services and for enhancement of Quality of Services (QoS), Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) augment their network  resources  &  optimize  the  capacities  across  the  country  including  in  Nanded, Yavatmal  and  Hingoli  districts  of  Maharashtra  on  regular  basis  as  per  techno-commercial feasibility and viability.

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