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Lok Sabha Question No. 4547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Techno Economic Feasibility Studies of Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hema Malini

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4547 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## TECHNO ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF STATIONS

4547.  SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  of  Railways  is  undertaking  technoeconomic feasibility studies of railway stations through various agencies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether based on the outcome of these feasibility studies, stations  are  being  planned  to  be  taken  up  for  development  in phases,  especially  the  stations  located  in  major  cities  and important tourist destinations; and

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

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) of UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4547 BY SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 30.03.2022 REGARDING TECHNO ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF STATIONS (a) to (d) Yes, Sir. Ministry of Railways through various agencies is  undertaking  techno-economic  feasibility  studies  of  Railway Stations.    Rani  Kamlapati  Railway  Station  of  West  Central Railway and Gandhi Nagar Capital Railway Station of Western Railway have been developed and commissioned.  Based on the experience of these two stations together with the outcome of feasibility studies of other stations, these stations are planned to  be  taken  up  for  development  in  phases  especially  the stations located in major cities and important tourist destinations. Station  development  programme  is  first  of  its  kind  and complex  in  nature,  as  such,  the  details  of  phases  cannot  be given at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Online Transfer of Funds
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4544 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## ONLINE TRANSFER OF FUNDS

4544.   SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to soon launch a service allowing online transfer of funds between postal and bank accounts as part of 'Anytime-anywhere Post Office Savings' and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the post offices across the States are connected with the core banking system and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps being taken to resolve the same and also identify post offices which are/were in rural areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the present status thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a). Government plans to launch a service allowing online transfer of funds between postal and bank account as a part of 'Anytime-anywhere Post Office Savings'. The Government is working for providing NEFT and RTGS facilities for online transfer of funds from post office accounts to bank accounts and vice versa.
- (b) Yes Sir, out of a total of 1,58,526 post offices across the country in various states 1,52,514 post offices have already been brought under the core banking system.
- (c) & (d) Department is taking steps to provide alternate connectivity through various options like Intermediate Data Rate (IDR) connectivity, Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) connectivity and provision of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) based handheld and point of sale devices in the identified post offices which are in rural, hilly and difficult areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Development of BSNL and MTNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4543 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF BSNL AND MTNL

## †4543. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state the complete details of the assets of MTNL in Delhi and Mumbai?

## ANSWER

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

As per balance sheet of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) for the year 2020-21, the details of assets as on 31.03.2021 is as follow:

(Amount in Rs. Crores)

| ASSETS                        | As on 31.03.2021   |
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
| Non-current Assets            |                    |
| Property, Plant and Equipment | 3252.16            |
| Capital work-in-progess       | 184.25             |
| Right-of-use assets           | 446.52             |
| Investment property           | 36.59              |
| Intangible assets             | 2,431.86           |
| Financial assets              |                    |
| Non-current investments       | 106.13             |
| Loans                         | 196.34             |
| Other financial assets        | 11.96              |
| Income tax assets (net)       | 515.54             |
| Other non-current assets      | 29.36              |
| Total non-current assets      | 7,210.71           |
| Current assets                |                    |
| Inventories                   | 8.75               |
| Financial assets              |                    |
| Trade receivables             | 764.59             |
| Cash and cash equivalents     | 103.76             |
| Other bank balances           | 155.54             |
| Loans                         | 3,659.00           |
| Other financial assets        | 701.04             |
| Other current assets          | 711.44             |
| Total current assets          | 6,104.12           |
| Assets held for sale          | 35.92              |
| Total assets                  | 13,350.75          |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Food Waste Index Report
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4542

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## FOOD WASTE INDEX REPORT

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- (a) whether as per the 'Food Waste Index Report 2021', released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 50 kg of food per person per year is being wasted in India, which is one of the highest in the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has set some time bound target to curb the food wastage problem; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) : As per Report titled 'Food Wastage Index Report 2021' released by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in the month of March, 2021, household food waste estimate in India 50 Kg/ capita/year which is less than that in many developed countries.

Government has carried out publicity campaigns through print and electronic media from time to time sensitize people against food wastage. In addition, States/UTs were advised by the Central Government to include a chapter on prevention of food wastage in the school syllabi in order to inculcate awareness among young students and sensitize them on the subject.

Further, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched a social initiative known as 'Save Food Share Food' to help promote donation of surplus food and reduce food waste by integrating various food distribution agencies and other stakeholders. FSSAI has also notified Food Safety and Standards (Recovery and Distribution of Surplus Food) Regulations, 2019 which specify the responsibilities of food donors  and  surplus  food  distribution  organizations  so  that  the  donated  food  remains  safe  for  human consumption.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Forecasting of Avalanches
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4539 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## FORECASTING OF AVALANCHES

## 4539. SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR:

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any scientific study has been conducted to find out the reasons for the occurrence of avalanches and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken to forecast and prevent the occurrence of avalanches; and
- (c) the quantum of loss caused by avalanches every year ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Yes, scientific studies have been conducted to understand the reasons for the occurrence of snow avalanches  by  different organizations.with the help of mountain-top  observatories.  Indian scientists  from  the Snow  and  Avalanche  Study  Establishment (SASE),  currently  known  as Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Chandigarh under Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence have found that in the past 25 years, winters in the northwestern Himalayas  are  getting warmer  and  wetter  (more  rainfall) with less snowfall.More rainfall and increasing temperatures lead to a greater frequency of landslides and avalanches.
- (b) Avalanches are natural  phenomenon  which can not be prevented. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) provides the high resolution weather forecasts from their global, regional and ensemble prediction systems to DGRE on daily basis.  DGRE uses NCMRWF model output to drive their mountain weather model and Avalanche forecast model. In addition, during the winter season, NCMRWF shares the coupled  model's snow forecasts with DGRE. The coupled model at NCMRWF is used to issue Extended-Range  multi-week  snow  forecasts  every  Thursday  for  next  four  weeks.    .    Similarly from NCMRWF coupled model, once a month the seasonal snow forecast for next three months are shared with DGRE.  These snow and total precipitation forecasts are very useful for possible Avalanche forecasting at DGRE's end.
- (c) This  Ministry  does  not  maintain  any  centralized  data  regarding  the  quantum  of  loss  caused  by avalanches every year. However, early warning and forecasts for rainfall and snowfall are being issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD and NCMRWF regularly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Ease of Doing Business
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4538.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 30 TH  MARCH, 2022.

## EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

## 4538.  MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

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

- (a) the manner in which the Government is planning to enable businesses for quick registration/compliances  to  make  India  a  favourable  business  destination across the globe and primarily in the Asian region;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  and  implement  efficient systems like in Singapore to help businesses get off the ground quicker; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (c): The Government of India has undertaken a number of steps to ensure the quick registration of companies in India, which are as under:-
- (i) A  single  integrated  new  web  form  called SPICe+ along  with AGILE PRO-S has been deployed. This form provides eleven services  related  to  'starting  a  business' namely  (i)  Name Reservation, (ii) Incorporation, (iii) Permanent Account Number (PAN), (iv) Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN), (v) Director Identification  Number  (DIN),  (vi)  Employees'  Provident  Fund Organisation (EPFO) Registration, (vii) Employees' State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  Registration,  (viii)  Goods  and Services  Tax  (GST)  number,  (ix)  Bank  Account  Number,  (x) Profession Tax Registration (Mumbai, Kolkata and Karnataka), (xi) Delhi Shops and Establishment Registration.
- (ii) Zero fee is now charged for incorporation of all companies with authorized capital up to Rs. 15 lakh or with up to 20 members where no share capital is applicable.
- (iii) A Central Registration Centre (CRC) has been set up for name reservation and incorporation of companies & Limited  Liability Partnership (LLP) within 1 day.
- (iv) The  LLP  Incorporation  Form  called  FiLLiP  has  also  been integrated with Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to provide PAN/TAN at the time of Incorporation of LLP itself.
- (v) The Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2020, now  provide  for  extension  of  reservation  of  name  through  a simple web service available at www.mca.gov.in.
- (vi) Provisions with regard to incorporation and functioning of OnePerson  Companies  (OPCs)  have  been  revised  so  as  to incentivize incorporation of OPCs. Now, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are also allowed to incorporate OPCs.  OPCs are now allowed to convert into private or public companies at any point of  time.  The  restrictions  with  regard  to  maximum  amount  of paid-up capital and turnover for OPCs have also been removed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Impact of Ukraine-Russia Conflict on Commercial export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sougata Ray

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4534 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  MARCH, 2022

## IMPACT OF UKRAINE-RUSSIA CONFLICT ON COMMERCIAL EXPORT

## 4534.  PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ukraine-Russia conflict has affected the commercial export of India;
- (b) if so, the details of commercial crops being affected by said conflict;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to overcome such impact; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to help such exporters?

## ANSWER

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- (a)& (b) :   The impact on the export can be assessed only after the situation stabilize.
- (c) &(d):  Regular interactions are being held with exporters to understand the issues involved and to provide required support. DGFT has operationalised a Helpdesk for Russia-Ukraine trade issues which  is  reachable  over  a  toll-free  helpline  numbers  and  by  email,  using  an  online  Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Criteria for Stoppage of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## CRITERIA FOR STOPPAGE OF TRAINS

4531. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any criteria to decide stoppage of trains at a particular railway station;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  all  the  trains  having  stoppage  at  Laxmipur  Road, Jimidipeta,  Bissamcuttack  and  Therubali  railway  stations  in  Koraput  and Rayagada districts of Odisha;
- (d) whether the Government intends to increase stoppage of trains at the said  railway  stations  given  the  inconvenience  to  general  public  in  these tribal  dominated  areas  due  to  discontinuation  of  train  stoppages  post COVID-19; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  and  (b)  Yes,  Sir.  Provision  of  stoppage  of  a  train  at  a  station  is dependent  on  factors  like operational feasibility, traffic pattern  and commercial  justification.  Factors  like  population  and  significance  of  the town/city,  nature  of  train,  availability  of  alternate  service,  etc.  are  also taken into account while considering provision of new stoppages.
- (c)  to  (e)  At  present,  Jimidipeta,  Bissamcuttack,  Therubali  and  Rayagada stations are being served by 3 pairs, 3 pairs, 2 pairs and 23 pairs of train services,  respectively.    Further,  2  pairs  of  train  services  have  scheduled stoppage  at  Laxmipur  Road,  which  are  not  in  operation,  at  present. Besides, provision of stoppages is an ongoing process subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Promotion of Startups/Private Companies
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4527

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2022

## PROMOTION OF STARTUPS/PRIVATE COMPANIES

4527.  SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  being  taken  to  promote  private  companies  of  the country, especially startups in the space sector;
- whether  any  amount  has  been  released/is  proposed  to  be
- (b) released for these startups; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) There  are  several  steps  taken  by  Government  of  India  to promote private companies of the country, in the space sector:
-  A national level autonomous Nodal Agency namely Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (INSPACe)  is  established  under  Department  of  Space  for

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- promoting, handholding, authorizing and licensing private players to support their space activities
-  Access to DOS facilities  and  expertise  are  extended  to private entities to support their space activities
-  Announcement  of  Opportunities  offering  challenges  in new domains of space technology
-  Government  of  India  is encouraging  the  transfer  of technologies  developed  in  the  field    of  space  to  Indian industries
-  Apart from this,  Government of India is bringing in  new sector policies and guidelines and also revising existing policies
-  With  the  space  sector  reforms,  private  sector  including academic institutions, start-ups and industries is expected to participate in end-to-end space activities to expand  the  national  space  economy,  generate  more employment opportunities and create better manufacturing facilities.

(b) & (c)

As of now, there has been no fund released for activities of startups in space sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Cases with CBI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4526

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022)

## CASES WITH CBI

## 4526. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

Will  the PRIME MINISTER be  pleased  to  state  the  details  including  the  number  of registered cases which are under investigation with CBI during the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

Details of CBI cases are as following: -

| Year                   |   No of cases registered(RCs) |   No of cases (RCs) under investigation with CBI including those registered in previous years |
|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017                   |                           939 |                                                                                          2020 |
| 2018                   |                           765 |                                                                                          2021 |
| 2019                   |                           608 |                                                                                          2016 |
| 2020                   |                           589 |                                                                                          1742 |
| 2021                   |                           680 |                                                                                          1729 |
| 2022 (till 28.02.2022) |                           122 |                                                                                          1054 |

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