Lok Sabha Question No. 2814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Fake Membership in Socities
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b) The details of such Cooperative Societies are appended.
- (c) and (d): The genuineness of documents of the applicants in support of their eligibility is checked by the Railway Administration at the time of bid. However, at any time, if the Railway finds that the licensee has given false information/details/forged  documents  for  obtaining  the  license,  Railway has  the  right  to  terminate  the  license  and  debar/black-list  the  licensee from participating further in allotment of catering units. No case of forged documents or fake membership has been reported by Railways.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2814

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

FAKE MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES

2814. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  as  per  catering  policy,  Vendors  Cooperative  Societies  have been allotted static catering and vending units at certain stations in Indian Railways;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  names,  stations,  date  of  registration  as  well  as number of members in each of these Cooperative Societies;
- (c)  whether  there  are  any  modalities  with  the  Government  to  check  the genuineness of forged documents, fake membership etc. in these Societies; and
- (d) if so, the details of such checks made by the authorities?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

APPENDIX REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2814 BY SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI AND SHRI  SANJAY  JADHAV  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  15.12.2021 REGARDING FAKE MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES

(b):- The details of Vendors Cooperative Societies which have been allotted static catering and vending units as per Catering Policy at certain stations in Indian Railways are as under:-

| S.                                                 | Station                                            | Details of Cooperative societies                                        | Details of Cooperative societies   | Details of Cooperative societies   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| No                                                 | Name                                               | Name                                                                    | No. of Members                     | Date of Registration               |
| 1                                                  | Dadar                                              | Catering Vendors Co-Op.Soc.Ltd                                          | 14                                 | 16.04.1971                         |
| 2 Bhusaval Jn. Vendors Co-operative Society        | 2 Bhusaval Jn. Vendors Co-operative Society        | 2 Bhusaval Jn. Vendors Co-operative Society                             | 9                                  | 04.01.1976                         |
| 3                                                  | Badnera Jn.                                        | Sharda Udyog Mandir                                                     | 15                                 | 04.01.1954                         |
| 4                                                  | Hajipur Jn.                                        | Uttar Purv Railway Vendors Sahyog Samitee Ltd.                          | 35                                 | 28.09.1953                         |
| 5                                                  | Mujaffarpur Jn.                                    | Ramdayalu Nagar Purvottar Railway Canteen & Vending Sahyog Samitee Ltd. | 25                                 | 29.05.1990                         |
| 6                                                  | Bareilley                                          | Vendors Sehkari Samiti Limited                                          | 94                                 | 11.02.1977                         |
| 7                                                  | Laksar                                             | Laksar Railway Station Vikreta evum Upbhogta Sehkari Samiti Ltd.        | 41                                 | 03.12.1970                         |
| 8 Varanasi Jn. Berozgar Yuva Harijan Kalyan Samiti | 8 Varanasi Jn. Berozgar Yuva Harijan Kalyan Samiti | 8 Varanasi Jn. Berozgar Yuva Harijan Kalyan Samiti                      | 13                                 | 15.08.1983                         |
| 9                                                  | Ludhiana                                           | LDH Vendors Co-op, Sale cum Supply Society                              | 50                                 | 05.02.1955                         |
| 10                                                 | Jalandhar City                                     | M/s. JUC Vendors Co-op, Sale cum Supply Society                         | 36                                 | 26.03.1968                         |
| 11                                                 | Jaisalmer                                          | Indian Railway Dalit Catering Cooperative Society, Jodhpur              | 51                                 | 30.03.1960                         |
| 12                                                 | Hanuman garh                                       | Bikaner Catering Cooperative Society Ltd., Bikaner                      | 21                                 | 1975                               |
| 13                                                 | Abu Road                                           | Indian Railway Dalit Catering Cooperative Society, Jodhpur              | 51                                 | 30.03.1960                         |
| 14                                                 | Marwar Jn.                                         | Indian Railway Dalit Catering Cooperative Society, Jodhpur              | 51                                 | 30.03.1960                         |
| 15                                                 | Adra                                               | Adara Youth Co-operative Labour Contract & Construction Society Ltd.    | 9                                  | 26.04.1985                         |
| 16                                                 | Bina Jn.                                           | Vendor Co-operative Society                                             | 36                                 | 1971                               |
| 17                                                 | Bhopal Jn.                                         | Vendor Co-operative Society                                             | 20                                 | 1976                               |

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