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Lok Sabha Question No. 1511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Outreach Programme by NPCIL
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1511

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## OUTREACH PROGRAMME BY NPCIL

1511.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  outreach  programme  implemented  by  Nuclear  Power Corporation  of  India  Limited  (NPCIL)  to  spread  awareness  about  nuclear power,  address  the  apprehensions  of  the  people  to  allay  their  concerns  in  a simple, understandable and credible manner;
- (b) the number of attendees of the said programme;
- (c) whether their concerns are being addressed in the manner prescribed; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) A  large  public  outreach  on-going  programme,  based  on  a  multipronged approach,  is  implemented  by  Nuclear  Power  Corporation  of  India  Limited (NPCIL) to spread awareness about nuclear power, address the apprehensions of the people to allay their concerns in a simple, understandable and credible manner. The efforts made in this regard include:
- (i) Distribution of single sheets in simple local language addressing each of the issues concerning the local people,
- (ii) Showcasing short films in local languages in theatres,
- (iii) Short films on TV,
- (iv) Radio jingles,
- (v) Arranging visits to nuclear power plants,
- (vi) Holding exhibitions,

- (vii) Briefing local press and media
- (viii) Addressing community leaders and people's representatives
- (ix) Lectures / Presentations in schools and colleges
- (x) Doctors / scientific meets
- (xi) Setting  up  of  'Halls  of  Nuclear  Power',  a  permanent  exhibition  centre highlighting  different  aspects  of  nuclear  energy  has  been  setup  at Mumbai, Chennai & New Delhi.
- (xii) Information Centres at Nuclear Power Plant sites.
- (xiii) Nuclear Power Plant models installed at museums / science centres in various parts of the country.

Innovative approaches like exhibition on wheels, farmer's integration programmes, street plays, etc  have also been taken up to reach out to the rural  masses.  More  permanent  exhibitions  comprising  of  miniature  nuclear galleries are planned to be set up in state / district science centres across the country.

- (b) In  the  year  2018-19  and  2019-20,  about  59.1  &  57.7  lakh  persons  were reached  out  through  various  outreach  programmes.  In  the  year  2020-21, about  1.22  lakh  persons  were  reached  out  inspite  of  onset  of  Covid19 pandemic measures. The efforts have resulted in an increase in number of persons reached out over the years.

(c)&(d)The structured public outreach  framework  involves  interactions in local languages,  seminars,  lectures,  online  queries  response  etc.  in  a  simple, understandable and in a credible manner to spread awareness and address their concerns.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY

## 1510. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is facing acute shortage of skilled workers and that there are candidates who have cleared Apprentice Training since 2014 but are still not engaged by the Railways;
- (b) whether  Darjeeling  Himalayan  Railways  is  a  heritage  train running on steam engine with an older technology;
- (c) if so, the steps taken towards training employees with special skills and understanding of the train and the terrain; and
- (d) whether Railways is hiring local youth under the DHR as they are  more  adept  to  the  local  environment  and  the  required skillsets and expertise can be nurtured locally?

## 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  OF  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1510  BY  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2021 REGARDING DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY.

(a) : No,  Sir.  There  is  no  shortage  of  skilled  staff  in  Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

As  per  laid  down  policy,  Act  Apprentices  trained  on  Indian Railways are provided horizontal reservation to the extent of 20% of the  vacancies  in  case  of  direct  recruitment  to  posts/categories  in 1800/-. Darjeeling  Himalayan  Railway  is  a  Heritage  Railway  running with  some  of  the  oldest  steam  Locomotives  in  India.  However, Diesel Locomotives are also being used in the Darjeeling Himalayan to fresh recruits, Promotional Training, Refresher Training adequately trained to perform the duties assigned to them.

Pay Band-1 (Level-1) of ₹ 5200-20200 having Grade Pay of ₹ (b) : Railway section. (c) : Necessary training  is  being  imparted  to  the  staff  engaged  in maintenance of heritage assets. (d) :  The recruitment in Railways is being done through Centralised Employment Notifications. Newly recruited employees are provided training at various stages of their career namely Induction Training & specialized  Training  pertaining  to  their  field  of  job.  The  staff  is

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Deepfake Technology
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1506

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGY

## 1506      SHRI T.R. BAALU:

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

- (a)       whether 'Deepfakes' technology has alarming implication for national security, foreign relations, safety and security of women and children and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b)       whether the Government has taken any preventive steps in light of the fact that audio deepfakes technology have been used to clone voices and defraud people along with breach privacy of the people and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)       whether there exists any legal provision in the Indian Penal code to deal with the said technology and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)        the reason of delay, if any in the enacted of specific legislation to deal with the menace of this technology?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and(c):  Government is aware of 'Deepfake Technology' which enables to alter/create the image or video of  a  person  with  any  other  person's  image  or  video  using  artificial  neural networks and deep learning/machine learning techniques. These do represent security risk for individuals,  enterprises  and  nations.  Currently,  sections  66C  and  66D  of  the  Information Technology (IT) Act 2000, which provides punishment and fine for identity theft and cheating by personation by using computer resource, are being used to deal with this challenge. Also section 416 of the Indian Penal Code deals with cheating by personation.

(b) and (d) : Government has taken measures to address challenges of deepfake technologies available on online platforms. These, inter alia , include :

- (i)    The  newly  notified  Information  Technology  (Intermediary  Guidelines  and  Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, mandates all intermediaries to take all reasonable and practicable measures to remove or disable access to such content which is in the nature of impersonation in an electronic form, including artificially morphed images of such individual, hosted, stored, published or transmitted by it.
- (ii)    MeitY  through  a  program,  namely,  Information  Security  Education  &  Awareness (ISEA), has been creating awareness among users and advising them not to share
- rumors/fake news. A dedicated website for information security awareness (https://www.infosecawareness.in) provides relevant awareness material.
- (iii)  Further  for  evolving  technologies  and  their  misuse  like  this,  the  Government continuously  interacts  with  the  stakeholders  including  identification  of  possible legislative changes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Marketing and Export Assistance to SHG
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th JULY,2021 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28

## MARKETING AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE TO SHG

## 1500.  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  his  Ministry  regarding  preparation  and  export, albeit  small  quantity  of  non-vegetarian  pickles,  snacks,  fried  chicken,  etc.  by  SHG women from Irkode village in Siddipet district of Telangana;
- (b) whether the Ministry is aware that these products have become hot cakes and are also being exported to Middle East, USA, etc.; and
- (c) the help/assistance that the Ministry would extend for marketing and export of Siddipet Non-vegetarian pickles, etc. to other parts of the country and the world?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a)  and  (b) :    As  per  available  information,  women  of  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)    of  Irkode Village of Siddipet district, Telangana have formed a Joint Liability Group named Irkode Mahila Samakya  Foods.    They  have  prepared  and  sold  non-vegetarian  pickles  and  snacks  within  the District and the State.
- (c): The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority  (APEDA) has  been  providing  financial  assistance  to its  registered  exporters  under the  following three components: -
1. Export Infrastructure Development
2. Quality Development
3. Market Development

Details of the Scheme are provided at the APEDA website:  www.apeda.gov.in SHG  women  from  Irkode  village  in  Siddipet  district  of  Telangana  are not  registered  with APEDA as an exporter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Cancellations of Tickets during Lockdown
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## CANCELLATIONS OF TICKETS DURING LOCKDOWN

1498.  KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  passengers  whose  reserved  tickets  have  been cancelled by the Railway during the lockdown along with the details thereof;
- (b)  whether a certain percentage of the total amount of the tickets of all the passengers were deducted; and
- (c)  if so, the reasons therefor along with the total amount earned by the Railways as a result of this?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS &

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a):    The  tickets of 43,394,165 number of passengers due for journey during National lockdown period were cancelled by Railways.

(b) & (c):  In case of cancellation of train, full refund of fare is granted as per Railway Cancellation of Tickets and Refunds of Fare Rule 2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Atomic Energy Generation
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1496

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## ATOMIC ENERGY GENERATION

1496.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved atomic energy generation target set for the current year so far;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the future targets of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The target set for the current year 2021-22 is 41821 Million Units. The target for the period April to June 2021 was 10164 Million units  against which, the actual generation was 11256 Million Units.
- (c) Does not arise in view of (a) and (b) above.
- (d) The targets for nuclear power generation are set on an annual basis, as a part of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)'s annual Memorandum of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE).    The targets for future will be set on an annual basis prior to the commencement of the financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Privatisation of Freight Corridors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## PRIVATISATION OF FREIGHT CORRIDORS

## 1495. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  after  allowing  private  players  to  run  passenger trains,  Indian  Railways  is  going  to  open  two  freight  corridors  to private operators;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  Corporation  of  India (DFCCIL) has started the process in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the number of routes and trains allowed to be operated by private operators; and
- (f) the  future  plan  for  privatisation  of  freight  corridors  and passenger trains and the extent to which this process is likely to adversely affect the railway employees?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (f):  As  per  the  current  scheme,  initially  Indian  Railways  is proposed to be the sole operator of Freight trains on Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) network.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Illegal Food Vendors at Jabalpur Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1490 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## ILLEGAL FOOD VENDORS AT JABALPUR STATION

†1490. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  food  items  prepared  outside  are  sold  at  the  main  Jabalpur Station under the West Central Railway zone;
- (b) if so, whether food items at the platforms are also being sold by illegal vendors;
- (c) whether unhygienic food items lying in the open is being sold to the passengers by the vendors; and
- (d)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  likely  to  take  any  corrective measures by taking cognizance of the information in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  and  (b):  No,  Sir.  Only  authorised  vendors  are  permitted  to  sell  food items at Jabalpur station. Action is being taken on regular basis against the unathorised vendors selling food or other such items in trains and in Railway premises under the provision of section 144 of Railway Act. From 2017 up to June 2021, 2985 unauthorised vendors have been prosecuted at Jabalpur Railway station under section 144 of the Railway Act.

(c) and (d): No such instance/ complaint has been reported/ noticed. It is the  continuous  endeavour  of  Indian  Railways  to  provide  quality  and hygienic food to the passengers as per norms and standards prescribed by  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI).  Regular  and surprise inspections are carried out from time to time by Railway officials to check the quality of food being served to the passengers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Use of Illegal Explosives
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1486

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## USE OF ILLEGAL EXPLOSIVES

1486. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  rampant  use  of  illegal  explosives  in mining and quarrying;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to prevent such use;
- (c) whether the Government is planning for better regulation of explosives; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), a subordinate office under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce  and  Industry  administers  the  Explosive  Rules,  2008  which  regulate manufacture,  storage  for  use/sale  and  transportation  of  authorized  explosives approved under the said Rules. Further the details regarding use of illegal explosives in mining and quarrying are not maintained by PESO.
- (c)  &  (d)  As  per  information  made  available  by  DPIIT,  PESO  has  developed  an online System for Explosives Tracking and Tracing (SETT) through which PESO is monitoring  the  complete  supply  chain  of  authorised  explosives.  All  transaction  of authorised explosives are through the online SETT system and details of authorised explosives  from  manufacturing  to  its  bonafide  use  is  being  monitored  through  this system.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Import of Weapons
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1483

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  July, 2021

## IMPORT OF WEAPONS

1483. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Government  is  aware  that  Pakistan  and  China  import  more  weapons  as compared to India;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  review  and  proposes  to  review  the implications  thereof,  till  date,  so  that  India  can  take  appropriate  action  for  its  defence preparedness; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a) to (c):  No official information on whether Pakistan and China import more weapons as  compared to India is available, as these countries do not reveal information on their import of defence equipment.

Acquisition  of  defence  equipment  for  modernising  the  Indian  Armed  Forces  is undertaken based on their operational needs and stated requirements to keep the Indian Armed Forces in a state of defence preparedness to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: New Railway Projects in Punjab
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhagwant Mann

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1482 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2021

## NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS IN PUNJAB

## 1482.   SHRI BHAGWANT MANN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  new  railway  projects  that  were  announced  for Punjab during the last three years;
- (b) the number of projects out of these, commissioned so far and the budgetary allocations made for the same; and
- (c) the status of those projects which have not been commissioned and the time by when these would be commissioned?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1482 BY  SHRI  BHAGWANT  MANN ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 28.07.2021 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS IN PUNJAB (a)  :  Projects  are  not  sanctioned  State  wise.    However,  04  doubling projects  i.e.  Amritsar-Chheharta,  Firozpur-Bhatinda,  Jakhal-Hisar  and Bhatinda-Bhildi  via  Sirsa,  Hisar  of  total  length  928  km  have  been included  in  Budget  during  the  last  three  years  i.e.  2018-19,  2019-20, 2020-21  and  current  year  (up  to  July'  2021)  falling  fully/partly  in  the State of Punjab. (b) and (c) :  Out of these projects, Amritsar-Chheharta (7 km) doubling project  has  been  completed  and  commissioned  on  March,  2021. Presently 15 projects of New line and doubling are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution falling fully/partly in the State of Punjab.    Total  allocation  of  budget  for  infrastructure  projects  and safety works falling fully/partly in the State of Punjab is ₹ 2,262 crore for financial year 2021-22. Completion of any Railway Project(s) depends on various factors like quick  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest  clearance  by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances  from  various  authorities,  geological  and  topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climate  conditions  etc.  and  all  these  factors  differ  from  project  to project and affects the completion time of the project (s).

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