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Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Ration Distribution in Gujarat
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: C. R. Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MIl{lsrRY  oF coNsuMER AFFAIRS,  FooD &  puBI.rc  DrsrRrBUTtoN

## DEP/IRTMENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLTG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UIISTARRED  QUESTION NO.I08 'ro BE ANSWERED  ot{ 2ND FEBRUARY,2022

## RATION DISTRIBUTION  !N GUJARAT

## 1O8. SHRI C.R. PATTL:

Wilt the Minister  of COilSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  pUBLtC DrsrRrBUTrOil 'nffir erai, urr-a  gtr  srffic fumur  *+ be preased  to state:

- (a)  the detaits of the contributions  made by the Government  to the rataon
- distributed  through  pubtic  Distribution  gystem  (pDS)  in Gufarat;
- (b)  whether  the centrar Government  has conducted  or proposes  to
- conduct  Audit of the  public  Distribution System; and
- (c) if so, the details  thereofil

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND coNsuMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD &  puBI.tc  DISTRIBUTTON (sADHVr NIRANJA]{  JYOTT)

- (a): The Targeted  pubtic  Distribution  System is governed  as per provisions  of the Nationat Food security Act, 20{3. Government of Gujarat has impremented  ifationar Food security Act (ilFsA), 2or3 with effect from Apri!, 2o{ 6. The current aflocation  of foodgrains (rice and wheat) to Government  of Gujarat is {g2{96.95  metric  ton per month (54659.085  MT rice and {27537.865  MT wheat).
- (b) & (c): To monitor the imptementation  of Nationat  Food security Act (NFSA)  2o{3 and to evaruate its impact among targeted beneficiaries, Government of rndia has engaged  {3 reputed institutes as Monitoring lnstitutions (Mls) fror eoncurrent evaluation of NFSA in states/urs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: National Food Security Act
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF tNDtA

## MlNlsrRY  oF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS' FooD & PUBLIG DrsrRrBUTroN DEP'\RTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DTSTRIBUTTON

## LOX SABHA U}ISTARRED  QUESTTON  [O.{O7

## To BE At{swERED oI{ 2ND FEBRUARy|20a2

## NATIOIIAL FOOD SEGURITY AGT

## {O7. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AilD PUBLIC

DrsrRrBUTrON 3.ntfrr crf,il, Er(-q  st{ grffi6 fuftur d.+ be preased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government  aims to amend  the National Food security Act 2o{3 and renew the prices given under schedure r as the subsrdized prices  were fixed for a  period commencement  of the Act; of three years from the date of
- (b)  if soi whether the Govemment  plans  to raise the subsidized  food prices  mentioned  in the Schedule;
- (c)  if so, the details  of the amendment along with the timetine  of its implementationl
- (d)  if not, whether the Government aims to fufther reduce  the subsidized
- prices  mentioned  in the schedule  or keep it the same; and
- (e)  lf so, the reasons for keeping the same prices  or decreasing  then
- along with the detairs  of the existing  subsidy expenditure rn the countrln

## ANSWER

MINISTER OFI STATE FOR MINTSTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND coNsuMER AFFA|RS, FOOD &  puBl.tc  DISTRIBUTTON (sADHVt  iltRANJAil JYOTT)

(a) to (e): The Gentral tssue  prices  of rice/wheau coarsegrains  fixed at Rs.3l2l1 per kilogram respectively under sGhedule-l  of the Nationa! Food security Act' 2ol3 (NFSA)  was initially valid for a period  of three yearc from the date of ITIFSA coming into force, i.e. Juty Sr 2O1g. Thereafter, the matter was revieured from time to time and keeping in view the interests of the vulnerabte sections of the population,  the prices haye been kept unchanged since the implementation  of the Act. Further, to safeguard  the interests  of  the NFSA beneficiaries  in  the wake of  ongoing Govid pandemic, no prop,osat  for revision in the Gentrar tssue  prices  is pending at the moment with the Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Prices of Steel
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.106 FOR ANSWER ON 02/02/2022

## PRICES OF STEEL

## 106. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to bring down the prices of steel to ensure that cost of the essential commodity comes down;
- (b) the details of the steps taken by the Government to bring down the prices of raw  materials  like  iron  ore,  scrap  steel,  steel  pellets  and  discourage  the  export  of such items so as to make these easily available for use in steel plants;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to reduce tariffs on steel imports in case the price rise continues and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  there  is  any  proposal  by  the  Government  to  grant  fiscal  and  other relief to those domestic manufacturers of Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) bars, particularly  used  in  the  construction  sector,  towards  controlling  its  recent  huge upswing in prices and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

(a)to(c):  Steel  is  a  de-regulated  sector  where  prices  are  a  function  of  demand  and supply,  global  market  conditions,  trends  in  price  of  raw  materials,  logistics  cost, power and fuel cost etc. Decisions on prices are taken by the steel companies on the basis  of  above.  Government  has  taken  various  steps  towards  factors  impacting prices, these include: (i) steps to increase availability of iron and steel, which, interalia, includes Mining and Mineral Policy reforms to enhance production/availability of iron  ore,  (ii)  early  operationalization  of  forfeited  working  mines,  (iii)  steps  towards accelerating  production  and  capacity  utilization  by  steel  producers,  (iv)  In  Union Budget 2021-22, Customs Duty has been reduced uniformly to 7.5% on Semis, Flat and Long products of non-alloy, alloy and stainless steels, (v) Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on steel scrap has been exempted for a period up to 31 st March, 2022, (vi) Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) and Countervailing Duty (CVD) on certain steel products have also been revoked/temporarily revoked.

- (d) To  give  relief  to  secondary  and  MSME  sector  steel  industry  engaged  in Housing/construction sector, TMT bars below 8 mm have been exempted from the purview  of  the  Quality  Control  Order,  as  these  are  primarily  used  for  noncritical applications.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Restoration of train from Kannur to Byndoor
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 103 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## RESTORATION OF TRAIN FROM KANNUR TO BYNDOOR 103. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is going to take appropriate steps to restore the existing train from Kannur(CAN) to Byndoor (BYNR);
- (b)  if  so,  instead  of  leaving  Kannur  at  4.30  am,  the  train  is  going  to  be rescheduled  to reach  Byndoor  in the morning  and  also  extend  it to Rameshwaram connecting pilgrim centers of Palani, Madurai, etc. for more economic viability;
- (c) whether there are any possibilities to re-start this train accordingly with the new time schedule and destinations; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) 56665/56666 Kasaragod-Mookambika Road Byndoor Passenger had  been  introduced  w.e.f  09.02.2015  and  was  discontinued  w.e.f 12.05.2017 owing to poor patronage. At present, there is no proposal for restoration  of  this  train  or  extension  upto  Rameswaram  with  revised timings.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: BSNL Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2022

## BSNL SERVICES

## †102. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are mostly interrupted in different parts of the country including Chattisgarh;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  complaints  from  the  State  Governments  have  been  received  by  the Union Government;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Union Government has taken any remedial steps in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) monitors the performance of the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) against the benchmarks for various Quality of Service (QoS) parameters laid down by TRAI by way of QoS regulations  issued  from  time  to  time,  through  Quarterly  Performance  Monitoring  Reports (PMRs). As per PMR for quarter ending Sep 2021, BSNL is meeting, in general, most of the QoS parameters for its cellular and basic services in its areas of operation including Chattisgarh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Comprehensive Privacy Model
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 101

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.02.2022

## COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY MODEL

## 101        SHRI  S.  JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to devise a comprehensive privacy governance model capable of adapting to the needs of different stakeholders;

(b)if so, the details of the steps taken / being taken by the Government keeping in view the fact that privacy is a delicate, personal and inordinately subjective concept, and the problem is too complex  to be addressed only by regulation and legal mandates; and

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): Yes, Sir. The Government has introduced The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 in Parliament  during  winter  session  in  year  2019.  The  Bill  was  referred  to  Joint  Committee  of Parliament and it is submitted that the Joint Committee of Parliament has tabled its report on The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 in Parliament on 16.12.2021.

This Bill ensures greater control of individuals over their personal data. The Bill seeks to codify the right to privacy of individuals and lays down rules for companies dealing with personal data.

- (c):Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 99 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Mobile towers in Aspirational districts
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 99 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2022

## MOBILE TOWERS IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

## †99. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of mobile service/towers in the uncovered villages in aspirational districts of Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details of the amount of funds being spent on this project in Odisha including Kalahandi and Nuapada districts;
- (c) the number of villages where approval has been given for setting up of towers alongwith the number of persons likely to be benefitted there from; and
- (d) the details thereof and the time by which the said task is targeted to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The  Union  Cabinet  has  approved  a  Scheme  for  provisioning  of  4G  Mobile Coverage in 7287 uncovered villages of Aspirational Districts of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand & Odisha. Under this scheme, 3933 uncovered villages of Aspirational Districts  of  Odisha  (including  that  of  Kalahandi  and  Nuapada  Districts)  are  included  at  an approved  cost of Rs. 3219 crore.

- (c) & (d) In  Odisha,  2379  towers  are  planned  to  cover  3933  uncovered  villages  and  the people  living  therein  will  be  benefited. The  project  time-line  is  18  months  from  the  date  of signing of the Agreement with the Implementing Agency for the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 97 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Textile Schemes
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Goddeti Madhavi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 97 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## TEXTILE SCHEMES

97.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI N. REDDEPPA: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

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

- (a)  whether the  Government has implemented welfare measures for women, backward castes and disabled individuals under the central sector Textile schemes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government in the State of Andhra Pradesh to generate employment for women, SCs, STs, OBCs and disabled in the textile industry?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a) & (b): Government is implementing various schemes for promotion and development of the  textile  sector,  which  cater  to  the  welfare  of  women,  SC/ST  and  disabled  in  the  country including Andhra Pradesh. In order to promote employment in the textile sector, Government is implementing SAMARTH--Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector with the objective to provide demand driven, placement oriented skilling programmes to supplement the efforts of the  industry  in  creating  jobs  in  textile  and  related  sectors,  covering  the  entire  value  chain  of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving.
Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Linkage of Aadhar and Voter ID
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Behanan Benny, Anto  Antony, Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 96

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## LINKAGE OF AADHAAR AND VOTER ID

## 96.     SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering any provisions to prevent the misuse of the linkage between the Aadhaar and Voter ID and if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether  the  data  within  the  Voter  ID  database  can  interact  with  the  data  across  databases linked to Aadhaar; and if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  investigated  potential  misuse  of  Aadhaar  data  for  election purposes, such as voter profiling; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the measures to prevent the same, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):    Electoral  roll  is  prepared  under  the  superintendence,  direction  and  control  of  the Election Commission of India, as established under the Constitution.There is a robust legal and technology  platform  for  ensuring  that  Aadhaar  data  is  used  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  is collected. The proposed amendment in the election laws vide the Election Laws (amendment) Act,  2021  places  Aadhaar  as  one  of  the  options  for  correctly  identifying  the  voter  data.    It  is understood that using Aadhaar for voter ID is not mandatory. Therefore, the legal provisions of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 for governance of Aadhaar data are followed as per law.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Augmentation of GRP
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra, Prathap Simha, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 95

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## AUGMENTATION OF GRP

95.    SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI SHA.BRA. DR. JAI SIDDESHWAR  SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  augment  the    Government Railway Police (GRP) strength in the country;
- b) if so, the details thereof; State/UT-wise;
- c) whether there is any such proposal received from the Government of Karnataka;
- d) if so, the present status of the action being taken and if not, the time by when it will be considered/sanctioned?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b): Government Railway Police (GRP) is a wing of State Police which functions under the control of respective States. The guidelines for creation of posts in GRP provide that State Government may submit their proposals to the General Managers of  the  Zonal  Railways  concerned  after  getting  them  approved  by  their  respective finances.  The  General  Managers  will  get  these  proposals  examined  in  consultation with their associated finance for acceptance and, if considered feasible, forward it to the Railway Board for approval of the Ministry of Railways.

As such, any assessment of requirement of man power and initiation of proposal for augmentation of GRP falls in the domain of concerned States and considered by the Ministry of Railways as per extant provisions.

(c) & (d): Two proposals of 725 and 82 GRP posts of Karnataka have been referred back for clarification. Whereas other two proposals of 49 and 63 posts are yet to be approved due to austerity measures, enforced owing to onset of Covid-19 pandemic.
Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: PM Mitra Park
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## PM MITRA PARK

## 94. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

(a)  the  State-wise  details  of  proposals  received  to  set  up  PM  Mega  Investment  Textiles  Parks  (PM MITRA) alongwith proposals that have been accepted;

(b)  the  details  of  districts  that  have  been  shortlisted  to  set  up  PM  MITRA  by  Andhra  Pradesh Government;

(c) whether the Production Linked Investment (PLI) Scheme be leveraged to attract investments to build Mega Investment Textiles Parks and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of proposals received from Andhra Pradesh for PLI Scheme in man-made fibre (MMF) and Technical Textiles sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) & (b): The PM MITRA Parks Scheme shall be implemented on pan-India basis and is intended for holistic development of the textile sector. Selection of the location of PM MITRA parks will be on the basis of challenge method, once the proposal is received from interested State Governments. The State Governments have been requested to send their proposals with relevant documents by 15.03.2022.

(c) & (d): The Government has approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles with  a  budgetary  outlay  of  ₹10,683  crore  for  promotion  of  Man-Made  Fibre  (MMF)  Apparel,  MMF Fabrics and products of Technical Textiles. Benefits of PLI will be available to eligible companies in PM MITRA parks also. However the Competitive Incentive Support (CIS) under PM MITRA Parks Scheme  will  only  be  available  to  those  manufacturing  companies  who  are  not  availing  benefits  of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) for Textile Scheme.  Application for registration under PLI scheme is being received on the online portal of PLI scheme which was initially opened from 1st January 2022 to 31st January 2022 and now extended upto 14.02.2022.
Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: New Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 91 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## NEW TRAINS

†91. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of new trains introduced in the country during the last two years alongwith the stations of their origin and destination particularly those in Bihar; and
- (b) the percentage  of railway  passengers  increased  due  to the introduction of these new trains?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 91 BY SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.02.2022  REGARDING  NEW TRAINS. (a)  Indian  Railways  (IR)  do  not  operate  train  services  on  State-wise basis  as  railway  network  straddle  across  State  boundaries.  During 2020-21 and 2021-22 (upto December 2021), 86 train services (in single) have  been  introduced  by  IR,  of  which  18  train  services  (9  Pairs),  on originating/terminating basis, serve the stations located in the State of Bihar as detailed below:

|   Sl. | From       | To          | Nature   |
|-------|------------|-------------|----------|
|     1 | Islampur   | Nateshar    | MEMU     |
|     2 | Sonpur     | Vaishali    | DEMU     |
|     3 | Supaul     | Sarayagarh  | DEMU     |
|     4 | Sarayagarh | Asanpur     | DEMU     |
|     5 | Sarayagarh | Raghopur    | DEMU     |
|     6 | Jaynagar   | Bhagalpur   | Express  |
|     7 | Ahmedabad  | Barauni     | Express  |
|     8 | Chhapra    | Farukkhabad | Express  |
|     9 | Godda      | Bhagalpur   | DEMU     |

(b)  In  the  newly  introduced  trains  during  the  last  2  financial  year  i.e. 2020-21  &  2021-22  upto  31.12.2021,  a  total  of 36,29,965  reserved passengers undertook journey. With regard to unreserved passengers, it is stated that unreserved tickets are not train specific. As such, it is not feasible to furnish the details of number of unreserved passengers who travelled in these newly introduced trains.

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