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Lok Sabha Question No. 2907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Stoppage of Train at Various Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2907 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## STOPPAGES OF TRAIN AT VARIOUS STATIONS

†2907. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  name-wise  details  of  the  trains  having  stoppage  or  no  stoppage  at Barwadih,  Latehar  and  Chhipadohar  railway  stations  out  of  the  train  numbers 13347/13348, 18311/18312, 12873/12874, 18635/18636, 13025/13026, 12877/12878, 11447/11448, 19414/19413, 19607/19608 and 12453/12454 at present;
- (b)  whether any proposal/request has been received for introducing stoppage of these trains at the said stations; and
- (c) if so, the time by which the Government is likely to introduce such stoppages?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c)    Requests/representations,  including  from  the  Hon'ble  Member  of Parliament  have  been  received  for  provision  of  stoppage  of  trains  at  Barwadih, Latehar and Chhipadohar stations.  At present, Barwadih station is being served by  04  pairs  of  Mail/Express  trains  and  06  pairs  of  passenger  train  services including 11447/11448 Jabalpur-Howrah Shaktipunj Express, while Latehar station  is  being  served  by  06  pairs  of  Mail/Express  trains  and  04  pairs  of Passenger train services including 13347/13348 Barkakana-Patna Palamu Express,  12877/12878  Ranchi-New  Delhi  Garibrath  Express  and  11447/11448 Jabalpur-Howrah  Shaktipunj  Express.  Similarly  Chhipadohar  station  is  presently being served by 04 pairs of Passenger train services.  To cater to the needs of passengers of Barwadih, Latehar and Chhipadohar stations, it has been decided to  provide  stoppage  of  18311/18312  Sambalpur-Varanasi  Express  at  Barwadih, 12873/12874 Hatia-Anand Vihar (T) Jharkhand Swarn Jayanti Express at Latehar and 18635/18636 Ranchi-Sasaram Express at Chhipadohar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Misuse of Linkage of Aadhaar with Voter ID
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2905

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## MISUSE OF LINKAGE OF AADHAAR WITH VOTER ID

## 2905.   MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

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

- (a)  whether there are provisions to prevent the misuse of the linkage between the Aadhaar with voter ID, and with the linkages of bank and other institutional organizations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether data within the voter ID database can interact with data across databases linked to Aadhaar thereof;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  investigated  potential  misuse  of  Aadhaar  data  for  any purposes and the profiling thereto; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps/  measures  taken/likely  to  be  taken  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b): The authentication of voters in electoral rolls using Aadhaar identity platform is provided as per the relevant provisions of sections 4 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 (as amended).

Further,  as  per  the  provisions  of  sections  8(2)  and  8(3)  of  the  Aadhaar  Act,  the  Aadhaar number  of  a  resident  can  be  used,  after  taking  his/  her  consent,  only  for  the  purposes  as informed to the resident.

- (c): No Sir.
- (d): Does not arise.
- (e): No Sir. No such incidence of misuse of Aadhaar data and profiling thereto has come to the notice of UIDAI.
- (f): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: CCTV Cameras at Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2902 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## CCTV CAMERAS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

2902. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has installed CCTV Cameras at all the railway stations in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Ministry is planning to take up this project and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c):  Ministry  of  Railways  has  approved  works  for  provision  of Closed Circuit Television (CCTVs) at all stations except halt stations.

So far, CCTV Cameras at 861 Stations have been provided.  Zone-wise list is appended. Works for balance stations are under process.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2902  BY  SHRI  ADALA  PRABHAKARA REDDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2022 REGARDING CCTV CAMERAS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

|   SN | RAILWAY            |   NUMBER OF STATIONS |
|------|--------------------|----------------------|
|    1 | CENTRAL            |                  113 |
|    2 | EAST COAST         |                   19 |
|    3 | EAST CENTRAL       |                   56 |
|    4 | EASTERN            |                   27 |
|    5 | KONKAN             |                   67 |
|    5 | METRO              |                   33 |
|    6 | NORTH CENTRAL      |                   30 |
|    7 | NORTH EASTERN      |                   25 |
|    8 | NORTHEAST FRONTIER |                   41 |
|    9 | NORTHERN           |                  106 |
|   10 | NORTH WESTERN      |                   34 |
|   11 | SOUTH CENTRAL      |                   58 |
|   12 | SOUTH EAST CENTRAL |                   26 |
|   13 | SOUTH EASTERN      |                   53 |
|   14 | SOUTHERN           |                   58 |
|   15 | SOUTH WESTERN      |                   24 |
|   16 | WEST CENTRAL       |                   26 |
|   17 | WESTERN            |                   65 |
|   18 | TOTAL              |                  861 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Expansion/Modernisation of Gwalior Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2901 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## EXPANSION/MODERNISATION OF GWALIOR RAILWAY STATION

†2901. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Indian  Railway  Station  Development  Corporation  (IRSDC) has  been  entrusted  with  the  work  of  developing  and  expanding Gwalior Station on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model to make it equipped with airport-like facilities;
- (b) if so, whether this plan worth Rs. 240 crores has been taking shape for more than three years if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  there  is  need  to  accelerate  the  implementation  of  this plan;
- (d)  if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  to  expedite  the  expansion  and modernization of Gwalior railway station; and
- (e) the time by which the work is likely to start and the target set for its completion?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2022 REGARDING  EXPANSION/MODERNISATION  OF  GWALIOR  RAILWAY

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2901 BY SHRI VIVEK STATION (a) to (e): Gwalior Railway Station has been identified for redevelopment  under  the  Scheme  for  Major  Upgradation  of  Railway Stations and the work has been entrusted to North Central Railway. Redevelopment of Railway Stations at this scale is complex in nature and requires detailed techno-economic feasibility studies and various statutory  clearances  from  urban/local  bodies  etc.  and  these  factors affect the completion time. Therefore, at present no time-frame can be indicated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Relief Measures for Telecom Gear Makers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2900 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2022

## RELIEF MEASURES FOR TELECOM GEAR MAKERS

## 2900.   SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken major relief measures for telecom gear makers and telcos, and has extended the dates for mandatory testing and certification of 4G and 5G products after talks with the stakeholders and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  stakeholder  had  suggested  either  extending  the  deadline  or  keeping  it  in abeyance till enough third party testing labs were available and if so, the measures taken in this regard;
- (c) whether many Indian labs are still not equipped to handle such testing and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Telecom  Equipment  Manufacturers  Association  had  suggested  that  the mandatory testing rule was irrelevant and should be done away with and if so, the details thereof along with the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Based on stakeholders' requests, the date of mandatory certification of 4G products covered  under  phase-III  &  phase-IV  of  Mandatory  Testing  and  Certification  of  Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) has been extended from 01.07.2022 to 01.07.2023. 5G products have not been notified under MTCTE till date.

Presently,  many  Indian labs are equipped for Safety and EMI / EMC testing which are tested for all products.  However, sufficient labs are not available for testing of technical and other parameters of 4G products.

For augmentation of third party testing labs, the following measures have been taken:-

- i) TEC Designated labs have been requested to augment their testing infrastructure for testing of 4G and 5G products.
2. ii) TEC has approached Invest India for attracting investment in test labs.
3. (d)          No such communication is received.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Trade Deficit
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2898 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2022

## TRADE DEFICIT

## 2898(H). SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether the trade deficit of the country has come down during the last one year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the extent to which it has decreased or increased in comparison to that during the tenure of previous Government?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Trade deficit depends upon relative fluctuations in the import and export of different goods and services due to global and domestic factors such as demand and supply in domestic and international markets, currency fluctuations, international prices, etc. India had overall (goods and services) trade surplus for some consecutive months during the Covid period, the trade deficit has gone up thereafter because of continued disruptions of supply chains due to Covid and RussiaUkraine conflict.

(c): Trade deficit during 2004-05 to 2013-14 was US$ 636.4 billion (during the tenure of previous government) and during 2014-15 to 2021-22, it was US$ 510.1 billion (during the tenure of the present government).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Connecting Sirohi with Railway Network
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## CONNECTING SIROHI WITH RAILWAY NETWORK

†2897.    SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether aspirational district Sirohi has not been connected with a railway  line  even  after  74  years  of  independence  and  the  people  of Sirohi are  still  waiting  to  get  connected  with  railway  network  and  if so, the facts thereof;
- (b)  whether  Sirohi  district  centre  can  be  connected  with  railway network via Manmad Bagra and Pindwara route and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  connect  the  socially  and economically  backward  and  Sirohi  district  headquarter  with  railway network  under  the  Pradhanmantri  Gati  Shakti  Yojana  in  view  of  the railway network requirement for the development of this region;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of districts and Tehsil headquarters still devoid of rail facility in the country including Northwest  Railways  located in Rajasthan;
- (f)  whether  any  scheme  has  been  formulated  for  connecting  all  the districts and tehsils with the railway network; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (g)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2897 BY SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL TO BE REGARDING

ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2022 CONNECTING SIROHI WITH RAILWAY NETWORK

(a)  to  (d):  Sirohi  District  of  Rajasthan is  well connected with Indian Railway  network  via  Palanpur-Abu  Road-Sirohi  Road-Ajmer  railway line. However, survey for Marwar Bagra-Sirohi-Sirohi Road (Pindwara)-Kharwachanda  (267.20  Km)  was  completed  in  2016-17. The  proposal  could  not  be  taken  forward  being  unremunerative  in nature  and  having  low  traffic  potential.  As  such,  no  further  rail connectivity  to  Sirohi  district  is  presently  planned  under  Prime Minister Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).

(e)  to  (g):  The  Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  Zonal  Railway  wise and  not  State-wise,  District  wise  or  area  wise  as  the  Railways' projects may span across State/District/Area boundaries. Sanction of new  railway  lines  in  areas  which  are  not  connected  by  Railway network including districts and Tehsil headquarters is a continuous and ongoing process of Indian Railways.

As  on  01.04.2022,  across  Indian  Railways  including  Rajasthan,  183 New Line projects of total length of 20,937 km, costing   approximately ` 4.0  lakh  crore  are  in  different  stages  of planning/sanction/execution, out of which, 2,831 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approximately ` 1.13 lakh crore has been incurred upto March, 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 2895. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a)  whether  the  textile  industry  is  one  of  the  most  promising  sectors  in  the  country  in  terms  of employment generation;

(b) if so, whether the textile industry is witnessing initial signs of a demand slowdown as high energy and food prices have weakened demand for products;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  implemented  PLI  Scheme  and  PM  Mitra  Parks  to  help  the  Indian textile  sector  to  achieve  the  desired  scale  and  also  help  it  emerge  a  strong  competitor  in  the  global market;

(d) if so, the result achieved by the Indian textile industry after implementation of PLI Scheme and PM Mitra Parks scheme particularly in Odisha; and

(e)  the  details  of  employment  generated  after  the  implementation  of  PLI  Scheme  &  PM Mitra Parks scheme particularly in Odisha?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) & (b): Textile sector is one of the biggest source of employment for millions of people in rural and semi urban area. It provides direct and indirect employment to a large number of population. The exports  of  Textiles  &  Apparel  were  USD  29.88  billion  in  2020-21  and  same  has  increased  to  USD 42.35 billion in 2021-22. The year on year growth in exports from 2020-21 to 2021-22 is 42 %.

(c) to (e): Government has approved setting up of 7 (Seven) PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites in partnership with the willing State Governments.  The  Scheme  would  lead  to  creation  of  a  modern,  integrated  large  scale,  world  class industrial infrastructure including plug and play facilities with a budgetary outlay of ₹ 4,445 crore for a period 2021-22 to 2027-28. The Scheme aims to develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure  facility  for  entire  value-chain  of  the  textile  industry.  It  will  reduce  logistics  costs  and improve  competitiveness  of  Indian  Textiles.  The  scheme  will  help  India  in  attracting  investments, boosting employment generation and position itself strongly in the global textile market.

Government has also approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, with an approved outlay of Rs 10,683 crore over a five year period, to promote production of Man Made Fibre  (MMF)  Apparel,  MMF  Fabrics  and  Products  of  Technical  Textiles  in  the  country  to  enable Textile sector to achieve size and scale and to become competitive. In the approved 64 applications so far, the proposed total investment is Rs. 19,798 crore and projected turnover of Rs. 1,93,926 crore with a proposed employment of 2,45,362.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: National Textile Policy
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## NATIONAL TEXTILE POLICY

## 2894. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  update  the  National  Textile  Policy  2000  to  make  it  more aligned with the emerging trends and technologies in the textile sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the reasons for not updating the National Textile Policy for the past twenty years;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to conduct industry stakeholder consultations for the purpose of updating the National Textile Policy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a) to (e): Government is formulating a New Textile  Policy for  the overall development of textile sector. New Textile Policy is under process of consultation with stakeholders and has not been finalised yet.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Dwarapudi and Rajahmundry as Adarsh Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## DWARAPUDI AND RAJAHMUNDRY AS ADARSH STATIONS

2892. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a)  the  details  of  developmental  works  undertaken  in  Dwarapudi  and Rajahmundry  railway  stations  which  have  been  identified  as  Adarsh Stations;
- (b)  whether  there  are  any  works  still  to  be  completed  in  the  above stations;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these are likely to be completed;
- (d)  whether  the  Railways  is  likely  to  consider  including  Nidadavolu, Kovvuru and Anaparthi stations under Adarsh Stations Scheme; and
- (e) 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 (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2892  BY  SHRI  MARGANI  BHARAT  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2022 REGARDING DWARAPUDI AND RAJAHMUNDRY AS ADARSH STATIONS

(a)  Dwarapudi  and  Rajahmundry  stations  are  NSG-5  (Non  Suburban Grade) and NSG-3 category station respectively. Both the stations have been  upgraded  and  developed  under  Adarsh  Station  Scheme.  Various improvement works like improvement to facade of the station building, retiring room, waiting room/hall (with bathing facilities), separate waiting  room  for  ladies,  landscaping  of  circulating  area,  earmarked parking, signages, Pay & Use toilets, Foot Over Bridge, ramps at entry to station  for  Divyangjan  and  Senior  Citizens,  etc.  were  undertaken  at Dwarapudi and Rajahmundry stations.

(b) and (c) All works as part of Adarsh stations have been completed at Dwarapudi and Rajahmundry stations.

(d) and (e) Selection of Railway stations for inclusion under the Adarsh Station  Scheme  is  based  on  an  identified  need  for  upgradation  of amenities  at  stations.   Railway  stations  are  considered  for  inclusion under upgradation schemes whenever there is any proposal for further selection  of  more  stations  under  scheme(s)  based  on  the  relative importance of the station and justification based on passengers handled at the station. At present, there is no proposal for including of Nidadavolu, Kovvur and Anaparthi under Adarsh Station Scheme.

However, upgradation/provision of amenities at stations is a continuous and  on-going  process  subject  to  volume  of  traffic,  inter-sepriority  of works and availability of funds.

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