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Lok Sabha Question No. 1383 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Migration of Diesel Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Mahua Moitra

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to prepare a roadmap to migrate diesel vehicles into other modes like electric, LNG, biogas, hydrogen, etc. in the National Capital Region (NCR); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1383 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## MIGRATION OF DIESEL VEHICLES

1383.  SHRIMATI MAHUA MOITRA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) Government has notified GSR 167(E) dated 1st March, 2019 for retro-fitment of hybrid electric system or electric kit to vehicles and their compliance standards shall be as per AIS 123. This Ministry has issued a notification  G.S.R  1151(E) dated  29.11.2018  in  which  emission  norms  of agricultural tractors, power tillers,  construction equipment vehicles and combined harvesters driven by dual fuel diesel with Compressed Natural Gas or Bio-Compressed Natural Gas or Liquefied Natural Gas engines have been laid down.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified G.S.R. 889(E) dated 16th September, 2016, for use of Hydrogen as an automotive fuel in the  country.  The  specifications  for  Hydrogen  for  Internal  Combustion Engine have been specified in Annexure IV-W of the said notification. 18% blend of Hydrogen with CNG (HCNG) has been notified by this Ministry vide G.S.R. 585(E) dated 25th September, 2020. This Ministry vide G.S.R.  579(E) dated 23rd September, 2020 has notified safety norms regarding hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and its components.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1382 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Oil India Limited
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1382 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February, 2022

## Oil India Limited

1382. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has investigated causes of the blowout of the oil well under Baghjan oilfield operated by Oil India Limited (OIL) in June, 2020 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has taken any additional measures since June, 2020 to prevent such incidents in future and if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  effects  of  the  blowout  on  local communities and whether any compensation was given to individuals affected due to the same and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b)Government had constituted a three member High Level Committee headed by Director General, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) to investigate the causes of the blowout at Baghjan oilfield.  In addition, the Government had also  constituted  a  five-member  committee  headed  by  Secretary,  Ministry  of Petroleum and Natural Gas.  Both the committees have submitted their reports and the same  have  been  accepted  by the  Government. Based  on the recommendations of the committees, following major actions have been taken:

(i) Oil India Limited (OIL) has been asked to relocate its Headquarter & Corporate  office  from  Noida  to  Guwahati  to  increase  it's  operational  and execution capability and  to have  close supervision &  oversight of its operations in North East, and also for active interaction with State Government and local community.

(ii) OIL  has  been  asked  to  set  up  a  Crisis  Management  Centre  in collaboration with Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC).

(iii) DGH has  been  asked  to  develop  a  system  of  training  and  capacity building  for  Exploration  and  Production  (E&P)  companies  to  prevent  such incidents in future.

(iv) Oil  Industry  Safety  Directorate  (OISD)  has  been  asked  to  prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and to ensure its compliance by the E&P companies .

(c)  OIL has paid compensation of Rs. 102.74 crore to the District Collector, Tinsukia for  distribution  amongst  the  affected  persons.  OIL  also  arranged  camps  for  the affected  public  and  incurred  an  expenditure  of  Rs  45.18  crore  on  relief  and rehabilitation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Impact of COVID-19 on Small Businesses
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1381 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SMALL BUSINESSES

## 1381. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps being taken by the Government to mitigate the negative impact of Covid-19 on small businesses in the country;
- (b) the details of the effective steps taken by the Government for market access;
- (c) the details of efforts being made to rehabilitate the small business sector by improving their financial access;
- (d) whether the Government includes retail and wholesale trades as MSMEs; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

(a) to (c):      The Government has taken a number of recent initiatives under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to mitigate the negative impact of Covid-19 on small businesses in the country and to improve their financial and market access. Some of them are:

- i. Rs. 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for stressed MSMEs.
- ii. Rs.3 lakh crores Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for Businesses, including MSMEs (which has subsequently been increased to Rs. 5 lakh crore, as announced in Budget 2022-23).
- iii. Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Self-Reliant India Fund.
- iv. New Revised criteria of classification of MSMEs.
- v. New  Registration  of  MSMEs  through  'Udyam  Registration'  for  Ease  of  Doing Business.
- vi. No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.

An Online Portal, 'Champions', has been launched on 01.06.2020 by Hon'ble Prime Minister. This covers many aspects of e-governance including redressal of grievances and handholding of MSMEs. In order to support the MSEs during COVID-19 pandemic, a special component  of "Virtual Trade Fairs" has been introduced under the existing Procurement & Marketing Support (PMS) scheme of this Ministry to  enhance market access of MSEs.

(d) & (e): From 2 nd July, 2021, the government has included Retail and Wholesale Traders as MSMEs. They are allowed to be registered on Udyam Registration Portal and avail benefits of Priority Sector Lending.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 119 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Public Data Offices set up by BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## PUBLIC DATA OFFICES SET UP BY BSNL

## †*119. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Public Data Offices set up by BSNL in the country so far under BharatNet Yojana to provide better internet services;
- (b) the details of the services being provided by the said offices to the subscribers;
- (c) the targets fixed by the Government to open new Public Data Offices in the country; and
- (d) the extent to which these targets have been achieved?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  119  FOR  9 TH FEBRUARY, 2022 REGARDING 'PUBLIC DATA OFFICES SET UP BY BSNL'.

(a) to (d) Public Data Offices (PDOs) are established under Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network  Interface  (PM-WANI)  framework  for  providing  broadband  services.  Under  the  PMWANI framework, any entity can be a Public Data Office. Setting up of Public Data Offices by various entities  is  based  on  their  own  techno-commercial  assessment  and  therefore,  no  targets have been fixed by the Government. No PDO has been set up by BSNL under this framework.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 116 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Vistadome Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## VISTADOME COACHES

- *116. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to extend Vistadome Coaches on the Visakhapatnam-Araku route to Jeypore town  of  Koraput  district  in  Odisha  which  is  a  prime  tourist destination;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any additional Vistadome Coaches have been provided  on  any  other  tourist  circuit  route  in  the  country, especially Odisha; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 116 BY SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  09.02.2022  REGARDING VISTADOME COACHES

- (a) and  (b)  No,  Sir.    Vistadome  coaches  are  attached  to  trains based on passenger demand, operational feasibility and availability of coaches.  Presently, LHB Vistadome coaches have been attached to train no. 18551 (Visakhapatnam-Kirandul)/18552 (KirandulVisakhapatnam) Mail/Express train running on VisakhapatnamKirandul section of East Coast Railway to run from Visakhapatnam to Arakku only.   Extension of these coaches upto Jeypore is having operational constraint at present.
- (c) and (d) Yes, Sir.  Presently, 23 Vistadome coaches (Broad Gauge) have been provided on Indian Railways. Out of which, 4 vistadome coaches have been allotted to Odisha. The vistadome coaches are allotted as follows:

| Railway                    | Section                                          |   No. of Vistadome coaches |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Western Railway            | Ahmedabad- Kewadiya                              |                          2 |
| Central Railway            | Mumbai- Madgaon, Mumbai-Pune, Dadar- Madgaon     |                          5 |
| East Coast Railway         | Visakhapatnam-Arakku                             |                          4 |
| South Western Railway      | Yashwantpur-Karwar, Yashwantpur-Mangaluru        |                          6 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar, Guwahati-New Halflong |                          5 |
| Northern Railway           | Kashmir Valley                                   |                          1 |
| Total                      | Total                                            |                         23 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 115 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Development of Handloom Cluster
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF HANDLOOM CLUSTER

## *115. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated to the development of Handloom Clusters for Andhra Pradesh; and
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to improve the Handloom Clusters of Uravakonda, Yadiki, Dharmavaram and Madanapalli in the State of Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *115  for answer on 09.02.2022.

(a) & (b): Ministry of Textiles is implementing National Handloom Development Programme for implementation of various interventions including Cluster Development Programme. During the years 2015-16  to  2021-22  (till  date),  Rs.  53.59  crore  has  been  released  for  development  of  66  handloom clusters in Andhra Pradesh including Uravakonda, Putlamma in Dharmavaram and Sri Vivekananda in Madnapalli.  Proposal  for  sanction  of  financial  assistance  for  cluster  at  Yadiki  has  not  been  received from  the  State  Government.  However,  Skill  upgradation  training  has  been  provided  to  40  handloom weavers of Yadiki under SAMARTH.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Funds for Developmental Works
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.106 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS

†*106. SHRI ARUN SAO  :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated to South East Central Railway for various developmental works during the last three years;
- (b) the current status of the construction of Bilaspur - Raigarh fourth line;
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be completed; and
- (d) the number of Under Bridges/Over Bridges constructed, approved,  completed  and  yet  to  be  completed  under  the  South East Central Railway (SECR) during the above period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 106 BY SHRI ARUN SAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.02.2022 REGARDING FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS

- (a): Capital outlay to  South  East  Central  Railway  for  various developmental works during the last three years is as under:

( ₹ in crores)

|   RE 2018-19 |   RE 2019-20 |   RE 2020-21 |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|      3788.19 |      3791.07 |       3840.7 |

- (b): Bilaspur-Raigarh 4 th  line is part of Bilaspur-Jharsuguda 4 th  line project  sanctioned  in  2015-16.    Latest  cost  of  the  project  is ₹ 2135 crore.  An expenditure of ₹ 392 crore has been incurred, and an outlay of ₹ 432  crore  has  been  provided  for  2021-22.    18  km  has  been commissioned and work has been taken up in balance section.
- (c): Completion of Railway projects depends on various factors like expeditious land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by forest departments, 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  climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect the  completion  time of projects, which  is finally worked  out at the completion stage. Nevertheless, every effort is made to execute projects expeditiously.
- (d) : In  South  East  Central  Railway,  158  Road  Over  Bridges/Road Under  Bridges  have  been  completed  during  last  three  years  and current  year  i.e.  2018-19  to  2020-21  and  2021-22  (upto  December, 2021)  which  included  Road  Over  Bridges/Road  Under  Bridges  works executed  on  deposit  terms,  National  Highway  Corridor  and  other accommodation works.

126  additional  Road  Over  Bridges/Road  Under  Bridges  were sanctioned for South East Central Railway during the same period i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22.  At present work on 159 Rail over Bridges/Road Under Bridges (including earlier sanctioned works) is in progress.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Survey to connect Mangaldoi by rail
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## SURVEY TO CONNECT MANGALDOI BY RAIL

†1379. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to connect Mangaldoi constituency by rail network;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any time limit has been fixed in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  and  (b):      Survey  for  new  line  from  Rangiya  to  Dekargaon  via Bezera, Dumnichowki, Sipajhar, Mangaldoi, Kharupetia, Dalgaon and Orang  (141.98  km)  has  been  completed  in  2020-21.    As  per  survey report, cost of the project has been assessed as ` 4417.36 crore with Rate of Return (RoR) of (-) 7.68%. Project could not be taken forward being financially unviable.

(c) and (d):      Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: PM Mitra Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1378 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## PM MITRA SCHEME

## 1378. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a)  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  PM  Mitra  Scheme  in  States  and  UTs particularly in Tamil Nadu, in the current year; and
- (b) the FDI expected from seven PM Mitra Parks which Government has proposed under PM Mitra?

उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) & (b): The  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  7  (Seven)  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  to  develop  world  class infrastructure including plug and play facility with an outlay of  Rs.4445 Crore for a period of seven years  upto  2027-28. The PM MITRA Parks Scheme shall be implemented on pan-India basis and is intended  for  holistic  development  of  the  textile  sector.    World-class  industrial  infrastructure  in  PM MITRA Parks would attract cutting edge technology and boost FDI and local investment in the sector. Chief Secretaries of  all  State  Governments have  been requested to send proposals for setting up PM MITRA Parks in their respective states by 15.3.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Surge in Plastic Waste
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah, T.R.V.S. Ramesh, D.K. Suresh

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The Government has issued guidelines/Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and face covers/masks from time to time. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued "Guidelines for Handling, Treatment and Disposal of Waste Generated during TreatmentlDiagnosis/ Quarantine of COVID-19 Patients". The Guidelines provide steps for handling, treatment and disposal of wastes including plastic wastes. There is a separate section in the guidelines dealing with disposal of waste masks and gloves being generated from households, commercial establishments, shopping malls, institutions, offices etc. Further, the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, and its amendments, mandate the responsibilities of local bodies, gram panchayats, waste generators, retailers and street vendors to manage plastic waste. Further, to track the generation and disposal of COVID-19 Bio-medical Waste (BMW), CPCB has developed an app namely COVID19 BWM.
- (c) Yes, Sir.
- (d) National Center for Coastal Research (NCCR) an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences is undertaking research activities in quantifying litter (mainly meso, macro and microplastics) in the beach, and microplastics in the water and sediments and different biota including commercial fish, bivalves and Mollusca. An increase in the abundance of microplastics is observed along the east coast during the monsoon. The stations nearer to the river mouth had higher numbers of microplastics concentrations. The Beach litter survey revealed that the maximum accumulation occurs in the backshore than in the intertidal zone. Moreover, Urban beaches have higher accumulation rates than rural beaches. Under Beach Clean-up program/activity of NCCR, it was found that the majority of the waste (more than 50%) was contributed by single use plastics.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1377 th

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 FEBURUARY, 2022

## SURGE IN PLASTIC WASTE

1377. SHRI TALAR! RANGAIAH: SHRI T.R.V.S.RAMESH:

SHRI D.K.SURESH:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken serious cognizance of the surge in plastic waste in seas as a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details of steps taken by the Government to mitigate this issue;
- (c) whether the Government is conducting any research for development of effective techniques to manage marine plastic pollution; and
- (d) ifso, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF MINSTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Removal of ICF Bogies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## REMOVAL OF ICF BOGIES

† 1373.   SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)
- the types of bogies that are currently being used in trains;
- (b) whether  the  process  to  remove  Integrated  Coach  Factory  (ICF) bogies in trains has started;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- whether any time limit has been fixed to remove the said bogies;
- (d) and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Presently,  Indian  Railways  is  running  most  of  the  trains  with Integrated  Coach  Factory  (ICF)  design  and  Linke  Hofmann  Busch (LHB) design bogies.

- (b)  &  (c):  ICF  type  coaches  equipped  with  ICF  bogie  are  being
- phased out as per arising.

Indian  Railways  has  stopped  manufacturing  of  ICF  type  coaches designed on ICF type Bogie since Apr 2018.

Trains running with ICF Coaches with ICF design bogies are being replaced mostly by LHB coaches. LHB coaches have better safety features  with  features  like  Anti  climbing  arrangement  and  less

corrosive  shell.  These  coaches  have  better  riding  and  aesthetics also as compared to the conventional ICF coaches. As  on  03.02.2022,  799  rakes  running  with  ICF  type  coaches  have been replaced by rakes of LHB coaches.

(d)  &  (e):  Conversion  of  trains  operating  with  conventional  ICF design coaches by LHB coaches is an on-going process, subject to requirement  and  Production  of  new  coaches.  These  conventional ICF  design  coaches  are  being  converted  into  LHB  coaches  in  a phased manner.

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