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Lok Sabha Question No. 3663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Doubling of Lines from Nanded to Manmad
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3663 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## DOUBLING OF LINES FROM NANDED TO MANMAD

3663. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  reasons  for  the  delay  in  starting  the  process  of  double  line  from Nanded to Manmad;
- (b) the estimated time to start the work of the said railway line;
- (c) the details of the amount likely to be spent thereon; and
- (d) the time limit fixed to complete the laying of this railway line?

## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3663 BY SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2023 REGARDING DOUBLING OF LINES FROM NANDED TO MANMAD (a)  to  (d):  On  Nanded-Manmad  section,  doubling  between  Nanded-Parbhani (60 km) and between Ankai-Manmad has been completed. Survey report for doubling between Parbhani - Ankai was prepared in 2017 but could not be taken  forward  being  operationally  unremenerative.  Now,  out  of  existing single line section between Parbhani-Ankai, Detailed Project Report (DPR) for doubling between Aurangabad -Ankai (98.25 Km) section has been prepared. Project  wise  details  including  expenditure  and  Budget  outlay  are  made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in>Ministry of Railways  >Railway  Board  >About Indian  Railways  >Railway  Board  Directorates  >Finance  (Budget)  >Regular Budget/Pink  Book(year)>Railway  wise  Works  Machinery  &  Rolling  Stock Programme. The  completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors  like  quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department,  deposition  of  cost  share  amount  by  State  Government  in  cost sharing  projects,  shifting  of  infringing  utilities,  statutory  clearances  from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project/s site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. and all these factors affect the completion time of the project/s. As such confirmed time line for completion  of  project/s  cannot  be  ascertained  at  this stage. Nevertheless, every effort is being made to execute the projects expeditiously.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Vacant Posts reserved for SCs/STs
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Pratima Mondal, Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3662

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023)

## VACANT POSTS RESERVED FOR SCs/STs

## 3662. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL: SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of post lying vacant across all Ministries and PSU sector in the country, Statewise and Department-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  vacant  posts  reserved  for  scheduled  castes  and  schedule  tribes  in  all  the departments of Government and PSUs, Department-wise and PSU-wise;
- (c) the  time  since  when  such  posts  are  lying  vacant  along  with  the  reasons  behind  such vacancies not being filled during the past years and the current year; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to fill up the said vacant posts along with the time by which these posts are likely to be filled?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (d):   Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process.   Instructions have been issued to all Ministries/Departments of the Central Government to constitute an In-House Committee  for  identification  of  backlog  reserved  vacancies,  to  study  the  root  cause  of  such vacancies,  to  initiate  measures  to  remove  the  factors  causing  such  vacancies  and  fill  them  up through Special Recruitment Drives. Instructions have also been issued to the Ministries/Departments of the Central Government to designate an officer of the rank of Deputy Secretary and above, as Liaison Officer, to ensure due compliance of the orders and instructions pertaining  to  reservation  and  to  set  up  a  Special  Reservation  Cell  under  the  direct  control  of Liaison Officer to assist her/him in discharge of duties. Implementation of these instructions by Ministries/Departments is followed up from time to time and handholding workshops are also organized regularly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Bhadrachalam Road to Sattupalli Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3657 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## BHADRACHALAM ROAD TO SATTUPALLI RAIL LINE

3657. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new railway lines proposed and sanctioned across the country, State - wise;
- (b) the progress made so far regarding Bhadrachalam Road to Sattupalli railway line;
- (c) the details of funds allocated by the Government for this railway line;
- (d) whether  this  railway  line is likely  to  be  extended  and  converted  as Bhadrachalam  to  Kovvuru,  which  can  connect  Bhadrachalam  pilgrimage, interior  tribal  areas  and  industrial  areas  of  both  Telangana  and  Andhra Pradesh States; and
- (e) if  so, the details in this regard?

## 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.3657 BY SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2023 REGARDING BHADRACHALAM ROAD TO SATTUPALLI RAIL LINE

(a)  to  (e)  Railway  projects  are  sanctioned/executed  Zonal  Railway  wise;  not State wise as Railway projects may span across various State boundaries.

Project  wise  details  including  expenditure  and  Budget  outlay  are  made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in>Ministry of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian  Railways  >Railway  Board  Directorates  >Finance  (Budget)  >Regular Budget/Pink  Book(year)>Railway  wise  Works  Machinery  &  Rolling  Stock Programme. Bhadrachalam Road to Sattupalli rail line has been commissioned. Bhadrachalam-Kovvur via Sattupalli  is a sanctioned project on cost sharing basis  with  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh has been requested for sharing cost of the project. The  completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors  like  quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, deposition of cost  share  amount by State Government in cost sharing  projects,  shifting  of  infringing  utilities,  statutory  clearances  from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project/s site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. and all these factors affect the completion time of the project/s. As such confirmed time stage. projects line for completion  of  project/s  cannot  be  ascertained  at  this Nevertheless, every effort is being made to execute the expeditiously.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Gaya Mumbai Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## GAYA MUMBAI RAIL LINE

†3656. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to introduce a new train from Gaya to Mumbai; and
- (b) if so, the time by which Gaya to Chennai weekly train is likely to be converted into daily service?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b) No, Sir.  At present, no such immediate proposals are under consideration.    However,  introduction/increase  in  frequency  of  train services is an ongoing process on Indian Railways, subject to operational feasibility, traffic demand and availability of resources etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: FTA
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH,2023

## FTA

## 3653.   SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

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

- (a) whether India and Australia have signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of sectors where India is likely to be benefited under the said agreement;
- (d) whether India has signed FTA with any other developed country after Japan;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether India is holding talks with Britain to enforce FTA on top priority basis; and
- (g) if so, the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Yes Sir. Government of India has entered into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia through India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) which  entered  into  force  on  29  December  2022.  This  Agreement  provides  for  substantial preferential market access coverage for both goods and services between the two countries. It also resolved the long pending tax issue of India's IT companies.

Amongst others, India's labour-intensive sectors such as Gems & Jewellery, Textiles & Apparels, leather, footwear, furniture, food and agricultural products, engineering products, medical devices and automobiles are likely to benefit from zero duty market access. On the Services side, Indian exports will benefit from certainty in market access and non-discriminatory treatment in most of the service sectors in Australia. Further, mobility commitments will benefit our chefs and yoga teachers;  Indian  students,  professionals  and  skilled  workers.  The  complete  details  of  Ind-Aus ECTA    available  in  the  website  of  Department  of  Commerce  and  can  be  accessed  at  the link:https://commerce.gov.in/international-trade/trade-agreements/ind-aus-ecta/

(d)&(e): Pursuant  to  entering  into  an  FTA  with  Japan  (India-Japan  Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement), India has signed an FTA with Australia, which is a developed country.

(f)&(g): India and the United Kingdom are negotiating an FTA since 13th January 2022. Seven rounds of negotiations have been held so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Optical Fibre in Malda
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## OPTICAL FIBRE IN MALDA

## 3652.   SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of villages in Malda Town and Malda North of West Bengal that have been connected by optical fibre; and
- (b) the time taken to connect all the villages of the said district with optical fibre?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Sir,  431  villages  and  109  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  of  Malda  district  have  been connected/ service ready on optical fibre under BharatNet project. The scope of BharatNet has been extended  to  connect  all  villages  including  GPs.  All  remaining  GPs  and  villages  are  planned  to connect  with  optical  fibre  under  BharatNet  saturation  project.  The  timeline  for  completion  of BharatNet project is 2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Merging BBNL with BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3651 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## MERGING BBNL WITH BSNL

## 3651.   SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH: DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is planning to merge Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to fast track its ambitious BharatNet project that aims to connect 6,00,000 villages with high speed internet;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) On  27-07-2022,  the  Union  Cabinet  accorded  approval  for  merger  of  Bharat Broadband  Network Limited (BBNL)  with  Bharat Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL).  The role/responsibilities that were being discharged by BBNL will be carried out by BSNL which interalia includes maintenance and utilization of BharatNet network. The access to BharatNet will be provided on a non-discriminatory basis to all Service Providers and the asset created under BharatNet will be a National Asset.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: IVR in Regional Language
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## IVR IN REGIONAL LANGUAGE

## †3650. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether various telecommunication companies provide Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in the regional language in every State, if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether Maithili language included in the Eighth schedule and spoken mainly in 22 districts of Bihar state does not have telecom operator in Maithili language, if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether the Government will direct the telecom company keeping the subject in view; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Telecommunication Service Providers (TSPs) provide Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in the regional language in the States. The languages used in the IVR Systems are English/ Hindi/ Bengali/ Assamese/ Odia/ Manipuri/ Mizo/ Khasi/ Bhojpuri/  Malayalam/ Kannada/ Telugu/ Tamil/ Chhattisgarhi/ Marathi/ Gujarati/ Marwari/ Punjabi/ Bhojpuri/ Kashmiri.

- (b) Maithili language is not being used by the TSPs at present.

- (c) & (d) TRAI in Telecom Consumers Protection (Eighth Amendment) Regulations, 2015 (5 OF 2015)- Schedule - III has mentioned as below:

'On receipt of request from the consumer through IVR, the service provider shall provide to the  consumer,  over  the  recorded  IVR,  the  choice  of  language  for  interaction,  which  shall  be  in English, Hindi and in the regional language.'

TRAI  in  Telecom  Consumers  Complaint  Redressal  Regulations,  2012  has  mentioned  as below:

Section 3(1)- A Complaint Centre for a service area shall provide the service in the local language of that service area in addition to Hindi and English.

Section (9) - Every service provider shall ensure that an Interactive Voice Response System or IVRS, if installed on a 'Consumer Care Number', is operated and the first level of the IVRS provides for language selection.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Upgradation of Jhansi Division
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## UPGRADATION OF JHANSI DIVISION

## †3649. SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

- (a)    the  number  of  railway  stations  upgraded  to  'A'  category  railway stations under North Central Railway Zone;
- (b) whether Banda  and Chitrakoot railway stations under Jhansi division  under  North  Central  Railway  Zone  have  been  upgraded  to 'A' category railway stations; and
- (c)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): At present railway stations are categorised as Non-Suburban Grade  (NSG),  Suburban  Grade  (SG)  and  Halt  Grade  (HG)  stations  for provision of passenger amenities. Further, these groups have been put into grades ranging from NSG (1-6), SG (1- 3) and HG (1-3) respectively based  on  passenger  earnings  and  outward  passengers  booked  at  a station.  Banda  is  a  Non-Suburban  Grade  (NSG)-3  Category  Railway Station  and  Chitrakut  Dham-Karwi  is  a  Non-Suburban  Grade  (NSG)-4 Category Railway Station.  All Minimum Essential Amenities (MEA) like waiting hall, shelter, toilets, seating arrangements, drinking water, etc. are available at these railway stations.  However, provision/upgradation of  passenger  amenities  at  railway  station  is  a  continuous  process depending  upon  volume  of  passenger  traffic  and  inter-se  priority  of works, subject to availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Operation of Vande Bharat Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## OPERATION OF VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS

3647. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  operate  Vande  Bharat Express  Trains  in  Punjab,  especially  on  the  popular  routes  of  DelhiAmritsar, Amritsar-Jammu and Amritsar-Chandigarh; and

- (b) if so, the complete details thereof, route/State-wise?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  and  (b)  At  present,  there  are  no  such  immediate  proposals  under consideration.  While  introduction  of  Vande  Bharat  services,  is  an ongoing process on Indian Railways  (IR) subject to operational feasibility,  traffic  justification,  availability  of  rolling  stock  etc.,  train services are not introduced on State-wise basis, as Railway network straddle across state boundaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Stoppages of Trains at Maholi in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rekha Arun Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3646 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## STOPPAGES OF TRAINS AT MAHOLI IN UTTAR PRADESH

† 3646.  SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  trains  (i)  04559-04560,  (ii)  15273-15274,  (iii)  05161-05162, (iv) 05655- 05656, (v) 05621-05622 had stoppages at Maholi railway station which were discontinued during Corona period;
- (b)  if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  stoppages  of  these  trains  is  likely  to  be resumed at Maholi railway station; and
- (c) the efforts made by the Government for the stoppage of these trains at Maholi?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  and  (b)  No,  Sir.  None  of  the  mentioned  trains,  prior  to  the  outbreak  of Covid-19 pandemic, had scheduled stoppage at  Maholi  station.
- (c) On Indian Railways, provision and rationalisation of stoppages, which is dependent on operational feasibility, commercial justification, etc,  is an ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Labs for Developing Apps using 5G Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

- (a) Yes.
- (b) The Department has prepared the technical template and guidelines for setting up of 5G Labs. The Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, a central public sector undertaking, is tasked for implementation as the implementation agency.
- (c) The Department has provisioned Rs. 35 crores for the financial year 2023-2024 towards this.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## LABS FOR DEVELOPING APPS USING 5G SERVICES

## 3644.   SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is working towards setting up of one hundred labs for developing applications using 5G services which would be set up in engineering institutions to realise a new range of opportunities, business models and employment potential that would cover, among others, applications such as smart classrooms, precision farming, intelligent transport systems and health care applications;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made till now; and
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned/spent till now?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)
Lok Sabha Question No. 3640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Rejection of AI Application in Gujarat
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3640

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.03.2023

## REJECTION OF AI APPLICATION IN GUJARAT

## 3640.   SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any details about the rejection of Artificial Intelligence (AI)applications in Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government has any details about the shortest time of AI affiliation in Gujarat?

## ANSWER

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

- (a),  (b)  and  (c):    No,  Sir.  The  Government  is  not  aware  of  the  rejection  of  any  Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in Gujarat and the shortest time of AI affiliation in Gujarat.

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