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Lok Sabha Question No. 3774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Non-functioning of Escalator at Morena Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Shivmangal Singh Tomar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3774

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## NON-FUNCTIONING OF ESCALATOR AT MORENA RAILWAY STATION †3774. SHRI SHIVMANGAL SINGH TOMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is  aware  of  non-functioning  of  escalator  at Morena  station's  platform  No.  1  and  walking  of  stray  animals  at  the station, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  negligence  is  being  shown  in  ensuring  the  safety  and maintenance of the said station; and
- (c) if not, the details of corrective measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Development and maintenance of stations over Indian Railways is  a  continuous  and  ongoing  process  and  works  in  this  regard  are undertaken as per requirement, subject to inter-se priority and availability of funds.

Ministry of Railways has recently launched 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme' for  development  of  Railway  stations  over  IR  (Indian  Railways).  This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term  approach.  It  involves  preparation  of  Master  Plans  and  their implementation  in  phases  to  improve  the  amenities  at  the  stations  like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets,

lift/escalators as necessary, platform surfacing and cover over platform, cleanliness,  free  Wi-Fi,  kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like 'One Station One Product', better passenger information systems, executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station.

The  scheme  also  envisages  improvement  of  building,  integrating  the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballast  less  tracks,  etc.  as  per  necessity,  phasing  and  feasibility  and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So  far,  1337  station  have  been  identified  under  Amrit  Bharat  Station Scheme, out of which 80 stations, including Morena station, are located in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

At present, there is no escalator available at Morena railway station. Cow catcher is available at Morena railway station. Also, utmost care is taken to ensure the safety and maintenance at the station.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Production Linked Incentive
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Godam Nagesh, Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3773 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE

†3773. Shri Dineshbhai Makwana:

Shri Janardan Mishra:

Shri Godam Nagesh:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry is running any Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme to promote domestic manufacturing, investment and exports in the telecom sector and networking products; and

(b) if  so,  the  details  of  financial  provision  made  therein  along  with  number  of  beneficiary companies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

(a) & (b) Yes,  to  promote  domestic  manufacturing,  investment  and  exports  of  telecom  and networking products, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launched the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, effective from April 2021, with a total outlay of Rs. 12,195 crore. Under this scheme, 42 beneficiary companies have been approved.

As on October 31, 2024, PLI beneficiaries have reported investments totalling Rs. 3,998 crore and achieved total sales of Rs. 68,708 crore, including exports worth Rs. 13,007 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Threat of Cyber Breaches
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3772

TO BE ANSWERED ON :

18.12.2024

## THREAT OF CYBER BREACHES

## 3772.   SHRI P C MOHAN:

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

- (a)  the  measures  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to  protect  citizens'  digital privacy under the proposed Data Protection Bill in light of increasing digitization and the growing threat of cyber breaches;
- (b) the primary protections for users in case of data breaches;
- (c) the penalties proposed for data breaches or unauthorised data sharing under the bill and the manner in which enforcement of these penalties would be managed; and
- (d) the mechanisms likely to be put in place to ensure transparency for citizens about the manner/procedure in which their data is being collected, stored and used particularly by large digital platforms?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (d):  The policies of the Government are aimed at ensuring an open, safe, trusted and accountable cyberspace for users in the country. A significant step in this direction is the  enactment  of  the Digital Personal Data  Protection  Act,  2023  ('Act')  which establishes the legal framework to regulate the processing, including sharing of digital personal  data.  The  Act  provides  that  the  personal  data  of  individuals  is  processed  for lawful purposes by the Data Fiduciaries with notice and consent or for certain legitimate uses. The Data Principal has the right to obtain from the data fiduciary, to whom she has previously  given  consent,  a  summary    of  personal  data  and  of  processing  activities undertaken by the Data Fiduciary. The Data Fiduciary is obligated to protect personal data  by  taking  reasonable  security  safeguards  to  prevent  personal  data  breach.  In  the event  of  any  personal  data  breach,  the  Data  Fiduciary  has  to  intimate  to  the  Data Protection  Board  and  each  affected  Data  Principal.  Further,  in  the  event  of  any  such breach or complaint by the Data Principal with respect to exercise of her rights, the Data Protection Board after an inquiry, may impose monetary penalty as per the provisions of the Act. The Act prescribes different monetary penalties for different types of breaches of the Act, with the maximum penalty upto two hundred and fifty crore rupees.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Power from Clean Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Brijendra Singh Ola

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3771

ANSWERED ON 18/12/2024

## POWER FROM CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES

3771. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of projects installed by India for generation of power from clean energy sources as per the Paris Agreement on Climate Change;
- (b) whether it is a fact that a target has been set for the installation of 175 GW of renewable energy generation capacity by the year 2022;
- (c) if so, the details of projects installed in respect of solar energy, wind energy, bio-power and small hydro projects including their capacity in compliance with said target; and
- (d) the details of thermal energy, nuclear energy, hydro and renewable energy in the total installed capacity of the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) to (c) In line with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's announcement at COP26, Government is working towards achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030.  As on 30.11.2024, a total of 213.70 GW non-fossil power capacity has been installed in the country, which includes 94.17 GW solar power, 47.96 GW wind power, 11.34 GW bio-power, 5.08 GW small hydro power, 46.97 GW large hydro power and 8.18 GW nuclear power.

(d) The total energy installed capacity in the country as on 30.11.2024 is 456.76 GW which includes 243.06 GW thermal energy, 8.18 GW nuclear energy and 205.52 GW renewable energy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Fair Price Shops
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Shri Jai Prakash, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva, Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3766 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18TH DECEMBER, 2024

## FAIR PRICE SHOPS

f 3766. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA:

DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI JAI PRAKASH:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB :

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION WrtnT wn&  VIa al  trT+qfjq fBeu  +ft be pleased to  state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Ministry  to  collaborate with  private  companies to  increase/enhance the income of  Fair  Price  Shops and to  improve  portfolios  of  products in  various States particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the  details  and  the  number  of  States including the  locations  in  Amroha  Parliamentary Constituency where pilot  project  for  the modernization  of  Jan Poshan Kendras has been started;
- (c) the total number of  Jan Poshan Kendras in  various States of  the country particularly in Amroha Parliamentary Constituency proposed  to be modernized by the Government in the future; and
- (d) the details of the targets fixed  for the completion of the modernization work?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a)  to (d):The  Government of India in  association with  states &  Small Industries Development Bank of  India (SIDBI) has been providing handholding assistance to Fair Price Shops (FPS) to provide them access to invoice credit for non-PDS items with  a focus on nutritional  dense items. For this, SIDBI has developed a customized App- FPS Sahay that provides credit for working capital. SIDBI has collaborated with  B2B  Online Wholesaler aggregators so that these FPS dealers can avail this facility.  These FPSs (also called Jan Poshan Kendras -JPKs) have choices to register themselves  on such online platfonn  and use FPS Sahay. Alternately, FPS/JPKs are also acquiring non-PDS items through local wholesalers/distribution  agencies.

Currently, Jan Poshan Kendra (JPK) pilot  study is initiated in the states/districts of Gujarat (Ahmedabad), Telangana (Hyderabad), Rajasthan (Jaipur) and Uttar Pradesh (Ghaziabad). Under this pilot  study, 60  FPS dealers (15 FPS dealers each from  identified States/districts) have been transformed into .Tan Poshan Kendra.

States would be encouraged to scale up JPK model within their states to any number they deem desired

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Self-reliant in Crucial Minerals
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3764

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## SELF-RELIANT IN CRUCIAL MINERALS

3764 SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken steps to make India self-reliant in crucial minerals;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  introduced  any  legislation  or  amendment  to streamline the self-reliant aim; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) & (b ): In  order to make India self-reliant in critical minerals , Ministry of Mines is taking a multipronged approach, as following:
- i.   To enhance the exploration program for identifying potential mining sites in order to boost domestic production for the critical and strategic minerals, Geological Survey of  India  (GSI),  in  current  year  2024-25,  has  taken  up  196  mineral  exploration projects for critical and strategic minerals across the country.
- ii. Central Government has successfully auctioned 24 blocks for critical and strategic minerals.

iii. Ministry has also focussed on funding various projects of mining exploration through National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET). So far, NMET has funded 139 projects of critical minerals through various exploration agencies.

- iv. To encourage private participation in exploration, Ministry of Mines has notified 28 private  exploration  agencies  (NPEAs).  These  agencies  are  taking  up  exploration projects through funding from NMET.

v.  KABIL,  a  JV  of  Ministry  of  Mines,  has  acquired  an  area  of  15703  Ha  in  the Catamarca province of Argentina, for exploration and mining Lithium.

(c)&(d): Yes Sir, The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR)  has  been  amended  through  the  MMDR  Amendment  Act,  2023  w.e.f 17.08.2023. The Amendment Act, 2023 provides for:

i.  A list of critical and strategic minerals in Part D of Schedule-I.

ii. Omission of six minerals from the list of 12 atomic minerals in Part B of Schedule-I namely Lithium, Titanium, Beryl and beryllium bearing minerals, Niobium, Tantalum and Zirconium bearing minerals and their inclusion in the list of 24 critical & strategic minerals.

iii. Section 11D of the Act, which empowers Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite licence for critical & strategic minerals specified in Part D of the Schedule-I.

iv.  Provision  for  grant  of  Exploration  Licence  (E.L.)  for  29  minerals  included  in Schedule-VII of the Act.

In  addition,  Ministry  of  Mines  has  been  empowered  to  auction  blocks  for  grant  of Exploration Licence through an order dated 21 st  October, 2024 under section 20A of the MMDR Act 1957.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: New Train from Coimbatore Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3762 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## NEW TRAIN FROM COIMBATORE RAILWAY STATION

3762. DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  many  number  of  trains  are diverted to Palakkad division without touching Coimbatore station; (b) if so, whether there is any proposal to start new train from Coimbatore
- railway station; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) Presently, Coimbatore is served by 166 train services including two pairs of Vande Bharat services viz. 20641/20642 Bengaluru Cantt-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express (introduced w.e.f. 30.12.2023) and 20643/20644 MGR Chennai-Coimbatore  Vande  Bharat  Express  (introduced  w.e.f.  08.04.2023). Besides, introduction of new train services is an ongoing process on Indian Railways  subject  to  operational  feasibility,  traffic  justification,  resource availability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Quality Control of Food provided under PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Rajeev Rai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINiSTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRF,D QUESTION NO.3758 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18TH DECEMBER, 2024

## QUALITY  CONTROL  OF FOOD PROVIDED UNDER PDS

## 3758. SHRI RAJEEV RAI:

Will  the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION WItur wig, um aN eT#gflntiawr +it be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has put in place any mechanism to ensure quality  control over the food provided under the Public Distribution  System (PDS) through ration shops;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof  and if  not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any action is taken in case of violations of quality norms;
- (d) if  so, the details thereof  and if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether any grievance redressal mechanism has been set up for  filing  complaints in cases of lapses in quality; and
- (f) if  so, the details thereof  and if  not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a) &  (b): Yes Sir. The Government has formulated and issued a Quality  Control  Manual, in order to maintain the quality standards of foodgrains from procurement to its distribution to the eligible beneficiaries through various social security programmes of Govemment of India. Department of Food and Public Distribution  (DFPD) has established 11 Quality Control Cells at various places in  the country which  conducts inspection and analysis of  foodgrains procured and stored for  Public Distribution  System. In  addition, Food Corporation of  India (FCI) also has its internal quality management system to check and maintain th6 quality of foodgrains. A Quality Management System (QMS) has also been developed and implemented by FCI for this purpose.

(c) & (d): Whenever any  deviation from  the quality parameters as mentioned in  the Uniform  Specifications of  foodgrains found during  check/inspection, remedial action as per Quality  Manual  is taken  as well  as disciplinary action  is  also initiated against the  responsible officials.

(e) & (f): Helpline number 1967/1800-State series number is  operational in  all  the States/U'Fs for  contacting and redressal of  grievances and filling  of  any type of  complaints regarding Public Distribution  System. In addition, DFPD  also regularly conducts online public grievance redressal meetings where anyone can register his/her grievance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Issues faced by Network Field Engineers
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3750

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 18.12.2024

## ISSUES FACED  BY NETWORK FIELD  ENGINEERS

## 3750. DR. ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM:

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

- (a) the steps being taken to address the ongoing issues such as delayed salaries, reduced wages and lack of job security faced by Network Field Engineers working in the NIC's Facility Management Service project despite their long tenure and crucial role;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  considered  removing  the  third-party  vendor  system and  making  these  engineers  as  permanent  NIC  employees  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the action being taken by the Government to check and have a relook on the issues of reduction in salary and the lack of medical insurance for these engineers in view of their contributions during critical events including the COVID-19 pandemic?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) to (c):   The National Informatics Centre (NIC) does not have any project named Facility  Management  Service  project.  However,  it  engages  various  types  of  service providers  for  managing  various  systems  and  facilities  under  contract.  The  human resources deployed under such contracts, including various categories of engineers, are on the strength of the respective service provider, who is responsible for the payment of their salaries and wages on terms mutually agreed to between such resources and the service provider. Further, NIC requires the service providers to ensure compliance with labour laws.

Article  16  of  the  Constitution  requires  that  there  be  equality  of  opportunity  for all citizens in matters relating to employment under the State. Accordingly, recruitment of regular NIC employees is done through open recruitment processes under which all eligible person, including those who may have been deployed as resources by such a service provider under contract, may participate.

Salaries  and  other  terms  of  engagement  including  medical  insurance  of  resources engaged  by  a  service  provider  are  determined  on  the  basis  of  mutual  agreement between such resources and the service provider.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Survey of Sub-standard Services by TRAI
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3749 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## SURVEY OF SUB-STANDARD SERVICES BY TRAI

## 3749.   Shri Eswarasamy K:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that according to a recent survey of TRAI, the services of Airtel, Jio, Vodafone-Idea including BSNL and MTNL are sub-standard, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that the major grievance of the consumers has been regarding their network and billing; and
- (c) if so, the action TRAI proposes to take against these operators?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

- (a) As per the Performance Monitoring Report of Cellular Mobile Telephone Services for quarter ending  Sept-2024  published  by  Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI),  all  services providers are meeting the benchmark of all network related Quality of Service (QoS) parameters of Cellular Services except BSNL in Kerala and North East License Service Area.
- (b) & (c) Grievances related to network and billing, on an average are around only 26% of the total  grievances  received  from  the  consumers.  All  the  complaints  received  from  consumers  are forwarded  to  the  concerned  service  providers  for  necessary  action.  Further,  wherever  the  QoS benchmarks set by TRAI are not met by service providers, financial disincentive are imposed for noncomplied parameters as per regulation.

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