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Lok Sabha Question No. 367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Operate Vande Bharat Trains to Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 367 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## OPERATE VANDE BHARAT TRAINS TO KERALA

367 ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  planning  to  operate  more  Vande  Bharat Express train services for connecting different destinations in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the decision taken thereon;
- (c)  whether  the  Railways  also  planning  to  operate  Vande  Bharat Sleeper trains to Kerala; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  destinations  considered  for  the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  As  the  Railway  network  straddles  across  State  boundaries, trains are introduced, as per  network  requirement,  across  such boundaries.  However,  as  on  19th  July,  2024,  102  Vande  Bharat  train services are operating across the Indian Railways including two pair of trains viz.  20631/20632 Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express and 20633/20634 Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram Vande  Bharat  Express,  serving  the  stations  located  in  the  state  of Kerala.  Besides,  introduction  of  Vande  Bharat  services,  including  the new  variants,  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource availability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Jan Vikas Karyakram
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adv Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.366 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## JAN VIKAS KARYAKRAM

## 366 . ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE :

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a. whether  the  Government  has  the  details  of  projects  approved  under  PM  Jan  Vikas Karyakram for the State of Kerala;
- b. if so, the details thereof;
- c. whether the Government has received support from the State Governments in implementing any of the projects under the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and
- d. if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)  &  (b).  Since  inception  of the scheme total number of 2155 project units have been approved for State of Kerala under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) as detailed in the table below:

|   Sl.No | Name of the units                                               |   Number of units |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | School Buildings                                                |                49 |
|       2 | Hostel for school/ ITI/ polytechnic                             |                 1 |
|       3 | Additional Classrooms/ Library/ Lab/ Hall in schools            |               199 |
|       4 | Smart Classroom/ Computer Lab/ Teaching Aid in school           |                 3 |
|       5 | Other Infrastructure in school                                  |                 5 |
|       6 | Health Projects                                                 |                42 |
|       7 | ITI/ Additional Infrastructure for ITI                          |                 1 |
|       8 | Polytechnic/ Additional infrastructure for existing polytechnic |                11 |

| 9.   | Skill Centres                                            |    3 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------|------|
| 10.  | Hunar Hub                                                |    2 |
| 11.  | Working Women Hostel                                     |    2 |
| 12.  | Community Service Centre/ SadbhavMandap/ Community Hall  |   12 |
| 13.  | Drinking Water                                           |   18 |
| 14.  | Non Civil works- Bicycle/ furniture/ Equipment/ Training | 1807 |
|      | Grand Total                                              | 2155 |

(c) & (d):  Under PMJVK, project units approved by the Ministry of Minority Affairs are executed,  maintained  and  run  by  the  respective  State  Government,  Union  Territory Administration, as the case may be. In the case of State Government of Kerala also, the State is executing the approved project units.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Business Process Outsourcing Industry
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Praveen Patel, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  361

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.07.2024

## BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING INDUSTRY

## 361. SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  number  of  Information  Technology  (IT) destination centres operational and constructed in last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, year and State-wise;
- (c) whether it is a fact that India's $38 billion Business Process Outsourcing Industry (BPO) is looking to double its presence in the country's towns in the next four years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  exact  number  of  BPO  units  constructed  and sanctioned in last five years; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof year and State-wise along with the steps taken by Government to safeguard the rights of the people employed in the BPO sector in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (f):    As  per  NASSCOM,  more  than  1,580  Global  Capability  Centres  ('GCCs') employing more than 16.6 Lakh people have been set up in India. Availability of vast pool of skilled professionals is considered the main reason behind the growth of GCC ecosystem in India. About 300 ( estimates of JLL ) of these GCCs are situated in Maharashtra and about 200 in Delhi NCR.
- 6 STPI centres (Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik and Pune), are operational in  Maharashtra;  and  5  STPI  centres  (Kanpur,  Lucknow,  Meerut,  Noida  and  Prayagraj)  are operational in Uttar Pradesh. 4 STPI centres viz. Agra, Bareilly, Gorakhpur and Varanasi are being set up in Uttar Pradesh.
- 3  Electronics  Manufacturing  Clusters  (Aurangabad,  Pimpri  and  Ranjangaon  Phase-II)  in Maharashtra  at  cumulative  project  cost  of  Rs  316  Crore  are  being  set  up.  Similarly,  one Electronics Manufacturing Cluster is being set up at Greater Noida at project cost of Rs 115 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Stoppage of Trains at Tirusulam Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Matheswaran V S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 358 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## STOPPAGE OF TRAINS AT TIRUSULAM STATION

358 SHRI MATHESWARAN V S:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Railways has received any representation regarding stoppage of the train 16160 (Mangaluru Central - Chennai Egmore) and 22153  (Salem-MS  Egmore)  at  Tirusulam  station just opposite to Chennai  International  Airport,  for  which  the  commuters  can  board flights easily, if so, the details thereof and action taken in this regard; and
- (b)  the  number  of  express  and  super  fast  trains  having  stoppage  at Tirusulam station at present on daily basis?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  and  (b)  Representations  have  been  received  for  provision  of stoppage of Mail/Express trains at Tirusulam station, located on the Suburban section,  which is  being served by 416 Suburban services and  one  pair  of  Mail/Express  services.    Besides,  introduction  of additional  train  services  is  an  on-going  process  subject  to  traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource availability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Overcrowding in Passenger Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan, Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil, Shri Anto Antony, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

(a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 357

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## OVERCROWDING IN PASSENGER TRAINS

357.  SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN

SHRI VISHALDADA

SHRI PRAKASHBAPU PATIL

SHRI ANTO ANTONY

SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) year-wise  details  of  passenger  traffic  data  in  Indian  trains  since 2019 ;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the  persistent problem of overcrowding in passenger trains ;
- (c) whether the Government  reduced the number  of lower-cost passenger trains or their capacity;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  add  new  coaches  in passenger trains to overcome the issue of overcrowding, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 357  BY SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN, SHRI VISHALDADA, SHRI PRAKASHBAPU PATIL, SHRI ANTO ANTONY, SHRI SAPTAGIRI  SANKAR  ULAKA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 24.07.2024 REGARDING OVERCROWDING IN PASSENGER TRAINS (a)  to (e)  The  passenger traffic greatly varied from the year 2019 to 2024  due  to  COVID-19  pandemic.  However,  Indian  Railways  (IR), operates  various  types  of  regular  time-tabled  trains  e.g.  suburban, short distance passenger trains, long distance/Mail Express/ superfast trains  with  different  composition  catering  to  different  segments  of passengers. The  extant policy  regarding  composition  of  Mail/Express trains, provide for 12 (Twelve) General  class & Sleeper class non- AC coaches  and  08  (eight)  AC-Coaches,  in  a  train  composition  of  22 coaches, thereby providing greater accommodation for passengers  using  General  and  non-AC  Sleeper  Coaches.  Of  the  total number  of  Coaches  being  presently  utilized  for  running  of  train services, two-third are non-AC, and one-third are AC variants. Additionally, Indian Railways have also started operating Amrit Bharat services which are fully non-AC trains providing high quality services to the passengers. Besides, IR constantly endeavours to provide additional accommodation  to  travelling  passengers  by  operating  Special  train services during festivals, holidays, etc. and by augmenting the load of trains, both on permanent and temporary basis, to cater to additional demand. These are on-going processes on Indian Railways. Keeping in view increased demand, IR has planned to manufacture 10,000 non-AC Coaches including General Class and Sleeper Class Coaches.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Pirated Content on Digital Platforms
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 353

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## PIRATED CONTENT ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS

353: SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  take  down  the  pirated  content  on digital platforms and set up any mechanism to deal with the issue; and
- b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Cinematograph Act, 1952 has been amended in 2023 to include the provisions for  addressing  the  issues  of  unauthorized  recording  and  exhibition  of  films  to  curb  the menace  of  film  piracy  by  transmission  of  unauthorized  copies  on  the  internet.  The  newly inserted Section 6AA inter-alia prohibits unauthorized recording of films with the intention of transmission of infringing copies of films. Further, Section 6AB prohibits public exhibition of an  infringing  copy  of  any  film  for  profit  in  a  manner  that  amounts  to  the  infringement  of copyright under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957 or any other law for the time being in  force.  Also,  Section  7(1B)(ii)  empowers  the  Government  under  section  79(3)  of  the Information  Technology  Act,  2000  for  taking  action  against  intermediaries  hosting  pirated content.

Under these provisions, an institutional mechanism has been established in the Ministry of Information  &  Broadcasting  and  the  Central  Board  of  Film  Certification  for  receiving complaints  from  the  original  copyright  holders  of  cinematograph  films  or  by  persons authorized by them and/or any other person, regarding exhibition of pirated/infringing copies of films on the internet, and issuing notification to the intermediaries for disabling access to such links.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Backlog Vacancies for STs/SCs/OBCs
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Shri Hibi Eden, Shri Dharmendra Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  352

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024)

## BACKLOG VACANCIES FOR STs/SCs/OBCs

## 352 SHRI HIBI EDEN: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a large number of backlog posts are lying vacant in the Ministries and Departments under the Union Government in various States reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other  Backward Classes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for not filling up of the said posts so far along with the time by which the said vacant posts are likely to be filled up;
- (c) the reasons along with the details for not implementing the recommendations of the Mandal Commission to fill up the third and fourth class posts reserved for OBCs; and
- (d) the time by which the vacant posts reserved for OBC category are likely to be filled up as per the recommendations of the said Commission?

## 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  of  vacancies,  along  with  backlog  reserved  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 to fill them up through Special Recruitment Drives.

Each Ministry/Department of the Central Government is required 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. Further, each Ministry/Department is required to set up a Special Reservation Cell under the direct control of the Liaison Officer to assist her/him in discharge of duties.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Sustainable Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey, Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Shri Dharambir Singh, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Shri Khagen Murmu, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 351

ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## SUSTAINABLE MINING

351. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU: DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY: SHRI CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI: SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any governance system to ensure sustainable mining;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of mine operators recognised by the Government for sustainable mining practices?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per existing law, sustainable mining practices are required to be adopted by all miners. Ministry of Mines has implemented Sustainable Mining by making provisions under  Chapter-V  of  Mineral  Conservation  and  Development  Rules  (MCDR),  2017. Provisions  have  been  incorporated  in  the  rules  for  precaution  against  air  pollution, prevention  of  discharge  of  toxic  liquid,  precaution  against  noise,  control  of  surface subsidence etc.

Rule  35  of  MCDR,  2017  provides  for  star  rating  of  the  mining  leases  based  on  the sustainable mining practices adopted by the miners. Further, as per Rule 35 (4) of MCDR, 2017, every holder of a mining lease shall achieve at least three-star rating within a period of  four  years  from  the  date  of  commencement  of  mining  operations  and  thereafter maintain the same on year-on-year basis.

The year-wise number of 3 star and above rated mines for the last three years and the 5 star rated mines felicitated is given below:

| Year    |   No. of 3 star and above rated mines (a) |   No. of 5 star rated mines out of (a) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                                       922 |                                     40 |
| 2021-22 |                                      1040 |                                     76 |
| 2022-23 |                                      1129 |                                     68 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: PM-DevINE Scheme
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy, Shri Dilip Saikia

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 350

To be answered on Wednesday, July 24, 2024/2 Shravan, 1946 (Saka)

## QUESTION PM-DevINE Scheme

## 350.  SMT. SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) the specific goals and targeted areas of the Prime Minister's Development for North-Eastern Region (PM-DevINE)scheme;
- (b) the contributions PM DevINE scheme has made in advancing infrastructure development in the North-East; and
- (c) the  creation  of  livelihood  opportunities,  especially  for  youth  and  women through the PM DevINE scheme?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [ Dr. Sukanta Majumdar ]

- (a) Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE), was announced as a new Central Sector scheme, with 100% Central funding, in the Union Budget 2022-23. It was approved by the Union Cabinet on 12 October, 2022 with a total outlay of Rs.6,600 crore for the 4-year period from 2022-23 to 2025-26,

and aimed at rapid and holistic development of NER by funding infrastructure and social development projects based on the felt needs of the States. The objectives of PM-DevINE scheme are to: (i) fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti; (ii) support social development projects based  on  felt  needs  of  the  NER;  (iii)  enable  livelihood  activities  for  youth  and women; and (iv) fill the development gaps in various sectors.

(b) & (c) Keeping in view the scheme objectives, 31 projects worth Rs.4502.46 crore have been sanctioned upto 30.06.2024 under PM-DevINE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Sudden Eviction of Slums by the Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 349

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## SUDDEN EVICTION OF SLUMS BY THE RAILWAYS

349.   MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  the  residents  of  Garibi  Hatao slums no. 1 and 2, and other slums in Solapur living there for the last 40 to 50 years with essential services provided by the Solapur Municipal Corporation and taxes collected from them;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  legal  provisions  or  policies  do  the  Government have put in place to protect these long-term residents from sudden eviction by the Railways;
- (c)  considering the potential large-scale homelessness due to the notice of encroachment,  whether  the  Government  initiated  any  measures  to  ensure that  these  citizens  are  not  forcibly  displaced  without  providing  housing solution;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to regularize the houses of the citizens living in these slums, who have been paying taxes and utility bills for decades,  in  order  to  prevent  future  instances  of  sudden  notices  and  to ensure their right to a stable livelihood ?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) : To increase the capacity, Indian Railways has taken up massive infrastructure expansion works such as multitracking, major yard remodelling, maintenance facilities etc. Availability of encumbrance free land is an important component for any infrastructure project. At many locations, railway land is encroached. In  order  to  get  this  land  vacated,  sufficient  opportunity  is  given  by railway  administration  to  people  occupying  railway  land  unauthorisedly before  undertaking  any  action  for  eviction  to  minimise  the  hardship  to  the people. Also,  railways  co-operate  with  State  Government  to  ensure  proper resettlement of the displaced people.

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