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Lok Sabha Question No. 3273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Replacing Conventional Coaches by LHB Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## REPLACING CONVENTIONAL COACHES BY LHB COACHES

3273.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has decided to replace all conventional coaches with the light-weight Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  manner  in  which  allocation  of  LHB  coaches  to  various  divisions  of Railways are done;
- (c) the details of LHB  coaches  so  far  allotted to various divisions of Railways;
- (d) the number of LHB coaches put into service, so far, in the Central Railway, which has the largest number of conventional coaches in the country;
- (e) the mechanism by which the Railways disposes of old coaches;
- (f) the details of the old coaches disposed of and auctioned by the Government
- during the last ten years; and
- (g) the details of funds raised through such auctions?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (g)  With  a  view  to  provide  safer  and  more  comfortable  journey  to  the travelling  passengers,  trains  operating  with  Integral  Coach  Factory  (ICF) coaches  are  being  replaced  by  Linke  Hofmann  Busch  (LHB)  coaches,  in  a phased manner across all Zonal Railways including Central Railway, which is an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to  operational  feasibility  and availability of resources etc. Out of the total 31768 LHB coaches available with Zonal Railways, 2259 LHB coaches have been allotted to Central Railway.

Old  coaches,  after  being  declared  condemned,  are  disposed  of/  sold  to the  highest  bidder  through  public  auction  on  'e-Auction'  module  of  Indian Railways E-Procurement System (IREPS) website. During the last ten years the total  number  of  22050  old  condemned  coaches  were  disposed  of  through  eAuction;  and  the  total  fund  of  approximately ` 960.44  crores  was  raised therefrom.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: World Class Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## WORLD CLASS RAILWAY STATIONS

†3271. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the place of the Indian Railways network in the world;
- (b) the number of world-class railway stations being built in the country;
- (c)  the  purpose of discontinuing stoppages after Covid at those railway stations  where  passenger  trains  already  had  stoppages  before  Covid period;
- (d)  whether  the  already  earmarked  stoppages  were  not  technically suitable, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the stoppages of old trains at Majhgawan, Jaitwar, Unchehara,  Maihar,  Amdara,  Jhukehi  railway  stations  are  likely  to  be restarted in Satna Parliamentary Constituency?

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

- (a): As per the Railway  Statistics synopsis published in  2022  by International  Union  of  Railways  (UIC),  Indian  Railways  network  is  4 th largest in the world on the basis of network length.
- (b): Ministry of Railways has launched 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme' for development  of  Stations  on  Indian  Railways.  This  scheme  envisages development  of  stations on a continuous  basis  with a long  term approach. So far 1309 stations have been identified for development over Indian Railways across the country.

(c)  to  (e):  Indian  Railways  have  undertaken  rationalization  of  the  time table, including rationalization of stoppages, in a scientific manner with the  assistance  of  IIT-Bombay.  The  exercise  has  been  undertaken  inter alia  to  provide  for  better  passenger  safety  by  creating  maintenance corridor blocks, minimizing conflicts in existing time table and speed up train  services.  Accordingly,  Majhgawan  station  is  being  served  by  06 pairs,  Jaitwar  by  07  pairs,  Unchhera  by  08  pairs,  Maihar  by  41  pairs, Amdara by 08 pairs and Jukehi by 05 pairs of train services, at present. However, provision of stoppage of trains is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Rectifying Coupler Issue
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

(a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## RECTIFYING COUPLER ISSUE 3268.  SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the issue where the locomotive gets detached from the rest of the coaches due to a coupling failure has remained unattended for more than three years despite    instructions  to  rectify  it,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)   whether  the  detachment  of  the  coupler  results  in  the  dangerous situation of the rake being left  disconnected and moving;
- (c)   if  so,  the  total  number  of  such  cases  reported  during  the  last  five years;
- (d)   whether  the  Research  Designs  and    Standard  Organisation  of  the Railways is rectifying the coupler issue; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof  and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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. 3268 BY SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2023  REGARDING RECTIFYING COUPLER ISSUE

(a)  to  (e)  :  No  such  cases  of  decoupling  of  locomotive  leading  to movement of rakes  has been reported in last five years. Further, in the event of detachment of locomotives and rakes coupler, the brake pipes decouples  leading  to  dropping  of  brake  pressure  and  application  of brakes to avoid dangerous situation. The  improvement  in  coupler design for safe train operation is a continuous process by RDSO.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Registered Industries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3265.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 09 TH  AUGUST, 2023.

## REGISTERED INDUSTRIES

## 3265.  SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of the total number of industries registered under the Ministry;
- (b) the total number of cement factories in the country along with its names and total annual production capacity;
- (c) the number of factories out of the above that are situated in the North Eastern States;
- (d) the  details  of  the  CSR  activities  carried  out  by  the  above  cement  factories during the last five years; and
- (e) the details of the CSR activities done in the North Eastern States from 2019 till date?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a): The  total  number  of  industries  registered  under  Ministry  of  Commerce   and Industry from 1 st  January, 1991 to 31 st  July, 2023 is 1,10,525.
- (b) & (c): The list of cement plants registered with Cement  Information System Portal in the country out of which 19 are                situated  in  the  North  East  States  is  available  on DPIIT's website under the following link -:

https://dpiit.gov.in/sites/default/files/Annexure\_A\_for\_LS\_3265\_PQ.pdf

- (d) & (e): Details of CSR activities is not maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Eradication of Poverty
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## ERADICATION OF POVERTY

## 3263. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government studied the reasons of existing poverty among various sections of the society even after seven decades of independence;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal for a change in the vision of our planning to eradicate the poverty from the country; and
- (d) the steps taken to ensure equal distribution of wealth of the country among various sections of the society and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a)  to  (d)  The  Government  has  initiated  several  Central  sector  and  Centrally  Sponsored  schemes covering  targeted beneficiaries   that aim to improve the quality of life of the people and aimed at reducing  population  below  poverty  line  in  the  country. The  schemes  either  directly  benefit  the citizen through direct benefit transfer of resources/ money or provide facilities by creating enabling infrastructural provisions. These include Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  Pradhan  Mantri   Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),   Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), Deen Dayal Upadhayay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment Training  Institutes (RSETIs), National Social Assistance Programme  (NSAP),  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Anna  Yojna  (PMGKAY),   Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY),  etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Budget for National Rail Plan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3262 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## BUDGET FOR NATIONAL RAIL PLAN

3262. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Indian  railways  has  evolved  a  National  Rail  Plan  (NRP) covering the period 2021-2051;
- (b) if so, the details of the amount of expenditure envisaged as per the plan and is planned to be mobilized;
- (c) whether the entire amount to be invested is to be funded from the General Budget; and
- (d)  the  details  of  amount  spent  or  budgeted  for  NRP  during  2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24?

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.  3262  BY  SHRI  S.  VENKATESAN  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2023 REGARDING BUDGET FOR NATIONAL RAIL PLAN

(a)  to  (d)  Indian  Railways  have  prepared  National  Rail  Plan  (NRP)  to create a 'future ready' Railway system for India. It aims to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives to increase the share of Railways in freight transportation. The  objective  of  the  Plan  is  to  create  capacity  ahead  of  demand, which in turn  would  also  cater  to  the  future  growth  in  demand  upto 2050.

The NRP envisaged funding of projects through various sources such as Gross  Budgetary  Support,  Internal  Accruals,  Extra  Budgetary Resources,  Institutional  Financing  and  external  investments  (Public Private Partnerships comprising Infra-JVs, Annuity, Land etc., market financing from private investors). Total estimated cost of proposals in NRP is more than ` 38 lakh cr.

## Details of total Capex spent during 2020-21 to 2023-24 are as under:

| Year         | Expenditure (in Cr)       |
|--------------|---------------------------|
| 2020-21      | 1,55,181.02               |
| 2021-22      | 1,90,267.07               |
| 2022-23      | 2,03,982.99 (provisional) |
| 2023-24 (BE) | 2,60,200.00               |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Stoppage of Train from Gwalior to Chhapra at Bilhaur Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## STOPPAGE OF TRAIN FROM GWALIOR TO CHHAPRA AT BILHAUR RAILWAY STATION

†3261. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take necessary steps to ensure stoppage of trains running from Gwalior to Chhapra at Bilhaur  railway  station  under  Misrikh  Parliamentary  Constituency  of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c) Bilhaur station, situated  on  the  Kanpur-Farrukhabad section, is presently, being served by 8 pairs of train services, which are  adequately  catering  to  the  needs  of  passengers  of  the  station. However, 11123/24 running from Gwalior to Barauni via Chhapra does not pass through Bilhaur railway station.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Accuracy of Meteorological Forecasts
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3260 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 9 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## ACCURACY OF METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTS

## †3260. SHRl DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the percentage of accuracy of meteorological forecasts is very low;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has formulated any scheme to improve the performance of the scientists engaged in the field of weather forecasting;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the necessary infrastructure is available in the country to take corrective measures in meteorology; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  proposals  for  taking  steps  by  the  Government  to upgrade the infrastructure of the Indian Meteorological Department?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) No  Sir.  During  the  past  few  years,  India  Meteorological  Department  IMD)  has  been continuously  improving  weather  prediction  services  in  terms  of  accuracy,  lead  time  and associated  impact.  The  forecasts  and  warnings  are  issued  at  the  national,  State  and  district levels. Most of the forecasts, issued in all time scales remain within the forecast limit or close to  the  error  limit.  There  has  been  about  40%  improvement  in  forecast  accuracy  of  severe weather events in recent five years compared to previous years.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) Yes Sir.
- (e) IMD  continuously  upgrades  and  enhances  its  capability  in  terms  of  its  infrastructure  for weather forecasting.

IMD is already maintaining a very good weather monitoring network across the country. The current surface observation network of IMD is given in the Table below:

|   Surface Observat ory (SO) |   Part Time Surface Observat ory |   District-wise Rainfall Monitoring Scheme (DRMS). |   Agro Manual observat ory |   Automat ic Weather Station (AWS) |   Agro Automatic Weather Station (AAWS) |   Automati c Rainguag e Station (ARG) |   Dopple r Weath er Radars |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|                         206 |                              320 |                                               5279 |                        223 |                               1008 |                                     200 |                                  1382 |                         37 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Stoppage of Vande Bharat Train at Tirur Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## STOPPAGE OF VANDE BHARAT TRAIN AT TIRUR STATION

## 3255. DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is aware of the demand from the public for a stop at Tirur  station  in  the  Malappuram  district  for  the  Kerala  Vande  Bharat  train  and whether  the  Government  has  taken  notice  of  the  unfortunate  situation  that  the district doesn't have a single stop for the train, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  high  occupancy  rate  of  the  Kerala Vande Bharat train and the need for additional trains in the same route, if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has finalised the routes for the Vande Bharat Metro services in Kerala, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  time  schedule  for  the  dispatch  of  coaches  of  the  Vande  Bharat Metro has been finalised, if so, the details thereon; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  recognized  the  relevance  of  MettuppalayamNilambur route for the Vande Bharat Metro, considering its tourist importance and has  sanctioned  the  same,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  Tirur  is  presently  being  served  by  81  train  services.  Further,  Railway network straddle across State/district boundaries and trains are introduced across State/district  boundaries  as  per  network  requirement.  Moreover,  the  occupancy pattern of trains is not uniform throughout the year. It varies during lean and peak periods. However, stoppages and introduction of train services, including Vande Bharat  train,  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to  operational feasibility, traffic justification etc.

To cater to the aspirations of the passengers and travel requirements, design and development  of  coaches  with  enhanced passenger  amenities  is  a  continuous process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Consumer Protection Act
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

3248. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

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- (a) the limitation period as per Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to execute the order passed by the District Consumer Redressal Commission; and
- (b) the reasons for not having given any specific provision in Consumer Protection Act, 2019 with regard to limitation for execution of orders passed?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) &  (b)  : In terms of the section 71 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, every order made by a District Commission, State Commission or the National Commission shall be enforced by it in the same manner as if it were a decree made by a Court in a suit before it and the provisions of Order XXI of the First Schedule to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 shall, as far as may be, applicable, subject to the modification that every reference therein to the decree shall be construed as reference to the order made under this Act.

As per Section 72 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, whoever fails to comply with any order made by the District Commission or the State Commission or the National Commission, as the case may be, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one month, but which may extend to three years, or with fine, which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees, but which may extend to one lakh rupees,  or  with  both.  For  this  purpose,  the  District  Commission  or  the  State  Commission  or  the  National Commission, as the case may be, have been vested with the power of a Judicial Magistrate of first class and the offences shall be tried summarily by the Consumer Commission concerned.

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## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3248

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT