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Lok Sabha Question No. 989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Personal Record of Pensioners
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS' WELFARE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 989

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023)

## PERSONAL RECORD OF PENSIONERS

## 989. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA): SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  extant  rules/  regulations  for  maintenance  of  personal records of the Central Government Pensioners (CGPs) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  CGPs  are  allowed  to  get  their  name  changed  or  surname  added  in  their service book after the retirement from the service and if so, the details thereof including Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of the same;
- (c) whether the Pensioners are allowed to change his/her dependent nominee to receive the family pension after his/her retirement and if so, the details thereof including the SOP in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has appointed any nodal officer for the grievances of pensioners in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  welfare  of  pensioners  in  the country?

## 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):  Government  has  introduced  online  system  of  pension  processing  and  sanctioning  of pensionary  benefits  to  Central  Government  employees  and  relevant  personal  information  is captured in the system.

(b):  Central Government Pensioners are allowed to change their name/surname in the Services Book in accordance with   the instructions applicable to Government servant for change of these details in service book records during service.

(c):  Family Pension is given to family of deceased Government servant in accordance with the provisions  of  CCS  (Pension)  Rules.  However  a  pensioner  can  update  his  family  details  after retirement.

(d):   Government has an online pension grievance redressal mechanism namely 'CPENGRAM' and  the  Nodal  Officers  have  been  appointed  in  each  Ministry/Department  for  handling  of grievances of Pensioners.

(e):    Government has taken following steps for the welfare of Central Government Pensioners:-

- i. Simplification of rules and procedures for pensioners and family pensioners
- ii. Implementation  of online pension processing and sanctioning  system  namely 'Bhavishya'
- iii. Implementation of online Pension grievance redressal mechanism namely 'CPENGRAM'
- iv. Implementation  of  a  Digital  system  for  submission  of  life  certificate  'Jeevan Pramaan'
- v. Conducting of Pensioners Awareness Programmes and Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshops

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Lok Sabha Question No. 983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Salt Production
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 983. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JULY, 2023.

## SALT PRODUCTION

## 983.   SHRI BALAK NATH:

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

- (a) whether adequate quantity of salt is being produced in Rajasthan;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  conducting  any  survey  and  research  to increase the production of salt in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to formulate a new scheme for the development of the salt industry and if so, the details thereof?

## 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): Yes Sir.
- (b) & (c): At present there is no proposal under consideration for conducting survey, research  or  formulating  a  new  scheme  regarding  the  salt  industry  in Rajasthan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Stopping Rice Supply under OMS in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar, P.R. Natarajan

## INISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26TH JULY1 2023

## STOPPING RICE SUPPLY UNDER OMS IN TAMIL NADU

982.  DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR: SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD  AND PUBLIC

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- (a) whether it  is a fact that the Food Corporation of India (FOI) has stopped  sale  of  rice  at  the  rate  of  Rs. 34/- per  kg  to  the  State  of  Tamil
- Nadu w.e.f. June, 2023 onwards under the Open Market Scheme (OMS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (C) the reasons for such steps taken by Fei; and
- (d) the total number of States that are purchasing rice from FCI under the Open Market Scheme as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) to (d):  Considering expected deficiency in rainfall caused by El-Nino as speculated by India Meteorological Department  due to which Kharif crop production in country may be adversely affected, and in order to control inflationary trends and to  maintain adequate stock  levels under central pool for distribution under National Food Security Act  (NFSA) and other walfare schemes (OWS) for the benefit of the entire population of the country, the sale of wheat  and rice  under Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) [OMSS (D)] for  State  Governments including Tamil Nadu has been discontinued  with  effect  from  13.06.2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Semi High Speed Rail Corridor
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 980

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## SEMI HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR

## 980.  SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

- SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
- (a) whether  a  viable  socio-economic  proposal  of  Semi  High  Speed Rail  Corridor  System  between  Ahmedabad-Rajkot  has  reached  the competent authority for consideration;
- (b) if  so,  the  response  of  the  Government  thereto  and  the  action taken in this regard; and
- (c)
- the time by which the proposal is likely to be approved?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): Semi High Speed Rail Corridor (SHSRC) between Ahmedabad -  Rajkot is conceptualized by Gujarat Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (G-RIDE), a Joint Venture Company of Ministry of Railways (49%)  and  Govt.  of  Gujarat  (51%)  on  debt  equity  mode.    Proposal (Length-  225  km,  Cost-  Rs.  38000  cr.)  seeking  In-principle  Approval (IPA)  for  pre-investment  activity  has  been  received  in  Ministry  of Railways. Meanwhile, due to fund constraint, G-RIDE has submitted

Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of  Sabarmati-Bavla  (41Km),  a  part  of Ahmedabad - Rajkot, for granting IPA to take up Sabarmati - Bavla(41 km) as phase-1 of  Ahmedabad-Rajkot Semi High Speed Rail Corridor. Railway Infrastructure Projects are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes,    augmentation  of  congested/saturated  lines,  socio-economic considerations  etc.  depending  upon  liabilities  of  ongoing  projects, overall  availability  of  funds  and  competing  demands.  Projects  are appraised based on parameters brought out in Detailed Project Report (DPR)/Feasibility study reports including traffic projection, socio economic benefits etc. After firming up of various parameters, further sanctioning of project requires consultation with various stake-holders including State Governments and necessary approvals viz. appraisal of NITI Aayog., approval of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs etc. As sanctioning of projects is a continuous and dynamic process, exact timelines cannot be fixed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Syngas Production
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque, Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 978 ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## Syngas Production

## 978.     SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government  has  information  on  the  total  volume  of  Syngas  production through the coal-gasification process;
- (b)    if so, the details of targets achieved during last year in terms of production of Syngas and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  any  policy  framework  to  incentivize  private  sector companies for upscaling coal-gasification projects; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a)  &  (b): As  per  information  available,  at  present,  there  is  only  one  private  sector  coal gasification plant is in operation at Angul of capacity 2,25,000 NM3/h for producing Direct Reduced  Iron  (DRI).  During  the  last  year,  the  production  of  Syngas  was  varying  between 75,000 NM3/hr to 100,000 NM3/hr. There was no target set for production of Syngas.

(c) & (d): To incentivize private sector companies for upscaling coal-gasification projects, Ministry of Coal has formulated a policy wherein, a provision has been made for 50% rebate in revenue share for all future commercial coal block auctions for the coal used in gasification purpose provided the coal quantity used for gasification is at least 10% of total coal production. Further, separate auction window under Non Regulated Sectgor sector has been created for making coal available for new coal gasification plants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Trade in Rupees
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 974.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  JULY, 2023.

## TRADE IN RUPEES

## 974.   SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY pleased to state:

- (a) whether India is focusing on higher quality of goods and using larger economics as compared to other competing economies and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  India  is  expanding  its  business  with  several  countries  in  Indian currency i.e. rupees; and
- (c) if so, the names of such countries with whom it is planning to expand business in rupees or has started business in rupees?

## 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): Yes sir. In line with Hon'ble Prime Minister's call for 'Zero Defect- Zero Effect' manufacturing,  India  is  focusing  on  higher  quality  of  goods.  Quality  Control Order (QCO) and Compulsory Registration Order (CRO) as per BIS Conformity Assessment Regulations, 2018 are issued to enhance quality of the domestically manufactured products, curb the imports of sub-standard products into  India  and  prevent  unfair  trade  practices  with  the  objective  of  ensuring protection of human, animal or plant health and safety of the environment.
- (b) & (c): Yes sir.  As  on  July  23,  2023,  RBI  has  permitted  20  AD  banks  in  India    for opening of 92 Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs) of partner banks from 22  countries  viz.  Bangladesh,  Belarus,  Botswana,  Fiji,  Germany,  Guyana, Israel,  Kazakhstan,  Kenya,  Malaysia,  Maldives,  Mauritius,  Myanmar,  New Zealand, Oman, Russia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, and United Kingdom. Further, an MoU has been signed between the Reserve Bank  of  India          and  the  Central  Bank  of  UAE  on  July  15,  2023,  which  would enable exporters and importers to invoice and pay in their respective domestic currencies enabling the development of a bilateral foreign exchange market.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Procurement of Supercomputers for Weather Modelling and Climate Research
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) Eviden, the Atos business leading in advanced computing was awarded a contract of around $100 Million by NCMRWF, on behalf of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, to build two new supercomputers dedicated to weather modelling and climate research for National Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.

These  systems,  based  on  Eviden's  Bull  Sequana  XH2000,  will  have  a  combined  power capacity up to 21.3 Petaflops. Located in Noida, the NCMRWF supercomputer will have an 8.3-Petaflop computing capacity for Weather and Climate Modelling, to support advanced numerical weather prediction (NWP) research. This platform will bring together 2,100 CPU nodes with AMD EPYCTM7643 processors,18 GPU nodes and will have 2PB all flash and 20PB disk-based  storage.  The  supercomputer  dedicated  to  the  Indian  Institute  of  Tropical Meteorology  (IITM,  Pune)  will  provide  13  Petaflops  of  computing  power  for  atmosphere and  climate  research.  It  will  integrate  3,000  CPU  nodes  using  AMD  EPYCTM  7643 processors and 26 GPU nodes and will have 3PB all flash and 29PB disk-based storage.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 973

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 26 TH  JULY, 2023

## PROCUREMENT OF SUPERCOMPUTERS FOR WEATHER MODELLING AND CLIMATE RESEARCH

## 973. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (R.AJU BHAIYA):

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  France-based  advanced  computing  firm  Eviden  is  awarded  a  $100  million contract by the Ministry to deliver two new supercomputers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the two new supercomputers have been procured for weather modelling and climate research;
- (d) if  so,  whether  these  supercomputers  are  expected  to  triple  the  computing  capacity  of  the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune (IITM) and the National Center for MediumRange Weather Forecast (NCMRWF);
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  other  new  initiatives  taken  by  the  Ministry  for  upgrading  the  weather  and  climate research in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (c) Yes.
- (d) In total the computing capability will increase by 3 times.
- (e) At  existing  computing  facility  at  NCMRWF  is  2.8Petaflops  and  at  IITM  is  4  Petaflops, respectively. The present augmentation will enhance the computing power at NCMRWF to 8.3 Petaflops and at IITM to 13Petaflops, respectively.
- (f) Augmentation of observational network across the country along with the computing facility has helped in upgrading the weather and climate research in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Auction of Talbeda Village
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.969

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## Auction of Talbeda Village

## 969. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the auction of Talbeda village under Angul district of Odisha has taken place recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for considering around two-fifth of the village for auction leaving out the rest;
- (c) whether a study was done before excluding remaining part of the village to figure out the utility of the left-out land which will turn highly polluted for any kind of commercial and agricultural activities; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to include the left-out portion of the village within the auctioned area and provide necessary compensation to the affected people?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COAL, MINES & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) No part of Talbeda village under Angul district falls within any coal block which has been auctioned recently.
- (b), (c) & (d) Does not arise in view of reply above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Cleanliness at Samalkha Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 968

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## CLEANLINESS AT SAMALKHA RAILWAY STATION

## † 968. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  had  approved  stoppage  of  train  No. 22429/22430 09.01.2014 whereas the said train has no scheduled stoppage at the said station
- 14037/14038 which is now known with new No. Pathankot Express at Samalkha railway station on till date and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether there are important issues related to cleanliness around Samalkha railway station  especially  at  platform  No.  3  and  if  so,  the details in this regard;
- (c) whether there is garbage heap at unused land of the Railways near the  colonies  situated  across  the  railway  line  and  during  the  rainy season water logging creates such a pathetic scene there that stray cattle keep wandering there and cross the railway tracks quite often and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether as a result of the said situation about 10,000 people living there face the risk of several diseases necessitating cleaning of the entire  area  and  transforming  that  area  into  a  park  so  as  to  ensure welfare and safety of the local people; and
- (e) if so, the remedial action taken/likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(b)  &  (c)  There  is  an  issue  of  sewage  disposal  by  private  colony residents  in  vacant  Railway  land  adjacent  to  Platform  no.  3  of Samalkha  Railway  Station  as  they  have  opened  their  sewer  outlets towards  railway  land  due  to  non-availability  of  proper  sewerage network. Garbage is dumped by the residents of nearby colonies and also  the  wastewater  is  drained  by  the  colony  residents  because  of inadequate sewerage system. (d)  &  (e)  The  issue  has  been  taken  up  with  the  State  municipal authorities to provide proper sewerage network/drainage arrangement in  the  adjacent  colonies  to  Samalkha  station  to  avoid  dumping  of waste  water  inside  Railway  land.  Several  times  cleaning  is  done  by Railways  but  the  problem  persists  due  continued  dumping  of  solid waste/ wastewater. After provision of sewerage network by the local authorities, the area can be taken up for developing as a green patch per extant instructions. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Gravity Hole in Indian Ocean
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 961

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 26 TH  JULY, 2023

## GRAVITY HOLE IN INDIAN OCEAN

## 961. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a deep gravity hole has been found in the Indian Ocean;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is likely to affect Indian coastal region in any way; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir. The gravity hole or mass deficit in the Indian Ocean centred near to south of Sri Lanka is the largest geoidal low anomaly in the world. A geoid is a hypothetical equipotential  surface  that  explains  the  geometrical  irregularities  of  the  Earth.  It approximates to the mean sea level. Thus mean-sea level replicates the geoid surface, which can be high (geoid positive) or low (geoid negative) depending upon the mass distribution beneath the surface.

It  is  planned to achieve a comprehensive understanding about the nature, source and cause  of  the  geoid  anomalies  in  the  region  through  integrated  interpretation  and  to develop  a  better  understanding  about  the  geodynamic  evolutionary  history,  mantle processes,  etc.  through  various  marine  geophysical  data  like  multichannel  seismic data, wide-angle seismic data, deep ocean seismological data, etc. Recently, 17 Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) were deployed in the Indian Ocean. The array recorded continuous, good quality, marine seismological data for more than two years. These data would be used to image the Earth's mantle structure.

- (c) & (d) It  is  not  yet  established  that  the  geoid  low  has  any  impact  on  Indian  costal  region, nevertheless long- term indirect effects cannot be completely ruled out.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: K-Rail SilverLine-Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hibi Eden, K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 960

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## K-RAIL SILVERLINE-PROJECT

960.  SHRI HIBI EDEN: SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the Government of Kerala has issued an order to shut land acquisition offices of K-Rail (SilverLine) project, if so, the details thereof ;
- (b) whether the Government of Kerala has submitted new documents/clarifications for the K-Rail (SilverLine) project for approval and  permission,  on  or  after  07.12.2022  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the correspondence made in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has re-examined the project on or after 07.12.2022, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the K-Rail had submitted an illegal and invalid feasibility report to the Railway Board after the pre-feasibility report prepared by the consultancy Systra had found that the project was not viable, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a): Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd.(KRDCL) has never been advised by Ministry of Railways to acquire land for the project as the project is not sanctioned yet. However, it is learnt that Government of Kerala has asked KRDCL to redeploy the officials already deployed in land acquisition units to other important projects of KRDCL. (b)&(c):   KRDCL has submitted clarification, sought by Railway Board, to Southern Railway. Southern Railway has been advised by Railway Board for taking appropriate action to complete the scrutiny and submit Zonal Railway's remarks to KRDCL for further necessary action. (d):      The  Feasibility  cum  Bankability  study  of  the  project  had  been conducted by M/s SYSTRA and submitted by KRDCL to Railway Board. *****