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Lok Sabha Question No. 1441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: National Scale Mapping of Soil Erodibility
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Prof. Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1441

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 31 ST  JULY, 2024

## NATIONAL SCALE MAPPING OF SOIL ERODIBILITY

## 1441.       Prof. Sougata Ray:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the IIT-Delhi conducted National Scale Mapping of soil erodibility;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the National Scale Mapping (NSP) help to prevent soil erodibility;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the findings of the mapping will help to manage the risk of flood and drought situation in future, and
- (f) if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) & (b)   Yes.  IIT-Delhi  researchers  have  mapped  soil  erodibility  over  India  and  the  results  have  been published.

In this study, soil erodibility factors have been estimated using RUSLE nomograph and EPIC  model  approaches  at  a  resolution  of  250  m,  which  is  an  important  step  towards developing a comprehensive understanding of surface soil nationally. The entire dataset and an interactive application has been released: https://hydrosense.users.earthengine.app/view/soilloss .

- (c)  &  (d) The study has been used to develop national soil loss estimates and an erosion-severity classification system for India. They can be helpful for planning and implementation of soil conservation strategies basin-wise as well as nationally.

Soil erodibility is the response of the soil profile to the erosivity induced by rainstorms and reflects the combined effect of rainfall, infiltration, and runoff on soil erosion. It is a composite property of wide range of parameters related to soil types. Availability of highresolution and openly available datasets will be an asset for soil and erosion management planning by experts.

- (e) & (f) Understanding  soil  erodibility  and  Surface  soil  erosion  can  help  in  flood  and  drought management in the following areas: Runoff Prediction, Sediment Control, Infrastructure Design, Soil Moisture Retention, Water Conservation Strategies etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Loco Pilot Training Centre at Shahjahanpur, U.P.
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1439 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

LOCO PILOT TRAINING CENTRE AT SHAHJAHANPUR, U.P.

†1439.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  state-of-the-art Loco Pilot Training Centre, advanced railway track training centre or  multi  departmental  training  centre  at  Shahjahanpur  in  Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1439  BY  SHRI  ARUN  KUMAR  SAGAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 31.07.2024 REGARDING LOCO PILOT TRAINING CENTRE AT SHAHJAHANPUR, U.P.

(a) to (c) :  Indian Railways have a comprehensive training ecosystem, which provides for different sets of training interventions  at  various  stages  of  career  to  ensure  skilling,  reskilling and up-skilling of Railway Employees. To make this possible, elaborate infrastructure has been developed by the Indian Railways in  form  of  training  centres  across  Zonal  Railways  and  Production Units.    Within  a  Zone  also,  these  training  centres  are  spread  out across different locations of Divisions or Workshops.

Shajahanpur comes under Moradabad Division of Northern Railway. There is a Zonal Railway Training Institute functioning at Chandausi under the same Moradabad Division which caters to the training of Assistant Loco Pilots / Loco Pilots. Further, there are two Divisional Permanent Way Training Centres functional at nearby Haridwar and Lucknow where Railway Track Training is imparted.

Besides these, a Divisional Training Centre (Traffic) is functional at Shahjahanpur where training related to Traffic department is imparted.

These training centres are capable to cater to the current training needs.  Nevertheless,  rationalisation  and  reorganisation  of  training centres as per the extent requirement is an ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: AI to determine Fake News and Deepfake
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## AI TO DETERMINE FAKE NEWS AND DEEPFAKE

## 1437. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL :

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

- a) whether the Government has defined 'fake news' in the light of Fact-Checking Units (FCUs) for taking down information;
- b) if so, the details thereof:
- c) whether the Government has any proposal to use Artificial Intelligence in order to determine fake news and deepfake;
- d) if so, the details thereof; and
- e) other measures being taken by the Government to check fake news and deepfake?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR  INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (DR. L. MURUGAN)

- (a) to (e) Fake news is commonly understood as information which is false or misleading and presented  as  news.  The  Government  has  statutory  and  institutional  mechanisms  in  place  to address fake news, on various media platforms.

A Fact Check Unit (FCU) has been set up under Press Information Bureau under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in November, 2019 to counter fake news relating to the Central Government. After verifying the authenticity of news from authorised sources in Ministries/ Departments, FCU posts correct information on its social media platforms. For  Print  Media,  the  newspapers  have  to  adhere  to  'Norms  of  Journalistic  Conduct' brought  out  by  Press  Council  of  India  (PCI)  which  inter  alia  restrains  publication  of    fake/ defamatory/ misleading news. The Council holds inquiry into alleged violations of Norms, as per section 14 of the Act, and may warn, admonish or censure the newspaper, editors, journalists, etc. as the case may be. Content on TV Channels is required to adhere to the Programme Code under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, which inter alia provides that no content which truths  is  broadcasted  on  private  satellite  TV  channels.  The  Cable  Television  Network (Amendment) Rules  2021,  provides  for  a  three-tier  grievance  redressal  mechanism  to  look into  the  complaints  relating  to  the  violation  of  the  Code  by  the  TV  channels.  Appropriate

contains anything obscene, defamatory, deliberate, false and suggestive innuendos and halfaction is taken where violation of Programme Code is found.

For the content of digital news publishers, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 provides for a Code of Ethics.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: PM-SURYA Yojana
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1436

ANSWERED ON 31/07/2024

## PM-SURYA YOJANA

## 1436. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI

Will the Ministry of NEW and RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total amount allocated to PM-SURYA Yojana since its inception, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the total enrolments made thereunder and total amount of subsidy released to consumers; and
- (c) whether the Government is planning to initiate any other scheme to provide subsidy for solar energy and other forms of renewable energy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) & (b) The PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana was launched on February 13, 2024, with the aim of installing rooftop solar plants in one crore households. The total financial outlay for the scheme is ₹75,021 crore.

As on 26.07.2024, a total of 1.29 crore registrations and 15.27 lakh applications have been received from the consumers on the scheme's National Portal. A total subsidy of Rs 529.9 crore has been released to 68,834 consumers across the country, as on 26.07.2024, under the scheme.

- (c) The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is promoting renewable energy through various initiatives, which inter-alia, include:
- (a) PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for promotion of rooftop solar systems;
- (b) Solar Park Scheme to provide necessary infrastructure for expeditious installation of Solar projects;
- (c) PM-KUSUM for de-dieselisation of farm sector and enhancing the income of farmers;
- (d) National Green Hydrogen Mission to make India the global hub for production, usage and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives;
- (e) Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects;
- (f) National Bioenergy Programme for promotion of setting up of plants for generation of Biogas, BioCNG, Power, Pellet & briquette from biomass and biowaste, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Non Availability of  Superfast Trains at Thawe Junction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1435

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## NON AVAILABILITY OF SUPERFAST TRAINS AT THAWE JUNCTION

## 1435 DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  fact  that  there  is  no  superfast  trains  operational  from
- Thawe junction to various metropolitan cities of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and measures taken to provide superfast train services at Thawe junction;
- (c) whether it is fact that lakhs of passengers deprived of train facilities under the area of Thawe junction is causing loss of revenue to Railways; and
- (d)  whether  it  is  fact  that  due  to  non-availability  of  trains,  lakhs  of passengers shifted to private bus services for metropolitan cities causing loss of revenue to Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (d)  Thawe  station  is  presently  being  served  by  03  pairs  of Mail/Express and 11 pairs of passenger train services. Further, trains to major  cities  can  also  be  availed  from  nearby  Siwan  station.  Besides, introduction  of  new  trains  is  an  on-going  process  on  Indian  Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource availability, competing demands etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Rozgar Melas
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024)

## ROZGAR MELAS

## †1432.  SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of youth and the major sectors in which employment has been provided to them under 'Rozgar Melas' organised by the Government, State/UT-wise particularly Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;
- (b) The number of such Melas proposed to be organised in near future along with number of youths expected to be provided with employment;
- (c) Whether the Government has any proposal/planning for organizing such Melas anywhere in any areas of Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) & (b):  'Rozgar Mela' is one of the steps towards fulfillment of the commitment of the Government to accord highest priority to employment generation amongst youth.

Rozgar Mela events have been held across the country including in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The new appointees are inducted into various Central Ministries/ Departments/Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs)/Autonomous  Bodies  including Health & Education Institutes, Public Sector Banks etc. Filling up of vacant posts in various Ministries /Departments is a continuous process. All vacant posts are being filled in a Mission Mode.

The details of appointments made are being maintained by the respective Ministries/Departments/ Organisations/States/Union Territories etc.

(c) & (d):   Presently, there is no proposal to organise any Rozgar Mela in   Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Deep-Sea Exploration
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Shri Mahendra Singh Solanky, Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Shri Vijay Baghel

- (a) Yes.
- (b) Ministry of Earth Sciences signed a contract with International Seabed Authority (ISA), a body established under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) for exploration  of  polymetallic  nodules  from  Central  Indian  Ocean  Basin  (CIOB)  and extensive survey and other developmental activities have been carried out in 75000 sq km area retained by India in CIOB. MoES  has undertaken exploration and other developmental activities related to polymetallic sulphides under another contract signed with  International  Seabed  Authority  (ISA)  for  exploration  of  polymetallic  sulphides  in the allotted area of 10,000 sq km along Central Indian Ridge (CIR) & Southwest Indian Ridge  (SWIR)  region  of  the  Indian  Ocean.  Geological  Survey  of  India  (GSI)  under Ministry of Mines has delineated prospective offshore areas within Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of India for marine mineral resources like limemud, heavy mineral placers [ilmenite, monazite, rutile, sillimanite, garnet, zircon], and construction sand.
- (c) Yes.
- (d) National  Institute  of  Ocean  Technology  (NIOT)  under  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  has developed, demonstrated and operated unmanned remotely operated systems to harness ocean resources. Locomotion trials of the machine were undertaken in 2021 at the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) at depths of 5270 m. An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) rated for 6000 m depth was acquired and has been used for seabed survey and photography of the polymetallic nodules fields at the CIOB and polymetallic sulphide in the mid-ocean ridge region in the Indian Ocean.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1430

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 31 ST  JULY, 2024

## DEEP-SEA EXPLORATION

- 1430 SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: DR. VINOD KUMAR BIND:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps for deep-sea exploration;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to increase the activities of ocean-mining; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMGKP
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DisTRiBurioN

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1429 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST JULY, 2024

## BENEFICIARIES  UNDER PM(,KP

## 1429  SHRI RAJESHVERMA

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- (a) the  details and the number of  the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri  Garib  Kalyan Package (PMGKP) in Bihar phase and district-wise;
- (b) the details of  financial expenditure incurred under the said package in Bihar, phasewise; and
- (c) the quantity of  food grains in metric tonnes allocated to Bihar under the said package, phase-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMB}IANIYA)

- (a): Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY),  the State Government of Bihar has identified beneficiaries upto the maximum  permissible limit  of beneficiaries i.e. 871.16 lakh persons. District-wise data of beneficiaries is not maintained by the Central Government
- (b):  The financial year wise details of  funds released to  State Government of  Bihar, under various Central Schemes including PMGKAY are as under:

(in  crore)

| S No   | Financial Year   | Subsidy released   |   Amount (For food grains handed over by FCI) | Central Assistance   |   Total |
|--------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------|
|        | 2020-21          | 4117.33            |                                       21658.1 | 18.68                | 26194.1 |
| 2      | 2021 -22         | 7671.90            |                                       17431.5 | 369,85               | 25473.2 |
| 3      | 2022-23          | 10966, 10          |                                       23075.2 | F46.91               | 34488.2 |

- (c):  The  phase-wise quantity  of  foodgrains allocated to  State Government of  Bihar  under the PMGKAY is as follows

(in thousand tons)

| Phase     | Quantit}   |
|-----------|------------|
| Phase-I   | 1296.745   |
| Phase-II  | 2177, 909  |
| Phase-III | 871.163    |
| Phase-IV  | 2177.909   |
| Phase-V   | 1742,327   |
| Phase-VI  | 2613.490   |
| Phase-VII | 1306.745   |
| Total     | 12186,288  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Bi-weekly Train Service of Ernakulam Juction-Kollam-Velankanny Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Kodikunnil Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1428 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## BI-WEEKLY TRAIN SERVICE OF ERNAKULAM JUCTION-KOLLAMVELANKANNY TRAIN

## 1428 SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to convert the bi-weekly train service of Ernakulam junction-Kollam-Velankanny Express train to a
- daily service;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any representation for the same from State Government and passenger associations; and
- (d) if so, the details of action taken thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  To  cater  to  the  needs  of  Ernakulam-Kollam-Velankanni sector, the bi-weekly service of 16361/16362 ErnakulamVelankanni Express has been introduced w.e.f 25.09.2023. Representations  have  been  received  for  increase  in  frequency  of 16361/16362 Ernakulam-Velankanni Express from bi-weekly to daily. Increase  in  frequency  of  trains  is  an  on-going  process  on  Indian Railways subject to traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility  and availability of resources etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Public Grievances of Villages
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Smt. Malvika Devi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1424

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024)

## PUBLIC GRIEVANCES OF VILLAGES

## 1424.  SMT. MALVIKA DEVI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of steps taken/being taken by the Government to help in addressing the personal grievances of people in rural areas having poor connectivity;

(b) whether any helpline has been set up for people having personnel grievances along with the details of numbers for Odisha with special reference to Kalahandi; and

(c) the details of steps being taken by the Government to ensure increasing pensions for widows without any earning member in the family and any scheme or criteria in case of such special case?

## 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)&(b):    The  Government  has  created  a  grievance  redressal  platform  namely  Centralised Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) accessible at https://pgportal.gov.in.  Any  citizen  can  lodge  his/her  grievances  pertaining  to  the  Central Ministries/ Departments /State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) through this platform. The government has collaborated with   Common Service Centres (CSCs) to facilitate filing of grievances on CPGRAMS portal by people from rural areas.  Grievances can also be sent to the Government through post/mail.  Government is running a 50-seater Feedback call Centre in 10 regional   languages including Odiya, besides Hindi and English, for seeking feedback of the citizens on resolution of grievances. The Call Centre also assists the citizen in filing an appeal if they are not satisfied with the redressal of their grievance.

- (c): The  government  is  implementing  National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP) under pension assistance to widows.  Under this scheme, an assistance of ₹300 per month to widows in the age group of 40-79 years, and ₹500 per month to widows aged 80 years and above is provided. The Government has also undertaken a month-long Special Campaign from 1st July, 2024 to redress Family Pension grievances largely benefitting widows. So far 1140 Family Pension cases have been resolved in this campaign.

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