opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Redevelopment of Kishanganj Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## REDEVELOPMENT OF KISHANGANJ STATION

819. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  progress  of  the  redevelopment  of  forty  nine stations  in  Bihar  including  the  Kishanganj  Station  under  the  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme; and
- (b) the details of the specific timeline fixed for the completion of the said redevelopment works?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

*****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 819 BY DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2024 REGARDING REDEVELOPMENT OF KISHANGANJ STATION

(a)  and  (b)  Ministry  of  Railways  has  recently  launched  Amrit  Bharat Station scheme. This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous  basis  with  a  long-term  approach.  So  far  92  Railway Stations including Kishanganj Railway station have been identified for development under this scheme in the state of Bihar. It  involves  preparation  of  Master  Plans  and  their  implementation  in phases to improve the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through schemes like 'One Station One Product', better passenger information systems, Executive Lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings,  landscaping  etc.  keeping  in  view  the  necessity  at  each station. The scheme also envisages improvement of building, integrating  the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks, 'Roof Plazas' as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term. Development/redevelopment/upgradation of Railway Stations is complex in nature involving safety of passengers & trains and requires various  statutory  clearances  such  as  fire  clearance,  heritage,  tree cutting, air-port clearance etc. The progress also gets affected due to brown field related challenges such as shifting of utilities, (involving water/sewage lines, optical fibre cables, gas pipe lines, power/signal cables  etc.,)  infringements,  operation  of  trains  without  hindering passenger movement, speed restrictions due to works carried out in close  proximity  of  high  voltage  power  lines  etc.  and  these  factors affect the completion time. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.

- *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Coal Bearing Areas
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 818 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7.2.2024

## Coal Bearing Areas

## 818. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has constituted a full time Tribunal for the State of Jharkhand under provisions of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, for the purpose of determining compensation and grievances under the Act; and
- (b) if so, the details and time bound period for formation of tribunal thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): No sir. There are two Part Time Tribunals at Ranchi and Godda, constituted under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, functional in the State of Jharkhand for the purpose of determining compensation payable under the Act.

*******
Lok Sabha Question No. 814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: One Nation One Portal
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 814

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024)

## ONE NATION ONE PORTAL

## †814. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  plans  to  launch  One  Nation  One  Portal  to  resolve  public grievances and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, whether there is any such plan under consideration in this regard so that the problem can be resolved within the time limit;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set a Good Governance Index scale for each State and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the number and details of the public complaints received in Madhya Pradesh and various efforts being made to resolve these problems?

## 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 unified 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)  on  CPGRAMS.  Every Ministry  /  Department  in  Government  of  India  and  State  Government/UT  have  access  to  this system and grievances are resolved by the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ States/ UTs on decentralized  basis.  About  1.3  lakh  Grievance  Officers  of  Central  and  State  Governments  are mapped on this system. The CPGRAMS has also been integrated with Grievance portals of 19 States /UT.
- (c):   The government has launched Good Governance Index (GGI) framework in 2019 to assess the State of Governance across all States and Union Territories (UTs) on common indicator.  The Index provides a comparative picture among the States/ UTs, while developing competitive spirit for improvement. The second edition of Good Governance Index, GGI 2020-21 was released in 2021  covering  a  total  of  58  indicators  under  ten  sectors  i.e  Agriculture  and  Allied  Sector, Commerce and Industry, Human Resource Development, Public Health, Public infrastructure & Utilities,  Economic  Governance,  Social  Welfare  &  Development,  Judiciary  and  Public  Safety Environment and Citizen Centric Governance.
- (d):   Madhya Pradesh has received about 36315 grievances in the year 2023 and disposed of about 38106 grievances including the backlog ones.  Government has implemented 10 step reforms with special focus to enhancing capacity of CPGRAMS with next generation technology and feedback mechanism so as to ensure timely and effective resolution of grievances and enable root cause analysis of complaints and their solution through systemic reforms.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Mahila-Biotech Kisan Fellowship
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 813

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

Mahila-Biotech Kisan Fellowship

## 813. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY िवǒान और ŮौȨोिगकी मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  Mahila-Biotech-Kisan  fellowship recipient  women  in  Haryana  particularly  in  Sonipat  Parliamentary Constituency during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) the details of the digital hurdles being faced by women farmers of rural and urban areas at the time of applying for fellowship and using it;
- (c)  whether  any  measures  have  been  taken  and  strategies  have been adopted to ensure equal distribution  of  Mahila-Biotech-Kisan
- fellowship to rural women particularly marginalized women; and (d) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

)

िवǒान और ŮौȨोिगकी मंũालय क े राǛमंũी ( ˢतंũ Ůभार ( डॉ . िजतŐū िसंह )

- (a) & (b) The fellowship amount was provided by the Department of  Biotechnology  to  the  implementing  agencies  under  their respective  Biotech-Kisan  Hub  projects,  which  was  further distributed  to  the  beneficiary  farmers  by  the  implementing agencies. Any digital hurdles being faced by women farmers of

rural and urban areas at the time of applying for fellowship and using it  have  been  taken  care  by the  implementing agencies themselves. (c) & (d) The Biotech-Kisan scheme  provides provision for financial assistance to the Biotech-Kisan Hubs at the rate of Rs. 6.0 lakhs/annum to support fellowship for a minimum five farmers including Mahila-Biotech Kisan fellowship to promote them  as  lead  farmers  and  grass-root  trainers.  The  measures and  strategies  have  been  laid  down  by  the  implementing agencies  to  ensure  equitable  distribution  of  Mahila-BiotechKisan  fellowship  to  rural  women  particularly  marginalised women. In order to enhance the coverage and impact of the projects,  some  of  the  implementing  agencies  modified  the criteria of financial assistance depending upon the availability of funds and eligible farmers. ********************
Lok Sabha Question No. 807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Impact of Israel and Hamas War on Indian Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Pratima Mondal, Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 807 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2024

## IMPACT OF ISRAEL AND HAMAS WAR ON INDIAN EXPORTS

## 807. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the crisis on export from India due to the developments in Red Sea due to the war between Israel and Hamas;

- (b) whether the conflict has severely affected India's foreign business;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of steps taken to resolve the issue;

(e) whether  the  Government  has  given  any  directions  to  the  Export  Credit  Guarantee Corporation Ltd., to extend any assistance to exporters in this regard; and

- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jherh vuqfiz;k iVsy½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a)  to (d) Some increase in the freight cost has been reported by the industry. Exports from India are continuing as the sailings of containers carrying ships from India have been diverted via the  Cape  of  Good  hope  route.  The  crisis  in  Red  Sea,  at  present,  has  not  much  affected  the availability of containers in most of the ports. Indian Navy has substantially enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in Central/North Arabian Sea and augmented force levels. Aerial surveillance by long-range maritime patrol aircraft and RPAs has been enhanced to have a complete maritime domain  awareness.  Towards  effective  surveillance  of  EEZ,  Indian  Navy  is  operating  in  close coordination  with  Coast  Guard.  The  overall  situation  is  being  closely  monitored  by  the Government.

(e) & (f) The  Government  has  directed  Export  Credit  Guarantee  Corporation  Ltd.  to maintain moratorium on rates of insurance for the Indian exporters. ECGC continues to provide insurance  cover  to  the  exporters.  Further,  ECGC  has  not  refused  cover  for  export  shipments routed  through  the  Red  Sea  and  the  credit  risk  cover  is  being  provided  based  on  the  risk assessment and credit worthiness of overseas buyers and terms of payment.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Price Stabilization Fund
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## Government of India

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 803

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## PRICE STABILIZATION FUND

## 803. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

## Will  the  Minister  of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has established Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) to contain the price rise of agricultural commodities;
- (b) if so, the details of the crops covered under the PSF of the Union Government;
- (c) whether the Union Government has created a buffer stock of pulses under PSF through both domestic procurement and imports; and
- (d) if so, the quantity of buffer stock of pulses created so far along with the quantity of pulses released therefrom during the last two years to meet the shortage?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h (श्री अश्विनी क ु मार चौबे)

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

(a)  &  (b)  :  Price  Stabilization  Fund  (PSF)  has  been  set  up  in  2014-15  to  mitigate  the  hardship  faced  by consumers  due  to  price  volatility  in  agri-horticultural  commodities.  Till  date  total  budgetary  support  Rs. 27,489.14 crore has been provided for price stabilization operations. The objectives of PSF are (i) to promote direct  purchase  from  farmers/farmers'  associations  at  farm  gate/  mandi;  (ii)  to  maintain  a  strategic  buffer stock  that  would  discourage  hoarding  and  unscrupulous  speculation;  and  (iii)  to  protect  consumers  by supplying  such  commodities  at  reasonable  prices  through  calibrated  release  of  stock.  Under  this  scheme, dynamic buffer stock of pulses (Tur, Urad, Moong, Masur and Gram) and Onions have been created over the years. The maintenance of buffer stock and calibrated releases from buffer helped in checking price volatility and  ensuring  availability  of  these  food  commodities  at  affordable  prices  to  the  consumers.  Market interventions have also been carried out for Tomato and Potato under PSF to stabilise price volatility and make them available at affordable prices.

(c)  &  (d)  :  Under  this  scheme,  dynamic  buffer  stock  of  pulses  has  been  created  through  procurement  of domestic and imported  stocks  and  acquisition  of  stocks  procured  under  the  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS). Since its inception a total of 91.62 lakh tons of pulses has been acquiredunder PSF buffer and 86.45 lakh tons has been disposed. During 2022-23 and 2023-24 (till 31.01.2024) a total of 24.19 lakh tons of pulses was released from the buffer.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Income Inequality
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 802 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## INCOME INEQUALITY

802. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to State:

(a)  whether the Government is aware of the income inequality in the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  share  of  income  held  by  the  richest  1  percent  of  the  country from 2014-15 till 2023-24, year-wise;

(c) the share of income held by the richest 10 percent in the country from 2014-15 till 2023-24, year-wise;

(d) the Gini coefficient of India and every State in 2023, State-wise;

(e) the Gini coefficient of India from 2005 to 2023, year-wise; and

(f)  the  State-wise  gross  investment  by  the  Union  Government  from 2014?

## 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  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CORPORATE  AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a)  to  (f):  Government  does  not  compile  data  on  income  inequality. Household Consumer  Expenditure data collected by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) captures the inequality in terms of consumption expenditure. Further,  MoSPI annually  publishes  'National  Accounts  Statistics'  which  inter-alia includes  the  estimates  of  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP),  National Income, etc. at aggregate level.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Environment Friendly Fuels in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 798 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY FUELS IN RAILWAYS

798.  SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE: SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  progress  made  by  the  Indian  Railways Organisation  for  Alternate  Fuel  (IROAF)  in  expanding  new  sources  of environment friendly fuels and energy in Indian Railways;
- (b) the manner in which the 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'  promotes the use of renewable energy in railway stations; and
- (c) the status of 100 percent electrification initiative of the Railways, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) IROAF was formed to explore Alternate Fuel in Indian Railways. Since railways has moved  to electrification, IROAF  has been closed w.e.f. 07.09.2021.
- (b) 'Amrit Bharat Station Scheme' envisages gradual shifting to sustainable  and  environmental  friendly  solution  as  per  availability  of  funds and condition of existing assets which includes use of renewable energy.
- (c) 100% Electrification of Broad Gauge network has been achieved in 14 State/Union Territory namely, Uttar Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha, Jharkhand, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry and Meghalaya.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Steel Plant
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## STEEL PLANT

790. SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI: Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to modernise the various steel plants in the country for the improvement of their performance; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (c) the total number of steel plants modernised in the country during the last three

- years ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL

## ANSWER

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a)&(b): Steel, being a deregulated sector, the decisions regarding modernization of the various steel plants in the country are taken by the steel companies based on commercial considerations and market dynamics. The role of the Government is to facilitate the steel Industry by laying down the policy guidelines and establishing the institutional  mechanism/structure  for  creating  conducive  environment  for  improving efficiency of the steel sector in the country.

(c) The  public  sector  companies  under  the  Minister  of  Steel,  namely,  Steel Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  and  Rashtriya  Ispat  Nigam  Limited  (RINL)  have completed modernization of their steel plants progressively during 2006-07 to 201819. This includes steel plants of SAIL at Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela (Odisha), Durgapur (West Bengal), Burnpur (West Bengal) and of RINL at

- Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 790

FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2024

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Generation of Electricity through Atomic Energy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.788

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## Generation of Electricity through Atomic Energy

788. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is taking policy measures to generate electricity through atomic energy as well as the other sources of energy in order to promote these sources of energy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has set any targets for clean energy production and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  &  PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

(a) &(b)Yes Sir.   To increase the share of nuclear power in total electricity generation in the country, the Government has taken the following steps:

- i. Accorded administrative approval and financial sanction to set up ten (10) indigenous 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) in fleet mode.
- ii. Creation  of  Indian  Nuclear  Insurance  Pool  (INIP)  for  implementation  of  Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act.
- iii. Amendment of the Atomic Energy Act to enable Joint Ventures of Public Sector Companies to set up nuclear power projects.
- iv. Entering  into  agreements  with  foreign  countries  for  nuclear  power  cooperation including supply of fuel.
5. (c) The present installed nuclear power capacity is set to increase from 7480 MW to 22800 MW by 2031-32.

******
Lok Sabha Question No. 784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Thunderstorm Research
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 784 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## THUNDERSTORM RESEARCH

## 784.    SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  intends  to  establish  a  basic  observational  network  for Thunderstorm Research Testbed in Eastern part of India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the scheduled timeline for its completion;
- (d) the benefits proposed in this respect; and
- (e) the additional measures to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)-(b)  Yes Sir. The Thunderstorm Research Testbed project is proposed to be centred over southern parts of Gangetic West Bengal, East Jharkhand and North Odisha.
- (c) This project is planned to be complete by the year 2026.
- (d) It  will  help  to  understand  the  formation,  growth  and  propagation  of  thunderstorms over  easternpart  of  India.  Further , translate  the  science  of  understanding  to  better models of thunderstorms and improve the operational forecast capability of thunderstorms.
- (e) The Thunderstorm Research Testbed project is not a stand-alone project. It is being planned so as to complement the already existing atmospheric observation infrastructure  of  the  Government  of  India  over  East  India.  The  project  will  also benefit from additional infrastructure being planned in the region under the planned schemes of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

*******