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Lok Sabha Question No. 2320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2320 ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## Merit-cum-Means Scholarship

## 2320.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has  decided to  discontinue/stop  Merit-cum-Means  (MCM) Scholarship for the students of minority communities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the scholarship for the year 2022-23 have been paid or not;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government would like to continue this facility to those students who are already availing this scholarship till the completion of their course and if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  quantum  of  funds  disbursed  as scholarships to students; and
- (g) if so, the quantum of funds disbursed as scholarship during the last five years and the current year, year and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every  strata,  including  minorities,  especially  the  economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged sections  of  the  society,  through  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  specifically  implemented  various  schemes,  including  PreMatric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship schemes, across the country for socioeconomic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities.

The  Ministry  has  assigned  the  task  of  'Monitoring  and  Evaluation  of  Central  Government Minority Scholarship Scheme' to National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), wherein some irregularities have been noticed. The Ministry has taken action for reverification of the applicants in a transparent manner to weed out the irregularities.

(e) to (g):The details are available in the website of this Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Monitoring of SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2319

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2023

## MONITORING OF SCM

## NO. 2319.   DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the total number of officials involved in maintaining and monitoring the overall data of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM);
- (b) whether the Government  proposes  to recruit more  officials for maintaining and monitoring the data of SCM;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the Government  proposes  to  conduct  capacity  building programme  to  enhance  efficiency  of  these  officials  with  regard  to monitoring of data on the portal; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) : Government of India launched Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015.  100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. The Mission Secretariat of SCM is headed by  Joint  Secretary  &  Mission  Director  who  is  assisted  by  3  Directors,  1 Deputy Secretary, 3 Under Secretaries and other Ministerial support staff. The  Mission  is  also  supported  by  a  Smart  City  Mission  Management  Unit (SCMMU) having 11 multi-sectoral professionals responsible for management and monitoring of mission activities. Online data is captured from Smart Cities through the Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS) which is a real-time, comprehensive and geo-enabled management
- and monitoring tool for the Mission.

(b) & (c) : At present, there is no proposal under consideration of Ministry of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  for  appointing  more  officials  for maintaining  &  monitoring  of  data  of  Smart  Cities  as  the  current  staff  is sufficient for the work.

(d)  &  (e)  :  Developing  capacities  of  Government  officials  is  an  on-going process. The National Program for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB)-Mission Karmayogi envisioned by the Government addresses the need for enhancing the capacity of civil servants to fulfil the changing needs and aspirations of the citizens.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Implementation of Safety Recommendations
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2318

(To be answered on the 3 rd  August 2023)

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## 2318. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN

be pleased to state:-

- a) whether the Government has implemented all safety recommendations as recommended by the Aircraft accident investigation bureau to different departments in light of Calicut airport mishap that happened on 7th August 2020;
2. (b) if so, the details thereof;
3. (c) whether the airports authority of India has implemented all the safety recommendations as recommended in the above report and if so, the details thereof; and
4. (d) whether any safety recommendations recommended to DGCA have been implemented at Calicut and across all airports of India and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a) & (b): Out of 43 Safety Recommendations made by Aircraft Accident and Investigation Bureau (AAIB), two  were not accepted and 39 have been implemented.
- (c): Airports Authority of India (AAI) have implemented all the Nine Safety Recommendations.
- (d): Out of 18 safety recommendations made for Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), two were not accepted and 15 recommendation have been implemented.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: City Finance Rankings
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2311

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2023

## CITY FINANCE RANKINGS

NO. 2311. DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- whether it is a fact that the Government has launched a ranking titled
- (a) 'City Finance Rankings 2022';
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any evaluation has been carried out to identify the cities
- under the said ranking; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (d): The 'City Finance Rankings 2022' launched by Ministry of Housing and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)aim  to  evaluate,  recognize  and  reward  India's cities/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) on the basis of the quality of their financial health. The participating ULBs will be evaluated on 15 indicators across three key municipal finance assessment parameters, namely: (i) Resource Mobilization,  (ii)  Expenditure  Performance  and  (iii)  Fiscal  Governance.  The cities  will  be  ranked  on  the  basis  of  their  scores  under  any  one  of  the following  four  population  categories:  (i)  Above  4  million  (ii)  Between  1-4 million (iii) 100,000 to 1 million (iv) Less than 100,000.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: MSME Registration Portal
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## MSME REGISTRATION PORTAL

2308. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state;

- (a) whether  the  Government  e-Marketplace  (GeM)  and  Udyam  platform,  the  Government's MSME  registration  portal,  have  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  to  share  the  data  of MSMEs registered on Udyam with GeM;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether GeM proposes to conduct workshops and training sessions for the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises  (MSMEs) registered  on  Udyam  Portal  and  facilitate  online  market  linkages through seller registration and onboarding on the GeM portal;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether this partnership provides Micro, Small Enterprises (MSEs) a chance to participate in trade fairs, exhibitions, conclaves and expos as well as participate in Make in India initiatives to help the Government buyers to meet their MSE procurement targets;
- (f) if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) to (d): Yes Sir, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) on 27.06.2023 to  share  consent  based  data  of  MSMEs  registered  on  Udyam  Registration  Portal  through Application Programming Interface. As per the MoU, GeM has proposed for advocacy, awareness, outreach,  mobilization  and  capacity  building  of  last-mile  connect  with  the  MSMEs  within  the unified public procurement ecosystem.

(e) & (f): As per the MoU, GeM is to facilitate online market linkages for last-mile Udyam verified MSEs in public procurement through seller registration and on-boarding on the GeM portal for  active  participation  in  all  trade  fairs,  exhibitions,  expos  and  sector  conclaves  and  also  for promotion of public procurement.

(g): The Government has taken a number of initiatives for marketing support to MSME sector, which  includes adoption of Public Procurement  Policy for MSEs;  no  global tenders for procurement  up  to  Rs.  200  crores;  implementation  of  International  Cooperation  Scheme  and Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Centre for Excellence
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2301

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2022

## CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE

NO. 2301.  SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  designated  Centre    for  Excellence    for developing  India    specific    knowledge    in  urban  planning  and  design    in existing  institutions;
- (b) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons, therefor;
- (c) Whether  the  Government    has  designated  any  institutions  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh in this regard; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof  and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (d) Yes, Sir. In Budget 2022-23,  Government of India has announced the  creation  of  5  Centres  of  Excellence  in  Urban  Planning  and  Design  in different  regions  of  the  country.    Guidelines  in  this  regard  were  issued September, 2022. 28 academic institutions have submitted their proposals to  MoHUA.  An  Expert  Committee  comprising  senior  officials  of  MoHUA, Deptt.  of  Higher  Education,  NITI  Aayog  and  domain  experts  has  been constituted. The systematic evaluation of the proposals as per guidelines is under process. Once selected, these centres will be provided an endowment fund of Rs 250 crore each.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Setting up of Space Centre
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 199

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 02, 2023

## SETTING UP OF SPACE CENTRE

- *199.   SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the total number of space centres set up across the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up an ISRO space centre  in  West  Bengal  especially  in  the  Rarh  Bengal  region under  the  private  sector  keeping  in  mind  the  interests  of young  entrepreneurs  and  students  in  the  field  of  space science; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  facilities  likely  to  be  provided to the youths under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE LOK SABHA IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 199 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF SPACE CENTRE' ASKED BY SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN FOR ANSWERING ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 02, 2023.

- (a) Department of Space has 31 space centres across the country, comprising of Centres/Units of Indian Space Research Organisation, Autonomous Bodies and Public Sector Enterprieses.
- (b) & (c)

Regional Remote Sensing Centre (RRSC) [East] is operational in  Kolkata, West Bengal in order to meet the various Remote Sensing Tasks specific to the eastern region.

Keeping  in  mind,  the  interests  of  young  entrepreneurs  and students  in  the  field  of  space  science,  ISRO  has  set  up  the Regional  Academic  Centres  for  Space  (RAC-S)  at  6  locations across the country.

RAC-S  for  the  eastern  zone  has  been  set  up  at  NIT-Patna, which also caters to the requirements of West Bengal region as well.

RAC-S enables advanced research in the areas of relevance to the future technological and programmatic needs of the Indian Space Programme and acts as a facilitator for the promotion of space technology activities in the region.

Also, under the Sponsored Research (RESPOND) programme of ISRO, projects are taken up by Universities/academic institutions across the country, including West Bengal region, in the areas of relevance to space programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 198 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: IVR in Regional Language
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2023

## IVR IN REGIONAL LANGUAGE

## †*198. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether various telecommunication companies provide Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and customer service facility in regional languages of every State and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether customer service is not available in Maithili language which has been recognised under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and is widely spoken in almost 22 districts of Bihar and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is likely to issue any guidelines to the telecom companies in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 198 FOR 2 ND  AUGUST , 2023 REGARDING 'IVR IN REGIONAL LANGUAGE.'

(a) to (d) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  has  issued  various  regulations concerning language options to be provided to customers in Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and customer service facility. The relevant part of these regulations are as follows:

## Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations, 2012:

Section 3(1) A Complaint Centre for a service area shall provide the service in the local language of that service area in addition to Hindi and English.

Section (9) Every service provider shall ensure that an Interactive Voice Response System or IVRS, if installed on a 'Consumer Care Number', is operated and the first level of the IVRS provides for language selection.

## Telecom Consumers Protection (Eighth Amendment)- Regulations, 2015 (5 OF 2015):

Schedule - III On receipt of request from the consumer through IVR, the service provider shall provide to the consumer, over the recorded IVR, the choice of language for interaction, which shall be in English, Hindi and in the regional language.

Government has issued an advisory to all Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to provide IVR and Customer Care Services in all the languages mentioned in the Eight schedule of the Constitution of India, including Maithili.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Addition of Extra Coaches in Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## ADDITION OF EXTRA COACHES IN TRAIN

†*191. SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  mandatory  number  of  general/unreserved  coaches  in  various types of trains including Express and Superfast trains;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that it is difficult to get reserved tickets in all the trains and the passengers are compelled to travel in unreserved coaches;
- (c) if so, whether the Government proposes to resolve the said issue by adding one or two extra coaches in every train;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of such unreserved  coaches  to  facilitate  travel  for  the  poor/underprivileged people in Express and Superfast trains; and
- (e) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION  NO.  191  BY  SHRI  GHANSHYAM  SINGH  LODHI  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2023 REGARDING ADDITION OF EXTRA COACHES IN TRAIN

(a) to (e) On  Indian Railways(IR), demand  pattern  of  reserved accommodation  is  not  uniform  throughout  the  year  and   varies   over lean and  peak periods. IR constantly monitors the wait-list position of trains and demand and subject to operational feasibility and availability of  resources,  endeavours  to  provide  additional   accommodation  and enhance the carrying capacity, by augmenting the load of train services both on temporary and permanent basis, extending and increasing the frequency  of  existing  services,  operating  special  train  services,  and introducing new train services.

The total  non  AC  coaches  (General  &  Sleeper)  are  about  two-third  of total holding of coaches. The details are as under:-

| Non-AC Coaches (General & Sleeper)   | 41917 numbers   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------|
| AC coaches                           | 20287 numbers   |
| Total                                | 62204 numbers   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 190 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Non-Functioning of MPLAD Portal
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*190

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## NON-FUNCTIONING OF MPLAD PORTAL

- *190. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the portal for recommendation  of  MPLADS  is  not  working  properly  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor;
- (b)   the details of amount spent through MPLADS during the 17th Lok Sabha as on date; and
- (c)   whether the Government is aware that the release of funds to the concerned implementing agencies is slow and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid down on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*190 FOR 2 ND  AUGUST, 2023

(a) The Portal for recommendations of MPLADS is working properly. (b) The Ministry has released MPLADS funds to the tune of Rs. 4510.00 crore for the Hon'ble MPs of 17 th  Lok Sabha [till 31-03-2023]. Since 1-42023, the Ministry has been releasing authorization through new webportal and has so far released authorization of Rs.1276 crore for Hon'ble MPs of 17 th  Lok Sabha [till 30-07-2023]. (c)  As per the information available with this Ministry, the release of funds to the concerned implementing agencies is not slow.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 189 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: ROBs at Kottayam
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.189 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## ROBs AT KOTTAYAM

## *189 SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to build Road Over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu of Level Crossings (LCs) in Kottayam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  the  construction  of  an approach road towards the already existing ROBs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION NO.189 BY SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SHABHA  ON  02.08.2023  REGARDING  ROBs  AT KOTTAYAM

(a) to (d): In Kottayam & nearby area, Six Road Over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu  of  Level  Crossings (LCs), are sanctioned on a cost-sharing basis with the State Government.    The status of these ROBs is as under:-

|   SN | ROB in lieu of LC No.   | Status                                                                                                                                                                        |
|------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 12 & 30                 | Work of railway portion completed. The work of approach portion has been assigned to Roads & Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala (RBDCK).                               |
|    2 | 11, 21 & 22             | General arrangement drawing (GAD) approved. State Government has neither submitted sanctioned estimate for approaches nor completed required land acquisition so far.         |
|    3 | 23                      | GAD was approved on 09.10.2019. Estimate was sanctioned on 29.09.2022. The work has been assigned to Kerala Road Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL) on single entity basis. |

Work of approach Road to ROBs is constructed as per approved GAD.

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