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Lok Sabha Question No. 154 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Inclusion of Railway Network under KAVACH
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 154 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

INCLUSION OF RAILWAY NETWORK UNDER KAVACH

*154. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether any stretch of the railway network in Karnataka is being considered to be included under the KAVACH system; and (b) if so, the details and expected date of completion thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.154 BY SHRI P. C. MOHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2023 REGARDING INCLUSION OF RAILWAY NETWORK UNDER KAVACH.

(a) & (b): The details are as under:-

1. Kavach is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP)  system.  Kavach  is  a  highly  technology  intensive  system, which requires safety certification of highest order.
2. Kavach aids the loco pilot in train running within specified speed limits by automatic application of brakes in case Loco Pilot fails to  do  so  and  also  help  the  train  safely  run  during  inclement weather.
3. The  first  field  trials  on  the  passenger  trains  were  started  in February 2016. Based on the experience so gained and Independent  Safety  Assessment  of  the  system  by  a  3rd  party (Independent Safety Assessor: ISA) three firms were approved in 2018-19, for supply of Kavach.
4. Subsequently Kavach was adopted as a National ATP system in July 2020.
5. Kavach  has  so  far  been  deployed  on  1465  Route  km  and  139 locomotives  (including  Electric  Multiple  Unit  rakes)  on  South Central Railway, part of which passes through state of Karnataka.
6. Presently Kavach tenders have been awarded for Delhi - Mumbai & Delhi - Howrah corridors (approximately 3000 Route km).
7. Indian  Railways  has  also  taken  up  preparatory  works  including survey, Detailed Project Report (DPR) and preparation of detailed estimate  on  another  6000  Rkm,  part  of  which  passes  through
8. Karnataka  state.  Kavach  is  being  provided  on  Indian  Railway progressively. 8. Further the following stretches of the railway network in Karnataka  are  also  presently  identified  for  provision  of  Kavach system: i. Central Railway: 86 Route Km ii. South Western Railway: 1198 Route Km 9. Implementation of Kavach involves installation of Station Kavach at  each  and  every  station,  installation  of  RFID  tags  throughout the track length and provision of Loco Kavach on each and every Locomotive running on Indian Railway, a communication backbone, requiring installation of Towers throughout the section, laying of optical Fiber throughout the section. Presently there  are  three  Indian  OEMs  who  are  approved  for  Kavach. Efforts  are  being  made  to  develop  more  OEMs  to  enhance  the capacity and scale up the implementation of Kavach.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 141 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Dynamic Fare Ticketing System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. Selvaraj, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## DYNAMIC FARE TICKETING SYSTEM

- *141. SHRI M. SELVARAJ: DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  train  fare  has been recently increased manifold during the festival season under Dynamic  Fare  system  which  was  more  than  flight/air  fare  due  to which many common and poor people have severely suffered and were unable to travel to their hometown to celebrate festivals;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons for increasing the fare under Dynamic Fare system;
- (d) whether any complaints have been received from any forum/railway users forum to abolish this ticketing system and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Ministry is likely to take necessary action to abolish Dynamic Fare in all trains to all destinations to enable the poor to
- undertake journeys; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  141  BY  SHRI  M.  SELVARAJ  AND  DR.  T.R. PAARIVENDHAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  13.12.2023 REGARDING DYNAMIC FARE TICKETING SYSTEM (a) to (f): No fare rationalization has been done in recent past. Indian Railways always strives to provide affordable services to all strata of society. Accordingly, it operates different categories of train services to  cater  to  the  travel  needs  of  various  sections  of  society  which include  trains  with  lower  fare  to  give  benefit  to  underprivileged section of the society and also trains with enhanced facilities. In  addition  to  the  regular  time  tabled  train  services,  which  are operated on regular fare, Indian Railways also operates special trains to clear extra rush during festival/peak demand period. Moreover,  Indian  Railways  gave  subsidy  of 59,837  crore  on passenger tickets in 2019-20. This amounts to concession of 53% on an  average,  to  every  person,  travelling  on  Railways.  This  subsidy  is continuing for all passengers. Feedback regarding various passenger related policies including passenger fare is received continuously through various forums such as passenger associations, consultative committees at station, division, zonal levels etc. Further, passenger fare rationalization is an ongoing  and  continuous  process  based  upon  inputs  received  from various channels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Frequency of Jan Sadharan/Antyodaya Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1838 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## FREQUENCY OF JAN SADHARAN/ANTYODAYA TRAINS

1838. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  has  carried out any study/research into increasing the number of Jan Sadharan/Antyodaya trains in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  considered  increasing  the  frequency  of existing  Jan  Sadharan/  Antyodaya  trains  in  India  to  cater  to  the  growing number of passengers in India, especially along the Diamond Quadrilateral;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has considered increasing the number of stops of existing Jan Sadharan and Antyodaya trains so as to increase coverage of the existing train services; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  regarding  the  train  routes  under  consideration for the increase in train service coverage and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f) Monitoring of passenger traffic pattern is a continuous exercise on Indian Railways (IR). Besides, introduction of new train services, increase in frequency  and  provision  of  stoppage  of  trains  (including  Jan  Sadharan/ Antyodaya Express services), are  ongoing processes on IR dependent inter alia on operational feasibility, resource availability, competing demands etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1835 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Setting up of Canteens in C-Grade Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1835

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## SETTING UP OF CANTEENS IN C-GRADE STATIONS

†1835. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  lack  of  canteens  in  the  newly  built  platforms  in Bikaner Division under the North Western Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  approve  the  setting  up  of canteens  in  C-grade  stations  considering  the  demand  of  passengers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d): Catering units at each station over Indian Railways including stations in Bikaner Division are provided as per passenger requirements.

It  is  continuous endeavour of Indian Railways to ensure availability of adequate catering facilities at each station.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Post Offices in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1834 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## POST OFFICES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 1834.   SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Post Offices in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of number of Post Offices not connected to internet in Andhra Pradesh, districtwise; and
- (c) the measures being taken to expedite the process of digitizing to all the Post Offices in the State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) Total number of Post Offices in Andhra Pradesh is 10,668.
- (b) District-wise detail of number of post offices not connected with internet is at Annexure.
- (c) All  post  offices  in  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  except  35  Branch  Post  Offices  have  been digitized with the implementation of Core Banking Solution (CBS), Core Insurance Solution (CIS), Core System Integrator (CSI) and by way of providing mobile devices to Branch Post Offices.

## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) for Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1834 to be answered on 13 TH  December, 2023 regarding 'Post Offices in Andhra Pradesh'

| Sl.No   | Name of the District   |   Number of Branch Post office without Internet |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Alluri Sitaramaraju    |                                              21 |
| 2       | YSR Kadapa             |                                               1 |
| 3       | Annamayya              |                                               1 |
| 4       | Sri Satya Sai          |                                              11 |
| 5       | Nandyal                |                                               1 |
| Total   | Total                  |                                              35 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Deployment of Armed Manpower
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1832 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED MANPOWER

1832.   SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  no  Standard  Operating  Procedures (SOPs) to be adopted for transportation of Arms and Ammunition through railway goods to ensure the safety of such sensitive consignments and their escort personnel till date and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  in  guidelines for deployment  of  armed  manpower  to  escort  consignments  of  Arms  and Ammunition; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): To ensure safe transportation of arms and ammunition through railway as parcel by licence-holders or Government  departments, measures  have  been  prescribed  in  Indian  Railway  Commercial  Manual (Vol-I).

Further,  a  Security  Circular  No.  01/2023  dated  28.02.2023  has  been issued  by  Ministry  of  Railways  for  escorting  of  Arms  and  Ammunition during  its  transport  that  belongs  to  Railway  Protection  Force/  Railway Protection Special Force (RPF/RPSF).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Reinstating of Train Services of NF Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## REINSTATING OF TRAIN SERVICES OF NF RAILWAYS

1829. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  number  and  details  of  train  services  withdrawn  by  NF Railways in the last four years;
- (b) the number of new trains that have been introduced in the zone during the same period;
- (c) whether the Government feels that withdrawing of lesser known trains  connecting lesser known points has helped the poor people for whom railway means lifeline as it provides cheaper transit;
- (d) if so, whether the Government plans to reinstate the services of the trains; and
- (e) if so, by when and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e)  With a view to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, Indian  Railways  had  discontinued  the  operation  of  all  regular passenger  carrying  trains  with  effect  from  23rd  March,  2020  and only special train services were being operated.  Since November2021, Mail/express train services are being operated as per rationalized  time  table  and  regular  train  numbers.  Further,  Indian Railways have undertaken rationalization of time table, in a scientific  manner  with  the  assistance  of  IIT-Bombay inter-alia  to provide  better  passenger  safety  by  creating  maintenance  corridor blocks,  minimize  conflicts  in  existing  time-table.    During  the  last four  years  i.e.  from  2019-2020  to  2022-2023,  16  pairs  of  train services have been introduced on Northeast Frontier Railway(NFR).Further  introduction  of  train  is  an  ongoing  process over Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification, resource availability etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: IT and Evidence Act
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1826

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## IT AND EVIDENCE ACT

## 1826.   DR. BEESETTI VENKATASATYAVATHI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning tore-strategize its Information and Technology Act andEvidence Act to deal with new age cyber crimes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  boostthe  amount  it  spends  on  cyber  security researchanddevelopment; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  to  (d):  Provisions  relating  to  punishment  for  contraventions  under  the  Information Technology Act, 2000 ('IT Act") under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023  (18  of  2023)'  enacted  on  11 th August  2023  were  recently  amended.With  regard  to Evidence  Act,  it  is  submitted  that  a  bill  namely  'Bharatiya  Sakshya  Bill  2023'  to  replace Evidence Act, 1872 incorporating technological advancement undergone in the country, has been introduced in the Parliament.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Reservation Rules
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1825

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023)

## RESERVATION RULES

## 1825. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that services outsourced by the Ministries/Departments from private agencies as well as the personnel engaged for services from private agencies do not follow the rules of reservation in favour of SC/ST/OBC/women and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has issued any directions/instructional orders to obey the rules of reservation in favour of SC/ST/OBC/women in the services which have been outsourced during the last ten years; and
- (c) 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) to (c):   Rules 177 to 206 of the General Financial Rules, 2017 (GFR 2017), provides for hiring  Consulting  Services  and  Non-Consulting  Services.  A  Coordination  Committee  for Affirmative Action in the Private sector was set up by the Government in 2006. In the first Coordination Committee meeting, it was stated that the best course for achieving progress on the issue of affirmative action is through voluntary action by the industry itself. Accordingly, the Apex Industry Associations, namely Confederation of Indian industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry  of  India  (ASSOCHAM)  and  Dalit  Indian  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Industry (DICCI)  have  prepared  Voluntary  Code  of  Conduct  (VCC)  for  their  member  companies centered around education, employability and entrepreneurship to achieve inclusion. Measures undertaken  by  the  members  of  Industry  Associations,  inter-alia,  include  scholarships, vocational training, entrepreneurship development programmes, coaching etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Higher Fares in Vande Bharat Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## HIGHER FARES IN VANDE BHARAT TRAINS

†1817. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is charging fares from passengers in Vande Bharat trains at a rate which is even more than 1.5 times the fares being charged in the Shatabdi Express trains and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has renamed the Shatabdi Express trains and are running these as Vande Bharat trains and if so, the details in this regard;
- (c)  whether the Government is running the Rajdhani Express trains by renaming it as Tejas and is charging more fare from the passengers; and
- (d) if so, 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1817 BY SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV AND SHRI RAJIV RANJAN  SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2023 REGARDING HIGHER FARES IN VANDE BHARAT TRAINS (a) & (b): No, Sir. Vande Bharat Express is a different type of train from Shatabdi Express. It is a new technology and has improved facilities like faster acceleration and semi high speed, better ride comfort, automatic plug doors etc. (c) & (d): No, Sir.  Tejas Rajdhani Express is a different type of train from Rajdhani  Express.  It  has  improved  facilities  like  electro-pneumatic assisted  brakes,  automatic  entrance  plug  type  door,  re-designated  eleather  upholstery  in  seats,  passenger  information  system  and  digital destination board, fire and smoke detection system, provision of CCTVs cameras etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Robotic Process Automation
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Rekha Arun Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1814

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 13.12.2023

## ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION

## 1814.   SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Future  Skill  PRIME  Projectundertaken  by  the  Government  along with its aimsand objectives including in various districts of Gujarat,district-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  open  Robotic-Process  Automation  (RPA) labs in the country and if so, the details thereof including in Dahod, Gujarat, and at NIELIT in Gorakhpur,Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  set  upmore  Robotic  Process  Automation (RPA) labsacross the country; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including  Gujarat,  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to  (d):      A  number  of  programmes  are  being  implemented  for  digital  skilling  all around  the  country  including  by  NIELIT.    FutureSkills  PRIME  (Programme  for  Reskilling/Up-skilling  of  IT  Manpower  for  Employability)  is  one  such  programme  that  is being implemented in partnership with Industry which deals with technologies including robotic process automation. So far, more than 6.6 lakh candidates have been enrolled in various  courses,  out  of  which  2.7  lakh  candidates  have  completed  their  courses.  In addition,  40  C-DAC/  NIELIT  Resource  Centres  (Lead/  Co-Lead  Centres)  have  so  far trained 10,568 Government Officials and 2,126 Trainers under the said programme. In the state  of  Gujarat,  6,827  candidates  have  enrolled,  out  of  which  2,429  candidates  have completed their course, district-wise details are given in Annexure.Under the FutureSkills PRIME Programme, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) labs have been set up at NIELIT Centres in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) & Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh); and at CDAC centre in Kolkata (West Bengal) through which, 762 Government Officials and 39 Trainers have been  trained.  Further,  twelve  (12)  courses  on  Robotic  Process  Automation  (RPA)  are available on the FutureSkills PRIME platform. A total of 4,658 candidates (including 185 learners from Gujarat) have been enrolled in these courses, out of which 959 candidates have completed their course (including 87 candidates from Gujarat).

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