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Lok Sabha Question No. 4052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Setting up of JVC
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4052 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## SETTING UP OF JVC

4052. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways and the State Government of Kerala have agreed to set up a Joint Venture Company (JVC) with 49:51 share capital to take up various projects in the State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the State Government of Kerala has submitted the details of some important projects to be taken up initially under this agreement; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  these  projects  and  the  decision  of Railways thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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. 4052 BY  SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.08.2016  REGARDING SETTING UP OF JVC

(a) and (b): Yes, Madam.  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ministry of Railways and Government of  Kerala  for  formation  of  a  Joint  Venture  Company  (JVC)  on 27.01.2016.    This  JVC  would  undertake  identified  projects  for development,  financing  &  implementation  and  form  projects specific  subsidiary  companies  i.e.  Special  Purpose  Vehicles  to undertake each of the identified projects.

(c)  and  (d):  Government  of  Kerala  has  identified  the  following projects:-

1. Introduction of Suburban Railway Service between Thiruvananthapuram and Chengannur.
2. Construction of Angamali-Sabarimala railway line.
3. Construction of Nilambur-Nanjangud line.
4. Construction of Guruvayoor-Tirunavaya line.
5. Construction of Kochi (Cochin)-Madurai line.
6. Laying  of  Rail  container  track  to  Cochin  International Airport Limited.
7. Taking up doubling of lines, gauge conversion and electrification.
8. 8.
9. Setting up of Palakkad Rail Coach Factory. Government  of  Kerala  has  been  requested  to  expedite

signing of Joint Venture Agreement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Luxury Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4051 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## LUXURY TRAIN

## 4051.  SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

## SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is considering to run a luxury train modelled on the palace on wheels on the Buddhist Circuit;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  IRCTC  is  also  considering  to  form  joint  ventures  with China and Japan in this regard; and
- (d)     if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) & (b): Luxury tourist trains are introduced at the instance of State Tourism Corporations / Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation.  Presently, there is no proposal to operate luxury tourist trains on Buddhist Circuit. However, a Buddhist special train is already in  operation  utilizing  a  conventional  Rajdhani  rake  offering  facilities comparable to a semi luxury train.

- (c):     No, Madam.
- (d):     Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Funds for Housing Sector
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY, KRISTAPPA NIMMALA, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

No. 4050

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSI NG & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4050 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2016

## FUNDS FOR HOUSING SECTOR

SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY:

SHRI NIMMALA KRISTAPPA:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

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

- (a) the amount of funds invested in housing sector during the last two years;
- (b) the share of Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in the said investment;
- (c) the details of the housing projects for which FDI has been
- utilised during the last two years;
- (d) whether a large number of houses are being constructed to meet  the  requirements  of  persons  belonging  to  higher income group of the society;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  if  not,  the  breakup  of  houses  constructed  for  the  persons belonging to middle income group, lower income group and the economically weaker sections?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a): The Ministry has been implementing Jawaharlal Nehru National

Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) and

Cont….

Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (Urban)  -  Housing  for  All  {PMAY(U)HFA}  Mission  for  providing  houses  and  related  civic  amenities  to urban poor including slum dwellers. During last two financial years, Rs. 3032.61 crore has been released in projects for construction of 6,47,354 houses  in the States/UTs under these  schemes.

(b) & (c): There is no share of Foreign Institutional Investors/FDI in the housing projects under the above schemes so far.

(d)  &  (e):  No,  Madam.  In  pursuance  of  the  Government's  vision  of facilitating housing to all by 2022, the Government launched PMAY (U)- Housing for All Mission on 25.06.2015 with the aim to assist the States/UTs for providing houses for all eligible families/beneficiaries among  the  urban  poor  belonging  to  Economically  Weaker  Section (EWS) and Low Income Group (LIG) category. The scheme guidelines comprise four components viz In-situ Slum Redevelopment, Affordable Housing through Credit Linked Subsidy, Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership  and  Subsidy  for  beneficiary-led individual house construction.

(f):  Under the schemes of JNNURM and RAY, 13, 86,761 houses of EWS  category  have  been  sanctioned  of  which  construction  of 10,60,899  houses  has  been  completed.  Further,  8,54,386  houses EWS category for urban poor have been sanctioned for construction under  PMAY(U)-HFA  Mission  since  its  inception  on  25.06.2015. Under this Mission, construction of 1,770 houses has been completed  so  far.  Additionally,  8,004  beneficiary  households  of EWS/LIG  category  have  been  disbursed  interest  subsidy  under Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) of PMAY (U).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: New Train from Delhi to Jind via Sonepat-Gohana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4048 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

NEW TRAIN FROM DELHI TO JIND VIA SONEPAT-GOHANA †4048. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  introduce  a  new train  from  Delhi  to  Jind  via  Sonepat-Gohana  keeping  in  view  the increasing number of passengers;
- (b) if so, the number of train(s) proposed to be introduced;
- (c) the time by which the trains are likely to be introduced; and
- (d)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  introduce  a  new  train  in  the Parliamentary Constituency Sonepat to Jind via Gohana to and fro in the morning  and evening and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (d)  74019/74020  Jind-Sonepat  DEMU  (6  days  a  week)  has already been introduced w.e.f. 26.06.2016.  At present, there is no proposal  to  introduce  a  new  train  from  Delhi  to  Jind  via  Sonepat, Gohana  due  to  operational  and  resource  constraints.    However, introduction of train is an ongoing process over Indian Railways and is  done  keeping  in  view  the  traffic  pattern,  operational  feasibility, resource availability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: C-MET
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4046

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.08.2016

## C-MET

## 4046 SHRIMATI  KAVITHA  KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Centre  for  Materials  for  Electronics  Technology  (C-MET)  has  developed indigenous technology for making super capacitors;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  number  of  companies  signed-up  for  the  technology  partnership  with  C-MET  to develop such super-capacitors in India.

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b):   Yes,  Sir.  Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had successfully  completed  a  project  at  C-MET,  Thrissur  to  develop  laboratory  scale  process technology for  carbon  aerogel  powder and tapes to prepare active electrode for the  aerogel supercapacitors; and fabrication of aerogel supercapacitor cell of 35 F capacitance.

The technology for production of aerogel supercapacitor in pilot-scale has been considered to facilitate  the  transfer  of  technology  for  commercialization.  A  project  has,  therefore,  been initiated  at  C-MET,  Thrissur,  co-funded  by  Department  of  Science  &  Technology.    M/s Keltron  Component  Complex  Ltd.  (KCCL),  a  Kerala  Govt.  Public  Sector  Company  is  the industrial collaborator of the project.

(c):   M/s Keltron Component Complex Limited (KCCL), Kannur, a Kerala Govt. undertaking Public Sector  Company has signed a MoU  with C-MET  for developing 'Aerogel Supercapacitors' of selected size/values in India. In addition, C-MET has invited 'Request for proposal (RFP)' from other interested Indian parties for the Technology Partnership/ Facility usage of the 'Aerogel Supercapacitor Technology', on non-exclusive basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4044 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Comprehensive Mobility Plan
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4044 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2016

## COMPREHENSIVE MOBILITY PLAN

No. 4044                         SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of cities that have created Comprehensive Mobility Plans (CMPs) for promoting sustainable transport;
- (b) whether the Government provides any support in the creation of CMPs; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to  (c):  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  provides  financial
- assistance  of  up  to  80%  for  preparation  of  Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) on the request of the State Governments/Union Territories subject to certain conditions. Twenty five cities viz., Tumkur, Devangere, Shimoga, Agartala,  Gangtok,  Shillong,  Bhatinda,  Patiala,  Pathankot, Jalandhar,  Amirstar,  Kalyan-Dombivili,  Mangalore,  Mysore, Belgaum, Bellary, Gulbarga, Hubli-Dharwar, Jaipur, Tirupati, Bidar, Chitradurga, Bijapur, Hospet and Raichur have prepared CMPs with the financial assistance provided by the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Continuation of Projects under Rajiv Awas Yojana
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4043

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2016

## CONTINUATION OF PROJECTS UNDER RAJIV AWAS YOJANA

No. 4043 SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has accepted the Government  of  Odisha's  request  to  approve  and  provide further  financial  assistance  for  the  projects  sanctioned
- under Rajiv Awas Yojana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  requested  funds  can  be  released  under  the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana if the same cannot be done under Rajiv Awas Yojana; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c):  Government of India sanctioned 18 projects under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)/Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) in the State of Odisha. Of these, 16 on-going RAY projects for construction of 11,235  houses for slum dwellers/urban poor have been subsumed HFA} Mission and the remaining two projects, which had not started

- in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) -Housing for All {PMAY (U)on ground as on 31.03.2015, were cancelled.  The committed

central  assistance  for  the  16  on-going  RAY  projects  is  Rs.  290.16 crore out of which Rs. 136.26 crore has already been released. This Ministry releases subsequent instalments of the central assistance for the on-going projects on receipt of Utilization Certificates from the  State  Govt.  with  regard  to  the  earlier  releases  made  in  these projects.

(d) to (e) : State Government of Odisha may consider the cancelled RAY projects under PMAY (U)-HFA Mission in consonance with the scheme guidelines for seeking central assistance for such projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Skill Centres in Foreign Countries
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4042 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## SKILL CENTRES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES QUESTION

†4042. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:            DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL

NISHANK": SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be  pleased to state:

- (a) whether the skill development centres have been set up in foreign countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
- (c) the number of persons imparted training in the said centres;
- (d) whether the Government is providing employment abroad under skill development scheme; and
- (e) if  so,  the  number  of  persons  who  got  employment  so  far  under  the  said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) to (e) The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  through  their  Training Partners  (TPs)  around  7000  training  centres  across  the  country.  However,  NSDC has  not  set  up  any  skill  development  centre  abroad.  A  number  of  persons  getting training  in  these  training  centres  get placements  abroad.  During  2015-16,  around 1500 trainees got overseas jobs in United Arab Emirates, Dubai Qatar, Kuwait Saudi Arabia etc.

Further, to provide requisite skill training and certification to youth looking for overseas  job  opportunities  across  various  sectors  as  per  global  standards,  the MSDE  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  the  Ministry  of External Affairs (MEA) for Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY). Under PKVY, the youth going for overseas jobs would be provided Pre-Departure Orientation Training (PDOT) relating to knowledge of the local culture, language, work ethics and other soft  skills  relevant  to  the  country  in  which  they  obtain  a  job.  The  MSDE  through NSDC Training Partners have already opened fifteen India International Skill Centres in this regard on 15 th July 2016 - six in Uttar Pradesh, two in Kerala and one each in Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan,  West  Bengal  and Chandigarh respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: EDUSAT
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

## 4040.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4040

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016

## EDUSAT

- SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the satellite placed in orbit exclusively for the education  sector,  EDUSAT  has  achieved  its  desired objectives;
- (b)
- if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) whether  any  agreements  have  been  signed  with  any country for the launch of more such satellites from India; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- Yes Madam.
- (a)
- (b) The Edusat satellite was planned for demonstrating the capabilities  of  satellite  communication  technology  for education sector. The satellite was launched in

O.I.H.

September 2004 and supported the educational services till  October  2010.  During  this  period,  83  tele-education networks  connecting  about  5000  interactive  and  about 55000 receive only terminals were established and many educational transmission experiments were demonstrated  using  satellite  communication  networks. After  October  2010,  the  tele-education  networks  are migrated  to  other  communication  satellites  like  INSAT3C, INSAT-4CR and GSAT-12.

- (c) No Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Regularisation of Temporary Cinemas
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4039

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2016

## REGULARISATION OF TEMPORARY CINEMAS

No. 4039           SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government had issued a gazette notification to modify the Master Plan of Delhi -2021 notifying its policy for regularisation of temporary cinemas in Delhi and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has implemented the policy for regularisation of temporary cinemas in Delhi;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether Board of Inquiry and Hearing of DDA had itself recommended the
- making of said policy;
- (e) if so, whether the same board has now recommended that its
- recommendations be not implemented; and
- (f) if so, the reasons for two different recommendations by the same board of inquiry and hearing?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) : The policy to allow existing temporary cinemas to continue on permanent basis has been notified in the Master Plan for Delhi-2021 vide notification S.O. 1487(E) dated 07.06.2013. The details of the policy are available at

http://moud.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/moud/files/temporary%20cinemas. pdf.

- (b) & (c):    In order to implement the policy, DDA has processed the change of land use of 4 cases of existing temporary cinemas under Section 11-A of the Delhi Development Act, 1957.

Cont…

- (d) to (f) : DDA has informed that the Board of Inquiry and Hearing, set up in DDA, recommended policy modification in the Master Plan for Delhi2021 (MPD-2021) in its meeting held on 22.02.2013, and recommended processing of change of land use in individual cases as per MPD-2021 modifications  in  its  meeting  held  on  18.07.2014.    Thus,  the  two meetings of the Board of Inquiry and Hearing dealt with two different subjects and hence, had two different recommendations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Re-Opening of Closed Railway Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, HARI OM PANDEY, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4038 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## RE-OPENING OF CLOSED RAILWAY CROSSINGS

4038.  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal to re-open closed railway crossings on which flyovers have been constructed to facilitate movement of pedestrians  and  light  vehicles  to  avoid  accidents  occurring  thereon regularly;

(b)    if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government thereon; and

- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (c):  Railway  sanctions  work  of  construction  of  Road  Over  Bridges (ROBs)  on  cost  sharing  basis  in  lieu  of  busy  level  crossings  subject  to certain conditions with State Governments.  Consent of State Government for closure of level crossing on completion of ROB is essential prerequisite as railway sanctions the work to eliminate level crossings to improve  safety  and  efficiency  of  vehicles  as  well  as  train  operations. After  construction  of  ROB,  all  road  traffic  is  supposed  to  pass  through ROB.  Railways do not consider proposals for reopening of level crossing after  construction  of  ROB.    In  some  cases,  Railway  may  also  consider construction of Subway along with ROB to facilitate the movement of nonmotorised vehicle units.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: License to Vendors at Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4037 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## LICENSE TO VENDORS AT STATIONS

†4037. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has any plan to ban/remove, trolleys, trays/khomchas and  moving  vendors  which  are  selling  food  and  other items to passengers while lengthy trains are halted on platforms;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    the further steps taken by the Railways in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  to  (c):  No,  Madam.    In  accordance  with  the  Catering  Policy  2010, trolleys/khomchas have been allowed to continue on selective basis at Railway Stations. However, in order to reduce congestion and providing easy access  of catering services to General Service unreserved passengers, these trolleys/ khomchas are generally provided at ends of platforms.    Such  trolleys/khomchas  have  adequate  availability  of  the low  priced  Janta  Khana  and  food  from  Jan  Aahar  outlets  in  order  to cater to the needs of not so affluent passengers.

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