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Lok Sabha Question No. 3755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Pending Cases of RTI
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3755**

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015)

**PENDING CASES OF RTI**

3755. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether a large number of RTI requests are pending in various Government departments and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the reasons therefor; and

(b) 	the remedial measures being taken to make the functioning of the information commissions effective?

**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):  As per the Right to Information Act, 2005 it is mandatory on the part of Public Information Officer either to provide the information or reject the request for any of the reasons specified by the RTI Act within 30 days of receipt of the request.  Similarly, as per the RTI Act, an appeal shall be disposed of within 30 days on the receipt of the appeal by the First Appellate Authority or within such extended period not exceeding a total of 45 days from the date of filing thereof, as the case may be, for reasons to be recorded in writing.

As on 31.07.2015, 39444 appeals and complaints are pending in the Central Information Commission.

State-wise data on pending RTI appeals/complaints is available in each State Information Commission.

(b):    The Government has taken several steps like capacity building through training and issue of guidelines for Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities, so as to enable them to supply information/dispose of first appeal effectively, resulting into less number of appeals to the Information Commission. The Government apart from a number of clarificatory orders has also issued an OM No. 1/18/2007-IR dated 21 st September, 2007 and 1/6/2011-IR dated 15 th April, 2013 impressing upon the public authorities to disclose maximum information proactively so that citizens need not resort to filing of RTI applications to access information available with the public authorities.  The Central Information Commission has been granted autonomy in recruitment of staff. Further, Chief Information Commissioner and an Information Commissioner have been appointed in the Central Information Commission in June 2015.  There is now a Chief Information Commissioner and seven Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Mangala Corniche Scheme
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3754

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 12, 2015

**MANGALA CORNICHE SCHEME**

**No. 3754 	SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:**

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

1. whether the Government has received any proposal from the Government of Karnataka for financial assistance for “Mangala Corniche” scheme for development of Mangalore in the State;

1. if so, the details thereof and the funds sanctioned / released for the project;

1. if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which it is likely to be cleared; and

1. the other steps taken / being taken in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT**

**(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)**

(a):	 No, Madam.  Ministry of Urban Development has not received any proposal from the Government of Karnataka for financial assistance for “Mangala Corniche” scheme for development of Mangalore in the State.

(b) to (d): 	Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3750**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT**

**QUESTION**

**3750. 	SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:**

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

(a)	whether a large amount has not been released by the Government under various skill development schemes/programmes;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise and schemewise during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(c) 	the time by which the said amount is likely to be released by the Government?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**(SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)**

(a) to (c)	There are over 70 skill development schemes across various sectors implemented by over 20 Central Ministries/Departments for skill development across the Country. Funds under these schemes are provided by the concerned Ministries/Departments to the implementing agencies including States under the guidelines issued for the schemes. The annual achievements for skill training under these skill development schemes/programmes for the year 2012-13 to 2014-15 are as under:-

(Figures in lakhs)

| **Year**   |   **Number of persons trained** |
|------------|---------------------------------|
| 2012-2013  |                           51.88 |
| 2013-2014  |                           76.37 |
| 2014-2015  |                           76.12 |

Further, as an effort to align the skill development initiatives with the incremental human resource requirement, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) has been launched by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The scheme has an outlay of Rs. 1,500 crore, with a target to cover 24 lakh persons within next one year, under skill training (including 10 lakh under Recognition of Prior Learning).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Metro Rail Projects
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3749

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 12, 2015

METRO RAIL PROJECTS

NO. 3749      SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

1. the details of funds provided by Private Partners in case of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in various  metro rail projects, project-wise; and
2. the viability gap funding for different  metro projects supported  by the Government and under PPP mode?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)& (b):	At present, two metro projects, namely Mumbai Metro Line-1 and Hyderabad Metro Rail are being implemented in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.  As informed by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited   (HMRL),   the   funds provided   by Private Partners and Viability Gap Funding (VGF) approved by the Government are as follows:-

(Rs. In Crore)

|   S.No. | Name of Project      | Approved Funds provided by the  Private Partners   | VGF approved by the Government(s)  (Centre+State)   |
|---------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|      1. | Mumbai Metro Line-1  | 1,573.00                                           | 650.00                                              |
|      2. | Hyderabad Metro Rail | 12,674.00                                          | 1,458.00                                            |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Immigration Fees
Ministry: OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

Government of India

Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3748**

To be answered on 12 th August, 2015

**Immigration Fees**

**†3748. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:**

Will the Minister of OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

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(a) the amount of immigration fees received from the persons going abroad during the last three years; and

(b) the details of the utilization of the said funds?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE FOR OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS**

**GENERAL V.K. SINGH (RETD.)**

(a) to (b) : The Government received a sum of Rs.15.90 crore in 2012-13, Rs.16.54 crore in the year 2013-14 and Rs. 16.05 crore in the year 2014-15 as Emigration Fees.

The Emigration Fee received by the Protector General of Emigrants is deposited in the Revenue Receipts of the Central Government, under ‘Other Administrative Services’ head as part of Consolidated Fund of India. As such, the question of its direct utilization by this Ministry does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Posting at Same Place
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3747**

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015)

**POSTING AT SAME PLACE**

3747. SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether there is any policy of the Government for posting of married couples at the same place; and

(b) 	if so, the details thereof?

**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):   Consolidated guidelines for posting of husband and wife at the same station have been issued vide DoPT’s O.M. No. 28034/9/2009-Estt.(A) dated 30.09.2009.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Mobile Industry
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

### LOK SABHA

####### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3746

##### TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.08.2015

**MOBILE INDUSTRY**

**3746. 	SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:**

Will the Minister of Communications & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

(a)  whether the mobile commerce industry is growing as per the expectations in India;

(b)  if so, the details of major players in the market along with the market share;

(c)  whether there are  issues faced by the consumers regarding the safety and reliability of conducting business over a wireless connection; and

(d)   the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

##### ANSWER

MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) and  (b): According to NASSCOM, the Indian e-Commerce Industry is worth around Rs.85, 000Cr growing at Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of ~30%. Growing mobile and internet penetration, rise in Smartphone adoption, innovation in mobile technology, popularity of mobile based apps are factors which have led to growth of mobile commerce in India.

As per ASSOCHAM some of the major players in the e-commerce sector in India are Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, BookmyShow,Paytm. However, DeitY does not track the market share of e-commerce/m-commerce players.

(c) and (d): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Women in Government Offices
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3745**

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015)

**WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES**

†3745. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) 	the number of women employees in the Central Government offices;

(b) 	whether the Government proposes to provide 33 per cent reservation to the women in the Central Government offices and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) 	the reasons for not having sufficient number of women in the Central Government offices?

**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):    Estimated Women Employment in major Central Government offices as on 31 st March,2011  is 3.37 lakhs.

(Source: Report on Census of Central Government Employees as on 31 st March,2011)

(b):    No such proposal is under consideration.

(c):    There are various historical and social reasons for the women employees being lesser in number.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Joint Consultative Commission by Myanmar
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3744

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015

JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMISSION BY MYANMAR

3744.		DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)	whether it is true that the Government of India and the Government of Myanmar had their first Joint Consultative Commission meeting in New Delhi recently; and

(b)	if so, the details thereof and the purpose of holding such meeting and the decisions taken in the said meeting?

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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

(a) & (b)	The first meeting of the India-Myanmar Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) was held on July 16, 2015 in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj and the Myanmar delegation was led by Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin. The Ministers reviewed a wide range of matters of bilateral importance including in the areas of defence and security, trade and commerce, development cooperation, consular and cultural matters and cooperation in multilateral forums. The JCC has been established as an umbrella mechanism to facilitate interaction between various line ministries on the two sides, which will further enhance India-Myanmar bilateral ties.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

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**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3743**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015**

**Central Universities**

3743. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has sanctioned central universities during the last three years;

(b) if so, the details of Universities who have begun their functions;

(c) whether the Government has any proposal to start professional colleges such as medical, engineering and law under the Central University Act; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b)	Yes, Madam. The Central Govt. has sanctioned one Central University namely Mahatma Gandhi Central University under the Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014 in the State of Bihar. The University has not yet commenced functioning.

(c) & (d)	No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Study on Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3742

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015

## STUDY ON MINORITIES

3742.   SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: corelation between standard of living of minorities and communal harmony; (b)  if so,the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; riots on the psychology and behavioural pattern of minority communities; (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

- (e) whether  the Government  has  any  statistical records of total last five years and if so, the details thereof?

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiative  to  conduct  a  study  on  the (c)  whether the Government proposes to conduct a study on the effect of communal number  of communal  riots  targeted  on  minority  communities  in  the  country  during  the

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b): No such information is available.

(c) to (e): On behalf of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued guidelines on communal harmony to State Governments. Further,  'Public Order' and 'Police' are State subjects as per the provisions of the Constitution of India and the responsibility of dealing with communal violence and maintaining relevant data in this regard rest  primarily with the respective State Governments. No segregated data regarding attacks on  minorities is maintained by the Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: R&amp;D in Science and Technology
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3741**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/08/2015**

**R&D IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY**

**†3741.	SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:**

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**be pleased to state:**

**(a)		whether significant progress has been made in the field of research and development in science and technology through Atal Innovation Mission and Self Employment Talent Utilisation; and**

**(b)		if so, the details thereof?**

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES**

**(SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)**

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**(a) & (b):  Hon’ble Finance Minister in his Budget Speech, 2015 (para 48) announced the intention of the Government to establish, in National Institution for Transforming India (NITI), the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). AIM will be an Innovation Promotion Platform involving academics, entrepreneurs, and researchers and draw upon national and international experiences to foster a culture of innovation, Research and Development (R&D) and scientific research in India. The platform will also promote a network of world-class innovation hubs and Grand Challenges for India. Hon’ble Finance Minister in his Budget Speech also stated that initially, a sum of Rs. 150 crore will be earmarked for this purpose.**

**Hon’ble Union Finance Minister in his Budget speech for 2015-16 has announced establishment of a mechanism known as SETU (Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation). As per this announcement, SETU will be a Techno-Financial, Incubation and Facilitation Programme to support all aspects of start-up businesses, and other self-employment activities, particularly in technology-driven areas. An amount of Rs.1000 crore has been set aside initially in NITI Aayog for this purpose.**

**In pursuance to this, NITI Aayog has constituted an Expert Committee under the chairmanship of Professor Tarun Khanna, Director, South Asia Institute, Harvard University and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School, USA to work out the detailed contours for of these Schemes.**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Affidavits on Course Programme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3740

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th August, 2015

**Affidavits on Course Programme**

3740. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has directed different universities that have not filed the affidavits on course programmes to stop the distance education programmes;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether several universities have been served notice as per this direction and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the status of students who have already been enrolled in such universities?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a), (b) & (c): No, Madam. As per the information furnished by University Grants Commission (UGC), the Commission has requested all the Universities/Institutions which are running distance education courses/programmes for submission of an affidavit from them to ensure abiding of all the terms & conditions as envisaged by it for the purpose of maintaining the standards and quality in imparting education through Open & Distance Learning (ODL) mode for continuation of the recognition of the various courses/programmes during the current academic session 2015-16.

(d): The UGC has further stated that as soon as the affidavit is received from such Universities/Institutions, the same shall be processed on priority to avoid any inconvenience to the students for granting recognition to the various courses/programmes during the current academic session 2015-16. The names of the Universities/Institutions which have been given recognition for the academic year 2015-16 have been uploaded on UGC website ( [www.ugc.ac.in](http://www.ugc.ac.in/) ).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Voting on UNHRC Resolution
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM, SAUGATA ROY, C. N. JAYADEVAN, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, S. RAJENDRAN, GAURAV GOGOI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3739

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015

VOTING ON UNHRC RESOLUTION

3739.		SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

SHRI C. N. JAYADEVAN:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether India had abstained from voting on a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution against Israel; and

(b)	if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor?

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#### 2 ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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

(a) & (b)	India abstained during the vote on the UN Human Rights Council resolution entitled “Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestine Territory, including East Jerusalem” adopted during the 29 th Session of HRC held from 15 th June to 3 rd July, 2015. Following the voting on the resolution, it was clarified that there is no change in India’s long standing position of support to the Palestinian cause. India’s abstention was on account of a direct action-oriented reference made in the resolution to the International Criminal Court, of which India is not a member.

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