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Lok Sabha Question No. 1610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Schools of Architecture
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

# GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

#### LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1610

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015

**Schools of Architecture**

**1610.	SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:**

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

(a) whether a disability aspect in curriculum exists in schools of architecture across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government intends to include this curriculum in other schools also; (d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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### ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The disability aspect in curriculum exists in various schools of architecture across the country. Designing barrier free buildings and creating urban infrastructure has been inducted in the syllabus of most of the Institutions/ Universities. It is also being taught as a topic in allied subjects under various heads/part of subjects of undergraduate architectural curriculum in various Universities like Pune University, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Schools of Planning & Architecture of Delhi, Bhopal & Vijayawada, University of Calicut etc.

(c) to (e): The Government does not prescribe the curriculum for Architectural programmes. However, the curriculum in the schools of architecture is decided by the Academic Council/Governing Body of the respective Schools/Universities/Institutions, as per the Minimum Standards of Architectural Education prescribed by the Council of Architecture, a statutory body under the Architects Act, 1972.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: ICWF
Ministry: OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

Government of India

Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1609**

To be answered on 29 th July, 2015

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**ICWF**

**†1609. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:**

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

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(a) whether the Government has set up Indian Community Welfare Fund and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the annual amount fixed for this fund;

(c) the quantum of amount spent from this fund along with the number of persons benefited therefrom; and

(d) whether this fund may be utilised to bring back the dead body of any Non-Resident Indian or any Persons of Indian Origin or Worker to India and if so, the details thereof and the number of persons benefited therefrom so far?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS**

**SMT. SUSHMA SWARAJ**

(a) Yes Madam.  Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) was set up in 2009 in 18 Indian Missions to meet contingency expenditure incurred by them for various on-site welfare activities for Overseas Indian Citizens in distress. Thereafter, in 2010 and 2011, the ICWF was extended to remaining Indian Missions abroad. Overseas Indian Nationals in distress can apply for assistance under ICWF by approaching the concerned Indian Mission/Post.

(b)   The main source of ICWF is the service charge levied by Indian Missions/Posts on Passport and Visa services, issue of OCI and PIO cards; attestation of documents and other miscellaneous consular services rendered by them. To enable Indian Missions/Posts to setup the ICWF, this Ministry provides initial budgetary support, on a case-to-case basis, to the tune of Rs. 5 lakh for three years or until the period the Fund becomes self-sustaining, whichever is earlier.

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(c)  As per information made available to this Ministry by 151 Indian Missions/Posts in July, 2015, Rs. 68.86 crores has been spent from this fund so far. The total number of beneficiaries of ICWF, as per information received from Indian Missions/Posts is nearly 56741.

(d)  Yes Madam. ICWF can be used to bring to India the dead body of a deceased Indian citizen from the foreign country. The family or friends of the deceased Indian national request such assistance from the concerned Indian Mission/Post to cover expenditure on incidentals; air lifting mortal remains to India or local cremation/burial of the deceased overseas Indian where sponsor is unable or unwilling to do so as per the contract and the family is unable to meet the cost.

As per information made available to this Ministry by 151 Indian Missions/Posts in July, 2015, assistance has been provided in 794 cases of deceased Indian citizens abroad.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Mortal Remains of Persons
Ministry: OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

Government of India

Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1608**

To be answered on 29 th July, 2015

**Mortal Remains of Persons**

**1608. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:**

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

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(a) the average number of days taken for completion of procedures in case of natural and unnatural death to bring back the mortal remains of persons of Indian origin, who die abroad and details thereof;

(b) whether the Government, in consultation with various countries, proposes to simplify the said procedure and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has any plans to appoint one nodal office to coordinate with the family members of those who have lost a relative abroad; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and whether such nodal office will also cover all expenses of bringing back the mortal remains of the deceased?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS**

**SMT. SUSHMA SWARAJ**

(a): It varies between 1-3 working days in case of natural death and 1-7 working days in case of unnatural death in most countries, if documentation is complete, except in Jordan and Lebanon, where it varies between 10-21 working days.  In Saudi Arabia, dispatch of mortal remains takes 4-6 weeks in cases of natural death, and 16 weeks, or even more, if the death occurs due to unnatural reason, like road traffic accident, industrial mishap and murder. The mortal remains are released only after the investigations are completed.

(b):   The procedure depends on local laws of the host countries.

The Indian Missions facilitate completion of paperwork in 1-2 days.  They also help the affected persons follow up with local authorities for completion of local formalities.

(c) & (d): The Missions directly coordinate with the family members, under the overall guidance of the Ministries of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs.

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The Indian Community Welfare Fund can be used to bring to India the dead body of a deceased Indian citizen from the foreign country. The family or friends of the deceased Indian national may request such assistance from the concerned Indian Mission/ Post to cover expenditure on incidentals; air lifting mortal remains to India or local cremation/burial of the deceased overseas Indian where sponsor is unable or unwilling to do so as per the contract and the family is unable to meet the cost.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Victimization of Indian Doctors
Ministry: OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

Government of India

Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1607**

To be answered on 29 th July, 2015

**Victimization of Indian Doctors**

**1607. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:**

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

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(a) whether it is true that the Government is aware that the Indian doctors working in UK have alleged victimization and racism;

(b) whether it is also true that Indian doctors working in UK have also urged the Indian Government to take up the issue with the UK Government; and

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

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS**

**SMT. SUSHMA SWARAJ**

1. to (c) As reported by the High Commission of India (HCI) in London (in early June 2015), a group of three doctors of Indian origin  brought such allegations to the attention of the High Commission.  They also informed that it was not just specific to them and that doctors from other South Asian countries, East Europe, Africa, Caribbean and China were equally subject to such discrimination.  There are no officially available statistics to conclusively demonstrate the seriousness of this issue.  An Association of Indian Doctors, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO), has been voicing their concern to the NHS and the UK General Medical Council (GMC) (GMC is an autonomous body responsible for registration of doctors and to evaluate/investigate and decide upon any complaints against doctors).  The High Commission conveyed to BAPIO on June, 27, 2015 that if the allegations are true, then it is a matter of concern to the Government of India.

The High Commission is in the process of obtaining evidence with the help of Indian doctors to be able to meaningfully take up the matter with the British authorities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Expenditure on Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## 1 LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1603

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2015

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EXPENDITURE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

**†1603.	SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:**

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

1. whether the Government expenditure in terms of percentage of gross domestic product on higher education in India is very low as compared to China, America and Britain;

1. if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year along with the comparative data of India and other countries in this regard;

1. the percentage expenditure of gross domestic product incurred on higher education during the last three years and current year:

1. whether the Government proposes to increase the expenditure on higher education in coming years; and

1. if so, the details thereof?

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**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(** [**SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI**](http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/BIODATA.pdf) **)**

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(a) to (e):  As per the data available with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the expenditure on higher education (including technical education) in India out of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 1.34%, 1.36% and 1.43% (provisional) during 2010-11, 2011-12 (Revised Estimates) and    2012-13 (Budget Estimates) respectively.  Similar data for other countries are not

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being maintained by this Ministry.  However, as per the latest figures available on the website of UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) ( [www.uis.unesco.org](http://www.uis.unesco.org/) ), government expenditure on higher education as percentage of GDP in America and Britain is 1.36% and 1.27% respectively.  For China, latest figure is available for the year 1999 only, which is 0.46%.  The outlay of Department of Higher Education for the XII Five year Plan is Rs.110700 crore as compared to the actual expenditure of the XI Plan, which was Rs.39646.82 crore for the Department of Higher Education.  This is an increase of about three times.  This increase in central plan outlay for higher education represents a determined effort on the part of the Central Government for raising public spending on higher education.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Funds for ISRO
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1602

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015

## FUNDS FOR ISRO

## 1602. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

- (a) whether the budgetary allocation for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has come down in the recent past and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  Antrix  Corporation  a  commercial  arm  of  ISRO  is generating  sufficient  funds  due  to  which  the  Government has reduced the budget of ISRO and if so, the facts thereof;
- (c) whether the programmes of ISRO  are facing  any  resource crunch; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) The  budgetary  allocation  for  Department  of  Space/Indian Space  Research  Organisation  are  made  based  on  the proposed programmatic requirements and has no relation to the funds generated by Antrix Corporation.
- (c) No Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Houses to Employees
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**DEPARTMENT OF POSTS**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1601**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29** **TH** **JULY, 2015**

**Houses to Employees**

**1601. 	SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:**

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

(a) 	whether there is shortage of  Government houses for Postal, Department of Telecommunications and Information Technology employees;

(b)	 if so, the details thereof and the  representations/complaints received, if any, in this regard;

(c) 	whether any action has been taken by the Government thereon; and

(d) 	if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

**THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)**

(a) & (b)	 No, Madam. There is no shortage of government houses for the employees of Department of Posts. The allotment of staff quarters is an ongoing and continuous process and it is undertaken as and where the quarter falls vacant.

As far as the Department of Telecommunications and Department of Electronics and Information Technology are concerned, the employees of these two Departments are covered under the General Pool Residential Accommodation system of the Directorate of Estates and no separate quota has been identified for them.

(c) & (d) Do not arise in view of the above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Driverless Metro
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1600**

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2015

**DRIVERLESS METRO**

**No. 1600.	SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:**

Will the MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

1. Whether first driverless metro train has been introduced in the country;
2. If so, the details thereof and manner in which safety of passengers is likely to be ensured in these trains; and
3. If not, the time by which such train is likely to be introduced in the country?

**ANSWER**

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

**(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)**

1. :	No, Madam.

(b):	Does not arise.

(c):	Driverless metro train is likely to be introduced in Delhi Metro by 2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Model Science Labs
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1598**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29/07/2015**

**MODEL SCIENCE LABS**

**1598.	SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:**

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**be pleased to state:**

**(a)		whether to inculcate scientific temperament among students, Government proposes to set up model science labs across the country beginning with North East;**

**(b)		if so, the details thereof, State/location-wise;**

**(c)		whether a plan has been chalked out in consultation with the Human Resource Development Ministry in this regard;**

**(d)		if so, the number of such labs proposed by his Ministry to be set up during the next three years and the total fund allocated for this purpose; and**

**(e)		the time by which such labs are likely to be opened all over the country?**

**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) to (e):  The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.**

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Mumbai Metro
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1597

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2015

MUMBAI METRO

NO. 1597      Dr. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

1. whether the Government has fixed/appointed/suggested the names of members of Fare Fixing Committee for Mumbai Metro-1 project;

(b)    if so,  the details of suggestion/observations made by the   committee;

(c)    whether Mumbai High Court has made some observations  in this regard; and

(d)    if so,  the details along with observations and the action    taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

1. :  Yes, Madam.
2. : Major recommendation/suggestion of Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) for Mumbai Metro Line-1  to Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) in their Report dated  08.07.2015 are as below:

- Fare is fixed at Rs.10 for commuting one station to the next station and the said rate of Rs.10 is to be multiplied by number of stations one commutes in either direction and such fare shall be applicable for either direction.

- It is open to the Mumbai Metro to fix different rates for the peak hours and non-peak hours.  Metro also may consider giving concessions to blind and other differently-abled persons appropriately.  It may also consider a concessional fare to the school going children and the seasonal fare for weekends or other festival days depending upon the increase in traffic in future.

(c):	No. Madam.

(d):	Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Smart Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1596**

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2015

**SMART CITIES**

| No.  **1596**   | SHRI KIRTI AZAD :   |
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Will the Minister of HOUSING  URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether some new policy declarations have been made by the Government to promote real estate sector under smart city along with the details thereof;

(b) 	the additional relaxations provided under the provisions to entrepreneurs constructing houses for the people of low income group under real estate sector along with the details thereof; and

(c)	the fresh steps being taken by the Government to increase the participation of private buildings in fulfilling the increasing demand of houses for the people of low and middle income group along with the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

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

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a):	The Smart Cities Mission is not to promote the development of the real estate sector, but to provide core infrastructure and to give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and

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sustainable environment and to apply smart solutions to improve services and infrastructure. Area–based development will transform existing areas (by retrofitting and redevelopment), including slums into better planned ones, thereby improving the liveability of the whole city. New areas (greenfield) will also be developed around cities in order to accommodate the expanding population in urban areas. Comprehensive development in this way will improve quality of life, create employment and enhance incomes for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged, leading to inclusive Cities.

(b) & (c):	In pusuance to Government’s vision of facilitating housing to all by 2022, this Ministry has launched the ‘Housing for All (Urban) Mission’ for EWS and LIG segments. This has four components – Slum rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers; Promotion of Affordable Housing for weaker sections through Credit Linked Subsidy; Affordable Housing in Partnership with public & private sectors; Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement. The Mission specially envisages an important role of the private sector in slum rehabilitation by using land as a resource and in the Affordable Housing in Partnership components of the Mission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: WLL Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1593**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29** **TH** **JULY, 2015**

**WLL Services**

**†1593.	 SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:**

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

(a) 	whether Wireless Local Loop (WLL) telecommunication services have been made available in rural areas of the country;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof as on date, State-wise, including Maharashtra;

(c) 	whether the WLL services are inactive in many rural areas of the country;

(d) 	if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(e) 	the steps taken by the Government to expand the WLL service and to make the service effective?

ANSWER

**THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY**

**(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)**

(a)	Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS) License/ Unified Access Services License (UASL)/ Unified Licenses (UL) issued to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) permits the licensees to provide services using any technologies including WLL. Many TSPs have been providing WLL Telecommunication Services in both rural and urban areas in the country including Maharashtra.

(b)	The existing number of WLL subscribers, State-wise, is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.

(c) to (d)	WLL Telecommunication Services were primarily used in place of landline telephone connections in those areas, where telephone cables were either not available or it was not feasible to provide landline connections in such areas. With the advent and penetration of affordable mobile services, most of the WLL subscribers have migrated to mobile connections having hand held devices and thus there have been negative growth of WLL subscribers. Eventually, the TSPs have started shutting down their WLL services depending on their business decision.

(e)	In view of reply to part (c) to (d) above, no action is required to be taken by the Government for expanding the WLL service and to make the service effective.

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