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Lok Sabha Question No. 466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: ROBs on National Highways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.466 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## ROBs ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

†466. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the work related to the construction of Rail Over Bridges (ROBs)  and  underpasses  at  National  Highways  in  Maharashtra  is pending;
- (b) if so, the locations of the said overbridges and underpasses;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to complete the said pending work during the current financial year; and
- (d)  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINSTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

STATEMENT  REFFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 466 BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.04.2016 REGARDING ROBs ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

(a) to (d): There are 12 level crossings on National Highways in the State  of  Maharashtra  as  on  01.04.2016.  Locations  of  these  level crossings are as under:

|   SN | Railway                    | Major Section           | Level Crossing No.   | At Railway km   |
|------|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
|    1 | Central Railway            | Chalisgaon - Dhule      | 19                   | 376/08-09       |
|    2 | Central Railway            | Badnera - Narkher       | 1                    | 666.05          |
|    3 | Central Railway            | Murtajapur - Yavatmal   | 3                    | 623/13-14       |
|    4 | Central Railway            | Sewagram - Ballharshah  | 14                   | 792/6-8         |
|    5 | Central Railway            | Amla - Nagpur           | 289                  | 1018/2-4        |
|    6 | Western Railway            | Udhna - Jalgaon         | 69                   | 103/7-8         |
|    7 | Western Railway            | Udhna - Jalgaon         | 74                   | 114/14-15       |
|    8 | South East Central Railway | Durg - Nagpur           | 561                  | 1112/22- 20     |
|    9 | South East Central Railway | Gondia - Chandafort     | GCF-27               | 1048/14         |
|   10 | South East Central Railway | Kandri siding at Ramtek | KR-15                | 1138/6          |
|   11 | South East Central Railway | Nagbhir - Nagpur        | NI-71                | 1236/3          |
|   12 | South East Central Railway | Nagbhir - Nagpur        | NI-72                | 1236/10         |

As  per  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  signed  between Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on 10.11.2014, MoRTH/National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) have to replace all level crossings on NH Corridors by Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs) at their cost in next five years subject to availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Second Reactor in KNPP
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.464 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## SECOND REACTOR IN KNPP

## 464. SHRI P.NAGARAJAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  fuel  loading  work  in  the  second  reactor  in  Kudankulam  Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) has been started;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the power generated by the second reactor after its operation so far and the power allotted to the State of Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)   No, Sir. Presently, preparatory works for fuel loading are in progress in the second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP 2 - 1000 MW). The fuel loading will be started on receipt of clearance for the same from Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  Board.  The  fuel  loading  will  be  followed  by criticality,  connection  to  the  grid  and  commercial  operation  in  line  with stage wise regulatory clearances.
- (c) The  second  unit  (KKNPP-2)  is  yet  to  start  generation.  The  Ministry  of Power has made a firm allocation of 925 MW from KKNPP 1&2 (2X1000 MW) to Tamil Nadu. In addition, Tamil Nadu will also have a share from unallocated  quota  of  300  MW.    At  present,  Tamil  Nadu  has  a  share  of 562.5 MW from KKNPP-1 (1000 MW) which is in operation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Training of SC/ST/OBC by NSDC
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## TRAINING OF SC/ST/OBC BY NSDC

## 463. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that only a very less population of SC/ST and OBCs were trained by National Skill Development Corporation  (NSDC) in the last few years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  during  each of  the last  three  years  and  the  current year along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  training percentage of these deprived classes of people; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  though  does  not  have  any  exclusive scheme for providing training to SC/ST/OBC candidates, however NSDC's training providers  have  provided  training  to  SC/ST/OBC  candidates.  Details  of  SC/ST  and OBC candidates trained and placed by NSDC's approved Training Partners, for the last three financial years, as follows:

| Year    | Training Provided      | Training Provided      | Training Provided      | Placement              | Placement              | Placement              |
|---------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|         | SC                     | ST                     | OBC                    | SC                     | ST                     | OBC                    |
| 2013-14 | 82869                  | 40718                  | 134122                 | 37361                  | 15312                  | 61911                  |
| 2014-15 | 130656                 | 56200                  | 214992                 | 49472                  | 30174                  | 99824                  |
| 2015-16 | 95374                  | 48452                  | 153801                 | 43215                  | 20425                  | 71133                  |
| 2016-17 | Data not yet compiled. | Data not yet compiled. | Data not yet compiled. | Data not yet compiled. | Data not yet compiled. | Data not yet compiled. |

(c) & (d) There  are  a  number  of  skill  development  schemes  across  various sectors  being  implemented  by  Central  Ministries/Departments.  All  these  schemes have provisions to promote the participation in skill development programmes by all socio-economic groups including SCs/STs and OBCs. Under the Craftsmen Training Scheme,  candidate  belonging  to  SC/ST  category  get the reservation in the proportion to their population in each State and Union Territory.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Protection of Whistle Blowers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 462

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016)

## PROTECTION OF WHISTLE BLOWERS

## 462. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Whistle  Blowers  Protection  Act  and  rules  there  under  are  yet  to  be notified;
- (b) if so, the reasons for the delay in its notification;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to expedite framing of rules under the Act and the time by which the rules are likely to be framed;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  secure  protection  system  to  the satisfaction of the Whistle Blowers;
- (e) if not, whether the Government proposes to invite suggestions on such a system from the general public; and
- (f) 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) to (f): The  Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011 was passed by the Parliament on 21 st February,  2014  and  received  the  assent  of  the  President  on  9 th May,  2014.  The  Whistle Blowers' Protection Act, 2011 has been notified on 12 th May, 2014. As the Bill was taken up on the last day of the last Session of the 15 th Lok Sabha, the official amendments to the Bill (aimed  at  safeguarding  against  disclosures  affecting  sovereignty  and  integrity  of  India, security  of  State,  etc.)  were  not  moved.    Since  the  proposed  amendments  are  of  crucial nature, the said Act has not been brought into force.  The Act can be brought into force only after necessary amendments are carried out. Further, the Rules under the Act can be notified only after the Act is brought into force. To address the said inadequacies, Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 11 th May, 2015 and was passed by the said House on 13 th May, 2015.  Having been passed by the Lok Sabha, the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 is presently before the Rajya Sabha and is thus under the domain of Legislature and accordingly, at this stage when the new law is yet to be passed by the Parliament, the Government does not propose to invite suggestions from the general public.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: 8th Annual BRICS Summit
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.461 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## 8TH ANNUAL BRICS SUMMIT

461. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether India will host the eighth annual summit of BRICS in Goa; and
- (b)
- if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) Yes.  India  has  taken  over  the  BRICS  Chairmanship  from  15 February  until  31  December  2016.  The  8 th   BRICS  Summit  will  be hosted on 15-16 October 2016 in Goa.
- (b) During  its  Chairmanship,  India  will  host  about  70  BRICS meetings  at  various  levels  -  Ministerial,  working  group,  Senior Official and Technical - and several events/activities.

The theme of India's BRICS Chairmanship in 2016 is Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions.

The  focus  during  India's  BRICS  Chairmanship  will  be  on enhanced people-to-people (P2P) contacts of BRICS member states, especially  youth.  In  this  context,  India  has  planned  activities  like Under-17  Football  Tournament,  Youth  Summit,  Young  Diplomats' Forum,  Young  Scientists'  Conclave, Film Festival,  Urbanisation Forum,  Smart  Cities  Workshop,  Friendship  Cities  Conclave,  Local Bodies Conference, Convention on Travel, Digital Conclave, Wellness Conclave, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Fake Documents
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*40 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  APRIL, 2016/VAISAKHA 6, 1938 (SAKA)

FAKE DOCUMENTS

†*40.    SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  regarding  illegal immigrants getting fake voter identity cards, driving  licences and ration cards in various parts of the country including Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the total number of complaints received in this regard along with the action taken thereon and number of persons arrested during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(c) the concrete steps taken by the Government to check such incidents including  directives/advisories  issued  to  the  State  Governments  and Police Departments in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

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

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*40 FOR 26.04.2016.

(a)  to  (c):    Certain  instances  of  some  illegal  immigrants  having  obtained documents  such  as  voter  identity  cards,  driving  licences  and  ration  cards through  fraudulent  means  have  been  reported.    Since  the  matter  relating  to issuance of voter identity cards, driving licences and ration cards is within the purview  of  the  State  Governments  /  Union  Territory  Administrations,  such complaints  are  to  be  enquired  and  disposed  by  them.  Public  order  and  police being  State  subject,  details  of  the  complaints  received  in  this  regard,  action taken thereon and the numbers of persons arrested State-wise are not centrally maintained.

However, in order to strengthen the Immigration system and monitor the entry and exit of foreigners, a modernization program viz. Mission Mode Project on  Immigration,  Visa,  Foreigners'  Registration  and  Tracking  (IVFRT)  has  been implemented by the Central Government. This project aims to develop a secure service  delivery  framework  to  enhance  security  and  facilitation  by  integrating the visa issuance process, Immigration functions and the Foreigners' Registration  Process.  The  project  seeks  to  provide  unified  access  to  the Immigration  and  Law  enforcement  authorities  about  the  visa  application  data, immigration data, registration data and other relevant information about stay and travel of the foreigners in India, for effective tracking of the foreigners.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 38 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: NGOs registered under FCRA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*38 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  APRIL, 2016/VAISAKHA 6, 1938 (SAKA)

NGOs REGISTERED UNDER FCRA

*38. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the criteria being followed for placing Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) registered under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 under the 'prior approval' category;

(b) whether the Government has recently removed several NGOs as well as included certain NGOs in the said category;

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

(d)  the  manner in which the activities of  the said  NGOs are likely  to  be regulated as a result thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

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

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*38 FOR 26.04.2016.

(a)  to  (d):    The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  is  mandated  to  administer  the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA 2010) and Rules made there-under for regulating the receipt and utilization of foreign contribution by the associations/NGOs.     As per Section 11 of the FCRA, 2010, no person  having  a definite cultural,  economic,  educational, religious  or  social  programme  shall  accept  foreign  contribution  unless such person obtains a certificate of registration or prior permission from the Central Government.  As and when information regarding receipt and utilization  of  foreign  contribution  by  an  association  without  obtaining registration/prior permission is received, inspection of records and accounts of the institutions is carried out to ascertain   violations of the provisions of FCRA, 2010.

Further, when information is received that particular donor located outside  the  country  is  transferring  the  money  to  ineligible  recipients located  in  the  country,  the  matter  is  examined  in  detail  and  after establishment  of  prima-facie  case,  action  is  initiated      against      the recipients   as   per  provisions  of  FCRA,  2010.  Simultaneously, as far as ….3/

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*38 FOR 26.04.2016

foreign donor is concerned, exercising the powers given in section 46 of FCRA, 2010, it is put under Prior Reference Category, which implies that as  and  when  the  foreign  donor  wants  to  transfer  the  money  to  some recipient association in India, the same needs prior clearance of Ministry of Home Affairs.

After due consideration and based on specific reports one organisation  was  removed  from  the  prior  reference  category  and  two others have been added into the prior reference category in the year 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 37 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Subsidy to FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 37

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## SUBSIDY TO FCI

## *37. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of subsidy provided to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) during the last three years, crop-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  expand  its  procurement base  by  increasing  the  number  of  crops  to  be  procured  by  FCI  at Minimum  Support  Price (MSP) on the lines of wheat  and  paddy procurement; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be
- implemented?

A N S W E R

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION DY. NO.*37 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26.04.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

(a): Details of food subsidy released to Food Corporation of India (FCI) during last three years are as under:

| Year    |   Food Subsidy (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|-------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                       75500   |
| 2014-15 |                       91995.4 |
| 2015-16 |                      112000   |

(b):  Government is not considering expansion of procurement to any other crop at Minimum Support Price (MSP) on the lines of wheat and paddy procurement

(c):  Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Environmental Clearances
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 36

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.04.2016

## Environmental Clearances

## *36.  SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made use of space/satelite technology to simplify the environmental clearance process and issuance of speedier clearance;
- (b) if  so,  the  extent  to  which  the  said  technology  is  being  used  along  with  the benefits accrued thereunder;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  adopt  the  said  technology  in  respect  of clearances of pending railway projects; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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## STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a),  (b),  (c)  AND  (d),  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 36 FOR ORAL ANSWER ON 26.04.2016 REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES ASKED BY SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

(a) and (b) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has mandated online submission of application for Terms of Reference (TOR) and Environment Clearance (EC) from 4 th July, 2014 in the Ministry and from 2 nd July, 2015 in the State Level Environment Impact  Assessment  Authorities  (SEIAAs)  with  a  view  to  bring  more  transparency  in  the system and expediting decision making. The proposals for grant of Environmental Clearance are considered as per the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006 which inter-alia provides timelines  for  each  stage  of  Environment  Clearance  process.  The  use  of  space/satellite technology in the Environment Clearance Process has not been introduced as yet. However, with  regard  to  forest  clearance  Ministry  had  launched  first  version  of  a  Geographical Information System (GIS) based Decision Support System (DSS) to facilitate objective and informed  and  predictable  decisions  on  applications  seeking  prior  approval  of  Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for approval of use of forest land for non-forest purpose on 11 th November, 2014.

The DSS developed by the Forest Survey of India contains geo-referenced layers of Forest Cover as per the latest State of Forest Report prepared by the Forest Survey of India, Forest  Types,  Biological  Richness,  Landscape  Integrity,  Protected  Areas,  Tiger  Reserves, Tiger Corridor and 1 Km x 1 Km India grid.  The projects of railways along with the projects of other user agencies are appraised by the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) using the DSS.

(c) As per EIA Notification, 2006, Railway projects do not attract the provisions of the said Notification, therefore, do not require prior environment clearance.

- (d) Does not arise.

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