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Lok Sabha Question No. 4114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Sim Card Cloning
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH   AUGUST, 2016

## SIM CARD CLONING

†4114. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the mobile users in the country are facing the problem of sim card cloning;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the mechanism that are used to clone the sim; and
- (d) the  technical  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  along  with  the  awareness provided to common people in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b)   Madam,  No such case of Cloning of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card has been reported.
- (c)   There are security features implemented on both the SIM itself  and  in Telecom Service Provider's (TSP)  network  which do not allow the cloning, though there are some applications which  claim  to  copy    the  contents  of  the  SIM    in  case  of  physical  access  to  the  SIM  card. However this copying of contents of a SIM card  does not result in cloning of SIM as technical measures for  identification  and  authentication  of  the  SIM  have  been  implemented  in  telecom networks to protect SIM card.
- (d) Technical measures as follows have been implemented in Telecom networks to protect SIMs:
- i. Implementation  of  authentication  Key  (Ki)  and  ciphering  Key  (Kc)  in  a  secure memory area of SIM.
- ii. Implementation of crypto-algorithms on SIM  with a self destruct feature in case of brute  force  method  being  attempted,  exceeding  a  set  value,    for  detection  of Authentication key, Generation Key and Encryption Key.
- iii. Implementation of a Personal Identification Number (PIN), which is user configurable and PIN Unblocking Key (PUK),  which is provided by the Telecom Service Provider only. Wrong PIN attempts beyond a set value (three) leads to SIM block,  which can be unblocked only by entering PUK.   A wrong attempt of PUK beyond a set value (ten) makes the SIM card permanently disabled.
- iv. Provision for only one SIM of a mobile number to be active in the network at any given time .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Sharing of Cost
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## SHARING OF COST

4112.  SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Railways  will  consider  for  early  completion  of development of Bhubaneswar Railway Station as the State Government  has already given consent for financial participation upto 50 per cent of the estimated cost; and

(b) if so, the timeframe fixed in this regard ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) & (b):  A new station building at Bhubaneswar station is planned with  100%  financial  participation  from  the  State  Government  of Odisha.

The work is planned for completion within 4 years after award of contract.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Fake Caste Certificates
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SEETARAM AJMEERA NAIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4111 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## FAKE CASTE CERTIFICATES

4111. PROF. A.S.R. NAIK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether cases of securing jobs against the posts reserved for  the  Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes  on  the basis of fake caste certificates have come to the notice of the Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether such cases have been been investigated; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by the  Railways  against  the  persons  found  guilty  and  the measures taken to check such misuse?

## 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.  4111  BY  PROF.  A.  S.  R.  NAIK  TO  BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.08.2016  REGARDING  FAKE  CASTE CERTIFICATES

## (a) Yes, Madam.

(b) to (d) 61 complaints of fake caste certificates  have  been received from 2013 till date.  The details of such cases are mentioned below:-

| S.No.          | Details                                                  | No. of cases               |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.             | Under Investigation                                      | 41 cases                   |
| 2.             | Investigation Completed                                  | 20 cases                   |
| (i) (ii) (iii) | Found Genuine Removed from service Under DAR proceedings | 04 cases 13 cases 03 cases |

Standing  instructions  were  issued  on  01.10.1982  circulating therewith  a  copy  of  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  letter  dated  29.06.1982 regarding verification of caste certificates produced by the candidates wherein it has been laid down that each officer who has been assigned the responsibility of recruitment or maintenance of the Service Records of the employees should ensure that Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe certificates issued by the civil authorities are properly checked.  If any discrepancy  is  noticed  in  such  certificates,  it  should  be  immediately brought to the notice of the civil authorities for necessary action.  The above instructions have been reiterated from time to time and latest on 23.06.2016 circulating therewith a copy of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training's O.M. dated  08.10.2015  in  the  matter  to  all  the  Zonal  Railways/  Production Units etc., to follow the extant instructions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: India Statistical Strengthening Project
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4109

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10 th AUGUST, 2016

INDIAN STATISTICAL STRENGTHENING PROJECT

4109.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU :

DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD :

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state :

PROGRAMME

- (a) whether there has been gross underutilization of funds in flagship schemes such as Indian Statistical Strengthening Project;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken to identify and overcome the deficiencies in the existing system of budgetary planning and control?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## [SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA]

- (a) to (c) The  India  Statistical  Strengthening  Project  (ISSP)  is the first of its kind Scheme to be implemented by the States to strengthen  their  statistical  system.  Under  the  scheme,  the States are required to prepare their State Plans  based on their statistical  needs.  Although, the Scheme was launched in 2010, however, many States took long time in preparing their detailed Plans,  with  the  result  that  till  2015-16,  the  funds  could  be released to only 16 States, which are currently participating in the scheme.  Most  states  also faced teething  problems in implementation,  such  as  delay  in  administrative  and  financial approvals, delay in setting up of Expert Groups, lack of effective co-ordination with Line Departments, etc., as a result of which expenditure by the States was slow.  Hence, further instalments could  not  be  released  to  them.  Because  of  the  reasons  stated

above,  by  2015-16,  only  about  35%  of  the  Cumulative  Budget Estimate  (BE)  of  Rs.  647.38  crore  could  be  released  to  the States. Considering  the  slow  progress  in  utilisation  and  slow implementation,  a  major  review  exercise  of  the  Scheme  was done in 2014-15. Based on the States' performance, the allocations to states were right-sized and they were facilitated to prepare Revised/modified State Plans to improve the implementation. As a result of this mid-course correction, though not much funds could be released in 2014-15, the Scheme was put on track. Presently the implementation is being more closely monitored  through  reviews,  discussions  and  Progress  Reports. As  a result, in 2015-16,  out of  the  Budget  Estimate  (BE) allocation of Rs. 50 crore for 2015-16, Rs 40 crore i.e. 80%, has been released.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Guidelines for Government Websites
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH, DHARAM VIRA GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4108

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.08.2016

## GUIDELINES FOR GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

## 4108 SHRI   M.B.  RAJESH: SHRI DHARAM  VIRA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has specified guidelines for Government websites;
- (b) if  so,  whether  these  guidelines  are  in  consonance  with  International  Organisation    for Standardisation  (ISO)  and  World  Wide  Web  Consortium  (W3C)  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether all websites of Ministries are complying with these guidelines;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Government  offices  and  institutions  are  equipped  with  standard information security measures to restrict unauthorised  access to official information by the hackers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the compliance status of IPv6 internet protocol in India?

## ANSWER

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

(a):    The  guidelines  for  Indian  government  websites  has  been  formulated  and  included  in  the Central  secretariat  manual  of  office  procedure  by  DARPG.  online  version  is  available  at  the website guidelines.gov.in.

(b):  GIGW conforms to W3C web content  accessibility guidelines WCAG 2.0  and Markup and CSS standards.  The  World  Wide  Web  Consortium  (W3C)  is  an  international  community  that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web.

- (c):    Individual  websites  of  ministries  are  owned  by  the  respective  ministries.  the  status  of compliance to GIGW is available with the ministries / departments.

(d):    NIC  protects  the  cyber  resources  from  possible  compromises  through  a  layered  security approach in the form of practices, procedures and technologies that are put in place. NIC has deployed  state-of-the-art  security  solutions  including  firewalls,  intrusion  prevention  systems, anti-virus solution. Additionally, periodic security audits of resources are performed followed by subsequent  hardenings.  These  are  complemented  by  round-the-clock  monitoring  of  security events and remedial measures are carried out for solving the problems subsequently.

A 24x7 security monitoring centre is in place at NIC, for detecting and responding to security incidents.  Restoration  is  done  after  detected  incident  is  analysed  and  necessary  remedial measures are taken.

(e):  NIC network is IPV6 compliant.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Misbehaviour by Nepal Airlines
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## MISBEHAVIOUR BY NEPAL AIRLINES

† 4107. SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Nepal  airlines  and  Nepal  administration  misbehaved with the Indian citizens returning from Mansarovar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for the safety and protection of Mansarovar yatris?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Yes.  Such  an  incident  was  brought  to  the  notice  of  the Indian  Embassy  in  Kathmandu.  The  matter  was  taken  up  strongly  by our  Ambassador  in  Nepal  with  the  then  Deputy  Prime  Minister  and Foreign Minister of Nepal stressing the need for Nepalese authorities to investigate  the  matter  and  take  appropriate  punitive  action  against those found guilty so as to deter recurrence of such incidents.
- (c) The Nepal route for Kailash  Mansarovar  Yatra is a route organized by private tour operators. Yatris on this route have reported facing  several  difficulties  including  being  stranded  at  times  due  to inclement weather, limited infrastructural facilities and capacity constraints.  There  have  also  been  reports  of  yatris  facing  serious health issues, which sometimes have resulted in fatalities. In 2016, as per  the  information  available,  7  yatris  travelling  through  Nepal  route have passed away. Embassy of India, Kathmandu takes the necessary measures to evacuate stranded pilgrims and alleviate their difficulties in coordination and consultation with the concerned Nepalese authorities. Wherever necessary, appropriate advisories are issued for avoiding using the Nepal route particularly when inclement weather is forecast.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Chinese Journalists
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4106 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## CHINESE JOURNALISTS

4106. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has asked three Chinese journalists to leave India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether these journalists overstayed their visa period; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) The  visa  of  the  Xinhua  Bureau  Chief  in  New  Delhi  had expired  on  31st   December,  2015  while  visas  of  the  two  Xinhua correspondents  in  Mumbai  had  expired  in  March  2016.  Short-term extensions  were  given  to  them  to  facilitate  smooth  transition.  As per  the  information  available,  the  journalists  have  departed  India upon expiry of their extended visa.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Aircraft for Weather Forecasts
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4105 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016

## AIRCRAFT FOR WEATHER FORECASTS

4105. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to purchase dedicated aircraft to carry out experiments related to weather forecasts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the cost and benefits of the aircraft;
- (d) the  details  of  organisation  responsible  to  maintain  and  provide information to the public; and
- (e) whether  these  aircrafts are likely to be utilised for other purposes also and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a) Yes  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  (MoES)  is  in  the process of procuring a research aircraft as the National Facility for  Airborne  Research  (NFAR)  for  all  airborne  atmospheric research related to studies of the atmosphere.
- (b) The airborne research on atmospheric aerosols and clouds has been gaining importance because of its role played by them in weather and climate systems and use of a research aircraft will lead to improved forecast of rainfall required by farmers.
- (c-d) The cost of the project is 240 crore. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology  (IITM)  is  entrusted  with  the  establishment  of  all support system (hanger, ground support team, auxillary support system etc.) to operate NFAR for all research campaigns.

Aircraft  is  to  be  procured  for  advancing  our  understanding  of atmospheric processes and to improve weather forecasts.

- (e) No Madam. The aircraft will be utilized only for various airborne atmospheric research services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Scramjet Engine
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: R. VANAROJA, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4104

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016

## SCRAMJET ENGINE

4104. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.: SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO)  is gearing  up  to  test  a  scramjet  engine  based  on  air breathing propulsion and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  test  flight  of  the  indigenously  developed scramjet  engine  was  scheduled  to  take  place  in  July, 2016 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the test is expected to help the country achieve good thrust value with the scramjet engine; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)&(b)  Yes Madam.  The  testing of sub-scale demonstrator scramjet  engine  is  envisaged  as  a  part  of  technology demonstration,  by  mounting  it  on  a  two  stage  solid

rocket.  This  test  intends  to  demonstrate  supersonic combustion in flight and evaluate the integrated functioning of the engine. The preparations for carrying out  the  test  are  underway  and  the  test  is  likely  to  be conducted in the third quarter of 2016.

(c)&(d)  Scramjet  engine  technology  is  a  complex  technology which  is  yet  to  be  fully  proven  worldwide.  A  series  of technology demonstration tests are required before inducting  the  engine  with  required  thrust  into  future launch  vehicles.  The  technology  will  be  useful  only during  the  atmospheric  phase  of  the  flight  of  launch vehicle  and  will  benefit  in  bringing  down  the  cost  of access  to  space,  by  reducing  the  need  of  carrying  the oxidizer along with the fuel.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Service/Industrial Sectors
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

- (a)
- Yes, Madam.
- (b) The  functional  capabilities  of  several  services  and  industrial  sectors  have risen due to technological advancement in the country in the past decades. These include enhanced production capacity, greater value addition, quality control,  energy  efficiency,  waste  optimization,  reduction  in  environmental polluting, recycling of the by-products, conformity to standards, consistency &  reliability  of  the  products  and  services,  improved  life  span,  greater networking and speed to reach out to the consumers, employment generation and improved competitiveness.
- (c) The industrial and services sectors wherein the functional capabilities have increased due to the said technological advancement are:

Industrial Sectors: Computer Software and Hardware, Automobiles, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Tele-communications, Construction, Chemicals, Power, Mining, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Non-Conventional Energy, Industrial Machinery, etc.

Services Sectors: Information Technology Enabled Services, Transport Services  (in  Aviation,  Railways,  Shipping  and  Ports),  Travel  &  Tourism Services, Financial, Insurance & Pension Services, Telecom Services, Postal Services,  Technical  &  R&D  Services,  Professional  &  Management  Services, Business Process Outsourcing etc.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4103

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016)

## SERVICE/INDUSTRIAL SECTORS

## 4103.  PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

## Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been a rise in the functional capability of several services and industrial sectors due to technological advancement in the country in the past decades;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereon; and
- (c) the  names  of  various  industrial  and  services  sectors  in  which  functional capabilities have increased due to the said technological advancement?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

(SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY)
Lok Sabha Question No. 4101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Clone Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## CLONE TRAINS

4101.  SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is planning to introduce new or clone trains in major  cities  in  order  to  meet  the  heavy  demand  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  the manner in which the Railways proposes to meet the demand of the additional engines and coaches for such new trains;
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  start  new  engine  and  coach manufacturing factories particularly in the State of Odisha; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a):  Introduction  of  new  trains  is  an  ongoing  process  over  Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability, availability of  resources etc. Moreover, in the Railway Budget 2016-17, introduction  of  Antyodaya,  Humsafar,  Tejas  and  Uday  type  of  train services has been announced and will be introduced upon availability of coaches, necessary clearance of Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), etc during the course of the current financial year.

(b):  280  locomotives get inducted into the fleet of electric locos every year ex. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW). A manufacturing unit is also being set up at Madhepura with a production capacity of 100 High Horse  Power  locos  (12000  HP)  per  annum.  Moreover,  the  coaches  for introduction of Antyodaya, Humsafar, Tejas and Uday trains announced in  2016-17  have  been  included  in  the  Production  Programme  of  Indian Railways' Production Units for the current year.

(c): No, Madam.

(d): Does not arise.

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