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Lok Sabha Question No. 1945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Passenger Fares and Freight Charges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

PASSENGER FARES AND FREIGHT CHARGES

1945. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number of times passenger fares and freight charges were increased during the last two financial years;

(b) the details of increase along with the additional revenue earned through each hike; and

(c)  whether  the  Railways  has  benefited  from  all  in  the  prices  of crude oil and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(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 UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1945  BY  SHRI  M.B.  RAJESH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.03.2016 REGARDING PASSENGER FARES AND FREIGHT CHARGES

(a) &  (b)  The  details  of  increase  in  Passenger  fares  and  Freight rates along with revenue generated during financial year 2014-15 and 2015-16 are as under:

## Passenger:

In 2014-15 Passenger fares for all classes were increased from 25/6/2014 by 14.2% inclusive of 4.2% on account of Fuel Adjustment Component (FAC). However, there was no increase in Second  Class  (Ordinary)  Suburban  fares  upto  a  distance  of  80 kilometers. This was to generate an additional revenue of around ₹4000 crore in that year.

During  2015-16  Passenger  fares  have  not  been  increased, however,  the  minimum  chargeable  passenger  fare  for  Second Class Non-suburban services has been increased from ₹ 5 to ₹ 10 to bring it at par with the rate of Platform tickets from 22.11.2015,which is expected to generate an additional revenue of around ₹35 crore.

## Freight:

During 2014-15 Freight rates for all commodities were increased from 25/6/2014 by 6.5% inclusive of 1.5% on account of Fuel  Adjustment  Component  (FAC).  This  was  to  generate  an additional revenue of around ₹4000 crore in that year.

During  2015-16  the  Freight  rates  have  been  increased  by  10 percent  along  with  rationalization  in  distance  slabs.  However, while  there  was  no  increase  in  freight  rates  in  case  of  Salt  for human consumption, the  increase  in  case  of  Coal,  Cement,  Iron Ore  Steel,  Iron  Ore  and  Petroleum  products  was  lower  due  to reduction in classification of these commodities. With the above changes,  Railways  have  generated  an  additional  revenue  of  ₹ 4690 crore  up  to  the  end  of  January  2016  compared  to  the  last year.

(c) Due  to  fall in the  prices  of  crude  oil  and  reduction  in consumption with measures to improve efficiency,  Railways  has saved approximately   ₹ 910 crore in 2014-15 and ₹ 2100 crore in 2015-16.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Private Partnership in Space Industry
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1944

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016

PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN SPACE INDUSTRY

1944. SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian Research Organisation plans to garner assistance  from  private  companies  to  make  space  and satellite components for Government run enterprises;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  plan  in  this
- (c) regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  response  received  from  the  private  companies  in  this regard, so far?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)&(b)  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been engaging  the  Indian  industry  with  appropriate  transfer  of the technology and hand-holding for the manufacturing and

production  of  the  various  components  and  sub-assemblies required for the development of space technology. Commensurate  with  the  scope  of  space  activities  and increased demands for space based services in the country, ISRO is making focussed efforts to consolidate and enhance participation  of  Indian  industries  in  the  manufacture  of space  related  hardware  such  as  rocket  engine  &  stages, propellant tanks, spacecraft structures, solar panels, thermal  control  systems  etc.,  required  for  satellites  and launch vehicles. It is envisaged that the industry will have enhanced contribution towards manufacture of standardised  components  as  well  as  integrated  systems /subsystems through appropriate consortium.

- (c)&(d)  ISRO is planning to magnify the role of industry partners by increasing  the  scope  of  work  from  sub-system  /  hardware level to system level in a phased manner. At present, ISRO is  interacting  with  the  industries  and  planning  to  evolve  a plan to involve the Indian industry as an industrial consortium. However, No firm action plan is yet in place.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Construction of Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY LINE

## 1941. SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for construction of Valapattanam-Azheelcal port railway line;
- (b)
- if so, the present status of the proposal;
- (c) if not, whether the Government will conduct survey work for the construction of above railway line; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (d):      Representation  from  State  Government,    elected representatives and other organizations are received at various levels in Railway Board, Zonal Railway Headquarter  and Divisional level. A centralized compendium of those representations is not maintained.

So  far,  no  survey  for  construction  of  ValapattanamAzheekal port line is sanctioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1940 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: New Train from Kutch in Gujarat to Mumbai
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA, PARESH RAWAL, DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1940 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## NEW TRAIN FROM KUTCH IN GUJARAT TO MUMBAI

†1940.  SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA: SHRI PARESH RAVAL: SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  introduce  a  train  from Kutch in Gujarat to Mumbai; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) No, Madam. Presently, adequate number of train services are available  from  Bhuj/  Gandhidham  (Kutch)  in  Gujarat  to  Mumbai  area. Further, Introduction of a new train service from Kutch in Gujarat to Mumbai  is  not  feasible,  at  present,  due  to  operational  and  resource constraints which includes inadequate terminal/ maintenance facilities on major terminal stations of Kutch region viz. Bhuj/ Gandhidham and Mumbai.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Aravali Bio-diversity Park
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1939 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH, 09, 2016 ARAVALI BIO-DIVERSITY PARK

No. 1939

SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- a) whether the  Delhi  Development  Authority  (DDA)  has  acquired
2. complete/  total  land  for  the  creation  of  Aravali  Bio-diversity park;
- b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which the total land is likely to be acquired;
- c) whether the DDA proposes to acquire the remaining land, if any,
5. under the new Land Acquisition Act or formulated any policy to provide alternative land to the farmers/ land owners;
- d) if so, the details of the policy; and
- e) the  time  by  which  final  decision  is  likely  to  be  taken  in  this
8. regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN

## DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a)&(b): Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that it has acquired  689.35 acres of  land  for  development  of Aravali Bio-diversity Park out of the total required land
- of 692.00 acres.
- (c) to (e): Land acquisition in Delhi, including that of the remaining 2.65 acres for Aravali Bio-diversity Park, is done by Land and Building Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi in accordance with the extant Act, rules and policies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Exchange of Reserved Posts
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1937

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016)

## EXCHANGE OF RESERVED POSTS

## †1937. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  convert  the  posts  reserved  for  SCs/ STs/OBCs  into  general  posts  in  case  of  any  eligible  candidate  not  being  found amongst these categories;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any Committee has been constituted for an intensive analysis of the reasons for    vacancies  lying  unfilled  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  findings  of  the Committee in this regard; and
- (d) the measures suggested for improving the said situation?

## 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): There is no such proposal to fill up the backlog vacancies of SCs/STs and OBCs with general category candidates.

(c)  &  (d):    Government  constituted  a  Committee  in  July  2013  under  the  Chairmanship  of Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to make an in depth  analysis of the reasons for backlog of filling up of reserved vacancies and suggest measures to enhance the employability of reserved category candidates. The Committee submitted its report and the major recommendations of the Committee included the following:

- (i) measures for upgrading the employment potential of SC, ST and OBC candidates in all groups
- (ii) to  constitute  expert  committees  comprising  in-house  officers  to  study  the  root causes of the problem and to initiate measures to remove such factors
- (iii) to improve pre-employment training or on-the-job preparatory training
- (iv) schemes  for  educational  empowerment,  upgradation  of  skills,  vocational  training etc.

Subsequent to the receipt of the recommendations of this Committee, the matter has been examined by this Department and time bound action plan has been finalized and intimated to all concerned Departments/Ministries on 20.11.2014 for implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Suspension of All India Services Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM, V. SATHYABAMA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1936

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016)

## SUSPENSION OF ALL INDIA SERVICES OFFICERS

## 1936. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  as  per  the  newly  amended  All  India  Services  Rules,  2015,  an  IAS  officer working under the Central Government cannot be suspended without the permission of the Prime Minister and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the amended rules have also mandated that the Central Government will have to be informed within 48 hours by the concerned State, if any officer is suspended by the State; and
- (c) 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 (c):    Yes, Madam. All India Services (Discipline and Appeal), 1969 as amended, vide Gazette Notification No. G.S.R 1001(E) dated 23.12.2015 provides:-
- (i) Rule 3(1) (c):- IAS officers working under Central Government shall only be suspended on the recommendations of the Central Review Committee as amended with the approval of Minister-in-charge, Department of Personnel & Training.
- (ii) Rule 3(10):- As soon as a member of the Service is placed under suspension or is deemed to have been placed under suspension, the information in this regard shall be communicated by  the  concerned  State  Government  to  Government  of  India  expeditiously  and  within  the period of forty-eight hours.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Indian Language Support Software for Mobile
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1935 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  MARCH,  2016

## INDIAN LANGUAGE SUPPORT SOFTWARE FOR MOBILE

1935. SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

(a)  whether there is any proposal to make it mandatory for mobile phones to support English, Hindi and one regional language;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any guidelines have been prepared and issued by the Government in this regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken so far by the Government in this direction and the time by which it will be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(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. 1932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Mining Sites
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1932

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## MINING SITES

1932.  SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of mining sites under the control of the Indian Rare Earth Ltd. (IREL) State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the rare earths mined from the mines, mining centre-wise along with the quantum of production of the minerals; and
- (c) the  total  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  for  exploration  of  rare  earth metals during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  details  of  mining  sites  under  the  control  of  Indian  Rare  Earths  Limited (IREL), a Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy are given below:
- i) Orissa Sands Complex (OSCOM) Mine in Odisha State
- ii) Chavara Mine, NK Block II EE Ilmenite Mine, Azheekal Ilmenite Mine and   NK Block IV EE Ilmenite Mine in Kerala State
- iii) Manavalakurichi Mine, Midlam & Keezh Midalam Mine and Manavalakurichi, Laxmipuram & Colachel Mine in Tamil Nadu
- (b) Rare  earths are extracted in India  from a prescribed  mineral  namely "Monazite" which is one of the mineral among the suit of seven Beach Sand Minerals (BSM).

The unit-wise details of beach sand mined and production of total minerals (TM ) during last 3 years are as follows:

| Unit    | Year    |   Quantity mined out in tons |   Total mineral production in tons |
|---------|---------|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| OSCOM   | 2012-13 |                      4270522 |                             234187 |
|         | 2013-14 |                      3702466 |                             189095 |
|         | 2014-15 |                      4747508 |                             243547 |
| Chavara | 2012-13 |                       211334 |                              31566 |
|         | 2013-14 |                       237277 |                              39505 |
|         | 2014-15 |                       248527 |                              38036 |
| MK      | 2012-13 |                       681244 |                              47568 |
|         | 2013-14 |                       690362 |                              38288 |
|         | 2014-15 |                       933931 |                              50935 |

- (c) The funds allocated for exploration of rare earth metals  are as follows:

| Year    |   ` in lakhs |
|---------|--------------|
| 2012-13 |          150 |
| 2013-14 |          401 |
| 2014-15 |          240 |
| 2015-16 |          230 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Aadhaar Number for Grievances Complainants
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1930

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016)

## AADHAAR NUMBER FOR GRIEVANCES COMPLAINANTS

## 1930. SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  that  complainants  should  mention  their Aadhaar Card number while filing grievances on governance-related matters through an online platform;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the benefits likely to accrue as a result 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  (c):      Recently  voluntary  mentioning  of  Aadhaar  Card  Number  has  been  introduced alongwith other relevant  information for the purpose  of lodging of Public Grievances on Centralized/Public  Grievance  Redress  and  Monitoring  System  (CPGRAMS)  which  is  an online platform for lodging of Public Grievances. However, it is not mandatory and is purely voluntary for assisting in better resolving of grievances.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Railway Projects through BuildOperate-Transfer Model
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

(a): Yes, Madam.

(b) & (c): Three (03) projects have been identified for execution under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Annuity model. Feasibility study of these projects have been completed and the details are as under:-

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1929 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## RAILWAY PROJECTS THROUGH BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER MODEL

1929.   SHRI KAMAL NATH: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the railways has identified some projects to be taken up for  development  through  the  new  Build-Operate-Transfer  (BOT) annuity model;
- (b) if so, the details of the projects;
- (c) whether  the  feasibility  study  of  the  proposed  projects  has  since been completed and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the developers identified to whom this task is likely to be handed over; and
- (e)  the  time  by  which  the  projects  under  BOT  are  likely  to  be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (i) Bhadrak-Nargundi 3rd line (80 km)East Coast Railway -Estimated project cost: ₹ 900 crore.
- (ii)    Kazipet-Vijayawada  3rd  line  with  electrification  (202  km)-  South Central Railway - Estimated project cost: ₹1566 crore.
- (iii)  Nagpur-Wardha  3rd  line  (76  km)-  Central      Railway  -  Estimated project cost: ₹ 550 crore.
- (d)  &  (e):    No  concessionaire  has  been  appointed  for  the  above mentioned annuity projects. As such, no time frame for completion can be indicated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Regulation of Online Streaming Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  MARCH,  2016

## REGULATION OF ONLINE STREAMING SERVICES

1926. SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) whether there is a regulatory framework for online streaming services such as Netflix and if so, the details thereof; and will  be  covered  under  the  same restrictions  as  television  or  film  content  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the

- (b) whether  the content on  these services reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) Madam,  at  present  there  is  no  regulatory  framework  for  online  streaming services. The  content  telecast  on  private  satellite  TV  channels  is  regulated  as  per provisions of Programme and Advertising Codes prescribed under the cable Television Networks  (Regulation)  Act,  1995  and  Cable  Television  Network  Rules,  1994  framed thereunder.    The  said  codes  are  not  applicable  to  online  streaming  services  such  as

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(b) Netflix.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Attestation of Documents
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1925

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016)

## ATTESTATION OF DOCUMENTS

## 1925. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  procedure  of  attestation  of  documents  by  any  authority  has  been  done away with;
- (b) if so, the details of the notification issued in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  notification  has  also  been  issued  to  all  States/UTs  Government  in  this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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  (d):    As  a  part  of    simplification  of  procedures,  the  Central  Government  had  issued advisories  to  all  States  /  UTs    to  do  away  with  the  requirement  of  taking  affidavits  for executive  level  jobs  and  for  allowing  self  certification  of  certificates  in  a  phased  manner. Action in this regard is to be taken by States / UTs.  Further, as per the Central Secretariat Manual  of  Office  Procedure  (CSMOP),  notification  is  mostly  used  for  notifying  the promulgation of statutory rules.

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