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Lok Sabha Question No. 3062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Development of Linguistic Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3062 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16-03-2016

## Development of Linguistic Minorities

## 3062.   DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  safeguard  linguistic  minority  languages  in  the country;
- (b)  if  so, the details thereof and the various schemes available for the development of linguistic minorities;
- (c)   whether the international mother-tongue day was celebrated recently; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) In accordance with Article 350-B of the Constitution, it is  the duty of the  Office of the Special  Officer  for  Linguistic  Minorities  [commonly  known  as  the  Commissioner  for Linguistic Minorities(CLM)] to investigate all matters relating to the safeguards provided for  the  Linguistic  Minorities  under  the  Constitution  and  report  to  the  President  upon those  matters  at  such  intervals  as  the  President  may  direct,  and  the  President  shall cause all such reports to be laid before each House of Parliament,  and sent  to  the Governments of  the States concerned..

The CLM takes up all the matters pertaining to the grievances arising out of the nonimplementation  of  the  Constitutional  and  Nationally  Agreed  Scheme  of  Safeguards provided to linguistic minorities that come to its notice or are brought to its knowledge by the  linguistic  minority  individuals,  groups,  associations  of  organizations  at  the  highest political and administrative levels of the State Governments and UT Administrations and recommends remedial actions to be taken.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has initiated a ' Scheme for Protection and  Preservation  of  Endangered  Languages' implemented  by  Central  Institute  of Indian  Languages  (CIIL),  Mysore  for  protection  and  preservation  of  minor/minority languages/mother tongues' spoken by fewer than 10000 persons.

- (c)  &  (d)          Matribhasha  Diwas  (Mother  Tongue  Day)  was  celebrated  in  various  Educational Institutions  under  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  on  03-03-2016  to highlight the objectives like linguistic diversity of our country, encourage usage, not only of  the  respective mother tongue, but other Indian languages to understand and draw attention to the diversity of languages and cultures, encourage learning of languages other than own mother tongue.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Misuse of Matrimonial Sites
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3061

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 16.03.2016

## MISUSE OF MATRIMONIAL SITES

3061

DR.  SHRIKANT  EKNATH  SHINDE: SHRI  FAGGAN  SINGH  KULASTE: SHRI  VINAYAK  BHAURAO  RAUT:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that matrimonial sites are being misused for dating, cheating and exploiting women and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is planning strict regulations for these websites;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)  to  d):      Instances  of  frauds  on  matrimonial  websites  are  brought  to  the  notice  of  the Government time to time. A committee has been constituted by  Ministry of Women and Child Development  with representative of Ministry of Home  Affairs (MHA),  Department  of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) and online service providers of the matrimonial sites to work out the possible ways for better regulations in order to mitigate and eliminate the frauds in the digital space concerning matrimonial sites.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3060 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Survey to Lay Third Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SAKUNTALA LAGURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3060 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## SURVEY TO LAY THIRD RAILWAY LINE

†3060.  SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  sanction  has  been  granted  to  conduct  survey  to  lay third  railway  line  between  Daitari-Banaspani  and  Jakhapura  and Haridaspur; and
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Daitari-Banspani new line was completed and commissioned in January, 2009. Doubling of this section has been taken up.

Jakhapura-Haridaspur  3 rd   line  work  has  been  sanctioned  as material modification to Daitari-Banspani new line project and Track linking work completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Compensation for Farmers
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3059

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 16, 2016

## COMPENSATION FOR FARMERS

No. 3059 DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has complied with the Ministry of Home's Order Number 37/16/60-Delhi(1) dated 2.5.1961 by which it was recommended to the Delhi Development Authority to compensate those farmers whose entire land was not acquired;
- (b) If  so,  whether  any  alternate  plot(s)  given  to  farmers  have  been  seized under the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 14.9.2011 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any eligibility criteria for allotment of alternate plots have been framed  as  per  guidelines  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether applications for grant of alternate land has been rejected if the aggrieved party has individual land holdings within the same village or as part of a cooperative; and
- (e) if so, whether the Government proposes to file a review/curative petition in  this  regard  before  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) : Yes, Madam. (b) :   No, Madam. (c) : Land and Building Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has informed that it is following the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. (d) :  Land and Building Department, GNCTD has informed that the application for  grant  of  alternate  land  is  rejected  if  the  applicant  is  left  with  any  land holding in the village or a part of a co-operative housing society. However, if the  land  is  within  village  abadi,  the  applicant  is  entitled  to  the  alternative plot. (e) : No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Pollution in the Ganges
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RANJEET RANJAN, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3058 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 16, 2016

POLLUTION IN THE GANGES

No. 3058 SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

## Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the high quantity of arsenic  in  drinking  water  available  in  the  cities  situated  along the Ganges river;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  number  of  patients  suffering  from cancer is very high among the people living in these cities; and
- (c) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to address the issue?

## ANSWER DEVELOPMENT

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)  to  (c):  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  is  monitoring

- water  quality  at  1275  locations  on  445  rivers,  including  river Ganga.    The  monitored  data  does  not  reflect  any  detectable presence of Arsenic contamination in rivers at any of monitored of the network.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: CIC Remarks
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3057

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016)

## CIC REMARKS

## †3057. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Information Commission (CIC) has recently made remarks on the office of Delhi Chief Minister on the RTI petition of Senior Citizens seeking to know the status of pension to employees of various departments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the details of cases of complaints regarding harassment of RTI applicants received by the Government during the last two years and the current year; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for proper implementation of RTI Act and to give relief to RTI applicants from any harassment?

## 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):      The  Central  Information  Commission  in  its  adjunct  order  dated  10.02.2016 directed CPIO, Government of Delhi, Office of  Chief  Minister of Delhi to provide all the details regarding non-payment of pension to thousands of pensioners.

CIC is an autonomous statutory authority without being subjected to directions by any other authority under RTI Act.

- (c)  &  (d):    Some  news  have  appeared  in  the  press  about  alleged  harassment  of  persons seeking information under the Right to Information Act. However, details of such cases are not centrally maintained.

The Act has an inbuilt system whereby a complaint may be filed with the concerned Information Commission and the Commission may impose penalty on the defaulting public information officer.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Coordination Committee on MNP
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2016

## COORDINATION COMMITTEE ON MNP

## 3054. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

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

- (a) whether  the  Cellular  Operators  Association  of  India  (COAI)  has  requested  the Government to form a committee that can coordinate between private telecom players and public sector companies BSNL and MTNL for conducting network tests in time to facilitate full Mobile Number Portability (MNP);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has accepted the demand of the COAI to set up the said committee; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) Yes,  Madam.  The  Cellular  Operator  Association  of  India  (COAI)  had requested  the  Department  of  Telecommunications  to  constitute  a  committee  with members from each operator and their associations along with members from Telecom Engineering Centre and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to work on the project for implementation of the Full Mobile Number Portability in the Country.
- (c) & (d) As  such,  the  demand  of  COAI  was  not  accepted  by  the  Department  of Telecommunications, however, in order to examine the issues involved in implementation  of  Full  MNP  as  well  as  to  finalize  the  inter-operator  testing  plan,  the Department  of  Telecommunications  constituted  an  internal  committee  which  was directed to consult the Telecom Service Providers and their association for this purpose. Further,  after  due  testing  of  telecom  networks,  the  facility  of  Full  Mobile  Number Portability in the Country has already been implemented with effect from 3 rd July, 2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Seekho Aur Kamao
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3052 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## SEEKHO AUR KAMAO

## 3052.  ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has launched Seekho aur Kamao (Learn and Earn) scheme for the skill development of minorities;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the key objectives of the scheme Learn and Earn;
- (d) the details of fund allocation and utilisation, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the State Governments are supportive towards the programme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Yes, Madam. The Ministry of Minority Affairs has been implementing the scheme 'Seekho aur Kamao (Learn & Earn)' since the year 2013-14. It is a placement linked skill development scheme for minorities aiming to upgrade the skills of minority youth  in  various  modern/traditional  skills  depending  upon  their  qualification,  present economic trends and market potential, which can earn them suitable employment or make them suitably skilled to go for self-employment. The scheme ensures placements of minimum 75% trainees, out of which at least 50% placement is in organized sector. The scheme is implemented through selected Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs).

(d) and (e) This  is  a  100%  Central  Sector  Scheme  implemented  directly  by  the Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  through  selected  Project  Implementing  Agencies.  State Governments  are  not  involved  in  implementation  of  the  scheme  and  funds  are  not allocated/  released  State-wise.  The  details  of  fund  allocated  and  utilized  under  this scheme since inception are as under:

## (Rs. in crore)

| Year                      |   Budgetary Allocation |   Fund utilized |
|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|
| 2013-14                   |                  17    |           17    |
| 2014-15                   |                  46.23 |           46.21 |
| 2015-16 (upto 29.02.2016) |                 192.45 |          167.39 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: NEMO-AM
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3051

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016

## NEMO-AM

3051. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Space Application Centre (SAC) of ISRO and Space Flight  Laboratory  (SFL)  Institute  for  Aerospace  Studies  of Toronto  University  are  working  on  development  of  Next Generation  Earth  Monitoring  and  Observation  and  Aerosol Monitoring (NEMO-AM) satellite;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- the main benefits from this satellite after its positioning;
- (d) the time by which satellite is likely to be launched; and
- (e) the total expenditure likely to be incurred on this project?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Space  Flight Laboratory (SFL), Institute for  Aerospace Studies of Toronto University is developing a Nanosatellite for  Earth  Monitoring  and  Observation  -  Aerosol  Monitoring (NEMO-AM)  on  a  turnkey  basis  as  per  the  agreement entered with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

(b) An  agreement  was  entered  into  between  the  Governing Council of University of Toronto represented by the Institute for  Aerospace  Studies  (Space  Flight  Laboratory)  and  ISRO for the development of NEMO-AM. The satellite will have a science instrument for recording light reflected from earth surface and atmospheric aerosol in three different spectral channels  and  in  two  polarizations  from  different  viewing angles. (c) The main benefits from this satellite include - development of space based aerosol optical thickness retrieval technique, study of spatial variability of aerosol over selected regions, utilisation of aerosol properties in atmospheric correction scheme in land and ocean applications. (d) The  launch  of  NEMO-AM  satellite  is  expected  by  2018-19 timeframe. (e) The  expenditure  likely  to  be  incurred  towards  NEMO-AM satellite is 2,668,066 Canadian Dollar. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Generation of Electricity from Nuclear Sources
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3049

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY FROM NUCLEAR SOURCES

3049.  SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the country has a fair position in the world in terms of generation of electricity from nuclear sources and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the current status of installed nuclear power capacity in the country;
- (c) whether several projects are progressing to completion; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of expected power generation by 2022?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  India  is  at  seventh  position  in  terms  of  number  of  reactors  in operation and fourteenth in terms of installed nuclear power capacity among countries with nuclear power in the world. India is also recognised globally as a country with advanced nuclear technologies.
- (b) The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 5780 MW.
- (c) Yes, Sir.
- (d) The quantum of expected capacity by the year 2022 is 10080 MW. The details of reactors under construction / commissioning and to be completed progressively by 2022 are as follows:

| Location               | Unit     | Capacity (MW)   |
|------------------------|----------|-----------------|
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | KKNPP-2  | 1000            |
| Kakrapar, Gujarat      | KAPP 3&4 | 2 X 700         |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  | RAPP 7&8 | 2 X 700         |
| Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu  | PFBR     | 500             |

KKNPP  - Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

KAPP    - Kakrapar Atomic Power Project.

RAPP    - Rajasthan Atomic Power Project.

PFBR    - Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: City Infrastructure Fund
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3048 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 16, 2016

## CITY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

No.3048 DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has urged the States/Union Territories to set  up  an  exclusive  City  Infrastructure  Fund  to  provide  financial assistance to promote infrastructure in cities and if so, the details thereof: (b) whether the Government proposes to provide financial assistance to the States/Union Territories to constitute the said Fund; (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  encourage  States/Union Territories to build well-drained and flood resistant cities by using the above fund; and (e)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (e):  No, Madam.  However, the Government  of India has launched a new Mission 'Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)' on 25 th  June 2015 for development of basic infrastructure such as water supply, sewerage, septage, storm water drainage, urban transport and development of green space and parks with special provision for children-friendly components in 500 cities/ towns across the country. The construction and improvement of drains and storm water drains to reduce and eliminate flooding is an eligible component under the Mission. The Mission is being operated as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with total projected outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore during the Mission period of 2015-16 to 2019-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Role of DoT in Digital India
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3047

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2016

## ROLE OF DoT IN DIGITAL INDIA

## 3047. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

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

- (a) whether the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) plays a significant role in creating changes to the digital environment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether DoT is equipped to respond to Digital India objectives and the technological advancements; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) National  Optical  Fibre  Network  (NOFN)  project,  being  administered  by Department of Telecommunication, is one of the pillars of Digital India programme. It aims at providing broadband infrastructure and at least 100Mbps internet bandwidth  to all the Gram Panchayats (approximately 2.5 lakh) in the country through Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) utilizing existing fibres of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) viz. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)  and RailTel and laying incremental fiber wherever necessary to bridge the connectivity gap between Gram Panchayats (GPs) and Blocks for providing broadband connectivity. The project  is  being  executed  by  a  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV),  namely,  Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), which has been incorporated on 25.02.2012 under Indian Companies Act 1956.  Under this project, at least 100 Mbps bandwidth has to be provided  in  all  the  estimated  2.5  lakh  GPs  for  utilization  by  all  categories  of  service providers  on  non-discriminatory  basis  including  Internet  Service  Providers.  These access  providers/service  providers  like  mobile  operators,  Internet  Service  Providers (ISPs), cable TV operators, content providers can launch various services in rural areas. Various applications for e-health, e-education, e-governance etc. can be provided.  First phase  of  NOFN  project  to  connect  one  lakh  GPs  with  OFC  to  provide  broadband connectivity  in  1  Lakh  Gram  Panchayats  are  targeted  for  completion  by  December 2016.  Department of Telecommunications is equipped to meet the deliverables under Digital India programme. As on 13.03.2016, the status of implementation of NOFN is as under:-

No. of GPs where OFC  laying is completed:

42,892GPs

OFC laid:

1,00780Kms

Pipe laid :

1,28,413 Kms.

GPs Lit :

5,482

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