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Lok Sabha Question No. 4471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Revenue Deficit of Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4471

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, August 12, 2016/Shravana 21, 1938 (Saka)

## Revenue Deficit of Andhra Pradesh

## 4471. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the revenue deficit of Andhra Pradesh during 2014-16;
- (b) whether the Union Government has so far released just Rs. 2300 crore under its revenue deficit account and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the remaining amount is likely to be released to Andhra Pradesh and reasons for delay in releasing the amount?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) to (b): The Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlement), AP and Telangana, after taking into account release of special assistance amounting to Rs.2,303 crore to Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  (GoAP)  during  2014-15  for  the  resource  gap,  has arrived at Revenue Deficit of Rs.13,775.76 crore for the year 2014-15 (2 nd June, 2014 to  31 st March, 2015). The Union Government has made a further release of special assistance  of  Rs.500  crore  during  2015-16  to  GoAP  on  this  account.  In  addition, Andhra Pradesh being adjudged revenue  deficit  State  by  14 th Finance  Commission (FFC) for the period 2015-20, grants-in-aid of Rs.6,609 crore recommended by FFC for the year 2015-16 under this head has been released to the State.
- (c):  The  Accountant  General  (A&E),  AP  and  Telangana  has  indicated  that  the  new State of Andhra  Pradesh  had  incurred expenditure on certain  new  schemes introduced  by  the  State  government  during  the  reference  period.  This  needs  to  be ascertained in order to arrive at actual revenue deficit figures. The State Government has been asked to provide details as further release to the State under this head will be concomitant to identification of such new schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Recapitalisation of Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, R. VANAROJA, K. GOPAL, RAKESH SINGH, K. MARAGATHAM, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, M. B. RAJESH, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4470

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 th  August, 2016/ Shravana 21, 1938 (SAKA)

## Recapitalisation of Banks QUESTION

4470. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:                       SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

DR. K. GOPAL:                                                  SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:                         SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:                                          ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the ability of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to attract external capital is limited since listed PSBs are trading at significant discount to their book value owing to financial pressures;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is keen to start recapitalisation of PSBs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, bank-wise and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  &  (b):  Government  has  allowed  Public  Sector  Banks  to  raise  capital  from  Public  markets  through Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) or Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) by diluting Government of India holding upto 52% in phased manner based on their capital requirement, their stock performance, liquidity, market conditions etc.
- (c) & (d):  Under 'Indradhanush' scheme Government of India (GoI) has infused Rs. 25,000 crore of capital in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in 2015-16. GoI has been allocated Rs. 22,915 crore for the capitalization needs of PSBs on July 19, 2016. The bank-wise details are as under:

Rs. In Crore.

| S.No.   | Name of the PSBs      |   Total allocation |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Allahabad Bank        |                 44 |
| 2       | Bank of India         |               1784 |
| 3       | Canara Bank           |                997 |
| 4       | Central Bank of India |               1729 |
| 5       | Corporation Bank.     |                677 |
| 6       | Dena Bank             |                594 |
| 7       | Indian Overseas Bank  |               3101 |
| 8       | Punjab National Bank  |               2816 |
| 9       | Syndicate Bank        |               1034 |
| 10      | UCO Bank              |               1033 |
| 11      | Union Bank of India   |                721 |
| 12      | United Bank of India  |                810 |
| 13      | State Bank of India   |               7575 |
|         | Total                 |              22915 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Allocation for e-Governance Project in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4468

Answered on August 12, 2016/Shravana 21, 1938 (Saka)

## Allocation for e-Governance Project in Andhra Pradesh

## 4468. DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has plans to allocate resources in the form of monetary and infrastructural support to Andhra Pradesh for e-Governance project and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  implement  similar  project  at  the  Central  level and if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) The Government of India is supporting the Government of Andhra Pradesh in the successful adoption of e-Governance through technical consulting and financial assistance to  multiple  programmes.  Some of  the  key  initiatives  supported  by  Ministry  of  Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) are: State Data Centres, State Wide Area Networks, eDistrict  Mission  Mode  Project,  Common  Services  Centres,  State  Portal,  State  Service Delivery  Gateway,  Computerisation  of  Legislature,  e-Prison,  e-Hospital  Management System with supply chain Management and e-Treasury.
- (b) At Central level, the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) was launched in 2006 with a  vision  to  make  all  government  services  accessible  to  the  common  man  in  his  locality, through common service delivery outlet and ensure efficiency, transparency & reliability of such services at affordable costs to realize the basic needs of the common man. Mission Mode Projects  covering  a  wide  ranges  of  domain,  viz.  agriculture,  land  records,  health, education, passport,  police,  court,  municipalities,  commercial  taxes,  treasuries,  etc.  were initiated.  Most  of  these  projects  have  been made  operational  and  have  started  providing services.

In  order  to  transform  the  entire  ecosystem  of  public  services  through  the  use  of information technology, the Government  of India has approved the 'Digital India' programme  with  the  vision  to  transform  India  into  a  digitally  empowered  society  and knowledge  economy.  Digital  India  is  an  Umbrella  Programme  that  is  coordinated  by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and is being implemented and funded by various Ministries/Departments in Government of India.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Privilege Leave for LIC Employees
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4467

To be answered on Friday, August 12, 2016/Shravana 21, 1938 (Saka)

## Privilege Leave for LIC Employees

## 4467.  SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Board has submitted recommendations regarding accumulation of privilege leave up to 270 days and sanction of paternity leave for LIC employees in the country;

- (b)   if so, the details thereof; and

- (c)   the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar)

- (a) to  (c)  Yes,  Madam.  Life  Insurance  Corporation  of  India  has  proposed  to  enhance accumulation of privilege leave from 240 days to 270 days and sanction of 15 days paternity leave for LIC employees. The matter is under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Regulation of Pension Funds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES *******

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4466 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 12, 2016/SHRAVANA 21, 1938 (SAKA)

## REGULATION OF PENSION FUNDS

## 4466. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  Pension  Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for allowing it to regulate the pension  funds  floated  by  insurance  companies  and  mutual  funds  which  are currently under SEBI and IRDA; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar)

(a)  &  (b):  Certain  schemes  floated  by  mutual  funds  and  insurance  companies  before PFRDA was set up came under the jurisdiction of the respective regulators viz. Securities and  Exchange  Board  of  India  (SEBI)  and  Insurance  Regulatory  and  Development Authority (IRDA). PFRDA has requested that such schemes may be brought under the regulatory ambit of PFRDA. No decision has been taken in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Animals for Medical Research
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4464 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

## ANIMALS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

## 4464. SHRI SULTAN AHMED:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has adopted any policy/mechanism to regulate the use of animals medical research, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether such regulation/ban would prevent research and development of life saving drugs, if so,  the  details  thereof;  and  (c)  the  details  of  measures  taken/  proposed  to  be  take Government to lift such ban?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) : Yes. As informed by Indian Council of Medical Research, the Committee for the Purpose  of  Control  and  Supervision  of  Experiments  on  Animals,  Ministry  of  Environmen Forest and Climate Change (CPCSEA) has enacted 'Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control  and  Supervision)  Rules,  1998'  to  regulate  use  of  animals  in  research  within  the provisions of 'Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Act, 1960.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) , has also prepared guidelines for 'Use of Animals for Scientific Research' in May 2000.

- (b)& (c) : As per information available, there is no ban to prevent research and develop of life saving drugs through animal research.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Reservation for Anglo-Indians
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

## RESERVATION FOR ANGL O - INDIANS

## 4463. SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to form a new scheme regarding reservation of seats for the AngloIndians in all the medical Colleges/ Universities specially in NEET;

- (b)if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether his Ministry has taken up the matter with Ministry of Human Resource Developm to reserve two seats for the Anglo -Indians, if so, the details thereof; and

- (d) the time by which this scheme is likely to be imple mented?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) : No.

- (b): Does not arise.

- (c ): No.

- (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Centre of Propulsion Technology
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4461

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## CENTRE OF PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY

4461.  SHRI  J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed any Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with IITs-Bombay and Madras to establish a binodal 'Centre of Propulsion Technology';
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether this is likely to achieve  synergy  between  DRDO  and  IITs  for channelizing the research efforts for developing products and related critical aerospace technologies; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)  has  established  Bi-nodal  'Centre  of  Propulsion  Technology' (CoPT) at IIT Bombay and IIT Madras through an agreement signed on 9 th July, 2016 at IIT Bombay amongst DRDO, IIT Bombay and IIT Madras.

(c) & (d): The Centre (CoPT) is mandated to plan the research activities in consultation with DRDO, coordinate and progress research activities with the Primary Research Nodes and other academic institutions including any industry, as required, and enhance technology maturity in respective areas.

:  2  :

For the first phase of CoPT activities, an expenditure of Rs. 160 Crore has been sanctioned.  Its constituents are:-

- Technical Programs pertaining to gas turbine propulsion for small engine,  solid  propellant  combustion  modelling,  and  morphing aircraft technologies.
- Infrastructure development.
- CoPT running expenses.

The cost is to be met entirely out of Grants-in-aid funds from DRDO.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Guidelines to MSOs
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4460 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2016)

## GUIDELINES TO MSO

## 4460. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  has  asked  Multi System Operators (MSOs) to display details of their nodal officers on their website and inform the same to their linked LCOs for ease of business and to reduce disputes under  the  Telecommunication  (Broadcasting  and  Cable  Service)  Interconnection (Digital Addressable Cable Television Systems) Regulation, 2012; and
- b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  INFORMATION  AND BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- a) & (b) : As per Telecommunication (Broadcasting and cable services) Interconnection (Digital Addressable Cable Television Systems) Regulations, 2012 no Multi  System  Operator  (MSO)  shall  make available  signals  of  TV  channels  to  any linked  Local  Cable  Operator  (LCO)  without  entering  into  a  written  interconnection agreement. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has informed the Ministry that they have issued a letter on  27.06.2016 to all the Multi System Operators (MSOs) asking them to communicate in writing name and contact details of their nodal officers (State /district/city wise) to all its linked Local Cable Operators (LCOs) and also to put the same on MSOs official website prominently so that any LCO can easily approach the authorized person of MSO for ease of business and settlement of issues, if any, in a time bound manner.

In this regard, TRAI has also issued a Press Release on 27.06.2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Swachh Bharat Cess
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, HARI OM PANDEY, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

No.4458

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI HARI OM PANDAY and PROF PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

WilI the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- whether the Government has any dedicated mechanism to distribute funds
- b If not, the reasons therefor?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY 12th August, 2016 "SWACHH BHARAT CESS"

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO, 4458

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

| Point     | Reply                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (a) & (b) | Funds collected under the cess are utilized as per the guidelines and components of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban): Funds are relaased to State Governments/UTs_after obtaining_the utilization certificates Yes Sir, |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Spying Phone Calls along Indo-China Border
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KALYAN BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4457

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## SPYING PHONE CALLS ALONG INDO-CHINA BORDER

4457.  SHRI  KALYAN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the people are receiving 'spying' phone calls regularly questioning on the army deployment along Indo-China border;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

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(a) & (b): Information on Indian Army's deployment along the borders is regularly sought by our adversaries from exchange operators, unsuspecting  civilians  by  using  Voice  Over  Internet  Protocol  (VOIP)  and mobile calls etc.

- (c) Detailed Standing Operating Procedures are in place to ensure such calls are not connected to any authorized subscriber.  In addition, troops and  families  are  regularly  sensitized  to  thwart  inimical  design  of  our adversaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Sale of NBCC Stake
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## 4454. SHRI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government proposes to sell 15 per cent stake   of National   Building Construction Corporation (NBCC);
- (b\_ If s0, the details there of and the funds expected to be generated from such sale;
- Whether the Government also proposes to allot additional shares to eligible and willing employees at a discount of 5 per cent to issue or discovered of the offer for sale; and price
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4454 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12"h August; 2016

## SALE OF NBCC STAKE

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- a) Yes, Sir:
- b) CCEA in its meeting held on 13.07.2016 has approved disinvestment of 1S% up equity India's (Gol) shareholding of 90%. The disinvestment transaction will be an Offer for Sale (OFS) of shares by the Promoters or any other Stock Exchange Mechanism method as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Rules and Regulation: The proposed 15% disinvestment in NBCC would result in estimated receipts of Rs. 1,706 crore approximately to the Government: However; the actual realization may be higher or lower depending on the market conditions and the investor interest prevailing at the time of actual disinvestment paid
3. Yes, Sir:
- d) CCEA has also approved allotment of additional shares to the eligible and willing employees at a discount of S% to the Issuel discovered (lowest cut off) of the OFS, and up to a maximum of 0.75% of the up equity capital, subsequent to completion of the OFS transaction; the method and procedure of allotment of shares to the employees will be as per the procedure approved by SEBI price paid

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Awareness about Nuclear Emergency
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4453

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## AWARENESS ABOUT NUCLEAR EMERGENCY

4453.  SHRI  PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  awareness  camps  for  the  citizens  in various parts of the country, particularly in coastal area in case of any nuclear emergency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to remove the widespread apprehensions among the citizens about nuclear emergency?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) to (c): Indian  Navy  and  Indian  Coast  Guard  have  not  conducted  any such awareness camp.  However, as part of its Public awareness activities, the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  and  the  Nuclear  Power  Corporation  of India  Limited  (NPCIL)  have  taken  number  of  steps  to  bring  awareness regarding the various peaceful uses of atomic energy and dispel unfounded apprehension of citizens.  Such  measures  include setting  up Permanent Exhibitions, site visits by parliamentarians, journalists, prominent citizens, college students, local villagers etc.  Further, based on continuous and periodic assessments of intelligence agencies, the security measures  adopted  in  nuclear  installations  are  reviewed  and  regularly strengthened.

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