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Lok Sabha Question No. 2780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: National Skill Development Corporation
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2780 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

## 2780. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has collaborated with  public  and  private  universities  to  skill  and  train  workers  in  the  unorganised sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  would  also  consider  collaborating  with  reputed institutions  such  as  the  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IIT),  Indian  Institutes  of Science  (IIS)  and  the  National  Institutes  of  Technology  (NIT)  to  conduct  skill development  workshops  and  train  workers  in  the  unorganised  sector  such  as electricians, mechanics, nurses, paramedics etc.;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National  Skill  Development  Corporation (NSDC)  has  collaborated  with  a number of Public and Private Universities to skill the students of the colleges who are  undergoing  Under  Graduate  (UG)/Post  Graduate  (PG)  programs.  However,  at present, NSDC does not have any program under University association to skill and train workers in the unorganized sector.
- (b) For the UG and PG students skill development program, NSDC has signed MoU  with  University  of  Pune,  University  of  Delhi,  Maharishi  Dayanand  University (MDU),  Tamil  Nadu  open  University,  Manipal  University  (Jaipur),  Gautam  Buddha University, Dept of Collegiate Education (Govt of Karnataka), Centurion University, IILM  Institute,  Vel  Tech  University,  Panjab  University  (CDG),  Panjab  University (Patiala),  Guru  Nanak  Dev  University,  Lovely  Professional  University,  Sh  Guru Granth  Sahib  World  University,  Guru  Kashi  University,  Chitkara  University,  Adesh University, Desh Bhagat University, DAV University (Jalandar), Chandigarh University, GNA University, Rayat & Bahra University, Baba Bhag Singh University, Amity  University  (Gurgaon),  Sharda  University,  Sikkim  Manipal  University,  Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Guwahati University, Dibrugarh University, Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Sciences University.
- (c) At  present,  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  not entered any engagement with Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Indian Institutes of Science or National Institutes of Technology (NITs) for skill training in unorganized sectors.
- (d) & (e) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Emergency Quota System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2779 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## EMERGENCY QUOTA SYSTEM

2779.  SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is considering to make the emergency  quota  system  more  responsive  and  commuter friendly by giving priority to wait-listed tatkal tickets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether some railway zones have already taken steps in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d): In order to meet the urgent travel requirements of High Official Requisition (HOR) holders, which includes Central  Government  Ministers,  Judges  of  Hon'ble  Supreme Court/High  Courts  of  various  States,  Members  of  Parliament and other emergent demands, who are on the waiting list, a limited number of berths have been earmarked as Emergency Quota in different trains and in different classes. This accommodation is released by nominated Railway officials in

accordance  with  the  priority  as  per  warrant  of  precedence and  well  established  practice  being  followed  since  long. Detailed instructions for streamlining the procedure of releasing accommodation from Emergency Quota are available.    Further,  surprise  checks  are  conducted  by  the Commercial  and  Vigilance  Departments  to  prevent/detect irregularities  in  the  allotment  of  reserved  accommodation under  this  Quota.  There  is,  however,  no  proposal  under consideration  to  give  priority  to  Tatkal  waitlisted  passenger in releasing of berths out of Emergency Quota.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: S&T Projects
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: P. KUMAR, HARISH DWIVEDI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2775 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/08/2016

## S&T PROJECTS

2775.  SHRI P. KUMAR:

SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount allocated, disbursed and utilised for various Science and Technology (S&T) projects, project-wise and year-wise during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of the projects pending and the reasons therefor, project-wise;
- (c) the amount left unutilised and the amount returned, project-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has constituted new committees during the above period and if so, the composition of the committees;
- (e) whether  Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs)/Voluntary  Organisations have also been engaged in the implementation of the said schemes; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  of  the  said  organisations  along  with  the  details  of  the  grants provided to them during the above period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) to (f): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Employment Guarantee to Urban Poor
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTRARRED QUESTION NO. 2773 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2016

EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE TO URBAN POOR NO. 2773 DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

WILL the MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY

ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any comprehensive  plan  to  ensure  livelihood  and  employment guarantee for the urban poor;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to make it a statutory right: and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the measures taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to    ensure employment guarantee and livelihood for the urban poor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) to  (d)  :There  is  no  proposal  to  either  guarantee  livelihood  and employment  for  urban  poor  or make  it a statutory right. Government  has  however,  taken  various  measures  to  improve the design of schemes implemented by it, expand their outreach,  ensure  convergence  with  other  programmes  and improve  outcome.    Swarna  Jayanti  Shahari  Rozgar  Yojana (SJSRY) was restructured as National Urban Livelihoods
- Mission (NULM).  The scope of NULM was enhanced and it was

renamed as 'Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)'.  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation is implementing 'Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNULM)'  to  reduce  poverty  and  vulnerability  of  urban  poor households by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities for improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis. DAY-NULM comprises seven components viz; Social Mobilization and Institution Development  (SM&ID),  Capacity  Building  and  Training  (CB&T), Employment  through  Skills  Training  and  Placement  (EST&P), Self-Employment Programme (SEP), Shelters for Urban Homeless (SUH), Support to Urban Street Vendors (SUSV), and Innovative and Special Projects (I&SP)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Cases against Pathankot Attack Accused
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: V. PANNEER SELVAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2772 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## CASES AGAINST PATHANKOT ATTACK ACCUSED

## 2772. SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  registration  of  cases  by Pakistan Government against the accused in Pathankot attack;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the concerns raised by the Government have been addressed;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the corrective steps proposed in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) The Government is aware of the statements by the Government of Pakistan on 20th February 2016, that based on initial investigation in Pakistan and  the  information  provided  (by  India  regarding  the  Pathankot  Airbase terrorist  attack),  several  individuals  belonging  to  Jaish-e-Mohammad  were apprehended and offices of the organization were traced and sealed. An FIR had been filed in the matter in Gujranwala, Pakistan against unknown persons on February 18,  2016.

Subsequently, the Pakistani Joint Investigation Team (JIT), constituted by the Government of Pakistan in connection with Pathankot Airbase Attack, visited  India  from  March  27,  2016  to  April  01,  2016.  National  Investigation Agency  (NIA)  was  its  interlocutor.  The  JIT  was  given  evidence  against individuals, including members of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who had conspired  in  the  Pathankot  attack  and  the  handlers  of  terrorists  who facilitated and guided them.

During the meeting of the Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan on the side-lines of 'Heart of Asia-Senior Officials Meeting' in New Delhi on April 26, 2016, it was conveyed to Pakistan that it was time for reviewing progress in  investigation  in  the  attack  after  return  of  Pakistan's  JIT,  which  had gathered all evidence that it had wanted when it visited India, and an Indian delegation could visit Pakistan for this purpose. Government remains engaged with Government of Pakistan in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Over-Crowded Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## OVER-CROWDED TRAINS

†2771. SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  name  of  trains  passing  through  Madhya  Pradesh  which  are over-crowded; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to provide comfortable journey to the people in the rail services where there is heavy rush?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a): State-wise statistics is not maintained on Indian Railways. However, the  demand  pattern  on  Indian  Railways  is  not  uniform  throughout  the year  and  it  varies  during  the  peak  and  lean  seasons.  The  demand  for travel  surges  especially  during  the  peak  season  like  during  summer holidays,  festivals  etc.  The  overall  occupancy  of  all  trains  on  Indian Railways during the Financial Year 2015-16 was more than 100%. (b):  Special  trains  are  run  and  additional  coaches  are  attached  for clearance of extra passenger traffic during peak season, special events, festivals keeping in view the pattern of traffic, commercial justification, operational  feasibility  and  availability  of  resources.  Hand  holds  are provided  in  Main  Line  Electric  Multiple  Unit  (MEMU),  Diesel  Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU), Kolkata Metro and Sub-urban coaches for comfort of  standee  passengers  during  heavy  rush.  Further,  hand  hold  has  also been provided in door way area in the design of Deen Dayalu coaches.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Rail Line between Koderma-Ranchi via Hazaribagh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2770 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## RAIL LINE BETWEEN KODERMA-RANCHI VIA HAZARIBAGH

†2770. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether inordinate delay is taking place in the construction of rail line between Koderma-Ranchi via Hazaribagh;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Railways in this regard and the time fixed for its completion; and
- (c) the steps  taken  by  the Railways  to  accelerate  the  pace  of construction of the above rail line?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) & (b): The Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana-Ranchi New Line project has  been  taken  up  in  1998-99  on  cost  sharing  basis  with  the  State Government  of  Jharkhand  as  per  Memorandum  of  Understanding entered  into  between  the  two  parties.  However,  execution  of  this project has suffered mainly due to delay in acquisition of encumbrancefree land from State Government, forestry clearance, local demand for additional  accommodation  works  like  Road  Over  Bridges/Road  Under Bridges  and  law  &  order  problem  apart  from  availability  of  adequate fund. This project also falls in the Left Wing Extremism affected areas creating law & order problem very often in execution of the project.

At present the project is progressing steadily as indicated below:-

- (i) Koderma-Hazaribagh (80 Km) section: completed and commissioned on 25.02.2015.
- (ii)  Hazaribagh-Barkakana  (57  Km)  section:  Track  linking  has  been completed.  The  section  is  planned  for  commissioning  for  passenger traffic in 2016-17.
- (iii) Barkakana-Ranchi (63 km) section:  Earthwork and bridgework have been taken up. Progress of work is affected due to non acquisition of land in this section.

In view of land issue, target date of completion of whole project is not fixed.

- (c) To fast-track the completion of this project, fund allotment has been substantially  enhanced in 2016-17. Simultaneously, State Government has  been  requested  to  hand  over  encumbrance-free  land  and  release adequate funds to Railway for the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Rail Ticket Reservation Centres
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2768 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## RAIL TICKET RESERVATION CENTRES

†2768. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  district-wise  number  of  railway  ticket  reservation centres in the country;
- (b)   whether the Government has identified those areas where there is no reservation centre and passengers have to travel hundreds of kilometres for reservation;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)   whether the facility of reservation centre has been provided in the post offices of some districts in Chattisgarh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   whether the above said reservation centres are functioning properly and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2768 BY SHRI VIKRAM USENDI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2016 REGARDING RAIL TICKET RESERVATION CENTRES

- (a) : At present, railway ticket reservation facility is available at 3604 locations across the country.   District-wise  record is not maintained in the Passenger Reservation System.
- (b) & (c): The computerised reservation centres are provided as per policy at District Headquarters, important hill stations/tourist &  pilgrimage  centres/post  offices  on  the  basis  of  proposals received from public/public representatives and the zonal railways as per technical feasibility and commercial justification. Additionally, online reserved ticketing has become very popular and  about  58%  of  reserved  tickets  are  now  booked  online  by passengers from comfort of their homes.  Hence, it is no longer required  to  travel  to  reservation  office  for  booking  of  reserved accommodation on trains.

(a) & (e):    Yes,  Madam.    At  present,  railway  ticket  reservation facility  is  working  satisfactorily  at  08  post  offices  in  following locations in Chattisgarh:

|   Sl. No. | Name of Location   | District      |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Jashpur Nagar      | Jashpur Nagar |
|         2 | Korba              | Korba         |
|         3 | Bemetara           | Bemetara      |
|         4 | Baloda Bazar       | Baloda Bazar  |
|         5 | New Mantralaya     | Raipur        |
|         6 | Kanker             | Kanker        |
|         7 | Kawardha           | Kawardha      |
|         8 | Khairagarh         | Rajnandgaon   |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Rail Connectivity in Hilly Areas
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2767 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## RAIL CONNECTIVITY IN HILLY AREAS

## 2767.   SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  connect  hilly  areas  of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand by rail network;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any study/survey has been done in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 OF (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2767 BY SHRI ANURAG  SINGH THAKUR  TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2016 REGARDING RAIL CONNECTIVITY IN HILLY AREAS.

(a) & (b): Himachal Pradesh is already connected to Uttarakhand via two railway routes viz. Shimla-Chandigarh-Ambala-SaharanpurRoorkee-Dehradun  &  Simla-Chandigarh-Ambala-Delhi-Dehradun.    To increase further connectivity between the two States, the following projects have already been taken up:

|   S.N o. | Project Name                 | Year of inclusion in Budget   |   Latest Cost 2016-17 (Crore ) |
|----------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Chandigarh-Baddi (33.23 km)  | 2007-08                       |                           1672 |
|        2 | Rishikesh-Karnprayag (125.09 | 2010-11                       |                           4295 |

(c) & (d): To provide further connectivity between the two States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the following surveys have also been taken up:

|   S.N. | Survey Name                                                                                         | Year of completion   |   Assessed Cost (Crore ) | Rate of Return (ROR)   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|      1 | Ghanoli-Dehradun via Baddi, Nalagarh, Jagadhari, Surajpur, Kala Amb, Paonta Sahib (216 km) new line | 2010-11              |                     3746 | (-) 0.40%              |
|      2 | Chandigarh-Dehradun via Jagadhari (217 km) new line                                                 | 2002-03              |                      604 | (-) 17.03%             |

However,  the  projects  of  the  aforesaid  surveys  could  not  be taken  up  considering  the  large  throwforward  of  ongoing  railway projects and overall limited resources of Railways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Abolition of Group-D Posts
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2763

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016)

## ABOLITION OF GROUP-D POSTS

†2763. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Central  and  State  Governments  have  abolished  Group  'D'  posts  in Government services and gave it to contract employees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  details  of  Ministries/  Departments  and  PSUs  where  Group  'D'  posts  have  been abolished?

## 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):    6 th CPC inter-alia had recommended for multi-skilling in the Government with one  employee  performing  the    jobs  hitherto  performed  by  many  Group  D  employees.  It would  lead  to  a  skilled  workforce  that  will  be  more  capable  of  performing  multiple  tasks thereby increasing efficiency and the output.

As  far  as  Central  Government  is  concerned,  the  Group  'D'  posts  have  not  been abolished  enmasse.  However,  in  acceptance  of  the  recommendations  of  the  6 th CPC,  the Government has re-classified all Group 'D' posts as Group 'C' alongwith the incumbents. A decision has also been taken that there will be no further recruitment in the Group 'D' posts.

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