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Lok Sabha Question No. 1783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Recruitment in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1783

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## RECRUITMENT IN RAILWAYS

† 1783.   SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN: SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  started  to  recruit  local  people  for work  in  one  particular  area  or  place  especially  in  the  Group  'D' posts;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  provision  for  reservation  of  posts  for  outsiders has been made in such local/regional recruitment drive; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) No, Madam.  Railways conduct recruitment exercises on all India  basis  giving  wide  publicity  to  recruitment  notifications  in  line with the Constitutional provisions, thus maintaining equality in opportunity in the matter of employment under Central Government.
- (c)
- (d)
- No, Madam.
- Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Agreement between India and UAE
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1782 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.5.2016

Agreement between India and UAE

## 1782.  SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

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

- (a) whether India has signed any Memorandum of Understanding with the United Arab Emirates for cooperation in skill development and recognition of qualifications;
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (c) whether any assessment to find out the number of employment opportunities created under the said MoU in UAE has been undertaken; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  in  this  regard  and  the  other  benefits  likely  to  accrue  as  a result of the said agreement?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on 29.4.2016 signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  with  National  Qualifications  Authority  of United  Arab  Emirates  (UAE)  on cooperation  for  Skill  development  and  mutual recognition of qualifications. Key areas of cooperation are as below:
- Joint accreditation of training providers catering to trainings aimed at overseas migration from India to the Gulf region.
- Cooperate  on  knowledge  sharing  and  capacity  building  support  for  the national qualifications frameworks of respective parties
- Cooperate  in  conducting  joint  studies  or  pilot  research  projects  on   labour market and skills development issues
- Foster cooperation through networking and conferences
- Exchange  visits  of  qualifications  framework  experts  and  vocational  training instructors and other experts, managers and technical staff.
- Promote  access  by  UAE  employers  to  information  and  data  on  qualified Indian workforce supply

(c) & (d) No assessment as such under the MoU has been undertaken so far. U.A.E is second single largest destination for workforce migration from India to the Gulf after Saudi Arabia. Mutual recognition of qualifications and sharing data under MoU  would  facilitate trained  and  skilled  Indian  workers  to  access  employment opportunities in UAE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Connecting State Capitals by Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA, P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1781 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## CONNECTING STATE CAPITALS BY RAILWAY

1781.  DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA: SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to connect all State capitals by rail in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time likely to be taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to provide rail link in all hilly regions  of  the  country  to  provide  cheap  and  affordable  transport facility to the people of these regions; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) & (b):  It is the endeavour of Indian Railways to provide Rail connectivity to all the State capitals of the country. Presently connectivity exists for all State capitals except Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Goa.  To provide connectivity to capitals of Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland and  Mizoram;  construction  of  Byrnihat-Shillong,  Jiribam-Imphal,  DimapurKohima  and  Bhairabi-Sairang,  new  line  projects  have  been  taken  up expeditiously. Sivok-Rangpo new line has been taken up to bring Sikkim on railway  map  but  the  extension  of  this  line  upto  its  capital  has  not  been taken up.  Rail connectivity exists in Goa upto Vasco-da-Gama and there is no proposal to connect Panaji at present.

(c)  &  (d):  The  hilly  regions  viz.  Himachal  Pradesh,  West  Bengal,  eastern Himalayas,  Kangra  area,  Nilgiri  Mountain  areas  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  the Matheran  Hill  areas  Western  Ghats  do  have  Metre  Gauge  connectivity  to cater  to  tourism.  These  areas  are  covered  under  Kalka-Shimla  Railway, Darjeeling  Himalayan  Railway,  Kangra  Valley  Railway,  Nilgiri  Mountain Railway and Matheran Hill Railway. Many  railway projects such as Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla, Rishkesh-Karnprayag, Bhanupalli-BilaspurBeri,  Murkongselek-Pasighat  etc.  have  been  taken  up  which  pass  through hilly  regions  to  provide  affordable  and  comfortable  connectivity  to  the people. Augmenting railway connectivity to all areas including hilly areas is a continuous and ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Proposals for Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1780 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## PROPOSALS FOR RAILWAY PROJECTS

## † 1780.  SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has received any proposals/ representations from  various  organisations/road  users  as  well  as  Government  of Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand for gauge conversion, new railway lines  and  doubling  of  railway  lines  etc.  which  are  essential  and obvious for development of ports and industries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State, year and proposal-wise;
- (c) whether the Railways has approved all these proposals and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  pending  proposals,  if  any,  are  likely  to  be approved?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (d):    Proposals/representations  from  organizations/road  users  both formal  as  well  as  informal  are  received  by  Railways  at  various  levels including Railway Board, Zonal Railways, Divisional Headquarters etc. As receipt  of  such  complaints/suggestions  is  a  continuous  and  dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained.

These  demands  from  various  organizations,  State  Governments,  elected representatives  form  an  important  basis  to  ascertain  requirement  of projects. The projects are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile  connectivity,  missing  links  and  alternate  routes,  augmentation  of congested/saturated lines,  socio-economic  considerations  etc.  depending upon  throwforward  of  ongoing  projects,  overall  availability  of  funds  and competing  demands.    However,  it  is  not  feasible  to  maintain  data  for fulfilling such demands and no time frame or commitment can be given for approval of all pending proposals.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Ticket Vending Machines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1779 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## TICKET VENDING MACHINES

†1779. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  automatic  ticket  vending  machines have  been installed  at  railway  stations  to  ease  the  burden  of  queuing  up for railway tickets at rush hours;
- (b)  if so, the number of automatic vending machines set up so far, zone-wise; and
- (c) the mechanism  in place to keep these machines operational?

## 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.
- ......

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1779 BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV &  SHRI  LAXMI  NARAYAN  YADAV  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 04.05.2016 REGARDING TICKET VENDING MACHINES

(a)  &  (b)  :  Yes,  Madam.      So  far,  automatic  vending  machines (ATVMs) have been set up at 2884 locations.   Zone-wise details are as under:

| Name of Zones         |   Total number of ATVMs commissioned as on 27.4.2016 |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Northern Railway      |                                                  135 |
| North Western Railway |                                                  146 |
| North Eastern Railway |                                                   31 |
| Western Railway       |                                                  527 |
| Central Railway       |                                                  900 |
| West Central Railway  |                                                   59 |
| Eastern Railway       |                                                  172 |
| South Eastern Railway |                                                  100 |
| East Coast Railway    |                                                   90 |
| Southern Railway      |                                                  254 |
| South Western Railway |                                                  105 |
| South Central Railway |                                                  365 |

- (c)      Automatic  Ticket  Vending  Machines  are  kept  operational through Annual Maintenance Contract Support.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Feedback/Complaints through Social Media
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: HARI MANJHI, SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1778 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## FEEDBACK/COMPLAINTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

- +1778.   SHRI HARI MANJHI: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of strategies that are being adopted by the Railways to improve its public outreach efforts;
- (b) the details of social media platforms especially  Twitter that have been used extensively over the last one year;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  addresses  only  those  complaints  which  are registered through Twitter account and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of complaints handled via this platform during the last one year, month-wise; and
- (e) the  medium  apart  from  Twitter  through  which  complaints  are registered in the Railways in order to get immediate assistance?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) In  addition  to  traditional  media  such  as  press  releases,  display advertisements  through  print  and  electronic  media,  social  media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram are extensively used to reach out to the general public.

- (b) Twitter accounts of all the Board Members, General Managers/Divisional Railway Managers of all Zonal Railways have been  started  from  August,  2015.    Information  and  complaints regarding  Indian  Railways  are  also  received  and  responded  to  on twitter.
- (c) to  (e):  No,  Madam.    Complaints/suggestions/assistance  from  the passengers/rail  users  and  public  at  large  are  received  through various  sources  like  e-mails,  letters,  All  India  Helpline  No.138, Security  Helpline  No.182,  Complaint  Management  System  (COMS) Portal, Centralised Catering Service Monitoring Cell (CSMC), Central Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) in addition to Twitter.

Tweets  are  received  on  Twitter  handles  of  Indian  Railways including the Ministry of Railways' Twitter handle namely @RailMinIndia.  Total  number  is  not  compiled  centrally.  Actionable tweets  containing  complaints,  suggestions,  assistance,  etc.  are sent to the concerned authorities for appropriate resolution.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Privacy of Aadhaar Data
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, P.P. CHAUDHARY, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1777

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.05.2016

## PRIVACY OF AADHAAR DATA

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL

## 1777.

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

- (a) whether the data repository for Aadhaar numbers is being accessed by NonGovernmental  third  parties or private companies  and/or  unauthorised  entities or individuals;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether this is a violation of the Aadhaar Act;
- (d)  if  so,  the  violations  so  encountered  and  the  punitive  action  meted  out  or  liability proceedings initiated in this regard; and
- (e)  the remedial steps undertaken/likely to be undertaken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (b):  Access  to  the  data  repository  of  UIDAI,  called  the  Central  Identities  Data Repository(CIDR),  is  provided  only  to  authorised  personnel  through  authorised  secure applications after following well established security procedures and protocols. Security of data  is  monitored  at  all  the  times  including  in  storage.  UIDAI  has  been  declared  ISO 27001:2013  certified  by  STQC  with  respect  to  Information  Security  including  data repository location which has added another layer of IT and security control assurance. In pursuance  of  sub-section  (1)  of  Section  70  of  the  IT  Act  2000,  UIDAI  data  repository location has been declared as protected system by National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC).

- (c):  Accordingly, there is no violation of Aadhaar Act.
- (d)  and (e): Do not arise in view of (c) above.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Recruitment of Minorities
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1775

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016)

## RECRUITMENT OF MINORITIES

1775. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there  is  a  decline  in  percentage  of  recruitment  of  minorities  in  the  Central Ministries during 2015-16;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has asked all Central Ministries to give data on recruitment of minorities during 2015-16 as part of review of the Prime Minister's new 15-Point Programme for the welfare of minorities and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to give due percentage of recruitment of minority communities in Central Ministries?

## 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):  The  Department  of  Personnel  &  Training  has  been  collecting  annual  data  on recruitment of minority communities since 2006-2007.

Accordingly, this year also the Central  Ministries/ Departments have been requested in April 2016 to furnish the annual data for 2015-2016.

However, no segregated data on recruitment is collected religion-wise.

As per data received for the year 2013-14, 7.89% of minorities were recruited.  As per data received for the year 2014-15, 8.56% of minorities have been recruited in Government Services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: MoUs for Technical Co-operation
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1773 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## MOUs FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION

1773.         DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Railway  Minister  had  visited  France  and  Germany recently;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  issues  discussed  during  the  visit along with the decisions taken therein;
- (c) the details of  the Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed by the Indian Railways with other countries for technical cooperation during the last two years; and
- (d) the implementation status of these MoUs along with the key benefits accrued  to  Indian  Railways  during  the  last  two  years  on  account  of technology/knowledge transfers from these countries?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b):  Yes, Madam. The Minister of Railways, had visited France on 11th
- 12th , April 2016 and Germany from 13th to 15th   April 2016.

During the visit, Railway Minister met his counterparts, senior railway officers and members of industry. The issues discussed included cooperation  in  High  Speed  Rail,  raising  speed  of  existing  routes,  station development, Information Technology, investment possibilities in Railways and partnership for technical advancement upgradation etc.

(c)  &  (d):  Ministry  of  Railways  have  signed  Memoranda  of  Understanding (MoUs)/Protocols during the last two years for technical cooperation in the rail  sector  with  the  following  foreign  countries  or  their  Railways  :  (i) Sweden, (ii) France  , (iii) Japan, (iv) Russia (v) United Kingdom (vi) Slovak Republic,  (vii)  Kazakhstan  (viii)  Canada,  (ix)  South  Korea,  (x)  China,  (xi) Czech Republic and (xii)  Germany. The  MoUs /Protocols enable technical visits,  exchange  of  technical  experts,  reports  and  documents,  training programme, feasibility studies/pilot projects etc.

The ongoing cooperation projects through these MoUs/Protocol are as under:-

- (i) China:- (a) High Speed Rail feasibility study for Delhi-Nagpur section, (b) Feasibility  study  for  upgradation  of  Speeds  to  160  kmph  on  ChennaiBengaluru-Mysore  corridor,  (c)  Training  Programme  for  Indian  Railway Officers on Heavy-haul Technology.
- (ii) South Korea: - Feasibility Study for speed raising of Delhi-Mumbai route to 200 km/h.
- (iii)  Japan:  -  Mumbai-  Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project- Technical and financial assistance
- (iv) France: - (a) Technical and Execution Study for upgrading the speed of passenger trains between Delhi-Chandigarh upto 200 kmph (b) renovation/development study of Ludhiana and Ambala railway stations.
- (v) Germany: - Feasibility study for High Speed Rail of one route as mutually agreed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Unplanned Development of Cities
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1772

TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 4, 2016

UNPLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES

No. 1772             SHRI PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA: SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether unplanned development of urban areas is taking place in the country over the years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c)  whether  there  is  no  effective  arrangement  to  check  unplanned
- development of cities;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether any proposal has been worked out by the Government to have  planned  development  of  urban  areas  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

- (a) to (d): Urban Development is a state subject. It is the responsibility of State Governments or local urban authorities to check unplanned development  of  cities.  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  assists  the State Governments/UT Administrations by providing financial/technical assistance. The Ministry has released Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014 & Model Building Bye-Laws (MBBL), 2016 to  help  State  Governments  in  preparing  their  Master  Plans  & Development Plans.

(e): Under AMRUT Mission, one of the reforms is to prepare GIS based

Master Plan for all the Class I cities which would facilitate effective monitoring of plan enforcement and implementation.

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