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Lok Sabha Question No. 614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Energy from Sea Water
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 614 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2015

## ENERGY FROM SEA WATER

614.  SHRI ANOOP MISHRA SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  National  Institute  of  Ocean  Technology  (NIOT)  is working towards producing energy from sea waters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and its present status;
- (c) whether any cost effective analysis has been done in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is contemplating to start a pilot project in the country  and  has  assessed  the  difficulties regarding expenditure for the purpose; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the progress made in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) At  present,  producing  energy  through  Ocean  Thermal  Energy Conversion  (OTEC)  and  wave  energy  is  not  found  to  be  cost effective  at  commercial  scale  due  to  high  capital  cost  and  low level of power generation.
- (d) No, Madam.
- (e) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Themes under SDP
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 613 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## THEMES UNDER SDP QUESTION

## 613. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  compendium/calendar  on  skill development programmes (SDP) proposed to be organised, State-wise during 2015-16 for  the  knowledge  of  the  interested  persons  to  undergo  training  on  different  themes of skill development of her/his choice;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of major themes identified by the Government under skill development programme?

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

- (a) to (c) There  are  over  70  skill  development  schemes  across  various  sectors implemented by over 20 Central Ministries/Departments for skill development of people in the Country.

National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) is working on a central registry of all training  centers  in  the  Country  which  will  be  accessible  to  interested  persons  and provide information on types of training opportunities in a particular area.

The skill  development  programmes  are  being  run  across  varied  sectors  of  the economy.  Altogether  39  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs)  have  been  formed  which  are industry led bodies and responsible for ascertaining needs of the respective sector and finalizing the standards for skilling in consultation with the industry. Out of 39 approved SSCs, 30 are operational.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Vacancies of Bureaucrats
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 612

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015)

## VACANCIES OF BUREAUCRATS

## 612. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  vacancies  in  IAS,  IPS  and  allied  cadres  and  services  in  various Ministries/Departments of Central and State Governments;
- (b) the updated status of action taken by Central Government to fill up the said vacancies; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that recruitment process of an incumbent is completed well before the retirement of a senior level officer?

## 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): Data  regarding  vacancies  in  Civil  Services  is  maintained  by  respective  Cadre Controlling  Authorities  including  the  State  Governments.  The  Department  of  Personnel  & Training  is  the  cadre  controlling  authority  for  Indian  Administrative  Service  (IAS).  As  on 01.01.2015, 4802 IAS officers are in position against the Total Authorized Strength of 6375. In  relation  to  IPS,  as  on  01.01.2015,  3848  IPS  officers  are  in  position  against  the  Total Authorized Strength of 4754.
- (b): Filling  up  of  the  vacancies  is  a  continuous  process.  The  Union  Public  Service Commission (UPSC) conducts Civil Service Examination (CSE) for filling up of vacancies on  direct  recruitment  basis  in  IAS,  IPS  and  other  allied  cadres  every  year.  In  promotion Quota too, prompt  actions  have  been  taken  for  holding  of  Selection  Committee  Meetings timely  for appointment by promotion/selection of State Service/Police Officers to IAS and IPS.

In  respect  of  IPS,  a  third  mode  of  recruitment  to  IPS,  i.e.,  'Limited  Competitive Examination', has also been introduced.

(c):    It  is the endeavor of Central Government to fill up vacant posts expeditiously.  Each cadre  controlling  authority  intimates  vacancy  position,  including  vacancies  arising  out  of superannuation  of  officers,  in  the  respective  cadre  for  filling  up  to  Union  Public  Service Commission through Civil Service Examination.
Lok Sabha Question No. 611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Skill Development Programmes in Railway Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RITI PATHAK, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.611 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN RAILWAY LAND

+ 611. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether his Ministry has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship for using railway land and technical manpower to organise skill development programmes;
- (b) if so, the details and salient features of the agreement;
- (c) the extent to which the shortage of technical manpower is likely to be fulfilled by implementing the said agreement;
- (d) whether the Railways face shortage of technical manpower; and
- (e) if so, the way Railways is likely to use its  manpower for organising skill development programmes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(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.611 BY SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK AND SHRI HARISHCHANDRA  CHAVAN  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 02.12.2015 REGARDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN RAILWAY LAND

(a)  &  (b)    Yes,  Madam.    Indian  Railways  will  make  available  sparable infrastructure,  which  are not  operationally  required by  Railways  for  the time being, to Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  through Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT)  and  National  Skill  Development Corporation  (NSDC)  and  in  consultation  with  Railway,  would  identify areas within Railway premises where MSDE will undertake skill development  programmes  for  unemployed  youth  especially  in  rural  & remote areas.

(c)  The MOU is intended to provide skills to the youth of this country to enable  them  to  find  suitable  employment  opportunities  in  the  country. The  MOU  is  not  intended  for  skilling  Railway  employees  for  enhancing their technical expertise as in house training is already being imparted to them.

(d) Railways regularly undertake recruitment for filling up of Technical vacant posts to meet its requirements.  Occurrence of vacancies due to retirements  and  their  filling  up  is  a  continuous  process  and  some vacancies are inevitable.

(e)    Railways  would  provide  only  spare  infrastructure  to  the  Ministry  of Skill  Development & Entrepreneurship, who  in turn, through their authorized representatives would conduct Skill Development Programmes.    Wherever  Railway  technical  manpower  can  be  spared beyond their normal duty hours, their services can also be made available on voluntary basis, if required.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Developing Railways to Global Standards
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.608

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## DEVELOPING RAILWAYS TO GLOBAL STANDARDS

608.

SHRI   B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  develop  Indian Railways to global standards;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  time-frame  fixed  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (d) : Modernization and  technology  upgradation on Indian Railways is an ongoing process. Major initiatives include implementation    of  Western  and  Eastern  Dedicated  Freight  Corridors, mechanized  maintenance  of  assets,  automatic  signalling  and  train protection system, electrification, setting up manufacturing facilities for high  horse  power  diesel  and  electric  locomotives,  modernization  of railway stations and  terminals,  passenger  ticketing  &  information systems, enhancement of train capacity and higher capacity wagons.

Other  steps  include  opening  up  the  Railways  for  Foreign  Direct Investment  (FDI)  in  November,  2014  and  Participative  Policy  for  rail connectivity and capacity augmentation in December 2012 for investment in rail infrastructure.

Being  a  continuous  process,  no  specific  time-frame  can  be  fixed for its completion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: OROP for Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 607 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## OROP FOR RAILWAYS

607.   SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) has urged the Government to give similar pension benefits to railway officers and employees as given to Defence Ex-servicemen;
- (b) if so, the details of points raised by NFIR in their demands; and
- (c)

the reaction of the Government thereon?

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) National  Federation  of  Indian  Railwaymen  (NFIR)  has  sought  (1) exemption of Railway employees appointed on or after 01.01.2004 from the  purview  of  National  Pension  System  (NPS) thereby  restoring  the earlier  pension  scheme  and  (2)  extension  of  One  Rank-One  Pension scheme (OROP) for Railway employees also. (c) Ministry  of  Railways  being  an  administrative  Ministry,  follows  the instructions on pension related matters of Government of India issued by the  nodal  Ministries  i.e.  Ministry  of  Finance  and  Ministry  of  Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Ministry of Finance  have advised that the request for seeking exemption of the Railway servants, appointed on or after 01.01.2004 from the application of the NPS, does not seem to be a feasible proposition. As regards the applicability of OROP for Railway employees,  the  subject  matter  lies  in  the  purview  of  nodal  Ministry mentioned above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Shipping-out Non-Performing Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 605

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015)

## SHIPPING-OUT NON-PERFORMING OFFICERS

## 605. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRIMATI SANTOSHAHLAWAT:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

SHRI G. HARI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned to ship-out Non-Performing Officers by forcing them into compulsory retirement from their services;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether under fundamental rule (56J) the Government has the absolute right to send non-performing babus on voluntary retirement, if necessary in the public interest and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## 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): Fundamental Rules have been in existence from the year 1922.

Fundamental Rule (FR) 56 (j) reads as follows:

'The Appropriate Authority shall, if it is in the opinion that it is in the public interest so to do,  have the absolute right to retire any Government servant by giving him notice of not less than three months in writing or three months' pay and allowances in lieu of such notice:

- (i) If he is in Group 'A' or Group 'B' service or post in a substantive, quasi-permanent or temporary capacity and had entered Government service before attaining the age of 35 years, after he has attained the age of 50 years.
- (ii) in any other case after he has attained the age of fifty-five years'.

The provisions of FR 56 (j) have been reiterated from time to time and recently vide DoPT's  O.M.  No.  25013/02/2005-AIS-II  dated  28.06.2012  and  O.M.  No.  25013/1/2013Estt.A-IV dated 11.09.2015. These  instructions  inter-alia  provide  that  while  reviewing,  the Appropriate Authority will take a view on further retention of the Government servant based on public interest, his effectiveness and integrity.
Lok Sabha Question No. 604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Cloned SIM Card
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  December, 2015

## CLONED SIM CARD

## †604.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the case of cloning of SIM cards thereby stealing the data has come to light recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the suggestion of Ministry of Home Affairs thereon and the action taken up by the Ministry;
- (c) whether the matters related to use of SIM cards manufactured in China is under investigation and if so, whether the Government proposes to ban the use of SIM cards manufactures in China;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  names  of  mobile  companies  using  SIM  cards imported from China; and
- (e) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  expand  and  promote  SIM  card manufacturing in India under 'Make in India'?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &(b) Madam, No such case of Cloning of SIM card thereby stealing the data has come to the notice.
- (c) &(d) As per the License conditions the Telecom Service Providers are free to procure telecom equipment from any country based on techno-commercial considerations.  As per Foreign Trade Policy, SIM cards can be imported freely into the country.
- (e) SIM Module which is a semiconductor chip is not currently manufactured in the country.  To  promote  Electronic  manufacturing  in  the  country  the  government  has instituted  a  Modified  Special  Incentive  Package  Scheme  (MSIPS)  which  has  been extended by further five years from July 2015. The MSIP Scheme covers 29 verticals of Electronic  System  Design  and  Manufacturing  (ESDM)  which  include  the  verticals  of Semiconductor  wafering,  Semiconductor  chips  and  components  and  fabs  for  ESDM products.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: MADAD
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## MADAD

603. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)     the complete details of the MADAD scheme introduced by the Government along with the time of its inception;
- (b) the Embassies/High Commissions where the said scheme is currently prevalent;
- (c)      the number of cases that have been registered under the scheme so far; and
- (d)     the  action  taken on  these complaints along with the reasons for pendency of the remaining complaints?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) In pursuance of 'good governance' initiatives, the Ministry of External Affairs has launched an online Consular Grievances Monitoring System, named MADAD, on 21 February  2015,  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to  Indians  abroad  requiring  consular assistance. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) work together to address complaints received through MADAD. All our Missions and Posts abroad and the MEA's Branch Secretariats in Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad  and  Kolkata,  have  been  linked  to  this  portal  for  consular  grievance tracking and follow-up.

The MADAD online portal represents a qualitative  improvement over existing procedures  for  handling  of  consular  grievances,  through  online  forwarding,  filing, tracking and escalation until their eventual resolution. It allows direct registration of the  grievances  by  the  members  of  the  public  and  effective  tracking  of  the  entire grievance handling process all the way until the redressal of the grievance.

The MADAD portal deals with grievances referred to the Ministry of External Affairs  (MEA)  and  the  Ministry  of  Overseas  Indian  Affairs  (MOIA),  based  on  their respective mandates.

- (b) All Indian Missions and Posts abroad.
- (c) So far, 4709 complaints have been registered on the MADAD portal.
- (d) Out of 4709 complaints received, 3932 grievances have been resolved till date. 777 grievances are pending because of various reasons, such as more information to be furnished by the grievants, responses awaited from the local Foreign Office/local companies/employers or other Departments and matters pending in courts, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Improving Jharkhand Railway Network
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## IMPROVING JHARKHAND RAILWAY NETWORK

†602.  SHRI  BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  upgrade  Ranchi railway station to world class railway station;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  Railways   is  also  contemplating  to  start  daily  express train between Ranchi-Trivandrum via Chennai;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  rail network in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 602 BY SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.12.2015 REGARDING IMPROVING JHARKHAND RAILWAY NETWORK (a) & (b): It has been decided to offer identified stations, which includes, inter  alia,  Ranchi  Jn.  station,  for  redevelopment  on  'as  is  where  is' basis,  by  inviting  open  bids  from  interested  parties  with  their  designs and business ideas duly providing for amenities and other requirements of the Railways.  The entire cost of station redevelopment is to be met by  leveraging  commercial  development  of  land  and  air  space  in  and around the station. (c):  No, Madam. (d) : Does not arise. (e): To improve the railway network in the State of Jharkhand, Railways have taken up 21 major rail network expansion projects comprising ten New Lines, ten Doublings and one Gauge Conversion falling fully/partly in Jharkhand at an anticipated cost of ` 15368 crores . These projects are at various stages of completion.  In addition to this, nine Doubling projects  falling  fully/partly  in  Jharkhand  have  been  included  in  this year's Railway Budget at an estimated cost of ` 10148 crores subject to requisite approval of Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: BARC Centre and Hospital in Punjab
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.601 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## BARC CENTRE AND HOSPITAL IN PUNJAB

## 601. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  setting  up  of  a  Bhabha  Atomic Research  Centre  (BARC)  and  Hospital  in  Mullanpur  Garibdass,  district  S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) in Punjab;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the amount sanctioned for the project till date; and
- (c) the reasons for the delay in starting the construction work at the selected site?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir. The Government has approved setting up of Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (HBCH&RC) at Mullanpur Village, Mohali district, Punjab and a Satellite Centre at Sangrur .
- (b) Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) vide OM No.1/3(5)/2012/TMC/ R&DII/Vol.II/12444 dated October 4, 2013 has conveyed approval of the President for XII Plan Project of Tata Memorial Hospital titled 'Establishment of Cancer Hospital  in Punjab' at an estimated cost of ` 480 crore and released the grant of ` 35 Crore so far.
- (c) The  Department  has  concentrated  first  in  setting  up  of  satellite  centre  to  main Hospital  in  Sangrur  in  the  land  and  building  provided  by  Punjab  Govt.  and Radiotherapy,  Chemotherapy,  Laboratory,  Radio-diagnostic  services,  dispensary services, Dharmashala facilities for patients and attendants etc., are established and fully functional since January 2015 as per schedule.  It has been decided to carry out the  construction  work  of  the  main  hospital  in  Mullanpur  through  Engineering Procurement  & Construction (EPC) mode to speed up completion of project EPC Consultant has been appointed.   Since we have not received good response against our  initial  tender  we  had  to  readvertise  for  EPC  developer.  The  delay  in  starting construction work  has  occurred  due  to identification and  finalisation  of  EPC Developer.

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