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Lok Sabha Question No. 2956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Shifting of Headquarter
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN, VINOD CHAVDA, DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2956 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## SHIFTING OF HEADQUARTER

2956.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN: SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA: SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Gujarat  contributes  a  major  share  in passenger  and  goods  traffic  to  Western  Railways  and  hence  has requested for  shifting  of  Western  Railway  Headquarter  to  Ahmedabad from Mumbai; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, and the action taken thereon so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and (b): Representations have been received regarding locating a Zonal Railway Headquarter in Gujarat. The location of the headquarters  of  a  Railway  depends  on  operational  &  administrative requirements, consistent with the needs of economy & efficiency and not  on  regional  considerations.  The  Western  Railway  headquarter  at Mumbai  is working satisfactorily and no change is considered necessary.

The proposal to shift the Western Railways headquarters from Mumbai to  Ahmedabad  was  examined  in  the  light  of  the  above  and  has  not been considered feasible.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Cost of Toilets
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER, DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2955 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 16, 2015

## COST OF TOILETS

No. 2955

SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER: SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the average cost of building a toilet in urban areas and the grant provided under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) for building toilets;
- (b) whether all urban areas are covered under SBM and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  percentage  of  the  people  entitled  to  grants  for  building toilets and the number of people received these grants so far;
- (d) whether the Government tracks the number of toilets built after disbursal of grants and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether per unit cost provided for the construction of community toilet under SBM is inadequate; and
- (f) if so, whether the Government proposes to revise it and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The average cost of building a toilet in urban areas varies from state to state and city to city based on their schedule of rates. Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), Government incentive for

construction of individual household toilets is Rs. 4,000/- per toilet for each  identified  beneficiary  household,    and  for  construction  of community  toilets  is  in  the  form  of  40%  Grant/VGF  for  each community toilet block constructed subject to a maximum of 40% of Rs. 65,000/- per seat.

(b) & (c):   4041 statutory towns are covered under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), and the targets are to create 1.04 crore individual household toilets and 2.52 lakh community toilet seats.

(d): The details of the number of toilets constructed under the Mission is available on the swachhbharaturban.gov.in portal.

(e)  &  (f):  There  is  no  proposal  to  revise  the  per  unit  cost  of construction  of  community  toilets  at  present  since  the  cost  is adequate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Pending Cases in CIC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2954

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015)

## PENDING CASES IN CIC

2954. SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Central  Information  Commission  (CIC)  has  not  opened  envelopes  of about 10,000 RTI cases sent to it by aggrieved applicants over the last two months as reported in the media;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the CIC in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR.JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) & (b):    Around 10, 500 numbers of dak received in the Central Registry of the Central Information Commission was pending for scrutiny as on 16. 11.2015. However, to clear this backlog, a special drive was undertaken by deploying large number of staff from 16.11.2015 to  26.11.2015.  As  a  result,  a  total  of  11643  daks  pending  in  the  Central  Registry  were scrutinized and requisite action for registration of the cases as complaints/appeals was taken.
- (c):    The Central Registry of the Central Information Commission has been strengthened to ensure that dak received in the Central Registry is promptly processed and appropriate action is taken thereon.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Cleanliness at Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, Shrirang Appa Barne, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2953 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## CLEANLINESS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

2953.  SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  proposes  to  rope  in  religious  and spiritual organizations to ensure cleanliness at Railway stations and spread the message of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan;
- (b) if so, the details of the plan prepared in this regard;
- (c) the names of the religious and spiritual organizations roped in by the Railways so far;
- (d) whether  any  incentives  are  proposed  to  be  given  to  these organizations in lieu thereof; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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.  2953  BY  SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRI  SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE,  SHRI  DHARMENDRA  YADAV  AND SHRI  ADHALRAO  PATIL  SHIVAJIRAO  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA  ON  16.12.2015  REGARDING  CLEANLINESS  AT  RAILWAY STATIONS

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Ministry of Railways have approached various Charitable  Institutions/  Social  Organisations  inviting  them  to  be  a partner with Indian Railways by adopting a few of the major stations nearby their area and associate in any suitable form convenient to them,  with  Indian Railways,  including a periodical  'Shramdan' exercise with participation of volunteers from their institution as a part of the special intensive cleaning drives in the stations.

(c) As per the information available so far from Zonal Railways, 16 Charitable Institutions/Social Organisations have joined with Railways  in  Swachh  Bharat  Abhiyan  at  Railway  stations.  Their names are as under:

- 1) Adiparasakthi, Melmaruvathur, Tamilnadu;
- 2) BAPS  Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, Ahmedabad;
- 3) Bharat Seva Sangh, Sealdah, West Bengal;
- 4) Darul Uloom, Deoband, Uttar Pradesh;
- 5) Lions Club, Mumbai;
- 6) Parmarth Niketan, Kailash Ashram, Rishikesh;
- 7) Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar /Bhavnagar;
- 8) Prajapita Brahmakumari Iswariya Vishwavidhyalaya, Ujjain;
- 9) Radha Swami Satsang, Beas, Punjab;
- 10) Rotary Club, Mumbai;
- 11) Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation, Delhi;
- 12) Shrine Basilica, Velankanni, Tamilnadu;
- 13) Shri Jain Mandir Trust, Palitana;
- 14) Shri Jalaram Bapa Mandir Trust, Virpur;
- 15) Shri Somnath Mandir Trust, Somnath;
- 16) Sri Hazur Sahib Gurudwara, Nanded.
17. (d) No, Madam.
18. (e) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Railway Safety
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, K. KAMARAAJ, DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN, ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2952

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## RAILWAY SAFETY

2952. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

DR. K. KAMRAJ:

SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways proposes to set up a massive safety fund to upgrade  its  infrastructure  to  improve  safety  standards  and  avoid accidents;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formed a  Committee in this regard;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with the  terms of reference of the Committee; and
- (e) the time by which the Committee is likely to give its report?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (d)  Yes,  Madam.  Ministry  of  Railways  (Railway  Board)  has constituted a Committee for putting up the consolidated proposals for …2/-

creation  of  a  'Rashtriya  Rail  Sanraksha  Kosh  (RRSK)  amounting  to 1,10,237  Crores,  consisting  of  Executive  Director/Civil  Engineering (Planning),  Railway  Board  as  Convener  and  Executive  Directors  of Energy of

` Finance Expenditure-I, Signal (Development), Electrical Management, Mechanical Engineering (Project), Directorates Railway Board as Members.

(e) The Committee is likely to submit report by 31 st  December, 2015. ***
Lok Sabha Question No. 2951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Commemorative Postal Stamps
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2951 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## COMMEMORATIVE POSTAL STAMPS

## 2951.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals for release of a postal stamp on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj;
- be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the action taken by the Government on the proposal?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Commemorative  postage  stamps  on  'Chhatrapati  Shivaji  Maharaj'  have been  released  in  the  years  1961,  1974  &  1980.  Now  the  Department  of  Posts  is releasing  a  definitive  postage  stamp  on  'Shivaji'  in  the  new  series  under  the  theme 'Makers of India', which will be available on a regular basis in Post Offices across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Restructuring of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, NEELAM SONKER, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, M. CHANDRAKASI, ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

(a): Yes, Madam.

- (b): The report contains various recommendations  on  reforms and restructuring including

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2948 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## RESTRUCTURING OF RAILWAYS

†2948.    SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the panel set up under the NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy to suggest ways and means to restructure Indian railways system and improve its functioning, has submitted its report to the Government;
- (b)
- if so, the details of the recommendations made by the panel;
- (c) whether the panel has focused on privatisation of many services and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the present status of recommendations accepted/implemented by the Government; and
- (e) the  future  plan  chalked  out  by  the  Government  keeping  in  view  the recommendations of the panel?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

-  Railway Board to function like Corporate Board for IR.
-  Reorganisation of Group 'A' services into two streams - Logistics and Technical.
-  Empowerment of GMs & decentralization of powers to DRMs.
-  Separation  of  off-line  activities  such  as  Medical,  Schools  & Security.
- 
- Zonal  Construction  Organisations  to  be  brought  under  one  or more PSUs.
-  Lateral  inflow  of  talent  from  outside  in  technical  and  nontechnical departments.
-  A responsive and transparent Accounting and Costing system.
-  Setting  up  of  a  Railway  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (RRAI) independent  of  MOR  with  powers  and  objective  of  Economic Regulation  including tariff regulation, safety regulation, fair access regulation, service standard regulation, licensing/enhancing competition and setting technical standards.
- 
- Discontinuation in phases, the separate Rail Budget.
- 
- Subsidies to be borne by Union Government  and  cost  of passenger concessions by respective Ministries.

(c): No, Madam.

(d)  &  (e):  Recommendations  of  the  committee  pertaining  to  accounting reforms,  empowerment  of  zones  and  divisions,  integration  of  IT  and cleaning initiatives  and  setting  up  of  an  investment  advisory  committee are  already  under  implementation.  However,  recommendations  such  as organizational  restructuring,  setting  up  of  regulator  with  over-  arching powers require in depth examination and extensive consultations as their implementation would entail large scale changes in the existing systems.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: User Fee for Garbage
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2947 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 16, 2015

## USER FEE FOR GARBAGE

No. 2947 SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether residents in urban areas are required to pay user fee in  addition  to  the  solid  waste  management  tax  to  municipal
- corporation to get their garbage collected from their doorsteps;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether his Ministry has requested to State Governments in this  regard  and  if  so,  the  response  of  the  State  Governments thereto; and
- (d) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to
- provide efficient garbage collection system to residents?

Cont…

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

(a)  to  (d):  Urban  sanitation  is  State/Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs) subject.    Therefore,  State/ULBs  may  frame  their  own  ways  of generating funds for the operation and maintenance of solid waste management projects.    The  State/ULBs  may  generate  funds  by levying user charges or through taxes collected by the ULBs or by any other feasible means.

Government  of  India  is  implementing  'Swachh  Bharat  Mission' (SBM) since 2 nd  October, 2014 with the target to make the country clean by 2 nd   October, 2019.  Solid Waste Management including collection is one of the admissible components under SBM with Central  support  up  to  20%  of  the  project  cost  in  the  form  of Viability Gap Funding (VGF)/Grant.

As per the SBM guidelines, Detail Project Reports (DPRs) should be aligned with Government of India's goals outlined in Ministry of Urban  Development's  (MoUD)  manuals  (including  cost-recovery mechanisms) and Operations & Maintenance practices advisories released  by  the  MoUD  from  time  to  time.    Further,  MoUD  had shared the tariff structure for solid waste management projects notified by the Government of Rajasthan with the States/UTs for examination and adaptation as per their requirements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Painting Coaches with Wildlife Images
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2946

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## PAINTING COACHES WITH WILDLIFE IMAGES

2946.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is actively considering a proposal of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to paint its coaches and stations with images of wildlife;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the objectives behind the move;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  shortlisted  the  trains  and  stations  on which painting is likely to be done and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Railways  proposes  to  collaborate  with  WWF  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the work of painting the coaches and stations is likely to be started and completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes,  Madam.  One  proposal  received  from  World  WildlifeFund (WWF), for pictorial representation of local natural habitats and wildlife at  Sawai  Madhopur  and  Bharatpur  stations  and  on  coaches,  is  under examination.

(c): No, Madam.

(d)  &  (e):  Proposal  of  WWF  is  still  under  examination.  Therefore,  no timelines can be given. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Regularization of Unauthorised Colonies
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI, K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2944

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 16, 2015 REGULARIZATION OF UNAUTHORISED COLONIES

No. 2944

SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

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

- (a) the details of unauthorized colonies in Delhi, location-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to regularize these unauthorized colonies and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  also  directed  Delhi  Development Authority (DDA) to expedite the regularization process of unauthorized colonies; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken/ being taken by DDA
- in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a)& (b):  The entire process of regularization of Unauthorized Colonies (UCs) in Delhi is to be coordinated and supervised by Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) as per the Regulations for Regularization of UCs in Delhi dated 24 th March, 2008 as amended from time to time. The details of UCs in  Delhi  is  available  on  the  website  of  Urban  Development Department of GNCTD at the web address indicated below:

http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit\_udd/Urban+Developm ent/Our+Services/Unauthorized+Colonies+Cells+(UC)/

- (c) & (d):  The Regulations for Regularization of UCs outline the responsibilities  of  the  organisations,  namely  GNCTD,  Delhi Development  Authority  (DDA)  and  concerned  Local  Bodies. DDA has informed that in accordance with these Regulations, it has marked Master Plan/ Zonal Development Plan roads etc. on the Layout Plan of UCs and submitted them to GNCTD.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: ATMs at Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## ATMS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

## 2941. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  ATMs  of  banks  working  at  present  at  railway stations in the country;
- (b) whether there is  any  proposal  to  install  more  ATMs  at  Railway stations;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  publish  a  list  of  stations having  ATMs  on  the  Railway's  website  for  the  information  of general public; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a): At present, 1287 number of ATMs are available at railway stations.
- (b) & (c): Installation of ATMs at a station is determined by the demand made by the banks and for assessing the same Zonal Railways have been authorised to invite tenders from the Nationalized banks interested in establishing the ATMs at the stations from time to time.
- (d)  &  (e):  While  there  is  no  specific  proposal  at  present,  some  Zonal Railways  are,  in  fact,  already  displaying  the  list  of  stations  having ATMs on their respective official websites.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Index of Industrial Production
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED, P.P. CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2939

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 16 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

2939. SHRI SULTAN AHMED: SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

PROGRAMME

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  revised/  proposes  to  revise  the methodology of calculating the Index of Industrial Production;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with its effect on the index's capturing of data and resulting time series comparisons;
- (c)  whether the index's categories of commodities and articles and their respective weightages in the index is also being revamped;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  whether there is a divergence in the base year of the Index in comparison to other important data such as CPI/WPI and GDP data and if so, the reasons for this divergence?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER  OF STATE  FOR  MINISTRY  OF  EXTERNAL  AFFAIRS  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE  FOR  MINISTRY  OF  OVERSEAS  INDIAN  AFFAIRS  [GENERAL (Dr.) V. K. SINGH (Retd.)]

- (a) The Government has decided to revise the base year of the allIndia Index of Industrial Production (IIP) from 2004-05 to 201112.

(b) In order to capture the changes in the structure of the industry over  the  recent  past,  the  Government  revises  the  base  year periodically. The revision will improve the capturing of data and also facilitate time series comparison through 'linking factors'.

(c) Yes, Sir.

(d) Decision  on  categories  of  commodities  and  articles  to  be included in the index and their respective weights is not taken.

(e) No, Sir.

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