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Lok Sabha Question No. 955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Solar Panels on Rooftops of Railways Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 955 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## SOLAR PANELS ON ROOFTOPS OF RAILWAYS STATIONS

## 955.  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government intends to install solar capacity panels of rooftops of railway stations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the railway stations selected for the purpose and the criteria for selection; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)    &  (b)  Yes,  Madam.  Indian  Railways  have  finalized  a  policy  for harnessing  solar  energy  on  rooftops  of  Railway  premises  including Railway Stations. The policy provides for setting up solar power plants through developer mode with a long term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Railways and developer.

The  criteria  for  setting  up  of  rooftop  solar  plants  on  Railway buildings and at Railway stations will be the techno-economic feasibility.

- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Train Engines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.953 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## TRAIN ENGINES

953.  SHRI P. NAGARAJAN: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  planned  to  produce  train  engines running  on  both  diesel  and  electric  at  Varanasi  rail  coach factory;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the production is likely to be started and the budget estimate for the project?

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

- (a)
- Yes, Madam.
- (b) Indian  Railways  is  planning  to  develop  a  diesel  locomotive with dual mode capability, which would be able to work as an electric locomotive in   electrified area. Research, Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) has developed a specification for  dual  mode  passenger  locomotive  in  July,  2015.  Prototype will be ready by March, 2017.
- (c) DLW,  Varanasi  has  started  the  process  of  procurement  of materials for production of prototype of the  Dual  Mode Locomotive. The approximate budget estimate is 18 crores per locomotive.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Consumption of Energy in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 952 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY IN RAILWAYS

## 952.  SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the annual consumption of energy and power bill of the Railways  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  mode  of procurement of power by the Railways;
- (b) whether the Railways has initiated any steps to reduce its spending on power; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (c)  Indian  Railways  have  consumed  17061,  17661  &  18246  (in million  KWH)  and  paid 10,487  crore, 11,489  crore  & 12,332  crore (approximately) during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 (provisional) respectively for power consumption (traction and non-traction).

Earlier,  Indian  Railways  was  getting  power  from  various  State utilities/central generating companies.

The  steps  taken  to  reduce  expenditure  on  power  are  procurement through  bidding  process/bilateral  arrangements,  setting  up  of  captive power  plant,  deployment  of  energy  efficient  locomotives  and  Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) with regenerative braking, electrification of Railway network, adopting energy conservation measures etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Mono Rail Bridge
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## MONO RAIL BRIDGE

950.  DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Railways has given permission to Maharashtra Government/ MMRDA to allow/construct Mono Rail Bridge over railway tracks;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for delay, if any, for giving permission; and
- (c) the present status of the project and the steps taken to expedite construction work?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ( SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

( a) to (c) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) executing the work of Mono Rail approached Railway for permission for crossing Mono Rail over railway lines near Wadala and Curry Road station on 02.07.2008. Permission to cross railway tracks was granted to MMRDA on 31.10.2008. MMRDA is a Maharashtra State Government organization, Railway has no control over their working, however, as per  our  information  MMRDA  has  completed  girder  erection/launching work over railway tracks on 28.05.2015 at both locations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Unauthorized Hawkers and Vendors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 949

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## UNAUTHORIZED HAWKERS AND VENDORS

## 949. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is aware that the report of the Standing Committee on Railways (2014-2015) has identified the presence of  unauthorised  vendors,  beggars  and  hawkers  as  a  severe nuisance on suburban trains, stations and platforms, as these unauthorised  vendors/hawkers  obstruct  the  free  movement  of the  passengers  and  also  indulge  in  pick-pocketing  and  other such crimes;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Railways  has  implemented  a  system  for identifying  such  vendors  and  hawkers  and  granting  them licenses as a mechanism to monitor their activities and address concerns  of  overcrowding  and  pick-pocketing  on  trains  and stations;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  criteria  for  issuing  the licenses to these hawkers/vendors; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a): Yes, Madam.

(b)  to  (d):  It  is  not  considered  desirable  to  grant  licenses  to unauthorized vendors and hawkers and to regularize their unauthorized  activity  as  unauthorized  vending  is  a  violation  of section 144  of the Railways  Act,  1989  which  prohibits  such activities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: High Speed Wi-Fi Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 947 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  MARCH,  2016

## HIGH SPEED WI-FI SERVICES

947. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to roll out free high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity in cities and towns across the country over three years;
- (b) if so, whether the aforesaid plan will be implemented by the Government owned Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  and  Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam  Limited (MTNL);
- (c) if  so,  whether  these  companies  will  be  able  to  provide  free  access  of  Wi-Fi connectivity to the consumers; and
- (d) whether BSNL and MTNL are suffering heavy losses?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  has  provided  Wi-Fi  services  at over 300 locations with more than 860 Hotspots in more than 60 cities.  BSNL would be providing free Wi-Fi services, for first 15 minutes once in a month per user.  BSNL is in the process of setting up of Wi-Fi Hotspots in the country on revenue share model at selected locations on the basis of techno-commercial feasibility.
- (d) Details  of  profit  and  losses  of  BSNL  and  MTNL  for  the  last  three  years  are  as follows:

(in Rupees Crore)

| Year    | BSNL    | MTNL    |
|---------|---------|---------|
| 2012-13 | (-)7884 | (-)5321 |
| 2013-14 | (-)7020 | 7825    |
| 2014-15 | (-)8234 | (-)2893 |

However, BSNL earned an operating profit of Rs. 673 crore during the year 201415.  BSNL's  income from services  has  increased  by  4.16%  in  2014-15 as  compared  to previous financial year which stands at Rs 27,242 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Logistic Development through Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## LOGISTIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH RAILWAYS

## 945.     SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  logistic  development  through  railways  is  lagging behind in the country compared to other developed countries;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof along with reasons therefor;
- (c)
- the steps taken/being taken by the railways in the regard; and
- (d)  whether  the  railways  proposes  to  set  up  multi-modal  logistic parks through public-private-partnership mode in the country and if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  to  (c):  Comparative  data  regarding  logistics  development  in developed  countries  is  not  maintained.  However,  development  of logistics infrastructure (enhancement of carrying capacity and terminals)  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways  and  taken  up based on the type/quantum and the origin-destination traffic flows.

(d):  Ministry  of  Railways  has  formulated  a  policy  on  Private  Freight Terminal  (PFT)  which  envisages  setting  up  of  freight  terminals  on private  land  as  multi-user  facilities.  These  PFTs  function  as  multimodal logistic parks (MMLPs). So far 33 PFTs have been notified and in-principle approval for 38 more have been given.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Doubling of Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NABA KUMAR SARANIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.944 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## DOUBLING OF RAILWAY LINES

†944. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  lay  double  line  in  the  NorthEastern Region and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of double lines to be laid in Assam and the names of the places where these lines will be laid;
- (c) the  details  of  permanent  and  temporary  stoppages  in  the  State  of Assam; and
- (d) the total  number  of  projects  in  Assam  which  have  not  been completed till date?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  944  BY  SHRI  NABA  KUMAR  SARANIA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 02.03.2016 REGARDING DOUBLING OF RAILWAY LINES.

(a) & (b):  Doubling is taken up when the routes are saturated.  They are taken up in  phases depending upon traffic density.  As on date four projects have been taken up in Assam as well as in North Eastern Region for doubling of 465 km of saturated routes.  Details of these projects are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of project                               |   Latest Anticipated Cost ( ` in crore) |   Outlay 2015-16 ( ` in crore) | Remarks                                                                |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Lumding-Hojai (45 km)                         |                                     364 |                        50      | Detailed Estimate sanctioned.                                          |
|       2 | New Bongaigaon- Kamakhya via Rangiya (142 km) |                                    1888 |                         0.0001 | Included in Budget 2013- 14 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
|       3 | Bongaigaon- Goalpara- Guwahati (176 km)       |                                    1831 |                        42      | Included in Budget 2015- 16 subject to requisite Government approvals. |
|       4 | Digaru-Hojai (102 km)                         |                                     945 |                        22      | Detailed Estimate sanctioned.                                          |

An outlay of ` 205 crore has been proposed in Budget 2016-17 for these projects.

(c): Indian Railways do not maintain compendium  of permanent and temporary stoppages on State-wise basis.

(d): 12 major rail line projects consisting of 5 New Lines, 3 Gauge Conversion and 4 Doubling projects falling partly or fully in the state of Assam have not been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Stoppage of Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 942 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## STOPPAGE OF DELHI-BHOPAL SHATABDI EXPRESS

†942.  SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to provide stoppage to Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express at Beena Railway junction;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Shatabdi  Express  trains  are  fully  air-conditioned  intercity trains  with  very  fast  transit  times  and  very  tight  schedule  with  a limited  number  of  stoppages  enroute  in  order  to  reduce  the  travel time. These trains originate at a particular station in the morning and return back in the evening.  Proliferation of stoppages will decelerate the train and delay its arrival at destination which will not be in the interest  of  travelling  public  and  may  change  the  very  character  of premier  service  i.e.  Shatabdi  Express.  Thus,  presently  there  is  no proposal to provide stoppage of 12001/12002 Habibganj-Bhopal-New Delhi Shatabdi Express at Bina.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Business Centres at Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## BUSINESS CENTRES AT RAILWAY STATIONS

## 941.  SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is  considering  to  sanction  innovative projects like setting up of business centres etc. in few selected railway stations in the State of West Bengal;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- the details of the funds allocated for this project; and
- (d) the time by which it is likely to be started and completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): No work has been sanctioned for setting up of business centres  at  Railway  stations  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal. However,  forty  four  stations  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  are identified for development of Multi Functional Complexes (MFCs) for providing rail user facilities such as shopping, food stalls and restaurants,  book  stalls,  medicine  &  variety  stores,  budget hotels (subject to viability), and underground parking, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Pending Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.939 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS

## 939. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  survey  of  Rajnandgaon-Jabalpur-via  Bematara,  Kawardha, Mandala railway line was sanctioned in 2013-14 and the survey of RaipurJabalpur via Khairagarh, Kawardha, Bodla railway line was sanctioned in 2012-13;
- (b) if so, the target set for completion of the survey:
- (c) whether doubling work of Jagdalpur-Koraput railway line construction of Jharsuguda-Bilaspur flyover/bypass is pending Bilaspur-Anuppur-Jharsugda-Bilaspur and Rajnandgaon-Nagpur lines are overloaded; and
- and and railway
- (d) if  so,  the  sleps  taken  by  Government  to  reduce  the  traffic  load  on these lines?

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

- (a)   Yes, Madam.
- (b) Survey requires interaction with various departments of State Government, District Administration, Trade & Industries, etc, for assessment  of  traffic  projection.  It  also  involves  preparation  of  plan, drawing, calculation of cost, rate of return, etc.  Since this is an extensive exercise, no time frame has been fixed for completion of these surveys.

(C) & (d) Doubling of Jagdalpur-Koraput (110 Km.) and Jharsuguda-Bilaspur Flyover/bypass (10 Km.) have been taken up. Detailed estimates have been sanctioned and work taken up. The Bilaspur-Anuppur, Jharsugda-Bilaspur and  Rajnandgaon-Nagpur  sections  are  over  saturated.  Accordingly  these doubling  projects  have  been  included  in  Budget  2015-16  subject  to requisite approval.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Schemes for Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 938 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## Schemes for Minorities

## 938 SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  introduce  any  new  schemes  for  the benefit  of  minorities  in  Telangana,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and other parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the funding pattern for the proposed schemes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) :  No,  Madam.  This  Ministry  is  not  planning  to  introduce  any  new  scheme specifically  for  the  benefit of minorities.  But  all  the  schemes of this  Ministry  are equally available for all States including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
- (b)&(c): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Review of New Pension Scheme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 937

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## REVIEW OF NEW PENSION SCHEME

## 937. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether All India Railwaymen's Federation has raised various demands, including review of  new pension scheme and filling up of large number of vacant posts in railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether it is true that the said Federation has also threatened to go on strike for the implementation of the said demands; and
- (d)     if so, the steps taken by the Railways in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes,  Madam.  All  India  Railwaymen's  Federation,  a  recognized Railway Staff Federation has raised various demands, including the items mentioned in the question.

(c): All India Railwaymen's Federation has not given any notice so far, for going on strike.  However, they have informed that Strike Notice may be

Contd.----2/-

served on 11th March, 2016 for 'Indefinite Strike' from 11th April, 2016 in case there is no negotiated settlement on their Charter of Demands by that time.

(d):  On  the  Railways,  there  is  a  well  established  system  of  Permanent Negotiating  Machinery  (PNM)  and  Departmental  Council  under  the  Joint Consultative  Machinery  (JCM)  with  the  recognized  Unions/  Federations. Regular dialogue with the organized labour is maintained through these fora to sort out staff grievances. The Permanent Negotiating Machinery functions at three tiers - Divisional level, Zonal Headquarter level and Apex level  at  Railway  Board.  Departmental  Council  under  JCM  functions  at  the Apex  level  at  Railway  Board.  Further,  recognized  Unions/  Federations  are also  members  of  the  Group  on  Participation  of  Railway  Employees  in Management (PREM).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Reservation in Promotion
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 936

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016)

## RESERVATION IN PROMOTION

## 936. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  reservation  in  promotion  to  the employees  and  officers  belonging  to  the  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)/Scheduled  Tribes (STs) as per the seniority list in the Government and Semi-Government Services;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government 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)  to  (c):  The  instructions  issued  by  Department  of  Personnel  &  Training  provide  for reservation  in  promotion  to  persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes(SCs)  and  Scheduled Tribes(STs) in posts in the Central Government upto the lowest rung of Group 'A'.  These instructions  are  also  being  implemented  by  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings,  wherever reservation in promotion is applicable.

The  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  in  its  judgment  dated  19.10.2006  in  the  matter  of  M. Nagaraj & Others vs. Union of India and Ors., while upholding the validity of some of the Constitutional Amendments, observed that the concerned State will have to show in each case the existence of compelling reasons, namely, backwardness, inadequacy of representation and overall  efficiency  of  administration  before  providing  reservation  in  promotion.  In  order  to provide  impediment  free  reservation  in  promotion  to  SCs  and  STs,  the  Constitution  (One Hundred  and  Seventeenth  Amendment)  Bill,  2012  was  introduced  in  Rajya  Sabha  in September, 2012.  The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 17.12.2012 and transmitted to the Lok Sabha for consideration and passing.  The Bill could not be considered in the Lok Sabha  and  lapsed  on  the  dissolution  of  15 th Lok  Sabha.    The  issues  emanating  from  the Hon'ble Supreme Court judgment in M. Nagaraj case are under examination.

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