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Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 202

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## JAITAPUR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

## 202. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the implementation of the terms of Agreement for setting up of Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant and the total amount fund spent so far;
- (b) whether any study has been conducted to assess the effect of these plants on the environment;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure safety of such nuclear plants in view of the hue and cry made in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  commercial  contract  for  implementation  of  Jaitapur  project  has  not  been concluded yet.  A cumulative expenditure of ` 390.72 crore has been incurred as of January  2016  on  the  project,  mainly  on  account  of  land  acquisition,  Rehabilitation and Resettlement and pre-project activities.
- (b)&(c) A detailed Environmental Impact Assessment Study was carried out as a part of the environmental clearance process.  Based on the studies, environmental clearance for the project was accorded by Ministry of Environment & Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in 2010 and the same was extended in 2015. These studies have found that the project will not adversely affect the environment. The conditions laid down in the environmental clearance are being implemented.
- (d) The reactors planned to be set up at Jaitapur are state of the art in technology and have advanced safety features. The reactors will be set up only after review of the safety by both the regulatory authorities in France and by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board  (AERB)  in  India,  and  in  line  with  stage-wise  clearances  of  AERB.  The apprehensions of people regarding safety of the plant are being addressed through a public outreach programme adopting a multipronged approach, in a credible manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Corporate Boxes in Firozshah Kotla
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 201

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2016

## CORPORATE BOXES IN FIROZSHAH KOTLA

No.201 SH. KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  to  DDCA  had  got  permission  from  the  Ministry  to set up corporate boxes in Firozshah Kotla Cricket ground and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)   whether it can be used commercially as per MOU and the percentage  of  amount  of  profit  given  to  the  Ministry  out  of amount  received  from  corporate  boxes  and  by  organizing  IPL matches?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- a) :  No,  Madam.      The  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  has
2. given no permission to Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) to set up corporate boxes in Firozshah Kotla cricket ground.
- b) : The Ministry has agreed to treat the area earmarked for corporate  boxes  as  advance  sale  of  tickets  and  for  no other commercial activity. As per the terms and conditions of allotment dated 10 th July, 2002, the Government gets annual license fee for the area allotted to  DDCA.  No  share  of  revenue  from  IPL  matches  is
4. received by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Commercialisation of Satellite Manufacturing Technology
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN, PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.200

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016

## COMMERCIALISATION OF SATELLITE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

## 200.

- SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- whether  the  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO) plans  to  share  satellite  manufacturing    technology  with private  Indian  companies so that they can tap the market for  small  commercial    satellite,  if  so,  the  details  of  the companies  involved,  including  the  revenue  sharing  model
- (a) finalised;
- (b) whether  ISRO  will  also  share  the  knowhow  for  ground equipment  that  capture  satellite  data  and  process  it  for specific local applications, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  proposed  plans  will  boost    India's  space competitiveness globally and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) No Madam. No firm action plan is yet in place.

- (b) No Madam. Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of  ISRO,  establishes  the  ground  stations  for  receiving  and processing  the  data  from  Indian  Remote  Sensing  (IRS) Satellites for customers as and when requested on commercial basis.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Railway Projects in Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN KERALA

199. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways have taken any initiative to commence three  important  Railway  projects  in  Kerala  i.e.  Sabari  rail, Thiruvananthapuram-Cheng-Annur sub-urban trains and Nilambur-Nanjangud;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether  the  Railways  have  made  any  pilot  survey  in  this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## 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. 199 BY  SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.02.2016 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN KERALA

(a) to (d): Details of the three projects are as under:-

| Angamali-Sabarimala                             | This project has been taken up at an anticipated cost of ` 1566 crore. Track linking on Angamali-Kaladi section (7 Km) has been completed. Earthwork and bridge works have been taken up in Kaladi-Perumbavoor section ( 11 Km).                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| Thiruvananthapuram- Chengannur Sub Urban Trains | At present, there is no proposal to introduce suburban trains on Thiruvananthapuram-Chengannur section.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Nilambur-Nanjangud                              | Survey for construction of this new line was completed in May, 2013. As per the survey report, cost of construction of 236 Km. long new line has been assessed as ` 4266.87 crore with a negative rate of return of 1%. However, this project could not be taken forward due to its unremunerative nature, heavy throwforward of ongoing projects and limited overall availability of funds for new line projects. |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Nuclear Liability Agreement
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 198

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## NUCLEAR LIABILITY AGREEMENT

198.   SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the terms of the Nuclear Liability Agreement reached with foreign Governments for setting up of nuclear energy plants in India;
- (b) the specific terms of the Nuclear Liability Agreement reached between India, United States, Russia and France;
- (c) whether there is a waiver on the liability of supplier of nuclear energy plant equipment; and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has made any commitments to any country outside the  framework  of  the  Civil  Liability  for  Nuclear  Damages  Act  (CLND),  2010 and if so, the details thereof, and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b) An authoritative clarification by the Government on civil nuclear liability within the  ambit  of  India's  Civil  Liability  for  Nuclear  Damage  Act,  2010  has  been provided in the 'Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 and Related issues' (Annexure) posted on the websites  of  Ministry  of  External  Affairs  (MEA)  and  Department  of  Atomic Energy (DAE) on February 8, 2015.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Shut Down of Kudankulam Nuclear Project
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 197

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## SHUT DOWN OF KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR PROJECT

197.   SHRI P. NAGARAJAN: SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN: SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Kudankulam nuclear plant that was shut down for maintenance in June could not be restarted and its operations were delayed due to a problem with the plant's seawater coolant pumps;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken to restart the plant/unit along with its present status?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b) The  Unit-1  of  Kudankulam  Nuclear  Power  Plant  (KKNPP-1)  operated  for about  twenty  months  since  its  grid  connection  before  it  was  taken  for planned shutdown on June 24, 2015 for refueling.  The unit had generated 6875 Million  Units  (including  infirm  generation  of  2243  MUs)  of  electricity during  this  period.    This  was  the  first  planned  shutdown  after  a  long operation  and  required  a  detailed  surveillance  and  maintenance.    Thus, apart  from  refueling,  completing  all  the  surveillance  tests  as  per  the technical specifications, mandatory checks on various components as per the  manufacturer's  recommendation  and  rectification  of  the  deficiencies identified during the inspection were carried out during the shutdown.  The unit  was  connected  to  the  grid  after  the  shutdown  on  January  30,  2016. There were no problems noticed in seawater coolant pumps.
- (c) The plant was restarted on January 30, 2016 after the refueling shutdown.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Balanced Development of NER
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 195

To be answered on

Wednesday, February 24, 2016/Phalguna 5, 1937 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OF NER

## 195. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased  to  state  the  details  of  measures  taken  by  his  Ministry  for  the  balanced development  of  the  North-Eastern  States  at  par  with  the  rest  of  the  States  in  the country  along  with  the  policy  undertaken  in  the  region  in  the  field  of  inter-state transport, communication, power supply and flood control?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

[Dr. Jitendra Singh]

The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region is assigned the function of coordinating the efforts of the Government for development of the North Eastern Region.  The  measures  taken  by  the  Ministry,  inter  alia,  include  coordinating  with Central Ministries/Departments for ensuring an enhanced and efficient utilisation of their respective annual earmarked allocation for the Region, providing gap funding of infrastructure projects, skill development  and  capacity  building and  livelihood programmes.  Infrastructure  pertaining  to  inter-state  transport  and  communication such as inter-state roads, inter-state bus and truck terminals are taken up through the  schemes  of  North  Eastern  Council  (NEC)  and,  to  rehabilitate  critical  but neglected  inter-state  roads,  the  Ministry  has  recently  introduced  a  new  scheme called  North  East  Road  Sector  Development  Scheme  (NERSDS). Gap funding for power  sector  and  flood  control  projects  are  provided  on  the  basis  of  the  priority projects  identified  by  the  State  Governments  annually  under  the  Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources and NEC schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Application of IT in Agriculture
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dr. BHOLA SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 194

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.02.2016

## APPLICATION OF IT IN AGRICULTURE

## 194. SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of Communications and Information Technology be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether scope of income avenues to farmers have arisen through application of Information Technology in agriculture;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has plans to introduce new information technology   initiatives for agriculture sector; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):   Yes, Sir. The Government of India is implementing 'National e-governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A)' in the entire country with a total project cost of Rs.885.79 crore. It aims to provide information to farmers free of cost on seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, Government schemes, soil health, crop management, farm machinery, fishery inputs, irrigation infrastructure, weather and marketing of agriculture produces through various Information & Communication Technologies  (ICT)  enabled  means  like  short  messaging  service  (SMS),  Interactive  Voice response system (IVRS) etc. Through these interventions the farmers productivity and income is bound to increase as lot of information to farmers that are being provided help them in taking rational decisions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: New Modern/Luxury Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## NEW MODERN/LUXURY COACHES

192.    SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways got the first model rake of luxury 'Make in India' coaches recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether these such new modern/ luxury coaches will be deployed in the existing important trains under various Zonal Railways in the country;
- (c) if  so,  the details  of trains on which these new modern coaches will be provided, zone-wise; and
- (d) the time by which these trains will get such new coaches?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) First  model  rake  was  despatched  recently  by  Carriage  Rehabilitation Workshop (CRWS), Bhopal and the same has been inducted into Mahamana Express running between New Delhi & Varanasi. Additional amenities and pleasing colour scheme has been provided for a more delightful experience by the passengers of air-conditioned as well as non air-conditioned classes.
- (b)  to  (d):  Zone-wise  deployment  of  new  coaches/refurbished  coaches  is generally done both for new trains as well as for existing trains depending on operational feasibility, maintenance practices and passenger demand. Refurbished/model rake coaches are inducted into trains as and when these are despatched from nominated Workshops/Production Units, which in turn depends  upon  availability  of  requisite  material  and  despatch  priorities  of

various other types of coaches.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Conversion of Broad Gauge
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: G. HARI, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## CONVERSION OF BROAD GAUGE

191.   SHRI G. HARI: SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  railways  have  completed  the  work  of  broad  gauge conversion in many sectors;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the railways have fixed any timeframe to convert the metre gauge  into  broad  gauge  in  the  entire  nation  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether  safety  inspection  has  been  carried  out  on  the  completed broad gauge conversion and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether conversion into broad gauge will help the railways to make maximum utilisation of railway engines, coaches and wagons and 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  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 191 BY SHRI G. HARI AND SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016 REGARDING CONVERSION OF BROAD GAUGE

(a)  & (b):   Conversion of Narrow Gauge (NG) lines, wherever feasible, and of Meter Gauge (MG) lines into Broad Gauge (BG) have been taken up by Indian Railways,  as  a  part  of  Uni-gauge  policy  in  phases,  depending  on  overall availability of funds and relative priority of the route.

At the time of launching of this policy, Indian Railways had 23283 Km MG and 4066 Km NG lines, out of which 18376 Km MG and 1769 Km NG lines have been converted to BG lines till 31.03.2015.

(c): Completion of projects depends on many factors such as land acquisition, forestry & wild life clearances, shifting of services, construction of road over and road under bridges by road maintaining agencies etc. apart from availability  of  funds.  As  many  of  these  factors  are  not  within  the  control  of Railways, no time limit has been fixed for conversion of all NG and MG lines into BG.

(d): Railway  lines,  including  the  newly  converted  ones,  are  opened  to passenger traffic only after safety inspection by railway officers and authorization by Commissioner of Railway Safety.

(e): Most  of  the  gauge  conversion  work  will  help  in  making  available alternate routes except those which are having dead ends and are in the hills with heritage status.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Allocation of Funds for Rail Network
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR RAIL NETWORK

188. DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH: SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  plans  to  increase  the allocation  to Odisha to meet its railway expansion and infrastructural needs;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  additional trains and express trains to Odisha and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether the Government also plans to extend the jurisdiction of  the  East  Coast  Railway  for  more  robust  railway  connectivity and if so, the details thereof and timeline for the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): Allocation is provided zonal Railway-wise/project-wise and not  State-wise    on  year  to  year  basis  depending  upon  overall availability  of  funds,  relative  priority,  status  of  land  acquisition, other  clearances  and  stages  of  projects,  etc.        The  details  of allocation are a part of the Railway Budget 2016-17.

(c):  At  present, there is no proposal to introduce additional train services to Odisha.  However, introduction of train services is an ongoing  process  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to  traffic  demand, operational feasibility, availability of resources, etc.

(d):    There  is  no  plan  to  extend  the  jurisdiction  of    East  Coast Railway at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Pending Cases in CIC
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 186

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016)

## PENDING CASES IN CIC

## 186. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Central Information Commission (CIC) has sought to reduce pendency of cases by not opening envelopes of about 10,000 RTI applications in the last three months, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether there are cases of the Central Information Commission (CIC) asking the RTI applicants  to  furnish  their  photo  identity  along  with  their  appeals,  contrary  to  RTI Rules, 2012; and
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor and the remedial measures the ministry proposes to take 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):    No, Madam.
- (b) & (c):    The RTI Rules, 2012 do not specifically provide for furnishing photo Identity Document (ID)  along  with  appeals  and  complaints.  However,  in  compliance  of  directions contained in order dated 02.11.2012 of the  Hon'ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana  in CWP No. 4787/2011 in the case of Fruit Merchant Union Vs. CIC & Others, the appellants were  asked  to  provide  their  photo  ID  proof  along  with  other  documents  while  filing appeal/complaints in Central Information Commission. However, appeal/complaint cases are not returned only for want of ID proof.

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