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Lok Sabha Question No. 1771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Indo-China Talks
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

1771.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## INDO-CHINA TALKS

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Security Advisor (NSA) has visited China for strategic dialogue recently; if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether India has expressed its objections/concerns regarding the ChinaPak  economic  corridor  running  through  Pak  occupied  Kashmir  as  well  as Beijing  vetoing  New  Delhi's  bid  to  get  the  Pathankot  attack  mastermind designated as terrorist by the UN sanctions committee;
- (c) if so, the response of the Chinese Government thereto; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to strengthen the bilateral relations between both the countries?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Sh. Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor (NSA) and Special Representative (SR)  of  India  for  India-China  Boundary  Question  visited  China  to  hold  the  19 th Round of SR Talks on India-China Boundary Question on 20-21 April 2016.
- (b) & (c) Government  has  conveyed  to  the  Chinese  side,  including  at  the highest  level,  its  concerns  about  their  activities  in  Pakistan  Occupied  Kashmir and  asked  them  to  cease  these  activities.  On  the  issue  of  the  listing  in  1267 Sanctions  Committee,  India's  position  has  been  conveyed  clearly  that  there cannot  be  different  standards  to  judge  terrorism.  China  has  often  repeated  its concern  on  spread  of  terrorism  and  their  desire  to  cooperate  with  us  on  this issue. The Government is in constant touch with China on this matter.
- (d) During the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2014, Prime Minister  Sh.  Narendra  Modi  and  President  Xi  Jinping  agreed  to  build  a  closer developmental  partnership  and  make  it  a  core  component  of  the  bilateral relationship. This was further strengthened during the visit of Prime Minister Modi to  China  in  May  2015.  The  two  sides  have  emphasized  the  policy  of  attaching priority to the development of good-neighbourly and friendly bilateral relations on the  basis  of  mutual  respect  and  sensitivity  to  each  other's  concerns  and aspirations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: DWRS
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: RITA TARAI, KULAMANI SAMAL

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1770

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, May 04, 2016

## DWRS

1770. SHRIMATI RITA TARAI: DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  construction  of  the  Doppler  Weather  Radar  Stations (DWRS) at Balasore and Sambalpur has since been completed;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  State  Government  of  Odisha  has  sent  a proposal  to  the  Union  Government  to  expedite  procurement  of the Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) for the above two locations; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken/being  taken  for procurement and installation of DWRs at the above locations?

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

- (a) No Madam. Construction of the buildings for DWR at Balasore & Sambalpur alongwith terrace modification is being done by State Government of Odisha and is under progress.

(b-c) Based on the emerging requirements from time to time, IMD shall be augmenting all type of observing system including DWRs. DWR for Sambalpur is included in the future procurement but the DWR for  Balasore  needs  to  be  reviewed  in  view  of  DWR  already commissioned  by  DRDO  at  Chandipur  (Wheeler  Island)  as  two DWRs can not be located in the close vicinity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Postal Life Insurance
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1768 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  MAY, 2016

## POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE

1768.  SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) whether despite having better returns on Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) people are not attracted towards PLI and RPLI for want of proper awareness;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to popularize the said schemes; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  expenditure  incurred  on  advertisement  during  each  of  the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No Madam, People are attracted towards both Postal Life Insurance (PLI) & Rural  Postal  Life  Insurance  (RPLI)  schemes  and  there  is  adequate  awareness  in people about these schemes. As a result premium income has  increased over the years  for both Postal Life Insurance and Rural  Postal Life Insurance schemes .
- (b) Not applicable in view of reply to para (a)  above.
- (c) The Department of Posts is popularizing the schemes through various means i.e.  print  and  electronic  media,  outdoor  publicity  through  hoardings  and  banners, leaflets, SMS campaign etc and also by organizing melas in  the rural areas.
- (d) Details are enclosed at Annexure-A

## Annexure A

## The details of the expenditure incurred on advertisement during last three years and current year

|   Sl No | Year    | Plan Fund (in Rs. Cr)   | Non Plan Fund (in Rs. Cr)   | Total (in Rs. Cr)   |
|---------|---------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | 2013-14 | 6.15                    | 2.11                        | 8.26                |
|       2 | 2014-15 | 6.21                    | 2.24                        | 8.45                |
|       3 | 2015-16 | 7.13 *                  | 1.97 *                      | 9.10 *              |

*  provisional figures

** In the current financial year 2016-17, 1/6 th of the Budget Estimate  i.e Rs.1.4 Cr  and  0.36  Cr      Plan  &  Non  Plan  respectively  have  been  allocated  at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Satellite Programme
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH, KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1766

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

## SATELLITE PROGRAMME

1766. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH: SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- the details of satellites launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) during the last twenty years including
- (a) both Indian and foreign satellites; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  space  programmes  proposed  to  be executed by the year 2022?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) During the last 20 years i.e. from April 1996 to April 2016, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched 56 Indian  satellites,  which  include  -  (i)  24  Communication Satellites; (ii) 14 Earth Observation satellites; (iii) 7 Navigational  Satellites;      (iv)  3  Weather  &  Atmosphere satellites;          (v) 4 Space science & Planetary exploration satellites  and  (vi)  4  satellites  built  by  students  of  Indian Universities / Institutions.

During  the  said  period,  ISRO  has  launched  57  foreign satellites from 20 countries, under commercial agreements between Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix) and respective foreign  customer.  The  number  of  satellites  launched  by ISRO  for  foreign  countries  are:  Algeria  (1),  Argentina  (1), Austria (2), Belgium (1), Canada (8), Denmark (2), France (2), Germany  (9),  Indonesia  (2),  Israel  (1),  Italy  (1),  Japan  (3), Luxembourg  (1),  Republic of Korea  (1), Singapore  (8), Switzerland (2), Netherlands (1), Turkey (1), United Kingdom (6) and USA (4).

- (b) The space programme proposed to be executed by the year 2022    envisages  (i)  development  &  operationalisation  of advanced  launch  vehicle  systems;  (ii) high-resolution / thematic earth observational satellites with improved capabilities;  (iii)  Geo-imaging  satellites  for  near  real  time imaging under cloud free conditions; (iv) microwave multispectral  remote  sensing  satellites;  (v)  high-power/  highthroughput communication satellites; (vi) satellites for weather  &  atmosphere;  (vii)  operationalisation  of  regional navigation  services;  (viii)  satellites  for  space  science  & planetary exploration; (ix) development of critical technologies for human spaceflight and (x) space applications in the area of remote sensing, communication and navigation, including societal services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Outsourcing in IT
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.  1763

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.05.2016

## OUTSOURCING IN IT

## 1763.    SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether the services of Indian Information Technology sector are being outsourced on a large scale; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): According to National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM),  the global outsourcing continued its growth with about 8.5 per cent growth in 2015,  which  is  estimated  at  USD  162-166  billion.    India  continues  to  be  the  World  leader  in outsourcing destination with a share of 56 percent of the total global outsourcing market size.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Introduction of Rajdhani Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1761 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## INTRODUCTION OF RAJDHANI EXPRESS

1761.  SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to introduce Rajdhani Express from Amaravati-Vijayawada to New Delhi via Visakhapatnam, Nagpur and Raipur; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  Rajdhani  Express  class  of  trains  are  long  distance  fast moving  prestigious  trains,  primarily  meant  for  connecting  National capital and State capitals running on very tight timings with limited halts  enroute.  At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  start  a  new Rajdhani Express  from Amaravati/Vijayawada  to  New  Delhi via Visakhapatnam, Nagpur and Raipur due to operational and resource constraints.  However, introduction of new trains  including Rajdhani Express trains is an ongoing process over Indian Railways subject to traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility,  availability  of  resources, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: IT Vision of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1759 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.5.2016

## IT VISION OF RAILWAYS

## 1759.   SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Information  Technology  Advisory  Council, constituted to assist in drafting of the Information Technology vision for the Railways, has submitted its report and if so, the main recommendations of the report;
- (b) whether the Government has accepted the recommendations of the Council and if so, the details thereof along with the implementation status of such recommendations;
- (c) whether the Government has noticed any improvement in efficiency of the Railways  after  implementation  of  these recommendations; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  other  measures taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  efficiency  of  the Railways in the country?

## 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 G. FATEPARA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.05.2016

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1759 BY SHRI DEVAJIBHAI REGARDING IT VISION OF RAILWAYS

(a): Yes, Madam.   The Council has submitted its report.   The main recommendations are:

- i. Transition to modern ICT architecture and adopt and follow all ICT (Information Communication Technology) standards as prescribed by DEITY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology).
- ii. Leverage  and  integrate  new  digital  technologies  to  focus  on transforming :
1. Better passenger services.
2. Enhancing freight revenues.
3. Improving railway operations.
6. 4.
7. Optimising internal operations.
8. To  integrate  IT(Information  Technology)  intervention  through mission mode programmes like Integrated Traffic Management, unified HRMS(Human Resource Management System), Energy &
- iii. Land Management, etc.
10. iv). Encourage app developer to create apps involving rail services.
11. v). Build in location based services for passenger, freight and safety
12. using Geospatial platform.
13. (b):  Does not arise since the recommendations of the Council are advisory in nature.
14. (c) & (d) :  Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Training to Youth for Overseas Employment
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1758 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.5.2016

## Training to Youth for Overseas Employment

## †1758. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL "NISHANK":

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impart training to the youth for seeking employment in foreign countries; and
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  youth  to  whom  training  has  been  imparted  and  the number of persons out of them who gained employment in foreign countries during the last three years and the current year, year and State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) India  has  a  huge  human  resource  pool  capable  of  catering  to  skilled manpower needs of domestic as well as foreign markets. In this context, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been engaging in international  collaboration  with  a  number  of  countries,  focused  on  two  parallel strands of activity.

Firstly,  MSDE  has  been  engaging  with  countries  such  as  Germany,  United Kingdom,  China  and  Australia  to  understand  international  best  practices  in  skill training and apply these to the Indian context, to ensure that Indian youth are trained according  to  global  standards.  Benchmarking  of  Indian  standards  with  global standards  is  an  important  component  of  collaborations  with  countries  such  as Australia  and  United  Kingdom,  as  this  provides  Indian  youth  the  skills  required  to work overseas.

Secondly, MSDE is also collaborating with countries such as UAE, to mutually recognize qualifications and certifications to ensure that those trained in India can be employed in UAE and other GCC countries.

- (b) NSDC Training Partners impart training based on the standards developed in consultation  with  Industry  and  compliant  to  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework (NSQF). Some of the trainees get foreign employment. However, data in this regard is not maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Low Cost Housing
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1757

TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 4, 2016

## LOW COST HOUSING

No. 1757.      SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

## Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the agencies handed over the responsibility by the Government to provide low cost housing in the urban areas;
- (b) the number of dwelling units built by the said agencies during the last three years;
- (c) the facilities provided in these low cost houses;
- (d) whether the said agencies have been successful in providing
- low cost houses in the cities; and
- (e) If not, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## [SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU]

(a): The Ministry has been implementing schemes under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) and Pradhan Mantri  Awas  Yojana-Housing  for  All  (Urban)  {PMAY-HFA(U)}  mission  for extending  central  assistance  to  States/UTs  for  providing  houses  and related  civic  amenities  to  urban  poor  including  slum  dwellers.  These their implementing  agencies  like  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs),  Housing  Boards

Schemes are being implemented by the States/UTs through etc.

(b):  A  total  of  10,32,141  houses  have  so  far  been  constructed  under JNNURM,  RAY  and  PMAY  (U)  by  these  agencies  during  the  last  three years. (c): The projects considered for central assistance under these schemes include  details  of  arrangements  for  convergence  of  inputs  of  health, education,  social  security,  livelihoods  and  connectivity  to  city  civic infrastructure from existing schemes and programmes of State/ULB/Centre. Infrastructure components include all basic civic infrastructure and social amenities like water supply, sewerage, drainage, solid waste management, approach and internal road, street lighting etc. and community facilities such as pre-schools, child care centres, health centres/sub-centres, livelihoods centres etc. (d)  &  (e):  Under  the  schemes  of  JNNURM,  RAY  and  PMAY  (U)  a  total  of

2,596  projects  with  a  total  project  cost  of  Rs.  75,953.11  crore  involving central share of Rs. 30,040.91 crore for construction of 20,00,868 houses have been approved. Till now, construction of 10,32,141 houses have been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Foreign Missions in India
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1755 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## FOREIGN MISSIONS IN INDIA

1755. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the foreign missions of India, country-wise and the details of the sanctioned staff strength in them, countrywise;
- (b) whether  any  study  has  been  done  on  the  staff  strength required per foreign mission and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether a number of such missions are understaffed and if so, the  details  thereof,  nation-wise  and  the  time  by  which  such vacancies or staff strength is to be augmented?

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

- (a) There  are  184  Indian  Missions  and  Posts  abroad  which  are located in 121 countries. There are total 2145 posts of India-based officials  of  the  Ministry  of  External  Affairs  in  these  Missions  and Posts. Strength of personnel in Indian Missions and Posts abroad is continually rationalized depending on functional requirements.
- (b) & (c)  The  Government  continuously reviews the requirement of manpower at various levels in Missions and Posts abroad considering various parameters. Remedial reallocation of manpower is undertaken wherever required.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Increase in the Price of Rail Neer
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1752 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF RAIL NEER

†1752. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether Government has increased the price of rail neer;
- (b)   if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps being taken by the  Government  to  check  alleged corruption in this project; and
- (d)  the  number of persons against whom action has been initiated for corruption and the present status thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(a): No, Madam.

(b): Does not arise.

(c):  Detailed guidelines have been issued to ensure 100% supply of Rail Neer  in  Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto  trains  w.e.f.  01.02.2016.  Similarly, 139  pairs  of  Mail/Express  trains,  200  Railway  stations  have  been Neer  w.e.f. 01.03.2016.    The  above  steps  will  exhaust  the  present  total  per  day notified as mandatory  units  for 100%  supply  of  Rail production of Rail Neer by IRCTC.

(d): Action has been  initiated against two railway officers.

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## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)