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Lok Sabha Question No. 692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Real Time Data for Flood Forecast
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 692

ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## REAL TIME DATA FOR FLOOD FORECAST

## 692. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether climate change, frequent extreme weather events and an increasingly unpredictable monsoon is impacting millions each year in the country;

(b) if so, whether there is any proposal to set up a centralised system for providing real-time data for flood forecasts, water resources assessment and drought management;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken by the Government in this regard; and

(e) the extent to which the project is likely to help in the development of real time flood forecasting?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a)  The  frequent  extreme  weather  events  and  erratic  monsoon  pattern  observed  in  the  recent  past  have affected huge population in concerned areas.

(b)  to  (e)  The  Central  Water  Commission  under  this  Ministry  maintains  a  network  of  878  stations  for collection of flood information and issues flood forecasts to 176 stations located on major rivers and their tributaries  in  the  country.  In  December,  2015,  the  Ministry  has  approved  the  scheme  of  'Flood Forecasting'  at  a  cost  of  Rs.  281  crore  for  implementation  in  XII  Plan.  The  scheme  envisages modernisation of its  existing  network  and  provision  of  an  additional  100  flood  forecasting  stations  for real-time flood forecasting.

Besides, the Ministry has taken up National Hydrology Project (NHP) & setting up of National Water Informatics  Centre  (NWIC)  at  New  Delhi.  The  NHP  envisages  setting  up  of  a  system  for  timely  and reliable  water  resources  data  acquisition,  storage,  collation  and  management.  It  will  help  in  gathering hydro-metrological data for analysis on a real time basis.

The National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) shall provide a 'Single Window' source of updated data on water resources & allied themes including real time data as per availability; and provide value added products and services to all stake holders for its management and sustainable development for the benefit of all communities across the nation.
Lok Sabha Question No. 691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Revision in Royalty Rates
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 691 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## Revision in Royalty Rates

## 691. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has revised the rates of royalty of minerals except coal, if so, the mineral-wise details thereof;
- (b) whether the basic price of coal is fixed by the Coal India Limited, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the separate basic prices are fixed for the power Sector and non-power sector, if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is contemplating to fix only one basic price and increase the royalty rate to 30 per cent, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any proposal has been received from the Government of Chhattisgarh in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER   AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) The Ministry of Mines has revised the rates of royalty for minerals other than coal, lignite and sand for stowing, with effect from 01 st September 2014, which have been published in the Gazette of India vide Notification No. 630 (E) dated 01.09.2014. A copy of the said Gazette notification is enclosed as annexure.
- (b) & (c)  After complete decontrol of coal prices w.e.f. 01.01.2000, Coal India Limited (CIL) fixes  the basic prices of raw coking and non-coking coal produced by CIL and its subsidiary companies. The coal companies fix the coal price based on input costs, inflation index, market trends etc

In the price revision effective from 27.02.2011, for the first time the concept of dual pricing  was  adopted  by  CIL  i.e.  one  price  for  consumers  in  the  Power  utilities  ( including  independent  power  producers),  Fertlizers  and  Defence  (Regulated  Sector) and  another  for  consumers  other  than  regulated  sectors.  The  prices  for  the  nonregulated sector (except for higher grade) are kept higher by around 35% than that for regulated sector. Since the prices of end products of coal consuming industries in the non-regulated sector are market driven, the price of coal for non-regulated sector are fixed at a level closer to the market price of coal.

- (d) Fixing the price of coal is not in the domain of Government. The royalty rate revision is in Governments' domain, which is being considered by study group. (e) MOC  has  received  comments  from  Govt.  of  Chhattisgarh  to  increase  the  rate  of royalty from existing 14 % to 30 % in response to the questionnaire circulated to all stakeholders by the Study Group constituted to consider the revision of rate of royalty. Study Group on revision of rates of royalty on Coal and Lignite has not yet made any

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- (f) final report in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Production Target of Atomic Energy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 51

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## PRODUCTION TARGET OF ATOMIC ENERGY

- *51. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA: DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the production of nuclear power during each of the last three Five Year Plans, planwise;
- (b) the target set for the production of atomic energy by the end of the current and the next Five Year Plan;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to achieve the target; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  safety  and  security  measures  taken  in  the  operation  of  atomic power plants and the mechanism put in place to ensure that these are complied with strictly?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The nuclear power generation during the IX, X and XI Plans was 72187, 90354 and 109642 Million Units respectively.
- (b) The target set for generation of electricity from nuclear power in the current (XII) Plan was  241748  Million  Units.  The  target  for  the  next  five  year  plan  has  not  been finalised.
- (c) The government has taken measures to ensure availability of adequate fuel for the existing  capacity  and  to  facilitate  nuclear  power  capacity  addition  based  on  both indigenous technologies and with foreign technical cooperation.
- (d) The  requirements  for  safety  &  security  measures  to  be  taken  in  the  operation  of atomic  power  plants  are  prescribed  in  the  codes,  guides  &  other  regulatory documents  developed  by  the  Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB).  The compliance to these requirements is one of the licensing conditions for operation of atomic power plants. AERB has an established process for reviewing both nuclear safety and security aspects during operation of these plants.  Apart from this, AERB conducts periodic regulatory inspections of these plants to monitor compliance to the established regulatory requirements.

Safety is accorded utmost attention in all aspects of nuclear power viz. siting, design, construction, commissioning and operation. The operation of nuclear power plants is carried out by highly trained and licensed personnel, strictly in line with the approved procedures and technical specifications.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Housing for All
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

HOUSING FOR ALL

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## STATEMENT

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED

## QUESTION NO. 50* FOR 27.04.2016 REGARDING 'HOUSING FOR ALL'

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- (a) : Ministry has been periodically reviewing the progress of implementation  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (Urban)  Mission with  State/UT  Governments  during  the  meetings  with  the  State/UT representatives  and  also  in  meetings  of  the  Central  Sanctioning  and Monitoring  Committee  while  considering  project  proposals  from  the States.
- (b)  :  Under the PMAY (Urban) scheme guidelines, a set of mandatory
- conditions has been included in the Mission to ease administrative and regulatory  bottlenecks  and    to  facilitate  growth  of  housing  sector. States / UTs should have to fulfill following mandatory conditions:-
- (i)    States  /  UTs  to  make  suitable  changes  in  the  procedure  and
- rules for obviating the need for separate Non Agricultural (NA) permission if land already falls in the residential zone earmarked in Master Plan of city or area.
- (ii)  States  /  UTs  shall  prepare/amend  their  Master  Plans  earmarking land for Affordable Housing.
- (iii)  A system  should  be put  in place to ensure single - window, time bound clearance for layout approval and building permissions at ULB level.
- (iv)  States  /  UTs  shall  adopt  the  approach  of  deemed  building permission and layout approval on the basis of pre-approved lay  outs  and  building  plans  for  EWS/LIG  housing  or  exempt approval for houses below certain built up areas or plot area.
- (v)    States  /  UTs  would  either  legislate  or  amend  existing  rental
- laws  on  the  lines  of  model  Tenancy  Act  being  prepared  by Ministry.
- (vi) States / UTs shall provide additional FAR/FSI/TDR and relaxed density norms for slum redevelopment and low cost housing, if required.

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Each  of  these  reforms  are  vital  to  ensure  planned  development  in urban  areas,  expeditious  issue  of  construction  permits  and  deemed layout  approvals  as  well  as  relaxed  density  norms  for  housing  for urban poor.

(c) Budget Estimates of Rs. 4000.00 crore were earmarked for the FY 2015-16  for  the  projects  under  Housing  for  All  (HFA)  scheme.  The provision  was,  however,  reduced  at  RE  stage  to  Rs.   1231.23  crore due  to less receipt of demands for central assistance from States/UTs at the stage of finalization of RE 2015-16.  Out of the available fund in RE 2015-16 under PMAY(U), Rs. 1218.81 crore of central assistance was released to States. In addition, Rs. 200.00 crore under Credit  Linked  Subsidy  Scheme(CLSS)  component  (Central  Sector Scheme)  was  allocated  and  released  in  full  to  the  Central  Nodal Agencies.

For  the  FY  2016-17,  allocation  of  Rs.  4400.00  Crore  for  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  under  PMAY  (U)  and  Rs.  475.00  crore  for  CLSS component of PMAY (U) has been made.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: National Business Register
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 49

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27 TH  APRIL 2016

## NATIONAL BUSINESS REGISTER

- *49.  SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:
- SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched an enumeration exercise to collect  data  on  all  the  business  enterprises  for  the  National Business Register;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  data  collection  for  National  Business Register is likely to be completed;
- (d) whether the Government also proposes to develop an electronic database  of  all  such  information  to  strengthen  assessment  of economic activities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

Statement  referred  to  in  Reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. 49 for answer on 27 th  April 2016

(a) to (e): The Government has not launched any exercise to collect data on  all  the  business  enterprises  for  the  National  Business  Register. However, a Directory  of  Establishments  employing  ten  or  more  workers involved  in  economic  activities  other  than  crop  production,  plantation, public  administration,  defence  and  compulsory  social  security  has  been drafted  based  on  Sixth  Economic  Census  data  collected  during  January 2013  to  April  2014.  The  process  of  its  validation  with  the  help  of  the State/UT  Directorates  of  Economics  and  Statistics  is  in  progress.  This directory (in electronic form) is used by various organisations/agencies for conducting Socio-economic sample surveys apart from local level planning purposes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Leakage in Kakrapar Atomic Power Station
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 41

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## LEAKAGE IN KAKRAPAR ATOMIC POWER STATION

- *41. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Unit-I  of  Kakrapar  Atomic  Power  Station  had  to  be  shut  down  due  to leakage  of  heavy  water  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reasons  for  the leakage;
- (b) whether radiation affecting human life has been reported and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd./Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has inquired into the matter;
- (d) if so, the outcome thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (e) the further corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government to prevent such incidents in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Unit-1  of  Kakrapar  Atomic  Power  Station  was  shutdown  on  March  11,  2016 following a leak  from the  Primary  Heat  Transport  System  into  the leak tight containment  building.  The  safety  systems  actuated  automatically  and  the  unit  was shutdown. The leakage was subsequently located to be from one of the 306 coolant channels in the reactor. The affected channel has been defueled, isolated to arrest the leak.
- (b) No,  Sir.  There  was  no  change  in  radioactivity/radiation  level,  neither  in  the  plant premises nor in the public domain.
- (c) Yes, Sir.
- (d) & (e) The investigation to identify the cause of the leak has been taken up by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). As per the prevailing practice, the lessons and recommendations that would emerge from the investigation would be suitably incorporated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Budgetary Allocation for Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 690 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## 690. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a) whether the budgetary allocation for 2016-17 for skill development is sufficient to meet its aspirations in skill development;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  if  not,  the  steps  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  to  take  to  persuade  the Finance Ministry for more allocation of plan outlay to fulfil its objectives; and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)           The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  been allocated  Rs.  1700  crore  under  Plan  and  Rs.  104.28  crore  under  Non  Plan  in  the Budget 2016-17. It is estimated that by 2020, 10.46 crore new entrants will be joining existing workforce in the country who  need  to be skilled to meet  industry requirement.  In  addition  29.82  crore  of  existing  workforce  need  to  be  reskilled  or upskilled. Given the huge task of skilling, additional funds for skill development are needed to meet the targets. The budget proposals of this Ministry have already been submitted to Ministry of Finance. For generation of additional funds for skilling, the Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  has  reached  out  to  PSUs/ Companies  under  various  Ministries  for  CSR  Funds  for  Skill  Development  and signed several tripartite Memorandum of Understandings for skill training projects to be implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and funded by PSUs. In addition, Strategic partnerships have been undertaken between Ministry of Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  and  other  Ministries/Departments  in  the Central  Government, to collaborate on scaling up skill training activities  in  specific sectors and leveraging existing infrastructure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Funds for Houses
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 688

TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 27, 2016

## FUNDS FOR HOUSES

No. 688

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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

- (a) the number  of States including Uttar Pradesh where  the centrally sponsored Integrated City Development Planning(ICDP) has been implemented;
- (b) whether  the  families  living  below  the  poverty  lines  in  urban areas are sanctioned the grants-in-aid of Rs. 1 lakh 81 thousand under this scheme and whether the house constructed with the said amount is sufficient for a family to live in;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the said amount to Rs. 4 lakh in view of the rise in the construction cost;  and
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(SHRI M. VENKAIH NAIDU)

(a) to (d): It  has  been reported that City Development Plans (CDP) have  been  prepared  for  27  States  and  3  UTs  including  Uttar Pradesh. The responsibility of the implementation of CDP, however, lies with the State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Indian Railways Freight Operations Information System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SAKUNTALA LAGURI, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) Freight  Operations Information  Systems  (FOIS)  has  been implemented across Indian Railways network and caters to all freight bookings and invoicing  and  captures  running  position of  all  freight

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.687 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## INDIAN RAILWAYS FREIGHT OPERATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEM

†687. SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI: SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  implemented  'Indian  Railways Freight Operations Information System';
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government has received any complaints during the last three years on this account;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof, zone-wise; and
- (e)  the number of persons found guilty in the matter along with the action taken by the Government against said persons?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

trains.    About  99%  of  invoices  are  generated  through  this  system. FOIS  has  two  core  modules  viz.,  Rake  Management  System  for monitoring of Rake movement and Terminal Management System for commercial activities related to freight business.

(c)  to  (e)              Technical  issues  regarding  day  to  day  working  of the system are reported from  locations where FOIS terminals have been installed.  These are resolved on daily basis by the technical team of Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS).

No other complaints regarding the system have been received.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Wireless on Local Loop
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.686 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  APRIL, 2016

## WIRELESS ON LOCAL LOOP

†686. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase capacity of Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) and mobile towers to improve quality of service;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether there is a long waiting list with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for WLL connections in Madhya Pradesh and other States; and
- (d) if so, the action taken by the Government to clear the waiting list ?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) With  regard  to  Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam  Limited  (MTNL)  and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the details are as follows:

## MTNL

MTNL has closed its CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) based mobile and fixed Wireless in Local Loop (WLL) services w.e.f. 29.2.2016.

## BSNL

BSNL has reported that it has no expansion plan in respect of CDMA based WLL services in its Telecom Circles including Madhya Pradesh.

(c)&(d) BSNL  has  reported  that  there  is  no  waiting  list  for  WLL  (Wireless  in Local-Loop)  connections  as  on  31.3.2016  in  its  Telecom  Circles  including  Madhya Pradesh.

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