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Lok Sabha Question No. 3995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Funds Arrangement
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3995 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## FUNDS ARRANGEMENT

3995.         SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Railways is increasing expenditure from the present $ 34 billion to $ 132 billion in next five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which Railways is planning to arrange funds for the same;
- (c) the extent to which the cost of this increase in expenditure would be borne by public;
- (d) the  details  of  cost  recovery  mechanism  devised  to  ensure  railway services charges are not steeply increased; and
- (e) the details of the study conducted to assess the benefits of increased expenditure?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b):   No, Madam. However, an investment plan for Rs. 8,56,020 crore during 2015-2019 has been announced in Budget Speech for Railway Budget 2015-16.
- (c):   Does not arise.
- (d):   Pricing  of  services  is  determined  on  the  basis  of  cost  of  freight  and passenger services and affordability/elasticity considerations.
- (e):   No specific study has been sanctioned in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: R&D in Telecom
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3994 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  DECEMBER, 2015

## R&D IN TELECOM

## 3994. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote research studies in the area of telecom and relevant technology;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to encourage research and innovation in the field  of  telecom  and  relevant  technologies  through  educational  institutions  and  other research institutes in the country; and
- (d) the achievements made out of such steps taken?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Madam, Apart from C-DoT which is the Telecom Technology Development  Centre  of  DoT  under  Government  of  India,    Telecom  Centres  of Excellence (TCOEs) have been established by  bringing together Academic Institutions, Telecom Service Providers and Government with the objective of promoting development  of  new  technologies  to  position  India  as  a  global  leader  in  telecom innovation  and    a  hub  of  telecom  equipment  manufacturing.  Further,  the  Telecom Standards  Development  Society  of  India(TSDSI)  has  been  formed  to  contribute  to development of next generation telecom standards and drive  IPR creation.
- (c) C-DOT constantly interacts with user industry sectors like   Defence, IT, Telecom etc.  to  understand  their  emerging  technology  requirements  and  also  interfaces  / engages  with    other  research  institutions,  premier  academic  institutions  for  joint development.  Apart  from  C-DoT  the  Department  through  TCOEs    has  organized  3 innovation meets by bringing together the government, industry/associations, academic institutions,  Venture  Capitalists    and  entrepreneurs.  These  TCOEs  have  been  colocated at 6 IITs & IISc Bangalore to facilitate constant interaction with the Educational Institutes.
- (d) C-DoT has developed and transferred the technology for the products like Terabit Router,  Giga-bit  Passive  Optical  Network(GPON)  and  100  Gbps  Optical  Transport Network(OTN) to be manufactured in the country. The TCOEs  are  involved in 89 R&D projects,  out  of  which  42  have  been  completed  and  5  start-up  incubated.  TSDSI members have submitted India Specific requirements resulting in technical contributions to 3 rd Generation Partnership Project(3GPP) which are being discussed in the framework of 4G and  Narrow Band Internet of Things(NB-IoT) standards for Possible adoption.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: CCTV in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KRISHNA RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3991 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## CCTV IN TRAINS

## †3991.    SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and details of trains in which CCTV cameras have been installed to provide security to women, zone-wise; and
- (b) the number of trains in which security equipment are proposed to be fitted in the next financial year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) & (b): Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras have been installed, on trial  basis,  in  a  few  coaches  of  some  of  the  trains  viz.  Train  No. 12497/12498 (Shan-e-Punjab Express-03 coaches) in Northern Railway, Train No.12625/12626(Kerala Express), Train No. 16179/16180 (Mannai Express),  Train  No.  16713/16714  (Rameswaram  Express)  (one  coach of  each  train)  in  Southern  Railway.  In  addition  to  the  above,  video surveillance system has also been provided in ladies coaches of three Electric  Multiple  Unit  (EMU)  rakes  of  Western  Railway  and  one  EMU rake  of  Central  Railway.  A  work  has  also  been  sanctioned  for provision of CCTVs in 500 coaches in various rakes of different trains.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Closing Passenger Reservation System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3990

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## CLOSING PASSENGER RESERVATION SYSTEM

3990. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has any policy regarding the operation of Passenger Reservation System (PRS) allotted under Members of Parliament (MPs)'s recommendations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has decided to close PRS allotted to each Lok Sabha constituency recommended by MPs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  &  (b):  In  the  Rail  Budget  2009-10,  an  announcement  for providing  one  PRS  on  the  recommendation  of  Hon'ble  MPs  was made.   Sanctioning of location for PRS is a continuous process. PRS  centres  are  provided  as  per  extant  policy  on  the  basis  of proposals  received  from  public/public  representatives  and  the Zonal Railways.

(c): No, Madam.

(d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Dedicated Freight Corridors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDORS

3989.         SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria for establishing dedicated freight corridors;
- (b)    whether Chennai-Kolkata route is covered under this scheme; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a):    The  Dedicated  Freight  Corridors  (DFC)  on  the  Mumbai  -Delhi (Western DFC) and on the Ludhiana -Dankuni (Eastern DFC) routes were sanctioned taking into account the high capacity utilization on the DelhiMumbai and Delhi-Kolkata routes and traffic growth projections on these routes.
- (b)  &  (c):    At  present,  no  freight  corridor  has  been  sanctioned  on  the Chennai-Kolkata route.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3988 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Research on Sequestration
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3988

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23/12/2015

## RESEARCH ON SEQUESTRATION

## 3988. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA CHAVAN:

## ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give thrust to carbon sequestration research thr Governmental support;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to accelerat e pace of work in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to improve rural livelihoods through this researc adopting environment friendly technology based agro - forestry practices;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e ) whether the Government h as received international funding/support in this regard an so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (f) w hether in India, the energy sector is thelargest emitter of Carbon- di oxide and if so, the strategy adopted by the Govern ment for reduction of Carbon - di oxide in energy sector?

## ANSWER

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

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó

(gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) & (b):    Yes, Madam.    National Programme on CO 2 sequestration research was launched in 2007  by  the  Department  of  Science  &  Technology  (DST),  Governm nt  of  India  as  a  national initiative to promote and support R& D in areas of carbon sequestration in the country. , 120 projects have been supported in various academic and R & D institutions in the countr
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) No, Madam.
- (f) Government of India has taken various measures such as installation of supercritic based  units  to  reduce  Carbon  Dioxide  emission  from  coal  based  power  plants, enh ce  hydro power  and  renewable,  and  retire  inefficient  power  plan ts.  There  has  been  a  reduction  of  CO 2 emission per unit of electricity generation in recent years. Althoughthe total CO 2 emissions are increasing due to large capacity addition of coal based plants in the country, the specific 2 emissions  from  these  pl ants  are  showing  a  decreasing  trend  due  to  adoption  of  more  effi generation  technologies.  In  addition,  there  are  several  i nitiatives  taken  by  Bureau  of  Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power for energy conservation resu lting in reduction of carbon - di oxi de emission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Rail Connectivity with Ponnani Port
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3987 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## RAIL CONNECTIVITY WITH PONNANI PORT

3987. SHRI E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  proposal  from  the  Government  of  Kerala  has  been received  with  regard  to  the  rail  connectivity  with  the  Ponnani port in Kerala; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : No, Madam.
- (b) : Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Utilisation of Funds
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3985 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## Utilisation of Funds

## QUESTION

## 3985. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether any institutional mechanisms are proposed to ensure that funds released to State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes are not diverted or underutilised;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the 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  (c)  The  allocation/releases  of  funds  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  to  the State Governments are made by the Administrative Ministries/Departments concerned as per the scheme guidelines and also on the basis of timely submission of utilization certificates and  mobilization  of  contribution  of  the  State  Governments. There  exists  a  system  for verification of physical progress matching the utilization of funds. Grantee body is required to furnish  a  Report  containing  both  the  physical  and  financial  progress  against  each  of  the approved  activity  and  these  are  analysed  for  correlation  and  feedback  sent  to  them  for appropriate action, wherever required. Steps taken by Ministries/Departments to maintain a financial discipline include the following:

- (i)  The  implementation  of  Schemes  is  reviewed  periodically  by  the  Ministry  through various  mechanisms.  The  deficiencies/shortcomings  noticed  during  the  reviews  are immediately brought to the notice of the grantee body for remedial action.
- (ii) Periodic statutory Audit and concurrent audit is undertaken.
- (iii)  Monitoring  of  flow  of  funds  through  a  web  portal  of  Central  Plan  Scheme Monitoring System (CPSMS) which enables the Ministry to track and monitor flow of funds and its utilisation.
- (iv)  In  order  to  build  financial  management  capacities  in  States,  the  following  other initiatives have been taken by several Ministries/Departments:
- a)  Model Accounting Handbooks for sub-district level;
- b)  Detailed operational guidelines on Financial Management;

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: India-Sehat Scheme
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3984

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 23.12.2015

## INDIA- SEHAT SCHEMES

## 3984 SHRI  FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE: SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

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

- (a)  whether any initiative for healthcare namely India-Sehat Scheme has been launched in the recent past;
- (b)    if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (c)   the details of the fund allocated, released, spent so far   on the Sehat Healthcare initiatives in various States ; and
- (d)   the name of the States in which it has been implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):   Government is implementing the Common Services Centre (CSC) Scheme with an objective  to  deliver  Government  to  Citizen  (G2C)  and  Business  to  Citizen  (B2C)  to  the  rural citizens. The Scheme is being implemented by CSC Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). As a part of the activities of CSC SPV, an initiative called Social Endeavour in Healthcare and Telemedicine (SEHAT) has been launched in August 2015.

The salient features of this initiative are to provide rural healthcare services like telemedicine and teleconsultation. These telemedicine consultations have been started from central CSC Portal.

- (c):   No funds have been allocated for SEHAT separately.
- (d):    The  SEHAT  initiative  has  been  implemented  by  some  of  the  CSCs  in  the  States/  Union Territories like Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: e-Governance Project
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3983

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 23.12.2015

## E-GOVERNANCE PROJECT

## 3983.     SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to allocate resources, both monetary and infrastructural to support Andhra Pradesh under the e-Governance project; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): The Government of India is implementing the 'Digital India' programme with the vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.

Under the National e-Governance Action Plan which is now subsumed under Digital India, core infrastructure components (Electronic delivery of services, the Government is implementing 44 Mission Mode Projects  and core infrastructure  components  (State  Data  Centres  (SDCs),  State Wide Area Networks (SWANs), Common Services Centres (CSCs), State e-Governance Service Delivery  Gateway  (SSDGs),  e-District  and  Capacity  Building)  have  been  allocated  sufficient resources for the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Report on Chinese Armory
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## REPORT ON CHINESE ARMORY

3982. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether China displayed some of its most advanced missiles and  bombers  on  the  occasion  of  the  70 th   anniversary  of  the end of the second world war and Japanese occupation;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Indian  representative  who  witnessed  the parade has submitted any report to the Government;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto?

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

- (a) Yes.

(b) to (d) Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. Dr. V.K. Singh (Retd)  represented  India  at  the  parade  and  commemorative  event. Hon'ble  Minister  had  a  meeting  with  China's  Minister  of  Foreign Affairs Mr. Wang  Yi. Various issues of mutual interest  were discussed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Maulana Azad Education Foundation
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3981 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## MAULANA AZAD EDUCATION FOUNDATION

## 3981. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) was initially established for weaker sections of minorities;
- (b) if so, whether the Foundation is now open for all minorities;
- (c) if so, the basis for taking such a decision;
- (d) whether such a decision would weaken the objective of this Foundation; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in  this regard?

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

- (a) As per 'Objects' mentioned under Memorandum of Association of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF),it was established to promote education amongst educationally  backward sections of the society, and to formulate and implement educational schemes and plans for the benefit of educationally backward minorities in particular and weaker sections in general (Clause 2 of the objects).
- (b) There has been no change in the original objectives of the MAEF.
- (c) to (e) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Conversion of Petrol into Gas
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3980 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015) CONVERSION OF PETROL INTO GAS

## 3980. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal for permission to a scientific invention project on conversion of petrol into gas through Fuel Automation System (FAS) air pollution and also save fuel;
- (b) if sO, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the Government proposes to give permission for the above proposal for its production and commercialization?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Madam: The Ministry of Science & Technology is not in receipt of any such proposal: No,

(b)&(c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Power Generation from Nutrino Laboratory
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## POWER GENERATION FROM NUTRINO LABORATORY

3979.  ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to generate power from the proposed nutrino laboratory at Pottipuram in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the construction has got the approval of Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) The  application  to  obtain  consent  to  establish  India-based  Neutrino Observatory (INO) was filed online with Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on 22 nd May 2015 under red category along with the necessary  fees  and  documents  after  consultation  with  the  TNPCB, Theni Office. This was followed by submission of the hard copy of the application to the TNPCB, Theni Office. The consent is awaited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Increase in Speed of some Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3978 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## INCREASE IN SPEED OF SOME TRAINS

3978.  SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is  considering  a  proposal  to  increase  the speed of some trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and arrangements likely to be made in this regard thereto; and
- (c) the funds likely to be spent by the Railways for improving tracks so that high speed trains could ply thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Speeding up of trains is a constant endeavour and continuous process on Indian Railways and is dependent on constant optimization of the investments made by Railways in modernization of technology, high powered locos, modern coaches and better tracks.

(c): Improvement of Railway tracks is an on-going process and Railway tracks are improved at the time of track renewal. The execution of track renewal is prioritized according to the condition of track and availability of funds. During financial year 2015-16, Rs. 6035 Cr. has been allotted for track renewal works on Indian Railways.

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