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Lok Sabha Question No. 1874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: SWAN
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1874

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.03.2016

## SWAN

## 1874

SHRI  R.  PARTHIPAN:

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

- (a) whether the State Wide Area Network (SWAN) has been implemented across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the SWAN are connecting State Headquarter (SHQ) to District Headquarter (DHQ) and Block Headquarters (BHQ);
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether all states has completed the project; if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether this networking of the institutions result in smooth and faster governance and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Yes,  Sir.

(b):  The SWAN has been implemented in the 32 States/UTs namely Andhra Pradesh (Including Telangana), Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar,  Chandigarh,  Chhattisgarh,  Dadra  Nagar  Haveli,  Daman  &  Diu,  Delhi, Gujarat,    Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Lakshadweep,  Madhya  Pradesh, Maharashtra,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Orissa,  Puducherry,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, UP, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

The process for selection of Network Operator in the State of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar island is in progress.

- (c):  Yes, Sir.
- (d):  31* SHQs, 610 DHQs and 6444 BHQs have been connected under SWAN project.
* Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have common SHQ

(e):    As  per  the  guidelines  the  SWAN  is    to  be  supported  by  Govt.  of  India  (GOI)    for    five  years  of  its operation  after  implementation.  The  25  States/UTs  have  completed  5  years  of  operations  of  SWAN.  The States are Andhra Pradesh (Including Telangana), Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh,  Delhi,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Puducherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, UP, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

The SWAN in 7 States/UTs are operational and have not completed 5 years of SWAN operation as per the scheme.  These  are  Dadra  Nagar  Haveli,  Daman  &  Diu,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland  and Rajasthan.

(f):      Yes,  Sir.  As  per  the  guideline,  initial  bandwidth  of  SWAN  was  2  Mbps.  Subsequently,  it  has  been upgraded to 34 Mbps per link from State Capital(SHQ) to District(DHQ) and 8 Mbps per link from District to each Block(BHQ). So far more than 50,000 offices are connected on SWANs and are using the Network for delivery of e-Governance services. At present, 30 States/UTs are utilizing more than 60% of existing link capacity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: IT Enabled Apps for Transparency
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1870

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## IT ENABLED APPS FOR TRANSPARENCY

1870.  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  IT  enabled  applications  introduced  by  the Railways  to  bring  transparency  are  on  the  sidelines  of  Digital India initiative;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  benefits  likely  to  accrue  to  passengers  as  a  result thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  to  (c)  Yes,  Madam.    Railways  have  introduced  several  IT enabled  applications  to  bring  transparency  on  the  sidelines  of Digital  India  initiative.    The  details  and  benefits  accruing  to passengers are as under:
1. Computerised  Passenger  Reservation  System  (PRS)  -  This system helps in computerised booking of reserved accommodation  on  trains  in  a  transparent  manner.  Mobile application for reserved ticketing has also been launched.

2. Computerised  Unreserved  Ticketing  System  (UTS)  -  This system is implemented for issuing unreserved tickets across counters.      Mobile  application  for  unreserved  ticketing  has also been launched in suburban sections.
3. Computerised booking of Railway Retiring Rooms -Passengers can book retiring rooms online.
4. Several other IT applications viz., train running status enquiry through Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS), computerised  booking  of  parcels,  complaint  management, etc., have also been implemented for passenger convenience.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Income of Tiruchi Railway Division
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1869 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## INCOME OF TIRUCHI RAILWAY DIVISION

1869.  SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the overall income of the Tiruchi Railway Division was 11 percent less than the last year and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Central  Government  is  having  any  proposal  to narrow down the loss; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  railways  earnings  is  accounted  for  on  Zonal  Railways basis only. Tiruchi Railway  Division  is under  the  jurisdiction of Southern  Railway  and  the  total  earnings  of  Southern  Railway  was ` 6845.55 crore in 2013-14 and ` 7592.34 crore in 2014-15.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Electric Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1868 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## ELECTRIC TRAIN

## 1868.   SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  long  pending  project  for  running  electric  train between Meerut and Ghaziabad has been completed;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  financial  and  physical progress made under the said project;
- (c) the reasons  for the delay  and  the  action  taken  by  the Government against the authorities causing delays; and
- (d) the time frame by which  electric train is going to be operationalised for use of passengers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a):  Ghaziabad-Meerut rail line which is part of Khurja-Hapur-Meerut City-Saharanpur  including  Ghaziabad-Meerut  electrification  project has been commissioned on electric traction after statutory inspection  and  authorization  by  Commissioner  of  Railway  Safety dated  03.12.2015.

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(b): ` 237.60  crore  has  been  spent  on  Khurja-Hapur-Meerut  CitySaharanpur  including  Ghaziabad-Meerut  electrification  project  till 31.03.2015  and ` 6.20  crore  has  been  provided  in  revised  estimate 2015-16.  Electrification  work  has  been  physically  completed  on entire section.

(c):   Does not arise.

(d):        Introduction  of  train  including  trains  running  with  electric power  is  an  ongoing  process  over  Indian  Railways  and  is  done keeping in view the traffic demand, operational feasibility, resource availability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Centres of Examination for Blind Candidates
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## CENTRES OF EXAMINATION FOR BLIND CANDIDATES

1867. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  centres  for  recently  conducted examination to the post of Group-D in the Railways were kept far away from the residence of blind candidates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that due to this grave mistake, many blind candidates could not attend the test;
- (d) if so, whether the railways is considering to conduct reexamination for those blind candidates by allotting place near to their hometown; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867 BY SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.03.2016 REGARDING CENTRES

OF EXAMINATION FOR BLIND CANDIDATES. (a) & (b) : Sitting  plan  for  the  said  examination  involving  1,93,924 candidates was arranged in 247 centres in 138 cities all over India. In these  arrangements,  efforts  were  made  to  ensure  that  the  visually challenged candidates were allotted centres  nearer to their place of residence.    In  some  cases,  candidates  approached  the  railways explaining problems with their centres and their requests for change of centre were accepted. (c)  to  (e)  :    No,  Madam.  Overall  66.18%  candidates  appeared  in  the test,  which  is  significant  participation  and  as  such  Railways  are  not contemplating re-examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Vacancy Distribution
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1866

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016)

## VACANCY DISTRIBUTION

## 1866. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to change the present system of distribution of vacancies in various Government services in proportion to the population of States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether all the State Governments have been consulted in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details and response thereof?

## 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 such proposal in respect of All India Services is presently under consideration of the Government.

(b) to (d):   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Construction of New Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RAIL LINES

†1865. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  survey  work  pertaining  to  construction  of  new  lines between Gevera-Pendra Road, Chirmiri-Bakhadeeh, etc. in Chhattisgarh has been completed;
- (b)  if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) the time by which clearance for the construction of these new rail lines is likely to be given along with the estimated cost thereof; and
- (d)  the steps taken by the railways in this regard?

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

(a)to (d) Gevra Road-Pendra Road new line has been sanctioned and  taken up through a Special Purpose Vehicle formed by South Eastern Coalfield Limited Government  of  Chhattisgarh and Indian  Railway  Construction  Company Limited (IRCON).  Land acquisition has been taken up.  Completion of projects depends  on  a  number  of  factors  such  as  acquisition  of  land,  forestry  and wildlife  clearance,  shifting  of  various  services,  construction  of  Road  Over Bridges/Road  under  Bridges  by  road  maintenance  departments,  apart  from arrangement of

-2- funds by Special Purpose Vehicle. Since may of these factors are beyond the control  of  the  Ministry  of  Railways,  it  is  not  feasible  to  give  time  lines  for completion of all the projects.

No  survey  for  Chirmiri-Bakhadeeh  new  line  has  been  conducted.  However, Chirmiri-Barwadih  new  line  project  has  been  included  in  Budget  2013-14 subject  to  requisite  approval.    The  project  could  not  be  taken  forward  as State Government of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Coal India Limited did not comply with the conditions put forth by erstwhile Planning Commission  to share cost of the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Draw of DDA Flats
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1864 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 09, 2016 DRAW OF DDA FLATS

No. 1864

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will  the  Minister  OF  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to announce/launch new system/policy under which the lucky draw of the flats constructed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) before the starting of construction in place of after the
- completion of flats;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether under the said policy/system the allottees are entitled  to  lodge  a  complaint  in  case  of  substandard
- material being used in the construction; and
- (d) if so, the details of the procedure fixed in this regard?

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

## DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) & (b) : No, Madam. Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that it has not approved any change in the current policy/system of draw of flats.
- (c)  &  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  The  allottee  can  lodge  a  complaint
- through the feedback link available on DDA's website.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Manufacturing of Rail Engines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1862 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## MANUFACTURING OF RAIL ENGINES

- +1862. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India  and  France  have  entered  into  an  agreement  to manufacture 800 rail engines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  these  rail  engines  will  be  of  double  capacity  than  the engines  being manufactured  at  present  and  if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  any  proposal  for  setting  up  railway  engine  factory  on  the basis of modern technology in the Jagadhari workshop and converting  this  workshop  into  railway  coach  factory  is  under  the consideration of the Government; and
- (e)     if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  &  (b)  A  Contract  Agreement  has  been  signed  between  Ministry  of Railways  and  Madhepura  Electric  Locomotive  Private  Limited,  a  Joint - - - 2/-

Venture company of Ministry of Railways and Alstom Manufacturing India Limited,  on  November  30,  2015,  for  setting  up  of  Electric  Locomotive Factory at Madhepura/Bihar and long term Procurement cum Maintenance of 800 High Horse Power Electric Locomotives.

(c) Yes,  Madam.  These  Electric  Locomotives  would  be  of  12000  Horse Power against existing 6000 Horse Power Electric Locomotives currently manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.

- (d) No, Madam.
- (e) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Kanhangad-Panathoor-Kaniyoor Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1860 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## KANHANGAD-PANATHOOR-KANIYOOR RAILWAY LINE

## 1860. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether survey of Kanhangad-Panathoor-Kaniyoor railway line has been completed;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  State  Government  has  given  its  willingness  for cost sharing system; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) & (b):   Survey for this new line has already been taken up.  The survey requires investigation of one or more routes, in consultation with  State  Government  &  forest  department,  trade  and  industries, etc. for deciding the most technically feasible alignment.

(c) & (d): Government of Kerala and Ministry of Railways (MoR) have signed Memorandum  of  Understanding for formation of Joint Venture Company to take up specific project with equity participation  of  MoR  (limited  to  maximum  50%)  and  the  State Government. In this regard, Kannur-Mattanur and NilamburNanjangud  new  line  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Kerala  have  been  included  in  Capital  Investment  Programme  of 2016-17  to  be  taken  up  through  Joint  Venture/Special  Purpose Vehicle/Partnership with State Government and Stake Holders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Social Audit Scheme
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPOMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1858 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 09, 2016

## SOCIAL AUDIT SCHEME

No.1858. SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  Social  Audit scheme in local bodies like Municipality;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether many schemes like AMRUT, Housing for All and Smart Cities Mission have been launched for urban development;
- (d) if so, the reasons for failure of previous schemes; and
- (e) the  details  of  challenges  being  faced  by  the  Government  to make cities smart?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)& (b): No, Madam. There is no proposal to launch Social Audit Scheme  in  Local  Bodies.  However,  various  schemes  guidelines provide  for  instructions  regarding  social  audit  through  creditable institutions and citizen participation.

(c): Yes, Madam.  The schemes like Smart Cities, AMRUT, Swachh Bharat  Mission  and  Housing  for  All  etc.,  have  been  launched  by Government.

(d): Previous schemes like JNNURM have come to an end. Lessons for better implementation from those schemes have been incorporated in the new schemes guidelines.

(e): The  Government  is  striving  to  address  the  challenges  of capacity, finance, convergence, adoption of latest technology and involvement of stakeholders in the effort to make cities smart.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Killing of Soldiers in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1857 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## KILLING OF SOLDIERS IN TRAINS

- †1857. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether incidents  of  missing  and  killing  of  sepoys  and  officials  of Indian army in the running trains have come to light;
- (b) if so, the name of the trains in which such incidents occurred along with number of such incidents thereof;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Union  Government  has  conducted  any  inquiry about such incidents; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  those  found  guilty  along  with  the  action  taken against them?

## 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.1857  BY  SHRI  RAJESH  VERMA  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  09.03.2016  REGARDING  KILLING  OF SOLDIERS IN TRAINS (a) & (b): During last six months, only one incident of missing of one army personnel  from running train has been  reported. On  08.02.2016, a complaint was lodged to Government Railway Police Station (GRPS)/Barauni that Captain Shikhardeep is found missing while travelling in  train no.15483 Mahananda Express from Katihar to New Delhi. In this connection,  GRP/Barauni  registered  a  case  vide  crime  no.09/2016  dated 08.02.2016 under section 363 of Indian Penal Code. Further, on 13.02.2016, Shri Shikhardeep  appeared  himself before Local Police station/Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. (c)  &  (d):  Since  'Policing'  on  Railways  is  a  State  subject,  prevention  of crime, registration of cases and their investigation in Railway premises as well as on running trains is, therefore, the statutory responsibility of State

Governments which they discharge through Government Railway Police.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Decreasing Fund for Research
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1856 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09/03/2016

## DECREASING FUND FOR RESEARCH

WVil the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased t0 state:

- whether the fund given t0 firms in international bio-technology sector for the researen and development the last three years iS continuously decreasing during
- therefor;
- whether the Government proposes to increase allocation of funds: and
- if So. the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

- (a) biotechnology sector.
- (b) (c) & (d) Does Not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Delhi Master Plan
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1855

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 9, 2016

DELHI MASTER PLAN

No. 1855   SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a):  whether  provisions  of  Delhi  Master  Plan  2001  have  been  included  in Delhi  Master  Plan  2021,  in  which  emphasis  was  laid  on  development  of sports  facilities  for  all  age  groups  and  making  these  accessible  to  all sections of the society;

(b): if so, the details thereof;

(c): the number of sports complexes, multigyms, playgrounds developed by the Delhi Development Authority under Delhi Master Plan 2001; and

(d): the number of sports complexes, multigyms, playgrounds proposed to be developed under Delhi Master Plan 2021?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)  &  (b):    Yes,  Madam.  Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that specific provisions for sports facilities are given in the para 13.3 of Master Plan for Delhi-2021 (MPD-2021).  This includes the planning norms and development control norms for sports facilities at neighbourhood level and  city  level,  for  all  age  groups  at  appropriate  levels,  as  stipulated  in Table 13.7 of MPD-2021.

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(c)  &  (d):  Delhi  Development  Authority  has  informed  that  it  has  so  far developed, 15 Sports Complexes, 2 Golf Courses, 3 Mini Sports Complexes, 21 Multi-Gyms in green areas and 26 Parks which have been developed as playfields.  All development norms are carried out as per the provisions of the Master Plan in force.

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