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Lok Sabha Question No. 3963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Data Sharing Policy
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN, M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3963

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 23 rd  DECEMBER, 2015

## DATA SHARING POLICY

3963.      SHRI P.KARUNAKARAN:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

PROGRAMME

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  constituted  any  committee  to review the current policy of data ;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  committee  has  recommended  changes  in  the policy of data sharing;
- (d) if  so,  whether Government proposes to pursue an open policy on data sharing doing away with existing fees; and
- (e) if so,  the details thereof including the mode of dissemination?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There  is  no  committee  constituted  by  the  Government  to review the current policy on data sharing.
- (b) to (e)   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Extension of High Court Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3961 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## EXTENSION OF HIGH COURT EXPRESS

†3961. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government,  in  view  of  the  problems  of  people  of hundreds  of  villages  of  Raniwara,  Bhinmal,  Modra,  Jalore,  etc.,  is considering to extend High Court express running between Jaipur and Jodhpur to Raniwara railway station of Samdari-Bhildi division;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  scheme of  the  Government for  directly  linking  all  the  railway stations  of  Jalore  district  (Raniwara,  Bhinmal,  Modra,  Jalore)  with Jaipur?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  to  (c)  No,  Madam.    Extension  of  22477/22478  Jodhpur-  Jaipur Express  (daily)  upto  Raniwara  is  not  feasible,  at  present,  due  to operational constraints, which includes non-availability of infrastructural  facilities  required  for  originating/  terminating  of  trains at Raniwara station.
- (d)  At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  provide  direct  train  services between  Jaipur  and  Raniwara,  Marwar  Bhinmal,  Modran  and  Jalor stations.    However,  passengers  can  avail  the  change-over  facility  at Jodhpur to reach their destinations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: e-District Project
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3960

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 23.12.2015

## E-DISTRICT PROJECT

## 3960 SHRI   BHAGWANTH  KHUBA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has plans to cover all the districts under the e-district programme in the country;
- (b) If so, the details thereof and the allocation of funds for the said projects; and
- (c) the details of the district proposed be taken up under the project during 2015-16, state-wise and district-wise along with the allocated budget?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):   Yes, Sir.
- (b):      The  eDistrict  Programme (Mission Mode Project  - MMP) aims at electronic delivery of identified high volume citizen centric services, at district and sub-district level and to undertake backend  computerization  to  enable  the  delivery  of  these  services  through  common  services centers. The eDistrict MMP has an approved outlay of Rs. 1663.08 crore.
- (c):   The details are mentioned in the Annexure.

## Annexure

Details of districts proposed to be taken up under the project during 2015-16 and outlay thereof:

|   S. No | State/UT Name   |   No. of districts to be taken during 2015-16 |   Approved Outlay (in Rs Lakhs) for states/UTs * |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Assam           |                                             6 |                                          6641.71 |
|       2 | Jharkhand       |                                            21 |                                          6032.19 |
|       3 | Karnataka       |                                            30 |                                          7960.82 |
|       4 | Punjab          |                                            10 |                                          5367.64 |
|       5 | Sikkim          |                                             4 |                                          1153.98 |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh   |                                            34 |                                         17398.4  |
|       7 | West Bengal     |                                            16 |                                          4073.08 |
|       8 | Chandigarh      |                                             1 |                                           709.02 |

|   9 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   |   1 |   736.05 |
|-----|--------------------------|-----|----------|
|  10 | Daman &Diu               |   2 |   961.04 |
|  11 | Delhi                    |  11 |  3213.3  |
|  12 | Puducherry               |   4 |  1206.37 |

* Note: Outlays have been done State / UT- wise only and not district-wise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Construction of Fourth Platform at Kannur Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3958 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## CONSTRUCTION OF FOURTH PLATFORM AT KANNUR STATION

## 3958. SHRIMATI P. K. SREEMATHI TEACHER :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has got any proposal for the construction of fourth platform at Kannur railway station;
- (b) if so, the project outlay for the construction of fourth platform;
- (c) whether the Government is proposing to accord sanction to the above work during this financial year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) There is no approved work for construction of the fourth platform at Kannur Railway station at present.
- (b)  to (d) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Fire Safety Preparedness
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3956 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## FIRE SAFETY PREPAREDNESS

## 3956.  SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has any plan to increase the scrutiny of fire safety preparedness in all express trains, railway  stations and its factories;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3956 BY SHRIMATI VASANTHI M. TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 23.12.2015 REGARDING FIRE SAFETY PREPAREDNESS

(a),  (b)  &  (c)    At  all  railway  stations  and  railway  factories  Dry Chemical  type  portable  fire  extinguishers,  sand  buckets  and  water buckets are provided for fire fighting. On need, local government fire service personnel and other nongovernment/Public sector unit services  are  requested  for  fire  fighting.  Fire  drills  are  conducted  at regular intervals to assess the preparedness. Instructions were issued to Zonal Railways to upgrade fire safety measures at station premises as per the norms prescribed in National Building Code of India. All the passenger  trains are being provided with Dry Chemical  type  portable  Fire  Extinguishers  as  per  Bureau  of  Indian Standard  specifications.  In  passenger  trains,  two  nos.  portable  fire extinguishers  in  each  Air  conditioned  coaches,  two  nos.  in  each Second  class  luggage  cum  guard  van  type  coach,  four  nos.  in  each pantry car and four nos. in each Train locomotives are being provided by all zonal railways. A pilot project for provision of Comprehensive Fire and Smoke Detection  System  has  been  taken  up  in  one  rake  of  New  DelhiBhubaneswar Rajdhani Express on East Coast Railway. Besides, one LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) rake in New Delhi - Jammu Tawi Rajdhani train  and  one  AC  Double  Decker  rake  running  between  KachigudaTirupati/Guntur have also been provided with such a system. Based on the  feedback  from  initial  trails,  Board  has  sanctioned  for  extended field trails.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Creation of Sub-Division for NE Zone
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3954

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## CREATION OF SUB-DIVISION FOR NE ZONE

## 3954. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to set up a robust broad gauge railway network in North Eastern States and connect it to the Trans-Asia Railway Network within a fixed time frame; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) : Master plan has been made for a broad gauge network in North Eastern States. Broad features of this plan are:
- (1) Connectivity to all State capitals.
- (2)     Unigauge Broadgauge network.
- (3)     Strengthening international borders.
- (4) Augmentation of network capacity for handling growth of traffic   in future.
- (5) Expansion of network to unconnected areas of the region.
- (6) Improving trade and connectivity with neighbouring countries.

Time  frame  to  connect  with  Trans-Asia  Railway  Network  has  not  been fixed due to a number of missing links in and outside India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Safety Audits of Metro Stretch
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3953 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 23, 2015

## SAFETY AUDITS OF METRO STRETCH

No. 3953            SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government conducts safety audits of
- various stretches of metro rail line in Delhi and other parts of the country; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URB DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- ( a ) :           N o ,   M a d a m .
- (b):   The safety certification of metro rail lines is done by Commissioner  of  Metro  Rail  Safety  (CMRS)  which  is  an independent agency under the administrative control of Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Jobs after Retirement
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3951 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  DECEMBER, 2015

## JOBS AFTER RETIREMENT

## †3951. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  any  policy  in  place  to  regulate  the  appointment  of  high  level officers of BSNL and MTNL in private sector after retirement;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether some retired officers of these PSUs are working in private sector;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government for violation, if any, of service rules?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Madam.
- (b) Appointment of high level officers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam  Limited  (MTNL)  in  private  sector  after  retirement  are regulated by sub-rule (3)(C) and sub-rule (5) of Rule 17 of BSNL CDA Rules, 2006 and Rule-13 (A) of MTNL CDA Rules, 1998 respectively.

Sub-Rule 3(c) and Sub-Rule-5 of Rule 17 of BSNL CDA Rules, 2006 stipulates as follows:

'Sub-Rule-3  (c):  No  employee  shall  accept  any  employment  with  any  of  the companies/business houses/firms engaged in the same line of business as that of the Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL),  for  a  period  of  two  years  from  the  date  of resignation/superannuation/retirement/removal from services as the case may be.

Sub-Rule-5:  Functional  Director  of  the  Company,  including  the  Chief  Executive, who has retired from the service of the company, after such retirement, seeking postretirement  employment  within  two  years  from  the  date  of  his  retirement  should  send application, in prescribed form i.e. Form-6, for seeking permission to accept commercial employment.'

Rule-13 (A) (i) of MTNL CDA Rules, 1998  stipulates as follows:

'No  functional  Director  of  the  company  including  the  Chief  Executive,  who  has retired  from  the  service  of  the  company,  after  such  retirement,  shall  accept  any appointment  or  post,  whether  advisory  or  administrative,  in  any  firm  or  company, whether Indian or Foreign, with which the company has or had business relations, within one year from the date of retirement without approval of the Government.'

- (c) to (e) BSNL and MTNL have reported that no such case has come to notice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Harbour Line Link
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## HARBOUR LINE LINK

†3950.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal in regard to providing  rail  inter-connectivity  between  Central  Western  Railway  and sub-urban service of harbor line to link Navi Mumbai and extend it upto Konkan railway;
- (a) if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to (c) : Central and Western Railway routes are already connected to  Harbor  line  and  suburban  services  of  Harbor  line  extends  from Chatrapati  Shivaji  Terminus    to  Panvel  in  Navi  Mumbai  area.  Roha  in Konkan Railway is connected to Harbor line at Panvel.

A proposal has been received for Virar-Vasai-Panvel suburban corridor to further connect Western Railways and Harbor line of Central Railway. Central  Railway  has  been  advised  to  examine  the  techno-economic feasibility of the proposal.

There is no proposal for extending suburban services from Harbor line to Konkan Railway.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Movement of Goods
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3948

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## MOVEMENT OF GOODS

†3948.  SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Railways  has  reviewed  the  movement  of  Coal  and Fertilizers  in  order  to  know  timely  delivery  of  such  goods  at  their destination;

(b) if so, the outcome thereof; and

(c) if  not,  the  reaction of the Government in this regard along with the remedial steps taken so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c) : Movement of all freight trains, including those carrying coal and   fertilizers,  is captured   and  reflected  on  near real-time  basis  in

Indian  Railway's  Freight  Operations  Information  System  (FOIS).      This mechanism allows both Railways  and its  customers  to  locate  current status of a freight train on run as well as assess its expected date/time of  arrival  at  destination  station,  which  do  get  modified  at  different stages  of  the  journey  on  account  of  various  unforeseen  or  unusual developments.    Efforts  are  continually  made  to  control  and  minimize transit delays through intensive monitoring at the Divisional level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Inferior Bed Rolls
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3947 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## INFERIOR BED ROLLS

## 3947.    COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the bed rolls provided in some of the A.C. sleeper coaches are of inferior quality;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  surprise  inspection  of  these  items  is  conducted  by  the Railways  or  arranged  through  accredited  reputed  agencies  like Institute of Catering and Hotel Management;
- (d)
- (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): No, Madam. Bedrolls items, being provided in Air Conditioned (AC) sleeper  coaches,  are  procured  as  per  standard  specification  and supplied after quality inspection by nominated agency. Besides, bedroll items are regularly cleaned at prescribed frequency.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c) to (e): Surprise inspections are conducted to check washing quality of bedrolls items by the railways and no outside agency like Institute of Catering and Hotel Management is involved in this work.

Existing  system  of  inspection,  being  followed  by  the  railways,  is considered adequate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Development of Catering & Communication in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3946 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## DEVELOPMENT OF CATERING & COMMUNICATION IN TRAINS †3946. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has received any proposals regarding development of catering and communication facilities in trains and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)  the action taken by the Government thereon?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a): Railways receive proposals regarding improvement of catering services.    Improvement  in  catering  services  is  an  ongoing  process.  It  is continuous endeavor of Indian Railways to provide good quality hygienic food  to  the  passengers.    In  order  to  widen  the  range  of  food  options available to passengers, E-catering services have been introduced, through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) in trains without  pantry  car  or  Train  Side  Vending  as  well  as  on  45  designated stations from where passengers of  originating/passing trains can avail of this  facility.    IRCTC  has  tied  up  with  renowned,  reputed  and  established brands in the field of catering services so that the passengers can order good quality and hygienic food of their choice.  Further, no proposal has been received for development of communication facilities in trains.

Contd..2/-

(b): Steps taken/are being taken to ensure that good quality and hygienic food is served to the passengers include: (i) Introduction of station based E-Catering  for  widening  the  range  of  options  available  to  passengers  for ordering food of their choice. (ii) Introduction of precooked food ('ready to eat' meals) in the range of options available to passengers. (iii) Operation of    centralized  Catering Service Monitoring Cell (CSMC) (toll free number 1800-111-321) for prompt redressal of passenger grievances relating to the catering activities and real time assistance to travelling public. (iv) Operation of all India Helpline (No.138) for rail-users to lodge complaints/suggestions regarding food and catering services. (v) Imposition of penalties in case of deficiencies detected in services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Joint Atomic Power Plant
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3945

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## JOINT ATOMIC POWER PLANT

3945.  SHRI. KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up joint atomic power plant to cater the needs of SAARC countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating any such proposal in future and 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 such proposal is being contemplated.

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