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Lok Sabha Question No. 3977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: World Bank Report on Poverty
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

O.I.H.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3977

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 23, 2015

## WORLD BANK REPORT ON POVERTY

No. 3977 DR BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  urban  poverty  rate  has  been  declining  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  World  Bank  has  suggested  several  measures  to reduce urban poverty in the country;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto; and
- (e) the  effective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## [SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO]

- (a) & (b):    As  per  the  poverty  estimates  released  by  the  erstwhile
- Planning  Commission,  the  percentage  of  population  below  poverty line  in  urban  areas  has  declined  from  25.7  percent  in    2004-05  to 13.7 percent in 2011-12.
- (c) & (d): Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has not
- received  any  suggestion  from  the  World  Bank  regarding  urban poverty.

CONTD..2/-

(e):   The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  had been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) since 1997 which has been restructured into National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) since September,  2013.  It  aims  at  organizing  urban  poor  in  Self-Help Groups,  imparting  skill  training  to  urban  poor  for  self  and  wage employment,  helping  them  to  set  up  self-employment  ventures  by providing credit at subsidized rate.  In addition, shelters for urban homeless and infrastructure for street vendors can also be taken up under the Mission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Railway Bridges Abandoned
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3976 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## RAILWAY BRIDGES ABANDONED

3976.  SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the Railway bridges started and abandoned in ECR Zone during the last three years along with the reasons therefor;

(b) whether any alternative arrangements have been made in place of abandoned bridges; and

- (c) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)     There are no such railway bridges in East Central Railway (ECR) zone which were started and abandoned during the last three  years.

- (b) & (c) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Linking Gadchiroli
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3975

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## LINKING GADCHIROLI

† 3975.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  a  provision  for  linking  the  district  headquarter  Gadchiroli  with Wadsa-Gadchiroli railway network had been made in the Railway Budget 201112;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the construction of Wadsa-Gadchiroli railway network has commenced;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons for the delay and by when the construction work is likely to be commenced and completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to  (e):  Yes,  Madam.  To  provide  rail  connectivity  to  naxal  affected  district Gadchiroli, Wadsa-Gadchiroli (50 Km.) new line project has been taken up at an anticipated cost of ` 469 crore.  Expenditure of ` 16 crore has been incurred up to  March  2015.  Final  location  survey  has  been  completed  and  land  acquisition taken up.  Construction work can begin only after grant of possession of land in an adequate length by the State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Removal of First Class Bogies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3974 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## REMOVAL OF FIRST CLASS BOGIES

3974. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether first class bogies have been removed from Gujarat Express, Saurashtra  Express,  Valsad-Viramgam  passenger,  Gujarat  Queen  and Virar-Bharuch shuttle;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any representations have been received in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the action taken thereon for restoring these coaches?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Madam. First class coaches are withdrawn from trains in phased manner due to completion of its codal life and discontinuation of production of such coaches.
- (c) & (d) A large number of representations are received at various levels of Railway Administration viz. Railway stations, Divisions, Zonal Headquarters and Railway Board level.  However, Indian Railways do not maintain  a  compendium  of  such  representations.    Presently,  Second Class Chair Car coaches  in these trains  have been  provided as replacement of First Class coaches.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: JNNURM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: NANDI YELLAIAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3973 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 23, 2015

## JNNURM

No. 3973

SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH:

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

(a) the details of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and its modes  of  implementation  and  main  lapses  detected  so  far  during  its implementation under Medak and Mahbubnagar Parliamentary Constituencies of Telangana State; and

(b) the losses incurred and detected so far and the  necessary action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a): Government  of  India  launched  the  Jawaharlal  Nehru  National  Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) on 3rd December, 2005 for assisting States/UTs in providing housing and basic civic facilities like water, sanitation etc. to urban poor/ slum dwellers initially in 65 select cities under the Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and in other cities and towns, under Integrated Housing and Slum Development  Programme  (IHSDP). Government  has recently extended the Mission period upto 31.03.2017 for completing on-going work only on the projects sanctioned upto 31.03.2012.

Under  JNNURM,  a  total  of  1512  projects  have  been  approved  with  a  total project cost of Rs. 32,815.00 crore involving Central share of Rs. 17,495.75 crore for construction of  12,50,741 houses have been approved.  Till now, construction  of  9,83,704  houses  have  been  completed  of  which  7,67,544 houses are occupied.

No lapses have been reported  so far during implementation of JNNURM under

Medak and Mahbubnagar Parliamentary Constituencies of Telangana State.

(b): No  losses  have  been  reported  under  JNNURM  so  far.      There  has, however, been delay in completing some projects due to reluctance of slum dwellers to shift temporarily in case of in-situ development of project and nonavailability of encumbrance free land, resulting in cost overruns.

The Ministry,  however,  reviews  the  status  of  ongoing  projects  under  these schemes on the basis of Quarterly and Monthly Progress Reports submitted by States/UTs and also in the meetings of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee  (CSMC)  and  review  meetings  at  the  level  of  Secretary  (HUPA). Through these reviews, State/UT  Governments have been advised to complete the    ongoing    projects  as  early  as  possible  within  the  extended  period  of JNNURM i.e. by 31.03.2017, submit plan of action for completion of ongoing projects, plan for 100% occupancy and project completion certificates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Separate Tower Company
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3972 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  DECEMBER, 2015

## SEPARATE TOWER COMPANY

## 3972. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved to set up separate company/ companies to take care of tower business of BSNL and MTNL;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which the separation would be helpful to BSNL and MTNL;
- (c) the details of asset value of towers belonging to these PSUs; and
- (d) the time by which new company/ companies are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 5 th August, 2015 has approved the proposal for hiving of the telecom tower structure of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)  into  a  separate  subsidiary  company  which  will  be  fully  owned  by  BSNL. Establishment of a separate company for holding and managing the tower infrastructure assets of BSNL will enable the new company to unlock the true potential of the tower business and leverage it for expansion of investment and spread of infrastructure. No such  proposal  is  under  consideration  at  present  for  Mahanagar  Telephone  Nigam Limited (MTNL).
- (c) In  case  of  BSNL,  the  tower  assets  are  included  in  the  figures  of  'Aerial  and Masts', for which the net book value is Rs 2,206 crores as on 31.03.2015. In case of MTNL, the tower assets are included in the figures of 'Apparatus and Plant', for which the net book value is Rs 2,825 crores as on 31.03.2015.
- (d) The  establishment  of  a  new  subsidiary  tower  company  and  the  transfer  of  all tower-related assets and liabilities of BSNL is targeted to be completed in nine months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Criteria for Stoppage of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3971 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## CRITERIA FOR STOPPAGE OF TRAINS

3971.   SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria laid down for stoppage of trains at various stations;
- (b) whether the Railways would consider to give stoppage of all trains at Chidambaram and Ariyallur stations; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  Provision  of  stoppages  to  trains  depend  upon  the  factors  like demands,  traffic offering at the stations, operational feasibility, commercial viability, availability of alternative services, passing time of the train at the station, pattern of services, population & significance of towns/cities & new developments taking place etc.
- (b)  &  (c)  No,  Madam.  Stoppage of all passing trains at Chidambaram and Ariyallur stations is not feasible at present due to operational and resource constraints including platform constraints.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Mumbai SAFAR
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3970

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015

## Mumbai SAFAR

## 3970.   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the System of Air Quality Forecasting and  Research (SAFAR) has been set up in the city of Mumbai by India Meteorology Department (IMD);
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the components, its locations across the city, benefits and the amount of funds spent in setting up SAFAR; and
- (c) whether  emission  inventories  for  Mumbai  SAFAR  has  been  developed  for toxic gases and particulates and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

(SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a) Yes  Madam.  System  of  Air  Quality  and  weather  Forecasting  and  Research (SAFAR)  is  jointly  set-up  by  Indian  Institute  of  Tropical  Meteorology  (IITM), Pune and India Meteorological Department (IMD).
- (b) The SAFAR provides site specific information on Air Quality in near real time and its forecast for the next 24 hours. It is complemented with the weather monitoring  and  forecasting  system  designed  by  the  India  Meteorological Department (IMD) for the city of Mumbai.

Air  Quality  Monitoring  Station  (AQMS) are  located  at  10  stations  at  Colaba, Vile  Parle,  Worli,  Bhandup,  Borivali,  Malad  Malvan,  Chembur,  Sion/Dharawi, Vasai-Virar and Navi Mumbai. A grant of Rs. 22.61 Crores was made available for commissioning SAFAR-Mumbai system.

- (c ) Yes Madam. The emission inventory which account for all known sources of pollutants  are  developed  for  Mumbai  metropolitan  region  for  2  families  of pollutants viz. (1) for particulate matters (PM10 and PM2.5) and Black Carbon and (2) Gaseous pollutants namely, NOx, CO, SO2 and total Volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

SAFAR system involves 4 major components (1) Establishing Air Quality and weather (4) Disseminating  air  quality  and  weather  information  products  in  terms  of  Air Quality  Index  (AQI),  through  Digital  Display  boards,  SAFAR  web  portal

Weather Monitoring Network (2) customizing air quality and forecasting model  (3) Emission  inventory  development  for  the  city (safar.tropmet.res.in),  IVRS  Toll  Free  No-18001801717,  Mobile  App-SAFARAIR.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Job Portal
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3969 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015)

## JOB PORTAL

## 3969. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  is considering to bring  employers and job seekers on one platform;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether in the Government job portal, manual scavenging has been listed as career option; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## 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) to (d):    The Government is implementing the National Career Service Project for linking employment  exchanges  and  other  institutions  using  technology  to  provide  a  variety  of employment related services like job postings, career counselling, vocational guidance, skill courses,  apprenticeship,  etc.  These  service  are  available  online  on  the  National  Career Service  Portal  (www.ncs.gov.in)  supported  by  Call  Centre/Helpdesk  (No. 1800-425-1514). The portal is accessible to both employers as well as job seekers. Employers can register and post  their  vacancies  and  shortlist  the  candidates  whilst  job  seekers  can  register  online  for seeking employment related assistance. NCS portal has a rich career content repository with information  on  career  options available in more  than  52  industry sectors  and  3700 occupations. Manual Scavenging is not a career option on the portal. The NCS service can be availed directly  through the Employment Exchanges/ Career Centres and Common Service Centres.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Green Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3968 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## GREEN STATIONS

† 3968.  SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  few stations from where the train originate and terminate as pollution free (Green) stations by achieving zero waste emission status;
- (b) if  so, the stations identified by the railways to develop as pollution free (Green) stations;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to seek the participation of private sectors to develop Green Depot, Green Division and Green Corridors in addition to Green Railways Stations; and
- (d) if so, the zone-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) &  (b)  No,  Madam.  However,  Indian  Railways  has decided  to  undertake  installation  of  Bio-toilets  in  coaches progressively, so as to minimise discharge of human waste from the trains.

As  part  of  this  initiative,  following  two  sections  on Indian Railways;

(i) Kanalus to Okha (ii) Manamadurai  to  Rameshwaram,  will  be  made  as human waste discharge free sections.

(c) No, Madam.

- (d) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Time taken to furnish RTI Information
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3967

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015)

## TIME TAKEN TO FURNISH RTI INFORMATION

3967. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  average  time taken  to  furnish  information under the  Right  to Information  (RTI) Act to applicants by the RTI Cells in the Ministries/Departments;
- (b) whether there are large number of complaints regarding non-furnishing of information to RTI applicants in given time during the last two years and the current year;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  prompt  reply  and  strict  compliance  of stipulated time-frame by all Ministries/ Departments?

## 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 data is maintained. However, it is mandatory for all Public Authorities to supply information within the stipulated time  period  as  provided in  the  Right  to  Information  Act, 2005.
- (b)  &  (c):  As  per  data  base  managed  by  National  Informatics  Centre(NIC),  the  figure  for complaints in the Central Information Commission during the last two years and the current year are -

| Year                      |   Number of complaints |
|---------------------------|------------------------|
| 2013-14                   |                   4641 |
| 2014-15                   |                   4866 |
| 2015-16 (upto 17.12.2015) |                   2123 |

(d):    The  Right  to  Information  Act,  2005  has  an  inbuilt  mechanism  to  ensure  that  the applications under the  Act  are disposed of  in  time.   Section 20 of  the  RTI  Act,  inter-alia, provides for imposition of penalty of Rs.250/- each day for not furnishing information within the time specified under sub-section (1) of Section 7, subject to the condition that the total amount  of  such  penalty  shall  not  exceed  Rs.25,000/-  and/or  disciplinary  action  against  a Public Information Officer for malafidely not furnishing information in time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Haj Embarkation Points
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3966 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## HAJ EMBARKATION POINTS

- † 3966. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the embarkation points for Haj pilgrims set up in the country;
- (b) whether the government has received representations regarding  the  problems  being  faced  by  the  Haj  pilgrims  in Chhattisgarh and adjacent States due to the distance to the office in Nagpur; and
- (c) if so, the action taken/proposed to be taken thereon?

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

- (a) There  are  21  embarkation  points  for  Haj  pilgrims  in  the country,  i.e.  Ahmedabad,  Aurangabad,  Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Cochin,  Delhi,  Gaya,  Goa,  Guwahati,  Hyderabad,  Indore,  Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi, Srinagar & Varanasi.
- (b) No such representations have been received by the Government in this regard.
- (c) Does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Share of Telecom in GDP
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3964

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  DECEMBER, 2015

## SHARE OF TELECOM IN GDP

## 3964. SHRI P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details of the revenue generated from telecom sector during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and its percentage share in the GDP;
- (b) whether the telecom sector is becoming the second largest revenue earner in India's economy; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government for its growth?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c)    The revenue generated in telecom sector during the last three years and current year and its percentage share in Gross Domestic Product(GDP) is given as under:-

| Year    |   Revenue generated in telecom sector (in Rs. Crore) |   Telecom revenue as percentage of GDP(in %). |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2011-12 |                                               185930 |                                          2.1  |
| 2012-13 |                                               207498 |                                          2.07 |
| 2013-14 |                                               219553 |                                          1.93 |
| 2014-15 |                                               242900 |                                          1.94 |

The Government has formulated a comprehensive action plan which aims to address the issues in the telecom sector.  'These issues are broadly classified as related to policy strategies, Broadband strategy, Telecom Infrastructure Development, licensing & regulatory issues, management of spectrum, and strategy for Revival of Public Sector Undertakings'.

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