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Lok Sabha Question No. 2801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Exchange of Floor
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2801

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 11, 2016 EXCHANGE OF FLOOR

No. 2801 SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

Will  the  Minister  OF  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether allottees of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flats  are  facing  difficulty  to  exchange  and  change locality of their flats and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of guidelines/policies in this regard;
- (c) whether the said guidelines/policies are being followed properly;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor and  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government against the officials involved in this regard;
- (e) the  details  of  requests  for  exchange  of  floor  after conversion from lease hold to free hold received by the DDA during the last three years and the current year so far; and
- (f) the details of requests cleared and lying pending along with  reasons  for  pendency,  if  any,  and  the  action taken/being taken in this regard?

ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (d):  Delhi  Development  Authority  (DDA)  has  informed that  as  per  extant  guidelines  only  the  change  of  floor  is permissible in exceptional circumstances and the guidelines in this regard are being followed.
- (e) & (f) : DDA has informed that  there is no policy for change of floor after the flats have been converted from leasehold to freehold,  as such no record  of requests  received in this regard is maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Monetisation of Land
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2800 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## MONETISATION OF LAND

## 2800.  SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  huge  unutilised  land  holding  across the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;  and
- (c) whether the Railways is working on a blue print to monetize its vast land holding and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c):    Railway  has  approximately    0.46  lakh  hectare  vacant land, which is mostly in the form of narrow strips along the tracks, used  for  servicing  and  maintenance  of  track,  bridges  and  other railway infrastructure. This vacant land is also utilized for execution of various infrastructural projects for meeting future growth needs of Railways which include projects like doubling/tripling and traffic facilities works, etc. Railway`s operations also necessarily require development of ancillary logistic support/infrastructure such as bulk oil  installations  &  oil  depots,  steel yards, concrete sleeper plants, coal  dumps,  connectivity  to  private  sidings,  connectivity  to  ports and other infrastructure, commercial plots, vending stalls, etc.  for which  land  is  leased/licensed.  The  vacant  land,  which  is  not required by Railways for its immediate operational needs, is utilized in the interim period for commercial development through Rail Land Development  Authority  (RLDA),  wherever  feasible, in order to mobilize  additional  financial  resources.  At  present,  approximately 523  hectares  of  land  has  been  entrusted  to  RLDA  for  commercial development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Conversion of Sea Water
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2799 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016

## CONVERSION OF SEA WATER

## 2799. SHRI P K BIJU:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the cost of conversion of sea water into potable water; and
- (b) the details of the cost sharing between the Central and the State Governments in this regard?

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

- (a) The cost of conversion of sea water into potable water depends primarily on the type of technology, capacity of the plant, location and cost of electricity which varies from place to place. According  to  the  cost  estimates  made  in  August  2010  by  an independent  agency  for  Low  Temperature  Thermal  Desalination (LTTD) technology, indigenously developed and demonstrated by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), an autonomous Institute under Ministry of Earth Sciences, the cost per litre of desalinated potable water is about 61 paise for island based plants.
- (b) NIOT has set up one LTTD plant with its own funds at Kavaratti with  a  cost  of  about  Rs.  5  crores  and  two  plants,  one  each  at Minicoy and Agatti islands with funds from Lakshadweep Administration  with  a  cost  Rs.  10.4  crores  and  Rs.  16.4  crores, respectively. One experimental LTTD plant using condenser waste heat from power plant was set up at North Chennai Thermal Power Station (NCTPS) with an expenditure of Rs. 4.5 crores by NIOT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Hand Held Terminals to TTEs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2798 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## HAND HELD TERMINALS TO TTEs

2798. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  has  launched  Hand  Held  Terminals (HHTs) for TTEs and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether TTEs will be issued these hand held terminals to send information  about  vacant  berths  after  all  allotments  to  the  HHT Application Servers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the system will ensure that refund to passengers not travelling is made immediately and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  apart  from  increasing  the  revenue  of  Railways,  this project will make on board accommodation availability visible to downstream  stations  so  that  they  can  make  current  bookings against vacant seats and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) Yes,  Madam.  The pilot project for  providing  Hand Held Terminals  (HHTs)  to  Travelling  Ticket  Examiners  (TTEs)  has been implemented in some of the trains.

(b)  Yes,  Madam. HHTs have functionality for marking 'Turned Up' or 'Not Turned Up'  passengers and this information will be sent to the HHT application servers.

(c)  When  TTE  will  send  the  'Not  Turned  Up'  information  of passengers to the central system of HHT, the same information will be sent immediately to the Coaching Refund System.

(d)  Yes,  Madam.    It  is  envisaged  to  make  the  information  of onboard  accommodation  availability  visible  to  downstream stations for current bookings against vacant seats.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Poor Quality of Work
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2796 TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 11, 2016 POOR QUALITY OF WORK

No.   2796 SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of cases registered during last three years and current year against contractors for poor quality work on the projects assigned by his Ministry, State-wise; and
- (b) the details of cases in which the contractors and associated people have been convicted, State-wise? ANSWER

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

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Policy on Land Bank
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

(a): No, Madam.

(b): Does not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2795

TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 11, 2016

## POLICY ON LAND BANK

No. 2795                      SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has formulated a National Policy on Land Bank for expanding existing urban areas and creation of future smart cities; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Vigilance Checks at Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2793 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## VIGILANCE CHECKS AT STATIONS

† 2793.   SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether vigilance checks have been carried out in a number of stations including Jabalpur under the west central railway zone and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  it  has  come  to  light  that  food  items  are  well  beyond their expiry date and are being sold to the passengers at high cost at these stations;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the cases registered and the action taken against the culprits therein during the last and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ( SHRI  MANOJ SINHA )

- (a) to (d): West Central Railway conducted 28 vigilance checks in the year 2015 and 3 checks in 2016.  No case of food items being sold  beyond expiry date was noticed. 5 cases of overcharging on food items were found.  Appropriate action has been taken against the licensees, including imposition of fines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Resignation by Doctors from Railway Hospitals
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2792 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## RESIGNATION BY DOCTORS FROM RAILWAY HOSPITALS

†2792. SHRI JASVANTHSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the doctors/specialist doctors of railway hospitals set up at  zonal  and  divisional  levels  are  giving  up  their  jobs  and  if  so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  number  of  doctors  who  resigned  from  their  jobs  in  railway hospitals during the last three years and current year zone-wise and division-wise; and
- (c) the reaction of the Railways thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c) : Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Extra Commuted Leave
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2791

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016)

## EXTRA COMMUTED LEAVE

## 2791. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  provide  extra  commuted  leave  to  the Government  Employees  suffering  from  life  threatening  diseases  like  cancer,  heart attack, etc.; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, 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):   No, Madam.
- (b):   The existing provisions with respect to commuted leave for employees suffering from life  threatening  diseases  are  considered  adequate.    As  per  the  provisions  of  Central  Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, commuted leave  not exceeding  half the amount of  half pay leave due may be granted on medical certificate to a Government servant. The half pay leave account of every Government servant (other than a military officer) is credited with half pay leave in advance, in two installments of ten days each on the first day of January and July of every  calendar  year.    In  case  the  Government  Servant  is  suffering  from  Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Cancer or Mental Illness, he/she may be granted at least eighteen months of Extra Ordinary Leave   for undergoing treatment.  He/she may also be granted Leave Not Due up to a maximum of 360 days during the entire service on medical certificate subject to conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Khurda-Bolangir Railway Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2790 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## KHURDA-BOLANGIR RAILWAY PROJECT

## 2790.    SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the present status of Khurda-Bolangir Railway Project;
- (b)      whether  the  Government  of  Odisha  has  handed  over  land  for Bolangir to Bhainsapalli Station of Khurda-Bolangir Railway Project;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the time by which the train is likely to be run on this section?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c):   Khurda Road-Bolangir New Line Project (289 Km) has been taken  up  at  an  anticipated  cost  of ` 3000 Crore.    As  land  has  been made available by the State Govt. from Km. 0 to 90 from Khurda end and Km.270 to 289 from Bolangir end (including Bolangir-Bhainsapalli section), works in these sections have been taken up, and   Khurda Road-Rajsunakhala section (Km 0 to 41.50) has been commissioned.

(d): Completion of project depends upon complete handing over land by the State Govt., forestry clearances, shifting of utilities, etc.  apart from availability  of  funds.  As  many  of  these  factors  are  beyond  the control of Railways, no target has been fixed for running of trains on this section.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Delay in Construction of Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY LINE

†2789.    SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  there  is  an  inordinate  delay  in  the  construction  of Ranchi-Tori via Lohardaga railway line project;
- (b)      if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  reaction  of  the  Railways thereto;
- (c) the time-limit fixed for the completion of this project; and
- (d)   the steps taken/being taken by the Railways in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):   Gauge Conversion of Ranchi-Lohardaga with extension up to  Tori as New Line was sanctioned in 1996-97 with an anticipated cost of ` 596 crore.  Gauge Conversion of Ranchi-Lohardaga(67 Km) and  extension  from  Lohardaga  to  Barkichampi(15  Km)  have  been commissioned.  Works on 30 Km. long Barkichampi-Tori Section has been taken up and track-linking has been completed.  The work got badly affected due to delays in forestry clearance and law & order problems in the area.  However, regular co-ordination meetings with State Govt. etc. has helped in expediting the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Airborne Research Facilities
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2788 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2016

## Airborne Research Facilities

2788. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  Airborne  Research Facilities to undertake Aircraft Probing of Cyclones and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the aforesaid Airborne Research Facilities is likely to be set up in the cyclone prone region of Tamil Nadu coast particularly in Chennai; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) No Madam
- (b-c)   Does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Monitoring of Skill Development Training Providers
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2787 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## MONITORING OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROVIDERS

## †2787.  SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

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

- (a) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  monitors  the  functioning  of  agencies selected for providing skill development training; and
- (b) the percentage of actual target achieved by these agencies during each of the last three years and the current year, agency-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) which is flagship skill development project  of  the  Government  targeting  to  impart  fresh  training  to  14 lakh persons and certify 10 lakh under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). This scheme is being implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to the training providers affiliated with NSDC/Sector Skill Councils (SSCs). There are well laid down guidelines for selection of Training Providers by NSDC/SSCs. The  progress  of  scheme  is  monitored  by  a  third  party  monitoring  agency appointed  for  the  purpose.  There  is  a  Skill  Development  Management  System (SDMS) so as to verify and record details of all training centres, ascertain quality of  training  locations  and  courses.  Training  providers  are  required  to  upload training  data  on  the  SDMS.  In  addition,  monitoring  teams  conduct  site  visits  to centres  operated  by  NSDC  training  partners  on  a  quarterly  basis  to  get  direct feedback from stakeholders. Call validation and grievance redressal system are other  measures  adopted  to  verify  training.  The  Ministry  monitors  the  overall progress on regular basis and suitable direction were issued wherever required. The year wise break up of annual training targets and achievements of NSDC are given at Annexure-I.

Annexure I Year wise break-up of annual skilling targets and achievements of NSDC

| Financial year   | Training Target*   | Trainings Completed   | Placements   |
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
| 2010-11          | 20,000             | 20,484                | 14,399       |
| 2011-12          | 1,62,000           | 181,691               | 1,44,238     |
| 2012-13          | 4,00,000           | 402,506               | 2,16,741     |
| 2013-14          | 1,000,000          | 1,005,074             | 6,46,394     |
| 2014-15          | 3,300,000          | 3,442,422*            | 1,226,639    |
| 2015-16          | 3,660,000          | 1,355,473**           | 635,156      |

*   including STAR ** under fee based program

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Research on Anti-Microbial Resistance
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: VISA Norms for China
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.05.2016

## VISA NORMS FOR CHINA

2783. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government is considering liberalising visa norms for China;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government of China has agreed to deport Indians accused of  terrorist  acts  and  operating  in  Chinese  territory  after  its  agencies conduct an independent probe and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether both the countries are considering to revisit the Memorandum of  Understanding  signed  in  2005  between  the  countries  to  expand  its scope; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e) Government  of  India  has  provided  e-Tourist  Visa  facility  to  the passport holders of People's Republic of China from July 2015. The issuance of visas by India and China is guided by the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding on Simplifying Visa Procedures between the two governments signed  in  June  2003.  All  visa  related  matters  are  discussed  through  the mechanism of 'Consular Dialogue' held regularly between the two countries.

India  and  China  have,  on  several  occasions,  reiterated  their  resolute opposition  to  terrorism  in  all  its  forms  and  manifestations.  India-China cooperation in counter terrorism includes exchange of views and information on  terrorism  affecting  the  two  countries  and  regional  and  international terrorism.

MoU on Cooperation between Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Public  Security  signed  in  2005  has  expired.  The  two  sides  have  reached  a consensus to renew the MoU.

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