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Lok Sabha Question No. 527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Internet of Things
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 527

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.07.2016

## INTERNET  OF THINGS

## 527 SHRI  R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  initiatives  to  explore  and  develop  the  Internet  of Things Industry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any policy framework is under consideration of the Government in this regard and to identify its employment generation potential; and
- (d) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b) : Yes, Sir.  To explore & develop  Internet of Things (IoT) industry in the country, Government has already set up a Centre of Excellence for IoT at Bengaluru. This centre is being set  up  in  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode  with  outlay  of  Rs.  2195.22  lakh  with Government  of  India  contribution  of  Rs.  1077.72  lakh  at  NASSCOM  Bengaluru.        The Government  of  Karnataka  has  provided  space  for  setting  up  of  this  Centre  of  Excellence  of Bengaluru.

(c) and (d): Yes, Sir. The policy framework  is about setting up ecosystem for IoT in the country. It  is  achieved  through  Incubation  of  start-ups,  Setting  up  of  IoT  laboratories  in  academic institutes, Research and Development in IoT applications, Development of Standards and Human Resource in IoT.

Government has  released 'National Machine to Machine(M2M) Roadmap' in May 2015. This document focuses on communication aspects of M2M with emphasis on Interoperable standards, policies and regulations to suit Indian conditions across all sectors in the country. The document is available on DoT website at http://www.dot.gov.in/ntcell'

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Lok Sabha Question No. 525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Budget Hotels at Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SAKUNTALA LAGURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.525 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## BUDGET HOTELS AT RAILWAY STATIONS

## †525. SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any efforts for the construction of budget hotels at the railway stations in Odisha;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (c):  Provision  exists  for  Budget  Hotels  to  come    up  as  part  of Multi  Functional  Complex  (MFC)  through  private  sector  participation subject  to their  commercial    viability.  Nine  stations  have  been identified for development  of MFCs  in Odisha  namely  Balasore, Banspani, Bhubaneswar, Brahampur, Cuttack, Jharsuguda Jn., Rayagada, Sambalpur, and Talcher. Budget Hotels may be developed in these MFCs depending upon their commercial viability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Monorail Projects
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

NO. 523

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 523 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 20, 2016

## MONORAIL PROJECTS

SHRI M. CHANDRAKASHI:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be please to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  recently  received  proposal  for
- monorail project from the Government of Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) The  time  by  which  the  project  is  likely  to  be  approved  and implemented;
- (c) Whether the same criteria/modalities as in the case of metro rail  is  likely  to  be  followed  for  implementation  of  monorail projects; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a)

:                No, Madam.

(b)

to (d):      Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Chengalpet-Arakkonam Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 522

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## CHENGALPET-ARAKKONAM  RAILWAY LINE

## 522. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Chengalpet-Arakkonam railway line has been remaining incomplete for well over two years and if so, the reasons for the long pendency of this project;
- (b) whether objection was received from the navy that electrification of  railway  line  from  Thakkolam  to  Arakkonam  on  ChengalpetArakkonam  line,  since  it  lies  adjacent  to  the  Rajali  Naval  Base, would pose security-related issues to the naval station, and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether alternate route avoiding Thakkolam has been finalized by the southern railway in view of the objections raised by the navy and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any compensation amount was agreed to be given by the Ministry of Defence to the Railways for the said deviation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  timeframe  by  which  the  project  would  be  completed  entirely and the suburban train services would commence operation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND 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. 522 BY SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.07.2016 REGARDING CHENGALPET-ARAKKONAM RAILWAY LINE. (a)  to  (c)  :  Gauge  conversion  between    Chengalpattu-Arakkonam has been completed and commissioned. Electrification of one block section  between  Thakkolam-Arakkonam    portion  could  not  be executed due to objections from the Naval Authorities as electrification of the line near Rajali Naval Base could not be taken up on account of security issues. Therefore,  it has been decided to take up construction of Thakkolam-Arakkonam in diverted alignment with its electrification. (d): The work of diversion of broad gauge line was agreed by Naval Authorities on deposit terms at an initial cost of ` 25.73 crore and ` 23.75 crore had been deposited by Naval Authorities.  However, due to delay in land acquisition by State Government, the cost has escalated and Revised Estimate was prepared at a cost of ` 54.57 crore  and  accepted  and  sanctioned  by  Naval  Authorities.    Thus, Naval Authorities have to deposit balance amount of ` 30.82 crore with the Railways. (e): No time frame for completion of the work has been fixed. ******
Lok Sabha Question No. 520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Telecom Towers at Residential Colonies
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 520

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 20, 2016

## TELECOM TOWERS AT RESIDENTIAL COLONIES

No. 520 SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  allowed  telecom  companies  to
- install telecom towers on the top of the residential houses/societies;
- (b) if so, the details of norms that are to be followed and fees to be charged from the telecom companies for the same; and
- (c) the types of residential houses/ societies on which such telecom
- towers are likely to be installed?

## ANSWER

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

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (c): Regulating telecom companies regarding setting up norms and fees etc. to install telecom towers on various buildings including residential houses/societies falls under the purview of State Governments.  This  Ministry  has  released  the  Model  Building  Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 in March, 2016 which is an advisory document for the State Governments to revise their respective Building Bye Laws. The  advisory  norms  for  installing  the  mobile  towers  have  been prescribed in the MBBL, 2016.

Similarly, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), with the approval of Ministry of Urban Development, has notified Unified Building Bye Laws for Delhi in March, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Building Bylaws
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 519

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 20, 2016

## BUILDING BYLAWS

No. 519 SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released model building bylaws to give boost to the real estate sector and for fast processing
- and approval of projects;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the minimum time fixed for approval of project;
- (d) whether  any  penalty  clause  has  been  imposed  for  delayed approval of project; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a)&(b): Yes, Madam, the Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 were  released  in  March,  2016.  The  Bye  Laws  have  a chapter  on  Streamlining  the  Building  Plan  approvals which

prescribe various initiatives for fast processing  and approval of projects, like single window online application, e-payments, common application form, etc.

- (c): There  is  no  minimum  time  fixed.  However,  the  Model Building Bye Laws, 2016 prescribe that all building plans should be approved within 30 days.
- (d): No, Madam.
- (e): Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Telecom and Internet in Lakshadweep
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2016

## TELECOM AND INTERNET IN LAKSHADWEEP

## 518. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  improve  Telecommunications  and Broadband Internet facilities in Lakshadweep;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken and the result achieved as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (c)
- (i) The Department proposes to enhance the existing satellite bandwidth capacity linking  mainland  and Lakshadweep islands from 102 Mbps to 318 Mbps, which will require capital investment of Rs. 46.53 Crore. The work has been awarded to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The project is likely to be completed by December 2016.
- (ii) Work of setting up 10 mobile towers in Lakshadweep Islands has also been given  to  BSNL.  BSNL  has  prepared  the  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  and  cost estimates.
- (iii) As a long term measure to improve connectivity in Lakshadweep islands, the Department is studying the feasibility of laying submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) between  Kochi  and  Lakshadweep  islands.  Telecommunications  Consultants  India Limited (TCIL) has been entrusted to carry out the study.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Aadhaar Card to NRIs
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 517

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.07.2016

## AADHAAR CARD  TO NRIs

## 517 SHRIMATI  RAKSHATAI  KHADSE:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to issue Aadhaar Cards to the Non- Resident Indians (NRIs) making them active in participation of various flagship programmes of  Government including Skill India, Digital India and Clean Ganga Initiatives;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps the Government is planning to adopt in this  regard;
- (c) whether the Government is also planning to issue Aadhaar Cards for the Overseas Citizen of India card holders on the same ground as in case of NRIs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (d):  The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsides, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 has been notified in the Gazette of India on 26 th March 2016. According to Section 3(1), every resident shall be entitled to obtain an Aadhaar number by submitting his  demographic  information  and  biometric  information  by  undergoing  the  process  of enrolment. It also provides that Central Government may from time to time notify such other category of individuals who may be entitled to obtain an Aadhaar number.

At present, only residents of the country are being enrolled for Aadhaar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Swachh Yug Campaign
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +516

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

Swachh Yug Campaign

+516. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has initiated 'Swachh Yug' campaign;
- (b) if so, the salient features of the same;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ensure  more  social participation of youth through this campaign and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the manner in which youths are likely to be benefitted under this campaign?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a)  to  (d):    Yes,  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and Sanitation,  in  partnership  with  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and Sports  and  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, has launched 'Swachh Yug' campaign, which  involves  intensifying  support to the five States  of

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal to  make  all  villages  along  the  banks  of  the  Ganga,  Open Defecation Free (ODF). There are 4257 villages on the banks of Ganga under 1651 Gram Panchayats, 52 districts and 5 States. 1020  villages  (23.96%)  have  been  declared  ODF  as  on  19-072016 in this effort. The Swachh Yug campaign is a collaborative effort between the Swachh Bharat Mission, local youth leaders and Namami Gange Project.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is enlisting the support of  Nehru  Yuva  Kendra  Sangathan  (NYKS)  and  other  youth organisations. These organizations are called upon to mobilise local youth volunteers to support behavior change campaign in the targeted villages. 5 days Virtual Classrooms trainings have been organized for this purpose.

NYKS has formed 2,218 new youth clubs in targeted villages to ensure sustained participation of local youth in the campaign. 6,666 youth have been selected from youth clubs to take lead and actively participate in the campaign. This is also benefiting the  youth  participating  in  campaign  by  way  of  developing community leadership qualities in them.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Mechanism to Deal with Complaints of Passengers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## MECHANISAM TO DEAL WITH COMPLAINTS OF PASSENGERS

†515. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is paying serious attention towards redressal of complaints of railway passengers;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the details of steps taken in this regard; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Madam.  Government  has  set  up  different channels of registering passengers complaints/grievances namely, Complaints Books at the Stations and in trains, May I help you booth/Counters at Stations, All India Help line No.-138, CPGRAMS, COMS, Social Media etc. Large numbers of complaints are received through these channels which are sent to concerned authorities for prompt and satisfactory redressal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Railway Reservation Counter at Kochi Airport
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.514 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## RAILWAY RESERVATION COUNTER AT KOCHI AIRPORT

514. SHRI ANTO ANTONY :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal for setting up  of  railway  reservation  counter  at  Kochi  International  Airport; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Adarsh Station Yojana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.513

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## ADARSH STATION YOJANA

## 513.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  amount  of  fund  allotted  and  released  for  Adarsh  Station  Yojana during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Railways has fixed any timeframe for implementation of this scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  stage  at  which  the  work  has  been  completed  in  the  stations selected under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c): The expenditure on development of stations under 'Adarsh' Station  Scheme  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head  -'Passenger Amenities'.  Fund  allocation  under  this  Plan  Head,  during  2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 is ` 914.40 crores, ` 1047.90 crores, ` 1211.81 crores and ` 838.27 crores (Budget Estimate) respectively.

Development of identified stations under 'Adarsh' station scheme is a continuous process. 1252 stations have been identified for  development  under  this  scheme,  out  of  which  986  stations  have been  developed.  The  remaining  stations  have  been  planned  for development by the end of the year 2017-18.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Environment Friendly Construction
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 512

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 20, 2016

## ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY CONSTRUCTION

No. 512 ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to streamline new construction
- with solar energy and environment friendly modules and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  give  more  thrust  on rainwater harvesting for various types of buildings;
- (c)  if  so,  whether  the  rainwater  harvesting  norms  is  likely  to  be monitored by a special cell in each civic body; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a): Yes, Madam. This Ministry has released the Model Building Bye

Laws (MBBL), 2016 in March, 2016 which is an advisory document for the State Governments to revise their respective Building Bye Laws. The MBBL, 2016 have incorporated the norms for green buildings and sustainability  which  includes  norms  for  installing  roof  top  solar photovoltaic cells for residential and non-residential buildings.

- (b): Yes, Madam. Rainwater harvesting norms have been incorporated
- in Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Madam. The Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 recommend establishing the Rainwater Harvesting Cell in the Urban Local Bodies. As Urban Development is a State subject, it is up to the State Governments to revise their respective Building Bye Laws by taking into consideration the advisory issued in the form of Model Building Bye Laws, 2016. Therefore, it is upto the State Governments to  set  up  a  special  cell  to  monitor  rainwater  harvesting  norms  in building plan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Increase in Lower Berth for Senior Citizen Quota
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## INCREASE IN LOWER BERTH FOR SENIOR CITIZEN QUOTA

511.   SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Railways has increased lower berth quota for senior citizens in trains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Railways  is  considering  to  clear  the  waiting  list tickets of the senior citizens on priority basis; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes  Madam.    The  combined  quota  earmarked    for  Senior Citizens; Female passenger 45 years of age and above and Pregnant women  in Sleeper, AC-3 tier and 2A classes has been enhanced by 50% and now this quota is six lower berths per coach in Sleeper class and three lower berths per coach in AC 3 tier and AC 2 tier classes. In case of Rajdhani, Duronto and fully Air Conditioned/Express trains, the number of lower berths to be earmarked under this quota in 3 AC class are four per coach as against 3 in normal Mail/Express trains. (c) No, Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.

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