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Lok Sabha Question No. 101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Ongoing Major Construction Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## ONGOING MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

101. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  ongoing  major  construction  projects  of Railways, State/zone-wise;
- (b) whether the encroachments of railway land causes delay in construction works; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  to  evict  the encroachers?

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  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 101 BY PROF. SAUGATA ROY TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016 REGARDING ONGOING MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

(a):  Since railway projects generally straddle over more than one State, these are not sanctioned State-wise.  As on 01.04.2015, there are 432 major ongoing projects on Indian Railways consisting of 155 New Lines, 42  Gauge  Conversions  and  235  Doublings.  Zone-wise  details  of  these projects are as under:-

| Zonal Railway      |   New Lines |   Gauge Conversion |   Doubling |
|--------------------|-------------|--------------------|------------|
| Central            |           6 |                  0 |         11 |
| East Coast         |           5 |                  0 |         20 |
| East Central       |          25 |                  4 |         17 |
| Eastern            |          11 |                  1 |         35 |
| North Central      |           1 |                  2 |          7 |
| North Eastern      |           8 |                  5 |          5 |
| Northeast Frontier |          19 |                  4 |          7 |
| Northern           |          17 |                  0 |         27 |
| North Western      |           6 |                  4 |         11 |
| South Central      |          19 |                  0 |         16 |
| South East Central |           6 |                  4 |         12 |
| South Eastern      |           5 |                  3 |         16 |
| Southern           |           9 |                  5 |         20 |
| South Western      |          14 |                  1 |         10 |
| West Central       |           2 |                  0 |         12 |
| Western            |           2 |                  9 |          9 |

(b)  &  (c):      Encroachment  on  railway  land  is  also  a  factor  affecting execution  of  some  of  the  ongoing  Railway  Projects.    Removal  of encroachment is done with the help of State Government as it involves law and order issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: World Class Standard of Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## WORLD CLASS STANDARD OF RAILWAY STATION

†100. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  develop  Chandigarh Railway Station as World class railway station;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that there is only one railway station for Chandigarh and Panchkula and Chandigarh in the capital of Haryana; and
- (d) if so, whether the Government is likely to use the 700 acre of vacant  land  near  Panchkula  side  by  including  Panchkula  in  its scheme and  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)to(d): Chandigarh railway station is identified for redevelopment through  Indian  Railway  Stations  Development  Corporation  Ltd. (IRSDC).  The entire cost of the project is to be met by leveraging commercial development of land and air space in and around the station.  There is no railway station at Panchkula.

The  total  land  available  at  Chandigarh  railway  station  is about 490 acres. The Master Plan for redevelopment of Chandigarh station envisages commercial development of about 29 acres besides a provision of about 19 acres of warehouses, subject to the development as per the rules/policies/norms of the Chandigarh U.T. Administration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 98 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Poverty due to Migration
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: RAM PRASAD SARMAH

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 98

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2016

## POVERTY DUE TO MIGRATION

- No. 98 SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:

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

- (a) details of people migrated from North Eastern States to cities in the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  or  to  stop migration of people from North Eastern Region; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO]

- (a) :No  data  related  to  migration  of  people  from  North  Eastern States to cities in the country during the last three years, is available in this Ministry.
- (b) &  (c):  This  Ministry  is  implementing  'Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana(DAY)-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission'  in  all  the States/UTs  including  NER  states  with  aim  to  reduce  poverty and  vulnerability  of  the  urban  poor  households  by  enabling them  to  access  gainful  self-employment  and  skilled  wage employment opportunities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 97 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Goods Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, C.R. CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.97 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## GOODS TRAINS

## †97.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

- SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether various goods trains run vacant for kilometers and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the incidents of running less loaded goods trains by the staff;
- (c) if so, the details thereof during the financial years 2014-15 and 201516  and  the  quantum  of  financial  loss  suffered  by  the  railway  as  a result thereof; and
- (d) whether any action has been taken against the officers/staff found guilty of less loading in goods trains; and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)    Running  of  empty  goods  trains  is  an  integral  part  of  freight  train operations as empty rakes need to be moved to the loading points after unloading.

With a view to reduce empty running of rakes, Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme for traffic loaded in Traditional Empty Flow Directions has been

introduced  with  effect  from  25.06.2015,  wherein  rakes  loaded  in  the notified  empty  flow  directions  are  charged  at  concessional  rates  to attract traffic.

(b)  No, Madam.

(c)&(d) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 94 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: JNNURM
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, OM BIRLA, KIRIT SOMAIYA, DILIP PATEL, R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 94 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## JnNURM

## No. 94  SHIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

SHRI OM BIRLA:

DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA

SHRI DILIP PATEL:

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) The  details  of  projects  of  the  Urban  Infrastructure  Governance (UIG)  and  Urban  Infrastructure  Development  Schemes for Small and Medium Town (UIDSSMT) the two components of Jawaharlal Nehru  National  Urban  Renewal  Mission  (JNNURM)  are  lying
- pending / incomplete, project, city and State-wise;
- (b) The details of incomplete/pending projects of UIG And UIDSSMT considered  under  the  Atal  Mission  for  rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT), city and State-wise;
- (c) The  details  of  UIG  and  UIDSSMT  projects  to  which  financial
- assistance are still being provided, project, city and State-wise;
- (d) The  details of proposals  for financial assistance  for  these projects received by the Government during the last three  years and the current years so far, State-wise;
- (e) The details of the proposals sanctioned and the funds provided during the above period, project, city and state-wise; and
- (f) The present status of these projects and the time by which these are likely to be completed, project, city and State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (f): The relevant information is being collected and compiled and will be laid on the table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Modernisation of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.92 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAYS

† 92.  SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  fund  mobilised  by  the  Ministry  for  modernisation  of Railways during the last two years;
- (b) the amount invested for manufacturing of modern diesel and  electric  locomotive  and  the  extent  to  which  railways developed therefrom;
- (c) whether speed of trains has increased as a result of it; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)      Funds  to  the  tune  of ` 53,989  crore  and ` 58,719  crore were  mobilized  during  the  years  2013-14  and  2014-15  for investment in Railways.

………2/-

(b)            An  investment  of ` 3,411 crore and ` 4,110 crore was made for manufacture of high horse power diesel locomotives in  2014-15  and  2015-16  respectively.    Investment  of ` 1,902 crore  and ` 2,167  crore  was  made  in  2014-15  and  2015-16 respectively  for  manufacturing  new  generation  high  horse power, energy efficient 3-phase electric locomotives at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. The locomotives when manufactured  and  inducted  into  service are  expected  to increase efficiency of Railway operations.

(c) & (d)    Speed of trains depends upon the congestion level of  trains  in  various  sections  of  railway  network,  which  is  the single most important factor impacting speed of trains. However,  these  measures  would  help  Railways  in  improving throughput of freight trains.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 89 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Regulation of Courier Companies
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.89

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  FEBRUARY, 2016

## REGULATION OF COURIER COMPANIES

- †89.   SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE::

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  withdrawn  a  proposal  to  bring  a  central  law  to regulate private courier service;

- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;

- (c) whether Government proposes to bring new legislation in this regard;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) if not, the mechanism in place to regulate these companies?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.

- (b) The Indian  Post  Office  (Amendment)  Bill  was  withdrawn  by  the  Department  in October, 2008 reckoning with the feedback from the stakeholders.

- (c) No proposal is under consideration to bring a new legislation in this regard.

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

- (e) The Department of Posts does not regulate these companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 88 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Scholarship under MAEF
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 88

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## SCHOLARSHIP UNDER MAEF

## 88. SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  delay  in  disbursal  of  scholarships  under  Maulana  Azad  Education Foundation (MAEF);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is intending to increase the corpus of the MAEF scheme and proposes  to  increase  the  number  of  beneficiaries  of  the  scholarship  programme  by amending the eligibility criteria; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) &(d) Government hasdecided to increase the Corpus Fund of MAEF from Rs. 750 Crore to Rs.  1250  Crore  by  contributing  Rs.  500  Crore  during  12 th Five  Year  Plan.  So  far, Government  has  already  contributed  Rs.  386  Crore  and  the  Corpus  fund  at  present  is Rs.1136 Crore. There is no need to amend the eligibility criteria for Scholarships because MAEF reviews the number of scholarships to be awarded annually based on its financial resources, and the number of annual awards has increased as follows in the last three years including current financial year:

| Financial Year   | Target (Number of Scholarships for award)   | Achievement (Number of Scholarships awarded)   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14          | 35,000                                      | 35,159                                         |
| 2014-15          | 45,000                                      | 45,426                                         |
| 2015-16          | 50,000                                      | --                                             |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 87 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Funds and Vacancies for Security in Railway
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.87 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## FUNDS AND VACANCIES FOR SECURITY IN RAILWAY

†87. SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of budget allocated by the Government for security related activities during the last two years and the amount of funds utilised and the  reasons  for  the  difference  between  funds  allocated  and  utilised during the said time period;
- (b) the number of posts in various categories along with security related posts lying vacant, zonal/division-wise; and
- (c)    the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  the  vacant  posts  and improve the execution of security related work?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a): Budget is allocated under head Security for incurring expenditure on the Railway Protection Force (RPF) [office establishment, arms, ammunition, accoutrement and contingent etc.] and sharing of 50% cost on Government Railway Police (GRP) with States under Demand No. 12 (Miscellaneous Working Expenses). Details of allocation of budget during last two years is as under-

## (in crores of rupees)

|   2013-14 (Budget) |   2013-14 (Actual) |   2014-15 (Budget) |   2014-15(Revised) |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|            3282.57 |            2945.17 |            3546.25 |            3473.41 |

Marginal difference between funds allocated and utilized is due to factors like  settlement  of  GRP  dues  and  market  dynamics  affecting  supply  of arms, ammunition and accoutrement, etc.

In addition to above, need based allocation of fund for creation of assets and  procurement  of  plant  and  equipment  etc.  relating  to  the  security establishment are also undertaken in Demand No. 16 under Plan Outlay by different zonal Railways and fund is utilized by the zonal Railways as per laid down norms.

(b)&(c): At present, about 6600 vacancies in various ranks from Constable to Junior Scale officers exist in the Railway Protection Force over different zonal Railways. Arising of and filling up of vacancies is an ongoing process. Recruitment process for filling up of 763 vacancies of ancillary staff in RPF is in advance stage and notification for filling up of vacancies  of  2030  female  candidates  has  also  been  issued.  Constant monitoring is done and efforts are made to ensure timely completion of the security related works and optimum utilization of available funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 84 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Awareness through Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: CHARANJEET SINGH RORI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 84 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

Awareness through Skill Development.

## 84. SHRI CHARANJEET SINGH RORI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has initiated any steps for creating awareness through the National Policy for Skill Development 2015;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the present status of this proposal along with the number of programmes initiated by the Government and fund allocation for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  The  National  Policy  for  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship 2015  at para  4.1.2  proposes  to  launch  a  National  Campaign  for  creating  awareness  and promoting a positive pro-skilling environment. With regard to this, a National Media Campaign  was  launched  in  December  2015  under  the  overall  budget  of  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). In addition to this, television programmes to promote Apprenticeship Training were also aired on National channels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 83 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Accountability on Nuclear Mishap
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## ACCOUNTABILITY ON NUCLEAR MISHAP

83. SHRI KIRTI AZAD: SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  present  Civil  Nuclear  Liability  regime  in  India  holds  suppliers accountable for potential nuclear mishaps, and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the rectification of the Convention of Supplementary Compensation for  nuclear  damage  will  force  India  to  amend  the  Civil  Liability  for  Nuclear Damage Act 2010, thus diluting the present nuclear liability law in India;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the component of the quantum of compensation for the affected persons; and
- (d) the likely impact of the ratified Convention on Supplier Compensation (CSC) on Kudunkulam Nuclear Power Project?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Section 4 of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act, 2010 channels the liability of the Nuclear Damage to the operator of the nuclear installation. The  operator  of  the  nuclear  installation,  after  paying  the  compensation  of nuclear  damage,  shall  have  the  right  of  recourse  against  the  suppliers  in accordance with the Section 17 of the said Act.
- (b) No, Sir.
- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.
- (d) India's  ratification  of  the  Convention  on  Supplementary  Compensation  for Nuclear Damage (CSC) is a conclusive step in addressing of issues related to civil nuclear liability in India within the four corners of the CLND Act, 2010.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Sachar Committee Report
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 82 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## SACHAR COMMITTEE REPORT

## 82: SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN SHRI P.K. BIJU:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had accepted the Sachar Committee Report for solving problems of Muslim community and other minorities in India; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  status  in  respect  of  implementation  of  the recommendations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b): The  Sachar  Committee  submitted  its  report  on  17 th November,  2006.  The Ministry of Minority Affairs circulated the recommendations / suggestions, contained in the report, to the concerned Ministries / Departments for examination and comments. Later, each  recommendation  was  discussed  in  various  rounds  of  inter-ministerial  meetings. After detailed discussions, the Government accepted 72 recommendations.

For administrative convenience and effective implementation of 72 accepted recommendations, the Government took 43 decisions by clubbing the recommendations of similar nature in the following focus areas:

- (i) Education (15 decisions)
- (ii) Skill Development of  Minorities (2 decisions)
- (iii) Access to credit (6 decisions)
- (iv) Special development initiatives (2 decisions such as Multi-sectoral Development  Programme  and  Jawaharlal  Nehru  National  Urban  Renewal Mission )
- (v) Measures for affirmative action (4 decisions such as Setting up of National Data Bank and Assessment & Monitoring Authority, etc)
- (vi) Protection and Management of  Waqf  Properties (4 decisions), and,
- (vii) Miscellaneous  (10  decisions  such  as  Prevention  of  Communal  Violence, Delimitation Act, Sensitization, Multi-Media campaign etc.)

The  responsibility  for  implementation  of  these  decisions  has  been  given  to  Ministry  of Minority  Affairs  and  the  concerned  Ministries/Departments.  Follow  up  action  on  all  43 decisions has been taken by the Government. Most of the decisions have already been implemented. The follow up action on remaining decisions is of on-going nature and their progress is monitored on regular basis by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. The text of each recommendation,  the  details  of  each  accepted  recommendation  and  their  up-to-date status, are available on the website of this Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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