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RAJYA SABHA————

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held onWednesday, March 25, 2020/Chaitra 5, 1942 (Saka)

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(Ministries : Civil Aviation; Home Affairs; Housing and Urban Affairs;Labour and Employment; Petroleum and Natural Gas;

Social Justice and Empowerment; Steel)

Total number of questions — 160

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Expansion of air services fromKerala

3521. SHRI K. K. RAGESH: Will theMinister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleasedto state:

(a) whether launching direct airconnectivity from airports in Kerala todestinations such as Kenya, Tanzania,South Africa and Nigeria is underconsideration; and

(b) if so, the details of the steps takenin this regard?

Parking bays in airports

3522. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:SHRI K.C. RAMAMURTHY:

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of parking bays in variousairports of Andhra Pradesh, airport-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact in view of huge

increase in air passenger traffic in AndhraPradesh from 28 lakhs in 2015-16 to55 lakhs in 2018-19, there is a need toincrease the number of parking bays invarious airports; and

(c) if so, what the Ministry has done/isdoing to provide additional parking bays inVijayawada, Tirupati, Rajahmundry,Visakhapatnam and other airports startedunder UDAN scheme?

Mandatory registration ofdrones

3523. SHRI DHARMAPURISRINIVAS:

SHRI T.G. VENKATESH:


(a) whether the use of unlicensed dronesare increasing in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

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(c) whether Government is planning tomake it mandatory to register the dronesowned by the private persons, if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) the details of the unlicensed dronesidentified; and

(e) the guidelines issued in thisregard?

Information on delayed/cancelledflights

3524. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the privateairlines do not inform regarding delay andcancellation of flights to the passengers;

(b) if so, what steps have been taken byGovernment to warn private airlines aboutdelays/cancellation of flights;

(c) the On-Time Performance (OTP)and cancellation of flights of SpiceJet,Indigo and GoAir during the last threemonths;

(d) whether private airlines serverefreshments in case of delays; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Runway crossing cases

3525. SHRI A. MOHAMMEDJAN:Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that incidents ofmen and materials on the runway noticedwhen the aircrafts were moving towardstakeoffs on the same runways;

(b) whether many alert pilots were ableto prevent major mishaps on this account;

(c) whether it is also a fact that veryrecently a pilot had to take emergency take-off when he saw a vehicle on the samerunway;

(d) if so, whether the DirectorateGeneral of Civil Aviation (DGCA) orderedany probe into this; and

(e) if so, the outcome of the said probeand steps taken to prevent such incidentsin future?

New international airports

†3526. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleasedto state:

(a) the number of international airportsthat existed in the country before the year2014 and the number of new internationalairports constructed during the last fiveyears; and

(b) if so, the names of the countries forwhich air services have been started fromthese airports?

Rationalisation of airfare

3527. SHRI SAMBHAJICHHATRAPATI: Will the Minister ofCIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has any planto rationalise airfare charged by domesticairlines to ensure that these do not incurlosses because of tough competitionamongst themselves;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether Government has any plansto allot specific routes to each airline under

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UDAN scheme to maintain healthycompetition as well as reasonability inairfare?

Funding for RCS

3528. SHRI B. LINGAIAH YADAV:Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Central Government hasimposed a levy on flights of domesticairlines to fund its Regional ConnectivityScheme (RCS), if so, the details thereof inthe last five years and current year; and

(b) whether the airlines are expected topass on the hike to passengers, if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons therefor?

Renaming of Aurangabad airport

3529. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will theMinister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleasedto state:

(a) whether State Government ofMaharashtra has demanded to renameAurangabad airport as ChhatrapatiSambhaji Maharaj airport; and

(b) if so, Government's response theretoand by when it will be renamed?

Compliance of Civil AviationRequirements

3530. SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH: Willthe Minister of CIVIL AVIATION bepleased to state:

(a) whether all airlines operating in thecountry are bound to ensure compliancewith Civil Aviation Requirements, Section3 - Air Transport Series M Part VI Issue II,dated 8th September, 2017; and

(b) if so, what action can be taken

against such airlines for violation of thesame?

UDAN Scheme in Odisha

3531. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Ministry is contemplatingincluding Odisha's airstrips in the UDANscheme;

(b) if so, the details of airstrips in Odishawhich have already been included in theUDAN scheme; and

(c) if not, what are the reasons for thenon-inclusion of these airstrips of Odisha?

Civil Aviation accidents

3532. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleasedto state:

(a) the details of civil aviation accidentsthat have occurred in the country either onair, land or sea;

(b) the details about the deaths andinjured persons that resulted due to theseaccidents; and

(c) what are the steps that have beenundertaken to reduce such accidents infuture?

Induction of Dornier-228 aircraftsunder UDAN scheme


(a) whether DGCA has issuedmodification document to HindustanAeronautics Limited (HAL) for theoperation under UDAN scheme;

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(b) if so, what are special features ofthe modified version of Dornier-228 whichwould make the aircraft worthy ofoperation;

(c) how many Dornier-228 are proposedto be inducted by the airlines initially; and

(d) whether HAL has built up thecapabilities for production of Dornier-228aircrafts as per the demands and whetherthe aircraft would be cost-competitive?

Registration of unmanned drones


(a) whether any restrictions have beenimposed on possession of unmanned civildrones in the country;


(c) whether the registration of drones iscompulsory even for those which are usedfor photography of ceremonial functions;and

(d) whether Government propose toimpose any fee for the operation of drones?

New destination under UDAN-3

3535. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister of CIVILAVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that UDAN-3 isgoing to focus on iconic destinations andsome of the religious circuits;

(b) whether it is also a fact thatUDAN-3 is also going to connect tointernational destinations; and

(c) if so, the details of (a) and (b) above,with a particular reference to AndhraPradesh?

Operational airports

†3536. DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister of CIVILAVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) the State-wise details of proposedairports started during last three years andto be started in the next three years in thecountry; and

(b) the details of available air servicesalong with time-tables of currentlyoperational each airports of MadhyaPradesh and Rajasthan?

Funds for RCS-UDAN

3537. SHRI MD. NADIMULHAQUE: Will the Minister of CIVILAVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of total number of routesawarded and operational routes under theRCS-UDAN at present;

(b) what are the challenges being facedcurrently due to which all routes haven'tbeen operationalised; and

(c) what has been the total budgetaryallocation for the scheme over the last threeyears and total expenditure incurred on itin the same period?

No flight touch airports

3538. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofCIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that many airportsdeveloped in the country with hugeinvestments are yet to be made fullyoperational;

(b) whether it is also a fact that there


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are many airports where no flight toucheseven today;

(c) whether it is a fact that the UDANintroduced to make use of these airportsalso could not make a dent out of it; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Extension of Kadapa airport

3539. SHRI V. VIJAYASAIREDDY:

SHRI K.C.RAMAMURTHY:


(a) by when extension and strengtheningof existing runway, taxiway and apron alongwith isolated bay, etc. will be undertakenin Kadapa airport;

(b) what was the original estimate costwhen the project was conceived; and

(c) the details of expenditure so far madeand by when the above works are going tobe completed?

Disinvestment of Air India

†3540. SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:

SHRIMATI SAMPATIYAUIKEY:

CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:


(a) the terms and conditions of 100 percent disinvestment of Air India, that havenow been made more flexible in comparisonto the earlier terms and conditions;

(b) whether Government has not been

serious regarding improvement in thefinancial condition of Air India due to whichthe debt continuously increased;

(c) the steps taken to get Air India backon track during the last five years; and

(d) the details of losses incurred by AirIndia during each of the last five years?

Digi Yatra programme

3541. DR. VINAY P.SAHASRABUDDHE: Will the Ministerof CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) what has been the progress of theDigi Yatra programme to achieve seamlessand paperless air travel, the details thereof;

(b) what is the total financial outlayallocated by Government for thisprogramme, the details thereof; and

(c) which are the major stakeholdersidentified for the Joint Venture Companyor Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) underthe Digi Yatra programme, the detailsthereof?

Bird hit cases

3542. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Will theMinister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that housing andother projects that are coming up in andaround the airports in the country shallcreate problems;

(b) whether it is also a fact that theDirectorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) has asked the State Governmentsto keep the surrounding areas of theairports neat and clean so that the likelyevents of bird hits can be averted; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?


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Privatisation of IGRUA

3543. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government has onlycommercial pilot training institute namelyIndira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi(IGRUA);

(b) if so, present status of trainees andtrainers and per student income andexpenditure towards their trainingexpenditure for last five years;

(c) whether it is a fact that Governmentproposes to privatise IGRUA by 2022;and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor and theprocess plan, the details thereof?

IAP for Naxalite affected States

3544. DR. AMEE YAJNIK: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) the total amount allocated to theStates affected by Naxalism/Maoistsactivities under special programmes ofGovernment;

(b) whether Government proposes todraw Integrated Action Plan (IAP) for theNaxalite affected States; and


Ceasefire violations by Pakistan

3545. DR. AMEE YAJNIK:SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:SHRI RAJMANI PATEL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

(a) the month-wise details of number ofceasefire violations and encounters by

Pakistan that have occurred on the Indo-Pak border during the last year;

(b) the assessed losses, damage and thenumber of persons who have been displaceddue to such ceasefire violations;

(c) the details of India's response tosuch ceasefire violations; and

(d) what steps Government is taking toput an end to this?

Destruction of public property byagitators

3546. LT. GEN. (DR.) D. P. VATS(RETD.):

DR. AMEE YAJNIK:SHRI HARNATH SINGH

YADAV:SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGH

TOMAR:SHRI RAJMANI PATEL:


(a) what action has been taken byGovernment for destruction of publicproperty by agitators in various parts ofthe country and whether such cases are onthe rise in the country;

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereof;

(c) the losses suffered by the nationdue to such incidents during the last twoyears; and

(d) what effective measuresGovernment has taken or proposes to taketo prevent such incidents in the country?

Detention camps for illegalimmigrants

3547. SHRI VAIKO:DR. T. SUBBARAMI

REDDY:

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DR. K.V.P.RAMACHANDRA RAO:


(a) the places where detention campsare being established for lodging illegalimmigrants in the country;

(b) the number of people lodged in suchcamps, at present, camp-wise;

(c) the number of people died in thedetention camps, camp-wise and year-wisein the last two years; and

(d) the reasons for non-availability ofbasic facilities and minimum medicalfacilities in case of emergency in thesecamps?

Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits

3548. SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGHDHINDSA: Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the latest steps Government hastaken to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits inJammu and Kashmir;

(b) whether Government has any recordregarding Kashmiri Pandits migrated fromKashmir Valley; and


Caste-based census

3549. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM:DR. T. SUBBARAMI

REDDY:


(a) whether representations have beenreceived from political parties and bodiesdemanding for caste-based census to

calculate the exact population of OtherBackward Classes in various States;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theresponse of Government thereto; and

(c) whether Government wouldundertake a detailed census of populationon the basis of caste, apart from linguisticand religious community, instead ofNational Population Register?

Complaints against NGOs fororganising protests

3550. SHRI NARANBHAI J.RATHWA:

SHRI MAJEED MEMON:


(a) the details of funds/donationsreceived by 'Foil Vedanta' and 'The OtherMedia' during the last three years, year-wise and project-wise along with the namesand address of donors, purpose of use ofthese funds in India under ForeignContribution Regulation Act (FCRA),2010;

(b) whether Government has receivedcomplaints against these NGOs fororganising protests and demonstrationsaround Sterlite Copper Plant inThoothukudi in Tamil Nadu; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken for cancellation of FCRA licence foranti-national activities?

Whitelisted websites for Jammu andKashmir

3551. KUMARI SELJA:PROF. M.V. RAJEEV

GOWDA:


(a) the methodology for selecting the

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websites, URLs and services whitelistedfor Jammu and Kashmir;

(b) the justification for rejectingwebsites that are similar to and/or providecomparable services to those whitelisted;

(c) whether Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI) recommendationswere sought with regards to maintainingNet Neutrality;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether any technical testing wasconducted to ensure their smoothoperation;

(f) if so, the details thereof;

(g) the review process for the list foravoiding duplicate entries; and

(h) the legal basis for blocking VPNservices?

Central aid for Maharashtrafloods

3552. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) the status of the ` 7288.05 croreproposal as submitted on 15th October,2019 in light of the widespread flooding inJuly-August, 2019, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the findings of theInter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT)who visited after July-August, 2019;

(c) whether Government has taken anyaction on the findings of the IMCT, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(d) the steps taken by Governmenttowards a permanent solution to theperennial problem of floods in Maharashtra,the details thereof?

Naxal affected district in AndhraPradesh

3553. SHRI K.C.RAMAMURTHY:

SHRI V. VIJAYASAIREDDY:


(a) whether it is a fact thatVisakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh isidentified as Naxal affected district;

(b) if so, whether this district is coveredunder Security Related Expenditure (SRE)scheme;

(c) if so, the details of funds allocated,sanctioned, released and spent under theabove scheme during the last five years andthe current year, year-wise; and

(d) the special emphasis being made byGovernment to bring Naxals and Naxalsympathisers to join the mainstream?

Arrests under Sedition Act

3554. SHRI KUMAR KETKAR: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) the State-wise and year-wise numberof cases and arrests made under the SeditionAct for last five years; and

(b) the number of cases where the courthas given verdict against Government,State-wise and year-wise, details for lastfive years?

Detention of foreign nationals

3555. DR. NARENDRA JADHAV:DR. AMAR PATNAIK:


(a) the details of the number of foreign

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national prisoners in Indian prisons,State-wise;

(b) the details of the number of foreignnational prisoners who have finished theirsentence and are still in Indian prisons/detention centres, nationality-wise, jail-wise and duration-wise;

(c) the details of the number of Statelesspersons confined in detention centres inIndia, jail-wise and duration-wise; and

(d) whether any rules or guidelines existon Stateless persons, to ensure that theyare not indefinitely detained in prisons ordetention centres, the details thereof?

Police reforms and modernisation

3556. DR. AMAR PATNAIK: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether States assessed eligible foraward of incentive grants for police reformsunder the 'Assistance to States forModernisation of Police' Scheme have beenidentified for the year 2019-20;


(c) the broad basis for assessment ofpolice reforms used by Government, thedetails thereof; and

(d) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas considered a scheme to assist Stateswhich are falling behind in police reform, ifso, the details thereof?

Detention centres in Assam

3557. SHRI JOSE K. MANI:SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI:


(a) the Government's policy with regardto those excluded from the Assam NationalRegister of Citizens (NRC) who will be

detained after exhausting all their legalremedies;

(b) whether Government has any plan/policy/scheme for the nationalityverification of such persons;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(d) whether Government has any plan/policy/scheme for ensuring that suchpersons are not detained for longer periodsin the detention centres; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Authorisation to monitor and decryptdigital information

3558. PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA:Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) the national or international agenciesthat are authorised to monitor and decryptany digital information includingWhatsApp conversations, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether any guidelines are issuedby the Ministry to these national orinternational agencies in order to protectcitizens' constitutionally guaranteed rightto privacy and to prevent abuse of powerduring the exercise of intelligence gathering?

Amendments in SDRF norms

3559. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA:

SHRI OM PRAKASHMATHUR:


(a) whether Government intends toincrease the maximum limit for agriculture

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input subsidy from 2 hectares as perexisting SDRF norms to 5 hectares incontext of Rajasthan;

(b) if so, till when and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether it is a fact that geographicalconditions in Rajasthan are different andthe average cultivated area is larger;


(e) whether Government of Indiaintends to amend SDRF norms to includeGaushalas as cattle camp and to allow reliefassistance for all the cattle kept in theseGaushalas; and

(f) if so, till when and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Protection to police personnel fordischarging duties

3560. SHRI RAJEEVCHANDRASEKHAR: Will the Ministerof HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatsenior police personnel who faced violenceand discharged their duties in cities ofMangaluru are now faced with series ofPIL's to diminish their effectiveness andpressurise them; and

(b) what steps Government proposesto take to protect the police personnel fordischarging their duties?

Sedition charges against Governmentcritics

3561. SHRI K. K. RAGESH: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether sedition charges againstGovernment critics including the Press andsocial media activists is increasing;

(b) if so, the details of cases registered

for sedition and criminal defamation againstGovernment critics including the press andsocial media activists during the last fiveyears along with details of cases; and

(c) the actions taken by the Centre toaddress attacks against such press andsocial media activists?

System to track missing childrencases

3562. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has anysystem to track cases of missing childrenin the country;


(c) if not, by when a system is likely tobe implemented to track the missingchildren?

Preventing drone attacks on vitalsecurity installations

3563. SHRI NARENDRA KUMARSWAIN: Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has formulateda comprehensive policy to preventUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) droneattacks on vital security installations in thecountry;


(c) the details of the nodal departmentof Government which is dealing with suchtype of policy?

Safe return of Kashmiri Pandits

3564. SHRI ANIL DESAI: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) the number of Kashmiri Pandits who

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are residing away from Kashmir in variousparts of the country;

(b) whether Government has made anypolicy for their safe return to Kashmir, re-possession of their properties earlierforcefully occupied by secessionistselements; and

(c) whether they will be provided fullproof security for their lives and properties,if so, provide the detailed information, ifnot, the reasons therefor?

Illegal migration into India fromPakistan

3565. SHRI ANIL DESAI: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatpeople from Pakistan is being pushed intoIndia by illegal ways through porous andislolated border areas;

(b) whether it is also a fact that organisedgangs and people from both sides of Indo-Pak border are involved in this illegalmigration; and

(c) how many cases of such happeningsare noted by Government and the actiontaken against such gang members?

Orderly system in paramilitary andpolice forces

3566. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government would statethat 'Orderly' is allowed in paramilitary andpolice forces in the country;


(c) whether many of the women policeare compelled to do maid work and they

are even sexually exploited in the country;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken against the officers during the lastthree years?

Misuse of sedition law

3567. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether saying/chanting 'Long liveall Nations' or 'Zindabad' to other countriesamounts to sedition;

(b) whether it is a fact that there hasbeen increasing instances of misuse ofsedition law and is even being used tomuzzle voice of dissent;

(c) the steps taken by Government tostop gross misuse of sedition law;

(d) whether Government is mulling toscrap sedition law which is a colonial-eralaw applicable on free citizens of theRepublic; and

(e) if so, by when and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Proposal to set up three capitals ofAndhra Pradesh

3568. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has taken noteof situation regarding deteriorating law andorder situation in the State of AndhraPradesh due to the incumbentGovernment's proposal to set up threecapitals in place of existing one atAmaravati;


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(c) whether Government has issued anyadvisory/instruction in this regard to theState of Andhra Pradesh;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and


Agreement for counter-terrorefforts

3569. SHRI B. LINGAIAH YADAV:Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether India and Israel have agreedto intensity counter-terror efforts to dealwith constant security threats posed byterrorism, if so, the details thereof duringthe last five years; and

(b) the areas identified for cooperationbetween the two countries?

National Police University

†3570. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering to set up state-of-the-artNational Police University in the country;

(b) if so, whether Government has takenany steps in this regard so far; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Making Arms Act more stringent

†3571. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis seriously considering to make Arms Actmore stringent;

(b) if so, whether Government hastaken any step in this regard so far; and


Threat to Hindu-Bengalis living inMeghalaya

3572. SHRIMATI SHANTACHHETRI: Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatthe Hynniewtrep National LiberationCouncil ( H N LC) an extremist organisationof Meghalaya has issued an ultimatum toall the Hindu-Bengalis to leave Ichamatiand Majai areas at Shella in East Khasi Hillswithin one month;

(b) whether Government is aware thatHNLC said if the Hindu-Bengalis fails tocomply to their demand, there shall bemass bloodshed;

(c) the steps taken by Government tosave lives of the Hindu-Bengalis inMeghalaya; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Drug trafficking cases

3573. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether drug smuggling and drugproduction has increased in various partsof the country;

(b) if so, details thereof indicating thenumber of cases registered for drugtrafficking in the country during the lastthree years along with the quantum of drugsseized so far;


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(c) whether any drug trafficking throughBangladesh has been busted in Bareily,Uttar Pradesh; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by Government to control theproduction and drug smuggling in thecountry?

Pilot project for security of Indo-Pakborder

3574. SHRI SHWAIT MALIK: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) what measures have been taken byGovernment for the progress of pilotproject operational for the security of Indo-Pak border in Punjab; and

(b) the details thereof and if no measureis being taken, the reasons therefor?

FCRA licenses cancelled byGovernment

3575. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) the year-wise figures of total numberof NGOs, educational institutions and otherorganisations whose Foreign ContributionRegulation Act (FCRA) licenses have beencancelled since 2014;

(b) the details of the major reasons forcancelling the FCRA licenses of theseorganisations; and

(c) whether Government has done ananalysis of the number of jobs lost andimpact on social sector and researchprojects due to revocation of FCRAlicenses?

Funds utilised under 'Bharat Ke Veer'fund


(a) how much money has been collectedunder the 'Bharat Ke Veer' fund as of29th February, 2020, one year since thePulwama attack;

(b) the year-wise details of the fundsutilised under the 'Bharat Ke Veer' fund;and

(c) the details of the number of familiesof martyrs that have benefited from the'Bharat Ke Veer' fund?

White Paper on implementation ofA.P. Reorganisation Act

3577. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofHOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the status of implementation,including funds approved, sanctioned,released and expenditure incurred underAndhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014,Section-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that there havebeen demands from various quarters to issuea White Paper on implementation of A.P.Reorganisation Act and assurance givenwhile passing the above Bill in Rajya Sabhain February, 2014;

(c) if so, the steps taken to release aWhite Paper on the above; and

(d) the details of physical targets setand achieved under each sections of theA.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014, Section-wise?

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Illegal activities in Raghubir Nagar,Delhi

3578. SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether sex racket and humantrafficking racket are being operated in someresidential house and slum flats in GuruGovind Singh Kunj, Raghubir Nagar, Delhiat the behest of police beat;

(b) whether incidents of shooting amonganti-social elements are happening in blockB, C and Jhuggis of Double Storey, VishalEnclave;

(c) whether Ganja (cannabis) and liquorare being sold illegally in some residentialhouses of 12.5 yards Transit Camp,Raghubir Nagar, Delhi; and

(d) if so, what action has been taken tostop these activities permanently?

Review of preventive detention laws

3579. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes toreview the preventive detention laws whichare prone to various abuses against thecitizens; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Freedom in the World 2020 report

3580. SHRI RAVI PRAKASHVERMA: Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether as per the latest freedom inthe World 2020 report, India has beenplaced among least free democracies of theworld and has been placed at 83rd position;


(c) the reasons for the same andresponse of Government thereto?

Illegal immigrants in thecountry

3581. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government maintains arecord of the number of illegal immigrantsin the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government has soughtcooperation from Government of countryof origin to assist in identification of illegalimmigrants and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) the steps proposed to be taken byGovernment to identify and evict illegalimmigrants from the country?

Assistance for natural calamities

3582. SHRI M. P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has receivedproposals from the State Governmentsseeking financial assistance for the naturalcalamities like floods and landslides;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the amount of Central assistancegiven, State-wise during the last two yearsand the current year to meet naturaldisasters along with the criteria adoptedfor the purpose, State-wise; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken byGovernment to evolve a permanentmechanism to deal with the kind of recentnatural calamities?

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Census and NPR data

3583. SHRI JAVED ALI KHAN: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Census 2011 data was usedto update National Population Register(NPR) updated by 2015;


(c) the reasons why two forms havebeen proposed to be filled by citizens forongoing Census and NPR; and

(d) the details of the use of NPR dataproposed to be used for various schemes/programmes?

E-visas issued

3584. DR. VINAY P. SAHASRA-BUDDHE: Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of e-visas issued toforeigners between 2018-19 with thecountry-wise details;

(b) what is the mechanism to ensurethat terrorists and other persons whoseentry in India is not desirable, do not enterboundaries taking advantage of e-visafacility; and

(c) how exactly Government and IndianMissions abroad are coordinating with eachother in administration of visa issuance?

Ban on Popular Front of India

3585. SHRI RAKESH SINHA: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government is aware of theactivities and programmes of Popular Frontof India (PFI);

(b) whether there is any mechanism to

watch their activities and study theirliterature which are mostly in Malayalamand Urdu;

(c) whether Government considers theiractivities harmful to social fabric andNational unity; and

(d) if so, whether Government will banthe organisation?

Persons arrested in Pulwama attack

3586. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) the details of persons arrested inconnection with Pulwama attack last year;

(b) whether explosives used in Pulwamaattack were bought through an e-commercewebsite;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of action taken in thisregard?

Cases of child abduction for sellingorgans

3587. SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether the case of child abductionfor selling organs has increased;

(b) if so, the action taken thereon; and

(c) whereas it is found that criminalscommit such crimes for small amount ofmoney, whether Government isannouncing/may announce award moneyto those who will help to curb/report/toidentify the criminals/people involved inillegal organ selling so that these heinouscrimes can be curbed?

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Low conviction rate in rapecases

3588. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that inspite ofdifferent action plan of Government thereis no steady improvement or decline in rapecases in the country and crimes againstwomen has risen over 25 per cent as against2017;

(b) whether it is also a fact thatconviction rate for rape was just 27 percent in 2018;

(c) the present status of fast trackspecial courts as a part of National Missionfor Safety of Women thereof; and

(d) the State-wise pending cases underCriminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 andPOCSO Act?

Rise in atrocities on women andchildren

3589. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is reported that India isthe world’s most dangerous country forwomen in 2018;

(b) if so, the details of report thereon;

(c) whether it is also a fact that in lastfive years, the atrocities on women andchildren has risen in the country;

(d) if so, the State-wise complaintsregistered and action taken during the lastfive years; and

(e) the action plan of Government tostop act of violence and abuse on womenand children?

New format of NPR

3590. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the newformat of the National Population Registercan create confusion in the country;

(b) whether it is also a fact that manyState Governments have demanded that theformat which has been used in the pastshould continue for the said purpose; and

(c) if so, the views of Government inthis regard?

RGI direction for giving importance toCensus and NPR

3591. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofHOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the RegistrarGeneral of India (RGI) has asked all Statesto give highest importance, attention andtime to the Census and National PopulationRegister work;


(c) whether it is also a fact that therewere 34 questions in the Census Performaand 14 questions in the NPR; and


Persons detained under UAPA

3592. SHRI TIRUCHI SIVA: Will theMinister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleasedto state:

(a) the number of persons detainedunder the Unlawful Activities PreventionAct (UAPA) for the years 2015-16,2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-2020,year-wise data thereof;

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(b) the number of persons detainedunder the UAPA for the years 2018-19,2019-2020 who belong to some civilsociety organisation; and

(c) the number of persons detainedunder the UAPA for anti-CAA protests asof March, 2020?

Damage caused by cyclone Bulbul


(a) the details of the losses caused bycyclone Bulbul estimated in financial termsby the Inter-Ministerial Central Team sentto West Bengal;

(b) the details of the amount releasedby Government based on the aboveassessment made; and

(c) whether there has been a delay inthe release of funds for damages caused bycyclone Bulbul, if so, the details thereofand reasons therefor?

Minors involved in criminal activities

3594. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether the number of minorsinvolved in criminal activities is increasingin the country every year;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe reasons therefor;

(c) the number of crimes committedby minors during the last three years,State-wise;

(d) the efforts made by Government tocheck minors from committing variouscrimes; and

(e) the outcome thereof?

Attack on CRPF personnel in SouthKashmir

3595. SHRI S. MUTHUKARUPPAN:Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Pakistantrained men were behind the attack onCentral Reserve Police Force that killed fiveand injured three CRPF personnel inAnantnag in Kashmir;

(b) if so, details thereof;

(c) whether it is also a fact that themilitant walked towards a police vehiclewhen a CRPF team was withdrawing fromduty and opened fire at them from closerange;

(d) whether it is also a fact that CRPFhad requested Jammu and Kashmir Policeto not expose them in crowded areas byputting them on law and order duties; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Revision of National PopulationRegister

3596. SHRI M. P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the date when the first NationalPopulation Register (NPR) was compiled;

(b) the number of times it has alreadybeen revised and the years of revision;

(c) whether it will be updated again in2020 or in the coming years;

(d) whether it will be conducted in allthe States; and

(e) if not, the States which are to beexempted along with the reasons for thesame?

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Working condition of police personnel

3597. SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of HOME AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that policepersonnel of the country are not paidovertime, no regular weekly off and thereis huge pressure; and

(b) if so, the details thereof includingstep taken to remedy the situation?

Delinking of NPR from Census

3598. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofHOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a group ofresearchers have published in a jointstatement demanding that collection of datato update the National Population Register(NPR) be stopped and it be delinked fromthe Census;


(c) whether it is also a fact thatconducting the NPR with the Censusviolates Clause 15 of the Census Act thatbars anyone from accessing any book,register or record made by a Census Officerin the discharge of his duty; and


Permanent shelter for urbanhomeless poor

3599. SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR:

SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:DR. AMEE YAJNIK:SHRI RAJMANI PATEL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING ANDURBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) what actions have been taken byGovernment in order to provide permanent

shelters for urban homeless poor and if so,the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor and corrective action taken byGovernment in this regard;

(b) whether Government hasundertaken mapping of homelessconcentration zones in cities; and


Pucca house under PMAY(U)

3600. DR. T. SUBBARAMIREDDY:

SHRI M. SHANMUGAM:


(a) the target of providing pucca housesto all eligible families/beneficiaries underthe Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)[PMAY (U)] by the year 2022;

(b) the achievement of providing puccahouses during the last two years and in thecurrent year upto 1st March, 2020, underPMAY (U), State-wise; and

(c) whether there is shortfall in the targetand if so, by what time it would be achieved,the details thereof?

Cost for redeveloping Central Vista

3601. KUMARI SELJA:PROF. M. V. RAJEEV

GOWDA:


(a) the consultancy cost for the projectto redevelop the Central Vista;

(b) the estimated cost of constructionof the entire project;

(c) the estimated time for completionof the entire project;

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(d) the number of trees that will have tobe cut down to redesign the Central Vista;

(e) whether the project has beencategorised in individual category 8(A) ofbuilding and construction projects; and

(f) if so, the reasons therefor andimplications thereof?

Central Vista redevelopment

3602. SHRI K. J. ALPHONS: Will theMinister of HOUSING AND URBANAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total cost of the redevelopmentof Central Vista, including the ParliamentHouse;

(b) by when the project is going to becompleted; and

(c) what are the works that have beenalready tendered and which are the onesthat are awarded and what is the estimatedcost?

Bisalpur-Jaipur water project

3603. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofHOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government of Indiaintends to provide financial resourcesthrough external assistance for the benefitof urban and rural area of Jaipur district byaugmentation/ implementation of ambitiousBisalpur-Jaipur water supply projectPhase-II;

(b) if so, till when and if not, reasonstherefor;

(c) whether Central Government intendsto provide financial recourse throughexternal assistance to solve drinking water

problem of urban and rural areas of Tonkdistrict, Rajasthan by augmentation/implementation of the present Bisalpurproject under operation; and

(d) if so, till when and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Dues by hotels of NCR

3604. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of HOUSING AND URBANAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that luxury hotelsof NCR are built on leased land at verynominal lease rent agreed to pay;

(b) whether it is also a fact that numberof hotels of NCR are not paying their agreeddues; and

(c) if so, whether Government has anymethod/plan to recover overdue paymentsof lease rent from luxury hotels of NCR?

Proposals by States for construction ofhouses under PMAY(U)

3605. SHRI MANAS RANJANBHUNIA: Will the Minister of HOUSINGAND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has the detailsof project proposals for construction ofhouses under PMAY(U) to the CentralGovernment submitted by the Statesincluding West Bengal in last three years, ifso, details thereof, State-wise;

(b) whether the Central Governmenthas considered and granted approval for allof these projects; and

(c) if so, the details thereof includingthe details of fund allocated to States/UTsand if not, the reasons therefor?

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Central Vista RedevelopmentPlan

3606. PROF. M. V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of HOUSING ANDURBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the criteria by which the contractfor the Central Vista Redevelopment Planwas awarded to HCP Design, Planning andManagement Private Limited;

(b) whether the technical scores havebeen revealed to other bidders;

(c) the details of the public consultation;

(d) whether the Lutyens' BungalowZone and Central Vista Committeeguidelines were followed and the details ofthese guidelines; and

(e) whether an independent assessmentof the social and environmental impacts ofthe redevelopment plan has beenundertaken and if so, the details thereof?

Implementation of Smart CitiesMission

3607. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR:Will the Minister of HOUSING ANDURBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) how much of the funds have beenreleased by the Union Government for theSmart Cities Mission (SCM), till February,2020, of the Centre's promised 48,000 crore,State-wise details thereof;

(b) how much of the released fund underthe SCM have been utilised by the citiestill February, 2020, State-wise detailsthereof;

(c) whether the projects undertaken,including funds allocated, tender details and

timeline of completion are reported in thepublic domain, State-wise details thereof;and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Rankings of cities in SwachhSarvekshan

†3608. DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister of HOUSINGAND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased tostate the rankings of ideal cities as per thelatest Swachh Sarvekshan (CleanlinessSurvey) in the country along with the namesof States thereof and measures adopted toencourage States for this purpose?

Low Density Residential Area policy

3609. SHRI RAVI PRAKASHVERMA: Will the Minister of HOUSINGAND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether amendments of LowDensity Residential Area (LDRA) policyhas not been notified by Ministry despiteit being passed from the DDA Board inApril, 2016, if so, the reasons for the same;

(b) whether South Delhi MunicipalCorporation (SDMC) and DelhiDevelopment Authority (DDA) havecompleted all formalities in respect ofLDRA policy and they have sent it toMinistry for notification;

(c) whether LDRA policy will beimplemented as part of Master Plan forDelhi (MPD)-2021, as only one year timeis left for MPD-2021; and

(d) whether Government intends toimplement this policy after notification ofMPD-2041?


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Permanent housing to shelterlesspeople

3610. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of HOUSING AND URBANAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has conductedsurvey of shelterless poor people belongingto BPL category;

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereof;

(c) whether Government proposes toprovide permanent housing to the saidshelterless people;



Inclusion of more cities as SmartCities

3611. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of HOUSING ANDURBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government plans todeclare more cities of the country as SmartCities;


(c) the present status of thedevelopmental works undertaken in thecities, which have already been tagged asSmart Cities; and

(d) the time by when these Smart Citieswill become Smart Cities in all respects?

Drinking water and sewer lines inKonkan, Maharashtra

†3612. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of HOUSING AND URBANAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Central

Government has formulated schemes fordrinking water and laying sewer lines in thecities in districts under Konkan region ofMaharashtra and has sanctioned funds forthe same during the last three years;

(b) if so, the district-wise details thereof;and

(c) the city-wise details of the workdone in the said cities after utilisation ofthe said funds at present?

Smart Cities in Konkan,Maharashtra

†3613. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of HOUSING AND URBANAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the names of places in districtsunder Konkan region of Maharashtra whichare being decided/considered for makingSmart Cities;

(b) if so, the names of such places;

(c) the location-wise amount of fundssanctioned in this regard; and

(d) the details of progress made in thisregard and if not, the reasons therefor?

Metro rail facility in thecountry

3614. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of HOUSING ANDURBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether a number of cities in thecountry are provided with metro railfacility;

(b) if so, the details of those cities whichare having metro rail facility, State-wise;

(c) whether Government has taken


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cognizance of the demands made by thepeople of various cities of the country toprovide metro rail services;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe cities/States which have made such ademand; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken byGovernment to provide metro rail facilityin these cities?

Tie-up with e-commerce companiesunder DAY-NULM

3615. SHRI AKHILESH PRASADSINGH: Will the Minister of HOUSINGAND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased tostate:

(a) wheteher it is a fact that the Ministryhas tied-up with some major e-commercecompanies under Deendayal AntyodayaYojana National Urban Livelihood Mission(DAY-NULM) to train, support andprovide market access to artisans andself-help groups, if so, which are thesecompanies and what are the terms oftie-up; and

(b) how many persons have enrolledunder the said tie-up till date and how thisis being publicized?

Projects under Smart CitiesProposals

3616. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN: Will the Minister of HOUSINGAND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of the funds released andutilised for the Smart Cities Mission tillJanuary 2020, State-wise;

(b) the number of projects under theSmart Cities Proposal (SCP) that are in thecompleted, partial and initial stage;

(c) the number of proposals under SCPthat have been for water, mobility, roadsand SWM; and

(d) the details of the funds allocated forthe same?

Functioning of Smart City AdvisoryForums

3617. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN: Will the Minister of HOUSINGAND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased tostate:

(a) the total number and compositionof the Smart City Advisory Forumsestablished in 100 Smart Cities of thecountry, city-wise;

(b) the number of meetings conductedby each Smart City Advisory Forum, city-wise;

(c) whether there are any guidelinesregarding the role of the Smart CityAdvisory Forum and prescribed minimumnumber of meetings and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Ministry or SpecialPurpose Vehicle of the Smart City isrequired to consider the suggestions of theSmart City Advisory Forum; and

(e) if not, what is the mechanism inplace to implement the suggestions of theSmart City Advisory Forums?

Tent mafias on DDA weddingsites

3618. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of HOUSING ANDURBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thattent mafia in the NCT of Delhi is occupyingDDA wedding sites such as open grounds,

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parks, Community Centres etc. for abouttwo decades;


(c) whether Government proposes toconduct independent enquiry in this regardfrom connivance and bribery angles; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Investment proposed under PMAY(U)

3619. KUMARI SELJA:SHRI P.L. PUNIA:SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI:


(a) the total investment proposed underPradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)-PMAY (U), with details of Central, State,developer and beneficiary contribution;

(b) the year-wise budgetary allocation,sanction and release of funds, year-wiseand State-wise, till 31st March 2019;

(c) the year-wise and State-wise detailsof the central funds utilised under thescheme as on date; and

(d) the details of funds sanctioned andutilised under each of the four componentsof the scheme i.e in-situ Slum Rehabilitation(ISSR), Affordable Housing in Partnership(AHP), Beneficiary-led Individual HouseConstruction/Enhancement (BLC)?

Data on women workforce in thecountry

3620. SHRI TIRUCHI SIVA: Will theMinister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the total percentage of women as apart of the country workforce as of 2020in the country;

(b) the percentage of women employedin the organised sector as of 2020;

(c) the percentage of women employedin the unorganised sector as of 2020; and

(d) the percentage of women in thecountry's workforce for the year2006-2013 and 2014-2019?

Job loss due to Insolvency andBankruptcy Code 2016

3621. SHRI NARAIN DASS GUPTA:Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has statisticsand data for number of jobs lost incompanies undergoing resolutionproceedings under Insolvency andBankruptcy Code 2016;


(c) what as per the Ministry's studies,is a reasonable rate of job loss undercircumstances leading to resolutionproceedings; and

(d) whether current computed rate iswithin permissible limits?

Scholarships offered to Persons withDisabilities (PwDs)

3622. SHRI RAJMANI PATEL: Willthe Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of scholarshipsoffered to Persons with Disabilities(PwDs), scheme-wise;

(b) the number of beneficiaries underthe scheme during the last two years,scheme-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by Government toimprove the uptake of such schemes?

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Commuted pension for EPFsubscribers

3623. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM: Willthe Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government recently issuednotification to restore pensioncommutation for Employees ProvidentFund (EPF) subscribers;


(c) whether the recovery of deductionwould be stopped after payment for 10years since under EPS-1995, members wereallowed to commute one-third of theirpension for 10 years, if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) if not, the reason for continuation ofdeduction even after 10 years; and

(e) whether the deductions made overand above 120 months would be refundedto the EPF subscribers?

Schemes for generation ofemployment

†3624. SHRIMATI SAMPATIYAUIKEY:

CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAY:

SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:

SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:

Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the detail of training and otherschemes in place for the creation ofemployments and whether these schemesare helping the people to get employment;

(b) whether it is a fact that there hasbeen a decline in employment opportunitiesin the field of engineering and medicine;and

(c) the number of fresh youth who lookfor jobs in Government and private sectorsevery year after completing their educationalongwith the figures of their absorptionsuccess?

Strengthening of redressalmechanism

3625. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has made anyreview on the existing mechanism forredressal of grievance of workers/employees and employers in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe outcome thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor and thesteps taken for strengthening the existingmechanism in this regard?

E-inspection system in EPFO

3626. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARGUPTA: Will the Minister of LABOURAND EMPLOYMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has any planto ask EPFO to start an e-inspectionsystem that simplifies inspection processand ensure organisations with opencommunications not subjected to physicalinspection until absolutely necessary; and

(b) if so, the details in this regard?

Violation of rights of plantationworkers

3627. SHRI A. MOHAMMEDJAN:Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a report has


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been published about the violation of rightsof plantation workers;


(c) whether it is also a fact that the IndianTea Association has countered the saidreport; and


Employment of child labour in Delhi

3628. SHRI VIJAY GOEL: Will theMinister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether child labourers arereportedly being employed in particularparts of the country especially Delhi;and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe total number of child labourers in thecountry, State/UT-wise including Delhi?

New labour laws

3629. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is bringing newlabour law amalgamating existing 44 Centrallabour laws;


(c) the details of likely dates ofimplementation of new labour laws;

(d) whether Government is taking careof rights of labourers and their socialsecurity in the process; and

(e) whether there has been manyinstances of misuse of existing labour lawsby industries and business firms across thecountry?

Abolishment of posts in ESIC

3630. SHRI P.L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Employees'State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hasrecently declared certain paramedical cadres/posts as dying and if so, the details thereofincluding the total number of posts likelyto be abolished; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that presentincumbents would not get their promotionas a result of this decision and if so, thereasons therefor?

Child labour statistics

3631. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number of children below theage of 14 who are employed and not goingto school for the last five years, year-wise,State-wise and gender-wise;

(b) the number of children below theage of 14 employed in the mining industryfor the last five years, year-wise, age-wise,State-wise and gender-wise; and

(c) the number of children below theage of 14 engaged in the family business forthe last five years, age-wise, year-wise,gender-wise and State-wise?

Standard operating procedure onbonded labour

3632. DR. ABHISHEK MANUSINGHVI: Will the Minister of LABOURAND EMPLOYMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Ministry has a standard

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operating procedure for bonded labour foruniform measure towards identification,rescue, release, repatriation, rehabilitationand prosecution in bonded labour cases;


(c) what measures has been taken bythe Ministry to inform and educate Stateofficials of such standard operatingprocedure on bonded labour; and


Recommendation of EPS-95

†3633. SHRI SANJAY SINGH: Willthe Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether any initiative is beingtaken by Government as per therecommendations of the KoshyariCommittee made in 2013, with regard toEmployee Pension Scheme (EPS)-95wherein pensioners have been receiving asum of ` 300/- to ` 2500/- as their monthlypension, so far, the extent to which therecommendation of the committee are likelyto be implemented; and

(b) if not, whether Government has anyother proposal except this?

Revision of interest rate by EPFO

3634. SHRI S. MUTHUKARUPPAN:Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that theEmployees Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO) has reduced the interest rate from8.65 per cent to 8.5 per cent;

(b) whether it is also a fact that theEPFO has also ratified the restoration ofnormal pension after 15 years from the dateof commutation which will benefit

about 6.3 lakhs pensioners who hadopted for commutation on or before25th September, 2008; and


NPS for traders

3635. SHRI S. MUTHUKARUPPAN:Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that only a fewpeople have signed up for the NationalPension Scheme (NPS) for traders,shopkeepers and self-employed personsout of a target of 25 lakh enrolment for thescheme;


(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment is considering to bring morepeople under the said scheme on a timebound basis; and


New ESIC hospitals

3636. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes toopen the hospitals under the Employees'State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) forgeneral public and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether all the hospitals aresufficiently staffed to take on the additionalpatient load and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether any generic medicine shopsunder Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya JanAushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendrahave been set up near such hospitals tohelp the general public to avail affordablemedicines and if so, the details thereof?


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Unemployed youths registered underNCS project

3637. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR: Willthe Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of number of unemployedyouths registered under National CareerService (NCS) project during 2018, 2019and 2020 till date, State-wise and year-wise;

(b) the details of unemployed youthsfrom rural areas registered on NCS portalduring 2018, 2019 and 2020, State-wiseand year-wise;

(c) the details of registered unemployedyouths from rural areas provided jobs during2018, 2019 and 2020 through NCS portal,year-wise and State-wise; and

(d) the steps taken to exploit jobcreation opportunities in rural areas?

Enumeration/ mapping of migranthotspots

3638. SHRI SANJAY SINGH:SHRI MAHESH PODDAR:

Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) what steps are being taken to ensureenumeration/mapping of migrant hotspotsin growing cities which are major receiversof labour migrants;

(b) whether Government will ensureaccess to dignified temporaryaccommodation facilities specifically tomigrant workers and their families in citiesin order to avoid economic exploitation;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Women workforce in the organisedand unorganised sector

3639. SHRI TIRUCHI SIVA: Will theMinister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state whatis the percentage of women who areemployed in the organised and unorganisedsector for the years, 2016-17, 2017-18,2018-19 and 2019-20, year-wise?

Sea bed gas pipeline between Omanand India

3640. SHRI K.J. ALPHONS: Will theMinister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal to laya gas pipeline on sea bed between Omanand India;

(b) whether Government will giveapproval to private players to lay thepipeline if Government do not haveadequate resources to do so;

(c) whether anyone has approachedGovernment for approval; and

(d) if so, what is the status of theapplication?

Withdrawal of subsidized cylinders

3641. SHRI RAJMANI PATEL:DR. AMEE YAJNIK:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUMAND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering to withdraw the subsidizedcylinders to the financial well off people;

(b) if so, whether Government has takenany step so far in this regard; and


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Funds under VGF for North East GasGrid project

3642. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:Will the Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government decided toprovide funds under Viability Gas Funding(VGF) for North East Gas Grid project;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the Statesthat would be benefited;

(c) the percentage of gas connections tothe households in the North-Eastern Statesthrough this project, as on 31st of January,2020; and

(d) whether it will boost industrialgrowth in the North-Eastern region and ifso, the details thereof?

Impact of falling crude oil prices

3643. SHRI MD. NADIMULHAQUE:

SHRI SANJAY RAUT:


(a) whether global crude oil prices havefallen by nearly 40 per cent, the detailsthereof;

(b) if so, how it benefits our countryfrom crude oil imports;

(c) whether Government is planning onshifting the benefit to common consumer,if so, the details thereof; and

(d) how much benefits have beenaccrued by the consumers from falling globalcrude oil prices?

Provision of PNG supply for kitchen

3644. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cities provided withPNG supply for kitchen, State-wise,details thereof;

(b) the number of cities to be providedwith PNG supply during next three years,the State-wise, details thereof; and

(c) the number of LPG connectionsbeing surrendered due to PNG supplies?

Studies to examine natural gas andpetroleum extraction

3645. SHRI T.G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has undertakenstudies to examine the extraction of naturalgas and petroleum potential in the country;


(c) whether the studies have proven anypositive results, if so, the details thereof;and

(d) whether any such studies have beenconducted in Andhra Pradesh, the detailsthereof?

Petroleum investments in AndhraPradesh

3646. SHRI T.G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the attention of theMinistry is drawn to the matter of proposedPetro-Chemical and Petroleum InvestmentsRegion (PCPIR) projects to be brought upin Kakinada region in the State of AndhraPradesh to make the region petroleum hubof the country;


(c) the progress and status of theprojects as on date along with the details ofoutlay; and

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(d) the steps being taken byGovernment in this regard?

Production of LPG cylinders beforeand after PMUY

3647. SHRI KUMAR KETKAR: Willthe Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the production figures of LPGcylinders before 2016, announcing PradhanMantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY); and

(b) the production figures of LPGcylinders after 2016, year-wise?

Promotion of green fuel

3648. SHRI R. VAITHILINGAM: Willthe Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering to promote green fuel in thecountry and open more retail outlets forthe same;

(b) whether Government is consideringto promote CNG in a big way and makethem available across the country;

(c) whether Government is consideringto open green fuel and CNG outlets in theState of Tamil Nadu, considering the factthat the vehicular movement in many partsof Tamil Nadu is quite high; and


Strategic crude oil store capacity inVisakhapatnam

3649. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GASbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has completed

the commissioning of crude oil storagefacility at Visakhapatnam in the State ofAndhra Pradesh;


(c) whether Government has alsocompleted the filling of oil in the caverns inthe crude oil storage facility;



LPG connections under PMUY

3650. PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA:Will the Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the State-wise number of LPGconnections issued during each year of thePradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana's (PMUY)operations;

(b) the State-wise number of first,second, third etc. refills issued during eachyear of PMUY's operations;

(c) whether Government finds patternsof decline in the uptake of successive LPGrefills under PMUY;

(d) if so, the causes thereof and themeasures to address this decline; and

(e) if not, the methodology employedto identify patterns in the raw data?

Import of crude oil from USA

3651. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Public Sector oil companiesare importing crude oil from USA;

(b) if so, the details thereof for the lastthree years, year-wise and oil company-wise; and

(c) the details of its comparison,

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price-wise, with crude oil imported fromGulf countries?

Ease in entry barriers for petrol pumpbusiness

3652. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister ofPETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has easedentry barriers for petrol pump business;

(b) whether the above decision has beentaken to bring in more competition and ifso, the details thereof; and

(c) the extent to which this decision willgenerate employment opportunities foryouth?

Production of natural gas

3653. SHRI RAKESH SINHA: Will theMinister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the gross production of natural gasin the country;

(b) the proportional shares ofGovernment and private companies in thetotal production of natural gas;

(c) the private companies involved inproduction of natural gas;

(d) the respective shares of privatecompanies;

(e) how much production is being donethrough public private participation;

(f) whether Government get royaltyfrom these private producers; and

(g) the companies which got lease forproduction during the last five years?

Impact of Coronavirus outbreak on oilprices

3654. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Will theMinister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that world oilprices tumbled by more than 4 per centbecause of the impact of the Coronavirusoutbreak;

(b) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment intends to buy more oil takingadvantage of the situation; and


Investment in IOCL plant at Paradip,Odisha

3655. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the total investment undertaken byCentral Government in the Indian OilCorporation Limited (IOCL) plant atParadip, Odisha;

(b) what are the benefits and facilities/facilitations that have been provided bythe State Government of Odisha for theIOCL plant at Paradip, Odisha;

(c) the proposed investment in IOCLplant at Paradip, Odisha in the coming days;and

(d) the timeline for above-mentionedproposed investment?

Implementation of PMUY

3656. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofPETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS bepleased to state:

(a) the details of target set under

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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY),State-wise and whether the targets havebeen achieved;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether it is a fact that the Ministryis aiming to set new targets and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether it is a fact that only cylinder,regulator and gas for first filling are providedunder PMUY; and

(e) if so, in how many instalments theMinistry recovers the deposit of cylinderand regulator from PMUY beneficiary?

Low growth in refinery products

3657. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether a low growth in core sectorsincluding natural gas and petroleum refineryproducts in the country has been reportedsince last one year;

(b)if so, the details thereof and thepresent status improvement made in this;

(c) whether Government has taken anyeffective steps to arrest such trend of lowgrowth; and


Diversification of crude oil importbasket

3658. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM:DR. T. SUBBARAMI

REDDY:


(a) whether the Ministry has anyproposal to diversify India's crude oilimport basket;


(c) whether talks are being held withUS Government and private oil firms fordoubling crude oil import from USA;


(e) how does the overall cost includingtransportation compare, as against theimports from the West Asia; and

(f) the measures taken to ensurediversification of energy source with focuson secure, stable and predictable oilsupplies?

Achievements in the sphere of socialjustice

†3659. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICEAND EMPOWERMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) the achievements in the sphere ofsocial justice in Rajasthan and other Statesduring the last three years and as on date;

(b) the scheme-wise quantum of fundsallocated for the welfare schemes launchedin Rajasthan and other States during thelast two years;

(c) the quantum of funds used for thesame, State-wise; and

(d) whether Government has receivedany complaint till now against any Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)regarding the misuse of funds during thesaid period?

Extension of Pre-Matric scholarshipto classes I-VIII

3660. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARGUPTA: Will the Minister of SOCIALJUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Twelfth


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Five Year Plan for 2012-17 hadrecommended that the Pre-MatricScholarship for SCs be extended toclasses I-VIII;

(b) whether no budget was allocated sothe scheme was also not upgraded;

(c) whether Pre-Matric Scholarships arealso provided for the children of those inoccupations involving cleaning and proneto health hazards;

(d) if so, whether the funds allocatedfor this have been fully utilized; and


EKAM FEST

3661. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has organized`EKAM FEST' to promote the productsof Divyang artisans and entrepreneurs, ifso, the details thereof along with its aimsand objectives;

(b) the details of number of suchentrepreneurs participated in the said event;

(c) the number of events organized andamount incurred for this purpose; and

(d) whether Government has createdawareness to popularise by the said move,if so, the details thereof and the other stepstaken by Government to promote Divyangartisans and entrepreneurs?

Working of Dr. Ambedkar Foundation

3662. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the schemes andprogrammes that are being undertaken by

the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation at present;

(b) the number of beneficiaries who havereceived financial assistance for treatmentof life-threatening diseases fromDr. Ambedkar Foundation during the lastthree years and the current year, State-wiseand disease-wise; and

(c) whether Government has set up anygoverning body to monitor its working, ifso, the details thereof?

Financial assistance for NGOs

†3663. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICEAND EMPOWERMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Non-GovernmentalOrganisations (NGOs) working for thewelfare schemes under the Ministry areprovided financial assistance;

(b) if so, the eligibility criteria andprocedure for granting license to providethem grants or benefits;

(c) whether there is a provision forreview and inspection of these from timeto time; and

(d) whether there exists an official portalof the list of such authentic and blacklistedNGOs to prevent people from donatingfor fake organisations or getting exploitedin some other ways?

Providing social security andemployment to inter-

caste marriages

3664. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether there was increase in lovemarriages that happened in the counrty;


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(b) if so, any data/record maintainedsuch marriages;

(c) whether Government is aware thatmany hardships are faced by inter-castecouples; and

(d) if so, whether there is any scheme,providing social security and employmentto lead the life in a decent manner?

Scholarship and Fellowship schemesfor orphan students

3665. SHRIMATI SHANTACHHETRI: Will the Minister of SOCIALJUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT bepleased to state:

(a) the number of orphan students whohave received scholarships and fellowships,Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme andNational Overseas Scholarship schemesduring the previous year and the currentyear;

(b) the funds allocated for the above-mentioned schemes;

(c) the process of application andcriteria for selection of orphan students toreceive the benefits under these schemes;

(d) whether these scholarships andfellowships are awarded for all degreesubjects and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether Government is planning toexpand the purview of these schemes andif so, the details thereof'?

Welfare scheme for senior citizens inGujarat

†3666. SHRI NARANBHAI J.RATHWA: Will the Minister of SOCIALJUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT bepleased to state:

(a) the names of the schemes for welfare

of senior citizens implemented in Gujarat;

(b) the funds sanctioned/released toGujarat for these schemes alongwith thefunds utilised therefrom during the last threeyears;

(c) whether Gujarat has requested tosanction some more funds for the schemesmeant for welfare of senior citizens and theactions taken in this regard; and

(d) the number of old age homesfunctioning in Gujarat at present and thelocation-wise/district-wise details thereof?

Social security of parents and seniorcitizens

3667. SHRI SHWAIT MALIK: Willthe Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of steps taken byGovernment under Maintenance andWelfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act(MWPSCA), 2007 to ensure social securityof parents and senior citizens; and

(b) whether there is any proposal forthe sentence to the children who torturetheir old parents?

Welfare of transgender persons

3668. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR: Willthe Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number of transgender welfareboards formed as per the NALSA Judgment2014, State-wise details thereof;

(b) the number of parents of transgenderchildren benefited from scheme for financialsupport, State-wise details thereof;

(c) the number of transgender studentsstudying in Class VII to X benefited from


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scheme for Pre- Matric Scholarship,State-wise details thereof;

(d) the number of transgender personsbenefited from scheme for assistance forskill development and training, State-wisedetails thereof; and

(e) the number of transgender personsbenefited from national pension scheme,State-wise details thereof?

Schemes implemented by Ministry

3669. DR. VINAY P.SAHASRABUDDHE: Will the Ministerof SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the major welfare schemes beingimplemented by the Ministry currently,the State-wise details of the beneficiariesof these schemes during the last five years;

(b) what specific reforms wereintroduced in the design or mechanism ofimplementation of these schemes duringthe last five years; and

(c) what is the impact of these newreforms introduced in the quality ofimplementation or prevention ofcorruption?

Allocation of funds for welfare of SCs

3670. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICEAND EMPOWERMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of the allocation of fundsfor the welfare of SCs for the financial year2020-21, State-wise/UT-wise;

(b) whether the allocation is in theproportion of their population in thecountry; and

(c) if not, why Government do not make

allocation as per their populationproportion, response thereof?

Delay in notifying ResearchFellowship for OBCs

3671. SHRI ABDUL WAHAB: Willthe Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas not notified the Research Fellowshipgiven to Other Backward Classes (OBCs)for the academic year 2019-20;

(b) if so, the details of notification;

(c) if not, why is there a delay innotifying OBC fellowship;

(d) the year-wise details of the date ofnotification, number of applicants, numberof students selected during the last sixyears; and

(e) whether Government has any planto increase the number of fellowships asthe number of students coming from OBCshave increased over the years?

Extension of OBC benefits toMuslims

3672. SHRI B.K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that clarificationto State of Karnataka is pending withGovernment of India for last two yearsrelated to the castes of Muslim religion thatare to be extended the benefit of OBC forCentral reservation under Articles 15(4) and16 (4) of the Constitution of India; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereason for delay related to the clarificationrequested by the Backward Classes WelfareDepartment, Government of Karnataka'saddressed to the Union Government?

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Scheme for Social Integrationthrough Inter-Caste

Marriages

3673. SHRI NARAIN DASS GUPTA:Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICEAND EMPOWERMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) the budget allocation for assistanceunder Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for SocialIntegration through Inter-Caste Marriages;

(b) the number of couples who haveapplied for financial aid under this scheme;and

(c) the details of financial aid which hasbeen disbursed under this scheme?

NCBC inquiry in OBCdiscrimination over

creamy layer



Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICEAND EMPOWERMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) the reasons for Ministry usingdifferent 'creamy layer' formula for OBCsemployed with State, Central and PSUs;

(b) whether it is a fact that the NationalCommission for Backward Classes(NCBC) has decided to inquire intodiscrimination against OBCs working inPSUs over calculation of 'creamy layer'criteria;

(c) whether it is also a fact that 1993OM of DoPT prescribes uniform formulafor calculating 'creamy layer'; and

(d) if so, why Ministry is deviating itnow?

Scholarship offered to BPL families

3675. SHRI HARNATH SINGHYADAV:

SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICEAND EMPOWERMENT be pleased tostate:

(a) the total number of scholarshipsoffered to persons belonging to BPLfamilies;

(b) the number of beneficiaries underthe scheme during the past two years,scheme-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by Government toimprove the uptake of such schemes?

Boosting per capita steelconsumption

3676. SHRI AKHILESH PRASADSINGH: Will the Minister of STEEL bepleased to state:

(a) the per capita consumption of steelin the country vis-a-vis global consumption;

(b) what has been the growth trend inper capita steel consumption in the countryover the last five years; and

(c) the measures adopted byGovernment to boost per capita steelconsumption in the country including valueadded steel products?

Joint venture between RINL andAPMDC



Will the Minister of STEEL be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it has come to notice of

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Government that RINL and Andhra PradeshMineral Development Corporation(APMDC) have formed a joint venture toextract iron ore from Kukunoor, WestGodavari district, Andhra Pradesh;

(b) if so, when Government has sentproposal to NITI Aayog for its approvaland status of the same;

(c) whether it is a fact that Kukunoorblock is estimated to have 25-30 milliontonnes of high quality iron ore; and

(d) if so, what is the annual iron orerequirement of RINL and for how manyyears these reserves help RINL not todepend on other mines?

Modernisation of steel plants

†3678. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of STEEL be pleased to state

(a) whether it is a fact that SteelAuthority of India Limited (SAIL) hasmodernised and extended the integratedplants like Bhilai, Bokaro, Rourkela,Durgapur, Burnpur and Salem steel plants;and

(b) if so, the estimated growth in theproduction of raw steel per year as a resultof this and the financial expenditure to bemade for the same, with the details thereof?

Steel production in the country

3679. SHRI RAKESH SINHA: Will theMinister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) the gross steel production in thecountry;

(b) what are parameters to decide thestandard of steel at the National andInternational level;

(c) the number of steel producers whofollow those parameters;

(d) whether Government is aware ofsub-standard steel produced by manydomestic producers are available in themarket;

(e) the steps taken by Government tocheck sub-standard production of steel andprevent them from getting supplied toGovernment organisations; and

(f) what steps Government has takento protect consumers from sub-standardsteel suppliers?

CSR fund by steel CPSEs

3680. SHRI AKHILESH PRASADSINGH: Will the Minister of STEEL bepleased to state:

(a) whether Central Public SectorEnterprises (CPSEs) under the Ministryare spending their Corporate SocialResponsiblity (CSR) fund responsibly, ifso, the year-wise details of CSR expenditureby steel CPSEs during the last three years;and

(b) whether any CSR activity bysteel CPSEs has been carried out in Biharin the last three years, if so, the detailsthereof'?

I N D E X(Ministry-wise)

Civil Aviation : 3521, 3522, 3523, 3524, 3525, 3526,3527, 3528, 3529, 3530, 3531, 3532,3533, 3534, 3535, 3536, 3537, 3538,3539, 3540, 3541, 3542, 3543,

Home Affairs : 3544, 3545, 3546, 3547, 3548, 3549,3550, 3551, 3552, 3553, 3554, 3555,3556, 3557, 3558, 3559, 3560, 3561,3562, 3563, 3564, 3565, 3566, 3567,3568, 3569, 3570, 3571, 3572, 3573,3574, 3575, 3576, 3577, 3578, 3579,3580, 3581, 3582, 3583, 3584, 3585,3586, 3587, 3588, 3589, 3590, 3591,3592, 3593, 3594, 3595, 3596, 3597,3598,

Housing and Urban Affairs : 3599, 3600, 3601, 3602, 3603, 3604,3605, 3606, 3607, 3608, 3609, 3610,3611, 3612, 3613, 3614, 3615, 3616,3617, 3618, 3619,

Labour and Employment : 3620, 3621, 3623, 3624, 3625, 3626,3627, 3628, 3629, 3630, 3631, 3632,3633, 3634, 3635, 3636, 3637, 3638,3639,

Petroleum and Natural Gas : 3640, 3641, 3642, 3643, 3644, 3645,3646, 3647, 3648, 3649, 3650, 3651,3652, 3653, 3654, 3655, 3656, 3657,3658,

Social Justice and Empowerment : 3622, 3659, 3660, 3661, 3662, 3663,3664, 3665, 3666, 3667, 3668, 3669,3670, 3671, 3672, 3673, 3674, 3675,

Steel : 3676, 3677, 3678, 3679, 3680.

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