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LOK SABHA ______ List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS Wednesday, March 4, 2020/Phalguna 14, 1941 (Saka) ______ (Prime Minister; Ministries of Atomic Energy; Coal; Commerce and Industry; Communications; Defence; Development of North Eastern Region; Electronics and Information Technology; External Affairs; Law and Justice; Mines; Parliamentary Affairs; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Space; Statistics and Programme Implementation) (¯ÖϬÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß; ¯Ö¸ü´ÖÖÞÖã ‰ú•ÖÖÔ; ÛúÖêµÖ»ÖÖ; ¾ÖÖ×ÞÖ•µÖ †Öî¸ü ˆªÖêÝÖ; ÃÖÓ“ÖÖ¸ü; ¸üõÖÖ; ˆ¢Ö¸ü ¯Öæ¾Öá õÖê¡Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ; ‡»ÖꌙÒüÖò×®ÖÛúß †Öî¸ü ÃÖæ“Ö®ÖÖ ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß; ×¾Ö¤êü¿Ö; ×¾Ö×¬Ö †Öî¸ü ®µÖÖµÖ; ÜÖÖ®Ö; ÃÖÓÃÖ¤üßµÖ ÛúÖµÖÔ; ÛúÖÙ´ÖÛú, »ÖÖêÛú ׿ÖÛúÖµÖŸÖ †Öî¸ü ¯Öë¿Ö®Ö; µÖÖê•Ö®ÖÖ; ¸êü»Ö; †ÓŸÖ׸üõÖ; ÃÖÖÓ×ܵÖÛúß †Öî¸ü ÛúÖµÖÔÛÎú´Ö ÛúÖµÖÖÔ®¾ÖµÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ ) ______ Total Number of Questions — 20 Young Scientist Programme Amendment in Family Pension Rules *181. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED: †*183. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE: Will the PRIME MINISTER Will the PRIME MINISTER ¯ÖϬÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß ¯ÖϬÖÖ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: be pleased to state: (a) whether the Indian Space Research Organisation (a) whether the Government has amended the (ISRO) has launched Young Scientist Programme; Rule 54(3) of Family Pension Rules, 1964; and (b) if so, the details thereof; (b) if so, the details thereof? (c) the details of the selection procedure for rural students; Touting Activities (d) whether ISRO will bear the expenditure of the *184. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: participating students; and SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: (e) if so, the details thereof? Will the Minister of RAILWAYS Coal Production ¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: *182. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: (a) whether the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has Will the Minister of COAL recently busted a big gang involved in ticketing scams, ÛúÖêµÖ»ÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß money laundering and suspected terror funding; be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof and the modus operandi (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to adopted by the culprits; increase domestic coal production and reduce the import (c) whether any arrest has been made in this regard of coal and if so, the details thereof; till date and if so, the details thereof; (b) the details of the coal mines which have been (d) whether the Railways has launched ‘operation closed down during the last three years or are likely to thunder’ against touting activities and if so, the details be closed down after completion of the extraction work thereof; and during the current year and coming three years; (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Railways (c) whether the Government has taken any steps for to make its reservation sites foolproof and hacking the exploration of new mining regions and if so, the free? details thereof; (d) the details of steel grade coal extracted in Baramulla-Kupwara Rail Link the country along with the details of steel grade coal *185. SHRI MOHAMMAD AKBAR LONE: sold by the organisations under the administrative control of the Ministry from 2012-13 to 2019-20, year- Will the Minister of RAILWAYS wise; and ¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß (e) whether any compensation is paid to workers on be pleased to state: the closing of mines and if so, the details thereof along (a) whether the Government has any proposal/ with the criteria fixed to determine the quantum of received any request for the extension of rail link from compensation? Baramulla to Kupwara and Kupwara to Lalab; _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 51 (b) if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether the Union Government has received any (c) the present status of the extension of these rail complaints in this regard from the concerned State links? Government/Union Territory Administrations during the last three years and the current year so far and if so, the details thereof; and Defence Reforms (c) whether the Union Government has fixed any *186. DR. AMAR SINGH: accountability/responsibility in this regard and if so, the details thereof? Will the Minister of DEFENCE ¸üõÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: Export of Arms (a) whether the Government is aware of the need to †*189. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: undertake a number of defence reforms to tackle the Will the Minister of DEFENCE external security threats particularly from China; ¸üõÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) if so, the details thereof; and be pleased to state: (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government (a) whether the Government proposes or has any to reduce the size of the Army so that expenditure on proposal to export arms, ammunition and armament salaries and pensions can be redirected for procurement systems to the developing and semi-developed countries of weapons? and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Defence Research and Development International Intellectual Property Index Organisation has submitted any proposal to the *187. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL: Government in this regard and if so, the details DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.: thereof; Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (c) the action taken/being taken by the Government thereon; and ¾ÖÖ×ÞÖ•µÖ †Öî¸ü ˆªÖêÝÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (d) whether the Government has conducted any be pleased to state: comparative cost study of the countries exporting arms (a) whether International Intellectual Property Index and if so, the details thereof? (IIPI) has been released by the Global Innovation Policy Centre recently; Privatisation of Railways (b) if so, the details thereof including the criteria fixed for determining the rankings in IIPI; †*190. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR: (c) whether India’s ranking has slipped in IIPI; Will the Minister of RAILWAYS (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; ¸êü»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß (e) whether the Government has made any effort to be pleased to state: support investments in innovation and creativity through (a) whether the Government has prepared draft for increasingly robust Intellectual Property protection and the privatisation of Railways; enforcement and if so, the details thereof; (f) the number of Intellectual Property Rights (b) if so, the details thereof; and awareness workshops/seminars conducted by the (c) the details of expenditure incurred and the Government during the last three years and the current revenue earned by the Railways during the last three year so far; and years? (g) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the ranking in IIPI? Electronics Manufacturing Hub *191. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: Services of BSNL SHRI GAUTAM SIGAMAANI PON: †*188. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS ‡»ÖꌙÒüÖò×®ÖÛúß †Öî¸ü ÃÖæ“Ö®ÖÖ ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß ´ÖÓ¡Öß ÃÖÓ“ÖÖ¸ü ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has earmarked huge (a) whether the services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam funds to ensure that big international manufacturing firms Limited (BSNL) mostly remain disturbed in Jammu & set up their global supply chains in the country to make Kashmir, Ladakh and Madhya Pradesh and if so, the it an electronics manufacturing hub in the next five years details thereof; and if so, the details thereof; _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 52 (b) whether the Government proposes to disburse (c) the steps taken by the Government so far in this funds to these firms through production-linked incentive regard? and replace the popular Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; Assistance to Employees of Sainik Schools (c) the criteria fixed by the Government for eligibility *195. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: of companies for availing funds under the production Will the Minister of DEFENCE linked incentive; ¸üõÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (d) the targeted jobs, exports and direct tax likely to be generated through production linked incentive; and be pleased to state: (e) whether the Government has set any tough (a) whether the pension and mediclaim assistance to qualification criteria to ensure that the funds are not the staff of Sainik Schools has been a long pending issue especially of Sainik School, Bijapur and if so, the used by those who manufacture devices only for the details threof; local market and if so, the details thereof? (b) whether the Government has taken cognizance of these basic and serious issues of these staff who IT Hubs in Small Cities have been instrumental in moulding the best personalities †*192. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA: especially in the armed forces; (c) if so, the details thereof; Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (d) whether the Government is planning to have complete control of the Sainik Schools through the Sainik ‡»ÖꌙÒüÖò×®ÖÛúß †Öî¸ü ÃÖæ“Ö®ÖÖ ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß ´ÖÓ¡Öß School Society, Ministry of Defence and also proposes be pleased to state: to direct the States to ensure uniformity in allocation of (a) whether the Government proposes to develop funds for their respective schools; and Information Technology (IT) Hubs in small cities and (e) if so, the details thereof? if so, the details thereof; (b) the steps taken by the Government in this regard; Vacancies in various Courts and *196. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY: (c) whether the Government proposes to give an impetus to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in this regard Will the Minister