(a) whether the Ministry of Coal had announced to install GPS in all the trucks of Coal India Limited (CIL) to check theft of coal and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the process of installing GPS in all the trucks of CIL has been completed;
(c) if so, the date on which the said process has been completed; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS AND COAL
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) to (d) : Yes, Madam. GPS were installed in 8689 number of vehicles engaged in coal transportation up to the month of September 2017. This is a continuous process and as per strength of the fleet running for transportation of Coal, an additional 2270 GPS has been installed in different subsidiaries of Coal India Limited till January 2018.
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