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Lok Sabha Question No. 2149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Environment Friendly Affordable Housing
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2149

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 15, 2017

## ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING

No. 2149. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  environment
- friendly affordable housing in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  prepare  programme  to
- provide house to all the needy in the country; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c) :  'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects. Therefore, it is the responsibility of State/UT Governments to ensure housing to all  citizens  including  the  urban  poor.  In  order  to  supplement  the efforts of States/Union territories (UTs), Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty  Alleviation  is  implementing  the  'Pradhan  Mantri  Awas Yojana (Urban) {PMAY (U)}' Mission to provide central assistance to the  implementing  agencies  through  States  and  UTs  for  providing houses to all eligible families/beneficiaries.

Contd….2..

Under the 'Affordable Housing in Partnership' vertical of PMAY (U), financial  assistance  of  Rs.1.5  lakh  per  EWS  house  is  provided. So  far,  542  projects  for  construction  of  5,75,746  Houses  of  EWS category have been sanctioned under AHP vertical of PMAY (U) in various States/UTs.

The  Mission  also  includes  a  Technology  Sub-mission  to  facilitate State  /  City  Government  to  adopt  modern,  innovative  and  green technologies and building material for faster and quality construction of houses. The Sub-Mission also envisages to facilitate State  /  City  Government  in  preparation  and  adoption  of  layout designs  and  building  plans  suitable  for  various  geo-climatic  zones and to deploy disaster resistant and environment friendly technologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Video Advertisement
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## 2148. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is considering to crack a whip on video advertisements that download automatically at the time of internet browsing, leading to an unwanted surge in data usage for consumers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the TRAI has made consultations with all stakeholders to sort out this issue and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the industry  analysis  are  of  the  view  that  with  the  advent  of  faster  internet services such as 4G, the issue is only going to get serious, if not tackled now; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  in  academic  collaboration  with Indian Institute  of  Technology  (IIT)  Hyderabad  conducted  a  seminar  on  'Unsolicited Downloads and Background Exchanges when using the Internet' on 24 th October  2016  at Hyderabad with the intent to get valuable feedback and comments from the stakeholders.

Technology  options  and  observations  of  the  awareness  programmes  are  being examined  by  TRAI  for  implementation.  The  analysis  of  comments  received  by  TRAI, including impact of faster internet services such as 4G, is also being examined.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2148 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2017

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: New Rail Line from Madhupur to Dhanbad
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2147 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## NEW RAIL LINE FROM MADHUPUR TO DHANBAD

†2147.  PROF. CHINTAMANI  MALVIYA: DR.  RAVINDRA  KUMAR  RAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  construct  a  new  rail  line from Madhupur to Dhanbad to shorten the routes to Ranchi, Patna and Deoghar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has received recommendation letters in this regard from some public representatives; and
- (e) if so, the details of the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a),  (b)  &  (e):    Yes,  Madam.  A  Reconnaissance  Engineering  cum Traffic Survey (RETS) for new line between Dhanbad and Giridih (50 km) has been included in Budget 2017-18 at an anticipated cost of

- (c): Does not arise. ` 12.50 lakh. Giridih is already connected with Madhupur by rail.

(d): Requests/demands for new lines, gauge conversion and doubling, both formal as well as informal, are received by Railways at various levels i.e. Railway Board, Zonal Railways and Divisional Headquarters, etc. As receipt of such requests/suggestions/demands is a continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Removal of Pantry Cars
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2146 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## REMOVAL OF PANTRY CARS

†2146. SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the reason for not providing pantry car service in train No.15273/15274 Satyagraha Express; (b) whether the Government proposes to provide pantry car services in the said train; and (c) if so, the time by which the same is likely to be provided?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c) :   Attachment of pantry car to any train depends upon order of priority with respect to category of train viz. Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto/ Mail/Express trains etc,  availability of pantry cars and journey period of train  etc.    The  running  time  of  Train  No.15273/15274  Satyagraha Express, is approximately 24 Hours and at present, there are about 245 pairs of long distance trains, including Satyagraha Express having more than 24 hours travel time in which pantry cars have not been provided due to paucity of pantry cars.   Accordingly, attachment of Pantry Car in Satyagraha  Express    is  dependent  upon  availability  of  pantry  car. However, passengers of this train can order food of their choice through e-catering which is available at all major stations enroute.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: LHB Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## LHB COACHES

2145. SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of LHB coaches presently in the railway system;
- (b) the  number  of  pending  projects  of  converting  coaches  to  LHB; and
- (c) the budget allocation for introducing more LHB coaches over the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a): Presently, around 5000 LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) coaches are running in Indian Railways.

- (b):  It  has  been  planned  to  replace  conventional  coaches  of important Mail/Express trains by LHB coaches in a phased manner.

It is an ongoing process over Indian Railways subject to availability of  coaches,  maintenance  facility,  Commissioner  of  Railway  Safety (CRS)  sanction,  operational  requirement  etc.  So  far,  nearly  185 rakes in 135 pairs of trains are running with LHB coaches.

(c):  Total  outlay  for  all  types  of  coaches  under  the  Rolling  Stock Programme is as follows:

RE- Revised Estimates

| RE 2014-15      | RE 2015-16     | RE 2016-17      |
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
| ₹ 6007.14 crore | ₹ 5614.4 crore | ₹ 9672.09 crore |

The figure of Budgetary allocation for LHB coaches is not maintained separately. However, there has been an increase in the production of LHB coaches in the past 3 years as under:

| Year                         |   Total numbers |
|------------------------------|-----------------|
| 2014-15                      |             555 |
| 2015-16                      |            1044 |
| 2016-17 (upto February 2017) |            1293 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: TRP in Doordarshan
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2143

( TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017 )

## TRP IN DOORDARSHAN 2143. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Doordarshan  has  been  able  to  produce  programmes  with  high TRP ratings during the last three years keeping in view the instruction given by the  Prasar  Bharati  to  Doordarshan  to  organise  regular  Doordarshan  viewer Research  Television  Rating  through  viewer  research  units  for  the  rural population;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the Doordarshan is considering to start special television programme for viewers in the rural areas; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)

(a)& (b): Prasar  Bharati being a Public Service Broadcaster has to perform as per its  mandate  under  the  Prasar  Bharati  Act,  1990  and  in  accordance  with  the established norms. Its functioning cannot therefore be guided purely by Commercial motives to produce high TRP ratings programmes. As per Section 12 of  the  Act,  primary  duty  of  the  Corporation  is  to  organize  and  conduct  Public Broadcasting Services to inform, educate and entertain the public. In accordance with  these  objectives,  Doordarshan  produces  programmes  encompassing  the objectives  of  public  service  broadcasting.  Details  of  the  TRP  (Television  Rating Point) /GVM (Gross Viewership in Million)  for the last 3 year is annexed.

(c) & (d): Doordarshan telecasts a variety of programmes for viewers in rural areas through its entire network of 23 Satellite channels (24X7) including 06 National, 01 International  and  16  RLSS  (Regional  Language  Satellite  Services).  Apart  from this,  Doordarshan    has  launched  DD  Kisan  Channel  to  meet  the  special requirement of farmers and viewers in rural areas. Its programme content includes core agriculture, weather, rural development and entertainment for the benefit of viewers in general and farming and rural community in particular.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS (a)  AND (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2143 FOR ANSWER 0N 15.03.2017

## DETAILS  OF  THE  TELEVION  RARTING  POINT/GROSS  VIEWESHIP  IN MILLION FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS

DD National TG (Target Group): New Consumer Classification System (NCCS) Market: All India Period: Year 2014 to 2016 ) Gross Viewership in Millions

|   Year |   Gross Viewership in Million Per week |
|--------|----------------------------------------|
|   2014 |                                    155 |
|   2015 |                                    133 |
|   2016 |                                    172 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Bio-technology Parks
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15/03/2017

Bio-technology Parks

## 2142. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY;

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- the details of Bio-technology Parks in the country and the achievements made therein:
- (c) the revenue earned by biotech industry in the country the last three years; yearwise; during
- (b) the details of fund allocation for the existing and  proposed Bio-lechnology Parks each of the last three years and the current year; State-wise; during
- the steps takem proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the earnings; and
- (e the policy initiatives taken/proposed t0 be taken by the Government to make India a biotech hub in the world?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

- (a) Madam; the Department has supported 06 Bio-technology parks in various states: The Bio-technology Parks have created shared infrastructure and high end equipment facilities with incubation space for promoting entrepreneurship development in Biotechnology sector: Several incubalees have been benefitted from this support: along
- (b) Budgetary support from the Department of Biotechnology has been provided only to 2 the last 3 years including current year. The details are given below: parks
- Biotech Park Lucknow, UP, Rs: 338.67 Iakhs (2016-2017)
- Biotech Park Kochi, Kerala, Rs 276.74 lakhs (2013-2014) and Rs. 300.00 lakhs (2014-2015).
- (c) The revenue earned by biotech industry during FY 2013-2014.FY 2014-2015 and FY 2015-16 has been US $ 5 Billion. US $ 7 Billion and US $ H Billion, respectively.

(d) & (e)A number of policy initiatives have been taken to boost the Biotech Sector t0 make India a Global Biotech Hub: The announcements on Make In India and StartUp India policies have contributed greatly to scaling up of StartUps and creating the desired infrastructure and auract investments The details are available on http / WWWmakeinindia com/sectorbbiotechnology
Lok Sabha Question No. 2141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Challenges Faced by Skill Development Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## CHALLENGES FACED BY SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## 2141. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  skill  development  programs  in  the  country  are  facing  enormous challenges;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  participation,  infrastructure,  awareness  and  implementation  are  the  major challenges;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is focusing on inculcating and advancing the skill sets of the young population of the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) Yes  Madam, Ministry had faced some challenges during the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2015-16. To overcome or remove those challenges  Ministry  has  modified  the  scheme  to  make  it  more  effective,  transparent  and beneficiary oriented. PMKVY 2.0 aims to train one crore youth for the period of 2016-2020 with  a  total  outlay  of  Rs  12,000  crores.  Under  PMKVY,  short  term  trainings  as  well  as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for enhancement of skills are provided to prospective youths  of  the  country.  The  objective  of  this  Scheme  is  to  encourage  and  promote  Skill Development  for  the  youth  throughout  the  country,  by  aligning  itself  with  the  Common Norms guidelines.

The  salient  features  of  the  modified  PMKVY  (2016-20)  includes  NSQF  based quality  assurance  framework,  alignment  with  common  norms,  market  relevant  training programmes,  recognition  of  prior  learning,  curriculum  alignment,  national  certification, employable skills, placements etc. Under the modified scheme, the focus on employment has  been  significantly  enhanced.  Scheme  incentivizes  Training  Centers  (TCs)/  Training Partners  (TPs)  for  facilitating  placement  of  the  trained  candidates.  TCs  are  mandated  to organize placement/rozgar melas every six month with the support of Sector Skill Council. Various IT interventions such as Direct Benefit Transfer, Aadhaar linkage of  trainers and trainees, Biometric attendance of candidate, SMART portal based Accreditation & Affiliation of TCs etc have been ensured. Additionally, there is a special provision in the scheme to provide post placement support to women, PwDs and candidates from special areas (LWE, North East region and J&K).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Growth of Telecommunication Market
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2140 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2017

## GROWTH OF TELECOMMUNICATION MARKET

## 2140. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the country is witnessing fast growth of telecommunications market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with growth statistics for the past three years;
- (c) whether Indian cellular market is facing intense international competition;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether initiatives have been taken to boost the Indian cellular market; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Yes Madam. The service area wise total  number of  telephone connections in the country during the last three years are as under :-
- (c) & (d) No  Madam.
- (e) & (f) The Initiatives taken to boost the Indian cellular market are as under:
- (i) Spectrum sharing, trading & liberalization has been permitted
- (ii)  Spectrum auction has been done so that there is no scarcity of spectrum.
- (iii) Active infrastructure sharing has been permitted
- (iv) Aadhar based e-KYC process for subscriber acquisition has been introduced.

| Year       |   Total connections (in million) |
|------------|----------------------------------|
| 31-03-2014 |                           933.02 |
| 31-03-2015 |                           996.13 |
| 31-03-2016 |                          1059.33 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Expenditure from MPLAD Funds
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2139

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2017

## EXPENDITURE FROM MPLAD FUNDS

## 2139   SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  many Ministries  have  asked  all  the  Members  of  Parliament  to spend funds for various  central  schemes  from  the  MPLAD funds;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether Government is going to increase the MPLAD funds as  per  the  report  of  Committee  on  MPLAD  Scheme  during this Budget Session;
- (d)
- (e)
- if so, details thereof; and
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION [SHRI  D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA]

(a) & (b): Guidelines on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) provides for convergence of MPLADS with  Central  Government  schemes  such  as  MGNREGA,  Khelo  India: National Programme for Development of Sports, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Atal Jyoti Yojana for providing solar lighting  systems  and  for  construction  of  shelters  and  equipment  for imparting training for skill development.

The Central Schemes concerning various Ministries are administered by  the  respective  Ministry.  The  concerned  Ministry  may  request  the Hon'ble Members of Parliament to contribute from their MPLADS fund for augmenting  their schemes  as  per the extant provisions of Guidelines on MPLADS. However, recommendations / contributions by the MPs are voluntary, as per the very nature of the Scheme.

(c): No, Madam.

(d): Does not arise.

(e): The issue of enhancement of annual allocation of MPLADS fund was referred to Ministry of Finance which has conveyed that it is not possible to find fiscal space for such huge liability on the exchequer in a fiscally constrained environment where scarce resources are to be allocated  among  competing  demand  of  various  flagship  programmes catering to socio-economic / infrastructural as well as special needs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Housing Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2138

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 15, 2017

## HOUSING PROJECT

No. 2138 SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- for
- (a) whether any steps are proposed to be taken standardisation of documents in all real estate projects;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and;
- (c) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  of  ease  the norms for acquiring housing projects by poorer sections of society?

## ANSWER

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

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (c): Section 4 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development)  Act,  2016  and  the  relevant  Rule  framed under  Section  4(m)  of  the  Act  enumerate  the  standard documents for all real estate projects.

The Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016 has been released by Ministry of Urban Development which provides standard documentation for all building permits.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) (Urban) also stipulates that a system should be put in place to ensure single window, time bound clearance for layout approval and  building  permission.  It  is  for  States  to  adopt  the approach  of deemed  approval  on  the  basis of preapproved  layouts  and  building  plans  for  Economically Weaker Section (EWS) / Low Income Group (LIG) Housing or  exempt  approvals  for  houses  below  certain  builtup/plot area.

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