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Lok Sabha Question No. 5318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Acquisition of Land
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5318 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.4.2017

## Acquisition of Land

5318.   SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:
2. Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state : (a) the number of farmers whose land has been acquired by Central Coalfields Limited(CCL) of Coal India Limited (CIL) and have not been given any compensation and jobs so far; (b) the details of the 'Gair Majarua Land' where poor farmers, dalits and adivasis have been rehabilitated and settled and in whose name Government receipt is being given and which have been acquired by CCL; (c) the number of those persons who have not been provided any compensation and jobs along with the reasons therefor; (d) whether the Government proposes to provide jobs or compensation to such displaced persons; and if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  frame  fixed  therefor  and  if  not,  the

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  COAL, POWER, NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES.

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e):    The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
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- (e) reasons therefor?
Lok Sabha Question No. 5317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Development Activities along Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5317

ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ALONG GANGA RIVER

## †5317. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  issue  guidelines  regarding  development  activities  in  the catchment areas of river Ganga and its tributaries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to demarcate the catchment areas of river to make them free from encroachment and check construction activities in the sensitive zones; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a)  &  (b) The  government  has  notified  River  Ganga  (Rejuvenation,  Protection  and  Management) Authorities  Order,  2016.  Under  the  order,  the  government  has  constituted  National  Council  for Rejuvenation,  Protection  and  Management  of  River  Ganga  (referred  to  as  National  Ganga  Council), under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.  As per para 42 of the notification, prior  approval  from  National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  is  required  for  following  matters,  relating  to river Ganga and any area abutting river Ganga or its tributaries, if required to implement the decision of National Ganga Council.

- i. engineered  diversion  and  storage  of  water  in  River  Ganga  without  affecting  the  flow  of  water downstream of the River Ganga;
- ii. construction of bridges and associated roads and embankments over the River Ganga or at its River Bank or its flood plain area;
- iii.   construction of Ghats or extension of any existing Ghat;
- iv.    construction of jetties;
- v. construction  of  permanent  hydraulic  structures  for  storage  or  diversion  or  control  of  waters  or channelisation of River Ganga or its tributaries;
- vi.    deforestation of hill slopes and notified forest and other eco-sensitive areas.
7. (c) & (d) The catchment area of river basin and its water shed has been demarcated and made available in the River Basin Atlas,2012 and is also available in public domain in Ganga Bhuvan portal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Aligning Domestic Coal Prices with International Rates
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## Aligning Domestic Coal Prices with International Rates

## 5315 .  DR. P. VENUGOPAL :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government favours aligning domestic coal prices with international rates and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  there  has  been  severe  opposition  as  the  stakeholders  involved  therein don't want markets to determine prices of coal in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the value of India's coal imports touched a high of US$ 17.8 billion in financial year  2015  due  to  combination  of  lower  international prices  and inadequate  domestic  production  and  the  higher  domestic  production  during financial  year  2016  lowered  imports  to  US  $  13.7  billion  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER ,NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) &  (b)  Fixing  the  price  of  coal  is  not  in  the  domain  of  Government.  Pricing  is  an operational  decision  of  Coal  India  Limited  and  the  Government  does  not  play  any role in it.

After complete decontrol of coal prices w.e.f. 01.01.2000, Coal India Limited   (CIL) fixes the basic prices of coal produced by CIL and its subsidiary companies. The coal companies fix the coal price based on input costs, inflation index, market trends etc

- (c) On  account  of  increased  production  coal  imports  have  fallen  from  217.78  Mte  in 2014-15 to 199.88 Mte in 2015-16. The trend of fall in import of coal has continued

in  2016-17  wherein  for  the  period  April  2016-January  2017,  coal  imports  have reduced by 2.59% as compared to the corresponding period previous year. However, import  of  coal  is  not  solely  dependent  on  the  domestic  production  of  coal.  It  also depends on other factors like power plant design on imported coal and insufficient availability of coking coal of required grade.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Grid Connected Solar Rooftop Systems
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5314

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## GRID CONNECTED SOLAR ROOFTOP SYSTEMS

## 5314.   Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Cabinet Committee on Economics Affairs approved a budget of Rs.5,000 crore  for  implementation  of  grid  connected  solar  rooftop  systems  under  the  National  Solar Mission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which the above support is likely to be helpful to produce power through solar rooftop systems;
- (d) whether no subsidy is likely to be given for commercial and industrial establishments under the said Mission; and
- (e) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  POWER,  COAL,  NEW  &  RENEWABLE  ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a budget of Rs. 5000 crore for implementation of grid connected solar rooftop power plants programme under the National Solar Mission.
- (c): The  above  budget  is  enough  to  support  approximately  2100MW  solar  roof  top systems in Government  and Public Sector Undertakings, residential, social,  and institutional sectors.
- (d)  & (e): Yes Madam. Industrial and commercial sectors are not eligible for subsidy, as roof  top  systems  are  commercially  viable  in  these  sectors.  Moreover,  benefits  such  as accelerated depreciation, concessional custom duty, excise duty exemption etc are available for these sectors

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: JANAK RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5313 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

†5313.  SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the definition of electrification of a village;

(b) whether nearly eighteen thousand villages have been electrified in the country as per assessment by the Government, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the percentage of households in a village where electricity connection is required and minimum hours of power supply and power utilisation etc. of an electrified village as defined by the Government; and

(d) whether Government proposes to include certain norms which are not specified under the definition of an electrified village and if so, the details hereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : According  to  Rural  Electrification Policy 2006,  a village is reported as electrified, if i) basic infrastructure such as Distribution Transformer and Distribution Lines  are  provided  in  the  inhabited  locality  as  well  as  the  locality inhabited by weaker sections of the society/hamlet where it exists,

ii) electricity is provided to public places like Schools, Panchayat Office, Health Centres, Dispensaries, Community Centres etc., and iii) the  number  of  households  electrified  should  be  at  least  10%  of  the total number of households in the village.

...........2.

(b) : As per information furnished by the States, there were 18,452 unelectrified census villages in the country as on 01.04.2015; of these, 13,123 villages  have  been  electrified  up  to  31.03.2017.    Electrification  of  all  the remaining  un-electrified  villages  is  being  taken  up  on  a  mission  mode  and targeted to be completed by 1st May, 2018.

(c)  : As per the definition of village electrification, at least 10% of the total number of households in the village should be electrified to declare the village as an electrified village. The criteria of minimum power supply is not specified in the definition of village electrification. However, Government of India has taken a joint initiative with the State Governments for 24x7 Power for All, which intends to supply electricity round the clock to urban as well as rural consumers in phases and adequate hours of supply to agricultural consumers.

(d) : A village is reported to be electrified by the States, if it fulfills the  criteria  mentioned  in  reply  to  part  (c)  above.    However,  the  level  of infrastructure  may  vary  in  different  habitations  of  the  same  village.    As  of now, there is no proposal to change this norm.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Land Reforms
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF RURAL  DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. $T1 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## Land Reforms

## I531 I. SHRI C.S.PI.]TTA  RAJTI SHRIS.P.MT]DDAHANUME  GOWDA:

will the Ministsr  o1- RtjlLAl,  DUVt't'OPMIiN.l'  be pleased 1C) state:

- (a)  rvhether  the Covernment  has formulated a rnodel  land leasing  law to facilitate process  of land reforms  across  the country  and if so' the details thereofl
- (c) rvhether  meeting of Chief Ministers  rvould be convened lor helping  States  in lanrl  acquisition  tbr various  infrastructure  proiects;  and
- (b) the action taken  by the Ciovemment  to facilitate  transfer  of leased  land directly lrom tenanl  in various  States  for developrnent  projects:
- (d) if so, the details  thereof and if not, the reasons  therefor  along  with the other measures  ProPosed  in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR RURAL DE\'ELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a): A draft Model  Act on Agricultural  Land Leasing was prepared by NITI Aayog to facilitate the States ior enactment  of their own  land  leasing laws lt was made public by NITI Aayog  on April 12,2016'

(b): As per Entty 42 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution' ;R.quiriiion and requisitioning of property"  is in the.Concurrent  List' Land  is ucqrired under various Centrai/  State enactments'  Details of land acquired in the ,uriou,  Stut.s  is not centrally maintained  in Department  of Land  Resources'

(c) & (d): No such  proposal  is under consideration  at present in Department  of Land Resources.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Allocation of Funds
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## Allocation of Funds

†5310. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  had  allocated  and  released  funds  for Youth Affairs and Sports for Rajasthan during the year 2015-16;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the district of Udaipur; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  programmes  for  which  the  said  funds  were allocated along with the utilization status thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) to (c): During  2015-16,  funds  were  released  for  implementation  of various Schemes/Programmes of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in Rajasthan (including the District of Udaipur). The details are as follows:
- (i) NYKS  (Nehru  Yuva  Kendra  Sangathan),  an  autonomous  organization under the Ministry incurred an expenditure of Rs.12.65 crores on implementation  of  various  Schemes/Programems  in  Rajasthan,  of  which Rs.62 lakhs was incurred in Udaipur.

(ii) Under NPYAD (National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development),  a  total  amount  of  Rs.9.33  lakhs  was  released  to  various organizations  for  implementing  youth-related  programmes  in  Rajasthan. The amount was fully utilized. (iii)  SAI  (Sports  Authority  of  India)  allocated  total  amount  of  Rs.124.16 lakhs for implementation of various Sports Promotion Schemes in Rajasthan (including  the  district  of  Udaipur),  of  which  Rs.90.87  lakhs  has  been utilized. (iv)  Under  Khelo  India  Scheme,  total  Rs.8.57  crores  was  released  during 2015-16 for organizing sports competitions and for various sports infrastructure Projects for Rajasthan (including the district of Udaipur). *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 5309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Development of Highways in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5309

ANSWERED ON 6 TH  APRIL, 2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHWAYS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

5309.   SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the State Government of Andhra Pradesh has requested the Union Government to develop a highway to link the ports right from Bhavanapadu in Srikakulam to Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram,  Kakinada,  Machlipatnam,  Vodarevu,  Krishnapatnam  and  Dugrajapatnam  in (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the

Andhra Pradesh to accommodate swift transportation of logistics and development of tourism; construction of the said highway; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c) The  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  for  declaration  of  State  roads, including  those  to  link  ports,  from  various  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  as  new  National Highways (NHs).  The  Ministry  considers  declaration  of  some  State  Roads  as  new  NHs  from time to time keeping in view the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

The total length of NHs in the country is about 1,13,298 km; out of this, the length of NHs in the State of Andhra Pradesh is about 5,656 km. Apart from this, the Ministry has also approved 'In Principle' declaration of about 1,997 kms of State roads in the State as new NHs subject to the outcome of their Detailed Project Reports(DPR). The initiatives have been taken for preparation of the  DPRs.

The Ministry has also taken up detailed review of NHs network with a view to develop the road connectivity to Border areas, development of Coastal roads including road connectivity for  Non  Major  ports,  improvement  in  the  efficiency  of  National  Corridors,  development  of Economic  Corridors,  along  with  integration  with  Sagarmala,  construction  /  rehabilitation  / widening of major bridges and Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) / Railway Under Bridges (RUBs) on NHs, connectivity Improvement Program for Char-Dham (Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunothri & Gangothri in Uttarakhand) etc., under proposed new programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: International Academicians in NIFT
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## INTERNATIONAL ACADEMICIANS IN NIFT

## 5308.  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to allow international academicians in National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to teach students;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  NIFT  or  the  students  therein  will  have  to  bear  additional expenses in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री अज      ) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b) : Yes  Madam.  Under  the  Global  Initiative  for  Academic  Network (GIAN) of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), NIFT has proposed engaging eminent international academicians in the field of Design and Fashion management.
- (c): Under  the  GIAN  initiative,  the  boarding  and  lodging  expenses  will  be borne by NIFT. There will be no additional burden imposed on students in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Fund Allocation for 2017-18
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/04/2017

## FUND ALLOCATION FOR 2017-18

## 5306. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ

be pleased to state the details of funds allocated for the implementation of various schemes under the Ministry during the financial year 2017-18, State/UTs-wise including West Bengal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM  RUPALA)

The total  fund  allocation  is  Rs.  770.00  cr.  for  various  activities  under  schemes  of  this Ministry  during  current  financial  year  2017-18.  The  details  of  budget  allocations  is  given  in Annexure. The schemes of this Ministry broadly are demand driven in nature. Therefore, the funds are not allocated in advance for States/UTs including for the State of West Bengal.

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## Annexure Referred  to  in  reply  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  5306  answered  on 06.04.2017 Details  of  funds  allocation  under  schemes  of  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  during  the financial year 2017-18 is as follows:

| Sl.No.   | Scheme                                                      |   Budgetary Allocation (in Crore) |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Activities under Action Research                            |                               4   |
| 2        | International Contribution                                  |                               1.9 |
| 3        | Media &Publicity                                            |                              11   |
| 4        | Mission Mode Project on E-Panchayats                        |                              17   |
| 5        | Incentivisation of Panchayats                               |                              34   |
| 6        | ATM Services in Panchayat Bhawans                           |                              10   |
| 7        | Capacity Building-Panchayat Sashakatikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA) |                             614.9 |
| 8        | Schemes for benefit of North Eastern Areas                  |                              77   |
| 9        | Membership to International Local Governance Bodies         |                               0.2 |
|          | Total                                                       |                             770   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Liquidity for Future Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5305 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## LIQUIDITY FOR FUTURE PROJECTS

5305.  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently announced schemes to raise liquidity and enable swapping of coal in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government was looking at making regulatory changes to enable public sector entity Power Grid to divert some of its operational assets and use the liquidity for future projects; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : No scheme to raise liquidity has been announced by Ministry of Power. However,  the  Cabinet  on  4 th   May,  2016  approved  the  proposal  for  'flexibility  in utilization  of  domestic  coal  for  reducing  the  cost  of  power  generation'.  Central Electricity  Authority  (CEA),  in  consultation  with  all  the  stakeholders,  issued  the methodology  on  08.06.2016  for  transfer  of  coal  amongst  generating  stations  of State/Central  Gencos.  The  State/Central  Gencos  can  utilize  their  aggregated  coal after  adding  individual  Annual  Contracted  Quantity  (ACQ)  of  their  Thermal  Power Plants, in a flexible manner amongst their efficient power plant as well as in other State/Central Gencos power plants to generate cheaper power.

Further,  Ministry  of  Power  issued  the  methodology  on  20.02.2017  for use  of  transferred  coal  by  any  state  in  Independent  Power  Producers  (IPPs) generating stations. As per the methodology, the State can divert their coal and take equivalent  power  from  IPP  generating  stations  selected  from  the  competing  IPPs through an          e-bidding process. The guiding principle of the methodology is that the landed cost of power from IPP generating station at the State's periphery should be lower than the variable cost of generation of the State generating station whose power  is  to  be  replaced  by  generation  from  IPP.  The  landed  cost  of  power  is inclusive of the transmission charges and transmission losses.

- (c) : No, Madam.
- (d) : In view of (c) above does not arise.

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