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Lok Sabha Question No. 748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Logistics Cost for Sagarmala Projects
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.748 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2017 LOGISTICS COST FOR SAGARMALA PROJECTS

- †748.  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of obsolete laws pertaining to the Ministry of Shipping which have been repealed during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the logistics cost for Sagarmala Project, domestic trade and exim sector is likely to come down; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the amount likely to be saved annually as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a):        Nineteen  obsolete  Acts  pertaining  to  the  Ministry  of  Shipping  have  been repealed during the last three years and the current year.
- (b)&(c):Reduction  in  logistics  cost    for  domestic  and  Exim  trade  is  one  of  the  main objectives of the SagarmalaProgramme through port connectivity enhancement,  promotion  of  navigation  through  Coastal  Shipping  and  inland waterways. As per the National Perspective Plan (NPP) of SagarmalaProgramme which was released in April 2016, a potential saving of around INR 35,000-40,000 Crore per annum is estimated by optimizing logistics flows and reducing logistics cost for key commodities by 2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Handloom Clusters
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 745 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## HANDLOOM CLUSTERS

## 745.   SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a) whether there is any proposal to establish Handloom Clusters in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the amount allocated in this regard, location-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b): As  announced  in  the  Budget  2014-15,  the  Government  of  India  has taken up Bhagalpur as mega  handloom  cluster at a total project cost Rs. 17.15 crore, including Govt. of India's (GoI) share of Rs. 16.21 crore. The mega cluster covers Bhagalpur & Baka districts. Besides this, two Block level clusters at Nawada (Nawada District) and Dehri (Rohtas District) have been sanctioned at a total  project  cost of Rs. 236.29 lakh (including GoI share - Rs. 230.60 lakh) and Rs. 192.03 lakh (including GoI share - Rs. 190.05 lakh) respectively.
- (c) :  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.743 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

743.   SHRI RAJESH PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the actual number of rural villages which were electrified during the last year under the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, State-wise especially in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand;
- (b) whether any study has been conducted to ascertain the number of villages/habitations where electrification work is yet to be undertaken in order to fix he target; and
- (c) 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) : Based on the information provided by the States, 6,015 census villages  were  electrified  across  the  country.    The  State-wise  details  of number  of  villages  electrified  in  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and Jharkhand during last year are furnished at Annexure.

(b) & (c) :    As reported by the States, as on 30.06.2017, there are 3,618 unelectrified census villages in the country.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 743 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 20.07.2017. ***********

## State-wise details of villages electrified during 2016-17

| Sr. No.   | State             | 2016-17   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 175       |
| 2         | Assam             | 1,218     |
| 3         | Bihar             | 556       |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh      | 294       |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh  | 27        |
| 6         | J & K             | 5         |
| 7         | Jharkhand         | 1,104     |
| 8         | Karnataka         | 14        |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh    | 159       |
| 10        | Manipur           | 121       |
| 11        | Meghalaya         | 681       |
| 12        | Mizoram           | 24        |
| 13        | Nagaland          | 76        |
| 14        | Odisha            | 1,092     |
| 15        | Rajasthan         | 263       |
| 16        | Tripura           | 17        |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh     | 162       |
| 18        | Uttarakhand       | 18        |
| 19        | West Bengal       | 9         |
|           | Total             | 6,015     |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Civilian use of UAVs/Drones
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

742.

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

742 (To be answered on the 20th July 2017)

## CIVILIAN USE OF UA VSIDRONES

SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to allow civilian use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)Drones in the country;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the involved before allowing civilian use of drones and if S0, the details thereof; () whether there are no Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) for; the certification and operation of civil UAVs in the country, if the details thereof; and safety SO,
- (b) if s0, the detaiis thereof with the guidelines issued for the along
- () vhether the Government proposes to make regulations for the use of UAVs in the country and if the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done? S0,

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

Identification Number (UIN Operation of Civil Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in.consultation with various stakeholders.

Civil Aviation on 11th 2017 comprising officers from regulators and security agencies to finalize the regulations on UAS. May,

(c) Pursuant to the discussions held in Ministry of Home Affairs, a committee has been formed by Ministry of

(d) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has Standards

(e) No firm timelines for regulations for the use of UAS have been fixed.

not issued And Recommended Practices (SARPs) for certification and on date-
Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Underground Coal Gasification Technology
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## Underground Coal Gasification Technology

## 741. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ :

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  present  status  of  indigeneously  developed  Underground  Coal  Gasification  (UCG) technology to meet the future energy requirements.
- (b)  the details of coal and lignite blocks identified so far for this purpose in the country;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  assigned  contracts  to  joint  ventures  of  multi-national companies for the implementation of these projects; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): While  there  is  no  indigenously  developed  Underground  Coal  Gasification  technology, such technology is globally available for adoption in India to meet our future energy needs.
- (b): Seven  Coal  block  and  Seven  Lignite  block  have  been  identified  in  the  country.    The details are given below:-

## Coal block

- (1) Yellandu dip Side (Godavri Valley)
- (2) Bandha (Main Basin Singrauli Cf), (UE), Madhya Pradesh
- (3) Reonti West (Tatapani Ramkola Cf) (RE), Chhattisgarh
- (4) Chainpa (Sohagpur Cf), (UE), Madhya Pradesh
- (5) Pathora (Sohagpur Cf), (UE), Madhya Pradesh
- (6) Maaiki North - Maiki - Merkhi (Sohagpur Cf), (UE), Madhya Pradesh
- (7) Jogapur Sirsi (Wardha Valley), (RE), Maharastra

## Lignite block

- (1)
- Sindhari West (4 Sub blocks), Barmer, Rajasthan
- (2)
- (3)
- Chokla North, Barmer, Rajasthan
- Nimbalkot, Barmer, Rajasthan
- (4) Nagurda, Barmer, Rajasthan
- (5) Dungra - Tadkeshwar, Surat , Gujrat
- (6) Dip Side of Valia & Rajpadi, Gujrat
- (7) Raneri, Rajasthan
- (c) & (d): No sir. No contract has been signed though a model contract document is being finalised as it is an area of priority for the Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 737 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.2017

## MGNREGS

## 737. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether unemployed poor persons in the rural areas are not getting employment Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) ;
- (b) ifso, the details thereof and the mechanism developed by the Government in this along with the information received therefrom; and
- (c) the  strategy  or  action  plan  formulated  by  the  Government  in  view  of  the information?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 provid for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the coun at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every fina ncial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The demand for work itself i by various factors such as rain - fall pattern, availability of alternative and remunerative emp opportunities outside MG NREGA and prevailing unskilled wage rates.
- (b)& (c): The Government is actively engaged with the State Government in establishin that ensure provision of work as per demand. To generate awareness about the provisions and to provide adequate employment opportunities to rural households under MGNREGS, all States/UTs have been requested for the following:
- (i) to initiate appropriate Information Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns i wall paintings for wide dissemination of theprovisions of the Act.
- (ii) to expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that demand under MGNREGA does not go unregistered.
- (iii) to prepare plans in a participatory mode and approve them in the Gram Sabha.
- (iv) to focus on creation of durable assets with quality.
- (v) to prepare realistic labour budget by the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Infrastructure at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, M. B. RAJESH

736.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIA TION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 736 (To be answered on the 20th July 2017)

## INFRASTRUCTURE AT AIRPORTS

ADV. JOICE GEORGE

SHRI MB. RAJESH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

- (b) if the details thereof;

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the existing infrastructure facilities at airports are sufficient for handling existing air traffic in the country;
- whether the Government proposes to establish airstrips across the Country to boost aviation sector;
- e) whether any place in the State of Kerala is selected for establishing airstrips; and
- (d) if s0, the details thereof;
- (f) if so, the details thereof with fund allocation and status of the projects? along

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam: The existing infrastructure facilities at airports are sufficient for handling existing air traffic in the country. The existing annuai handling capacity at Indian airports is 283 million passengers as against the demand of 265 million passengers during the year 2016-17.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Madam: Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted "in- T airports are Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Hasan and Shimoga in Karnataka; Kannur in Kerala; Durgapur in West Bengal; Dabra in Madhya Pradesh, Pakyong in Sikkim, Karaikal in Pudducherry, Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera in Gujarat and Dagadarthi Mendal, Nellore District; Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram District near Visakhapatnam and Oravakallu in Kurnool District; Andhra Pradesh:
- (e) & (D: Yes; Madam: Gol has granted in-principle approval for setting up of Greenfield Airport at Kannur in Kerala in January, 2008. The construction work Of Kannur Airport has been completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 1892 crores and trial landing has also been conducted at the airport:
Lok Sabha Question No. 735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Social Audit of Works under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 735 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.2017

## SOCIAL AUDIT OF WORKS UNDER MGNREGS

## 735. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  promoting  social  audit  of  works  under  Mahatma  Gand National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Gram Sabhas would be involved in this regard and if so, the details thereo
- (d) whether  any  training  is  being  imparted  to  the  members  to  implement  the  sc successfully and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a)& (b): In  order  to  strengthen  social  audits  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  R Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  the  Ministry  in  consultation  with  the  C&AG notified the Audit of Scheme Rules, 2011. 24 States have established independent Social Audit Unit (SAU).  A 30 days certification course for the resource persons engaged by the Social Audit Units (SAUs) has been initiated by the Ministry to train and strengthen the process audits in the MGNREGS.
- (c): The Audit of Scheme Rules , 2011, state s that the Social Audit Unit (SAU) will facilita the conduct of social audit by Gram Sabhas. The social audit team's findings are discussed in the Gram Sabha held at the end of each social audit exercise in the Gram Panchayat.
- (d): The Ministry has initiated a 30 days ' certification course for all SAUs' State Resource Persons, District Resource Persons and Block Resource Persons. The course has been dr the recommendations of the Joint Task Force on Social Audit s and the O/o C&AG. A total of 3,100  resource  persons  have  been  trained  under  this  initiative.  Moreover,  the  Min developed a 4 days ' training manual to train Village Resource Persons in the conduct of Audit of MGNREGS. The manual has been c irculated amongst the State SAUs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 734

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## PARIS AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

## 734. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

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

- (a) the  details  of  India's  commitment  under  the  Paris  agreement  on  climate  change  in  the new and renewable energy sector;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the sector is  facing  stiff  challenge  from  various quarters; and
- (c) if so,  the  details  thereof and  the steps  taken  by  the  Government  to overcome the hurdles in order to fulfil its commitment under the Paris Agreement?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): There  is  no  specific  mention  of  new  and  renewable  energy  in  India's  Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), as submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on  Climate  Change  (UNFCCC)  under  Paris  Climate  Agreement.  However,  the  goals  to:  #  a) reduce the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level; and # b) achieve about 40 per centcumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF).
- (b) & (c): In order to increase share of renewable energy in the electricity mix, efforts are, inter-alia, towards lowering the cost of renewable energy by introducing all possible mechanisms including  transparent  bidding  and  risk  sharing  framework  and  investing  on  forecasting  for increasing predictability of RE generation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Arsenic in Ground Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 732 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/07/2017

## Arsenic in Ground Water

732. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether IIT, Madras, has developed a technology to bring down arsenic content in

ground water; (b) if so, the details of the new invention; (c) the manner in which this technology is helpful to bring down arsenic and other minerals content in drinking water in arsenic and fluoride affected areas like Parakasam and other areas in Andhra Pradesh and in other parts of the country; and (d) the manner in which the Ministry is planning to use this technology in fluoride

- affected areas of the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) & (b) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras has developed a latest technology to  bring  down  the  concentration  of  arsenic  below  the  level  of  0.01  milligram  per litre  in  drinking  water.  The  technology  is  named  as  'AMRIT'  (Arsenic  and  Metal Removal  by  Indian  Technology).      The  technology  uses  nano-scale  iron  oxyhydroxide,  which  selectively  removes  arsenic  when  water  is  passed  through  it. This  water  purifier  has  been  developed  for  both  domestic  as  well  as  community levels. (c) & (d) As per the information provided by the Government of Andhra Pradesh into integrated  management information system (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 17 th  July 2017,  arsenic  is  not  reported  in  rural  drinking  water  sources  in  any  of  the13 districts  of  Andhra  Pradesh  State  including  Prakasam  district.  The  water  purifier developed  by  IIT  Madras  (AMRIT  Technology)  is  available  in  both  domestic  and community level. However, adoption of the technology is based on contamination and ground condition is totally rests with the States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Power Distribution Losses
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.729 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## POWER DISTRIBUTION LOSSES

†729.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  quantum  of  generation  distribution,  sale  and  loss  of  power during the last these years in the country; and

(b) the  measures  taken/schemes  formulated  by  the  Government  for transmission of power and to minimize the distribution losses?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : The  overall  generation  of  power  (including  generation  from grid connected renewable sources) in the country for the last three years are as given below:

| Year           | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2016-17     |
|----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Generation(BU) | 1173.458 BU | 1173.603 BU | 1242.010 BU |

As  per  'Report  on  Performance  of  State  Power  Utilities', published by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd., the quantum of Net Input  Energy  (MUs),  Net  Energy  Sold  (MUs)  and  Aggregate  Technical  & Commercial (AT&C) losses (%) for utilities selling directly to consumers for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15 are as given below:

| Year                  | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Net Input Energy (MU) | 7,94,834  | 8,31,989  | 9,10,285  |
| Net Energy Sold (MU)  | 6,27,699  | 6,60,244  | 7,22,125  |
| AT&C Losses (%)       | 25.48     | 22.58     | 24.62     |

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

(b) : For improvement in transmission of Power, POWERGRID has been mandated to develop Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS), which mainly consists of Extra High Voltage (EHV) network of 400kV/765kV AC as  well  as  High  Voltage  Direct  Current  (HVDC)  network.  High  capacity transmission corridors have been developed coupled with latest technology,  like  Gas  Insulated  Switchgear  (GIS)  substations,  Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) devices, ±800kV HVDC etc. to reduce the losses in the transmission network.

To minimize the distribution losses, responsibility lies primarily  with  the  Distribution  Utilities  and  power  departments/Utilities. To facilitate the reduction of AT&C losses, the Government of India has launched various programmes/schemes such as Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), National Electricity Fund (NEF) and Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY). Emphasis has also been given for porting urban and rural feeder  energy  data  on  an  online  platform  so  that  loss  pockets  can  be identified easily.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Mega Textile Parks
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 728 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## MEGA TEXTILE PARKS

## 728. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has proposed a new scheme 'Mega Textile Park' for parks having minimum land size of 1,000 acres, and infrastructure support in the form of readymade factory sheds, warehouse, incubation centres and testing labs, with express connectivity to seaports and airports; and
- b) if  so,  the  action  plan  prepared  by  the  Government  for  establishment  of Mega Textile Parks and the number of parks planned by the Government?

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

## (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b): No  Madam.  The  Government  does  not  have  a  scheme  for  Mega Textile Park at present.

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