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Lok Sabha Question No. 516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Supplementary Guidelines to PMAY
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

No. 516.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 516

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017

## SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDELINES TO PMAY

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to issue supplementary guidelines to give a boost to Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana-Urban and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  proposal  would  involve  private  builders  in  the
- programme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the private builders have expressed their interest in the matter and if so, the extent to which the Yojana will get the required thrust?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c): Government has launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana (Urban) {PMAY(U)} mission on 25.06.2015 to provide central assistance to the implementing agencies through States and UTs for providing  houses  to  all  eligible  families/beneficiaries.  The  Mission comprises four components viz In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR); Affordable Housing through Credit-Linked Subsidy; Affordable Housing  in  Partnership  (AHP);  and  subsidy  for  Beneficiary-Led individual house construction (BLC).

Contd…..2/-

PMAY (Urban) mission envisages private sector participation under the  Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership  and  Slum  Redevelopment components of the mission. A central grant of Rs 1 lakh per house on average under the slum redevelopment programme and @ 1.5 lakh per EWS  house  under  the  AHP  component  is  admissible  under  the mission.

PMAY(U) mission scheme guidelines provide flexibility to States/UTs to appraise and approve projects based on the demand assessed by it. States/UTs are thus required to approach the Central Government only for release of Central assistance.

To  facilitate  the  participation  of  private  sector  in  the  affordable housing  sector  in  the  country  to  fulfill  the  growing  demand  for affordable housing in India, a draft Model Public Private Partnership Policy  has  been  prepared  and  uploaded  on  the  Ministry's  website inviting comments from the General Public and all Stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Thalassery-Mysore Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## THALASSERY-MYSORE RAIL LINE

515.  SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  final  decision  to  start railway  line  from  Thalassery  to  Mysore  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether any recent surveys for this line were conducted by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the project is economically viable and any environmental  issues  are  involved  in  it  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government of Kerala and Karnataka have evinced interest by sharing the cost of the project and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)
- the estimated cost of the project as per the latest study?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  515  BY    SHRIMATI  P.K.  SREEMATHI TEACHER AND SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2017 REGARDING THALASSERYMYSORE RAIL LINE (a):  No  final  decision  to  start  Thalasserry-Mysore  new  line  has  been taken.  However, Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited, a Joint Venture Company formed by the Government of Kerala with Ministry of Railways has approved to take up this new line. (b)  and  (e):  No,  Madam.    Survey  for  Thalasserry-Mysore  new line has been taken up and thus,  no estimated cost of this new line is worked out. (c): Proposed  project  is  found  unviable  as  per  feasibility report prepared  by Delhi Metro  Rail Corporation Limited, entrusted by Government of Kerala for preparation of Detailed Project Report of the proposed project. Proposed project is having environmental issues as its alignment passes through reserve forest area in the States of Kerala and Karnataka.  In this regard, Government of Kerala had requested Ministry  of  Railways  to  move  Ministry  of  Environment,    Forest  & Climate Change (MOEFCC) for granting clearance to conduct detailed survey in Forest area for preparation of Detailed Project Report of the proposed new line. After detailed deliberations, State Government has been advised to seek specific approval from MOEFCC. (d):  Yes,  Madam.    However,  no  details  for  cost  sharing  pattern  is worked out.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Mediation by Iran
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.512 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## MEDIATION BY IRAN

512.  SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Iran  has  expressed  its  desire  to  mediate  between India and Pakistan as Iran is a close friend of both countries;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof and the views of the Government on the offer of Iran;
- (c) whether  India  and  Iran  are  working  to  provide  Afghanistan with access to the port of Chabahar which will help address root cause of Afghan crisis; and
- (d)       if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

- (a) No.
- (b) Does not arise.

(c) & (d) During  the  visit  of  the  Prime  Minister  to  Iran  in  May 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan signed an Agreement to establish International Transport and Transit Corridor. The Agreement provides necessary legal framework for the movement of goods and passengers  across  the  territories  of  the  parties  (India,  Iran  and Afghanistan)  using  Chabahar  port,  thus  providing  Afghanistan  an assured and alternate access to regional markets through sea.

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## ANSWER [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]
Lok Sabha Question No. 511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Review of Skill Development Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## REVIEW OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

## †511. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- a) the details of programmes  being  run by the Government  under  skill development schemes, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
2. (b) whether ongoing schemes have been reviewed/evaluated;
3. (c) if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereof; and
4. (d) the measures taken to ensure that quality norms fulfil the specific needs?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  through  National Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  successfully  throughout  the  country  including  Madhya Pradesh. In order to overcome or remove challenges faced during the implementation  of  PMKVY  2015-16,  Ministry  has  modified  the  scheme  to  make  it more effective, transparent and beneficiary oriented. PMKVY 2016-20 aims to train one crore youth for 4 years with a total outlay of Rs 12,000 crores. 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.

Further,  under  the  modified  scheme  focus  on  quality  capacity  building  is significantly  enhanced.  All  accreditation  is  done  by  an  online  portal  SMART  with inspections done by an independent third party assessment agency, QCI. Adding to the  improved  accreditation  process  we  have  initiated  a  process  of  continuous monitoring through various channels and mandatory re-accreditation every year. The targets  are  being  assigned  to  the  TCs  on  a  long-term  basis  with  a  provision  for periodic review. The target allocation would be based on the Stars assigned to the TC by the Centre Accreditation and Affiliation Committee. The grading is linked to quality  of  training,  infrastructure  availability,  training  capacity,  self-owned  centre  or franchisee  centre,  past  performance,  geographical  location  and  other  relevant parameters.  Various  IT  interventions  such  as  Direct  Benefit  Transfer,  Aadhaar linkage of trainers and trainees, Biometric attendance of candidate, maintaining of all MIS through SDMS portal to check duplication of candidates etc have been ensured.

Under PMKVY, as on 6 th July 2017, total 30,67,080 candidates are trained / undergoing training across country. Out of them, 2,44,237 candidates are in Madhya Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Regional Bench of Supreme Court
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

- (a) : No, Madam.
- (b) : Does not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.510 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 19.07.2017

## Regional Bench of Supreme Court

510. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal from States to set up Supreme Court Benches across the country including Jharkhand; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon, so far?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology.

(SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Student Killed in America
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.509 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## STUDENT KILLED IN AMERICA

† 509.   SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  killing  of  one  Indian  student  has  come  to  light  in America;
- (b) if so, whether any step has been taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) to (c) No. No incident of killing of an Indian student in the US has come to notice in recent months. However, an Indian student Shri  Sai  Kumar  Adluru  died  in  a  road  accident  on  14  May  2017  in DeKalb, Illinois. He was a student of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

The Government,  through Consulate General of India in Chicago,  immediately  reached  out  to  the  family  of  the  victim  and extended all possible support, including arranging the completion of the mortuary procedures and transportation of their mortal remains to India.

Safety  and  security  of  Indians  abroad  is  top  priority  to  the Government of India. Our Embassy and Consulates in the US are in constant touch with the US authorities and local Indian community groups to address any emergent issues pertinent to their welfare.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: India-Germany Skill Development Venture
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 508 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## INDIA-GERMANY SKILL DEVELOPMENT VENTURE

## 508.   SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

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

- (a) whether the India-Germany Skill Development venture signed in August 2016 is on track to achieve its targets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) 'Implementation  Agreement'  concerning  the  project  'Indo  -  German Programme  for  Vocational  Education  and  Training'  was  signed  on  22 nd August, 2016.  The  project  is  on  track  to  achieve  its  targets.  In  all  the  three  clusters (Automotive Component Cluster in Aurangabad, Electronics cluster in Bengaluru and Energy Efficient  Construction  Cluster  in  Bhiwadi),  cooperation  has  been  facilitated between the Directorate General of Training (DGT), State Government Departments of Training and Entrepreneurship, the Industry Associations, the Small and Medium Enterprises  (SMEs)  and  the  training  providers  to  promote  cooperative  vocational education and training.

The  Industries  Associations  with  outreach  to  large  number  of  SMEs  in  the three clusters have been approached for participating in the skill training initiatives. Some of the SMEs have shown interest in participating in the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Dual Training Schemes; as well as support training through offering industry exposure to both trainers and trainees.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Pick and Drop of Documents from MP’s Official Residence
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: KIRRON KHER, ANOOP MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.507 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  JULY, 2017

## PICK AND DROP OF DOCUMENTS FROM MP'S OFFICIAL RESIDENCE

507.   SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER: SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any proposal is received/ pending with the Government for pick and drop facility  of  the  documents  and  letters  from  the  Members'  of  Parliament  Government Residential addresses to the Post Office; and
- (b) if  so  the  details  thereof  and  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  smooth functioning/communication between public representatives and the Government Official?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Madam. There is no proposal received /pending with the Government for pick and drop  facility  of  the  documents  and  letters  from  the  Members'  of  Parliament Government   Residential addresses to the Post Offices.
- (b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Need to Replace Government of India Act, 1935
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.506

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 19 th  JULY, 2017

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Need to Replace Government of India Act, 1935

## 506. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  recognises  the  need  to  enact  a  new  law  replacing  the Government of India Act, 1935 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government acknowledges that the Government of India Act, 1935 do not reflect the needs of contemporary times as defined by changes of socio-economic environment, technological changes and demographic dividend; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the time frame by which the Act shall be replaced?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The Government of India Act, 1935 has already been repealed on the twenty-sixth day  of  January,  1950,  on  the  commencement  of  the  Constitution  of  India  vide  article  395 thereof.  Since  most  of  the  provisions  of  the  said  Act  have  been  incorporated  in  the Constitution, there is no need to bring a new law in this regard.
Lok Sabha Question No. 505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Regulation of Fees of Advocates
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 505 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## Regulation of Fees of Advocates

## 505. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are no prescribed guidelines to regulate the fees of advocates and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government contemplates issuing guidelines to regulate the fees of lawyers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b) : The Bar Council of India (BCI), a statutory body under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961) has informed that the standards of professional conduct and etiquettes for lawyers have been prescribed under the Chapter-II, Part-VI of the Bar Council of India Rules framed under the Advocates Act, 1961. The relevant rule in this regard is as under:-

'11. An advocate is bound to accept any brief in the Courts or tribunals or before any other authorities in or before which he proposes to practice at a fee consistent with his standing at the Bar and the nature of the case.'

The  BCI  has  further  informed  that  it  does  not  control  or  have  a  say  over  the maximum  professional fee which can be charged by a legal practitioner. Accordingly, Advocates charge their fee from their clients as per their standing and seniority in the Bar and the Bar Council of India does not control the fee charged by the advocates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Turnover of Real Estate Sector
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  503

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017

## TURNOVER OF REAL ESTATE SECTOR

No. 503 SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  turnover  of  Real  Estate  Sector  in the country and the total number of real estate
- companies functioning presently therein;
- (b) the number of people who bought housing units
- every  year  along  with  the  State-wise  details thereof;
- (c) whether with the implementation of Real Estate Act w.e.f. 01 May, 2017, buyers are not able to get its benefits because of terms and conditions of agreement between builder and buyers being favourable to builders; and
- (d) if so, the details of action taken by the Government to protect buyers from being cheated and the action taken against builders so far who violated the Real Estate Act?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  does  not maintain such data.

(c): As per section 13(2) of the Real Estate Act, 2016, the 'appropriate  Government'  is  required  to  notify  Rules providing  for  an  Agreement  for  Sale  to  be  entered into  between  the  promoter  and  the  buyer  with  the aim to balance the interests of both the stakeholders.  The  erstwhile  Ministry  of  Housing  & Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  (now  Ministry  of  Housing and  Urban  Affairs)  has  notified  the  Rules  for  the Union Territories of Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep.

(d): The  Real  Estate  (Regulation  and  Development) Act,  2016  has  been  piloted  with  a  view  to establish  the  Real  Estate  Regulatory  Authority for  regulation  and  promotion  of  the  real  estate sector  and  to  ensure  sale  of  plot,  apartment  or building,  as  the  case  may  be,  or  sale  of  real estate  project,  in  an  efficient  and  transparent manner and to protect the interest of consumers in  the  real  estate  sector  and  to  establish  an adjudicating mechanism for speedy dispute redressal  and  also  to  establish  the  Appellate Tribunal  to  hear  appeals  from  the  decisions, directions or orders of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority and the adjudicating officer and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

However, action against the builders who violate the respective  Real  Estate  Regulatory  Authorities, 'appropriate State/UT

the provisions of the Act rests with which are established by the Government' i.e. respective Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: SATH Programme
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, C. MAHENDRAN

(a): Yes, Madam.

(b) to (e): The programme has been designed to provide support to three States for (i) identifying key issues in health systems of each of the States (ii) suggest way forward based on learnings from best practices, (iii) implementing the steps on the ground, and (iv) enhance capabilities to monitor and sustain them over time.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 501 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## SATH PROGRAMME

## 501. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the MINISTER OF PLANNING be pleased to state: (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  SATH(Sustainable  Action  for  Transforming Human  Capital)  with  the  State  Governments  for  furthering  the  agenda  of  cooperative federalism; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether these plans have provisions to identify and build three future role model States for health system and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether  this  will  help  in  designing  a  robust  roadmap,  develop  a  programme  for governance structure, establish monitoring and tracking mechanisms and provide support to the State institutions to achieve the end objectives; and (e)   if so, details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)