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Lok Sabha Question No. 187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Irregularities in NPCC
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 187

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## IRREGULARITIES IN NPCC

## †187.       SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  noticed  any  irregularities  in  National  Projects  Construction Corporation (NPCC) during the last as well as current plan period, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the extent of loss suffered by NPCC as a result of the same; and
- (c) the action taken/to be taken by the Government against the persons involved therein?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) No irregularities in working of National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) during the last as well as current plan period have been noticed.
- (b) Till date NPCC has not suffered any loss due to the above.
- (c) A complaint against irregularities in the recruitment process in various posts in NPCC, were noticed during 2011-12. The complaint was investigated and the preliminary investigation report was sent to CVC. On the advice of  CVC the following penalties  were awarded to the under-mentioned official  officials:

| S. No.   | Name &Designation                   | Penalty                                                             |
|----------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| i)       | Shri A.K. Gupta the then GM, HR     | Censure - Retired.                                                  |
| ii)      | Shri P.K. Narula the then JGM, P&A  | Minor penalty of withholding of promotion for six months.           |
| iii)     | Shri D.B.R. Munshi the then IOC, HR | Exonerated - Retired.                                               |
| iv)      | Shri R.K. Jain, Manager (P&A)       | Minor penalty of withholding of promotion for six months.           |
| v)       | Shri Desh Raj Chaudhary, AM(P)      | Minor penalty of withholding of increment for a period of one year. |
Lok Sabha Question No. 185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Proposals under Central Road Fund
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals under Central Road Fund (CRF) from Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of the location related to the said proposals;
- (c) the locations where the works have been commenced during the last three years; and
- (d) the fund earmarked/allocated/spent on the commenced works during the last year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)&(b) Two proposals namely Widening and Strengthening of Pataldih-Devri-Gawan-Satgawan Road(MDR-084)  (from  Chatro  More  to  Gawan  including  construction  of  3  bridges)  and Widening  &  Strengthening  /Reconstruction  of  Narsinggarh  to  Ghaghara  Road  were  received from State  Government of Jharkhand under CRF 2016-17. However, the proposals have been returned to State Government as the proposals were not as per  CRF Rules 2014.

- (c) CRF works were sanctioned / commenced in the district of Lohardagga, Bokaro, Koderma, East Singhbhum and Palamu in the state of Jharkhand in the last three years.
- (d) Funds amounting to Rs.64.97crore(accrual)  and Rs.70.20crore were allocated and released in 2015-16 under CRF in the state of Jharkhand.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 185

ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017

## PROPOSALS UNDER CENTRAL ROAD FUND

185. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Cut in Supply of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.184 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.2.2017

## 'Cut in Supply of Coal'

## 184. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the power companies are not in a position to take any additional coal and have requested to cut supplies of coal to them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the estimated stock of surplus coal in the country; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (I/C)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  COAL,  POWER,  NEW  AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## ( PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b): As the Power Plants had opening coal stock of 38.87 MT on 01.04.2016, they preferred to consume coal from their stocks. Owing to their comfortable stock position, some power plants had occasionally regulated coal supply in the beginning of 2016-17. As on 23.01.2017, the coal stock of Thermal Power Plants has declined to 21.16 M, that is equivalent to requirement of 15 days.

(c) & (d): As on 23.01.2017, the vendible coal stock of CIL is 46.776 MT (Provisional). Coal supplies to Power Utility sector is monitored regularly by an Inter-Ministerial SubGroup comprising representatives of Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Shipping, NITI, CIL,  CEA,  NTPC  and  Ministry  of  Railways  constituted  by  the  Infrastructure  Review Committee of Cabinet Secretariat. This Sub-Group takes various operational decisions for  meeting  any  contingent  situations  relating  to  Power  sector  including  critical  coal stock position for power plants. For liquidation of coal stock, many steps including the following  have  been  taken  by  coal  company.  Coal  is  offered  under  various  e-auction schemes  for  power  sector  and  non-power  sector  consumers, reserve price for auction has been reduced, 'As is where is' scheme for power utility sector, where coal lifting  is  by  consumers  through  their  own  logistics,  has  been  extended  for  2016-17, higher grades of coal (G1 to G5) and cost plus mines of WCL have been excluded from calculation of Performance Incentive.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Water Recycling Plants
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02-02-2017

## Water Recycling Plants

## 180. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) the details of the water recycling plants in the country and their capacity for usage, Statewise;
- (b) whether any research is being conducted on the quality and safety of drinking water so recycled under the guidance of the Ministry; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a)  to  (c)  The  Ministry  of  Urban Development has not formulated any specific scheme for recycling  of  waste  water.  However,  under  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Mission for Smart Cities for 500 Class-I cities approved by Govt.  of  India,  one  of  the  eligible  components  is  sewerage  and  sewage  treatment  plants including recycling and re-use of wastewater.

The  mandate  of  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  is  rural  sanitation,  for  which Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  has  been  launched.  The  Mission  is  a  comprehensive programme to ensure sanitation facilities in rural areas with the main objective of eradicating the  practice  of  open  defecation  and  ensuring  clean  environment.  Solid  and  Liquid  Waste Management  (SLWM)  is  one  of  the  integral  components  of  SBM(G)  and  under  this component, activities like compost pits, vermin composting, biogas plants, low cost drainage, soakage channels/ pits, waste stabilization ponds system reuse of waste water and system for collection, etc. can be taken up. Depending upon the amount of sewage generated, the State can choose the type of liquid waste management facility they wish to create. Funds for Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities with a cap of Rs. 7/12/15/20 lakh are available for Gram Panchayats having upto 150/300/500/ more than 500 households.

No research  study  has  been  undertaken  on  the  water  recycling  under  the  guidance  of  this Ministry.
Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Draft National Land Utilisation Policy
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## †179 SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)   the current status of implementation of Draft National Land Utilisation Policy;
- (b)   the details of States which have framed their own land use policies in accordance with the Draft Policy;
- (c)   the steps taken or being taken by the Government to request States to frame their own land use policies;
- (d)   the  respective  percentage  of  land  for  different  kinds  of  land  uses  in  the  country viz . agricultural, forest, industrial, residential, Government owned, private owned and wasteland; and
- (e)   the corresponding percentages for the State of Karnataka?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a)  to  (e)  : The  Union  Government  has  not  framed  National  Land  Utilisation  Policy.  As  per Entry 18 and Entry 45 of List II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, the subject  of  'Land'  and  its  management  falls  in  the  jurisdiction  of  States.  Power  to  enact  laws relating  to  'Land'  vests  in  the  Legislatures  of  States.  Each  State  has  its  own  State-specific Revenue Laws to deal with 'Land' and matters related thereto. State-wise information on Statespecific Revenue Laws and Land Use is not centrally maintained.

Details of land use prevalent from 1950-51 to 2013-14 in India and in Karnataka as per the Land Use Statistics published by the  Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare are available at the website: http://eands.dacnet.nic.in/LUS\_1999\_2004.htm.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.179 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## Draft National Land Utilisation Policy
Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Expansion/Upgradation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN, R. VANAROJA, K. C. VENUGOPAL

174.

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 174 (To be answered on the February 2017) 2nd

## EXPANSIONIUPGRADATION OF AIRPORTS

SHRI MK RAGHAVAN

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R,

SHRI KC. VENUGOPAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any analytical study on the cityby city air traffic projects and worked out a to double the airport capacity in the next few years; plan
- (c) whether the Government has taken any measures to complete the runway strengthening and resurfacing work at the Calicut International Airport at the earliest, if the details of the works done till date;
- @)ifso, the details and the outcome thereof and the estimated funds required for the purpose in addition to the money spent on land acquisition;
- (d) whether Directorate General %f Civil Aviation (DGCA) has conducted any inspection at the runway at Calicut Airport; if s0; the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Gevernment has taken any exclusive measures to commence the operation of wide-body aircraft services from the airport and if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): Madam. An analytical study has been carried out for preparation of traffic forecast on the basis of traffic growth at the existing airports and prepared & plan for capacity enhancement at various airports in the country by upgradation Of infrastructure at operational airports, revival of pOn-operational airports; strengthening Of Air Navigation Services (ANS) infrastructure; installation of solar power plants, etc. at an estimated cost of Rs.17500 crore The land required for airport expansion projects are provided free of cost by the concerned State Governments. Yes,

for strengthening and resurfacing of runway at Calicut Airport by the end of February, 2017. completed

- (d): Yes; Madam: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had carried out surveillance inspection at Calicut Airport from 17th to 20th 2016,under Safety Oversight Prggramme20i6. A joint inspection was also carried out by DGCA and AAI o 9-i0 January, 2017 to assess the possibility of wide-bodied aircraft operations at Calicut Airport May;
- (e): AAI has projected additional land requirements of 248.3 acres to the State Government of Kerala for runway extension, construction of parallel taxi track; isolation ru nway end safety area and other upgradation work at Calicut Airport so as to make it suitable for operations of' wide-bodied aircraft: bay,

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Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: NOC for Air Transport Services
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), HARI OM PANDEY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 173 (To be answered 0n the February 2017) 2nd

## NOC FOR AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES

173.

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI DR RATNA DE (NAG) SHRI HARI OM PANDAY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- services" in recent past;

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the Government has extended the "NOC" of various air transport
2. (b) if the details thereof and the reasons thereof; and SO,
3. (c) the reasons for such extension along
4. the list of beneficiaries in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) to (c); With & view to streamline the procedure and also for ease of business in Civil Aviation Sector, Ministry of Civil Aviation has reviewed the existing procedure for Grant 0 Initial NOC to operate Schedued Non Scheduied / Scheduled Commuter Air Transport Services and has extended the validity of Initial NOC to 3 years: doing
Lok Sabha Question No. 168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .168

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.0 2.2017

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

## 168. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  considers  that  the  amount  of  pension  under  National Assistance Programme (NSAP) is insufficient and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether in a bid to assist a particularly vulnerable sections of society, an ex suggested that widows should receive pension from age of 18 instead of 40 as is c case;
- (c) whetherexpert panel has also recommended that widows be eligible for a one time remarriage as well as waivers for educational and skill development fees and if s thereof;
- (d) the other recommendations given by the expert group;
- (e) th e response of the Union Government on the above mentioned recommendations;
- (f) whether there is a proposal under consideration of the Union Government that pensio under the NSAPcover all target households except those which meet the automatic e xclusion criteria under the Socio -Economic and Caste Census (SECC) and if so, the details thereof;
- (g) the time by which the final decisions are likely to be taken on the above points?

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

(a) to (d): The Government constituted an Expert Group to suggest objective criteria for of  resources  to  States/UTs  and  for  identification  and  prioritization  of  beneficiaries parameters using SECC 2011 Data. The Expert Group, inter alia, has recommended :

- ( i ) That the amount of pension given under NSAP is not sufficient and needs to be annually.
- ( ii ) Pension for widows of the age of 18 years and above
- ( iii ) To be eligible to receive higher assistance of Rs. 500, the age bracket should be 70 years and above in place of 80 years and above.
- ( iv ) Assistance to the parents of young disabled up to 18 years also. Presently e disability assistance is 18 year or above
- ( v) Annapurna  scheme  under  NSAP  needs  to  be  review ed  with  the  implementation  of National Food Security Act, 2013.
- ( vi ) Incentivizing one time grant for widow remarriage.  Topping it with a further i providing assistance under PMAY and skilling or education fee waiver to eleva status of youn g widows.

(e) to (g): Constitution of Expert Groups/Committees and studies is part of a comprehensi level  and  multi  tool  system  of  monitoring  and  evaluation.  Corrective  measures  are  ta Government,  when  required,  for  effective  implementati on  of  the  programmes  and  to  achieve objective s of the schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: MGNREGS in Poor Regions
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.0 2.2017

## MGNREGS IN POOR REGIONS

## 167. SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whetherthe Union Government had constituted a Committee of experts to focus the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the aforesaid Committee of experts has submitted its report recen tly and if so, the finding thereof;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to tilt MGNREGS towards regions where there greater  concentration  of  landless  labourers  or  people  are  suffering  from -dimensional  deprivations  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof and  the  steps  taken  by  the Union Government in this regard;
- (d) whether  there  is  a  proposal  to  strengthen  the  Cluster  Facilitation  Teams  t capture  the  demand  for  work  in  panchayats  with  higher  concentration  of  dep households  and  landless  man ual  labour  and  if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  Uni Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether  MGNREGS  is  demand driven  and  poverty  indicators  cannot  be  used  to exclude beneficiaries and if so, the response of the Union Government thereon?

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

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): The agreed to Labour budget of States/UTs is on the basis of equal weightage third  each  to  percentage  of  deprived  households as  per  Socio - Economic  Caste  Census (SECC), percentage of casual manual labour and previous year performance.
- (d): The Cluster Facilitation Team project has been implemented in 207 blocks of 9 The Ministry of Rural Development has been strengthen ing the planning process through this project.
- (e): Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 2005, provides for the enhancement of livelihood securit of the households in rural areas of the States/UTs by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household including poor ru households, whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. No job card h can be denied work under MGNREGA, given the right based framework of the Act.
Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Biometric Screening of Passengers at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, S. RAJENDRAN, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 165 (To be answered on the February 2017) 2nd

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## BIOMETRIC SCREENING OF PASSENGERS AT AIRPORTS

165.

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT SHRI S. RAJENDRAN SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a system of biometric screening %f passengers to allow them to enter airport terminals in the country and board domestic
- flights, if $0, the details thereof and the steps being taken in this regard;
- (b) whether any trial run of this system has been carried out at airports in the country and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any similar systems are operational anywhere else in the world, if the details thereof;
- (d) the expected cost of introducing such a across all airports in the country; system
- (e) whether such a system may be subject to hacking or sabotage and if 80, the details thereof and the steps the Government would take to ensure the security of the biometric devices installed at airport to prevent tampering; and gates
- (f) whether the Union Government has reviewed the security check after introduction of trial run of non-stamping of baggage and if s0, the details thereof? tag

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(a) & (b): No,

Madam:

(d) & (e): Does not arise in view of the reply to (a) above: part

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(C): Yes Madam. The system of biometric screening of passengers for entering airport terminal is at experimental stage at New York airport; United States of America.

(0): A trial run at about 12 airports has been conducted. Aviation security being dynamic in nature; is reviewed regularly from time to time, based on the feedback of various

security agencies.