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Lok Sabha Question No. 779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Road Safety
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 779

ANSWERED ON 20 th  July, 2017

## ROAD  SAFETY

779. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH  SHEKHAWAT:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the latest global reports on the status of road safety released recently has shown increase in road fatalities in India in comparison to other developing countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether National Highways across the country have not been designed in a way so that no fatality occurs; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken by the Government to make National Highways accident free zones?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS ( SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN )

(a) to (b) World Health Organization has published the Global Status Report on Road Safety, 2015.  As per the report, the estimated road traffic death rate per 100000 population of some of the developing countries are as under:-

|   S. No. | Country   |   Estimated Road Traffic death rate per 100000 population |
|----------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | India     |                                                      16.6 |
|        2 | China     |                                                      18.8 |
|        3 | Sri Lanka |                                                      17.4 |
|        4 | Thailand  |                                                      36.2 |

- (c)  &  (d)  National  Highways  are  designed  and  constructed  as  per  Indian  Roads  Congress Codes and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways guidelines. Road Safety measures and provisions are part of the design and construction of National Highways. Road Safety audits are  also  carried  our  as  part  of  National  Highways  development  projects  on  Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) / Build Operate Transfer (BOT) modes. Identification and rectification  of  road  accident  black  spots,  improvements  on  safety  on  National  Highways through  Road  Safety  Annual  Plan,  taking  up  of  Road  Safety  audits,  installation  of  crash barriers at accident prone locations in Hilly terrain etc. are taken up to minimize accidents on National Highways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Financial Assistance for Sports Stadiums
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †778 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

Financial Assistance for Sports Stadiums

†778. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to sanction financial assistance of Rs.  5.50  crore  for  the  construction  of  hockey  astro  turf  in  Maharana Pratap Khel Gaon Stadium, Udaipur (Rajasthan);

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c) A proposal has been received from Government of Rajasthan seeking  financial  assistance  for  laying  of  synthetic  hockey  field  at Maharana  Pratap  Khel  Gaon  Stadium,  Udaipur  at  an  estimated  cost  of Rs.5.50 crore. The proposal is under examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Housing Project for Rehabilitation of Poor in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 777

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.2017

## HOUSING PROJECT FOR REHABILITATION OF POOR IN RURAL AREAS

## 777. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to prepare any housing project for rehabilitatio poor/homeless people residing in rural areas of Jharkhand and if so, the detail
- (b) whether any survey has been carried out or proposed to be carried out in rural ar State before preparing this project; and
- (c) the details of rehabilitation of poor/homeless people residing in rural areas including Dhanbad distri ct?

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

(a) to (c): To achieve the objective of 'Housing for All by 2022' the rural housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) has been re - structured into  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY - G) which aims to provide pucca house with basic amenities to all houseless hous and households living in houses with kutcha wall and kutcha roof having zero, one or t as per Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 20 11 in rural areas of the country includin Jharkhand. In initial phase one crore houses are proposed to be constructed over a peri years from 2016 - 17 to 2018 - 19.

In the State of Jharkhand, under PMAY - G, out of 19.23 lakh households identified af ter applying 13 point exclusion criteria on SECC,2011 data, 16.59 lakh households, (as on 17.07.20 been verified by Gram Sabha out of which 14.10 lakh households have been found eligible financial assistance. Under PMAY - G, target for a perio d of three years (from 2016 - 17 to 2018 -19) for the State of Jharkhand is 4,80,783 housing units.

As per Framework for Implementation of PMAY - G, the States are required to fix district - wise targets. During the financial years 2016 - 17  and  2017 - 18,  the State of Jharkhand has allocated targets of 8,385 and 5,340 houses respectively to the district of Dhanbad.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Battery Rickshaw
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2017

## BATTERY RICKSHAW

## 776. SHRI NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of battery rickshaws are plying without registration in the country and are causing traffic jams at several places, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether battery rickshaw drivers are reportedly not following the traffic rules, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to register these driver and formulate a law to control them and also ensure compliance of traffic rules; and
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d) Under Section 2(A) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 'e-cart or e-rickshaw' means a special  purpose  battery  powered  vehicle  of  power  not  exceeding  4000  watts,  having  three wheels  for carrying goods  or  passengers,  as the case may  be,  for hire or  reward, manufactured,  constructed  or  adopted,  equipped  and  maintained  in  accordance  with  such specifications,  as  may  be  prescribed  in  this  behalf.  Further,  under  the  Motor  Vehicle  Act, 1988 the e-cart and e-rickshaw need registration and that the driver of e-cart and e-rickshaw require a driving licence.

Ministry has amended the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by inserting the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2015 dated 19.03.2015 and has notified GSR 709(E) dated 08.10.2014, S.O.  2590(E)  dated  08.10.2014,  GSR  27(E)  dated  13.01.2015  and  S.O.2812(E)  dated 30.08.2016  for  amending  the  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989  (CMVRs)  to  include specifications regarding manufacture, operation, registration, permit exemption and issue of driving license to e-rickshaw drivers under the ambit of CMVRs.

Implementation  of  provisions  of  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  and  Central  Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 is carried out by the respective State Government and Union Territory Administrations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Air India Expansion Plans
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIA TION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 775 (To be answered on the July 2017) 20th

## AIR INDIA EXPANSION PLANS

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA

SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether Air India proposes to expand its reach to connect new cities; regional
- (c) the proposals from the State Governments which have been received by the National carrier therein, particularly from Gujarat State; and
- (b) if 80, the details of new connectivity which have been started by Air India during the last three years;
- (d) the details of the present status of the new airports which have been started during the last three years?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) and (b): Air India continually conducts market survey and studies to explore new potential routes and destinations: In the last 3 years, Air India has started operations on many new routes The details of the same are available at Annexure: (c): No proposal has been received by Air India from the State Government of Gujarat for new air connectivity

(d): Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation granted 'in-principle' domestic Greenfield airport at Durgapur in December, 2008. The airport at Durgapur was consutructed and the commercial operations have commenced on 18.05.2015, with an Air India ATR-42 flight connecting this airport to Kolkata:

## 2015-16

- Delhi-Vishakhapatnam-Port Blair & vv from
- Delhi-Surat-Delhi from O1st Oct'2015.
- Varanasi-Bhubaneswar & VV 08th Nov'2015. from
- Mumbai-Calicut vv route with effect O1st November , 2015. from
- Kolkata-Durgapur-Delhi and vv from 2Znd Dec'2015.
- Bengaluru-Trivandrum & VV from 27 Mar 2016

## 2016-1Z

- Delhi-Chennai-Coimbatore & vv effective 30uh Oct, 2016
- Leh-Chandigarh & vV effective 31st 2016 Dec,
- Mumbai-Chandigarh-Mumbai effective 2017 16mh Jan,
- Chandigarh-Pune-Chandigarh effective 16th 2017 Jan,

## 2017-18

- Delhi-Rajkot-Delhi effective 03rd 2017 (03 flights/week) May,
- Delhi-Rajkot-Delhi frequency increased from 03 /week to 06/week from 01st Jun, 2017.
- Delhi-Varanasi-Delhi new flight in the evening from 01st 2017.(04 flights per week) Jun,
- Bengaluru-Kolkata-Bhubaneshwar-Hyderabad   daily flight W.e.f 10th 2017 Jun,
- Hyderabad-Bhubaneshwar-Kolkata daily fiight W.e.f 10h Jun, 2017
- Guwahati-Kolkata-Bengaluru daily flight W.e.f 1Oth 2017 Jun,
- Kolkata-Guwahati second daily flight W.e.f 10th 2017 Jun,

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Lok Sabha Question No. 772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Ravi-Beas River Water Dispute
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 772

ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.201 7

## RAVI - BEAS RIVER WATER DIS PUTE

## 772. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state the current status of the Ravi and Beas river water s dispute between Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(DR. SANJEEV KUMA R BAL YAN)

Ravi & Beas Waters Tribunal was constitutedin 1986 for verification of  the quantum of usage of water claimed by Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthanregarding  their sharesinremainingwaters.The Tribunalforwardeda reportinJanuary,1987.The States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthanand CentralGovernment made references to the tribunal seekingclarification/ guidance on certain pointsof the reportunder the provisions  of    the Inter - State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956. The matter is subjudice before Tribunal.

Meanwhile, the Stateof Punjab. enacted  the Punjab Terminationof - Ag reements Act, 2004 (PTAA) on 12.07.2004terminatingand discharging the Government of Punjab from itsobligations under the agreement dated 31.12.1981 and allotheragreements relating to watersof Ravi- Beas.A Presidential Referenceinthematterwas filed by Union of India on 22.07.2004 seeking the opinion of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Constitutional validity of the PTAA 2004. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has given its opinionon the Presidential Referenceon 10.11.2016and heldthatthe Punjab Act cannotbe saidto be in accordance with the provisionsof the Constitution of India. Further, thematterpertaining toenforcementof decreeregarding construction ofSutlej Yamuna link (SYL) canalisunder consideration oftheHon'bleSupreme Court.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Use of UAVs for Mineral Exploration
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 771 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20.07.2017

## USE OF UAVs FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION

## 771.  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- a)  whether the Government has started using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for mineral exploration, if so, the details thereof;
- b)  the  number  of  such  UAVs being  used  for  the  purpose  and those  used  for other  purposes separately;
- c)  whether  these  UAVs  are produced in India, if so, the details thereof  and  if  not, whether  these are being imported, if so, the details thereof;
- d)  whether the Government has any plans to produce them in the country in case of their import, if so, the details thereof; and
- e)  the details of the advantages and disadvantages of the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited [MECL], a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Mines has used Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [UAV] for topographic survey and mapping in Mayurbhanj area in Odisha from December 2016 to  April  2017.  The  work  was  taken  up  by  MECL  as  research  and  development project. The work was outsourced to Indian Institute of Technology [IIT],  Kanpur and the UAV was also owned by IIT, Kanpur.
- (c)  &  (d):  Information  is  not  available  in  the  Ministry.  However,  Defence  Research and Development Organisation, under Ministry of Defence, has successfully carried out test flight of an indigenously developed UAV viz. TAPAS 201 (RUSTOM-II), for the armed forces in November, 2016.
- (e): As per the experience of MECL, survey and mapping work of larger area can be completed in a shorter time by using UAVs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Regional Air Cargo Hub
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 770 20th

(To be answered on the July 2017)

## REGIONAL AIR CARGO HUB

770.

SHRI ML: SHANAVAS

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the details of plans and initiatives taken by the Government to introduce regional air cargo hub development programmes;
- (c) if $0, the details thereof; and
- (6) whether there is a specific proposal received from any state; including Kerala for the same;
- (d) if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) No; Madam; on a basis, there is no or initiative to introduce an air cargo hub development programme plan regional
- (b) No specific proposal has been received from any State Government; including Kerala, for the same.
- (c) to (d): Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Review of Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 769 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20-07-2017

## Review of Swachh Bharat Mission

## 769. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has put the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) under the scanner for a  critical  review  of  all  Central  Schemes  by  a  Group  of  Secretaries  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the pace of the SBM has been slow and it is quite difficult to achieve the target by 02.10.2019;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  Government  has  started  brainstorming  workshops  with State  Mission  Directors  to  take  stock  of  the  progress  of  the  SBM  and  to  expedite  the achievements of sanitation in a sustainable manner; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a)    Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  is  under  review  of  Group  of  Secretaries  on  Health, Sanitation  and  Urban  Development.  The  recommendations  of  Group  of  Secretaries  has regularly been monitored.
- (b) The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) (SBM (G)) launched on 2nd October, 2014 with aims to attain Swachh Bharat by 2 nd October 2019. The focus of the scheme is on behavior change and usage of toilets. Against the expected outcome of 50 lakh individual latrines for the year 2014-15, 58,54,987 latrines were constructed, which is an achievement of 117% of the target. During 2015-16, 127.41 lakh toilets were constructed against expected outcome of 120.00  lakh .  For  the  year 2016-17 ,  against  the  expected  outcome  of 1.5  crore individual latrines, 219.24 lakh latrines (146%) have been  constructed . For the  year 2017-18 ,  against the expected outcome of 1.7 crore individual latrines, 45, 19,942 latrines (27%) have been constructed as on 17-07-2017. Sanitation  Coverage,  which  was 41.80% on 2.10.2014 ,  has increased to 65.07% on 17-07-2017. A total of 2, 09,099 Villages, 95,521 Gram Panchayats, 1,411 Blocks and 149 District have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) as on 17-072017. In addition, 5 States namely Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand and Haryana have  also  been  declared  ODF.  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  has  picked  up  great momentum  now  and  the  Ministry  is  hopeful  to  achieve  the  target  of  Swachh  Bharat  by 02.10.2019.

(c) and (d) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation regularly reviews the progress made under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) with States. State Secretaries Conference along with Mission Directors was organized on  17-18  Feb2017 at National Institute of Rural Development,  Hyderabad.  National  Workshop  on  'Swachh  Bharat'  was  organized  22 nd March, 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Lok Sabha Question No. 768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Construction of Toilets
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 768 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20-07-2017

## Construction of Toilets

## 768. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that Government has recently announced a time-bound programme for construction of toilets for all Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in the country and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether all the BPL families in Gujarat have been provided toilets under the programme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the time by which such families in the State would be provided toilets?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a)  The  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  (SBM{G}) was launched on 2nd October, 2014 with  the  aim  to  attain  Swachh  Bharat  by  2 nd October  2019.  As  per  guidelines  of  Swachh Bharat  Mission  (Gramin),  a  standing  provision  is  indicated  for  providing  an  incentive  of Rs.12,000 for the construction of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) to all Below Poverty Line  (BPL)  households  and  to  identified  Above  Poverty  Line  (APL)  households  (all  SCs /STs, small and marginal farmers, landless labourers with homestead, physically handicapped and women-headed households).

- (b) No, Madam.
- (c) The SBM(G) is under implementation in Gujarat.

(d) State of Gujarat has targeted to provide toilets to all rural households including BPLs in Gujarat by 2.10.2017.
Lok Sabha Question No. 767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: LED Street Light Project
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.767 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## LED STREET LIGHT PROJECT

## 767.   DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  considered  LED  street  light  project throughout the country;

(b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  detail  of  the  action  plan  for implementation of this project;

(c) whether the LED street light project has been started in some metro cities including Mumbai;

(d) if so, the detailed status thereof; and

(e) if not, the time by which the project will be implemented?

## 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) : Yes,  Madam,  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister,  on  5 th   January,  2015, launched Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) to replace conventional  street  lights  with  smart  and  energy  efficient  LED  street lights  by  March,  2019.  This  programme  is  being  implemented  by  Energy Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL),  a  joint  venture  company  of  Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Power. SLNP is based on a sustainable business model where the cost of efficient lighting is repaid by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) from savings in energy  and  maintenance expenditure over a period of time  through savings  in

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electricity  bill.  Under  this  programme,  the  entire  upfront  investment  is made by EESL. EESL procures LED street lights through a transparent and competitive  bidding  process  by  aggregating  the  demand  for  the  same across  the  country.  The  bulk  procurement  of  LED  lights  through  a transparent and competitive bidding process enables EESL to install LED lights in ULBs at lower rates compared to retail market.

As  on  17th   July  2017,  over  27.33  lakh  smart  and  energy efficient  LED  street  lights  have  been  installed  in  Twenty  Five  (25) States/UTs.

(c) to (e) : Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) has been implemented in South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and as on 17th July 2017, over 2.77 lakh conventional street lights have been replaced by LED  street  lights.  As  regards  Mumbai,  EESL  has  implemented  a  pilot project  at  Marine  Drive,  where  659  conventional  street  lights  have  been replaced with LEDs.

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