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Lok Sabha Question No. 1630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Single Window System for Irrigation Projects
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1630

ANSWERED ON 28 .12.2017

## SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM FOR IRRIGATION PROJE CTS

1630. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

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

(a) the current policy of the Government with regard to clearance of irrigation projects;

(b) whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Go vernment for a single window system for clearance of irrigation projects; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (c) The current procedure followed by Central Water Commission (CWC)/Ministry of Wat Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation (MoWR,  RD & GR)for  clearance  of irrigation projects is as follows:

The Preliminary  Report  of  an  irriga tion  project  is  submitted  by  the  State  Govt./Pro Authority to CWC for 'In -principle consent' for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR).

After  receiving  'In -principle  consent',  the DPR is prepared by the Project authority and submitted to  CWC  for  techno  economical  appraisal. Further,  Statutory  Clearances  such  as Environmental Clearance and  Forest Clearance  from Ministry of Environment, Forest  and C Change (MoEF & CC), clearance from Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) etc. are also t o be submitted by the Project Authority.

The  'Advisory  Committee  of MoWR,  RD & GR constituted  for  consideration  of  techno -economic viability of Major, Medium Irrigation, Flood Control and Multipurpose project' considers such proposals for techno ec onomical clearance.

Subsequently investment clearance proposals are submitted by states which are consi approval by the Committee of MoWR, RD & GR constituted for said purpose.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: App for Consumers on Sourcing of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1629 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## APP FOR CONSUMERS ON SOURCING OF ELECTRICITY

## 1629.  SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  an  app  that  provides  consumers with more transparent data on the sourcing of electricity and a portal aimed at providing e-bidding solutions to States to select independent power producers for procurement of electricity;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the app and the web portal would result in optimum utilization of coal  which  would  save  the  consumers  close  to  Rs.  20,000  crore  in  five  years down the line; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (d) :  In order to bring uniformity and transparency in power procurement by the  State  Distribution  Companies  and  to  promote  competition  in  electricity sector, Government of India has taken various steps which includes development of Mobile Applications and Web Portal for procurement of power.

- (i) A Web Portal for e-Bidding and e-Reverse auction i.e. 'DEEP (Discovery of  Efficient  Electricity  Price)  Portal'  was  launched  for  e-Bidding  for short term and medium term power procurement requirements and use of  flexibility  in  utilization  of  coal  in  IPP  Stations.  Through  this  web portal, coal can be optimally utilised and would also result in reduction of cost of power to the Distribution Companies.
- (ii) Launch  of  Mobile  Application  'Vidyut  Pravah',  which  provides  data pertaining to electricity price discovered in power exchange, real-time demand met and demand comparison with previous day/year.
- (iii) Development of web portal and mobile application named 'MERIT' (Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency) which displays extensive array of information regarding the merit order of Electricity procured by the State(s).

These  Web  portal  and  Mobile applications provide information pertaining to source wise purchase of electricity, aids in economy and efficiency in  operations  through  optimal  utilization  of  coal  and  discovery  of  prices  of electricity  transparentely.  They  also  provide  a  platform  to  Discoms  to  optimize their power purchase portfolio and bring down the cost of power purchase.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Awareness Programme for Poor in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1628

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## AWARENESS PROGRAMME FOR POOR IN RURAL AREAS

## 1628.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any steps for launching an awareness programme at national level for improving the living conditions of poor and backward sections of people especially women in rural areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof till date; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b)  :  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  inter  alia,  is  implementing  Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay  Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY),  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAYG),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  and  National  Social  Assistance Programme (NSAP)  to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the poor and marginalized    section  of  people,  including  women  in  rural  areas  through  employment generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting self-employment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities.

Realizing in importance of Information, Education and Communication (IEC), the Ministry has  been  progressively  strengthening  its  IEC  activities  to  disseminate  information  through most  of  the  available  modes  of  communication  across  various  media  platforms.  Intensive campaign  to  create  awareness  about  Rural  Development  Programme  is  undertaken  across media.

(c) :

Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Assessment of MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1627

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## ASSESSMENT OF MGNREGS

## 1627.   SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  Central  team  has  visited  Andhra  Pradesh  to  assess  the  proper implementation  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of funds sought by Andhra Pradesh during the last four years and the funds released by the Government;
- (c) whether release of funds have been delayed during the said period;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for delay on each of such occasion;
- (e) whether  State  has  submitted  utilisation  certificates  regularly  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor; and
- (f) whether the Union Government has received any complaints about the misuse of MGNREGS funds in the said State and if so, the details of the complaints thereof?

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

(a): Yes,  Madam.  A  central  team  has  visited  Andhra  Pradesh  to  assess  the  proper implementation of Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS). The team assessed some works undertaken by the State of Andhra Pradesh under  MGNREGA  like  construction  of  road,  trenches  and  farm  ponds,  percolation  tank, Anganwadi  centres,  bench  terracing  and  land  levelling,  bore  well,  coffee  &  sericulture plantation,  rainwater  harvesting  structure,  vermi  compost  pits,  ground  water  recharge structure etc.

- (b): The  central  fund  released  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  to  Andhra  Pradesh  during  the  last  four  years  is  given below:
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise
- (e): Yes, Madam.
- (f): The  Ministry,  under  MGNREGA  receives  complaints  of  irregularities  including misuse  of  funds  etc.  from  States/UTs.   Since  the  responsibility  of  implementation  of MGNREGA is vested with the State Governments, all complaints received in the Ministry are forwarded  to  the  concerned  State  Governments  for  taking  appropriate  action  including investigation, as per law.

| Years   | Central fund released (Rs. In lakh)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 | 47,5049.00                            |
| 2014-15 | 2,90,314.10                           |
| 2015-16 | 30,7380.33                            |
| 2016-17 | 39,4021.19                            |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Films on News/Development Stories in Video Format
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1624

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017)

## FILMS ON NEWS/DEVELOPMENT STORIES IN VIDEO FORMAT 1624. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether films on news/ development stories in video format are being produced under the flagship programmes of the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the manner in which these videos are used by both the Government as well as private channels; and
- (c) whether there exists any official guidelines on this issue and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  INFORMATION  & BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a) Yes, Madam. Films on news/development stories in video format are being produced for the flagship programmes viz., Goods and Services Tax, Yoga for Health, Cashless Transactions etc. Films Division, under Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting,  has  produced  31  films  in 2016 and 2017.
- (b) Videos of documentary films on different subjects including national integration,  patriotism,  eminent  personalities  etc.  made  by  Films Division are sent to Doordarshan for telecast from time to time.  Short films/videos on Public Service Awareness on flagship programmes made by Films Division are also sent regularly to digital service providers for screening in cinema houses.
- (c) Under Cinematograph Act, 1952 and Cinema Regulation Act/Rules of the States, cinema theatres are mandated to screen approved documentary/short films on current topics of public importance.

The  Films  Division,  as  per  its  mandate  produces  the  aforesaid documentary short films under their normal production programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Financial Assistance to Wind Energy Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1620

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WIND ENERGY PROJECTS 1620. SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

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

(a): the  number  of  wind  energy  projects  throughout  the  country  which  have  received financial  assistance  from  the  Indian  Renewable  Energy  Development  Agency  (IREDA) during the last three years;

(b): whether the Government proposes to develop solar energy resources in view of the rising need of energy in the country; and

(c): if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a): The  financial  assistance  in  form  of  Generation  Based  Incentive  (GBI)      has  been received by 517 wind power projects in last three years from the Ministry through IREDA.
- (b) & (c): The Government is promoting solar energy generation in the country through its  various  schemes  by  providing  fiscal  and  promotional  incentives  such  as  capital  and/or interest subsidy, accelerated depreciation, waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses, viability gap funding (VGF), financing solar rooftop systems as part of home  loan,  preferential  tariff  for  power  generation  through  renewables,  and  permitting Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent under the automatic route.

In  addition,  Government provides capital subsidy for setting up of manufacturing units for solar cells and modules and the entire value chain under Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Toilets under SBM (G)
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1618 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28-12-2017

Toilets under SBM (G)

## †1618. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  toilets  constructed  under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Gramin  (SBM-G)  in Sheohar district of Bihar;
- (b) the amount sanctioned/released/utilized for the construction of toilets inthe said district; and
- (c) the number of toilets proposed tobe constructed in the district underSBM-G in future?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) No. of Individual household latrines (IHHLs) constructed under Swachh Bharat MissionGramin(SBM-G) during last 3 years and current year in Sheohar district of Bihar is as under :-
- (b)  Under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin),  funds  are  released  to  States/UTs.  However, central share released and utilized during last 3 years and current year in Sheohar district of Bihar as per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G) is as under :-
- (c) As on 26.12.2017, 83487 Individual household latrines are required to be constructed in Sheohar district of Bihar.

| Year                     |   No. of Individual household latrines (IHHLs) constructed |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                  |                                                       3196 |
| 2015-16                  |                                                      13252 |
| 2016-17                  |                                                      13771 |
| 2017-18(Upto 26.12.2017) |                                                       2690 |

| Year                     |   Release (Rs. In crore) |   Utilised (Rs. In crore) |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2014-15                  |                     0    |                      5.43 |
| 2015-16                  |                     6.43 |                     11.07 |
| 2016-17                  |                     0    |                      4.39 |
| 2017-18(Upto 26.12.2017) |                     0    |                      0.11 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Cancellation of Driving Licence
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, K. GOPAL

be pleased to state:

(a) whether a survey conducted across the country has revealed that nearly six out of every ten people get driving licence without test if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  standardize  the  procedure  of  issuing  driving licences by Road Transport Offices (RTOs) in order to check the unskilled drivers on roads, if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  details  of  the  provisions  contained  in  the  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988,  and  amended provisions regarding cancellation of driving licence of repeat offenders; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) No such information is available with the Ministry.

(b)  to  (d)  Provisions  regarding  issue  of driving  licences  are  contained  in  Chapter  II  of  Motor Vehicles Act, 1988(MV Act) and Chapter II of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989(CMVRs). Further,  the Ministry  has  introduced  online  based  citizen  centric  application  VAHAN  4.0  and SARATHI 4.0 to ease out the process of obtaining driving licences such as online application, payment  of  fees  or  booking  an  appointment  at  the  RTO  for  a  new  Driving  Licence  etc. Implementation of provisions  of  MV  Act  and  CMVRs  come  under  purview  of  State Governments concerned. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017 passed by Lok Sabha on 10 th April, 2017 and presently in Rajya Sabha for consideration and passing inter-alia proposes many clauses which will promote simplification and citizen facilitation to enable an applicant to apply to any licensing authority in the State, to use online means to submit the application, fee and other documents to obtain a learner's licence.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1617

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## CANCELLATION OF DRIVING LICENCE

1617.   SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS: SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR: DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Monetisation of Land owned by AAI
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1615

8 (To be answered on the 28th December 2017)

## MONETISATION OF LAND OWNED BY AAI

## 1615. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has formulated a policy to monetize land owned by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and if so, the details thereof including the roadmap adopted to monetize the land;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether revenue generated from non-aeronautical sources at major airports in the country is 24% of the total revenue of airport operators as compared to 60% to 70% in rest of the world;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to generate non-aeronautical revenue in excess f 35% of the airports total revenue as per the National Civil Aviation 20162 Policy,

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): The National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP); 2016 envisages to unlock the potential of land by liberalising the end-use restrictions for existing and future airports. AAI has identified Iand for city side development of airports at Lucknow, Raipur; Tirupati, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Varanasi, Kolkata and Amritsar in phased manner and has commenced construction of multi level car park with commercial facilities at Chennai; Ahmedabad; Pune, Calicut; Jaipur and AAI has also published request for proposal for construction 0f hotels at Amritsar; Bhubaneswar and Kolkata Airports: The Financial bid of 3 star and 5 star Hotels at Bhubaneshwar Airport have been opened:

Kevenue generated Irom non-aeronautcal sources at major In compliance with the provisions of NCAP, Ministry Of Civil Aviation has initiated amendment to the AAI Act to enable AAl for carrying out any activity at AAL airports in its best interests.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Construction of Ultra Supercritical Thermal Power Plant
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ANWHAR RAAJHAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1613 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## CONSTRUCTION OF ULTRA SUPERCRITICAL THERMAL POWER PLANT

1613.  SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  is  in  the  process  of  construction  of  a  800  MW advanced ultra supercritical thermal power plant which will run on an indigenous technology that is developed to reduce carbon emissions;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the  time  by  which  the  project  is  likely  to  be  completed  and  commercial production of thermal power be commenced; and

(d) whether  the  place  has  been  identified  to  construct  the  proposed  power station, if so, the details thereof along with budget estimate for the project?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (d) : An indigenous research is being carried out jointly by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), NTPC Ltd. and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) for the development of an Advanced Ultra Supercritical (AUSC) Technology for Thermal Power Plants, in a Mission Mode, to be completed in a time  frame  of  two  and  half  years.  This  R&D  project  envisages  approx.  11% reduction in both coal consumption and carbon-dioxide emission as compared to present day supercritical technology. The R&D Phase of the project involves an estimated expenditure of Rs. 1554 crore with a contribution of Rs. 270 crore from BHEL, Rs. 50 crore from NTPC, Rs. 234 crore from IGCAR, Rs. 100 crore from the Department  of  Science  and  Technology  (DST).  The  balance  amount  of  Rs.  900 crore is being provided by the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) as Plan Gross Budgetary  Support,  spread  over  three  years,  commencing  from  2017-18  for implementation of the R&D project. The R&D Phase of the project will be followed by a demonstration project of 800 MW thermal power plant with such technology to  be  set  up  by  NTPC  Ltd.,  within  a  period  of  four  and  a  half  years  after  the completion of R&D project.

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