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Lok Sabha Question No. 3043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Solarisation of Lighthouses
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3043

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2017

## SOLARISATION OF LIGHTHOUSES

## 3043.   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government proposes to solarise lighthouses in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the funds allocated and spent for the purpose during the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) the number of lighthouses that have been solarised and those which are yet to be solarised, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- ( a)  The  Government  has  solarised  all  the  193  lighthouses  in  the  country  during 2014-15 to 2016-17.
- (b)  The details of the funds allocated and spent for the solarisation of Lighthouses during the last three years and current year are as under: -
- (c)  The state/UT-wise list of Lighthouses solarised during 2014-15 to 2016-17 is as under:

|   S. No. | Year    |   Fund Allocated (Rs. in lakh) |   Expenditure incurred (Rs. in lakh) |
|----------|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2014-15 |                          38.42 |                                37.54 |
|        2 | 2015-16 |                         336.5  |                               336.49 |
|        3 | 2016-17 |                         714.39 |                               713.58 |

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT.         |   No. of Lighthouse |
|---------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.      | Gujarat                       |                  48 |
| 2.      | Maharashtra                   |                  20 |
| 3.      | Goa                           |                   3 |
| 4.      | Karnataka                     |                  10 |
| 5.      | West Bengal                   |                   2 |
| 6.      | Kerala & Lakshadweep Islands. |                  32 |
| 7.      | Tamil Nadu                    |                  19 |
| 8.      | Pondicherry                   |                   2 |
| 9.      | Andhra Pradesh                |                  18 |
| 10.     | Odisha                        |                   6 |
| 11.     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands     |                  33 |
|         | Total                         |                 193 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Power Survey in Kerala
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3040 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## POWER SURVEY IN KERALA

## 3040. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the expected power demand in the State of Kerala (Peak Load) for 2017-18;

(b) the  measures  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  increase  the  power  generation capacity of the State in the light of the cancellation of proposed projects such as the Kasargod Power Station;

(c) whether his Ministry proposes to assist the State to establish LNG power plants in the light of the completion of the LNG Terminal at Kochi, one of only four such Terminals in the country;

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : The expected peak demand in the State of Kerala during 2017-18 is 4387 MW.

(b) : Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject.  Arrangement  of  electricity  and the  distribution  thereof  to  consumers  within  a  State  is  in  the  purview  of  the respective  State  Government/State  Power  Utility.  States,  in  order  to  fulfil  their future  requirements  of  power,  may  call  for  bids  for  power  procurement  from project developers. Government of India only supplements the efforts of the State Governments  by  establishing  power  plants  in  Central  Sector  through  Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and allocating power from them to the States /  UTs.  Further,  there  is  sufficient  transmission  capacity available for transfer of power to the State.

The share of Kerala in the upcoming Central Sector Projects is 105 MW and 43 MW in Kudgi (2400 MW) by NTPC and Bhavini, Kalpakkam (500 MW) respectively.

(c) to (e) : There is no such proposal under consideration of Ministry of Power. A new power plant in any location is based and planned on electricity demand in that region.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Expenditure on Ganga River Cleaning
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3039

ANSWERED ON 03 .0 8.201 7

## EXPENDITURE ON GANGA RIVER CLEANING

3039.

DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH SHRI D.S. RATHOD

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

(a) whether the Government has planned any deadline to complete the cleaning of Ganga rive the details thereof;

(b) whether there has been an y tangible results in cleaning of Ganga river so far and if so, thereof; and

(c) the quantum of funds provided and spent on cleaning of the river since May 2014 till dat

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION ( DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BA LYAN )

(a)Cleaning of river is a continuous process. The Government has launched Namami Gange Prog covering short term, medium term and long term activities, Under Short term activities certain entry level activities which cover development of ghats crematoria & river surface cleaning activities taken up.

Under Medium term activities existing Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and Effluent Tr Plant (ETP) are being upgraded nd new STP & ETPs are being established. Beside, rural sanitati been taken up in the villages on  the banks of river Ganga

The  long  term  action  plans  involves  restoration  of  wholesomeness  of  river  Gan maintaining the ecological & geological integrity of river.

Efforts are being made to complete Short term & Medium term projects by 2020.

(b) Namami Gange Programme  has been launched as a holistic approach covering all existing projects and new initiative. Under Namami Gange Progr amme 163 projects for various activities such sewage infrastructure, river front development, ghat & crematoria, ghat cleaning, rural san been  sanctioned.  Out  of  163  projects,  41  numbers  of  projects  have  been  completed  so  fa completed projects 223.13 Mld of sewage capacity have been created alongwith 1338.99 Km o network.

(c) An amount of Rs. 1,941.86 crore has been spent against the allocated amount of Rs. 3,6 from 2014 - 15 to 2017 - 18 (till 30.06.2017).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Paridhan Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## PRADHAN MANTRI PARIDHAN ROJGAR PROTSAHAN YOJANA

## 3034. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  extended  Pradhan  Mantri  Paridhan  Rojgar  Protsahan Yojana (PMPRPY) to the textile sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has prepared any progress report on PMPRPY;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, whether Government is planning to prepare the report in near future and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज )

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b): Yes  Madam.  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Paridhan  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana (PMPRPY),  Ministry  of  Textiles  will  bear  additional  3.67%  share  of  the  employer's contribution  of  the  Employers  Provident  Fund  Scheme  in  addition  to  the  8.33%  already covered under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) for all new employees of apparel and made-ups units enrolling in EPFO for the first three years of their employment.
- (c) & (d): Yes  Madam,  the  Government  has  allotted  Rs.30  crores  to  the  Ministry  of Labour for FY 2016-17 and had made a provision of Rs. 200 crores for FY 2017-18. As on 19.05.2017,  492  number  of  units  have  been  registered  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Paridhan Rojgar Protsahan Yojana(PMPRPY) which is reported to be covering 1,82,400 new workers.
- (e): Does not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3032 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Cleaning of Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

†3032.

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. † 3032

ANSWERED ON 03 .0 8.201 7

## CLEANING OF GANGA RI VER

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY

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

- (a) the locations starting from the originating point to the destination point of the G cleaning  work  has  so  far  been  done  alongwith  the  e xtent  of  success  achieved  in  cleaning  of  th locations;
- (b) whether the aforesaid cleaning work is being done by the Government or private sector if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the expenditure incurred on cleaning of Ganga river so far, location - wise?

## ANSWER

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

## ( DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN )

- (a) Cleaning  of  river  is  a  continuous  process.  Cleaning  of  river  Ganga  is  being  carried various activities including treatment of municipal sewage, treatment of industrial efflue cleaning,  rural  sanitation,  afforestation  &  biodiver sity  etc.  The  municipal  sewage  being  generated cities on the banks of Ganga is being managed by a mix of Interception & Diversion project network and sewage treatment plant (STP) projects.

The four stretches of river Ganga where Biological O xy en Demand (BOD) levels are more than permissible limits, as monitored by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is given in table

| State         | Stretch                       |   Identified Length Stretch (Km) | BOD range/ max value (mg/l)   |
|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Uttarakhand   | Haridwar to Sultanpur Adampur |                               10 | 4.2 - 5.8                     |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kannauj to Varanasi           |                              450 | 3.8 - 16.9                    |
| Bihar         | Buxar to Bhagalpur            |                               40 | 7.8 - 27                      |
| West Bengal   | Tribeni to Diamond Harbour    |                               50 | 3.1 - 5.8                     |

In  other  stretches,  BOD  levels  are  within  permissible  limits  i.e.  =< 3  mg/l.  However,  as  per monitoring reports of CPCB, entire stretch of river Ganga has high levels of faecal colifo prescribed limits.

- (b) The  projects  are  being  implemented  through  state  executing  agencies,  various  Publ Undertakings (PSUs) and private agencies.
- (c) National Mission for Clean Ganga remits funds to State Programme Managem Groups/CPSUs/other  agencies  every  quarter  based  on  projected  requirement  of  funds  for  a approved projects during the quarter.

An amount of Rs. 2396.75 crore has been incurred from 2011 - 12 to   2017 -18 (till 30 - 06- 2017) for cleaning of Ganga and its tributaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Cruise Shipping and Ferry Services
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3031 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd AUGUST, 2017 CRUISE SHIPPING AND FERRY SERVICES

## 3031. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN: MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has issued any new Guidelines for operationalization of Cruise Shipping and Ferry Service in Major Ports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of Cruise Shipping and Ferry Services presently operational in Major Ports across the country, Port-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to construct Cruise Ship Terminals in the country including Kochi;
- (e) if so, the details and the present Status thereof; and
- (f) the details of funds allocated and released for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b):Yes,  Madam,  the  Standard  Operating  Procedures(SOPs)  have  been  framed  in June, 2016 for handling cruise vessels and passengers in the major ports.  These SOPs  have  been  framed  in  consultation  with  the  concerned  stakeholders  and contain simplified procedures to be observed by the multiple agencies involved in handling of cruise passengers and ship like Port authorities, customs, immigration, security(CISF), State government, ship agents, cruise lines, tour operators, Port Health Officers(PHO) etc.
- (c):The five major ports i.e. Mumbai Port, Mormugao Port, New Mangalore Port, Cochin Port and Chennai Port receive cruise ships as per the plan/programme of various cruise companies as a port of call.  During December 2016 to March 2017, cruise ship  Costa  Neoclassica made Mumbai port as home port for operating a cruise service  from  Mumbai-New  Mangalore-Cochin-Male  -  Colombo-Goa-Mumbai  for seven voyages.  Ferry services are run from Mumbai Port (Gateway of India) to Mandwa&Elephanta, and from Ferry Wharf to Mora, Revas&Karanja.
- (d)to(f):Cruise  terminals  have  already  been  constructed  in  Mumbai,  Mormugao,  New Mangalore, Cochin and Chennai Ports.  It is proposed to construct another cruise terminal  facility  in  the  Ernakulam  wharf  of  Cochin  Port  to  cater  to  the  cruise passengers with modern amenities at an estimated cost of Rs.25.72 crores.  The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned Rs.21.41 crores for this project.  Against this, the  first  instalment  of  Rs.10.33  crores  has  been  approved  out  of  which  Rs.4.33 crores  has  been  released  by  the  Ministry  of  Tourism.The  project  consists  of construction  of  an  international  cruise  terminal  building  of  approximate  area  of 2253 sqmts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Development Works in Maharashtra
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3030

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08 .2017

## DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 3030. SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

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

- (a) the number of proposals received by the Government for development works during last three years from the Government of Maharashtra and the amount involved th along with the details of action taken th ereon, scheme - wise;
- (b) the reasons for which proposals received from the State Government are still pend
- (c) whether any time - limit has been stipulated for disposal of these proposals and if details thereof;
- (d) whetherthe delay in execution of proposals hampers the development works; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which cost overruns are being adjust

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  inter  alia,  is  implementing Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana -National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY - NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay -Gramin Kaushalya Yojana  (DDU- G KY), Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana -Gramin  (PMAY - G),  Pradhan  Mantri Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  and  National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP) to  bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas through generati on,  strengthening  of  livelihood  opportunities,  promoting  self  employment,  ski rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities. The Annual Plan proposals for  States,  including  Maharashtra,  under  these  schemes  are  finalized  in consultation  with  the concerned State Government/UT Administration and funds are released as per the Guidelin

(b) to (e):

Do not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Power Projects in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3029 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## POWER PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

3029. SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER

be  pleased  to  state  the  project-wise  details  of  the  power  projects  of Andhra  Pradesh  which  are  lying  pending/sanctioned  or  on  completion stage as on date?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

As per Section 7 of  the  Electricity  Act  2003,  any  generating company  may  establish,  operate  and  maintain  a  generating  station without obtaining a license/permission under this Act, if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid. Accordingly, sanction of the Government is not required for setting up of thermal power projects.  However, for  setting  up  of  Hydroelectric  Projects,  the  Detailed Project  Reports  (DPRs)  are  required  to  be  submitted  for  concurrence  of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

No  hydroelectric  project  of  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  is pending for concurrence in CEA.

Five  (05)  thermal  power  projects  and  one  (01)  hydroelectric project are under construction in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The details are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3029

TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2017. *********** Details of Under Construction Power Projects in the State of Andhra Pradesh

| Sl. No.   | Name of the project                  | Unit No   |   Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------|
| 1         | Dr.Narla Tata Rao TPS St-V           | U-1       |             800 |
| 2         | Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah TPP St- II | U-1       |             800 |
| 3         | Rayalaseema TPP St-IV                | U-6       |             600 |
| 4         | Bhavanapadu TPP Ph-I                 | U-1       |             660 |
|           |                                      | U-2       |             660 |
| 5         | Thamminapatnam TPP stage -II         | U-3       |             350 |
|           |                                      | U-4       |             350 |
| 6         | Polavaram (12x80) (Hydro)            | U1-U12    |             960 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Per Capita Availability of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## Per Capita Availability of Drinking Water

## †3027. SHRIHARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

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

- (a) whether there has been a decline in the per capita availability of drinking water during the last five years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/  Union  Territory-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh; and
- (c) the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Union  Government  to  enhance  the availability and supply of drinking water?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) No Madam.As per information provided by States/UTs on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS),as on 27.07.2017, 76.84 % rural habitations have been Fully Covered[i.e. getting more than 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) safe drinking water],  18.84 % habitations are Partially Covered [i.e. getting less than 40 litre  per capita per day(lpcd) safe drinking water] and remaining 4.32 % habitations are  Quality Affected  (i.e.  containing  at  least  one  chemical  contaminant).  The corresponding figures were 73.92%, 19.83% and 6.25% respectively as on 01.04.2012. This shows that there is no decline in availability of per capita drinking water during last five years.

- (b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

(c) Rural drinking Water Supply is a State subject. Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), this Ministry provides financial and technical assistance to States for providing safe drinking water in rural areas. To enhance the availability of drinking water, the Ministry has suggested adopting water conservation measures like roof top rainwater harvesting, erecting sustainability structures for water conservation etc. Moreover Hydro Geomorphological Maps (HGM) is being used for accurately locating new drinking water sources in the field. In addition to this through Information  ,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  campaigns  at  different  levels Ministry focuses on the judicious usage of drinking water .   In this way Government of India assists various State Governments for taking steps to cover rural habitations and households with adequate safe drinking water supply on a continuous basis.