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Lok Sabha Question No. 1885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Pending Liabilities under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1885

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 7.0 7.2017

## PENDING LIABILITIES UNDER MGNREGS

## 1885. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

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

- (a) whether civil right groups have demanded resources for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to provide work on demand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  22  out  of  34  States  had  negative  balance  with  a  total  of  Rs.  3,469 pending liabilities and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  allocation  made  under  MGNREGS and
- (e) if so, t he details thereof?

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

- (a)&(b): Yes, Madam. Few references have been received in the Ministry.
- (c): The  fund  release  to  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Governme committed to making funds available keeping in view the demand for work. The funds are released on the basis of agreed to Labour Budget and how efficiently the State is able to utilize the  available  funds.  During  the  current  FY  2017 - 18  as  on  24.07.2017,  an  amount  of  Rs. 29013.93 crore has been released to the States/UTs for implementation of MGNREGS.
- (d)&(e): The  Budget  Estimate under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) for  the  year  2016 - 17  was  Rs.  38,500  crore.  The  Budget Estimate for the year 2017 - 18 is Rs. 48,000 crore which reflects an increase of 24.68%.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Expressway between Raipur and Visakhapatnam
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1882

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2017

## EXPRESSWAY BETWEEN RAIPUR AND VISAKHAPATNAM

1882.   SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has committed to develop expressway between Raipur and Visakhapatnam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any proposal has been received from Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the status of the expressway at present and the funds allocated for the same during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  to  (d)  Raipur  to  Vishakhapatnam  stretch  has  been  identified  for  development/  upgradation under Bharatmala Pariyojana. NHAI has awarded the work of preparation of DPR from Kurud to Andhra Pradesh/Odisha Border (Ondarangi) (local Roads, SH-30/49 and NH26)  stretch  having  length  of  359  km.  The  work  of  DPR  preparation  has  commenced  on 06.06.2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Downgraded Mines under CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1881 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## Downgraded Mines under CIL

## 1881.   SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the mines under Coal India Limited (CIL) have been downgraded; and
- (b) If so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&  (b): As  per  information  received,  the  grades  of  all  the  mines  of  Coal  India  Limited (CIL)were verified through Government Institutions and declared with theapproval of Coal Controller  Organisation (CCO) under Rule 4(3) & (4) of the CollieryControl Rules, 2004. Based on the analysis of samples conducted, 189mines have been downgraded out of total 395 Mines of CIL.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Land Acquisition
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  approximately 40 crore rupees have been allocated by the Government of India and an amount of 35 crore rupees has been deposited with Deputy Commissioner of Palamu District for road construction work, but it is pending for want of land acquisition;

- (b) if so, the details  thereof;  and
- (c)  the time by which it is likely to be cleared?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to ( c)   This Ministry has not allocated any funds for acquisition of land in Palamu District for construction  of    National  Highway.  No  land  acquisition  work  has  been  sanctioned  for  National Highway passing through Palamu District.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1880

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2017

## LAND ACQUISITION

1880.      SHRI  VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Permanent Land Patta
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDTA MINTSTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

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## Permanent  Land Patta

## I879. SHRI SISTR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister  of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 90 per cent of the natives of North-Eastern  States do not possess permanent land 'patta' and if so, the details  thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether many people  of the said States who had lost the property  during the earthquake of 1950 and during British era now had no documents or land therefor and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether in Assam the land is owned by non-natives  of the State and if so, the details  thereof;
- (d) whether there is any proposal of the Government to protect the rights of the original dwellers  and to resettle the landless families  who are originally  from North-Eastern States; and

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): As per Entry No. 18 and Entry 45 of List II (State List  )  of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution  of Indiq the subject of Land and its management falls in the jurisdiction  of the 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.

Information on status of Permanent Land Patta in the North Eastern  States is not centrally maintained  in the Department of Land Resources.

The Department of Land Resources is administering  Digital India Land Records Modernization  Programme  (DILRMP).  The objective  of the programme is to develop an Integrated  Land Information  Management  System.  To monitor the programme, an MIS has been developed  wherein salient information uploaded  by the State Covernment is available at the url: http://nlrmp.nic. in/faces/rptSanction/financialdetaildist.xhtml?statecode: I 8

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Ganga Cleaning Projects
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1878

ANSWERED ON 27 .0 7.201 7

## GANGA CLEANING PROJE CTS

1878. SHRI PREM DAS RAI

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

- (a) the details of major projects undertaken to clean Ganga river during the last three y
- (b) the funds allocated/released/spent and the outcome achieved thereunder; and
- (c) the details of pro gress made in terms of cleaning the river so far?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (IC)  FOR  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  &  SPORTS  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) to (c) Namami Gange Programme has been launched as a holistic approach to clean Ganga through various activities such as treatment of municipal sewage, treatment of industri river  surface  cleaning,  rural  sanitation,  afforestation  &  biodiversity  conservation inceptio n  of  the  project  a  total  of  1 55  projects  costing  approx  Rs. 12423.63  crore  have  been sanctioned. Out of 155 projects, 41 numbers of projects have been completed so far. In years, 78 projects have been sanctioned and an amount of about Rs. 1950 cr ore has been spent.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Inspection of Cargo Vessels
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1877 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th JULY, 2017 INSPECTION OF CARGO VESSELS

## 1877. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) the procedure for inspection of cargo vessels transporting goods outside and inside the country;
- (b) whether any guidelines/directives are followed while inspecting the cargo vessels and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of alleged violations of above guidelines/directives noticed/detected by the Indian Register of Shipping/ Government during each of last three years and the current year along with the actions taken thereon; and
- (d) the outcome of action taken against those found guilty of such violations?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## ANSWER (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a): The  Certification  and  Survey  of  Indian  Flag  Cargo  vessels  are  conducted  by Recognized Organizations such as American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV),  DNV-GL(AS),  Indian  Register  of  Shipping  (IRS)  ,  Korean  Register  of  Shipping (KRS), Lloyd's Register (LR), Nippon KaijiKayokai (NKK), and Registro Italian Navale (RINA).  To  exercise  control  over  quality  of  surveys  and  also  maintenance  of  ships between surveys, the Indian Flag vessels are inspected by Flag Surveyors (Government Surveyors at various offices of Mercantile Marine Departments) as part of Flag State Interventions (FSI) regime. The frequency of FSI inspections based on the age of the vessels are detailed in Merchant Shipping Notice 4 of 2017.  The control of Foreign Flag vessels visiting India is conducted under Port State Control (PSC) regime by Government Surveyors at various Mercantile Marine Departments.

(b):     Indian Flag Vessels are inspected as per guidelines given in Merchant Shipping Notice 4 of 2017.  Foreign Ships visiting India are inspected as per guidelines given in Merchant Shipping Notice 04 of 2017 and International Maritime Organization Resolution 1052(27): ' Procedures for Port State Control 2011'.

(c)&(d):The number of violations detected in Flag State Inspections during 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (upto June 2017) are 25, 18, 19 and 12 respectively.  The number of violations detected in Port State Control Inspections during 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (upto  June  2017)  are  53,  44,  19  and  11  respectively.  Any  violation  during  inspection results in detention of vessel and is not allowed to sail till violation is rectified.  Detention fine is levied on vessels in accordance with Director General of Shipping (DGS) Finance & Accounts Circular 13 of 2010 by both Indian Flag and Foreign Flag vessels detained for violations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Target Olympic Podium Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1876 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

Target Olympic Podium Scheme

## 1876.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) the  total  funds  allocated  and  spent  on  the  Target  Olympic Podium Scheme, till date;
- (b) the criteria adopted for selection of the athletes to qualify for financial support under the scheme; and
- (c) the  number  of  athletes  who  have  been  shortlisted  under  the scheme from each State/UT including Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Government of India through National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) gives financial assistance to the athletes selected under a programme  namely, Target Olympic Podium (TOP)  Scheme formulated by the Government with the aim to identify, groom and prepare potential medal prospects for next Olympics and Paralympic Games. A total amount of Rs. 32.81 Crore (Rupees Thirty Two Crore Eighty One Lakh only) was released till date under the Scheme for training and other support of these selected Athletes.
- (b)  These athletes were identified through a process of research and in  consultation  with  the  concerned  stakeholders.    Benchmark  for selection of these athletes under the scheme was their performance in relation to the international standard. The selection was not just on the basis of reputation, national rank, performance in Commonwealth and Asian Games only, but their current performance, consistency, fitness and the laid  down bench mark.
- (c)  NSDF does not maintain State/UT-wise data of the Athletes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1875 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Workers in Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1875 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## Workers in Coal Mines

## 1875.   Dr. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the workers who are engaged through contractors in coal mines face problems relating to    their Provident Fund Account;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to link Aadhaar number of coal mine workers to their Provident Fund to protect them from exploitation and the time by  which  the proposal is likely to be implemented;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the number of workers likely to be benefited by this linking; and
- (f) the other measures being taken for the welfare of coal mine workers in the country?

## A N S W E R

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

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): Provisions of Coal Mines Provident Fund  Scheme, 1948 (CMPF Scheme, 1948) Coal Mines Pension Scheme, 1998 (CMPS,1998) are applicable to workers engaged through Contractors.

( c)  to  (e): The CMPF Organisation has taken a resolution for seeding of Aadhaar Number with the Account  Number  of CMPF subscribers.

Out  of  a  total  number  of  3,62,072  subscribers,  PF  Accounts  of  3,47,745 subscribers  i.e.  96.04  %  of  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries,  have  been  seeded  with  their Aadhaar Numbers till the end of May, 2017.

(f): .  There  are    well-structured    schemes/facilities  for    the    welfare  of  Coal  Mine  workers employed  by  CIL  which  includes  housing  facilities,  providing  clean  drinking  water, education  facilities  including  scholarship  schemes  and  cash  award  for  meritorious  wards, medical facilities, canteen facilities, rest shelters and pit-head baths, co-operative stores and credit societies, banking facilities and facilities of holiday homes across the country .

In  addition,  Coal  Mines  Provident  Fund  Organization  has  introduced  payments  of Provident Fund and Pension directly to the subscribers' bank account through RTGS/NEFT from  1 st August,  2016  and  it  has  also  developed  a  Mobile  telephone  application  through which the subscribers can view their Provident Fund balances, claim status as well as their grievance status on their mobile phones.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Drinking Water  Sources
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1874 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27/07/2017

## Drinking Water Sources

## 1874. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

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

(a) whether the Government has initiated Hydro-Geo Morphological Maps to locate the drinking water sources; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by the Government to curtail the pollution in drinking water sources?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) &  (b)  The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation    has  completed  the preparation of hydro-geo-morphological  maps  (prospect maps  without water quality layer) for entire country covering 4,898 maps on 1:50,000 scale to assist the States through National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad.  With the use of these maps, States can identify sites for ground water sources for water supply systems and locations for constructing recharge structures to improve sustainability of existing water supply sources.

(c) Control of water pollution is the mandate of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). However the role of this Ministry is to select drinking water  sources  which  are  free  from  contamination  /  pollution  for  drinking purpose.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Allocation of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1870 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.7.2017

## Allocation of Coal

## 1870. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  different  types  of  coal  are  allotted  by  the  Government  to  various  coal  using sectors in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of type of coal allotted to Hindustan Zinc Limited, Zawar mines; and
- (c) the quantum of coal allotted to Hindustan Zinc Limited during the last three years and the current year along with the revenue earned therefrom?

## A N S W E R

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

## ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) : Coal  is  broadly  classified  into  coking  coal  &  non-coking  coal,  with  each  type  having various specification. While coking coal is generally used in steel industries, non-coking coal is generally used for heating and process requirement of other industries. For grant of coal linkages  to  the  non-regulated  sector  and  regulated  sector  of  the  economy,  policies  dated 15.02.2016 and 22.05.2017 respectively have been issued.
- (b)  &  (c)  : Fuel  Supply  Agreement signed  between  South  Eastern  Coalfields  Ltd.  and Hindustan Zinc Limited is for G10-G12 grades of Coal. The year-wise coal quantity supplied and revenue earned are as given in the table below:

| Year    | Quantity (In '000 Tonnes)   | Revenue earned from the quantity Sold (Rs. Crore)   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 256.01                      | 24.32                                               |
| 2015-16 | 435.81                      | 41.40                                               |
| 2016-17 | 11.75                       | 1.14                                                |
| 2017-18 | NIL                         | NIL                                                 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Sale of Coal by CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## 1868. SHRI P. K. BIJU :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  is  struggling  to  sell  all  the  coal  it  currently produces;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefore; and
- (c)  the  target  set  for  sale  of  coal  by  CIL  during  the  current  financial  year  and  the achievements made till date?

## A N S W E R

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

## ( SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b) : During the 1 st quarter of the current financial year 2017-18, Coal India Limited (CIL) produced 118.86 Million Tonnes (MT) of coaland achieved offtake of 137.31 MT. The offtake includes liquidation of about 18.45 MT of coal from the opening stock as on 01.04.2017.As  such,  CIL  is  not  facing  any  problem  to  sell  the  coal  it  is  currently producing.
- (c) .  The  offtake  target  of  CIL  for  the  financial  year  2017-18  is  600  MT.  Against  the offtake target of 149.275 MT for the 1st quarterof 2017-18, the actual offtake has been 137.356 MTwhich is 92% of the quarterly target.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1868 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.7.2017

## Sale of Coal by CIL
Lok Sabha Question No. 1867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Development of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

- (a) Yes Madam.
- (b) In the State of Madhya Pradesh amount of 431.74 crore has been allotted for development and maintenance in the current financial year.
- (c) The allocated amount is likely to be spent on National Highways Nos. 26A, 86 Ext., 59A, 59, 86, 76 and 146 in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867

ANSWERED ON 27 th  July, 2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF NHs

## 1867.    SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any plan has been formulated for the development of  National Highways (NHs) in Rajasthan during the financial year 2016-17;
- (b) if so, the amount allocated for the extension, renovation and maintenance of National Highways in Madhya Pradesh during the current financial year; and
- (c) the details of the names of the highways on which the said amount is likely to be spent?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)