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Lok Sabha Question No. 1670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Water Harvesting during Rainy Season
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1670

ANSWERED ON 28 .12.2017

## WATER HARVESTING DUR ING RAINY SEASON

## †1670. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO

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

(a) whether any arrangements for water harvesting have been made during rainy season for and irrigation purposes in water deficient areas of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any assessment has been made regarding water harvesting through this method d last three years; and

(d) if so, the quantum of water stored in cusecs during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b)Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conserva artificial recharge to ground water is primarily States' responsibility.

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has prepared a conceptual document titled 'Master Plan fo r  Artificial  Recharge  to  Ground  Water - 2013'  which  provides  information  about  area  specific artificial  recharge  techniques  to  augment  the  ground  water  resources  based  on  the  ava source water and capability of subsurface formations to accommoda te it. The Master Plan envisages construction of about 1.11 crore artificial recharge structures in urban and rural areas cost  of  Rs.  79178  crore.  This  comprises  around  88  lakh  recharge  structures/  faciliti rainwater directly fr om roof top and more than 23 lakh artificial recharge and rainwater har structures for conserving surplus runoff to augment the groundwater resources. It is es annually about 85,565 MCM of surplus run - off can be harnessed to augment the ground water.  The Master Plan is available in public domain and has also been circulated to the State Govern implementation.

Besides, other steps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground wate available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/writereaddata/GW\_Depletion.pdf

(c) & (d)Ground Water Resource A ssessment of the country is being periodically carried out by CGWB and State Governments.  The total annual replenishable ground water resource in 20 433 billion cubic meter (BCM) and as per latest assessment (2013), the annual replenisha ground water resou rce of the country is 447 BCM.

During  assessment  year  2013,  out  of  6584  assessment  units  in  the  country,  1034 assessment  units  are  categorized  as  'Over -Exploited',  whereas  during  assessment  year  2011,  the respective figures wer e 6607 and 1071 (16.2%) .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Facilities to Differently Abled during Air Travel
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1667

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

## Facilities to Differently Abled during Air Travel

1667.

DR . SHASHI THAROOR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that air travel remains compliant with the United Nations Convention On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
- () ifso, the details %f compliance assessment and remedial measures taken by the Government; and
- (b) the details %f compliance as per the recommendations pertaining to Persons with disabilities in accordance with the Civil Air Requirements Report 2014, specifically the suggestion that airline operators should formulate a detailed procedure for carriage of persons with disability or reduced mobility and publish the Same On their website and should ensure ali web content adheres to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) to make it more accessible to persons with disabilities;
- (d) the details %f training and sensitization provided to airport staff and security personnel to better support the hassle-free travel 0f persons with disabilities?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (c): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued Civil Aviation Reguirements (CAR); Section-3-Air Transport; Persons with Disability andlor Persons with Reduced Mobility to standardize the conditions for travel of persons with disabilities and reduced mobility by air in order to protect them against any of discrimination and to ensure that receive all possible assistance their travel. Further, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has also issued Aviation Security (AVSEC) Circular regarding Standard Operating Procedure for screening of passengers with special needs and medical conditions form they during

Airlines are required to submit number of complaints related to Persons with disability and their redressal status to DGCA\_ In addition, Complaints received by DGCA are taken up with airlines for their redressal: However; no report substantiating non-complilance of the said CAR by the airline operators and airport operators have been received by DGCA in the recent past:

(d): All airlines, airport operators, security, customs and immigration bureau organizations at airport are required to conduct training program; aS per the training module provided by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; for all personnel engaged in passenger services for  sensitization and developing awareness for assisting persons with disability or reduced mobility.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Complaints Against Working of Censor Board
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1666 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28.12.2017

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST WORKING OF CENSOR BOARD 1666: SHRI INNOCENT

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

(a)

be pleased to state:

whether the Government has received many complaints against the Censor Board's way of working in the recent past; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  INFORMATION  AND

BROADCASTING [(COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]:

(a)  &  (b):    Central  Board  of  Film  Certification  (CBFC)  setup  under  Section  3  of  the

Cinematograph  Act,  1952  performs  the  statutory  function  of  certifying  films  for  public exhibition  in  accordance  with  provisions  of  the  Cinematograph  Act,  1952,  Cinematograph

(Certification) Rules, 1983 and the guidelines issued thereunder.

An  appeal  against  the  decision  of  CBFC  can  be  preferred  to  Film  Certification  Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) under Section 5C of the Cinematograph Act, 1952. Government of India does not interfere in the decision making process of CBFC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Incident at Mumbai Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

8 (To be answered o the 28th

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1664 December 2017)

## Incident at Mumbai Airport

## 1664. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- of two aircraft brushed\_ each other at (a) whether the wing tips to them as also inconvenience to the Mumbai airport recently causing damage passengers; against
- (6) if so, the details thereof;
- had ordered any inquiry into this incident; whether the Government
- the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

On 09.03.2017 a challenger 850 aircraft owned by 2 #On-scheduled (a) to (c) to Mumbai. After ianding while the aircraft was taxiing to bay no: 3 at foreign registered wingtip rubbed (DGCA): by the Directorate General f Civil Aviation has been investigated revealed that the incident was caused due to the (d) & (e) Investigation has Of the crew taxiing the aircraft and iack 0f situational awareness o part marking for guidance: mismatch between map and relevant re-occurrence of such Following corrective actions have been taken to prevent against ground grid

- Civil grid
- of Dubai for non-reporting of occurrence by the crew Aviation Authority): foreig" aircraft r~gistered

incidegrid map of Mumbai Airport has been corrected;

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Stipend to Disabled Persons under Skill Development Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1662

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## STIPEND TO DISABLED PERSONS UNDER SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## 1662.   SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  reduce  employment  discrimination  by rolling out a scheme to give a minimum stipend to every disabled person from rural areas who gets a job through Government's skill development programme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which this scheme is likely to be beneficial;
- (d) the percentage of disabled persons proposed to be covered under the scheme; and
- (e) the timeline for implementing the proposed scheme?

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

(a) to (e): Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  undertaking  a  placement  linked  skill Development program for rural poor youth under National Rural Livelihoods Mission, called DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalYojana (DDU-GKY). This scheme does not provide for  payment  of stipend  to  candidates trained under the  scheme,  including  disabled  persons from rural areas.

However, DDU-GKY Guidelines provides for payment of a post placement support to every candidate  who  gets  placed  in  jobs.  DDU-GKY  provides  that  every  State  Government undertaking  DDU-GKY will  ear  mark  3%  of  its  DDU-GKY  skill  development  targets  for skilling Persons with Disabilities.

DDU-GKY is an ongoing scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Subsidy for Gas Based  Power Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1661 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## SUBSIDY FOR GAS BASED POWER GENERATION

1661. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received a proposal from the Government  of Gujarat to provide Rs. 1.50 per unit subsidy for Gas based power generation in line with fertilizer sector to support additional 9500 MW gas based generation (at 80% level) in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this  regard  as  gas based installed capacity is 22962 MW and operational capacity is around 6000 MW only;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  seriously  thinking  to  utilize  idle  gas capacity to set up gas based power plants for clean energy;
- (d) if so, the action plan chalked out in this direction; and
- (e) whether  any  subsidy  is  proposed  to  be  given  for  encouraging  the States/  private  sector  to  invest  in  gas  based  power  plants,  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 (e) : Gas  based  power  plants  are  free  to  import  the  Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), generate power and sell it to the consumers. A letter dated 24.01.2017 was received from Government of Gujarat on the issue. At present, there is no proposal under consideration to provide subsidy to invest in the gas based power plants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Cleaning of Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1659

ANSWERED ON 28 .12.2017

## CLEANING OF GANGA RI VER

## †1659. SHRI ALOK SANJAR

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

- (a) whether the Government has started any scheme/programme for cleaning of Ganga river;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the works to be carried out t h reunder; and
- (c) the other steps being taken by the Government to make Ganga river garbage free?

## ANSWER

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

( DR. SATYA PAL SINGH )

- (a) & (b ) Yes, Madam. The Government of India has launched Namami Gange programme in May 2015 for conservation of rive r Ganga with total outlay of Rs. 20,000 crores. Namami Gange Programme is a holistic approach to clean Ganga through various activities such as tr eatment of municipal sewage, treatment of industrial effluent, river surface cleaning, rural sanita crematoria works, afforestation, biodiversity, awareness creation & public outreach etc. projects for various activities have been sa nctioned, out of which 47 projects have been completed. Cleaning of river is a continuous process and all out efforts are on to complete the proj
- (c)Trash skimmers are being deployed at 11 locations to make the Ganga riv r garbage free. The Trash Skimmers collect all kinds of floating waste materials in the river such as flower plastic bottles/bags, food packets, algae, logs, bamboos and any other floating waste.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Complaints of Noise Pollution near Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on

UNSTARRED NO: : 1656 the December 2017)

Complaints of Noise Pollution near Airports

## 1656. SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints of noise pollution and its adverse effect on the health of the people living near the airports;
- (c) whether the National Green Tribunal directed the Ministry and aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to mull over the possibility of providing incentives to pilots who minimise noise while landing aircraft at Indira Gandhi International Airport;
- (6) if s0, the details of present and permissible noise levels during the and night time; day
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to control the noise pollution near the airports across the country?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) (b) Government has received complaints regarding noise pollution near airports: Present level of noise varies from airport to airport: Based on the Delhi High Court's directions, DGCA has issued & circular mentioning the interim permissible noise levels of 105 dB(A) during and 95 dB(A) during night for IGI airport; Delhi: day
- (e) in order to reduce noise from aircraft operations, following steps have been taken:-

(c)& (d) During the hearing in the matter, Hon " ble NGT directed the respondents to consider providing incentives to pilot for reducing noise by minimizing the use of thrust reverser during landing: However, it was informed to the Hon'ble court that globally no such provision exists for providing incentives to pilot and use Of thrust reverser depends on many factors during ianding and the pilot has the final authority regarding its use keeping in view the safety of aircraft operations.

- Continuous Descent Approach,
- Restriction on APUIGPU on airport;
- Mixed Mode Runway operations,
- Restriction on Ground Run up of engines,
- Phasing out Chapter-2 Aircraft,
- Noise Monitoring at major airports;
- Proper iand use planning in airport vicinity, etc:
Lok Sabha Question No. 1655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Khelo-India Programme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1655 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## Khelo-India Programme

†1655. SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched 'Khelo-India' National Programme for Development of sports to encourage mass participation of both boys and girls in sports;
- (b) the details of funds allocated/ released under  the  scheme  to Chhattisgarh State;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  regional  centre  for implementation of the said sports development programme in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh State;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

- (a)
- Yes, Madam.
- (b) Proposals, as and when received from States/UTs, including Chhattisgarh  State,  under  the  Scheme,  if  complete  in  all  respects  and

technically feasible, are being sanctioned subject to availability of funds. No State-wise allocation of funds is made for this purpose. A project, namely, synthetic hockey turf at Jaspur was sanctioned on 28.07.2017 to Chhattisgarh under Khelo India Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs.5.44 crore out of which Rs.2.50 crore has been released as first installment. (c) to (e) No,  Madam.  At  present  there  is  no  proposal  to  set  up  a regional  centre  for  implementation  of  the  said  sports  development programme in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Norms on Sulphur Dioxide Emission Limits
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1654 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## NORMS ON SULPHUR DIOXIDE EMISSION LIMITS

1654.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is taking any steps to implement new norms on Sulphur Dioxide emission limits in coal fired power units;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof along with the current status of implementation; and
- (c) whether the Government is considering any action against the plants that do not have space for setting up of Flue-gas Desulphurization systems, 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) & (b) : To  ensure  uninterrupted  power  supply  position  in  the  country,  a phased implementation plan for installation of Flue Gas De-Sulphurization (FGD) and  other  emission  control  equipments  was  prepared  by  Ministry  of  Power  and submitted to Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on 30.06.2017. Based on the discussions with MoEF&CC,  a revised phased implementation plan (to be implemented before 2022) for installation of Flue Gas De-Sulphurization (FGD) in plants for a capacity of 1,61,402 MW (414 Units) and upgradation  of  Electrostatic  Precipitator  in  plants  for  a  capacity  of  64,525  MW (222 units) was prepared by Central Electricity Authority in consultation with the stakeholders  and  was  forwarded  to  MoEF&CC  on  13.10.2017.    The  Central Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  has  issued  directions  on  11.12.2017  to  Thermal Power Plants to ensure compliance as per the revised plan submitted by Ministry of Power.

- (c) : The CPCB has informed that the plants which do not have space for setting  up  of  FGD  systems,  are  to  explore  alternate  technologies  such  as  dry sorbent injection or use of low sulphur coal to comply with the new norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Schemes for Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: APARUPA PODDAR

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

Schemes for Sportspersons

1653. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

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

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to initiate schemes for sportspersons belonging to tribal areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons as to why such initiatives have not been undertaken so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

- (a) & (b): To promote sports in the country, SAI is implementing the following  sports  promotional  schemes  viz  National  Sports  Talent Contest  Scheme    (NSTC)  Army  Boys  Sports  Company  (ABSC)  SAI Training Centre (STC) Special Area Games (SAG) Extension Centre of STC/SAG Centre of Excellence (COE) National Sports Academies (NSA) across the country to identify talented sports persons in the age group of 8-25 years and nurture them to excel at national and international competitions.

The majority of the youth (sports persons) selected under the above  schemes  are  identified  from  the  rural,  tribal  and  backward areas  of  the  country.    The  selected  trainees  are  provided  with regular sports training in their respective sports discipline to excel at National and International level competition. The SAG Scheme of SAI lay specifically scouting talent from the tribal, costal, backward and remote hilly region of the country. The  trainees  are  being    trained  and  provided  with  expert  sports coaches, requisite outdoor/indoor playing facilities, sports equipment  (consumable  and  non  consumable)  including  expenses towards boarding and lodging expenses, medical & insurance cover and stipend for day boarders as per the approved scheme norms. Similarly, ABSC Scheme, which is a joint venture with Indian Army,  also  identifies  youth  sports  talent  from  the  rural  and  tribal areas falling under their regimental centres.  The trainees in the age group of 8-14 years are admitted in ABSC centres for regular sports training and most of them on having been found to be medically fit are enrolled in the Army on attaining  the age of 17 ½ years. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has revised its Khelo India Scheme  with  12  verticals  which  include  promotion  of  rural  and indigenous tribal games across the country. (c)     In view of (a) & (b) above, does not arise. *****