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Lok Sabha Question No. 4391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Linking of Aadhaar for MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4391

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## LINKING OF AADHAAR FOR MGNREGS

## 4391.   SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  workers  in  rural  areas  enrolled  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) must have an Aadhaar card and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  invoked  Section  7  of  the  Aadhaar  Act,  2016  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): In  pursuance  of  the  provisions  of Section  7  of  the  Aadhaar  (Targetted  Delivery  of Financial  and  other  Subsidies,  Benefits  and  Services  Act,  2016  (18  of  2016),  the  Central Government in the Ministry of Rural Development has notified on 3 rd January, 2017 that any individual  registered  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  who  is  not  yet  enrolled  for Aadhaar shall have to apply for Aadhaar enrolment. Till the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual, S/he shall be allowed to work under the Mahatma Gandhi NREG Act, 2005.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Saubhagya
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## SAUBHAGYA

4388. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Saubhagya scheme;
- (b) the  total  outlay  for  the  scheme  and  the  outlay  for  rural  and  urban households;
- (c) whether the scheme will help the country to meet its global climate change commitments; 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) & (b) : Government  of  India  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya in September, 2017 with an outlay of Rs.16,320 Crore. Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for rural areas is Rs.10587.50 crore and for urban areas is Rs.1732.50 Crore. The salient features of the scheme, are as under:

- (i) Last  mile connectivity  and  electricity connections  to  all  un-electrified households in rural areas.
- (ii) Solar  Photo  Voltaic  (SPV)  based  standalone  systems  for  un-electrified households located in remote and inaccessible villages / habitations, where grid extension is neither feasible nor cost effective.
- (iii) Last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all remaining economically poor un-electrified households in urban areas.  Non-poor urban households are excluded from this scheme.

(c) & (d) : 'Saubhagya' scheme includes provision of solar photo voltaic (SPV) based  standalone  systems  to  provide  electricity  to  un-electrified  households  in remote & inaccessible villages/habitations, where grid extension is not feasible or cost effective. The use of solar energy/electricity for these villages would reduce carbon  emissions,  thus  helping  the  country  to  meet  global  climate  change commitments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4385 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Elevated Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4385

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2018

## ELEVATED HIGHWAYS

4385.   PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the State Governments have requested for construction of elevated highways due to protests on land acquisition in various parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the acquisition of land is a serious law and order problem in various parts of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any mechanism to redress the grievances of the inhabitants of such areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) and (b) The development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process  and  works  on  NHs  are  taken  up  from  time  to  time  depending  upon  inter-se  priority, traffic  density  and  availability  of  funds.  Construction  of  elevated road passing through a city/ town or construction of bypass is decided based upon the Detailed Project Report (DPR) which takes into account various factors such as availability of land, cost of construction of elevated road vis-à-vis cost of construction of bypass, connectivity issues etc.

(c) to (e) No Madam.

There are sufficient provisions such as hearing of objections under section 3C as well as option to go for arbitration under section 3G (5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 to redress the grievances of the inhabitants/land owners.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4382 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Shortage of Trained Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the 22nd

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4382 March 2018)

## Shortage of Trained Pilots

4382. SHRI V. ELUMALAI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be to state:pleased

- whether airlines in the country hire expatriate to meet the shortage in the country, if So, the details thereof; pilots pilots
- the (b) whether iimited number of foreign pilots On roster 0f airlines for norms also stipulate a able to train and upgrade the Indian 4 limited till such time they are pilots to replace the expats; and period

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- Foreign Pilots with License issued from Contracting State eo (a) Airlines hire Pilot-in-Command/lnstructor/Examiner cover the shortage 0f type rated DGCA under provision contained in Validation of Foreign License is done by laid down in CAR Section 7, Rule 45 0f Aircraft Rule 1937 and procedure Series G, IL: part
- Authorization(FATA) is issued only to (6) & (c) Foreign Aircrew Temporary to train the Indian Pilots: All the Pilot in Command/ Instructor/ Examiner advised to develop their own in Schedule and Non-Schedule airlines have been Also airlines of FATA is extended as per Policy provision of extension of FATA is only demand of Industry. Presently the 31.12.2018. upto
- (c) if s0, the details thereof?

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Assessment of Demand of Power
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4380 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## ASSESSMENT OF DEMAND OF POWER

4380.  SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  demand  of  electricity  for  the next five years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  being  taken  by  the Government to meet the demand;
- (c) whether progress of the power projects is being affected due to paucity of funds and if so, the details thereof and the corrective action taken in this regard; and
- (d) other steps being taken to meet the future increase in demand?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) to (c) : As per 19 th  Electric Power Survey (EPS) Report, the Electrical Energy Requirement and Peak electricity demand on all-India basis during the year 202122  is  expected  to  be  around  15,66,023  Million  Units  and  2,25,751  Mega  Watt respectively, against already installed capacity of 3,33,550 MW.

As  per  Electricity  Act,  2003,  electricity  generation  is  a  delicensed activity and any generating company may establish a generating station.  Funds for  setting  up  of  generation  project(s)  are  arranged  by  the  project  developers themselves.

To meet the power requirement, conventional capacity comprising of 48,261 MW Thermal, 6,823 MW Hydro and 3,300 MW Nuclear are at various stages of  construction  and  are  likely  to  yield  benefits  during  the  period  2017-2022.  In addition,  Government  of  India  has  set  a  target  to  have  175  GW  of  Installed Capacity  from  Renewable  Energy  Sources  (RES)  by  2021-22.  With  the  likely generation  capacity  addition,  the  electricity  demand  projected  by  the  19 th   EPS will be fully met on all-India basis.

(d) : The other steps being taken by the Government to meet the future increase in demand are as under:-

- (i) Government of India is assisting states through schemes like Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) etc. for strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks.
- (ii) Government is also supporting in electrification of villages and providing access  of  electricity  to  all  unelectrified  households  through  Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya).
- (iii) Coal blocks have been allotted to central/state power utilities to improve domestic coal availability.
- (iv) The Government has introduced a scheme SHAKTI ( Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala ( Coal ) Transparently in India )-2017, to provide coal linkages to the power plants which do not have any linkage .
- (v) The  Government  has  introduced  flexibility  in  utilization  of  domestic  coal amongst power generating stations to reduce the cost of power generation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Maintenance of Database on Water Bodies
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4379

ANSWERED ON 22.0 3.201 8

## MAINTENANCE OF DATAB ASE ON WATER BODIES

## 4379. SHRI OM BIRLA

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

(a) whether there is any plan under consideration of the Government to conduct any exten exclusive  research  and  maintenance  of  database  on  the  wat er  bodies  revealing  their  condition, increase/decrease in their number, their status of encroachment etc. and if so, the detai (b) whether any observations have been made by certain quarters including Standing Comm on the issue, if any, d uring 2015 - 16 and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  the  States  for  adoption  of  a classification of water bodies and to adopt the water bodies in the land records?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)& (b)The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources in their Tenth report  on 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies' has recommended that in order to enable an objective assessment of water bodies and their condition, it should be made mandatory t database incorporating information from States. Acco rdingly, t he Ministry of  Water  Resources, River Development  and Ganga Rejuvenation has planned to conduct the first Census  of  Water Bodiesduring the period 2017 - 18 to 2020 - 21 under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme -'Irrigation Census along  with  6 th minor irr igation  census '.  The  objective  of  the  Census  is  to  build  up  a database on w ater bodies . Information on use, storage capacity, status of filling up of sto of water bodies will be collected through the Census.

( c) Ministry of Water Resources, Rive r Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has requested the State Governments to include water bodies in their land records.  Unified classificatio bodies by type has been adopted in the Census of Water Bodies to be conducted by the M through S tates/UTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: UDAY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4377 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## UDAY

4377.  SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the impact of Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) launched in the year 2015 with a view to bring back good health in State-owned Discoms has started  having  a  wrong  impact  on  Discoms  and  is  being  turned  into  another window to pile up fresh debts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has made any review of implementation of UDAY, if so, the findings thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  implement  the  scheme  in letter  and  spirit  and  direct  Discoms  not  to  use  it  as  another  window  to  pile  up debts?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

- (a) & (b) : As  per  information  received  from  the  States,  the  gap  between Average Cost of Supply (ACS) and Average Revenue Realized (ARR) has reduced from 59 paisa per unit in FY 2015-16 to about 41 paisa per unit in FY 2016-17.
- (c) & (d) : Review  for  implementation  of  UDAY  is  a  continual  process  which includes  monitoring  of  debt  of  DISCOMs.  A  Monitoring  Committee,  under  the chairmanship  of Secretary (Power), has  been  constituted to ensure  close monitoring of performance of the participating States under UDAY. The Committee  reviews  the  operational  and  financial  parameters  of  participating States  at  regular  intervals.  Further,  State-specific  focused  meetings  have  also been  held  to  handhold  States/UTs  and  the  DISCOMs  for  effective  turnaround. Besides, this scheme is also being monitored regularly in the Review, Planning & Monitoring Meetings (RPMs) as well.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Flying Hours for Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIA TION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4376\_ March 2018) 22nd

(To be answered on the

Flying Hours for Pilots

## 4376. PROF CHINTAMANI MAL VIYA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether a pilot in the country is considered qualified after 200 hours %f flying on a light piston engine plane whereas a airline in America and other countries needs to fiy at ieast 1500 hours; e0-pilot
- the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Govern ment to make aviation standards of the country at par with international standlards?
- (b) if s0, the details thereof; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) (b) A Pilot can fly for an airline after 200 hrs of flying and is in possession of Commercial Pilot License(CPL) As per the privileges %f the License(CPL); the holder of License may act as Pilot-in-Command of any and which Is entered in the aircraft rating Of his licensc and may also act as Co-Pilot of any aeroplane where & Co-Pilot is required to be carried and which is entered in the aircraft rating 0f his licence For acquiring Air Transport Pilot License(ATPL): the candidate needs to acquire minimum 1500 hours as per Section M, Schedule Il of the Aircraft Rule 1937 and the privileges of ATPL are as per Annex 1, para 2.6.2 Kgs;

(c) Requirements and privileges for Commercial Pilot license and Airline Transport Pilot License in Aircraft Rules 1937 are in line with ICAO Annex I Standard & Recommended Practices.

To Fly as Co-Pilot (Second in command) in USA the pilot needs to have 1500 hours of flying experience and Air Transport Pilot License

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Power Crisis in Assam
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4375 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## POWER CRISIS IN ASSAM

## 4375.  SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the State of Assam generally and Dhubri district specially is facing acute power crisis due to low grid capacity, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that Dhubri district was once a vibrant centre of trade and commerce and it is today the most marginalized and isolated due  to power  crisis which  has  led to shutdown  of  industries and  small enterprises, if so, the detail thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  initiative  for  generating more power;
- (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 AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : The  State  of  Assam  faced  energy  and  peak  shortage  of  3.5%  and 4.2%  respectively during the current year (April, 2017 -February, 2018). Presently, at the Inter-state level, there are no transmission constraints for import of  power  to  Assam.    The  Available  Transmission  Capacity  (ATC)  from  Eastern Region to North Eastern Region is 1025 MW.  However, there are some Intra-state transmission constraints in some pockets of Assam.

(b) to (e) : Electricity is a concurrent subject. Supply and  distribution of electricity in a State / UT, including Dhubri district, is within the purview of the respective  State  Government  /  State  Power  Utility.  The  Government  of  India supplements the efforts of the State Governments by establishing power plants in Central  Sector  through  CPSUs  and  allocating  power  there  from  to  them.  At present,  Assam  has  been  allocated  1304  MW  power  from  Central  Generating Stations.  During  2016-17,  the  assistance  from  Central  Generating  Stations  to Assam was 5929 Million Units (65.7%) against their total energy requirement of 9020  Million  Units.  Adequate  power  is  available  in  the  grid  and  the  state  can purchase  power  to  meet  their  demand  from  Power  exchanges  or  through competitive  bidding  route  under  Discovery  of  Efficient  Electricity  Price  (DEEP) portal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Latest Technology for Flood Forecasting Stations
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4374

ANSWERED ON 22.0 3.201 8

## LATEST TECHNOLOGY FO R FLOOD FORECASTING STATIONS

## 4374. SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY

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

- (a) whether the Government has acquired any latest tachnology and installed it at flood centres in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details th ereof?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam.Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has installed sensor based automatic data acquisitio and satellite based transmission system at 126 flood forecasting stations out of existing 226 flood forecasting stations in the country .

Rainfall Runoff model has been developed for 19 river basins covering 22 States/ Territories and 226 Flood Forecasting Stations to provide flood advisories with three days lead time. Further inundation f orecast model for Mahanadi delta using 2 - D modelling technology and high resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) has been developed and sent to the Governme Odisha for verification.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Declaration of NHs in Assam
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4373

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2018

## DECLARATION OF NHS IN ASSAM

## 4373.  SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of roads in Assam declared as National Highways (NHs) during the last three years;
- (b) the funds allocated during the said period for development of NHs in the State; and
- (c) the total length of NHs in the State?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) Four roads aggregating to 157.49km have been declared as National Highways (NHs) in the State of Assam during the last 3 years and the current year.
- (b) The funds allocated during the last 3 years and the current year for development of  NHs  in  Assam  under  National  Highways  (Original)  is  Rs.682  crore.  Apart from  this  an  amount  of  Rs.17,265  crore  was  allocated,  for  the  North  Eastern States during the period for the development of NHs and other roads under the Special  Accelerated  Road  Development  Programme  for  North  East  (SARDPNE). Out of this an expenditure of Rs.5432.35 crore was incurred for roads in the State of Assam.
- (c) The total length of NHs in the State of Assam is 3814km.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Mandatory Certificates for Showing Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4372

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## MANDATORY CERTIFICATES FOR SHOWING ADVERTISEMENTS

4372:  SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is mandatory for obtaining certificates from Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for showing advertisements in theatres;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether there is any proposal in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  requests  from  cinema  hall owners to do away with the practice of seeking certification from the CBFC for advertisements played during screening in theatres, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (d) whether the Government also proposes to make it compulsory that all trailers of upcoming  movies  and  even  public  service  messages  are  to  be  certified  by CBFC; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING [COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]:

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes,  it  is  mandatory  for  obtaining  certificates  from  the  Central  Board  of Film Certification (CBFC) for showing advertisements in theatres. As per Section 4 of the  Cinematograph  Act  1952,  any  person  desiring  to  exhibit  any  film  for  public exhibition should get his/her film certified by CBFC.

(c) to (e): Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has received representation from the  Multiplex  Association  of  India  regarding  dispensing  with  the  requirement  of obtaining certificates  in  respect  of  advertisements  from  CBFC  before  the  exhibiting the  same  in  the  cinema  theatres.  The  matter  has  been  examined  in  the  Ministry  in consultation  with  Ministry  of  Law  and  Justice.  The  requirement  given  in  the Cinematograph Act 1952, is applicable to all films including trailers and advertisements and cannot be relaxed.

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