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Lok Sabha Question No. 2866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Art Collection of Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the January 2018) 4th

## ART COLLECTION OF AIR INDIA

2866.

SHRI K ASHOK KUMAR

Will the Minister' of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the fate of the art collection of Air India, acquired over the 60 years would be decided by & Group of Ministers which is looking to the proposal for the national carrier ?s disinvestment; past
- (b) if the details thereof;
- (c) whether over the decades, Air India has accumulated over 4000 paintings, which includes works of prominent artists; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which the Government proposes to take care of its large collection of artifacts including paintings?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) and (b): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), in its meeting held on 28.06.2017, has given in-principle approval for considering strategic disinvestment ot Air India and its five subsidiaries and constitution of Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) The AISAM will decide further course of action on the same.

(e): Madam. Air India has large collection of artifacts including Yes, pain tings.

(d): Reply to (a) and (b) may be referred to. kindly
Lok Sabha Question No. 2865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: GIS Mapping of Rural Road
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2865

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## GIS MAPPING OF RURAL ROAD

## 2865.   SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  Geographic  Information  System  (GIS) mapping of all rural roads in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the time frame for completion of the said GIS mapping;
- (c) whether the work of GIS has commenced; and
- (d) if so, the details of the Districts covered under the said scheme, State-wise?

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  entered  into  a  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU), through the National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA), with  the  Centre  for  Development  of  Advance  Computing  (CDAC),  Pune  on  27.10.2015 through  which  all  rural  roads  including  roads  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY) in the country are mapped on Geographic Information System (GIS) platform. The work of GIS has been commenced in all the Districts in the 28 States and State-level data has been created on GIS platform in 10 States namely Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana and Uttarakhand. The soft  launch  of  GIS  implementation  for  the  aforesaid  States  was  held  on  15.12.2017.  The Ministry has advised the remaining States to complete the  State-level data on GIS platform by 31.03.2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Renovation Work on NH-6 in Jalgaon City
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2864

ANSWERED ON  4 th JANUARY, 2018

## RENOVATION WORK ON NH-6 IN JALGAON CITY

2864.   SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the renovation work on Jalgaon city stretch of NH-6 from 360 Km to 510 Km;
- (b) the reasons for the slow progress of work in this regard; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  for  time  bound completion of the project?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (c ) The  concession  agreement  for  two  packages  of  four  laning  work  of  NH-6  in Jalgaon city from km 360.000 to km 422.700 and from km 422.700 to 510.000 have been signed on 1.4.2017 & 30.3.2017 respectively. The pre-construction activities have  been started.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Equal Distribution of Land
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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## 2863. SHRI SADASHIV LOKIiA}.II}E:

Will the Minister  of RURAI" l'lLi'+'Fli',OPl4[iliil' be  irk::rscd i* sr;ite:

- (a) whether the Governrnenl tta.:; taken or i^)ropc,"{jes  tc, tili..q:  srii,:ps  to iirrnrulale  an;,'action  plan  for equal distribution of ia.nri throLrghout  tirc <.:ountl.y;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons thr:re&lr'/

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(a) to (c)  :  As per Entry lE and En1r1.  ;15 ,:if  Lisr [i {State  Lisr) of the Seventh Scheclule  of the Constitution,  the subject of '[,;ind' aurr] its marmgement  inr:luding, rfis1ribution  of ian,l fblls in the jurisdiction  of the States.  Eacir  State has its orvn Statr:-specitio  Revelu* L,ayrs  to deal rvith ,La.nc{, and matters  related thereto.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Toilets with Water Facility
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: ANUPAM HAZRA

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2861

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04-01-2018

## Toilets with Water Facility

## 2861. DR. ANUPAM HAZRA:

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

- (a)  the  number of  toilets constructedduring  2017-18 in  West  Bengal  by  Centralagencies  or with Union Government fund;
- (b) the details of funds allocated forthe purpose;
- (c) the number of toilets out of theabove provided water facility;
- (d) whether any project is beingimplemented for providing waterconnection facility to these toilets; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and thefunds allocated for the purpose?

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

- (a)  A  total  of  8,70,143  Individual  household  latrines  (IHHLs)  were  constructed  in  West Bengal
- during 2017-18 as on 02.01.2018 as per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).
- (b) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), against allocation of  Rs. 492.77 crore to West Bengal for the year 2017-18, Rs. 492.77 crore have already been released as on 02.01.2018.
- (c) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation does not monitor toilets constructed with water facility. However, under SBM(G), the incentive for individual toilet has been increased from Rs.  10,000  to  Rs.  12,000,  to provide  for water  availability,  including  for  storing  water  for hand-washing and cleaning.

(d) and (e) Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), this Ministry assists  State  Governments  financially  and  technically  to  provide  drinking  water facility in their rural areas while asking the priority to be given for piped water supply schemes in ODF villages. Separate funds for providing water connection facility to toilets are not allocated. However, total ofRs. 736.46 crores have been allocated in the year 2017-18  under  NRDWP  for  West  Bengal.  Rs.  736.46  croreshave  already  been released to West Bengal under NRDWP.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Electrification of Villages in Odisha
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2860 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN ODISHA

## 2860.  SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  maintains  any  data  on  the  level  of electrification in rural and urban parts of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  percentage  of  villages  that  have  been  electrified  across  the country;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the level of electrification in Odisha and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  level  of  intensification  of  villages  across  the  country  apart  from electrification and the level of intensification in Odisha?

## 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  Governments/Distribution  Companies  are  the  primary custodian of electrification related data. Information regarding the electrification of the villages is obtained from the State Governments. Web portals www.garv.gov.in  and  www.saubhagya.gov.in,  have  been  developed  by  Rural Electrification  Corporation  (REC)  Ltd.,  the  nodal  agency  for  implementation  of Deen Dayal  Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY) and  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana  (SAUBHAGYA),  for  monitoring  the  electrification  of  unelectrified villages &  households  respectively.  In the web  portal, data of electrification of villages/households is updated by the concerned State DISCOMs for  use  by  all  the  stakeholders  and  dissemination  of  information  to  public  for bringing in transparency in the system.
- (b) : As  reported  by  States,  there  were  18,452  un-electrified  census villages in the country as on 01 April, 2015.  Out of these, 15,981 villages have been electrified by 31 st  December, 2017.
- (c) : As  informed  by  the  Government  of  Odisha,  there  were  3,474  unelectrified  census  villages  as  on  01.04.2015;  of  these,  2,858  villages  have  been electrified up to 31.12.2017.
- (d) : Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), against the total coverage of intensive electrification (creation of additional infrastructure in already electrified villages) of 7,80,464 electrified villages across the country, electrification works in 4,77,799 villages have been completed, as on 31.12.2017. Similarly, against the total coverage  of intensive electrification of 73,745 electrified  villages  in  Odisha,  electrification  works  in  35,507  villages  have  been completed as on 31.12.2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Implementation of PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2859

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMAY-G

## 2859.   SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  works  completed  so  far  in  East  Singhbhum  and  West Singhbhum  Districts  of  Jharkhand  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  YojanaGramin (PMAY-G);
- (b) the  number  of  people  benefited  in  the  said  Districts  of  Jharkhand  under  the said Yojana;
- (c) the details of the works which have not been completed so far under the said Yojana in the said Districts; and
- (d) the time by which the said works are likely to be completed?

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

(a) to (c) : The Ministry of Rural Development implements Pradhan Mantri Awaas YojanaGramin  (PMAY-G)  under  which  the  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  beneficiaries selected from Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011 list and verified by Gram Sabha for construction of houses in the rural areas of the county including East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum districts of Jharkhand.

The detail of houses targeted (households benefited), houses completed and pending houses in East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum districts of Jharkhand is given as under:

| S. No.   | District       | Financial Year   | House Targeted   | House Completed*   | House Pending   |
|----------|----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | East Singhbhum | 2016-17          | 10,720           | 4,567              | 6,153           |
| 1        | East Singhbhum | 2017-18          | 6,150            | 38                 | 6,112           |
| 2        | West Singhbhum | 2016-17          | 7,656            | 5,880              | 1,776           |
| 2        | West Singhbhum | 2017-18          | 1,020            | 62                 | 958             |
|          | Total          |                  | 25,546           | 10,547             | 14,999          |

- (d):  The pending houses are proposed to be completed by the end of March, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Maintenance of Airports by Overseas Operators
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2857

(To be answered on the 4th January 2018)

Maintenance of Airports by Overseas Operators

2857.

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (o) whether the Government has received proposals from overseas operators to operate and maintain airports in the country if s0, the details thereof;
- {) the time by which 2 final decision in this regard is likely to be taken; and () whether Governnent has any report regarding problems faced, bencfits and if the details thereof?
- (6) whether the Government is now considering international Bidding Process for choosing the entities to operate and maintain some of the domestic airports and if the details thereof; S0,

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

Csareariva International Airport at Jaipur, Rajasthan: The Select Areas are s under:Jaipur

i reassetger terminal building including the airport operations control centre,

Apron areas (not including the apron areas of the cargo terminal); handling agencies:

iv AIl terminal approach reads including movement area between the terminal building and apron area.

iii, Surface car park

f the Selectareas structures, assets, equipment and machinery forming part of the Select Areas.

date for bid submissicn is 30.01.2018.

.

(d}: Nc Madam\_ significant by the Airports Council International

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Ship Repairing Facilities
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2853 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4th JANUARY,2O18

## SHIP REPAIRING  FACILITIES

## 2853. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state:

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- (a) whether the Government  has identified various  ports in the country to refurbish  the ship-repairing  facilities;
- i;j *nuin",  tne Governmeni  h"" rny proposal  for routes for cruise ships and their maintenance; and
- (b) if so, details of ports that have  been identified therefor;
- (d) in" p.p".rf  of the Government  to develop the lnland  Waterways  Authority of lndia therefor?

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

## ANSWER

- (a)&(b): Based on a study by a consultanl  engaged  by the Ministry of Shipping' 7 Maior Ports namely, Kandla,  Paradip,  Mumbai,  Mormugao'  Vishakhapatnam'  Cochin andKolkatahavebeenidentifiedtorefurbishtheShip-repairingfacilities. However,  cochin  Port has already leased  out its land in 2013 to cochin  Shipyard Limited for creation of an lnternational  Ship-repair facility'
- (c)Theroutesforcruiseservicesareplannedandoperatedbytheshipping companies keeping in view the financial  viability  and demand by cruise passengers in a particular sectbr' The Government  provides the enabling  policy and regulatory framework  for operating cruise  services'
- (d) For development  of lnland Waterways  Authority of lndia (lWAl)' Department of Expenditure,MinistryofFinance,Governmentoflndiahadconveyedapproval for creation of 101 additional  posts on the basis of the restructuring  proposal (initiatedbylWAlandMinistryofshipping)'onTthSeptember'20'16'Atpresent' thetotalstrengthofofficersandstaffincludingtheabovementionedrestructufing is 414.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Use of Waste from Landfill for Road Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2852 ANSWERED ON 4 TH  JANUARY, 2018

## USE OF WASTE FROM LANDFILL FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION

## 2852.  DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a MoU with East Delhi Municipal Corporation for use of the entire 130 lakh tonne of  segregated  waste  from  the Ghazipur  landfill  to  build  the  NH-24 highway as  first-of-its-kind  in  the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether NHAI has utilized all the waste from the landfill as promised; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI MANSUKH L.MANDAVIYA)

(a)  to  (d)  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  (MoUD),  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  & Highway (MoRT&H), East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for using municipal  solid  waste  from  Ghazipur  landfill  site  as  per  the  recommendations  of  the Central  Road  Research  Institute  (CRRI)  in  East  Delhi  for  its  highway  construction programme on NH-24 Delhi-Meerut Expressway on the trial stretch of 2 km on pilot basis. The work of segregation of waste is at Tender Stage and is yet to be started. It may not be possible to utilize all the waste from the landfill in this pilot project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Widening of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2850

ANSWERED ON 4 th  JANUARY, 2018

## WIDENING OF HIGHWAYS

## 2850.  SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS,

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  widen  the  highways,  peripheral  highways  and bypass roads around the city of Madurai and a number of projects are at DPR stage;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the status of implementation of these projects, as of now; and
- (c) the time by which the said projects, which are going to be helpful in decongesting and benefiting the Madurai city would be started and completed in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) & (b)  Yes, Madam. Government proposes to widen the highways, peripheral highways and bypass  roads  around  the  city  of  Madurai  in  Tamil  Nadu.  DPR  for  following  projects  are  in progress.
- (i) Madurai Ring Road from km 0.000 to km 82.600
- (ii) Madurai - Natham Road from km 0.000 to km 35.650
- (iii) Madurai - Theni road from km 0+000 to km 44+000
- (iv) Thirumangalam - Rajapalayam section from km 0+000 to km 81+436
- (c)   Above mentioned projects are likely to be awarded during 2018-19 by NHAI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Auction of Diamond Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

2847. SHRI B.V. NAIK

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  started  the  auction  process  of  diamond mines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  amount  of  revenue  likely  to  be  earned  by  the  Union  Government  and  the State Governments from this auction; and
- (d) the places in the country where such blocks of diamond mines are located and are proposed to be auctioned?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINES (SHRI HARIBHAI PARTHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (d):  As  per  the  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation)  (MMDR) Amendment Act, 2015 and the Rules framed there under, the State Governments are tasked with the responsibility to carry out auction of mineral blocks in accordance with the prescribed law. As per the information provided by the State Governments, only  one  diamond  block  has  been  auctioned  for  Prospecting-cum-Mining  License, since  the  MMDR  Amendment  Act,  2015.  This  diamond  block,  Hatupur  block  is located in Brijpur, District - Panna in Madhya Pradesh. The preferred bidder for the auctioned diamond block is M/s Bansal Construction Company. The estimated total revenue over the lease period of the auctioned diamond  block is ₹ 37.66 crore of which  National  Mineral  Exploration  Trust  (NMET)  contribution  of  ₹  0.25  crore  is expected for the Central Government and rest ₹ 37.41 crore is expected for the State Government which includes auction premium, royalty and District Mineral Foundation (DMF) contribution.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2847

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## AUCTION OF DIAMOND MINES
Lok Sabha Question No. 2845 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Accessibility for Disabled Persons in Public Transport
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the people with disabilities face challenges while using public transport in the country;
- (b) if so, the remedial action taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to install facilities in the public transport to make them more accessible for persons with disabilities ;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor ?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2845

ANSWERED ON 4 TH  JANUARY, 2018

## ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABLED PERSONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

## 2845. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)& (b) Under the Accessible India Campaign, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has requested all States / Union Territories and Association of State Road Transport Undertaking (ASRTU) to make 10% of Government owned public transport fully accessible to the persons with disability  and  make  the  Public  Transport  disabled  friendly  out  of  which  9.59%  has  been achieved.

- (c) to (e)  Yes   Madam. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified bus body codeAIS-052 which includes following:-
- (i) All Type-I Buses shall have at least two passenger seat in low capacity buses and four seats of other buses designated priority seats for persons with disabilities
- (ii) The seats designated for disabled passengers shall be indicated with appropriate sign(s). An illustration of the signs to be provided above the priority basis.
- (iii) Handrails/or stanchions shall be provided at the entrance of all type I buses.