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Lok Sabha Question No. 1186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Terrace Gardens
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND  CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1186

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 22.12.2017

## Terrace Gardens

## 1186.  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make terrace gardens over  the roof top of every government  buildings;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and
- (c) if not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b)  No such policy is under consideration.
- ( c)  The roof slabs are not designed for such  load.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Agreement between India and UK Healthcare
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: CHHOTELAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUE STION NO. 1184 TO BE ANSWERED ON   22ND  DECEMBER, 2017

## AGREEMENT BETWEEN IN DIA AND UK HEALTHCAR E

## 1184. SHRI CHHOTE LAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any agreement has been signed between  India UK  Healthcare  and Kings colle hospitals, UK for opening of Hospitals in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the places in the country where the hospitals are proposed to be set up; an
- (d)  the  likely  generation  of  employment  opportunities  for  doctors,  nurses  etc.  out agreement?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d): As per the Annexure to the Joint Statement on the UK -India Summit 2015, as informed  by  Ministry  of  External  Affairs,  UK  India  Healthcare  Pvt.  Ltd.,  King's  College Hospital and NHS Foundation Trust have signe d an agreement to set up King's College Hospital in India.  Invest India has informed that Indo - UK  Institute of Health projects are proposed in eleven (11) States viz. Andhra Pradesh (Amravati), Maharashtra (Nagpur), Telenga (Hyderabad), Karnataka (Banga lore Rural), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), Punjab (Ludhiana), Gujarat (Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar), Rajasthan (Jaipur) Haryana (IMT Kharkhoda/Global City Gurgaon), and Assam (Guwahati). Further, Invest India has  intimated  that  around  110,0 00  direct  jobs  like  doctors,  nurses,  engineers,  constructi workers will be created in the 11 medicities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Robotic Treatment at Safdarjung Hospital
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1181 TO BE ANSWERED ON   22ND  DECEMBER, 2017

## ROBOTIC TR EATMENT AT SAFDARJUN G HOSPITAL

## 1181. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any plan for installation of robot for treatment of prostate cance related diseases at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said facility is likely to be made available?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c): For operationalisation of Robotic system in the Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation  of  Safadarjung  Hospital,  for  the  benefit  of  patients  suffering  from prostate  and  other  related  diseases  including  renal  transplant,  the  required  infrastru manpower are ready. For installation of equipment, Safdarjung hospital have already plac purchase order.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Global Warming
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1180

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2017

## Global Warming

## 1180.SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken actions post Paris Agreement for ecological and environmental transition against global warming;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any action plan/policy has been finalised in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has monitored the cumulative carbon footprint of the country during the last three yearsand if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a)  to  (d)  Under  the  Paris  Agreement,  climate  action  termed  as  Nationally  Determined Contributions (NDC) is to be implemented in post 2020 period by all Parties.

In  the  pre-2020  period,  Government  of  Indiadespite  having  no  binding  obligations  under  the United Nations Framework Conventionon Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced its voluntary goal to reduce the emission intensity of its GDP by 20-25% by 2020 in comparison to the 2005 level. India has achieved 12% reduction in emission intensity between 2005 and 2010. Relevant activities, as part ofspecific national missions to achieve the domestic goal in the area of climate change,  areimplemented  by  Government  through  NationalAction  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC).Government  of  India  has  also  embarked  upon  ambitiousactions  in  the  areas  of renewable  energy, afforestation, energy  efficiency,  planned  urbandevelopment,  adaptation measures  in  sectors  including  agriculture,  water  resources,  coastal  areas,  Himalayan  region, health etc.

(e)As per the latest Biennial Update Report submitted by Government of India to United Nations Framework  Convention  on  Climate  Change  (UNFCCC)  in  December  2015,  the  quantum  of India's  gross  greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  (excludingLand  Use,  Land-Use  Change,  and Forestry)  in  2010  was  2.136  billion  tonnes  Carbon  dioxide  equivalent  (CO2eq).  India's contribution to cumulative globalCO2 (1850-2011) was only 3 per cent asagainst 21 per cent by the USA and 18 per centby the European Union.According to the information available, India's emissions are far lower than GHG emissions of other major countries including China (11.183 billion tonnes CO2eq), USA (6.713 billion tonnes CO2eq), European Union (4.834 billion tonnes CO2eq) and Brazil (2.902 billion tonnes CO2eq). India's per capita GHG emissionin 2010 was 1.56 tonnes CO2eqwhich is less than one- third of the world's per capita emissions and far below that  of  other  developed  and  developing  countries  like  China  (8.22  tonnes  CO2eq),  USA  (21.5 tonnes CO2eq), Germany (11.42tonnes CO2eq).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: E-tailers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM, G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1176 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2017/PAUSHA 01, 1939 (SAKA) E-TAILERS

## 1176. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM: SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the leading e-tailers in the country are not complying with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notification;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  RBI  is  contemplating  to  take  action  against  such  e-tailers  for  not complying with the said notification; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a) to (d): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that RBI has never issued any guidelines / notifications on e-Tailers. However, with a view to safeguard the interests of the customers and to ensure that the payments made by them using Electronic/ Online Payment modes are duly accounted for by the intermediaries receiving such payments and  remitted  to  the  accounts  of  the  merchants  who  have  supplied  the  goods  and services without undue delay, RBI has issued directions for opening and operation of accounts  and  settlement  of  payments  for  electronic  payment  transactions  involving intermediaries on 24.11.2009.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Closer of Polluting Industrial Units
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1175

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2017

## Closer of Polluting Industrial Units

## 1175. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will  the  Minister  of ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Central Pollution Control Board has recently ordered closer   of many polluting industrial units in Uttar Pradesh and other States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said step of the Government has lowered the industrial production in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  legislate  a  new  law  imposing  heavy  penalty and imprisonment instead of closing polluting units; and
- (e) If  not,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  a  new  legislation  is  likely  to  be enacted  as  favoured  by  NITI  Aayog  thereby  striking  minimum  fine  on  pollutants from one lakh to five crore?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (e) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carried out inspection of polluting industries  to  check  the  compliance  of  stipulated  norms  of  effluent  &  emission  discharge. Based  on  the  compliance  status  of  industries,  directions  are  issued  and  in  case  of  major violations, closure directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 are issued.

Closure directions have been issued to 73 industries falling under 17 categories of industries since last one year in various States. In addition, closure directions to 508 Grossly Polluting Industrial (GPI) units situated along Ganga were issued under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

No decision has been taken to legislate a new law imposing heavy penalty and imprisonment instead of closing polluting units.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Disposing of Old Notes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1174

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  DECEMBER, 2017/1 ST  PAUSHA SAKA, 1939

## Disposing of Old Notes

## 1174.  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

## QUESTION

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) the amount of funds spent in destroying/disposing old notes of demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000;
- b) the number of ATMs of PSBs that have recalibrated to fit the new notes of denomination of Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 along with the cost of recalibrating these ATMs; and
- c) whether  the  introduction  of  new  notes  of  Rs.  200  and  Rs.  50  demonetisation  require another recalibration of ATMs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a): The processing of demonetized Rs 500/- and Rs 1000/- is going on using the existing currency verification and processing machines  of RBI,  supplemented by  machines taken on lease from banks and vendors.
- (b): As on January 4, 2017, around 1.98 lakh ATMs have been recalibrated for new notes of ₹ 500 and ₹ 2000. The cost of recalibration was borne by the banks themselves.
- (c): The recalibration of ATMs is being done in a phased manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Foreign Exchange Reserve
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1173

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 22, 2017

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE

† 1173.  SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total Foreign Exchange Reserve in the country at present;
- (b) whether the Government is making optimal use of the said foreign exchange reserve;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) India's Foreign Exchange Reserves (FER) as on 30 th November 2017, in US dollars was 401.9 billion.

(b),  (c)  &  (d)  Foreign  Currency  Assets  (FCA)  are  invested  in  new  markets  and  asset classes  within  the  framework  of  safety,  liquidity  and  returns.  These  are  invested  in foreign securities and placed as deposits with BIS / central banks / overseas branches of commercial banks. The reserves are maintained in multi-currency portfolio of USD, GBP, EURO, JPY etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Land to Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1171 TO BE ANSWERED ON   22ND  DECEMBER, 2017

## LAND TO PRIVATE HOSP ITALS

## 1171. SHRI INNOCENT:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether land is provided by the Government at subsidised rates to set up private hospi if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether such private hospitals are bound to treat poor patients free of cost or at subsidised rates and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Centre  or  the  States  have  set  up  any  monitoring  committee  or  made arrangement  to  ensure  free  treatment  of  the  poor  by  private  hospitals  and  if  so,  th thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to issue any fresh guidelines to private hospitals b Government land and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government i regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a):  'Health' being a state subject, such information is not maintained centrally.

However,  as  per  information  furnished  by  Land  and  Development  Office  (L&DO), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, l and has been allotted to following private hospitals in Delhi by L&DO, at concessional rates:

- i. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
- ii. Veeranwali International Hospital (Delhi Hospital Society)/ PRIMUS - ORTHO
- iii. Dr. Vidya Sagar Kaushalya Devi Memorial Trust (VIMHANS)
- iv. Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital
- v. St. Stephens Hospital
- vi. An additional strip of land measuring 773 sq. yds was allotted to R.B. Seth Jessa Hospital for expansion of the Hospital

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(b) : Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has informed that as per the o of  Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Delhi  dated  22.03.2007  in  Writ  Petition  (C)  2866/2002,  identified private hospitals will provide free treatment to 25% of the total OPD and 10 % of the total IPD patients of Economically Weaker Section.

(c) : Further, it has been intimated by Delhi Government that there is a monitoring Commi for this purpose comprising of the following members:

- i. Director General of Health Services, Chairper son.
- ii. Medical Superintendent, Nursing Home Cell (DGHS)
- iii. Dr. R. N. Das, Incharge EWS (DGHS)
- iv. Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, Lawyer Social Jurist Group.
5. (d) : There is no such proposal under consideration, at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Non Performing Assets
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY, G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO: 1169

TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 22nd DECEMBER,  2017/PAUSHA  1, 1939 (SAKA)

## QUESTION NON  PERFORMING  ASSETS

## 1169:   SHRI A.P.  JITHENDER REDDY: SHRI  G.  HARI:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (b) the details  of the steps taken  by  the Public  Sector  Banks  (PSBs) with  respect  to rise in the  ratio   of  Gross  NPAs   from   9.2  per  cent  to  9.6  per  cent  as  stated  in  Financial Stability  Report  released  in June,  2017 by  Reserve  Bank of  India (RBI);
- (a) whether  the Financial  Stability  Report  has revealed  that  the Gross Non  Performing Assets (NPAs)  of banks  may  rise from 9.6 per cent in March,  2017 to 10.2 per cent in March 2018 and  if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) whether   the  report   further   indicated   that   there   might   be  further   downward   risk jeopardising  the central  banks  estimate  for asset quality  and if so, the details  thereof; and
- (d) the  details   of  the  steps  taken   in  furtherance   of  RBI's  recommendation to  initiate solvency  proceedings  against  the twelve  large  defaulters  which  together  constitute  25 per cent of the total  NPA,  if so, the details  thereof  and if not,  the reasons  therefor?

## ANSWER To be answered by

## (SHIV PRATAP  SHUKLA)

## THE MINISTER  OF STATE  IN THE  MINISTRY  OF FINANCE

(a)  to  (d):  As  per  Financial   Stability Report   (FSR)  released   by   Reserve   Bank of  India (RBI) in June 2017, the stress test indicated  that  under  the baseline  scenario,  the Gross Non-Performing  Assets (GNPA)  ratio  of all Scheduled  Commercial Banks (SCBs) may increase   from   9.6  per  cent  in  March 2017  to  10.2  per  cent  by   March 2018.  If  the macroeconomic  conditions  deteriorate,  the GNPA  ratio  may  increase  further  under  such consequential  stress scenarios.

RBI has issued directions  to certain  banks  for referring  12 accounts,  with  fund and nonfund  based  outstanding   amount   greater   than   Rs.  5,000  crore   and  with   60%  or  more classified   as  non-performing   as  of  31.3.2016,   to  initiate   insolvency   process  under the Insolvency  and Bankruptcy  Code,  2016. These 12 accounts  constituted  about  25 per cent of  the  gross  NPAs   of  the  banking   system.   In  accordance   with   RBI's  directions,   banks have  filed  applications   in  respect   of  the  accounts   before  the  Adjudicating   Authorities concerned,  within  specified  timelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: World Bank Report on Remittances
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  No. I167 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY. DECEMBER  22. 2017 / Pausha 01. 1939 (Saka)

## World Bank Report On Remittances

## QUESTION

## 1167. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether according  to World Bank report lndia retained  the top spot among remittances  receiving  nataons in 2016, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the remittance  inflows  into lndia amounted  to US $ 62.7 billion last year, a decrease  of 8.9 per cent over US $ 68.9 billion in 2015, if so, the details thereof,
- (c) whether this decline  was due to the drop in oil prices and fiscal tightening in the oil producing  countries in the lMiddle East has a significant  lndian migrant population  accounting for a large chunk of remittances;  and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a):  Yes Sir. As  per  the World Bank report,  it is estimated  that in 2016,  the top five remittance  recipients worldwide  were lndia, China, Philippines,  lvlexico and Pakistan.

(b), (c) & (d):  Yes Sir. Remittance inflow into lndia declined  in 2016 due to cyclical  and structural factors, including  lower oil prices and fiscal tightening in the Gulf Cooperation  Council  (GCC) countries.

According to the Migration  and Development  Brief 27 ol the World Bank, remittance  flows were impacted by weak economic  groMh in Europe, the Russian Federation, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (cyclical factors),  and exchange controls,  burdensome  regulations, and antimigrant policies  in many  countries  (structural factors).

Remittance flows, especially  to South Asia and Central Asia, were affected by low oil prices and weak economic groMh in Russia and the GCC countries. The weakening of the euro, the British  pound and the ruble against the U.S. dollar further  accentuated  the decline  in remittances  in U.S. dollar terms.

ln addition,  structural constraints,  such as de-risking - when international correspondent banks close the bank accounts of money transfer operators,  to avoid the risks of money laundering and financial crime - continues to raise regulatory  burdens  on money  transfer  operators,  especially  smaller  and newer players.

The labor market  "nationalization"  policies  in the GCC countries and antiimmigration sentiments in many high-income nations  discourage the hiring of foreign workers, and seem to have dampened  remittance  flows, especially through formal channels.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Septic Tanks in Rural Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1165

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2017

## Septic Tanks in Rural Areas

## 1165.   Dr. KULAMANI SAMAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  callous  development  of  septic  tanks  in  rural  areas  has  been  jeopardizing  the health of people:
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the holistic and participatory approach is being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (c) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS)has launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin),SBM(G) on 2 nd October, 2014, with aim to attain Open Defecation Free India by 2 nd October, 2019, by providing access to toilet facilities to all rural households. Provision of incentives  for  the  construction  of  Individual  household  latrine  (IHHL)  has  been  raised  to Rs.12000  for  all  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  households  and  identified  Above  Poverty  Line (APL) households. Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), measures are taken to prevent open defecation  and  to  provide  safe  disposal  of  human  excreta.  MDWS  promotes  twin-leach  pit technology  for  household  latrines  that  do  not  require  underground  sewerage  system  and  are much cheaper and equally effective. The choice of technology lies with the end-user, as long as it ensures safe disposal of human excreta.

Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) is one of the integral components of SBM(G) and under Liquid Waste Management, activities like low cost drainage, soakage channels/ pits, waste stabilization  ponds  system,  reuse  of  waste  water  etc.  can  be  taken  up.  Depending  upon  the amount of  waste  water  generated,  the  State  can  choose  the  type  of  liquid  waste  management facility they wish to create. Funds for Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities with a cap of Rs. 7/12/15/20 lakh are available for Gram Panchayats having upto 150/300/500/ more than 500 households.

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