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Lok Sabha Question No. 4659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Commercial Mining by Private Companies
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## Government of India Ministry of Coal Lok Sabha

## Unstarred Question No. 4659

## To be answered on 30.03.2017

## Commercial Mining by Private Companies

## 4659. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allowed  commercial  coal  mining  by  private companies in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof; and
- (c) the details of benefits likely to be accrued to the country therefrom?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

## AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c):  Enabling  provisions  have  been  made  in  the  Coal  Mines  (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 for allocation of coal mines by way of auction and allotment for the sale of coal. The methodology for allotment of coal mines under the provisions of the  Coal  Mines  (Special  Provisions)  Act,  2015  to  Central  /  State  Public  Sector Undertakings for sale of coal has been approved by the Government. To prepare the modalities  for  allocation  of  coal  mines  through  auction  for  sale  of  coal  by  private companies, a discussion paper containing proposed eligibility conditions and proposed methodology has been prepared in the first instance to consult the stake holders. The discussion paper has been placed in the public domain for a specified period of time to solicit public opinion / comments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Monitoring of Illegal Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4656

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH, MARCH 2017

## MONITORING OF ILLEGAL MINING

## 4656. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA :

Will Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has evolved or proposes to evolve a mechanism for proactively monitoring and supervising the rampant illegal mining in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (b):  Section  23C  of  Mines  and  Minerals  (Development  and  Regulation)  Act  1957, devolves on the State Governments, the full responsibility to frame rules to prevent illegal mining.  Under  the  section  23C,  the  State  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official Gazette, make such rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals and for the purposes connected therewith. Therefore, prevention and control of illegal mining comes under the legislative and administrative jurisdiction of State Governments.

However, Ministry of Mines has taken proactive measures in this regard. Ministry of Mines, through Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), has developed a Mining Surveillance System (MSS), in collaboration with Ministry of Electronics and  Information Technology (MeitY) and Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG), Gandhinagar, to use space technology for detecting probable illegal mining activities around lease hold areas. MSS is a satellite-based monitoring system which generates triggers about probable illegal mining. The triggers are forwarded to state governments for field verification and  further  necessary  action.  MSS  has  been  made  functional  throughout  the  country  for major  minerals.  Ministry  of  Mines  has  advised  the  state  governments  to  utilize  MSS  for monitoring probable illegal mining of minor minerals.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: New Terminal at Vijayawada Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4654 March 2017) 30th

## NEW TERMINAL AT VIJAYAWADA AIRPORT

## 4654. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased

- whether a new international terminal has been started in Vijayawada recently (a) if s0, the details thereof;
- to rename Vijayawada airport as Amaravati (c) whether the Government proposes airport and if the details thereof?
- facilities to be created for 'operation %f international (b) the other infrastructure which the Government is likely to create the flights from the airport and time by same; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): hour has been commissioned on 03.02.2017 at capacity of 500 passengers Vijayawada Airport: peak

- (b): For operationalisation of international flights from Vijayed darAitpoctuthe A uthority of India (AAI) has already commenced infrastructural work including extension and strengthening Of existing runWay froso international and domestic operations The timelines for these
- (c): No; Madam: As a general practice; requests for namingrenaming of airpoets cOsidered based 0the recommendations %f the concerned State Governmend are such Andhra Pradesh for renaming of Vijayawada airport
Lok Sabha Question No. 4648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Ring Road in Ranchi
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4648

ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2017

## RING ROAD IN RANCHI

## 4648.      SHRI  RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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(a)  whether the Government has received any proposal from the Government of Jharkhand for the  completion  of  the  construction  work  of  Ring    Road  in  Ranchi  lying  pending  for  the  last several years;

- (b)  if so, the details thereof  and the date of receiving of such proposals; and
- (c)  the action taken thereon so far by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to ( c) The Ministry has not received any proposal from the Government of Jharkhand for the completion of Ring Road in Ranchi. However, the Ring Road of Ranchi is constructed in seven segments.  Two  segments  covering  a  length  of  25.32  km  are  being  constructed  by  National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as a part of four laning of Ranchi  - Rargaon  - Mahulia section  of  NH-33  and  remaining  five  segments  covering  a  length  of  59.68  km  by  State Government of Jharkhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Energy Efficient Products
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS

4647. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether country's market potential for energy efficient products has risen  more  than  four  times  to  Rs.  1.6  lakh  crore  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(b) whether  all  projects  offer  market  potential  for  utility  demand  side management in the country; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c): Ministry of Power has not conducted any such study related to market potential for energy efficiency products. However, an independent study conducted by World Bank in year 2016 on 'Utility Scale DSM Opportunities and Business Models in India' has assessed the Utility DSM market potential at Rs. 1.6 lakh crore, with sector-wise break-up as under:

| Sector                   | Investment potential (Rs. crores)   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Industry                 | 12,100                              |
| Residential              | 91,937                              |
| Commercial Buildings     | 1,139                               |
| Municipal Infrastructure | 25,200                              |
| Agriculture              | 30,000                              |
| Total                    | 160,376                             |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: National Power Training Institute
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4646 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTE

4646. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  start  more  National  Power Training Institutes in the country including Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the Government has allotted any funds for the said purpose; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (d) : The  Government  has  sanctioned  setting  up  of  two  new National  Power  Training  Institutes  (NPTIs)  at  Alappuzha  (Kerala)  and Shivpuri  (Madhya  Pradesh)  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.5635  Lakhs  and Rs.6423  Lakhs  respectively.    NPTI  has  an  Institute  at  Neyveli  in  Tamil Nadu.  There is no proposal to set up more NTPIs in Tamil Nadu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Incidents of theft at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4645 (To be answered on the 30th March 2017)

## INCIDENTS OF THEFT AT AIRPORTS

## 4645. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether there have been any incident of theft from Air India godowns inside the airport complex;
- (c) whether any enquiry has been conducted in this regard, if s0, the details thereof along with the findings of the said enquiry; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to avoid such incidents in future and to punish the guilty?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(a) Madam: No,

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(Shri Jayant Sinha)
Lok Sabha Question No. 4643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Sports Talent Search Portal
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4643 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## Sports Talent Search Portal

†4643. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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

- (a) the  present  status  of  development  of  the  proposed  Sports Talent Search Portal;
- (b)
- (c)
- the objectives thereof; and
- the time-frame set for the launch of the said portal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  present  status  of  development  of  the  proposed Sports Search Talent portal is in final stages.
- (b) & (c):   The Objective of the portal is to facilitate creation of the profile  by  the  sports  person  who  in  turn  can  apply  under  various schemes  offered by SAI. They  can view the status of their application on real-time basis. This portal will be launched shortly and will ensure transparency and the accountability in the selection process & will create a huge data.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Development of Solar City Programme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4641

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR CITY PROGRAMME

## 4641.   DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features and objectives of development of Solar Cities Programme;
- (b) the funds sanctioned, released and spent under the said programme; and
- (c) the extent to which the said programme has helped in reducing consumption of energy produced from fossil fuels?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Development of Solar Cities programme aims at minimum 10% reduction in projected demand of conventional energy in five years, through a combination of enhancing supply from renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures in the solar city.

Central Financial Assistance upto Rs.50 lakh is provided for preparation of master plans, solar city  cells,  oversight  of  its  implementation  and  promotional  activities.    Financial  support  upto Rs.9.50 crore is available to 8 Model Solar Cities and upto Rs.2.50 crore to 15 Pilot Solar Cities for setting up of renewable energy projects/systems/ devices.

- (b): A total amount of Rs.101.66 crore has been sanctioned and an amount of Rs.25.19 crore has been released, so far, under Solar City Programme.
- (c): A solar city aims to reduce fossil fuel based energy consumption by 10% in the city.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Land Acquisition
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA IIIISTARRED  QUESTION  No' 4639 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## Land Acquisition

## 4639. SHRI SUNIL KI.JMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister  of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a provision to return the additional land acquired by the Government  for specific purposes  io the farmers after fulfilment  of the purpose  and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the excess acquired  land have been retumed to the farmers  after the completion of mining  work and if so, the details thereof;  State/UT-wise;
- the present  status of the acquired land returned  to the farmers,  State/UT-wise;  and (c)
- whether the land has been returned after making it arable or levelled and if so' the details thereof? (d)

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(d) AsperEntry  l8andEntry45of  Listll(StateList)of  theSeventhScheduleofthe Constitution, the subjeci of 'Land'und  it. management falls in the jurisdiction  of States' Entry 42 of List III  (Coniurrent List) of the seveni=h Schedule of the constitution  provides for ,,Acquisition and requisitioning  of property". Land acquisition  is undertaken  by the Central  and State Governments under various Ceniral and State Acts, including the Right to Fair compensation  and Transparency in Land Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and Resettlement  Act' 2013.

section l0l of the Right to Fair compensation  and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,20l3  provides as under:

.,When  any land acquired under this Act remains  unutilised  for a period of five years from the date of taking over the possession,  the same shall be returned to the original  owner  or owners or their legal heirs, as the case may be, or to the Land Bank of the appropriate Government  by reversion  in the manner as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government

Explanarion-For  the purpor.  of inis section,  "Land-bank"  means a governmental  entity that focuses  on the conversion  of Government  owned  vacant, abandoned, unutilised  acquired  lands and tax-delinquent  properties  into productive  use'"

Further, as per the information  provided by Ministry of Mines, Mines and Minerals (Development  and Regulations)  Act, 1957 is the central Act for regulation of mines  and development of minerils.  There is no provision in this Act or the rules framed thereunder whereby  land can be acquired  by Government  for mining  purposes.

Information  on state-wise or district-wise  land acquired  or returned is not maintained centrally in Department  of Land  Resources.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4636

ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2017

## DELHI-GURGAON EXPRESSWAY

4636. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to install hydraulic gates  on  the  median  verge  of  the  Delhi-Gurgaon  expressway  to  ensure  a  speedy  rescue  in case of an accident;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  the  expenditure  likely  to  be  incurred  thereon  and  the  time  by which the final decision is likely to be taken by the Government in this regard State-wise;
- (c)  whether the NHAI is also planning to depute rescue teams under some flyovers on the main carriageway which are most accident prone areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) & (d) As per provision of Concession Agreement, the Concessionaire has deployed emergency response team on this stretch.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Contractual Employees at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4633 March 2017)

(To be answered on the 30th

## CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES AT AIRPORTS

4633. SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

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- (a) the reasons for appointment of loaders in Group D category on contractual basis at various airports;
- (c) the minimum wages to these loaders? paid
- D category working at various airports in (6) the number of loaders in Group and the country including Delhi, Mumbai Lucknow and Chennai etc;

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): No Group 'D' category loader is appointed on contractual basis at including Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Chennai airports by the Venture Airport Airports Operators.

(c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: RRR of Water Bodies
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4632

ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## RRR OF WATER BODIES

4632. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

(a) the details and the number of water bodies included in the Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies scheme;

(b) the number of water bodies out of them where boundaries, signboards and demarcation pillars have been constructed completely; and

(c) the time by which the said work is likely to be completed in the remaining water bodies?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c) Works related to water resources development & management are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable  development  and  efficient  management  of water resources through various schemes and programmes such as scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies etc.

In  XII  Plan,  1354  water  bodies  have  been  included  under  the  scheme  of  RRR  of  water bodies. Estimated cost of these water bodies is Rs. 1010.80 crore. Central Assistance of Rs. 264.67 crore has been released so far for these water bodies. Works in 464 water bodies have been completed and the works in balance water bodies are planned to be completed by March, 2018.

The  scheme  of  RRR  of  water  bodies  envisages  multiple  objectives  like  comprehensive improvement  and  restoration  of  water  bodies  thereby  increasing  tank  storage  capacity,  ground  water recharge,  increased  availability  of  drinking  water,  improvement  in  agriculture/horticulture  productivity etc.

Demarcation of boundaries and fixing of signboards and demarcation pillars comes under the  purview  of  concerned  State  Government.  As  per  the  guidelines,  State  Government  is  to  take necessary  steps  for  declaring  the  water  body  boundary  through  a  Government  order  and  to  ensure removal of encroachments in the water body spread area/water body boundary.

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