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Lok Sabha Question No. 1560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Desalination Technologies for Water Needs
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1560

ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER NEEDS

## 1560.     SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH

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

- (a) whether  the Government  plans  on  expanding  and  incentivizing use of desalination technologies to meet the growing industrial and domestic water needs of the country in light of recent advances in efficiency, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any efforts have been made to acquire expertise in desalination technologies from other countries like Israel which use desalination for meeting a large portion of their water needs; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) Yes, Madam. Department of Science and Technology is mandated with indigenous research and development for water purification technologies including desalination of brackish and pure sea  water.   Department  has  supported  demonstration  plants  based  on  indigenously  developed reverse  osmosis  technology  for  brackish  and  sea  water  desalination.   Department  has  also supported  solar bio-mass  hybrid  multi  effect distillation, thermal  desalination system  at Naripayyur in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu.

Further, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation envisages installation of desalination plants where availability  of  surface  and  ground  water  is  a  problem  or  has  hazardous  substances  like arsenic and fluoride.

(b) & (c) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Israel for cooperation in the field of water resources management and development has been signed in New Delhi on 11 th November,  2016.  Desalination  is  one  of  the  main  areas  for  collaboration  and  sharing  of experience and expertise in the MoU.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Development of Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1555

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th   NOVEMBER, 2016 DEVELOPMENT OF PORTS

## 1555.   ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR: DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government is aware that at least Rs.388.61 crore is estimated to be required in 2016-17 for the development of Major Ports including Mormugao Port and Cochin Port in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that mere Rs.29 crore has been allocated for the purpose and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to allocate adequate funds as per requirement for the purpose in view of revenue/employment generated by these ports in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is a fact that Mormugao Port has witnessed a hike in cargo traffic in the recent past and if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) whether the existing infrastructure/ capacity at Mormugao Port is capable enough for handling the increased cargo traffic and if not, the steps proposed by the Government to upgrade the infrastructure/capacity at the port?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISNAN)

(a)to(c):An amount of Rs.29.00 crore was allocated through Government Budgetary support(GBS)  for  various  port  projects/schemes  of  major  ports,  including  the  projects  of Mormugao Port and Cochin Port, in the BE 2016-17. This allocation has been spent. Request for additional funds has been made in the proposals for RE 2016-17 and BE 2017-18.

(d)&(e):Mormugao  port  has  witnessed  an  increase  in  cargo  traffic  in  the  last  three  years  as indicated in the table below:

| Year                       |   Traffic Handled (In MT) |
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2013-14                    |                     11.74 |
| 2014-15                    |                     14.71 |
| 2015-16                    |                     20.77 |
| 2016-17(upto October,2016) |                     15.41 |

The existing capacity of Mormugao Port is 48.79 MTPA which is adequate to handle the potential increase in traffic at the port.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Mismanagement under Namami Gange Mission
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY, MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1554 ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## MISMANAGEMENT UNDER NAMAMI GANGE MISSION

## 1554. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY

## SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI)

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

- (a)  whether  Namami  Gange  Mission  is  a  wastage  of  resources  according  to  people  living  around  the river, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether Ganga water is getting dirtier day after day especially between Kanpur and Haridwar, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the small factories in the city are throwing untreated waste directly into the river, if so, the reasons for allowing the factories to run on the banks of Ganga and not closing them as yet; and (d) the steps the Government is taking to correct the mismanagement of the Namami Gange Mission?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) No, Madam. Namami Gange Programme is envisaged to make a healthier river; a healthy life for the people residing around it; enhance its ecological resources; and to improve the water quality.

(b) & (c)  CPCB is monitoring Water quality of River Ganga at 57 locations from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour  which  include  12  locations  between  Haridwar  to  Kanpur.  The  findings  of  CPCB  on  Water Quality between Haridwar to Kanpur is that the river water quality conformed to bathing criteria at most of the locations during the period 2011 to 2015.  The water quality did not conform to the criteria of mass bathing for Faecal Coliform from Kannauj U/s to Kanpur D/s on most of the occasions during 2011-15. Directions have been issued for implementing the water conservation/Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) in 5 key industrial sectors namely distillery, pulp & paper, sugar, textile and tannery and for installation of Online Continuous Effluent Quality Monitoring System (OCEMS). 565 units have installed OCEMS out of which 212 such units are connected with CPCB. 149 units have been issued Closure directions, for non-compliance. CPCB has also issued directions to 118 municipalities / local authorities of Ganga to submit a time bound program for implementation of solid waste and sewage treatment.

(d) The Government has not received any report of mismanagement of the Namami Gange Mission.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Upgradation of Dadupur Nalwi Canal
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: CHARANJEET SINGH RORI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1553

ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## UPGRADATION OF DADUPUR NALWI CANAL

## 1553. SHRI CHARANJEET SINGH RORI

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

- (a) whether there is any proposal to extend Dadupur Nalwi canal to link Ghaghar and Yamuna river, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)  whether  any proposal is also under consideration for upgradation of its capacity, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(DR SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) The Government of  Haryana has informed that Shahbad Feeder Canal is one of the major canals of Dadupur Nalvi Canal Irrigation Scheme. The Shahbad Feeder Canal is off taking from Dadupur Pond on Western Jamuna Canal. An escape regulator is constructed at its tail end to release  excess flood water into river Markanda, which itself is a tributary of Ghaggar river.  As  such,  Dadupur  Nalvi  Canal  Irrigation  Scheme  is  already  linked  with  Ghaggar river.
- (b)  As  informed  by  Haryana  Government,  there  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  for upgradation of the capacity of Dadupur Nalwi canal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Encroachment of Forest Land
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1552 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## ENCROACHMENT OF FOREST LAND

## 1552. SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the total forest cover in the country along with the details of forest land provided to tribals and non-tribal people for their livelihood upto the year 2005; (b) whether the Union Government has received any complaints of encroachment over forest land in Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh by outsiders to construct farm houses and dhabas and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Union Government thereon; (c) the penal provisions for encroachment over reserved forest land under Indian Forest Act; and (d)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  information  on  the  number  of  persons  against whom action has been taken under these provisions during the last three years in Chhattisgarh and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) : Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Carriage of Overseas Trade
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1551

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th   NOVEMBER, 2016

CARRIAGE OF OVERSEAS TRADE

## 1551.   DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government is aware of a sharp decline in the share of Indian ships in the carriage of overseas trade from about 40% in 1980 to mere 7% in 2015;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the rank of India among developing countries in terms of containership operations during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):Yes,  Madam.The share of  Indian  ships  in  carriage  of  overseas  seaborne  trade  was 7.45% in 2014-15.  The Indian flag vessels have shipped 65.54 million tonnes of cargo as against a total of 879.56 million tonnes of EXIM cargo.  The growth of Indian flag ships and pace of ship acquisition has been affected due to lack of firm long term cargo contracts; lack of bankable cargo carriage contract; higher cost of capital; higher tax incidence; inadequate credit facilities and overall global slowdown of shipping industry.

- (c) India's rank in the container operations in the world is as follows*:

| Ranking in term of              |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 | 2016          |
|---------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------------|
| Ships registered in the country |     29 |     31 |     30 | 30            |
| Container traffic (Volume)      |     19 |     17 |     17 | Not available |

* Source: Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) Vol 59 & 60 - No.5/6

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Sports Regulator
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS) LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1546

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## Sports Regulator

## 1546. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up an independent sports regulator  to  improve  the  level  of  governance  and  transparency  in sports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  any  mechanism  to ensure proper accountability of various sports federations and better utilization of resources in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) Not at present, Madam
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) & (d): Madam, National Sports Federations (NSFs) are bodies registered  under  the  Societies  Registration  Act,  1860/Companies  Act/Trust Act.  To ensure that the NSFs adhere to the principles of good  governance

and  transparency,  Government  has  issued  guidelines  including  age  and tenure  limits  in  respect  of  Office-Bearers  of  the  NSFs,  fair  and  transparent elections, prevention of age frauds and sexual harassment of sportspersons, observance of RTI, etc.    These guidelines are part of the National Sports Development  Code  of  India,  2011  and  aimed  at  ensuring  transparency  and good governance in NSFs. Accounts of the NSFs receiving grant of more than Rs. 1.00 crore in a year are subject to audit by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. The Government has already notified NSFs getting Government grant of Rs. 10.00 lakh or more as Public Authority under the RTI Act. India.

The government also monitors the performance of NSFs through the ACTC programme  which  they  implement  in  association  with  Sports  Authority  of **************
Lok Sabha Question No. 1542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Construction of Renuka Dam Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1542

ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## CONSTRUCTION OF RENUKA DAM PROJECT

## 1542. SHRI  VIRENDER  KASHYAP

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  construct  Renuka  Dam  in  Himachal  Pradesh  and proposes to declare it as a national project, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the work on this project has been started, if so, the current status thereof;
- (c) whether all the clearances have been granted to the project, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the current position of land acquisition and compensation to the owners of the land falling under this project?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) Renuka  Dam of Himachal Pradesh is one of the 16 identified National Projects.
- (b) No, Madam.
- (c) The project authorities have obtained R & R clearance, Environment clearance and in principal forest  clearance  (Stage-I).  However,  they  have  not  obtained  Stage-II  forest  clearance,  Technoeconomic clearance and Investment clearance for this project.
- (d) As informed by the project authorities, 35 ha. land has been purchased at the cost of Rs. 18.09 Cr. for resettlement of project affected families. Further, award for 395.42 ha. of private land has been declared and payment of Rs. 146.04 Cr. has been made by project authorities for the same. For balance payment in respect of above land, one time special assistance of Rs. 446.96 Cr. has been released to Government of Himachal Pradesh by Government of India in October, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Sports in School
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: PARVATAGOUDA CHANDANAGOUDA GADDIGOUDAR, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ( DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS )

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1541 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

Sports in School

1541.

SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

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

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that games and sports are not taken seriously in the schools in the country and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b)  whether  the  Government is aware of lack of basic sports infrastructure at schools in the country and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  make games and sports as an integral part of education system in the country?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## ANSWER FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a)  to  (c)    As  per  the  information  provided  by  Department  of School  Education  &  Literacy,  31  %  of  secondary  schools  do not have play ground. The said department is implementing the Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA),  a  centrally sponsored Scheme which, inter-alia, recognizes the importance of sports in providing quality secondary education in the country to ensure holistic development of the students. The  scheme  encourages  the  States/UTs  to  focus  on  sports, culture  activities,  activity  based  learning,  exposure  to  life skills with respect to health, nutrition etc.  The annual school grant of Rs.50,000/- per annum per school provided under the scheme,  has  provisions  among  other  components,  for  sports equipments and uniforms.  Further, under the Scheme, sports equipments  for  6421  schools and  sports  tournaments  at district  level  in  296  districts  across  the  country  have  been approved till date.

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, has been enacted, making elementary education a Fundamental Right, which, inter-alia, provides for

- (i) A play ground for each school;
- (ii)  A  part  time  instructor  for  physical  education  in  upper primary school;
- (iii)  Supply  of  play  material,  games  and  sports  equipment, as required, to schools.

In  terms of the provisions of the RTE Act, no school shall be established or recognized unless it fulfils the norms specified in the Schedule attached to the Act.

Further,  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has made it mandatory for all schools affiliated to it to provide one compulsory period for sports upto 10th class and two periods in a week for classes 11 and 12.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Labour Intensive Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

## LABOUR INTENSIVE TEXTILE SECTOR

## 1538.   SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Government has approved any special package for labour intensive textile sector;

(b) if  so,  the  total  amount  sanctioned  and  the  method of distribution of these funds to the textile sector especially garments manufacturing sector;

- (c) the expected number of jobs to be created by providing these funds to the textile sector;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  having  any  proposal  to  bear  the  EPF  contribution  of employers; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## ( )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam.  Government has approved a special package of approx. Rs. 6,000 crore for  apparel  sector.  Funds  approved  under  the  package  shall  be  distributed  through  Amended Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme,  Rebate  of  State  Levies  Scheme  and  Employees' Provident Fund Organisation.
- (c): It  is  expected that the special package will generate approx. 1 crore direct and indirect jobs in the textiles sector over the next three years.
- (d)  &  (e): Yes  Madam.  Government  will  bear  the  entire  12%  of  employer's  contribution towards Employee Provident Fund (EPF) for all new employees earning up to Rs. 15,000 per month enrolling in EPFO, for the first 3 years i.e. 8.33% under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana  (PMRPY)  and  3.67%  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Paridhan  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana (PMPRPY).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Ranking of NH through Consumer Satisfaction Index
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1537

ANSWERED ON 24 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## RANKING OF NH THROUGH CONSUMER SATISFACTION INDEX

## 1537.   SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS pleased to state:

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop consumer satisfaction index for giving ranking to the National Highways in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has prepared any mechanism in this regard, if so, the details thereof along with the time frame developed for the purpose;
- (c) if  so,  whether the responsibility for the upkeep of the highways lies upon the respective State Governments; and
- (d) if not, the manner in which the States are likely to compete for improving the condition of the NHs?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) to (d) Does not arise.

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