Lok Sabha Question No. 1277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Solar Home Lighting System
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BISHNU PADA RAY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1277

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2017

## Solar Home Lighting System

## 1277.  SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY:

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

- (a) whether  his  Ministry  has  received  any  representations  from  Public  Representative  of Andaman  regarding  Permission  for  installing  solar  home  lighting  system  through Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  in  the  homes  of  8000  Forest encroachers (POST-78) who are living over 40 years in A&N Islands;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response thereto;
- (c) whether his Ministry has received any proposal from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  for  No  Objection  Certificate  for  installing  solar  home  lighting  system  in  such homes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The  Ministry  has  received  a  representation  from  Shri  Bishnu  Pada  Ray,  Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Andaman & Nicobar Islands vide letter no. 301/MP/ANI/LG/  2016/106  Del-508,  Dated  23.06.2017  regarding  permission  for installing solar home lighting system in the homes of 8000 Forest encroachers (post78)  who  are  living  over  40  years  in  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Administration.    As  the subject  matter  pertains  to  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Administration,  a  factual  report  in this regard was sought from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Andaman & Nicobar  Administration.  The  office  of  Principal  Chief  Conservator  of  Forests, Administration of Andaman & Nicobar vide letter no. F.4(Legal)/8/Vol.VI/185 dated 25.10.2017 furnished the factual report (Annexure-I) in  which inter-alia expressed its view  as  'Keeping  in  view  the  clarification  above  received  from  Central Empowered  Committee,  the  Administration  is  of  the  view  that  for  installation  of solar lighting system to Post-78 forest encroachers, who are under orders of the Apex Court for eviction from forest land would require prior approval of the Apex Court and  Section  2  of  the  Forest  (Conservation)  Act,  1980'.  In  this  matter,  further

clarification  has  been  sought  from  the  Administration  of  Andaman  &  Nicobar. Further,  the  factual  report  of  the  Administration  of  Andaman  &  Nicobar  was  also sent to Forest Conservation Division of this Ministry with a request to provide the inputs/comments on this matter. Based on the further reports from the Administration of  Andaman  &  Nicobar  and  the  inputs/  comments  from  the  Forest  Conservation Division  of this Ministry, the reply of this Ministry  in this regard will be communicated to the Hon'ble Member of Parliament.

- (c) & (d) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India  has not sent any proposal for NOC for installing Solar Home Lighting System in the homes of 8000  Forest  encroachers  (Post-78)  who  are  living  over  40  years  in  Andaman  & Nicobar Administration.

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