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Lok Sabha Question No. 638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: NH in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, LALLU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.638

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## NH IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 638. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA: SHRI LALLU SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any announcement has been made or proposed to be made to develop roads on NH in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years along with the number of roads to be developed as NH;
- (b) the names and length of these highways;
- (c) the total stretch of these highways where work has been completed;
- (d) whether the said work is being executed in a planned manner; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The development and maintenance of National Highways is a continuous process. In last three years i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, 86 number of works for a length of 3121 km has been awarded for development of various National Highways in the State of Uttar Pradesh. During last three years, 1947 km length has been completed.
- (d) Yes Madam.
- (e) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Red Eye Flight on Domestic Route
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, BHARAT SINGH

637.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION UNSTARRED NO. 637 (To be answered on the December 2018)

## RED EYE FLIGHT ON DOMESTIC ROUTE

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH SHRI BHARAT SINGH

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) Air India has introduced following Red Eye operations on domestic routes:
- i) Bengaluru-Kochi-Bengaluru from 28.10.2018
- iii) Delhi-Coimbatore-Delhi from 30.11.2018
- ii) Bengaluru-Ahmedabad-Bengaluru from 30.11.2018
- iv) Delhi-Goa-Delhi from 30.11.2018
- (b) : Currently Air India has no plans to start red eye flights from/to and Patna airports of Bihar. Gaya
- (c) & (d) : Does not arise in view of (b) above.

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether Air India has decided to introduce cheap red eye flights on domestic routes;
- (b) if so; whether the Government proposes to start the red eye flight on Gaya and Patna airports of Bihar;
- (c) if s0, the details thereof and whether any time limit has been fixed t0 start the red-eye flights in the country; and
- (d) if the details thereof? SO,
Lok Sabha Question No. 635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Loss Making Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

635.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 635 (To be answered on the 13th December 2018)

## LOSS MAKING AIR INDIA

SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN SHRI V. ELUMALAI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): The Government has prepared a Revival Plan for Air India. Air India'$ Revival Plan is focused on building a competitive and profitable airline group. The Revival Plan comprises several major elements including:
- (i) A comprehensive financial package, as approved by Government of India this includes transferring non-core debt and assets to a SPV;
- (iii) Robust organizational and governance reforms to be implemented by an eminent Board;
- (ii) Higher levels of operational efficiency by strengthening management and implementing best practice business processes;
- (iv) Differentiated business strategies for each of Air India'$ core businesses;
- (vi) Sale of non-core real estate assets and strategic disinvestment of subsidiaries such as Air India Air Transport Services Ltd:
- (v) World-class HR practices to ensure a talented and motivated workforce;and
- (c) & (d): No such proposal is under consideration by the Government at present:

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has any to improve the economic condition of loss making Air India; plan
- (b) if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government would consider leasing out Air India to an Indian/ foreign/joint venture operator instead of pumping in more money into the loss making national carrier; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?
Lok Sabha Question No. 634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Damage of NH in Kerala and other Southern States due to Flood
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, ANTO  ANTONY, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

be  pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed that most of the roads in Kerala and the Southern States damaged due to the unprecedented heavy rains and landslides recently;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to give any special package for the repair/construction of the roads in the flood affected area;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any new National Highway work has been started/is going to start in Kerala, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has assessed the quantum of damage and given any financial or technical assistance to reconstruct NHs in the State?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI MANSUKHLAL MANDVIYA)

(a)  to  (e)  Yes,  Madam.  This  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and maintenance  of  National  Highways.  For  maintenance  and  repair  of  National  Highways entrusted to State PWD Kerala damaged due to floods in July/August 2018, an amount of Rs 38.25  Crore  has  been  allocated  to  carry  out  immediate  Ordinary/Flood  repairs.  Additional sanction of about Rs 47 Crore was issued to facilitate reconstruction of collapsed retaining walls/damaged culverts etc in respect of three ongoing National Highway projects in Kerala State.  In  respect  of  National  Highways  entrusted  to  NHAI,  the  damaged  stretches  were rectified /maintained through the existing BOT Concessionaires.   Besides, improvement on Twenty  Eight  works  on  State  roads  costing  Rs.  351.0  crore  has  been  administratively approved under Central Road Fund (CRF) for Kerala State.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 634

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## DAMAGE OF NH IN KERALA AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES DUE TO FLOOD

## 634. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Condition of Golden-Quadrilateral
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 633 ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## CONDITION OF GOLDEN-QUADRILATERAL

## 633. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that a safety study conducted by World Bank and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has stated that thirty per cent of DelhiMumbai  and  half  of  the  Mumbai-Chennai  stretches  of  the  Golden-Quadrilateral  is unsafe for cars, buses and trucks;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the main findings of the said study along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) the  total  length  of  the  National  Highways  to  be  constructed  under  the  GoldenQuadrilateral Project along with the details of NHs constructed so far; and
- (e) the details of the funds provided by the Government for the said project along with its utilization reported so far?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a)&(b)  The iRAP study provides star rating of the road sections considering more than 50 parameters  of  the  road  cross-section  and  geometry.  iRAP  studied  approximately 1397.4  km  of  Delhi-Mumbai  corridor  and  about  1318.3  km  of  Mumbai-Chennai corridor. It was found out that 30% of the length was having less than 3-star rating (where  5-star  means  safest  and  1-star  means  unsafe).  Similarly,  for  MumbaiChennai corridor 50% of the length was found to be of less than 3-star rating.

The  reasons  due  to  which  these  corridors  were  rated  as  such  are  absence  of facilities for crossing / plying of pedestrians and non-motorized traffic, movement of traffic at more than a designated speed on intersections etc.

- (c) The iRAP study observed that very high proportion of the curves have  hazardous road sides for the operating speed on the Highways (Delhi-Mumbai and MumbaiChennai Corridors). It has also been observed by the study that both the corridors have  very  high  traffic  volume  with  more  than  20%  of  two  wheeler  traffic  which demanded  segregation  for  safety  purpose.  The  report  has  been  shared  with  the concerned officials to undertake specific counter measures for improvement in safety parameters.
- (d)&(e) The Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) project of total NH length of 5846 km launched in 2001  as  National  Highway  Development  Project  (NHDP)  has  been  made  fully operational by 2012. Total expenditure of Rs. 32,200 crores was incurred on GQ.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Allocation of Funds for RGNIYD
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: R. VANAROJA, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 629.

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13/12/2018

Allocation of Funds for RGNIYD

629.  SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: SHRIMATI  V. SATHYA BAMA:

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

- (a)   the details of funds allocated for the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) to conduct various skill training programmes, job placements and construction works in RGNIYD campus;
- and
- (b)    the  present  status  of  progress  made  in  the  cases  against  RGNIYD officials which are under investigation by CBI?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE(RETD.)}

- (a)      The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur is conducting various training programmes including  components  of  skill  training  and  placement  within  the overall  budget  allocation  of  the  institution.  Funds  are  not  allocated programme wise.

An  amount of Rs.7.10 crore has been allocated for capital assets which includes construction work during the financial year 2018-19.

- (b)      There  are  two  cases  which  were  investigated  by  CBI  and  have since been filed in the CBI Court. The matter is subjudice.
Lok Sabha Question No. 627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: India’s Civil Aviation Market
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., S. RAJENDRAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

627 .

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 627 (To be answered Ou the December 2018)

## INDIA 'S CIVIL AVIATION MARKET

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA SHRI T: RADHAKRISHNAN

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether India had become the 9th largest Civil Aviation market in the world and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same;
- (6) whether at present Civil Aviation Sector is on the verge of collapse due to accumulated losses of the sector and employees have not been their salaries and other dues; paid
- @) if so, whether the aviation industry has submitted their charter of demands including high fuel costs, taxation policy in the sector etc;; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the financial health of the Civil Aviation Sectoi?

## ANSWER

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): As per Airports Couneil Intereational's (ACI) Annual World traffic report 2018 Eaition; India's Civil Aviation market is at the fourth position in the world after United States, China and Japam.

(0): The Government   constantly responds to the needs and challenges faced by the airline industry and has taken several measures; including reduction of Central Excise Duty applicable on Aviation Turbine Fuei (ATF) from 14% to 1% Wze f provisions, with & view to revive the industry and ensure the long term viability and health of the Civil Aviation sector.

(6) & (c): No such analysis has beer carried out by this Ministry. (dJ: Yes; Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Condition of Toll NHs and Toll Collection Plan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 622 ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## CONDITION OF TOLL NHS AND TOLL COLLECTION PLAN

## 622. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

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be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the  Government has any plan for stopping toll collections in view of the deteriorating condition of various National Highways throughout the country; and

(b) if not, the measures being taken to ensure that toll roads are at least, fit to travel?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  &  (b)  No,  Madam.  However,  Ministry  is  taking  all  necessary  efforts  to  keep  the  National Highways in traffic worthy condition. For the National Highway (NH) stretches developed on EPC mode (Engineering, Procurement, Construction), the contractor is responsible for remedying of the defects and concurrent maintenance of project highway during five years defect liability period after completion of the work.  For the NH stretches developed on Built Operate Transfer (BOT) mode / Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM), the Concessionaire is responsible for the maintenance of the project highway  during  the  concession  period.  For  some  of  the  developed  NH  stretches  through  public funding,  maintenance  contracts  have  been  taken  up  for  a  definite  time  period  (4  to  9  years)  on Operate,  Maintenance  and  Transfer  (OMT)  basis.  The  maintenance  of  the  project  highway  under OMT contracts is the responsibility of the Concessionaire.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Direct International Flight from Bhubaneswar
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the December 2018)

UNSTARRED NO: : 621

## DIRECT INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT FROM BHUBANESWAR

## 621. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government is considering to provide direct International flights from Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik International Airport to Sri Lanka; Dubai and other countries;
- (b) if the details thereof; SO,
- (c) if not; the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to relax the norms relating to bilateral rights for foreign airlines, so that can operate direct flights to Dubai from International Airport at Bhubaneswar; they
- (e) if the details thereof;
- if not; the reasons therefor;
- (g) whether the Government will extend visa on arrival facility at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Odisha; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) to (c) Bhubaneswar is amongst 18 tourist destinations of India from where Indian carriers can operate unlimited number of flights to points in all SAARC (except Pakistan and Afghanistan) and ASEAN countries and reciprocally the designated carriers of these countries can also operate unlimited number of flights to Bhubaneswar and back: Indian carriers also

can operate from any in India including Bhubaneswar to foreign destinations including Colombo and Dubai and points in other countries as per agreed bilateral traffic rights: However , start of operation from any airport depends upon the commercial judgement; route viability and availability of aircraft and other resources. Currently designated carriers % Thailand and Malaysia are operating to and from Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar. points

(d) to (f): Airlines of 'foreign countries can only operate to the points Of call in the agreed bilateral rights. Bhubaneswar is not available as a of call to the carriers of Dubai: point

- (g) to (h): There is no proposal for extending the Visa on Arrival facility at Biju Patnaik International Airport at Bhubaneswar at present
Lok Sabha Question No. 620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: International Film Festival
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 620 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018)

## INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

## 620. SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI, P.R. SUNDARAM:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether India has hosted 49th International Film Festival in Goa recently;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof along with the number of films from different countries that was screened in the festival along with the Focus country in the festival;
- (c)  the  number  of  Indian  feature  films  and  non  feature  films  screened  during  the festival;
- (d)  Whether  certain  movies  have  been  excluded  from  the  festival  by  the  Indian Panorama Jury at the International Film Festival of India, 2018;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for exclusion of those movies from the festival and the response of the Union Government thereto; and
- (f) Whether this festival has helped Indian Cinema to reach other parts of the World and is so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING  {COL.  RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a)  Yes,  madam.  The  49 th edition  of  the  International  Film  Festival  of  India  was organized  by the Ministry of Information &  Broadcasting  in association with Government of Goa from 20-28 November, 2018.

(b) & (c) A total of 72 Indian Films were screened. The details are as under:

- (i) The Indian Panorama Section: 26 feature and 21 non-feature films.
- (ii) Indian Section: 12 Films were screened comprising of:
- -Retrospective of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winner 5 films
- -Homage comprising 4 films
- -Accessible Cinema comprising of 2 films and
- -Special screening of 1 films

(iii)  7  films  were  shown  in  Open  Air  Screening  section  and  6  films  were showcased under State Focus Section.

(iv) A total of 143 International films were screened during the festival which included 12 movies from Israel which was the focus country for IFFI this year. Full catalogue of Movies can be downloaded from: https://iffigoa.org/festivalcatalogue/

(d) & (e) No, madam.

(f) IFFI has positioned Indian films in the International market and has placed India as a prominent film destination across the globe.

IFFI has played a vital role in positioning India's soft power to the world. IFFI has attracted a huge number of national and international delegates and film lovers with participation of over 100 celebrities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: New Material/New Technology for Use on NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN, SRIRAM MALYADRI, G. HARI

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Centre  had  issued  any  guidelines  for  laying  roads  with  shredded/  waste plastics and other type of waste materials, if so, what is the status of this, in detail;
- (b) the  details  of  the  States  using  shredded  plastics  and  the  length  of  road  laid  so  far,  in detail; and
- (c) whether this process is cost effective and also has a longer life and the measures being taken to promote this, in detail?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Indian Roads Congress (IRC) has formulated IRC SP: 98: 2013 'Guidelines for the use  of  Waste  Plastic  in  Hot  Bituminous  Mixes  (Dry  process)  in  Wearing  Courses'. However,  the  long  term  performance  of  the  waste  plastic  is  still  not  available.  To encourage use of waste plastic on National Highway, Ministry has also issued Guidelines for its use within 50 km periphery of urban areas having population 5 lakhs or more. The Guidelines  also  stipulates  to  take  up  a  stretch  of  at  least  10  km  as  pilot  project.  The National  Highway  Authority  of  India  has  used  waste  plastic  in  about  11km  stretch  of National Highways in the State of Tamil Nadu.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 619

ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## NEW MATERIAL/NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR USE ON NH

619. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN: SHRI  MALYADRISRIRAM: SHRI G. HARI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री