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Lok Sabha Question No. 4206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: External Help in Energy Field
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4206 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## EXTERNAL HELP IN ENERGY FIELD

†4206. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to take help from Britain in the field in energy;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to take any action in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

- (a) to (d) : Government of India signed an MoU on 11 th  November, 2015 with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on "Cooperation in the Energy Sector".

The areas of mutual cooperation identified are as follows:

- (i) Market reforms, regulatory structures and the role of competition in the supply and distribution of electricity, including regulations and incentives for Renewable Energy deployment;
- (ii) The integration of renewable energy into the grid;
- (iii) Energy  efficiency  policies  and  practice,  including  industrial  energy efficiency and vehicular fuel efficiency;
- (iv) Off-shore wind energy and solar energy;

…………2.

- (v) Smart grids;
- (vi) Energy storage and new energy technologies;
- (vii) Capacity building of renewable energy institutions;
- (viii) Off-grid renewable energy services;
- (ix) Tidal Energy;
- (x) Any other area of co-operation approved in writing by the Participants.

The  forms  of  co-operation  under  this  MoU  will  include  but  are  not limited to:

- (i) Exchange of publicly available scientific and technical information;
- (ii) Facilitating  dialogue  through  organisation  of  conferences,  seminars, workshops and other meetings on agreed topics;
- (iii) Exchange  of  policy,  technical  and  academic  experts,  including  those from  government,  industry  and  other  non-government  sectors,  and  the facilitation  of  links  and  collaboration  between  expert  institutions  and organisations, including on R&D;
- (iv) Facilitating commercial links between industry bodies, corporations and business;
- (v) Provision  of  technical  assistance  and  other  support  through  relevant projects initiated by the United Kingdom, where these projects receive the necessary approvals. Project-specific MoUs may also be developed, as appropriate from time-to-time;
- (vi) Identification  of  specific  areas/  projects  which  may  be  explored  and developed further in future;
- (vii) Any other form of co-operation approved in writing by the Participants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Funds for Construction of Haj Houses
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chhedi Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HAJ HOUSES

## 4205.  SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the funds released by the Government for construction of Haj Houses in the country during the year 2019-20 and the number of Haj Houses constructed, State-wise;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  Haj  pilgrims  provided  subsidy  by  the  Government  in  the  year  2019-20, State-wise;
- (c)  whether the Government has provided funds for construction of Haj Houses and for Haj Yatra during the years 2014-2019; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a)  to (d) The Central government has no scheme to construct Haj Houses in the country. Hence no funds are provided by the Central Government for this purpose. The State Governments may  however,  construct  Haj  Houses  in  the  respective  States  through  their  State  Haj Committees.  In  addition,  the  Haj  Committee  of  India  (HCoI),  a  statutory  body,  under  the administrative  control  of  this  Ministry  provides  some  financial  assistance  to  State/  Union Territory Haj Committees (SHCs) for this purpose. As per the information received from HCoI, the number of Haj Houses in the country constructed by the SHCs, State/ UT-wise is annexed.

As  regards  subsidy  on  air  travel  of  Haj  pilgrims  going  through  the  Haj  Committee  of  India (HCoI), the same has been discontinued with effect from Haj 2018 and that no Haj pilgrims was provided subsidy by the Government in the year 2019-20.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4205 FOR 19.03.2020 RAISED BY SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN REGARDING FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HAJ HOUSES

## Haj Houses in the Country, State Governments/ UT Administrations wise

|   S.No. | State/ Union Territory   | Place/ City        |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Assam                    | Guwahati           |
|       2 | Bihar                    | Patna              |
|       3 | Gujarat                  | Ahmedabad          |
|       4 | Jammu & Kashmir          | Srinagar           |
|       5 | Jharkhand                | Ranchi             |
|       6 | Karnataka                | Bengaluru          |
|       7 | Kerala                   | Calicut            |
|       8 | Madhya Pradesh           | Bhopal             |
|       9 | Maharashtra              | Mumbai, Nagpur     |
|      10 | Rajasthan                | Jaipur             |
|      11 | Tamil Nadu               | Chennai            |
|      12 | Tripura                  | Agartala           |
|      13 | Telangana                | Hyderabad          |
|      14 | Uttar Pradesh            | Ghaziabad, Lucknow |
|      15 | West Bengal              | Kolkata            |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Pending Proposals
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4203

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## Pending Proposals

## 4203. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

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

- (a)   the number of proposals relating to youth affairs and sports activities sent for approval to the Union Government by the State of Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (b) the number of proposals out of these approved so far and those lying pending for approval; and
- (c)  the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be approved?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) In so far as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is concerned, no proposal  relating  to  youth  affairs  and  sports  activities  has  been received from the State of Maharashtra during the last three years.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Airports in Odisha under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 4201 (To be answered on the March 2020)

## AIRPORTS IN ODISHA UNDER UDAN SCHEME

## 4201. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO

WRII the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state; -

- (a) tke details of the airports selected under UDAN scheme for domestic travel in Odisha;
- (c) whether there has been demands for connecting international destinations from Eiubaneswar, if so, the details thereof including destinations already connected and txose which are in the pipeline; and
- {b) the airports which are ready and to be developed for the UDAN scheme in Odisha;
- (d) the status of the survey conducted with regard to the airstrip under UDAN scheme in Talcher 0f Angul district?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(#) to (d): Airports Authority of India (AAD); the implementing agency, has cancelled route/network awarded in first round of bidding under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) connecting Jharsuguda, Jeypore; Rourkela and Utkela due to non-compliance of Selected Airline Operator (SAO) Agreement by SAO. Subsequently, the Implementing Agency awarded the proposals for operations 0f RCS flights from Jharsuguda and Rourkela in third round of bidding to the Selected Airline Operators Jharsuguda airport has already been operationalized under UDAN scheme. Rourkela airport is a licensed Airport under category 2B.

Governmert of Odisha has requested to provide the International Air Connectivity from Bhubaneshwar to Abu Dhabi, Bangkok & Singapore: Accordingly, Airports Authority of India (AAD, Implementing Agency on behalf of Government 0f Odisha bas invited e-Proposals for International Air Connectivity (IAC) from the interested unserved airportslairstrips: However, Angul Airport belongs to private operator; No bid has been received till third round of bidding In case, any valid bid is received for roates connecting Angul Airport in future round of bidding; same shall be considered as per RCS provisions, subject to consent of Airport operator.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Drunk Driving
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that a trial court in Delhi has commented that a stern sentence to a drunk driver would go a long way in making roads safer and thereby saving precious human lives and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether the Ministry is in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice to amend the existing Motor Vehicles Act to enhance the quantum of punishment as well as recovery of motor vehicles claims from such offenders;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to introduce any mandatory order for car manufacturers to install smell detecting machine in the vehicle itself and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) No such information is available with the Ministry.

(b)  and  (c)  The  Section  185  of  the  Motor  vehicles  Act,  1988  after  the  Motor  Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, recently passed by the Parliament, reads -'185 Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs. - Whoever, while driving, or attempting to drive, a motor vehicle-

(a) has, in his blood, alcohol exceeding 30 mg. Per 100 ml. Of blood detected in a test by a breath analyser, or in any another test including a laboratory test or

(b)  is  under  the  influence  of  a  drug  to  such  an  extent  as  to  be  incapable  of  exercising proper control over the vehicle, shall be punishable for the first offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine of ten thousand rupees, or with both; and for a second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine of fifteen thousand rupees, or with both.

- (d) No such proposal is under consideration with the Ministry.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4200

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## DRUNK DRIVING

## 4200. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Uniform Road Tax
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4199 ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## UNIFORM ROAD TAX

## 4199.   DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether the Government has taken a decision to levy a uniform road tax across the country on personal vehicles and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken so far by the Government in this regard;
- (b)    whether the Union Government has held discussion with State Governments in this regard and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) the steps being taken to give relief to automobile buyers and help protect revenues of States in view of proposed implementation of uniform road tax; and
- (d) the remedial steps taken to resolve some contentious issues of revenue generation/sharing between the State Governments and the Union Government?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) Group of Ministers on Transport had discussed the issue of having uniform road tax and had recommended all States/UTs to rationalize motor vehicle taxes and develop a system for seamless movement of vehicles across the country. The matter of Road Tax Policy for Motor Vehicles  is  a  State  Subject.  Central  Government  deliberates  on  this  issue  with  the  States  in meetings of Transport Development Council (TDC) to arrive at a consensus decision.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Routes under UDAN
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4197 March 2020) 19t6

## ROUTES UNDER UDAN

## 4197. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether any of the routes going under bidding in the fourth round of scheme UDAN include any routes originating or concluding in Jharkhand and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons for ail the awarded routes not having been made operational up till now; and
- (b) whether any awarded routes have been made operational s0 far and if S0, the percentage thereof;
- (d) the details  of the subsidies that have been granted to the  airlines from an annual regional connectivity  fund?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (d): Unserved and underserved airports %f Jharkhand namely Dumka, Giridih; Jamshedpur, Sindri and Hazaribagh figure in the tentative list of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) Airports of RCS Document RCS UDAN is market driven scheme: The interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit their proposals at the time %f bidding under RCS UDAN from time to time; Airports Authority %f India(AAI), the\_Implementing Agency; had initiated fourth round of bidding under RCS-UDAN o case, any valid bid is received connecting airports in Jharkhand, same shali be considered as per the provisions 0 the RCS document Out of 688 valid awarded routes by the Implementing Agency, 266 routes have been operationalized s0 far and the percentage thereof comes to 39%.

Some of the reasons for non operationalization of remaining UDAN routes are: -

- regulations by the airport operators, lack 0f road connectivity to the airports.
- 0) Lack of infrastructure of civil airports due to non-availability of land, delay related to compliance of the

Commuter Operators Permit by the Airlines:

The Implementing Agency has disbursed Viability Funding (VGF) Claim of Rs. 666.28 crore to the Selected Airline operators till Znd March, 2020 from Regional Air Connectivity Fund Trust(RACFT) in respect of RCS Flights operated by them under RCS UDAN. Gap
Lok Sabha Question No. 4194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Health Checkups for Air Passengers
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Anto  Antony

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4194 (To be answered on the March 2020) I9th

## HEALTH CHECKUPS FOR AIR PASSENGERS

4194. SHRI ANTO ANTONY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- () whether the Government has issued any guidelineslwarnings/precautions for domestic air passengers due to Coronavirus and if $0, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has any details about the passengers who have been denied entry to the country; and
- (b) whether the Government is conducting health checkups for the air passengers coming from abroad and if sO, the details thereof;
- (d) if so, the detaiis thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) Ministry 0f Civil Aviation, from time to time; reiterated the instructions issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; to control Coronavirus These inter-alia,\_include undertaking Information, Education and Communication (EC) for COVID-19 at ail the airports including domestic airports; mentioning the sign and symptoms of the disease apart from instructions regarding disinfection %f domestic flights.

with international operations to screen all passengers arriving from international flights. So far 13 lakh\_passengers arriving from international flights have been

(c) & (d) Due to outbreak of Coronavirus; the Government has suspended all employment; project visas) till 15.04.2020 w.e.f.13.03.2020.

(b) Sir. Government has mandated all airports over screened at 30 airports Yes,
Lok Sabha Question No. 4192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: AMRUT in Bihar
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4192

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020

## AMRUT IN BIHAR

NO. 4192.

DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN :

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Gopalganj  district  of  Bihar  has  not  been  selected under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  among  the  27  cities  and  if  so,  the reasons there for;
- (b) the  details  about  the  criteria  adopted  for  selection  of  cities there under in Bihar; and
- (c) the total funds allotted under this mission?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a). No, Sir.  Gopalganj town was not selected under Atal Mission for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT)as  its population as per Census 2011 was less than one lakh.

- (b). The 500 cities/towns have been selected under AMRUT across the country, including 27 cities/towns in the State of Bihar, on the basis of following criteria:
- 
- All capital cities/towns of States/Union Territories (UTs)
-  All  cities  and  towns  with  a  population  of  over  one  lakh  with notified Municipalities, including civilian areas in Cantonment Boards
-  All cities/towns classified as Heritage Cities under the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)
-  Thirteen cities and towns on the stem of the main rivers with a population above 75,000and less than 1 lakh, and
-  Ten  cities  from  Hill  States,  islands  and  tourist  destinations
- (not more than one from each State)
- (c). The total Central outlay for AMRUT is Rs.50,000 crore for the entire Mission period for all States and Union Territories, out of  which  Rs.24,788  crore  have  been  released,  so  far.    The approved State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) of State of Bihar for entire Mission period is Rs.2469.77 crore including Rs.1164.80 crore of  committed Central Assistance, out of this Rs.369.93 crore of Central Assistance has been released to Government of Bihar, so far, for AMRUT projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Separate Fund for Repairing of Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4190

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## SEPARATE FUND FOR REPAIRING OF ROADS

4190. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up a separate fund to carry out reconstruction and repairing of roads damaged by floods in the country including Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) This  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of National Highways (NHs). The works on NHs are accordingly taken up from time to time as per traffic density, inter-se priority and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

Various  types  of  Maintenance  and  Repair  (M&R)  works  taken  up  on  NHs  include Ordinary Repairs (OR), Periodical Renewals (PR), Special Repairs (SR) and Flood Damage Repairs (FDR).

The Ministry has no proposal to set up a separate fund to carry out reconstruction and repair of NHs damaged due to floods in the country including for the State of Kerala.

The M&R of stretches of NHs, where either Development works have commenced or Operation,  Maintenance  and  Tolling  (OMT)  Concessions/  Operation  and  Maintenance (O&M) Contracts have been awarded, are the responsibility of the concerned Concessioners/ Contractors till the Defect Liability Period (DLP)/ the Concession Period.

M&R of balance stretches of NHs of the country including for the State of Kerala, including Restoration of damages due to floods, rainfalls, etc., on such stretches, are carried out as per available budgetary outlay, inter-se priority and traffic density to keep such NHs in traffic worthy conditions. This is an ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Maintenance of Government Quarters by CPWD
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

- (a)
- No Sir.
- (b) An  overall  decrease  has  been  observed  in  cases  against officers/officials of Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4188

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020.

## MAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT QUARTERS BY CPWD

NO. 4188. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV :

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether there has been sharp decline in the maintenance of Government  quarters  in  the  country  by  the  Central  Public Works Department (CPWD) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  there  has  been  rise  in  corruption  among  higher, medium and lower level officers of the CPWD during each of the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  this  is  the  main  reason  for  poor  maintenance  of Government quarters and if so, the designation-wise details of officers involved therein; and
- (d) the details of the registered and investigated cases of corruption during the said period and the number of accused officers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(c) Does not arise in view of reply to Part (a) and (b) above. The details of the registered and investigated cases in CPWD

- (d) during last three years are as under :
- (i) Details of complaints registered :
- (ii) No. of officers to whom Charge Sheets issued:

|   Year |   Numbers |
|--------|-----------|
|   2017 |       112 |
|   2018 |       122 |
|   2019 |        95 |

|   Year |   Numbers |
|--------|-----------|
|   2017 |       123 |
|   2018 |        64 |
|   2019 |        24 |

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