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Lok Sabha Question No. 2700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Fiscal Deficit of Department of Posts
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2700 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## FISCAL DEFICIT OF DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## 2700. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the fiscal deficit of the Department of Posts;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  appoint  Member  finance  in  the  Department  of  Posts' postal board as it is done in Railway Board for the financial control and improvement of the Postal department;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) The Department of Posts has taken following steps to reduce the fiscal deficit in the last five years:
- (i) Leveraging the vast  network  of  post  offices  to  render  important  citizen  centric  services such as Post Office Passport Sewa Kendras and Aadhar Enrolment and Updation Centers.
- (ii) Setting up of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to offer affordable and accessible banking services to the common citizens.
- (iii) Popularization  of  Sukanya  Samridhi  Yojana  and  other  Post  Office  Savings  Schemes through post offices.

- (iv) The clientele base of Postal Life Insurance (PLI) was extended and Bima Gram Yojana is introduced.
- (v) Parcel Processing Hubs and Nodal Delivery Centers have been established to improve the parcels and e-commerce business.
- (vi) Operational  efficiency  and  quality  of  postal,  mail  and  financial  services  is  increased  by inducting IT projects and upgrading the existing infrastructure viz. ATMs etc.

(b) to (d) No  Sir.  There  is  no  proposal  and  justification  to  appoint  Member  (Finance)  in  the Department  of  Posts  as  more  than  90%  of  the  total  expenditure  of  the  Department  is  incurred  on salary  and  pension  payments.  The  Postal  Services  Board  is  the  apex  management  body  of  the Department  of  Posts,  comprising  of  the  Chairperson,  Director  General  Postal  Services,  Additional Director General (Coordination) and six Members. The Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor (AS&FA) of the Department of Posts who represents Ministry of Finance renders finance advice to the Postal Services Board as a permanent invitee to the Board.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Anti-dumping Duty
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2696 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th DECEMBER, 2019 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04

## ANTI-DUMPING DUTY

2696.  SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Government policy on anti-dumping of goods imported;
- (b) the details of revenue raised through the imposition of anti-dumping duty on various goods; and
- (c) the criterion adopted in imposing safeguard duty on various products?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a):  Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) conducts anti -dumping investigations, under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the rules made thereunder, on the basis of a duly substantiated application filed by the domestic industry alleging dumping of goods into the country causing injury to the domestic industry. The basic intent of anti-dumping measures is to eliminate injury caused to the domestic industry by the unfair trade practice of dumping and to create a level playing field for the domestic industry.
- (b): The details of revenue raised/receivable through the imposition of anti-dumping duty on various goods in last 4 years is given below:

| Year                                           |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (upto November, 2019) |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
| Revenue from Anti- dumping Duty (in Rs. Crore) |   1136.89 |   1267.62 |   1307.35 |                          765.37 |

Source: DG Systems, Department of Revenue(EDI information)

(c): DGTR conducts safeguard investigations under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the rules made thereunder, on the basis of a duly substantiated application filed by the domestic industry. The criteria adopted by DGTR in conducting the safeguard investigation includes, inter alia, evidence of increased imports, serious injury  or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry, a causal link between imports and the alleged serious injury or threat of serious injury, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Colliery Schools
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2695 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## Colliery Schools

## 2695.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether the payment of salaries of some teachers in Colliery Schools run in ECL, BCCL,   CCL and MCL with the help of grants provided by Coal India Limited have been stopped to    suppress their demand of rise in salary; and;
- (b)      if so, the details and the justification thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): Coal India Limited (CIL) has informed that there are no schools termed as 'Colliery Schools' functioning in Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. (BCCL), Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL). However, there are some privately managed schools located in the interior area of these subsidiaries. None of these schools are under the managerial or administrative control of subsidiaries of CIL and the teachers of these schools are not given salary by CIL since there is no employeremployee relationship with them. However, aid on the basis of number and qualification of teachers is released to these schools by subsidiaries of CIL. No case of withholding of salary of teachers has been reported by CIL.
- (b):  Not applicable in view of reply to part (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Subsidy to Pilgrims of Mansarovar Yatra
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2694 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## SUBSIDY TO PILGRIMS OF MANSAROVAR YATRA

## †2694. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI: SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering  to  provide   subsidy   to   the pilgrims for Mansarovar Yatra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)     whether the pilgrims who had performed Mansarovar Yatra in the year 2018-19 have availed the benefit under the said scheme; and
- (c)     if so, the details of the facilities likely to be provided to the pilgrims under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (c) The Government of India does not extend any direct monetary subsidy to individual pilgrims for the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra. However, the Ministry of External Affairs provides assistance, on self-financing basis, to the Yatris   undertaking   the   Kailash   Mansarovar   Yatra   by   providing   facilities   like transportation, accommodation, food, medical tests, guides, etc. The Ministry of External Affairs also coordinates with the Government of Peoples' Republic of China as well as various Indian agencies for the smooth conduct of this Yatra.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Relocation of Head Post Office
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2693 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## RELOCATION OF HEAD POST OFFICE

## †2693. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any scheme for relocation and prelocation of several head offices of Department of Posts is under consideration of the Government and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether Head Post Office situated at Osmanabad for the last 47 years jointly for Osmanabad and Latur districts has been relocated at Latur temporarily/irregularly;

- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

- (d) whether the Government proposes to take any action to prelocate the already established Head Post  Office,  which  provides  suitable  and  all  facilities  to  the  common  people  from  Latur  to Osmanabad and if so, the details thereof along with the time limit fixed therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) No, Sir. There is no such scheme for relocation and prelocation of Head Post Offices under consideration of the Department of Posts.

- (b) No Sir.  Latur  Head  Post  Office  and  Osmanabad  Head  Post  Office  are  functioning  at  their respective Head Quarters only. There is no relocation of any of the Head Post Offices.

- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.

- (d) No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Telemedicine Services from Common Service Centre
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2692

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.12.2019

## TELE-MEDICINE SERVICES FROM COMMON SERVICE CENTRE

## 2692 SHRI  BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH  NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether the Government's proposition for Common Service Centres (CSCs) to provide telemedicine services is going to be launched in all the States & UTs of the country if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether any time has been fixed by the government in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   whether the government has devised any strategy to target rural areas first under the said program and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a),(b)  and (c): M/s CSC e-Governance Services India Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU)  with  Ministry  of  Ayush  (MoA)  on  25 th October  2019,  for  enabling extension of Tele-Medicine services for SIDDHA through Common Services Centres (CSCs) on  pilot  basis  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  Through  this,  CSC  will  help  in  promoting  & delivering  the  telemedicine  services  in  India  through  its  Common  Service  Centre  +Village Level Entrepreneurs (CSC VLE). MoA has decided to run the pilot of CSC's Telemedicine platform for six months, during the pilot phase among other things:

-  CSC  SPV  will  facilitate the telemedicine services for  SIDDHA  treatment  in Tamilnadu state through its CSC VLEs.
-  CSC SPV will identify 100 CSC VLEs across Tamilnadu for telemedicine.
-  CSC SPV will also help in promoting the telemedicine services at CSC/VLEs level.

In 700 Digital villages being promoted by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, tele-consultation services are being extended.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Common Service Centre
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2691

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.12.2019

## COMMON SERVICE CENTRE

## 2691    SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  telemedicine  services  from  Common Service Centers (CSCs) in rural areas in collaboration with Ministry of Ayush and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether this scheme is going to be launched in the State of Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)      whether  this  scheme  will  be  implemented in  the CSC of Ramnathpuram constituency and if so, the details thereof and the time by which its likely to be done?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)  (b)  and  (c):    M/s  CSC  e-Governance  Services  India  Limited  (CSC-SPV)  has  signed  a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Ayush(MoA) on 25 th October 2019, for  enabling  extension  of  Tele-Medicine  services  for  SIDDHA  through  Common  Services Centres (CSCs) on pilot basis. Through this,  CSC will help in promoting & delivering the telemedicine services in India through its Common  Service  Centre +Village Level Entrepreneurs (CSC VLE). MoA has decided to run the pilot of CSC's Telemedicine platform for six months, during the pilot phase among other things:

-  CSC  SPV  will  facilitate the telemedicine services for  SIDDHA  treatment  in Tamilnadu state through its CSC VLEs.
-  CSC SPV will identify 100 CSC VLEs across Tamilnadu for telemedicine.
-  CSC SPV will also help in promoting the telemedicine services at CSC/VLEs level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: JWG on Fisheries
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2690 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.12.2019

## JWG ON FISHERIES

## 2690.    SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India and Sri Lanka have reached an agreement on establishing a Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries to resolve the disputes between fishermen of both the countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the interval between two meetings of the working groups; and
- (d) the details of the decisions of the last JWG?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (d) India and Sri Lanka agreed on setting up of a Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fisheries as the mechanism to help find a permanent solution to the fishermen issue. The decision was taken by the Ministerial level meeting held on fishermen issues in November 2016 in New Delhi. The JWG has representatives from the Ministries of Fisheries,   Foreign  Affairs,   the   Coast   Guards  and   Navies   of   both   countries.   The   first meeting of the JWG on Fisheries was held in New Delhi in December 2016 where both sides agreed to a set of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) such as (i) Cooperation on patrolling including Operationalization of Hotline between the two Coast Guards; ii) Expediting the provision of communication tracking sets to fishermen; iii) Release of apprehended fishermen and fishing vessels; and iv) Expediting the transition towards ending the practice of bottom trawling. The 2 nd  and 3 rd  meetings of the JWG held in April 2017 in Colombo and in October 2017 in New Delhi respectively, took stock of the implementation of the CBMs. Government is in constant touch with the Sri Lankan side to schedule the 4 th   round of the JWG.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Kashmir Cells
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Midhun Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2686 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## KASHMIR CELLS

2686.    SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA: SHRI P . V . MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether   Pakistan   has   opened   'Kashmir   Cells'   in   its   Embassies   and   High Commissions across the world; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether these Kashmir Cells incites the local population to act against India; (d) if so, the details thereof; (e) whether India has urged the respective countries to take action against these cells; and
2. (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (f) On 17 August 2019, Pakistan Foreign Minister announced a decision to establish 'Kashmir cell/desks' in Pakistan's Foreign Office and Missions abroad. The main objective  of   these   cells/desks   is   to   incite   local   populations   and   to radicalise them through false propaganda.

Government has urged other countries to realise the dangers posed by the socalled 'Kashmir cells' which openly incite violence and to take appropriate action against such 'cells' operating from their soil.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: GST Rebate for Digital Payments
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2685. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 04 TH  DECEMBER, 2019.

## GST REBATE FOR DIGITAL PAYMENTS

## 2685.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  rebate  in  the  Goods  and Services  Tax  (GST)  on  payments  made  through  digital  mode  in  order  to speed up digital payments;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  the  rebate  likely  to  be benefited  to  consumers,  retailers  and  wholesalers  indicating  the  span  of percentage of such rebate at lower end; and
- (c) the  details  of  other  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote payment through digital mode?

## ANSWER वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल ) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

As informed by Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, in order to  promote  digital  payments,  Section  31  A  has  been  inserted  in  the new  section mandates  certain  registered  suppliers  to  give  their  recipients  the option  of  prescribed  modes  of  electronic  payments.  Further,  it  is informed that dynamic Quick Response (QR) code based invoices will be  generated  to  incentivize  customers  in  case  of  B2C(Business-  to Consumer) transactions  who  opt  for  digital  payment  under  GST,  for which  business  process  is  under  development  in  consultation  with

- (a ) to (c): Central Goods  and  Services  Tax  Act, 2017. This National Payment Corporation of India(NPCI).

With the intention to encourage cashless economy, Government has asked businesses with turnover exceeding Rs 50 crore to mandatorily provide electronic modes of payment from November 1, 2019. To this end, a new provision, namely Section 269SU, has been inserted in the Income-tax  Act,  1961.  It  is  further  informed  that  another  provision, Section  10A,  has  been  added  to  Payment  and  Settlement  Systems Act, 2007. The  provision prohibits banks and  payment  system providers from imposing any charge on transactions through electronic modes of payments specified in Section 269SU of the Income-tax Act. These new provisions had come into effect from November 1, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Extension of Chandpara-Bongaon Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2684

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## EXTENSION OF CHANDPARA-BONGAON RAIL LINE

## 2684. SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Chandpara-Bongaon with extension to Chandabazar and new  MM  for  Bongaon-Poramaheshtala  and  Chandabazar-Bagdah project has been completed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c):    Main  project  sanctioned,  was  a  doubling  project  named Chandpara-Bongaon  of  9.77  Km  length.  Subsequently,  3  new  line sections  were  added  into  the  main  project  as  Material  Modification (MM) viz. (i) Bongaon-Chandabazar (11.50 Km) New Line, (ii) BongaonPoramaheshtala  (20.0  Km)  New  Line  and  (iii)  Chandabazar-Bagdah (13.86  Km)  New  Line.  Thus  after  incorporating  the  MMs,  the  total length  of  the  project  became  55.13  Km,  costing ₹ 337  Cr.  The  main project of doubling from Chandpara to Bongaon has been completed & commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 70 Cr. has been incurred upto Mar'19.

However,  execution  of  Bongaon-Chandabazar  (11.50  Km)  New  Line, Bongaon-Poramaheshtala  (20.0  Km)  New  Line  and    ChandabazarBagdah (13.86 Km) New Line, sanctioned as Material Modifications to Chandpara-Bongaon  doubling  project,  could  not  be  taken  up  due  to non  handing  over  of  encumbrance  free  land  to  Railway  by  State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-04
Subject: Power Allocation from Atomic Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2682

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2019

## POWER ALLOCATION FROM ATOMIC PLANTS

2682.  SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  policy  has  been  formulated/directions  have  been  laid  down  for  the allocation of electricity produced by the atomic energy plants;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the current status;
- (c) the  comparative  cost  of    electricity    generated    by    atomic    energy  vis-a-vis  other sources of energy;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to  boost up  power generation by atomic energy in future; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)&(b)The power generated by nuclear power plants is allocated by the Ministry of Power (MoP) to the various beneficiary States / Union territories in the region. As per the extant MoP guidelines, 50% of power is allocated to the Home State, 15% is retained as unallocated power for allocation by the Government for meeting the urgent/overall requirement and the remaining 35% is to be allocated to other beneficiaries (except home state)  in  accordance  with  the  pattern  of  central  plan  assistance  and  energy consumption during the previous five years, both factors having equal weightage.
- (c) The tariffs of electricity generated by nuclear power are comparable to those of the contemporary conventional base load power generating units like coal based thermal power located in the area/region.
- (d) Yes, Sir.
- (e) A large nuclear power expansion programme is being implemented to boost nuclear power  generation.  The  present  installed  nuclear  power  capacity  of  6780  MW  is expected to reach  22480  MW  on  progressive completion of projects under construction and accorded sanction.

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