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Lok Sabha Question No. 1790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Road Safety Awareness
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1790

ANSWERED ON 28 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS

## 1790. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recorded/maintained the data of accidents in the areas where violations of traffic rules are comparatively higher in number and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce/implement  road  safety  awareness  in  the educational curriculum and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  a  proposal  to  make  it  statutory  to  instruct  regarding  road safety awareness and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to initiate an award for good Samaritans and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The Ministry analyses road accidents based on the data collected from the Department of Police  of  the  States/UTs.  During  the  calendar  Year  2018,  under  the  category  of  Traffic  Rule Violations, over speeding is a major killer, accounting for 64.4% of the persons killed followed by  driving  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  road  which  accounted  for  5.8%  of  the  accident  related deaths. Use of mobile phones accounted for 2.4% of the deaths with drunken driving accounting for 2.8% of the persons killed.

(b) Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  has  directed  States  for  inclusion  of  Road  safety  in  school curriculum.

(c) to (d)    No Sir, at present, there is no such proposal in the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Standards for Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## Standards for Drinking Water

## 1789. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  made  the  standards  mandatory  for  drinking  water  being  supplied  by theGovernment to the people and if so, the details thereof;

(b)whether the Government has issued directives to the States to check the sample of the supplied drinking water and if so, the details thereof;

(c)whether  any  time-frame  has  been  set up  to ensure the supply  of piped water  to  every householdacross the country; and

(d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) & (b) As per existing guidelines, IS 10500 is to be adopted for ensuring safe drinking water supply and States/ UTs have been advised to carry out testing of drinking water sources once in year  for  chemical  and  physical  parameters  and  twice  in  a  year  for  bacteriological  parameters.

(c)  &  (d)  To  enable  every  rural  household  to  have  Functional  Household  Tap  Connection (FHTC) with 55 liter per capita per day (lpcd) by 2024, Government of India has launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), with an outlay of 3.60 lakhs Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Wind Turbine Models
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1788

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/11/2019

## WIND TURBINE MODELS

1788. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce an online portal for processing applications for including and updating wind turbine models in Revised List of Models and Manufacturers (RLMM); and
- (b)  if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives of the portal?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY,  POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) The Government has already introduced an online portal (RLMM Portal) for processing applications  for  including  and  updating  wind  turbine  models  in  Revised  List  of  Models  and Manufacturers (RLMM). The web address of the RLMM portal is https:rlmmonline.niwe.res.in. The portal aims to expedite the processing of RLMM applications in a transparent manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Prepaid Electricity Meters for Households
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Chirag Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1787 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## PREPAID ELECTRICITY METERS FOR HOUSEHOLDS

1787. SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  initiate  prepaid  electricity  meters  for households in near future;

- (b) if so, the details thereof especially in Delhi/NCR;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of plan outlay and implementation procedure for any such proposal in near future?

## 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 have issued advisories to the States in 2019 to draw up a road map for switching over to Smart meters, in prepaid mode, over a period of next three years.

Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL),  a  Joint  Venture  (JV)  company  of Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  under  Ministry  of  Power  is  also  installing  Smart Meters in several States, including NDMC area in New Delhi, where the initial investment is being done by EESL and the states/utilities pay back to EESL on monthly rental basis. Apart from NDMC, EESL has signed MOUs/Agreements with the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for installation  of Smart Meters. As on date, about 7.5 lakh Smart Meters have been installed and made operational by EESL in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, NDMC-Delhi, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

Government  of  India  is  also  assisting  the  States  through    various  ongoing schemes  for  installation  of  Smart  Meters  in  pre  paid  mode.  Under  Integrated  Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Government of India has sanctioned an amount of Rs.834 crore for installation of about 41.5 lakh Smart Meters in 12 States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Setting up of New Petrol Pumps along NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

be pleased to state:

- (a) the procedure/criteria adopted for issuing NOC by the Government/District Collector for setting up of new petrol pumps on the side of National Highways;
- (b) whether the permission from the Ministry is required for the purpose and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government/District  Collector  is  empowered  to  grant  exemption  for  new petrol pumps and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Ministry has received NOCs from various District Collectors in Kerala for starting new petrol pumps along National Highways and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Ministry has received applications and issued NOCs for setting up of new petrol pumps in Kerala during the last two years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  strict  implementation  of  the  rules  and regulations regarding setting up of new petrol pumps on the side of National Highways?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (c) The Ministry issues NOC only for granting access permission to the petrol pump along the side of National Highways for safety considerations. In this regard the applicable guidelines were issued vide circular No. RW/NH-33023/19/99/-DO-III dated 24.07.2013 and its subsequent amendments from time to time.
- (d)  to  (e)  Applications  are  received  from  the  Oil  companies  to  set  up  Petrol  Pumps  along National Highways.  In the state of Kerala, provisional NOCs in case of 15 Petrol Pumps has been issued during last two years.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1785

ANSWERED ON 28 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## SETTING UP OF NEW PETROL PUMPS ALONG NHS

## 1785.  SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (f) Directions  from  Ministry  are  issued  from  time  to  time  to  Oil  companies  and concerned field  officer  for  strict  compliance  of  the  Ministry's  guidelines.  These guidelines also contain the provision of penalty for not adhering to the guidelines of the Ministry.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Metro Rail Project in Karnataka
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1782 TO BE ANSWERED ON  NOVEMBER 28, 2019

## METRO RAIL PROJECT IN KARNATAKA

## NO. 1782   SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) Whether the union Government has received any proposal from the Government of Karnataka regarding phase-III of metro rail projects and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) Whether there is any proposal to link metro rail and sub-urban rail at many points in third phase and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) The  funds  to  be  released  by  the  Union  Government  and  the timeline by which the metro phase-III will start?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)  to  (c)    No  proposal  has  been  received  from  Government  of Karnataka (GoK) for implementation of Phase-III of Bangalore metro rail project. However, GoK has sent proposals for implementation of Phase-2A and 2B for establishing metro rail link on Outer Ring Road i.e from Central Silk Board Junction to K.R. Puram and K.R. Puram to Airport via Hebbal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Linking of Motor Insurance Premium with Traffic Violations
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1780

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## LINKING OF MOTOR INSURANCE PREMIUM WITH TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

1780. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  link  motor  insurance  premium  with  traffic violations and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any committee/working group has been constituted for the purpose; and
- (c) if so, the salient terms of reference and the time given to the committee to submit its report?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) No such proposal is under consideration with the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Funds for NH-207A in Nagaland
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Tokheho Yepthomi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1779

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## FUNDS FOR NH-207A IN NAGALAND

## 1779.    SHRI TOKHEHO YEPTHOMI:

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

- be pleased to state: (a) the  funds  provided  for  National  Highway-207A  in  Nagaland  during  the  years  2018-19  and 2019-20; (b) whether the Government proposes to provide funds for two-laning of the said highway; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the time frame set for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) There  is  no  National  Highway  (NH)-207A  in  Nagaland  but  there  is  NH-702A  in  Nagaland. Ministry allocates funds State wise not NH-wise.  Allocation/Expenditure made for Maintenance & Development of NHs in Nagaland during 2018-19 & 2019-20 are Rs. 726.52 crore & Rs. 462.54 crore respectively.
- (b) & (c) Two laning of NH-702A in 82 km length is in progress and 2 laning of the balance stretch will be taken up based on inter-se priority, traffic density & availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Minority Scholarships in Kerala
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunhalikutty P.K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO. 1778 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS IN KERALA

## 1778.  SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

a) the details of applications received and the amount sanctioned for the scheme of Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum -means Scholarships implemented for minorities in Kerala for the last five years;

(b)  whether  the  State  Government  has  fully  utilized  the  amount  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether any amount is in arrear to the State Government under this scheme and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a): The details of scholarships awarded and the amount sanctioned for the scheme of Pre-Matric,  Post-Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  Scholarships for  minorities  in  Kerala  during the last five years are as follows:

| Scheme   | Pre-Matric           | Pre-Matric                 | Post-Matric          | Post-Matric                | Merit-cum-Means      | Merit-cum-Means            |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
| Year     | Scholarships awarded | Expenditure (In Rs. Crore) | Scholarships awarded | Expenditure (In Rs. Crore) | Scholarships awarded | Expenditure (In Rs. Crore) |
| 2014-19  | 2996028              | 345.50                     | 324735               | 139.55                     | 110906               | 307.33                     |

(b) & (c): The Pre-Matric, Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based scholarships are disbursed directly in the account of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer mode. As such, there is no pending amount for utilization on this count. However, for implementation of these Scholarship Schemes, the States are given administrative expenses at the rate of 1% under Pre-Matric and 2% under Post Matric and Meritcum-Means,  of  the  total  expenditure  made  under  the  Schemes.  Under  Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, the Utilization  Certificate for  Rs. 32.00  Lakh  is  pending from Kerala under Administrative Expenses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Violence during Muharram Processions
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1773

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## Violence during Muharram Processions

## 1773. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

## Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  people  being  affected  by  the  violence  during Muharram processions, State-wise;
- (b)  the details  regarding the people affected by the violence in West Bengal because of Muharram during the last five years; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  educate  the  people  to decrease  the  violence  by  them  during  Muharram  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   to (c)  'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  and  State Governments are responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals  through  their  law  enforcement  agencies.    The National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  does  not  maintain such data.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771

ANSWERED ON 28 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

1771.   SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD: SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to start Bharatmala Pariyojana 2.0 to construct more than 3,000 kms. of highways in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of stretch identified in the State of Odisha under Bharatmala 2.0; and
- (c) whether the Government of Odisha and Bihar have requested for taking up some important stretches  under  Bharatmala/National  Highways  Development  Project  and  if  so,  the  details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) No such scheme as Bharatmala 2.0 has been approved by the Government of India till date.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) The Government of India approved the implementation of Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in October, 2017 with an estimated outlay of Rs. 5,35,000 Crore for development of 34,800 km length of National Highways (including 10,000 km residual  NHDP road works) in the entire country. Under this program, 14 road projects with aggregate length of about 716 km for a total cost of   Rs. 11,101.46 Crore have been approved for the State of Odisha and seven  projects    with  aggregate  length  of  about  472  km  for  a  total  cost  of  Rs.10,540.01 Crore have been approved for the State of Bihar, till October, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: IMO Regulations
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1765

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28TH NOVEMBER,  20,I9

## IMO REGULATIONS

## 1765. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL

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- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to clear the uncertainty of the shipping industry arising out of impending  IMO regulations  to reduce the level of sulphur oxide emissions from ship's exhaust  from January,2020;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not,  the time by which  the Government  intends  to do so;
- (d) whether the Government  proposes to assist the industry financially, if so, ihe details thereof; and
- (e) whether the country has proper technology to adhere  to the regulations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(MrNrsTER OF STATE FOR SHTPPTNG (r/c))

(SHRI MANSUKH L, MANDAVIYA)

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) Details of the steps taken:-
1. The Directorate General of Shipping issued Engineering Circular  02 of 2019  {Compliance  with the provisions of MARPOL Annex Vl. Regulation  '14} on 29th August 2019, which provides guidance to stakeholders on the following aspects, for a consistent  and smooth implementation towards compliance  with the Global Sulphur  Cap  {0.5%  mass/mass  rnax  }  effective from lst January 2020.-
- . Preparation  of a ship implementation  plan, to mitigate  risk which may arise due to quality of fuel orl supplied at various parls of the world.
- . Procedure for issuance of lnternational Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP)  certificate by Recognized  Organizations.
- . Procedure for acceptance of alternative  arrangernent such as fitment of Scrubbers  to meet the regulatory  requirements.

- . lnspection methodology  to be followed by the lndian Port State Control Officers.
- . Guidance to approved Bunker suppliers regarding regulatory changes in Bunker receipts and maintenance  of quality of supply cha in.
- " Web-link for assessing list of approved Bunker  suppliers.
- . A centralized  help desk at the Directorate General  of shipping to help Owners/Managers facing issues related to non-ava ilability of compliant fuel at foreign ports or breakdown  of alternative means of compliance {Scrubbers}.
- (c) Not applicable.
- (d) No, Sir
- (e)  Yes, Sir.  lndian Oil Corporation  Limited (IOCL) has already started supplying Global Sulphur  cap compliant fuel oil and is at present  available on west coast of lndia. Complete  supply by Hindustan  Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) & IOCL is expected  with effect from December  2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Loans to MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Virendra  Kumar, Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1763 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## LOANS TO MSMEs

## 1763. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) heavily contributing to Indian economy  are still facing the  problem of not  getting loans through  banking sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the approval limit of loans to be provided under this scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has signed any agreement with the commercial banks to provide loans to MSMEs under this scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  recently  formulated  any  action  plan  to  increase the number of MSMEs and to benefit them and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

(a) to (d): As  reported  by  Reserve  Bank  of  India,  the  Scheduled  Commercial Banks  have  outstanding  credit  to  320.68  lakh  MSMEs  in  the  year  ending  March, 2019.  In  order  to  increase  the  number  of  MSMEs,  Government  has  taken  various initiatives specifically to ease the  access to finance.  These include Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme,  Credit Linked  Capital  Subsidy  Scheme, Credit Guarantee  Scheme,  Interest  Subvention  Scheme,  59  minutes  loan  portal  etc.  These initiatives are aimed  at providing  margin  money subsidies, collateral free loan, costeffective and faster availability of credit.

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