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Lok Sabha Question No. 861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Completion of SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan, A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 861

TO BE ANSWERED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

## COMPLETION OF SCM

NO.861.      SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  issued  any  direction  to Administrations of all the districts of each State to give priority to complete all the projects under Smart City Mission (SCM) at the earliest and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  current  status  of  Smart  City  Mission  (SCM)  in  the  country particularly in the State of Tamil Nadu;  and
- (c) the time-line fixed by the Government to complete the Smart City Mission in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  No, Sir. The progress of Smart City projects is monitored regularly both at Central & State level to assess the performance of the cities and hand-hold them for improving the same by way of regular review
- meetings, field visits, regional workshops etc.
- (b) As on 11th September 2020, total 4,903 projects worth Rs. 1,68,734 crore  have  been  tendered,    out  of  which  work  orders  issued    in

4,068  projects  worth  Rs.  1,31,792  crore    are  under  implementation/ completed.

In  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  11  cities  have  been  selected  under Smart Cities Mission in different rounds of selection. Smart Cities in  Tamil  Nadu  have  tendered  out  429  projects  worth  Rs.  14,540 crore  of  which  408  projects  worth  Rs.  14,077  crore  are  under implementation/completed.

(c)    Smart  Cities  are  expected  to  complete  their  projects  within  5 years from the date of their selection.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Swachh Survekshan 2020
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule, Su Thirunavukkarasar, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.859

TO BE ANSWERED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

## SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 2020

NO. 859.      SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRIMATISUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  released  the  results  of  the  Swachh Survekshan  2020  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  ranking  of  cities alongwith the cities which have been declared as the cleanest for the last three years including the current year;
- (b) the criteria for selection of the cities and the details of indicators/parameters taken into consideration during the ranking and the other findings of the survey;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  incentive  to  the  cities which performed well in the said ranking and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide assistance to the cities that have failed to figure in the said rankings; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the steps taken/being taken to create awareness amongst all sections of the society for cleaner cities?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) and (b) Yes Sir, Government has released the results of Swachh

Survekshan 2020 on August 20, 2020. The details of ranking of cities along with the criteria for selection of cities, indicators/parameters may be viewed at the following link : https://swachhbharaturban.gov.in under the tab Swachh Survekshan and SS-2020 report.

(c)  Better  rank  in  Swachh  Sarvekshan  improves  perception  about  the  city and  that  has  many  intangible  benefits.    However,  there  is  no  additional financial incentive other than the Award itself.

(d)  and  (e)  Cities  which  fail  to  get  high  ranks  are  provided  assistance  to improve  their  ranks  through  workshops,  advisories,  guidelines  etc,  apart from  financial  assistance  as  per  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban  (SBM-U) Guidelines to fill up the gap in sanitation infrastructure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Loss to Airlines due to COVID-19
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Manickam Tagore B, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED NO. 858 (To be answered on the September 2020)

## LOSS TO AIRLINES DUE TO COVID-19

858. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE DR SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE DR DNV SENTHILKUMAR S. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B DR AMOL RAMSING KOLHE SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the estimated Ioss suffered by Air India and private airlines due to restriction in passenger air traffic due to COVID-19 pandemic;
- (c) the reasons for AAI opting for bank loans though the company still has large cash reserves; and
- (b) whether the Airport A uthority of India (AAI) and Private airport operators are forced to seek funds to meet their working capital requirement and if the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to help AAI and Private airport operators in overcoming the problem and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a):The revenue of Indian carriers has reduced from INR 25,517 crore during April-June 2019 to INR 3,651 crore during April-June 2020. In respect of Air India, the total revenue has reduced from INR 7,066 crore during April-June 2019 to INR 1,531 crore during April-June; 2020.

(b) to (d): COVID-19 has adversely impacted the financials of Airports Authority of India (AAI) and it is likely for AAI to g0 in loss for the Financial Year 2020-21. Therefore; in order to meet the Working Capital Requirements, AAI has taken Fund Based Working Capital facility of Rs.1500 Crore from State Bank of India for the Financial Year 2020-21. For Delhi International Airport Ltd. and Mumbai International Airport Ltd,, AAI has approved

deferral for a period of three (3) months ie; upto 15.07.2020 to make Monthly Annual Fee Payment against its Annual Fee obligation: Bangalore and Hyderabad airports have also been grauted deferment of four months W.e.f 0i.07.2020 for payment of Concession Fee to the Government of India.
Lok Sabha Question No. 853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Development of Four-Lane Bypass at Kollam
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran, P. C. Mohan

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the land acquisition process has been completed for development of Kollam bypass as a four lane road and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the accident rate at the said bypass is high due to the existing two lane road and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received a request from Public Representative  from  Kollam  to  take  up  the  development  of said bypass and if so, the action taken thereon;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take up the development of said bypass as a standalone project and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)     the time by which the said work is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 853

## ANSWERED ON 17 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR-LANE BYPASS AT KOLLAM

## 853.  SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(a) 6-lane  Kollam  Bypass  on  NH-66  in  the  State  of  Kerala  has been planned to reduce traffic congestion, segregation of city/through traffic, reduce accidents etc., for which 45m Right of Way (ROW) has already been acquired. (b) There are few media reports/complaints on frequent accidents in Kollam Bypass as many roads are intersecting here. The work of 2-laning of Kollam bypass from km 486/500 to 499/500 has been completed in January, 2019. Accidents in the bypass are mainly due to over speeding and violation of traffic rules by road user. Necessary safety measures as per IRC guidelines have been executed in the project stretch. (c) Yes Sir. (d) & (e) 6 laning work from 'Start of Kollam bypass' to 'Kadambattukonam' including Kollam Bypass has been planned for Financial Year 2021-22 with construction period of 30 month. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Seekho Aur Kamao Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 852 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## SEEKHO AUR KAMAO SCHEME

## 852.   SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  applications  received  for  opening  training  centres  under 'Seekho aur Kamao' Scheme in the State of Chhattisgarh during the year 2019-20; and
- (b) the  number  of  institutions  selected  by  the  Government  under  the  said scheme in the State of Chhattisgarh for this purpose during the last year?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  does  not  directly  invite  applications  for opening  training  centres  under  the  'Seekho  aur  Kamao'  Scheme  nor  selects institutions state wise for implementation under the said scheme.Under the Seekho aur  Kamao  Scheme,  this  Ministry however,  invites applications from Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) which also include Government agencies/autonoums bodies from all over India for imparting skill training to the trainees. Ministry issues allotment letter  for  number  of  trainee  to  be  trained  by  a  particular  PIA.  During  the allotment in the FY 2018-19, one PIA from the state of Chhattisgarh was empaneled for a period of two years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Reservations to Anglo-Indian Community
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 849 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## RESERVATIONS TO ANGLO-INDIAN COMMUNITY

## 849. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  people  belonging  to  Anglo-Indian community in many of the cities are poor both economically and socially;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any proposal from the Government side to provide reservations to Anglo-Indian community in both educational institutions and employment sector;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has made any efforts for the welfare of Anglo-Indian community by supporting them financially and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b) Meeting with the representatives of Anglo-Indian community are held from time to time and based on the interactions with them State/Union Territories are advised to look into the problems and grievances of the community. Details of the economic and social status of any community, including the Anglo Indians, are not maintained by this Ministry separately.
- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) &  (e) All the welfare schemes of Ministry of Minority Affairs are available to the members of Anglo Indian community belonging to the notified minority. Details of  the  benefits  availed  by  the  minority  communities  under  these  schemes  are available at http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Use of Electric Stoves for Cooking
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Chinta Anuradha, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## LOK SABHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-848

ANSWERED ON-17/09/2020

## USE OF ELECTRIC STOVES FOR COOKING

848. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to encourage people to shift to electric stoves for cooking to promote clean energy; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R.K. SINGH) (a)  to  (c)  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  does  not  have  any  scheme  for promotion of cooking on electric stoves.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Reserved Items for Small Scale Industry
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 844

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 17.09.2020

## RESERVED ITEMS FOR SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY

## 844.        MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) the criteria to  bring a  product under the category of reserved items for Small Scale Industry (SSI);
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  changes  in  this  criteria  to  benefit multinational as well as big companies;
- (c) if so, the details of the changes made; and
- (d) the response of the Government on the justification of these changes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): All the items reserved earlier for exclusive manufacturing in the Small Scale  Industry  (SSI)  sector  under  the  provisions  of  the  Industries  (Development  & Regulation)  Act,  1951  have  been  dereserved  vide  a  Notification  dated  the  10 th April,2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Development of Kozhikode Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kunhalikutty P.K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED

NO. 843 (To be answered on the September 2020)

## DEVELOPMENT OF KOZHIKODE AIRPORT

## 843. SHRI PK KUNHALIKUTTY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the   Government has any plan to further develop Kozhikode Airport in  light of the recent Air India  Express   plane crash and if the   details thereof;
- (c) if SO, the details of method adopted to reimburse the expenditure on unavoidable medical procedures from others than Air India empanelled hospitals; being
- (b) whether Air India has denied permission to some of the victims   required to undergo major medical procedures from   specialised   hospitals other than the empanelled hospitals by Air India;
- (d) whether the .victims are   still not the compensation announced by the Government; and paid
- (e) the steps taken s0 far for settlement of insurance to the victims by Air India?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a): AII safety\_measures at Kozhikode Airport and other table top runways are taken in compliance to regulatory requirements for safe aircraft operations

- (b) aand (c): No Sir, all the victims were provided treatment as required at the cost of Air India Express: AII the medical expenses 0f all the injured passengers were borne by Air India Express
- (d) (e): Air India / Air India Express does not pay insurance to the passengers but compensation is as per The Carriage by Air Act: The Air India Express has disbursed an interim compensation as under: paid

Category

No. of passenger

Amount in Rupees

- Deceased

18

1.6 cr.

(ii) Grievously injured

92

1.84 cr:

(iii) Minor Injured

73

36.50 lakhs
Lok Sabha Question No. 842 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Free Medical Treatment to Road Accident Victims
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of road accidents on National Highways(NHs) in the State  of  Maharashtra  reported  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year; (b) whether victims of road accidents on NHs are provided with free medical treatment by the Government and if so, the details thereof; (c) the estimated funds required for such treatment and the funds released for this purpose during the said period; (d) whether the Government proposes to increase toll charges on NHs to generate adequate funds for providing free medical treatment to road accident victims hit by uninsured vehicles and victims of hit and run cases and if so, the details thereof; and the other steps taken by the Government to prevent accidents

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The total number of road accidents on National Highways (NHs) in the State of Maharashtra during  last three years and current year i.e. 2016 to 2019 are as under:

- (e) on NHs?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 842 ANSWERED ON 17 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT TO ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS

842. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मं त्री

|   Year |   Total number of road accidents |
|--------|----------------------------------|
|   2016 |                            10364 |
|   2017 |                             9237 |
|   2018 |                             9355 |
|   2019 |                             8360 |

- (b) &  (c)  No  such  scheme  is  currently  being  executed  or  was operational during last three years.

(d)   The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 was published in the Official Gazette on 09th August, 2019. Certain provisions have been implemented w.e.f 01 st  September, 2019 vide S.O 3110 (E) dated 28.08.2019 and S.O 3147 (E) dated 30.08.2019. For implementation of the rest of the provisions including section 51 of  the  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019,  rules  are  being formulated and will be published in due course of time. Section 51 of  the  Motor  Vehicles  (Amendment)  Act,  2019  provides  for insertion of section 162 which provides for the Central Government to make a scheme for the cashless treatment of victims of the road accident during the golden hour and such scheme may contain provisions for creation of a fund for such treatment. For financing of the component for treatment of road accident victims caused by uninsured or Hit & Run vehicles, the various options are being examined including additional fee for use of National Highways.

(e)  The Ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on Education, Engineering (both of roads and vehicles), Enforcement and Emergency Care.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Manufacture of PPE Kits in MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM  ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 841

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## MANUFACTURE OF PPE KITS IN MSME SECTOR

841. SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a) whether the Government had manufactured more than five lakh PPE kits in each day in MSME sector during lockdown ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  supplied  sufficient  number  of  PPE  Kits  to  both Government and Private Hospitals during lockdown ;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government had exported the PPE Kits to different parts of globe during lockdown and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. During lockdown period, 1100 indigenous manufacturers of PPE kits were developed by the Government, most of which were from MSME sector. The capacity and production of PPE Coveralls for COVID-19 touched a peak of 5 lakh PPE Coveralls per day in mid May 2020.
- (c) & (d): Government  has  supplied  sufficient  number  of  PPE  Kits  to  Government Hospitals  during  lockdown.  As  per  the  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Health  & Family Welfare, as on 01.09.2020, a total of 1.36 crore PPE kits have been supplied to M/s HLL Lifecare Ltd. - the procurement arm of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare  for use of health  professionals  in  government  hospitals.  Presently,  the  country  has  sufficient  raw material and production capacity of PPE Coveralls to meet the domestic demand.
- (e) : In  view  of  the  pandemic,  to  ensure  sufficient  availability  of  PPE  Coveralls  in  the country, export of PPE Coveralls and masks were banned vide DGFT's notification dated 31 st January, 2020. PPE Coverall exports were permitted with quantitative restrictions of 50 lakh per  month  vide  DGFT  notification  dated  29 th June,  2020.  The  ban  on  exports  of  PPE Coveralls was lifted by DGFT on 25 th August, 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: MNREGA in Urban Areas
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi, Kanakmal Katara, Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 837 TO BE ANSWERED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

## MNREGA IN URBAN AREAS

NO. 837. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

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

- a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  extend  MNREGA  to  urban areas,  particularly  for  the  migrant  workers  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- b) the  total  number  of  employment  proposed  to  be  generated and budgetary provisions for such proposal?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b)
- Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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