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Lok Sabha Question No. 1631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Malpractices by Builders and Developers
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1631

TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2019

## MALPRACTICES BY BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS

- NO.  1631.           MS. DIYA KUMARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of bogus builders/ developers who have registered and enlisted a large number of  customers  belonging  to  economically  weaker  section/ lower  income  group  for  allotment  of  houses  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the  steps  taken  /  being  taken  by  the  Government  against such builders; and
- (c) the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to regulate further registration of such builders/ developers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c): 'Land' and 'Colonization' are State subjects. Ministry of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  does  not  maintain  any  record  of bogus  builders/  developers  etc.,  However,  this  Ministry  has enacted  the  Real  Estate  (Regulation  and  Development)  Act, 2016  (RERA)  to  protect  the  interest  of  homebuyers.  As  per Section   20  of   the  RERA,  the  'Appropriate Government'  i.e

States/  Union  Territories  (UTs)  are  required  to  establish  the Real  Estate  Regulatory  Authority  to  regulate  and  develop  the real estate sector in the concerned State/UT and to ensure sale of  plot,  apartment  or  building  and  sale  of  real  estate  project constructed by promoter, in an efficient and transparent manner  and  to  protect  the  interest  of  consumers  in  the  real estate sector.

Chapter  VIII  of  the  RERA  deals  with  offences,  penalties  and adjudication.

As  per  section  3  of  the  Act,  no  promoter  shall  advertise, market,  book,  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  or  invite  persons  to purchase in any manner any plot, apartment or building, in any real  estate  project  or  part  of  it,  in  any  planning  area,  without registering the real estate project with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority established under RERA.

Section  59  of  RERA  provides  for  punishment  upto  3  years  of imprisonment or with fine, which may extend up to ten percent of the estimated cost of the real estate project, or with both in case the promoter fails to comply with the orders, decisions or directions issued by Real Estate Regulatory Authority in case of non-registration under section 3 of RERA

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Smaller Airports under UDAN
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 1630

(To be answered on the November 2019) 28th

## SMALLER AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN

1630.

SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI DR TR PAARIVENDHAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government is implementing UDAN scheme under which various (b) whether the Government has any proposal to start flight service under this scheme to Coimbatore-ThanjaVur, Chennai-Thanjavur, Coimbatore-Hosur etc;; and
- (c) if sO, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a): Government has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable. Under RCS-UDAN 688 RCS routes have been awarded connecting 137 small cities. Out of which, 232 RCS routes commenced connecting 43 small cities till date.
- (b) & (c) RCS-UDAN is market driven mechanism: Development of regional air connectivity routes is left to market forces so that airlines undertake assessment of demand and nature of supply required on particular routes. RCS routes between Tanjore(Thanjavur) Chennai and Tanjore(Thanjavur) Bangalore have been awarded to Selected Airline Operator under UDAN. However, no airline has submitted the proposal to operate RCS flight on the sector Coimbatore -Thanjavur and Coimbatore- Hosur till 3rd round of bidding under RCS-UDAN.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Exemption of Registration Fees for Electric Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to exempt registration fees for electric vehicles;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including its applicability to various categories of electric vehicles including scooters, motorbikes, auto-rickshaw, cars etc.; and
- (c) the expected date of commencement of this exemption?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (c)  The  Government  had  inter  alia  proposed  exemption  of  registration  fees  for  battery operated/electric  vehicles  to  promote  the  use  of  eco-friendly  vehicles  in  the  country  and  had notified    and  published  proposed  draft  amendments  to  amend the  rule  81  of  the  Central  Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for seeking comments and objections. The Ministry received feedback from several quarters. The Government has inter alia decided to defer the proposal for exemption of registration fees for battery operated/electric vehicles.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1629

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## EXEMPTION OF REGISTRATION FEES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 1629.   SHRI HIBI EDEN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Loss caused by Floods
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1628

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2019

## LOSS CAUSED BY FLOODS

## NO. 1628.      SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a) the amount of loss to property during floods in cities from 201819; and
- (b) the  details  of  planning  interventions  taken  in  cities  to  address the problem of floods and water logging during monsoon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) No such data is maintained by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- (b) Managing  urban  flooding  falls  under  the  purview  of  the  Urban Local Body/Urban Development Authority and the State Governments as they are responsible for maintaining the drainage and sewerage systems of the city/town concerned.

For  the  guidance  of  Urban  Local  Bodies/Urban  Development Authorities and State Governments, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation  and  Implementation  (URDPFI)  Guidelines,  2014  by integrating the guidelines on mitigation, prevention and preparedness for urban flooding issued by the National Disaster Management Authority.

Also,  the  Ministry  has  issued  Standard  Operating  Procedure (SOP)  for  Urban  Flooding  in  2017.    The  SOP  lays  down,  in  a comprehensive  manner,  the  specific  actions  required  to  be undertaken  by  the  city  administration,  various  departments under the district administration and the State Government with respect to urban flooding.

Further,  the  Ministry  has  published  a  Manual  on  Storm  Water Drainage Systems, 2019 to provide necessary guidance towards all  aspects of sustainable design, planning and management of storm water drainage system in urban areas of the Country. The Manual also provides  for  necessary  measures  to  be  taken  and emergency plan for flood response in urban areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Effect of Vibrations from Airport Express Metro Line
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1625

TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2019.

## EFFECT OF VIBRATIONS FROM AIRPORT EXPRESS METRO LINE

- NO. 1625.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) Whether the Government is aware about the facts that vibrations due to operation of high speed of Airport Expressway Metro rail the grit wash of various CPWD quarters/building particularly situated at Baba Kharak Singh Marg,  New  Delhi  are  in  a  collapsing  state  which  is  fatal  and  if  so,  the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding falling of grit wash in these colonies and if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon;
- (c) whether  CPWD  organizes  regular  inspection  of  such  buildings  to  check dangerous accident and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  replace  grit  wash  with  other alternatives to check such dangerous accidents; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the further corrective measures being taken by the Government to tackle such situation?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (e) The  grit  wash  of  various  Central  Public  Works  Department  (CPWD) quarters / buildings including quarters situated at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi are not affected due to operation of Airport Express line metro rail.  Complaints relating to falling of grit wash are due to normal wear and tear and same are attended promptly.  Regular inspection is carried out by the field staff of CPWD and wherever required, grit plaster is repaired.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Road Projects in Odisha
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1622

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## ROAD PROJECTS IN ODISHA

1622. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

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

## be pleased to state:

- (a)      the details of roads constructed in Odisha under Centrally sponsored schemes   and Central Road Fund along with other external aided projects during the last three years;
- (b) the length of these road projects along with allocation of funds, project-wise; and
- (c) the details of funds utilised thereon, project-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (c): There is no separate project-wise allocation made by this Ministry. The details in respect of Central Road Fund (CRF) and externally aided projects in Odisha for the last three years from 2016-17 to 2018-19 are given below:-

| Name of Scheme                                             |   Length completed (in km) |   Accrual/ Allocation (Rs in Cr.) |   Amount reimbursed to State Government/Expenditure (Rs in Cr.) |
|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Improvement of State roads under Central Road Fund (CRF)   |                        314 |                               977 |                                                             614 |
| Development of National Highways under external assistance |                        175 |                               500 |                                                             481 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Setting up of Solar Panels
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1621

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/11/2019

## SETTING UP OF SOLAR PANELS

## 1621. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

- (a) the number of households that have set up solar panels on their rooftop under the State rooftop solar grid programme, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to provide subsidy on setting up of such solar panels; (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government also proposes to put in place a regulatory framework to address the issues/problems faced by the sector/segment; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a) As per data captured on the SPIN portal of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), grid connected rooftop solar PV systems have been installed in 82,487 residential houses totalling 358 MW capacity as on 18.11.2019.
- (b) and (c) The Phase II of Grid Connected Solar Roof Top (GCRT) Programme approved in February 2019 provides for the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of 40% of the benchmark cost or tendered cost, whichever is lower for residential grid connected rooftop systems upto 3 kW and 20% of the benchmark cost or tendered cost whichever is lower for residential grid connected rooftop systems of capacity 3 kW to 10 kW. For GCRT systems above 10 kW in residential sector CFA is limited to what is applicable to 10 KW system since solar power for such  category  is  cost  effective  compared  to  grid  tariffs  applicable  for  such  category  of consumers. The Phase-II of GCRT programme also provides CFA upto 20% of benchmark cost  or  tendered  cost  whichever  is  lower,  for  Group  Housing  Societies/  Resident  Welfare Associations ( GHS / RWA), for supply of power for common facilities. Under PhaseII of GCRT programme  State  Electricity  Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs)  have  been  made implementing  agencies  as  they  have  direct  access  to  the  consumers,  have  an  organised invoicing/billing/execution  system  and  hence  are  best  suited  to  manage  distributed  and relatively  independent  clients/prosumers.  Incentives  for  the  State  DISCOMs  for  installing additional capacity above baseline have also been provided for.

(d)&(e)  Regulatory  frameworks  have  been  notified  by  all  State  Electricity  Regulatory Commissions (SERC)/Joint Electricity Regulatory Commissions (JERC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Haj Flight Tenders etc.
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1620 (To be answered on the 28th November 2019)

## HAJ FLIGHT TENDERS ETC.

1620.

SHRI M: BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the Ministry of Civil Aviation invites sealed tenders from designated airlines for Haj operation and if the details thereof; SO,
2. (b) whether the Ministry of Minority Affairs pay fee to Ministry of Civil Aviation for the same and if the details thereof; and SO,
3. (c) the exact expenditure incurred for tendering process during each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a): Sir. Ministry of Civil Aviation invites bids from designated carriers of India and Saudi Arabia for Haj Air Charter Operations Yes,
- (b): Ministry of Minority Affairs does not pay any fee to Ministry of Civil Aviation for inviting tenders The cost Of travel is borne by the passengers themselves
- (c): No expenditure was incurred on the tendering process during last three years

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: PMJVK in A.P
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1618 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## PMJVK in A.P.

## 1618. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the total number of works in different sectors that have been undertaken and completed under the Pradhan Mantri Jan VikasKaryakram (PMJVK) for the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last two financial years; and
- (b) the  total  budget  allocated  and  utilised  by  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under  this  scheme during the last two financial years?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) During 2017-18 & 2018-19 the Ministry under the Pradhan Mantri Jan VikasKaryakram (PMJVK)has sanctioned 05 Residential Schools, 05 New School Buildings, 03 ACRs, 03 Hostels, 01 ITI, 02 Polytechnics, 224 AnganwadiCentres and 02 SadbhavMandaps in the identified Minority Concentration Areas of Andhra Pradesh.   Details of these projects are available on the website of the Ministry at http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/empoweredcommittee-minutes.
- (b) During the last two financial yearsi.e 2017-18 and 2018-19, projects to the tune of Rs. 167.00  crore  were  sanctioned  under  the  PMJVK,out  of  which  Central  share  was  Rs. 100.20crore  and  State  share  was  Rs.  66.80  crore.      In  the  same  period,  the  amount released for implementation of the projects mentioned in para (a) above, was Rs.  83.50 crore out of which Central share was Rs. 50.10 crore and State share was Rs. 33.40 crore. In addition,  Rs. 7.97 crore was released by the Ministry as 2 nd installment in 2018-19 for implementation of projects approved in the earlier years.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Drinking Water Schemes in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajveer Diler

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1616 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## Drinking Water Schemes in Uttar Pradesh

## † 1616. SHRI RAJVEER DILER:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a)  whether  various  schemes  are  operational  for  providing  drinking  water  to  the people across the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of the ongoing projects particularly in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh

- along with the funds allocated for the same?

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Drinking  water  is  a  State  Subject.  Government  of  India  supplements  the efforts  of  States  by  providing  financial  and  technical  assistance  to  States/  UTs including Uttar Pradesh. To enable every rural household in all States/ UTs to have Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) for providing potable water at service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) by 2024, Government of India has launched Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM).The  planned  outlay  of  JJM  in  five  years  is 3.60  lakh Crore, out of which Central Share is about 2.08 lakh Crore.
- (c)  As  reported  by  the State  Government, under JJM  in  Hathras district,  there are three ongoing drinking water supply projects. Under JJM, Government of India does not allocate fund individual project-wise. In 2019-20, an amount of 1,390.37 Crore has been allocated to Uttar Pradesh.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Green Energy Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1615

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/11/2019

## GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS

## 1615. SHRI K. NAVASKANI

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  with  regard  to  the  number  of  green  energy projects which have dried up due to lack of finance during the last three years including the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take any measures in order to finance green energy projects in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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  (d) No  Sir.  Most  of  grid  connected  renewable  energy  projects  in  the  country  are  being implemented by the private sector developers selected through transparent bidding process.

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) is a Non-Banking Financial Institution set up under  the  administrative  control  of  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy,  inter  alia,    to  finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the country by raising resources from internal and external sources such as bilateral and multilateral agencies, raising masala bonds from international & domestic markets, borrowing from banks or financial institutions, etc. Also, loans at lower interest rates are  being  made  available  for  renewable  energy  projects  by  major  banks  or  financial  institutions  by availing line of credit from World bank, ADB, KfW, etc.

Reserve  Bank  of  India  have  revised  the  guidelines  for  all  scheduled  commercial  banks  to  include renewable  energy  in  categories  eligible  for  priority  sector  lending.  The  bank  loans  for  solar  rooftop systems are treated as  part of home loans/ home improvement loans for eligible tax benefits.

The government has also created a liberal environment for attracting foreign investment in renewable energy sector. 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under the automatic route has been allowed in the renewable energy sector.

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