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Lok Sabha Question No. 3183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Restrictions on Air Passengers
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

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

3183 (To be answered on the 12th

March 2020)

## RESTRICTIONS ON AIR PASSENGERS

## 3183. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- berthe details %f communication the Government had with Indigo/Air India before restrictions were imposed on a comedian recently;
- whether the rules were followed in this case and if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) No communication was made by the Government with the airlines before

(b) In order to handle the unlawful/ disruptive behaviour o-board the aircraft; Directorate General of Civil A viation(DGCA) has issued Civil Aviation Requirements(CAR), Section 3 Air Transport; Series M, Part VI titled The provisions contained in this CAR are applicable to all Indian operators engaged in scheduled and non scheduled passengers and on all airports operating within Indian territory and all passengers the period of air travel in/or over Indiaduring

Mls has also informed Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) that the airline has placed the passenger in the No List for a period of three months for Indigo'$ flight to/ from? within or outside India from 28.01.2020. any Indigo Fly

8) Mls indigo has informed that they had referred the matter to its 'Internal Committee' in terms %f the provisions specified in CAR Section 3; SeriesnM in command of the flight:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Loss of Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3180 (To be answered on the I2th March 2020)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## LOSS OF AIR INDIA

3180.

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA SHRI LALLU SINGH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether Air India has suffered crores and if the reasons therefor;
- whether any step has been taken to avoid frequent delay in flights and if SO, the details thereof?
- 6) the reasons for frequent delay in flights of Air India, now a and days;

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a): As per the audited accounts of Air India Ltd for FY 2018-19, the company has suffered 4 Net Loss of Rs 8556.36 crore. However; the total expenses incurred by Air India Limited in FY 2018-19 on account of catering, hotel expenses, denied boarding com pensation to passenger on delayed/eancelled flights were about Rs.102 crore\_
- (b): Some of the major reasons for the delays to Air India flights include:
- 1) Engineering related issues,
- (iii)Ground Handling issues,
- (ii) Crew related issues,
- (iv)Air Traffic Control delays; and
- (v) Air India being a network carrier operating on Hub and Spoke pattern; some of the flights are delayed to connect passengers with the international flights.
- (c): In order to alleviate delays, DGCA has issued Air, Transport Circular 05 of 2017 titled "Procedure to be followed to mitigate flight delays" in order to ensure enforcement of the flight Schedules.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Helicopter Service from Bandipur to Quazigund
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mohammad Akbar Lone

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3179 (To be answered on the March 2020) 12th

## HELICOPTER SERVICE FROM BANDIPUR TO QUAZIGUND

## 3179. SHRI MOHAMMAD AKBAR LONE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether there is any proposal under consideration %f the Government to provide helicopter service from Bandipur to Quazigund and Dawar; and () 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) and (b): Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (JeK) has nominated Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) a Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of Ministry 0f Civil Aviation; for providing helicopter services since April; 2017 in JaK (ow UT of JeK) under subsidy scheme of Ministry of Home Rffairs; UT of J&K decides the routes on which PHL would fly. Bandipura to Dawar is one of the routes earmarked by administration of JeK for regular services and PHL is %perating helicopter services from

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Port at Dugarajapatnam
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## uNSTARRED OUESTIgN  NO' 3177

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 12TH MARCH, 2O2O

## PORT AT DUGARAJAPATNAM

3177. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state: .ir(qfts-fl{*

- (a) whether the Union Government  proposes to set up. a port at Dugarajapatnam ,nOe, tne Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation  Act' 20't4;
- (c) State Government for the same; and whether the Union Government has received any alternate location  from the
- (b) ""'ii.,-"ri."A if so, the details thereof  and if not, the reasons  therefor;
- (rl) whether there are any other plan to develop  ports in \v/ pro-rit"o ,"J"r the Andhra Pradesh  Reorganisation  Act' details thereof? Andhra Pradesh  as 2014 and if so, the

## ANSWER

## MlNlsrER OF SrATE (INDEPENDENT C-HIFGE) FoR SHIPPING (SHRi MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a)&(b) The development  of new Maior Port at Duggirajupatnam  in Andhra Pradesh is included in Schedule xlll of the Andhia  pradesh  Re-organisation  Act, 20'14 NlTl Aayog had examined  the  proposar for deveropment  of new Major  port  at Duggirajupatnam  in consultation  with Ministry  of Shipping' Ministry  of Finance  and Government  of Andhra pradesh  and it has been concrudeJ  th"t tn"  project wi not be viabre due to strong competition  from nearby Ports of Krishnapatnam'  Ennore and Chennai which are 40' 80 a AO Xfvls away respectively  from the proposed Port'

- (c) Yes, Sir. State Government  of Andhra Pradesh  had requested  the Government of lndia for providing financial  assistance  for development  of Ramayapatnam  as a Maior Port in lieu of DuggirajuPatnam'
- (d) No, Sir. State Government  of Andhra  Pradesh  has already  notified the  port limits of'Ramayapatnam  Port as a Non Major Port in Andhra  Pradesh-
Lok Sabha Question No. 3176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Housing for All
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Janardan Mishra, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3176

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 12, 2020 HOUSING FOR ALL

## NO.3176. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA :

## SHRI RODMAL NAGAR :

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide houses to all by 2022 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana;
- (b) if so, the details of the work done under the scheme;
- (c) if not, the alternative arrangement being made by the Government to provide houses to all within stipulated time; and
- (d) the steps being taken with regard to those States which have not made the desired progress under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b): Yes, SirIn pursuance of the Governments vision of for by 2022, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)] since 25.06.2015 for providing assistance to Statesl Union Territories (UTs) for addressing the housing requirement in urban areas. States/UTs have undertaken demand survey under the scheme for assessing actual demand of housing and validated demand so far is around 112 lakhs-

Based on the project proposals received far from the States/UTs, total 103,61,738 houses have been sanctioned under the Scheme; out of this 61,57,734 are at various stages of construction and 32,15,926 have been completedldelivered:

- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) This Ministry regularly monitors the progress 0 implementation of the scheme through periodic review meetingslvideo-conferencing with the concerned StatesIUTsOfficers of this Ministry as well as Program Management Unit (PMU) set up under PMAY (U) Mission regularly undertake field level visits to monitor the In addition to this, the Ministry, at various for a such as Review meetings, Workshops/Conferences, Central Sanctioning Monitoring Committee (CSMC) meetings etcand through correspondence, has requested States/UTs to expedite the construction of houses approved under the PMAY(U) and also to the project proposals for all their remaining demand of houses sanctioned by MarchlApril, 2020 so that construction of all houses may progressively be completed by 2022. get

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Gender Neutrality in SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anupriya Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3175

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 12, 2020

## GENDER NEUTRALITY IN SCM

## NO. 3175. SHRIMATI ANUPRIYA PATEL :

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

- a) the details of steps being undertaken as part of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) to ensure that Indian cities are more gender friendly and non-discriminatory;
2. (b) the details of the various smart city sub-committees that have been
3. set uP, including the one of gender;
4. (c) the details of identified projects that have been completed as
5. on date; and
6. (d) the details of funds released by the Union Government, and funds utilized by each project since the introduction of the SCM?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) The Government of India (Gol) launched Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25th June 2015 for developing 100 cities as Smart Cities. Inclusiveness is built into SCM to ensure that all citizens, including women and children, benefit from the urban transformation taking place in the Smart Cities- The different projects being implemented

by Smart Cities will provide more liveable and safer conditions to all sections of the society including the vulnerable and homeless, elderly, women, children and people with disabilities.

- b) The implementation of SCM at the city level is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the purposeThe SPVs plan, appraise, approve, implement, manage, operate, monitor and evaluate their Smart projects. These SPVs are jointly owned by respective State GovernmentsIUnion Territories & Urban Local Bodies and are Board-run entities registered under the Companies Act, 2013. These SPVs constitute various Committees/SubCommittees as per Statutory requirements and with the approval of the Board of Directors of the respective SPVs: City
- c) As on 28th February, 2020, out of 5,151 projects worth Rs- 2,05,018 crore proposed by the Smart Cities under SCM, more than 4,500 projects worth Rs.1,63,844 crore have been tendered of which more than 3,600 projects worth Rs. 1,22,123 crore have been grounded and 1,587 projects worth Rs. 25,926 crore have been completed:
3. (d) Since the Iaunch of the Mission, Gol has released Rs.18,810.10 crore to StatesIUnion Territories under SCM out of which the Smart Cities have already utilized Rs: 10,748.41 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Subsidies on Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

## SUBSIDIES ON ELECTRICITY

3174.   SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  a  general  trend  evolving amongst  States  to  lure  voters  by  providing  subsidies  on  electricity  and  if  so,  the details thereof;

(b) whether cheaper or free electricity will prove to be a burden on the Government exchequer and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has advised or likely to advise all States/UTs to desist from offering such sops which are bad economically; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) : Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject.  Section  61(g)  of  the  Electricity  Act, 2003 provides that the Appropriate Commission shall be guided by the objective that the tariff progressively reflects the efficient and prudent cost of supply of electricity.

As  per  provisions  of  Section  65  of  the  Electricity  Act,  2003,  State Governments can provide subsidy to any consumer or class of consumers in the tariff determined  by  the  State  Electricity  Regulatory  Commission.  In  such  case(s)  the concerned  State  Government  need  to  pay,  such  subsidy  in  advance  and  in  such manner  as  may  be  specified  by  the  State  Commission  to  compensate  the  person affected by the grant of subsidy. Thus, the subsidy amount is to be paid from the state government finances in accordance with the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Construction of Bathing Ghats
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kavita Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3173

ANSWERED ON 12 .0 3.2020

## CONSTRUCTION OF BATH ING GHATS

## †3173. SHRIMATI KAVITA SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  number  of  ghats  constructed  for  bathing  in  the  Ganga  river  under  'Namami  Gange Programme' in the country; and
- (b) the efforts being made for the construction and beautification of m odern bathing ghats in Ganga river i Don Darauli and Siswan of Siwan district of Bihar?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has sanctioned construction of 154 bathing ghats along river Ganga, out of which 124 ghats have already been constructed. In addition, constructi has been sanctioned under Clean Ganga Fund (CGF) Component of NMCG.

- (b) NMCG has not received any proposal for sanction of projects for the construction and b of bathing ghats in Don Darauli and Siswan of Siwan district of Bihar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Har Ghar Jal Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

## HarGhar Jal Yojana

## 3172. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government,  as  promised,  is  providing  water  to  all  households  under  the 'HarGhar Jal' Scheme and if so, the details of the list of the areas which are yet to be covered;
- (b) the details of the utilization of funds during the last five years;
- (c) the details of the households that have been included under the scheme in Karur district of Tamil Nadu;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  construct  check  dams  along  the  Amaravathi, Noyyal and Kaveri rivers to improve the drinking water availability in that area and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plan for interlinking the Kaveri-Gundaru river and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a)  to  (c)  To  enable  every  rural  household,including  the  rural  households  of  Karur  district  of Tamil Nadu, to have potable water at service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) through Functional  Household  Tap  Connection  (FHTC)  by  2024,  Government  of  India,  in  partnership with the States,  has  launched  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  (HarGhar  Jal)  in  the  current  Financial Year. As reported by States/ UTs as on 01.04.2019, around 3.27 Crore rural  households were with  tap  connection  and  around  14.60  Crore  rural  households  were  to  be  provided  with  tap connection across the country.
- (d)   Water being State subject, powers to plan, design, approve and implement such projects are vested with respective States.
- (e)        National  Water  Development  Agency  (NWDA)  has  informed  that  Cauvery  (Kattalai)Vaigai -Gundaru  link  is  part of  Mahanadi-  Godavari-  Krishna-  Pennar-  Cauvery-  Gundar  link, proposed under Peninsular component of  National Perspective Plan (NPP).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Rehabilitation of Nishad Community
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Praveen Kumar Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3171

ANSWERED ON 12 .0 3.2020

## REHABILITATION OF NI SHAD COMMUNITY

## 3171. SHRI PRAVEEN KUMAR NISHAD

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Nishad Community or Fisherman community living ne lake, pond are dependent on fishing, sand excavation from river and mallahi;
- (b) if so, whether thes e communities are affected from bidding of sand mining and if so, the detai
- (c) whether these communities are being razed out and have not been inhabitated so far and i thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for re habilitation of the said communities?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (d) As per Section 23 (C) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) A Act), 1957, State Governments have complete powers to make rules for prevention of illega both major and minor minerals and for purpose connecte d therewith. Sand is a minor mineral, as def under  Section  3(e)  of  MMDR  Act,  1957.  Further,  Section  15  of  MMDR  Act  empowers  the Government for making rules for regulation of the grant of quarry leases, mining leases o concessions i n respect of minor mineral and for purposes connected therewith. Ministry of Soci Empowerment has informed that Nishad caste/community from the states of Delhi, Haryana and has been included in the Central List of Other Backward Class es (OBC). The Government is implementing various  educational  empowerment  and  economic  development  Schemes  for  welfare  and  upliftm Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Other Backward Classes. Persons belonging to the castes/communit are included in Cen tral List of Scheduled Castes or other Backward Classes are eligible to avai these schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Development of MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3170 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.03.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF MSMEs

## 3170.       SHRI T.R. BAALU:

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

- (a) whether a new thrust has been given by the Government for the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of persons provided with jobs under MSME sector during the last three years;
- (d) the details of financial assistance given to MSME sector during the last three years; and
- (e) the details of funds allocation and utilization under MSME sector during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has taken following steps for promotion and development of MSMEs:

-  Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).
-  Cluster Development Programme.
-  Interventions for Aspirational Communities and Areas: SC-ST Hub, Scheme for Promotion of MSMEs in N.E. Region and Sikkim etc.
-  Tool Rooms and Technology Centers.
-  Mission Solar Charkha (MSC).
-  Launch  of  MSME-Sambandh,  a  new  portal  to  monitor  the  implementation  of  Public Procurement from MSEs.
-  MSME Samadhaan portal to enable micro and small entrepreneurs to directly register their cases relating to delayed payments.
-  SFURTI scheme of the Ministry of MSME to provide support to the artisans.
-  Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme to enhance the marketability of products and services in the MSME sector.
-  Entrepreneurship  Skill  Development  Programme  (ESDP)  to  upgrade  skills  of  prospective entrepreneurs, existing workforce and also develop skills of new workers and technicians of MSEs
-  Credit Guarantee Scheme to enhance the collateral free loan to MSEs.
- (c): As per 73 rd round of National Sample Survey (NSS) (June 2015- June 2016) by M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the employed persons in MSME Sector was 11.10 crore.

Under  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  the  estimated employment generation has increased from 4.07 lakh in 2016-17 to 5.87 lakh in 2018-19.

(d) & (e): The details of funds allocated and utilized under MSME Sector (during the last three years) are given below:

| Financial Year   |   Budget Estimate (BE) (in Rs. crore) |   Expenditure (in Rs. crore) |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                               3464.77 |                      3626.41 |
| 2017-18          |                               6481.96 |                      6222.18 |
| 2018-19          |                               6552.61 |                      6513.12 |

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