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Lok Sabha Question No. 2680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Atal Jyoti Yojana
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2680

TO BE ANSWERED ON-27.12.2018

## ATAL JYOTI YOJANA

2680. SHRI RAJESH PANDEY SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY

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

(a)  the  targets  set  under  the  Atal  Jyoti  Yojana  (AJY)  for  installation  of  street  lights  in  the country; and

(b)  the  current  status  of  its  implementation  and  achievements  made  thereunder  in  the  country especially Uttar Pradesh, as on date?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  Under Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY), this Ministry targeted to install around 2000 solar street lights in each of the 169 parliamentary constituencies in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh by 31 March 2018.

Phase-II of Atal Jyoti Yojana has been launched  on 18.12.2018, under which a target of 3.04 lakh solar street lights has been kept.

(b)  Under  Phase-I,  Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL),  which  is  the  implementation agency for AJAY Scheme has received sanction letters from 96 constituencies which include 54 constituencies  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  20  constituencies  in  Bihar,  6  constituencies  in  Odisha,  9 constituencies in Jharkhand and 7 constituencies in Assam.

A total of 1,22,582 nos. of solar street lights have been installed in 5 states covered under the scheme. Out of this, 71,293 nos. of solar street lights have been installed in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

For  Phase-II,  the  Implementing  Agency  has  floated  the  tender  for  procurement  of  solar  street lights.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Environmental issues due to Highways Construction in Karnataka
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2677

ANSWERED ON  27 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DUE TO HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION IN KARNATAKA

## 2677.    SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to compensate for the damage caused to the environment by the construction of highways in Karnataka wherein approximately 7.35 lakh trees being felled; and (b) whether the Government of Karnataka submitted information of how many trees were felled for which Rs. 50,000 was fixed by the NGT?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) :  Cost of afforestation as stipulated by State Government of Karnataka funds are released to Department of Forest for planting 10 times the number of trees cut for the construction of NH roads.
- (b) :   No such information has been furnished by State Government of Karnataka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Shortage of Coal Supply
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## SHORTAGE OF COAL SUPPLY

†2674. SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the electricity generation through thermal power projects is being adversely affected due to shortage of coal supply in the country;

(b) if  so,  the  details  thereof along  with the electricity generation capacity of thermal power projects in the country during March 2017; and

(c) the  percentage  of  production  capacity  of  these  projects  being  utilized  to generate electricity during the current year 2018-19?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : The total coal receipt in the power plants was 417.6 Million Tonne ( MT ) during  the  current  year  2018-19  (upto  November,  2018)  against  382.1  MT during the same period during last year showing a growth of 9.3%. As a result, the coal  stock  in  coal  based  power  plants  monitored  on  daily  basis  by  Central Electricity Authority, has improved to 15.5 MT sufficient for 10 days on 20.12.2018 as compared to 12.6 MT sufficient for 9 days on the same day last year.

Due to improvement in coal supply to power plants, the electricity demand  in  the  country  continues  to  be  met  largely  by  coal  based  generation, which is around 70% of the total generation in the country.

The  generation  of  electricity  from  coal  based  power  plants  during 2018-19 (till November 2018) was 658 Billion Unit (BU) against 624 BU during the same period last year, thus showing a growth of 5.5%.

As  on  31.03.2017,  the  electricity  generation  capacity  of  thermal power projects in the country was 2 , 18 , 330 MW.

(c) : The Plant  Load Factor (PLF)  of  the  coal  based  generating  stations during  the  current  year  2018-19  (upto  November,  2018)was  61.10%  which  was more  than  the  PLF  of  58.8%  during  the  same  period  last  year.  Thus  average utilization of coal based power projects have increased as compared to the last year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Kanher Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †2668

ANSWERED ON 27.12 .201 8

## KANHER PROJECT

## †2668. SHRI HARI MANJHI

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal from Jharkhand to start construction Kanher project in its Garhwa district;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the cost of project in respect of irrigation, electricity and drinking water, componen - wise;
- (d) the expenditure likely to be incurred on rehabilitation and settlement works; and
- (e) the present status of the project and t he expected date of completion of each component?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b) The KanharProject of Jharkhand State was accepted by Advisory Committee of Minis of  Water  Resources, River  Development  &Ganga  Rejuvenation  in  its  135th  meeting  held  on 12/03/2018 at an estimated cost of Rs.1908.84 crore at 2016 - 17  price  level.      Further,  invest ment clearance  proposal  of  the  project  was  submitted  by  Government  of  Jharkhand  vide  lett 31.10.2018.    However,  they  have  not  submitted  the  Environmental  and  Forest  Clearance project, which is a pre - requisite for the investment clearance.

( c) The  component - wise  cost  allocation  as  per  the  proposal  approved  by  the  said  Adv Committee is as below:

| Component    | Cost (Rs. in Crore)   |
|--------------|-----------------------|
| Irrigation   | 1757.67               |
| Electricity  | -                     |
| Water supply | 151.17                |

(d) As  informed  by  Project  Authorities,  a  provision  of  Rs.140.82  crore  has  been  k compensation for Project Affected Persons.

- (e) The  Government  of  Jharkhand  has  informed  that  works  have  not  been  started.    The  t completion as indicated in the proposal is five years.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Air Sewa
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2666 (To be answered on the December 2018) 27th

## AIR SEWA

2666.

SHRI DHARAM VIRA SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI SHRI KRP. PRABAKARAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government intends to any mechanism for control and regulation of additional service cost provided by private airlines; bring
- (b) whether the Digi-Yatra ID has been launched across India under the AirSewa App;
- (c) the number of grievances received so far on the AirSewa App and the mechanism adopted for the redressal of these grievances;
- (d) whether AirSewa 1.0 could not serve its purpose and public could not register their complaints as reviewed by them on Google Play;
- (e) whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the grievance redressal and disposal annually in each State;
- (f) if the details of the States which registered least percentage of disposal of issues and the reasons therefor; and SO,
- (g) the steps taken for speedy disposal in such States?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a): As per prevailing regulations,,air fares and charges for unbundled services provided by airlines are neither established nor regulated by the Government; Under the provision of Sub Rule (1) of Rule 135 of the Aircraft Rules,  1937, every air transport undertaking engaged in scheduled services

are required to establish tariff having regard to all relevant factors; including the cost of operation, characteristic of services, reasonable profit and the generally prevailing tariff:

- (b) : No, Madam: Digi-Yatra ID has not been launched under AirSewa app.
- (c): A total number of 12,355 grievances have been received through Airsewa and appellate authority for redressal of grievances   Ministry of Civil Aviation also closely monitors disposal of grievances through a control room and regular reviews.
- (d) to (g): Airsewa 1.0 was developed as an integrated platform enabling air passengers to lodge grievances and access airline and airport information concerning aviation stakeholders at one place The initial version was well received and AirSewa 2.0 has been further developed with enhanced functionalities such as secure sign-up and log-in with social media, chatbot for travellers support; improved grievance management including social media integration for login & #AirSewa support for grievance registration; real-time flight status/flight schedule details among others The AirSewa application enables air passengers to lodge stakehoider and category-wise grievances and monitoring of grievances is done stakeholder/ category-wise and not state-wise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Production of Aluminium
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2665

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## PRODUCTION OF ALUMINIUM

## †2665  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  quantity  of  aluminium  produced  by  the  aluminium  producing  units  in  the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the said quantity of aluminium is sufficient to meet the demands in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase the production of the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINES AND COAL (SHRI HARIBHAI PARTHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a) There are three producers of primary aluminium metal in the country. They are :
- (1) National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) a Public Sector Undertaking.
- (2) HINDALCO Industries.
- (3) Vedanta Ltd. (consisting of Vedanta Aluminium & BALCO)

The production details of the three primary producers for the last three years and the current year are:

(Qty.in MT)

| Producers   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (upto Sept' 18)   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
| NALCO       | 3,72,183  | 3,87,422  | 4,25,515  | 2,20,487                  |
| HINDALCO    | 11,41,079 | 12,64,062 | 12,88,351 | 6,51,998                  |
| VEDANTA     | 9,24,465  | 12,13,099 | 16,69,741 | 9,75,904                  |
| TOTAL       | 24,37,727 | 28,64,583 | 33,83,607 | 18,48,389                 |

(b)  The  total  demand  in  the  country  is  assumed  to  be  the  total  consumption  in  the country which is the sum total of total domestic sales and imports of primary aluminium into the country. The details are-

(Qty.in MT)

| Producers                         | 2015-16      | 2016-17      | 2017-18      | 2018-19 (upto Sept' 18)   |
|-----------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------|
| Total domestic sales              | 15,72,776.00 | 15,45,128.00 | 16,63,032.00 | 7,97,609.00               |
| Total Imports (Primary Aluminium) | 4,21,963.69  | 4,22,355.28  | 3,60,846.52  | 1,77,737.82               |
| Total Consumption                 | 19,94,739.69 | 19,67,483.28 | 20,23,878.52 | 9,75,346.82               |

The  production  of  primary  aluminium  is  more  than  the  consumption  of  primary aluminium in the country and sufficient to meet the demand of primary aluminium.

- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: New Toll Policy
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VEENA DEVI, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2662

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## NEW TOLL POLICY

## 2662.  SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

## SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS lM+d ifjogu vkSj jktekxZ ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  is proposing a new toll policy in relation to the toll amount being collected from the users of National Highways in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c) the extent to which the new policy would reduce the congestion in the Toll Plazas;
- (d)  whether  any  proposal  is  also under consideration on payment of toll on the  highways  on  the basis  of  distance travelled; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (e) No, Madam.  No such policy/ proposal are under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Review of Private Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2661 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## REVIEW OF PRIVATE POWER PLANTS

†2661. DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  condition  of  private  power plants which are debt-ridden;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to acquire such debt-ridden private power plants and set up a controlling company with the help of NTPC, PFC, REC and Banks and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : A High Level Empowered Committee (HLEC) was constituted by the Government  on  29.07.2018  to  examine  the  issues  of  Stressed  Thermal  Power Projects,  headed  by  Cabinet  Secretary  with  representatives  from  Ministry  of Railways, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and the lenders having major exposure to the power sector.

HLEC  report  mentions  the  major  reasons  for  stress  in  the  Power Sector, which are as follows:

-  Issues related to Coal supply,
-  Slow growth in Power demand,
-  Delayed payments by DISCOMs,
-  Inability of the Promoter to infuse equity and service debt,
-  Slow implementation of project by the developers,
-  Issues related to Banks/ FIs
-  Aggressive tariffs quoted by bidders in competitive bidding process,
-  Regulatory and contractual disputes,
-  Legal issues related to auctioned coal mines,
-  Other operational issues such as delay in land acquisitions, inadequate transmission system etc.

The report has been circulated by the Government to all members. It has also been published on the website of the Ministry.

- (c) & (d) : No decision on this has been taken by the Government as yet.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Production of Energy from Tidal Waves
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2660

TO BE ANSWERED ON-27.12.2018

## PRODUCTION OF ENERGY FROM TIDAL WAVES

## 2660. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM

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

- (a) the details about the production of energy from tidal waves in the country vis-a-vis other countries;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  failed  to  produce  energy  from  tidal  waves  in  the  country despite having huge potential and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether his Ministry through a study has assessed the tidal wave energy potential and its potential tidal locations, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has a national policy for developing energy from tidal wave and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government intends to formulate such a policy and if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken by the Government to boost production of tidal energy?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  At  the  end  of  2017,  the  installed  capacity  of  tidal  power  plants  in  the  world  was approximately  529  MW,  and  more  than  90%  of  this  capacity  is  represented  by  two  tidal barrage facilities, i.e. 254 MW Sihwa plant in the Republic of Korea (completed in 2011) and the 240 MW La Rance tidal power station in France (built in 1966). No tidal power plant has been installed in India.
- (b) Tidal energy could not be harnessed on commercial basis in the country due to the high capital cost of the Tidal power plants, ranging from Rs. 30 crore to Rs. 60 crore per MW.
- (c)  A  study  was  conducted  by  the  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  Madras  (IITM),  in association  with  CRISIL  (Credit  Rating  Information  Services  of  India  Limited)  Risk  and Infrastructure Solutions Limited. As per the report, the theoretical achievable tidal potential is estimated at around 12,455 MW. The potential areas with low/medium tidal wave strength are in the Gulf of Khambat, Gulf of Kutch & southern regions in Gujarat, Palk Bay-Mannar Channel in Tamil Nadu and Hoogly River, South Haldia and Sunderbans in West Bengal.

(d) and (e) Tidal energy is still in Research & Development (R&D) phase and has not been implemented on a commercial scale in India. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is presently supporting the promotion of Research, Design, Development & Demonstration of Tidal Wave Energy projects through various incentives under existing guidelines.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Complaints against TV Channels
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2658 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27/12/2018

## COMPLAINTS  AGAINST TV CHANNELS

## 2658.  SHRI  AJAY NISHAD: SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding broadcasting  of  the  programmes  on  Doordarshan,  private  TV  channels and  news  channels  which  promote  witchcraft,  superstition  and  false religious propaganda during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government against  such  TV  channels  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, channel-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  discourage/check  the said programmes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

(a): Programmes telecast on private satellite TV channels are regulated as per the  Cable  Television    Networks  (Regulation)  Act,  1995  and  the  Rules  framed thereunder.  Rules  6(1)(j)  of  the  Programme  Code  prescribed  under  Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 provides that no programme should be carried in  the  Cable  Service  which  encourages  superstition  and  blind-belief.  Suitable action is taken, if any violation of the Programme Code is established.  Prasar Bharati has informed that no such complaint has been received in Doordarshan in the recent past.

- (b)  to  (e):  The  Ministry  receives  complaints  regarding  alleged  violation  of  the Programme Code which are examined through an instrument of Inter-Ministerial Committee and action is taken against the violators. During the last three years and  the  current  year,  24  Warnings/Advisories  have  been  issued  to  various private  channels  for  violation  of  Programme  Code  including  for  encouraging superstition etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: National Sports University
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2657 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27-12-2018

National Sports University

2657. DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the National Sports University at Imphal is still operating from Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether regular officers including the Vice-Chancellor have been appointed for the University; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)]

(a)  to  (d):  No  Madam.  Pending  construction  of  campus  of  the  National Sports  University  in  West  Imphal  District,  the  University  is  at  present functioning from temporary campus located in Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Imphal.

Process  for  appointment  of  First  Vice  Chancellor,  First  Registrar  and First  Finance  Officer  in  terms  of  the  provisions  of  the  National  Sports University  Act,  2018  has  been  initiated  and  applications  have  been invited.  Presently, Secretary (Sports), Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has been appointed as Interim Vice Chancellor, National Sports University.

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