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Lok Sabha Question No. 3132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Tap Water in every Village
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## Tap Water in every Village

## †3132. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  seriously  considering  to  provide  tap  watersupply  in each house of every village of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (c)  Yes Sir, As announced in the Union Budget Speech 2019-20, it has been envisaged to ensure HarGhar Jal (piped water supply) to all rural households by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission. This Programme, under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, will focus on integrated demand and supply side  management  of  water  at  the  local  level,  including  creation  of  local infrastructure for source sustainability like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for reuse in agriculture. The Jal Jeevan Mission will converge with other Central and State Government  Schemes  to  achieve  its  objectives  of  sustainable  water  supply management across the country. An allocation of Rs.10000.66 crore has been made in the current financial year 2019-20.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Dream-Liner Flight Services
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 3131

(To be answered on the I1th July 2019)

## DREAM-LINER FLIGHT SERVICES

3131. SHRI HIBI EDEN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether Air India has recently stopped all domestic Dream Liner flight services in the country;
- (c) whether there is any plan to restart the service in any sector from any of the Indian Airports and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (b) if s0, the details thereof and the reasons for such decision;
- (d) whether the Government has received any requests from passengers to restart the Dream Liner flight in Dubai- Kochi-Delhi sector and if the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) and (b): Sir. Only one Flight AI-020/AT-701 Routing Delhi-KolkataDelhi has been converted from Dreamliner to Air Bus A-320 aircraft W.e.f: Znd July 2019 due to HAJ  operations 2019. No,

- (c): Air India restarting/converting AI-020/701 Routing Delhi-KolkataDelhi & back from Air Bus A-320 aircraft to Dreamliner after concluding the HAJ operations 2019 i.e ISth September, 2019. plans
- (d): Air India has already started the Dreamliner service on the sector DelhiKochi-Dubai and vice versa effective Olst July 2019.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Assistance for Irrigation Facility
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## ASSISTANCE FOR IRRIGATION FACILITY

†3130. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  proposes to provide any assistance through electricity connection required for irrigation facility for development of agriculture in tribal areas in Dahod district of Gujarat and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  further  reaction  of  the Government in the matter?

## 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) : Government  of  Gujarat  has  informed  that  they  are  providing assistance  through  power  connection  for  irrigation  facility  required  for development of agriculture through Tribal Area Sub-Plan Scheme (TASP) in tribal areas of Dahod district of Gujarat. The power connection is given to individual agriculture applicants. Further, the applicant has to pay security deposit,  Agreement  fee  and  Test  report  charges  only,  while  the  cost  of other HT/LT electric line & transformer charges is borne by the Government of Gujarat.

(b) : In view of reply at   (a) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Expansion of Urban Fringes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, B. Y. Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3129

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 11, 2019

## EXPANSION OF URBAN FRINGES

No. 3129    SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the expansion of urban fringes is taking place at rapid pace in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  the  new  challenge  relating  to management  of  rural  urban  fringe  has  become  critical  in  the
- country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  a  need  of immediate  long  term  planning  for  sustainable  development  of urban and rural in the country; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  corrective  measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (d): Rapid urbanisation is taking place in the country.As a result, the  cities  are  expanding  along  the  periphery  of  the  cities  posing challenges to urban planners and city managers. As per census 2011, urban  population  of  the  country  has  increased  to  31.2%  in  2011  as compared to 27.8 % in 2001.

Planning  and  Development  are  State  subjects.  Government  of  India provides  technical  support  to  States  in  their  efforts  to  manage  the challenges  posed  by  rapid  urbanisation.Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs, has released 'Urban & Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014for the guidance of the States.  These  guidelines  are  intended  to  promote  sustainable  and balanced regional & urban planning and development.The Ministry has also  released  Model  Building  Bye  Laws  (MBBL)  2016,  which  is  an advisory  document  for  providing  guidance  to  the  States.  MBBL  2016 covers  various  construction  aspects  of  buildings  so  as  to  achieve orderly development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: New Package for MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sunil Kumar Singh, Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## NEW PACKAGE FOR MSMEs

3126.      SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  a  new  package  for  benefit  of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
- (b) if so, the salient features thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to improve social security benefits for workers  working  in  MSMEs  through  a  targeted  approach  in  aspirational  / backward districts including Chatra, Latehar, Palamu, Jalore, Sirohi etc. across the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) implements  various  schemes  for  benefit  of  MSMEs  in  all  parts  of  India including  aspirational  /  backward  districts.  These  include  Prime  Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Micro and Small EnterprisesCluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP),  Scheme  for  Promotion  of MSMEs in  North  Eastern  Region  and  Sikkim,  Tool  Rooms  and  Technology Centers, Mission Solar Charkha (MSC), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), Procurement and Marketing Support Scheme, Entrepreneurship  Skill  Development  Programme  (ESDP),  Credit  Guarantee Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs)  and  Credit  Linked  Capital Subsidy and Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS) .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Chemical Contamination of Potable Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## Chemical Contamination of Potable Water

## † 3125. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  arsenic,  fluoride,  nitrate,  lead  pesticides,  salinity,  iron  and  pollutants relating  to  microbes  in  the  natural  and  man-made  resources  are  also  polluting  the potable water in the rural areas;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  have  regular  chemical  analysers  of potable  water  and  installation  of  well  equipped  water  testing  laboratories  at  each district level to control the pollutants and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to provide potable water testing kits in the rural areas;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to conduct any survey to ascertain the purity of potable water across the country and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (d)  Yes    Sir.Water  supply  is  a  State  subject.  For  improving  the  coverage of  safe drinkingwater to rural population, this Ministry supplements the efforts of the States byproviding them  with  technical and financial assistance through the centrally sponsoredscheme  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  It  is  the StateGovernments who plan, design, approve, execute, operate & maintain the schemes forproviding safe drinking water to rural population.

States can utilize up to 5% of funds released to them under NRDWP for water quality monitoring and surveillance, which, inter alia, includes testing of drinking water sources at the Panchayat level by using simple field test kits, upgrading of existing water quality testing  laboratories  and  setting  up  of  new  State/district/sub-district  /  mobile  water quality testing laboratories wherever such facility is not available or needed.

(e) No such proposal is currently under consideration of this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Challenge of Mobility/Transportation System
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3124

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  JULY, 2019

## CHALLENGE OF MOBILITY/TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

3124.    SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the huge challenge for mobility/transport system in the country in view of the projected 51 per cent increase in urban population by the year 2050;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  measures  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government to meet this challenge;
- (c) whether the Government has assigned accountability in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (d)  No  such  information  is  available  with  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and Highways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Issuance of FASTags
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3115

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  JULY, 2019

## ISSUANCE OF FASTAGS

## 3115.  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI  GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has issued  FASTags  to  ease  the  traffic congestion at various toll plazas on national highways across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether all toll plazas do not have dedicated  lane  for  FASTag  holders  and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  measures  taken  by  the Government to have a dedicated lane for such tag holders at all the toll plazas;
- (d) whether  some of  the toll  plazas are not accepting the FASTags and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  In  order  to  facilitate  smooth  movement  of  traffic  and  reduce  congestion  on  fee  plazas,  the Government has rolled out a cashless payment mechanism i.e. FASTag by implementation of Radio Frequency  Identification  (RFID)  based  Electronic  Toll  Collection  (ETC)  system  on  National Highways under which 22 banks have been engaged as issuer banks to issue FASTag to road users. At present, it is operable at 457 fee plazas on National Highways.

(b) to (e) Currently, 87 fee plazas are not live with ETC system. Government is making efforts for the work of installation of ETC for such fee plazas.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Scholarships to Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. Subbarayan, M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO.3113 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## SCHOLARSHIPS TO MINORITY STUDENTS

## 3113.  SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.: SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  provide  scholarships  to  one  crore students from minority communities each year and also to narrow down the gap between mainstream school education and the madrassa school system; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  to  implement  the scheme?

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

(a)&  (b):  Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  during  the  last  five  years  has  provided  3.14  crore scholarships to students from amongst the six centrally notified Minorities namely, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi. Out of these, girls constitute more than 50% of the  beneficiaries.  During  the  next  five  years,  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  (MoMA) proposes  to  provide  Pre-Matric,  Post-Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  scholarships  to  five crore economically weaker-section students from the six centrally notified Minority communities.  This  will  include  more  than  50%  of  girl  students.  The  three  scholarship schemes are now being under direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode to improve the efficiency and bring transparency by removing duplicity and stopping pilferage.

To narrow down the gap between mainstream school education and the Madarsa school system,  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  (MoHRD)  is  implementing  an Umbrella Scheme  for  Providing Education to Madarsas/Minorities  (SPEMM),  which comprises of two Schemes namely Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM)&  Infrastructure Development  in Minority Institution(IDMI). These  Centrally Sponsored Schemes are being implemented at National level & are voluntary in nature.

The objective of SPQEM is to encourage traditional institutions like Madarsas and Maktabs by giving financial assistance to introduce science, mathematics, social studies, hindi and English  in  their  curriculum;  to  provide  opportunities  to  students  of  these  institutions  to acquire education comparable to the National Education System especially for secondary and senior secondary levels; to strengthen State Madrasa Boards opting for assistance and to provide in-service training of teacher appointed under the scheme, for teaching modern subject of science, mathematics, social studies, Hindi, and English.

The  objective of IDMI is to facilitate education of minorities  by  augmenting  and strengthening  school  infrastructure  in  Minority  Institutions  (elementary/  secondary/senior

- secondary schools) and to encourage educational facilities for girls, children with special needs.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Taxes/Tariffs Exemption to MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Santosh Kumar, Rebati Tripura, Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3112 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 11.07.2019

## TAXES/TARIFFS EXEMPTION TO MSMEs

3112.     SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to exempt taxes and tariffs to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which are willing to invest in  various  regions  in  the  country  including  Bihar,  Delhi/NCR,  Bundelkhand region and North-Eastern region in near future;
- (b) if so, the details and the current status thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has a Scheme for providing budgetary support to the units located in States of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and North Eastern States including  Sikkim  under  Goods  and  Services  Tax  (GST)  regime.  The  Scheme provides  benefits  of  GST  reimbursement  of  Central  Government's  share  of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) & Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) to the industrial units.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Shortage of Potable Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajkumar Chahar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## Shortage of Potable Water

## 3109. SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  Fatehpur  Sikri  is  facing  acute  shortage  of  potable  water  as  the  water available  there  is  contaminated  with  high  levels  of  fluoride  which  has  also  created serious health hazards for the residents of the area;

(b)  if  so,  the  plans  which  have  been  envisaged  by  the  Government  to  overcome  this problem;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  working  in  unison  with  international  agencies/multilateral agencies/State Governments/local  bodies  for  seeking  their assistance for obviating this problem and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  whether  any  timeline  has  been  drawn  to  resolve  this  issue  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 (b) As per information entered by State Government of Uttar Pradesh,all fluoride affected habitations in FatehpurSikri have been provided with TTSP (Tank Type stand Post)  and  Deep  Hand  pump  and  seven  habitations  have  also  been  provided  with fluoride removal units (FRU). (c)  to  (d)Drinking water  supply is a State subject. For improving the coverage of safe drinkingwater to rural population, this Ministry supplements the efforts of the States byproviding them  with  technical and financial assistance through the centrally sponsoredscheme  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  It  is  the StateGovernments who plan, design, approve, execute, operate & maintain the schemes forproviding safe drinking water to rural population. During March 2016, with the recommendation of NITI Aayog, an amount of Rs. 1000Crores  was  released  to  various  Arsenic  &  Fluoride  affected  States/UTs  for installation ofCommunitywater purification plants.Rs. 13.39 Cr. was provided to Uttar Pradesh  State.In  addition  to  this,  the  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  had launchedNational  Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  (NWQSM)  on  22 nd March  2017  under NRDWPtoprovide  safe  drinking  water  to  27,544  arsenic  /  fluoride  affected  rural habitationsinthe country. An amount of Rs. 49.95 Cr. has been released to Uttar Pradesh State so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Airline Hub
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3107

(To be answered on the July 2019) I1th

## AIRLINE HUB

## 3107. SHRI K MURALEEDHARAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Union Government has any proposal for the introduction and development of airline hub in Kerala;
- (c) whether the Government of Kerala has submitted any proposal for airlines hub in the State; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) No Sir. However; the Government is in favour of creation of hubs at Indian airports for the benefit of Indian carriers and passengers:
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) & (d) No Sir. However; there is a demand from the Kerala Government to grant Kannur as a of call to major Gulf Countries (UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia) as the airlines of these countries have shown interests to operate flights tolfrom Kannur. These Gulf countries have already been granted upto 13 points of call in India including three points in Kerala aione viz Trivandrum; Kozhikode and Kochi: Further; these three airports of Kerala have also been designated under 18 tourist destinations and are allowed to the designated airlines of SAARC(excluding Pakistan and Afghanistan) and ASEAN countries for operations of unlimited frequencies. The Indian carriers are free to operate any number of flights from any airport in India including Kannur to international destinations available under the bilateral Air Services A greements: With regard to operation of Cargo flights of foreign designated carriers, India has adopted a policy of Open for Cargo which permits the foreign airlines to operate any number of cargo flights to/from any airport in India including Kannur International Airport: point Sky