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Lok Sabha Question No. 2035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Firefighting Facilities at Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Manickam Tagore B, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  No' 2035

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND SEPTEMBER,  2O2O

## FIREFIGHTING  FACILITIES  AT PORTS

2035. SHRI KULDEEP  RAI SHARMA: DR. AMOL RAMSING  KOLHE: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA  SULE DR. SUBHASH  RAMRAO BHAMRE: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR  S':

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased to state: +d-cftd-f,di*

- (a) the details of the number  of  ports which  handle the movement  of petro-chemical products;
- (b) whether the current firefighting facility at the  ports does not support  handling  of t PG and other Petroleum Products;
- (c) if so, the details  thereof  and the reasons  therefor;
- (d) whether  the Government  proposes to augment  firefighting  facilities at major  ports of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  quantum of funds earmarked for the  purpose; and
- (f) the time by which the covernment  proposes to augment firefighting facirities  at ,a"i  p"rt" i. view of increase in LNG and LPG cargo?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT  C-Ht'lGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRi MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a)  to (c) All Maior  Ports have capacity to handle  the movement  of  petrochemical oroducts at their ports. M;;;  p;[;-;ie having adequate  fire fighring  facirities  for 'handling LPG as well as other petrochemical  prooucts
- (d) to (0 All Maior Ports upgrade  the fire fighting facilities  from time to time as per the increased  LNG and LPG d:;;;i";t in"it"po'tI  Approximatelv  Rs 263 7s Crore  has been earmarked  for the estiiraGJ  cost of upgradation  and augmentation  of fire fighting facilities at the Ma.ior Ports'
Lok Sabha Question No. 2031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Projects under Sagarmala Initiative
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Hemant Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTRARRED  QUESTION NO.2O31

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2O2O

## PROJECTS UNDER SAGARMALA INITIATIVE

2031, DR. SUJAY  RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: DR. SHRIKANT  EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB  PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL  SAMBHAJIRAO  MANE:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state: ,tf(qftF{<{*

- (a)thenumberofprojectsinitiatedbytheGovernmentaSofSeptember2020 under the Sagarmala  initiative, State-wise;
- (b)  the  percentage of increased utilisation  of coastline  and navigable  waterways since the inception of the project  and the estimated  increase  in amount  of exports, since the launch of the Sagarmala initiative, if any; and
- (c)thenumberof.jobscreatedthroughtheprojectsStartedundertheabove initiative during the last three years?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a)Thenumberofprojects(state/UT.wise)w-hichhavebeeninitiatedasof SeptemUer 2O2O by the Ministry of Shipping under Sagarmala Programme is annexed.

- (b) There  has been an increase  of approx 52o/o  (f rom B0 tu1TPA  in 2014-15 to  '122  MTPA in 2019-20) in the cargo carried through  coastal shipping since inception  of Sagarmala\_ Cargo transportation on National Waterways  has also rncreased  by 33.81 % (from 55.03 MTPA in 2017-18 to 73.64 MTPA in 2019-20)  in the last three years. However, there is no direct correlation  between increase in utilisation of coastline  & navigable waterways and increase in export.
- (c) Approximately,  Eighteen thousand  jobs have been created through Sagarmala projects  undertaken  by Major Ports and funded by MoS under Sagarmala  since inception of Sagarmala  Programme. This does not include man days of jobs created at construction  stages of projects  and indirect  jobs.

| State                     |   Tota! |
|---------------------------|---------|
| Andaman & Nicobar lslands |       5 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |      31 |
| Assam                     |       1 |
| Bihar                     |       1 |
| Daman & Diu               |       2 |
| Goa                       |      14 |
| Gujarat                   |      22 |
| Karnataka                 |      20 |
| Kerala                    |      19 |
| Maharashtra               |      73 |
| Odisha                    |      21 |
| Puducherry                |       1 |
| Tamil Nadu                |      59 |
| West Bengal               |      26 |
| Total                     |     295 |

## Annexure-l
Lok Sabha Question No. 2025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Contractual Employees of Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, C.N. Annadurai, Ganesan Selvam

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. 2025 (To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF AIR INDIA

2025.

SHRI DHANUSH M KUMAR SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR SHRI CN. ANNADURAI SHRI SELVAM G.

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the  number of  technical and non-technical contractual employees working in Air India as on date;
- (c) whether some of the retired employees who have been appointed on contractual basis have\_been terminated after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and if S0, the details thereof; and
- (b) the criteria fixed by the Government in the salaries of these contractual workers with the number of facilities including medical facilities extended to contractual workers; fixing along
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to safeguard the interest of these contractual employees?

## ANSWER

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

on Fixed Term Contracts in Air India Limited `

(c): Due to the outbreak %f COVID 19, extraordinary circumstances have reduced the commercial operations of the Company resulting in to redundancy of manpower: Hence, Post Retirement Contracts in respect of 61 Pilots and 93 Other category of employees have been discontinued

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(b): Salaries in respect %f contractual employees are market driven and as Provident Fund; Medical Facilities for sell, Leave; Uniform (wherever applicabley; Transport; Canteen facilities etc

safeguarded at the time of their superannuation, as per policy of the Company. duly
Lok Sabha Question No. 2024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: National Sports Universities
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2024 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22-09-2020

National Sports Universities

## 2024. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  National  Sports  Universities  that  are  currently functioning in the country;
- (b)  the  amount  spent  on  those  universities  during  the  last  three years;
- (c)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  trainees  are  not  getting  required facilities  in  these  Universities  due  to  which  talented  trainees  are not achieving their targets; and
- (d)  the  number  of  trainees  who  have  passed  out  from  these Universities and those who participated in National and International sports events?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):  There  is  only  one  National  Sports  University  (NSU)  currently functioning  in  the  country  which  has  been  set  up  in  the  State  of Manipur.

(b): An amount of Rs. 49.75 crore has been released during the last three Financial Years (2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20) for construction related work and Rs. 13.82 crore has been released to the National Sports University for its functioning.

(c):  As  no  sportsperson  is  undergoing  training  at  NSU,  Manipur, question of trainees not getting required facilities does not arise.

(d):  Academic  courses  in  NSU,  Manipur  have  commenced  from January 2018 only and yet to be completed; as such, no students have passed out. Three (3) students have participated in international sports events, 80 students have participated at national  level  in  various  sports  events  and  112  students  have participated  at  All  India  Inter-University  level  in  various  sports events.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: National Regulator for Bio-Energy Sector
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2023

ANSWERED ON-22/09/2020

## NATIONAL REGULATOR FOR BIO-ENERGY SECTOR

## 2023. SHRIMATI  MEENAKASHI  LEKHI

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

- (a) whether there is a national regulator for bio-energy sector in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to take any step to utilise agricultural stubble as a source of raw material in the biomass energy sector; 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) & (b) Under the Electricity Act, 2003, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission is the Central Commission entrusted to discharge the regulatory functions given in the Electricity Act 2003. These also cover electricity generated from bio-energy resources.

(c) & (d) The Ministry has the following schemes to promote utilization of agricultural stubble as a source of raw material in the biomass energy sector: -

- 1 . Scheme to support promotion of biomass based cogeneration in sugar mills and other industries.

Under the scheme, Central Financial Assistance is provided to biomass cogeneration plants utilizing biomass  like  bagasse,  agro-based  industrial  residue,  crop  residues,  wood  produced  through  energy plantations, weeds, wood waste produced in industrial operations, etc.

2. Programme on recovery of energy from urban, industrial, agricultural waste/residues and Municipal Solid Waste.

Under this scheme, Central Financial Assistance in the form of back-ended subsidy is provided for installation of Waste to Energy projects for recovery of energy in the form of Biogas or BioCNG or Power from Urban, Industrial, Agricultural Waste / Residues and Municipal Solid Waste.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2022 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

## 2022. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority  students  is  not  awarded  in  a  systematic  and  regular  way  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the number of fellowships awarded over the last six years;
- (c) whether the Government intends to share the waiting list as on date for the award of fellowship, if available and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether those candidates who belong to reserve categories like SC/ ST/ OBC are eligible for Maulana Azad National Fellowship and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  fellowship  is  awarded  through  a  common  list  or  the  specific  fixed number fore very state and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) Scheme for educational empowerment of students belonging to six notified minority communities i.e. Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian (Parsi). Selections under the MANF Scheme are done as per the approved guidelines.
- (b): During  the  last  six  years  (i.e.  from  2014-15  to  2019-20)  5275  Fellowships have been awarded under the MANF Scheme.
- (c): The MANF Scheme is implemented through the University Grants Commission (UGC) and no waiting list is prepared under the Scheme by UGC.
- (d): Candidates belonging to the Six centrally notified minority communities' viz., Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian (Parsi) are considered for award of fellowship under the MANF Scheme.

(e): The selection of candidates for 2019-20 under the MANF Scheme has been made through JRF-NET (Junior Research FellowNational Eligibility Test) examination  conducted  by  National  Testing  Agency  and  the  merit  list  has  been prepared by UGC on the basis of all India ranking of candidates. Prior to 2019-20, the merit list was prepared on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in their Post  Graduate  examination.  However  in  2018-19  only  the  candidates  who  had qualified CBSE-UGC-NET/JRF or CSIR-NET/JRF were eligible to apply.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Arsenic contamination in Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2020

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER

2020. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the high level of Arsenic contamination in drinking water in the State of Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the budgetary provisions made, funds released and utilized for tackling contamination in drinking water during the current year;
- (d) whether the Government is satisfied with the achievements made so far; and
- (e) if not, the proposed plan of action and timeline for providing safe drinking water in the State of Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) & (b) The  State  Government  has  reported  2  Arsenic-affected  habitations  in  Sahibganj district of Jharkhand State.
- (c) to (e) To enable every rural household in the country to have assured potable water supply through  Functional  Household  Tap  Connection  (FHTC)  by  2024,  Government  of  India  in partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal.Under  Jal Jeevan Mission, priority is to be accorded to provide safe water in quality-affected habitations. For Jharkhand State, status of central allocation, amount released and reported utilisation of fund under JJM in 2020-21 is as under:

(Amount Rs. in crore)

|   Opening Balance |   Allocation |   Amount Released |   Total available fund |   Fund Utilised |
|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------|
|            268.39 |       572.24 |             62.34 |                 330.73 |          111.32 |

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, State Government has prepared Annual Action Planfor 2020-21 inter alia which  includes  provision  for  potable  water  supply  in  quality-affected  habitations.  Regular follow-up is done by the Ministry with State Government to expedite the implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2018 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Encroachment on NHAI Land
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cases of encroachment on the land under the National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  in  the  country came to the notice during the last three years and the current year and the number of cases in which action has been taken against the persons found responsible/guilty for such encroachment, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  encroachment  by  the local administration on the land under NHAI  along the National Highways passing through Bihar;
- (c) if  so,  the  action  taken  to  remove  such  encroachment  and against the persons found guilty for such encroachment;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to secure the said land by putting in place wire fencing or by erecting wall etc.; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

[GEN. (DR.) V. K. SINGH (RETD.)]

(a)  to  (e)  Removal  of  encroachment  is  a  continuous  process. District Administration  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Control  of  National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act,  2002  as  and  when  required.  No encroachment by local administration on the land under NHAI along

Removal  of encroachment  is  done  with the help of the National Highways passing through Bihar has come to notice.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2018 ANSWERED ON 22 ND  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## ENCROACHMENT ON NHAI LAND

## 2018. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Contracts to DISCOMs
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2017

ANSWERED ON-22/09/2020

## CONTRACTS TO DISCOMs

## 2017. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

- (a) whether the DISCOMs are reluctant to sign contracts (16.8GW green power) after large clean power projects were awarded due to cheaper tariffs elsewhere;
- (b) if so, the details of all such projects; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to avoid such situation?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) After finalization of a bid, Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) offers power  to  DISCOMs  at  the  discovered  tariff,  and  enters  into  Power  Supply  Agreement(s) (PSAs) with the DISCOMs willing to buy such power. At present, PSAs are yet to be signed for 16.8 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) power projects bid out by SECI.

These  projects  include  12  GW  solar  power  under  Inter  State  Transmission  System  (ISTS) scheme linked with manufacturing tender, 1.2 GW under ISTS Solar Tranche-VII, 0.4 GW under Round-The-Clock (RTC) - I scheme, 1.2 GW under ISTS Solar Tranche - VIII and 2 GW under ISTS Solar Tranche - IX of solar and hybrid projects.

- (c) Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued instructions to its Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies for:
- (i) Formulation of an annual plan of tendering for renewable projects and getting concurrence of MNRE.
- (ii) Coordination with other central agencies such as SECI for floating of tenders and opening of bids to avoid concurrent bids.
- (iii) Bids to be floated in accordance with relevant Standard Bidding Guidelines issued by the Government and abiding by MNRE's advice in relation with tenders for RE projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Prevention of COVID-19
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2015

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND SEPTEMBER,  2O2O

## PREVENTION OF COVID.19

## 2015. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased to state: qaqft-d6flfr*

- (a)WhethertheGovernmenthastakeninitiativetopreventunfoldofCoVlD-19from the shiPPing  Ports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof,
- (c) whether  the Government  had initiated  payload check  in wake of COVID-19; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof  including  the number of people tested and found COVID-19 positive  in all such  facilities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (d) Yes, Sir' All kinds of precautions for  prevention of COVID-19  were initiated and implemented  as per griJuiinlt of Ministry;f  Health & Family Welfare' such as periodic disinfection  by S;;i;;-lypochloritl  solution of all office building  and operational  areas,  necessa;y  PPi t';it  as marks'  gloves' sanitizers  and PPE kits were issued wherever required  Training and awareness  programme-.conducted  ' ,A separate fever clinic  was set up at Rort H"ospitals and quaraniine facility was made available especially  for seafarers.  e resentty' 'special bedi are made available for treatment  of asymptomatic  COVID cases equip'ped with oxyg-en supply'  pulse oximeter' thermal scanners and supportive "qrip,l,"li-1" all the'o"ffices  and'operational  areas, coVlD protocol is strictly r.n"int"inJi  iiftu social distancing'  hand washing'  sanitizers'  thermal scanning and restricted ",.;;r; '-nrr-piirurv  conticts  were strictly  quarantined  for 14 days.

Also, DG Shipping has issued orders regarding  the  precautions  to be taken for preventing  the spread "f ti" ,*r.  ifriougl.,  S"niplport  interiace.  Further  the Port  Health organization  under the Mi;;i;v-;;';iv w"it"e  official were screening all the ships calling at the port ,nO onry'on "fl"*t"'f'on1 PHO could other  operations  take  place As on date, the 68306 ";;; ;;;;i" t"ti"i 'no found 2560 covlD-1e  positive in all such facilities.  tn tn"  po.iiiu"" "r!u.'ot covlD-19,  Ports have taken necessary  action as  per the  guidetines ,na sop L.rLo  nv the Ministry of Health  & Family  Welfare