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Lok Sabha Question No. 1125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Health Schemes on Common Platform
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## HEALTH SCHEMES ON CO MMON PLATFORM

## 1125. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is planning to bring health schemes on common platform;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether National Health Authority had a meeting with the Min istry of Health and Family Welfare  to  work  out the  arrangement  on  the  lines  of  Central Government  Health  Scheme (CGHS) thatcovers all Central Government employees; and
- (d) the other step taken by the Government to bring all Government health schemes under  a single umbrella?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): No.

- (c): No.

- (d): The hospitals under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways and Coal Limited have  been  empanelled  to  provide  services  to  the  beneficiaries  of  AB - PMJAY. Memorandum of Understanding has also been signed with Employee State Insurance Corporation for onboarding their hospitals in the scheme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Study on Ganges Fan
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1124

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22 2019

## STUDY ON GANGES FAN

1124. MS LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has initiated any study related to the Ganges fan which is the earth's largest submarine fan, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  study  the  presence  of  fossil fuels in it, if so, the details thereof;

whether the Government has found any way to tap these resources; and

- (c) (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a) Yes Sir, National Institute of Oceanography has carried out geological and  geophysical  investigations  of  Bengal  Fan  and  prepared  a  free  air gravity map.

(b) Yes Sir. Ministry of Earth Sciences has an ongoing program on 'Studies on Gas hydrate Exploration and Technology  development for its exploitation'  which  includes  Krishna  -  Godavari  basin  and  Mahanadi Basin  forming  western  part  of  Ganges  fan.  Gas  Hydrates  have  been identified  in  these  basins.  National  Institute  of  Oceanography,  Goa, National  Geophysical  Research  Institute,  Hyderabad,  and  National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai are involved in implementation of this program.

- (c) No  Sir.  Globally  Gas  Hydrates  resource  tapping  is  in  Research  & Developmental  stage  and  thrust  of  present  program  is  on  capacity building  towards  understanding  this  resource  from  perspective  of tapping through feasibility studies.
- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Counting of Tigers in Himalayan Range
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1123

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## Counting of Tigers in Himalayan Range

## 1123.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to launch an exercise to count the number of tigers in the Himalayan Range, in association with Nepal and Bhutan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in the past year to promote sustainable eco-tourism in and around tiger reserves;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of loss of wildlife and increasing human-wildlife conflicts due to natural disasters; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  the  last  five  months  to mitigate the issue?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) & (b) Yes, a situational analysis of tigers in the high altitudinal range of Eastern and Western Himalayas spread over 3 important tiger range countries of India, Nepal and Bhutan has been completed.
- (c) The Government  of India through the National Tiger Conservation Authority (Normative Standards for Tourism activities and Project Tiger) Guidelines, 2012 issued under section 38 O (1) (c) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 promotes sustainable ecotourism in and around tiger reserves.
- (d) & (e) In so far as Project Tiger is concerned, financial assistance is being provided under the ongoing  sub-component  of  Project  Tiger  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats  for  safeguarding  animals  from  natural disasters.  Further, Standard Operating Procedures in 4 thematic areas have been issued to mitigate and manage human-tiger conflicts in the wild, besides factoring in strategies in  Tiger  Conservation  Plan  mandated  under  section  38V  of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Ayurvedic Medical Colleges
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1122 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## AYURVEDIC MEDICAL CO LLEGES

## 1122.SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH ) be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  exists  any  special  reservation  scheme  for  admission  in  Ayurvedic Medical Colleges in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether admission in Ayurvedic Medical Colleges is provided on basis of the NEET scor the ratio of 70 per cent and 30 per cent, itself in Maharashtra including Vidarbha and details thereof;
- (c) whether the number of Ayurvedic Medical Colleges in Vidarbha and in rest of Maharasht higher than in Marathwada region creating difficulties for the students of that area; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  steps  likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  including  addressing  the reservation ratio of 70 per cent and 30 per cent to help the students of Marathwada regi admission in Ayurvedic Medical Colleges?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) : Yes, there exists two types of quota seats for admission in Ayurveda Medical Colleges, including all India Quota and State/ UT Quota.

Under All India Quota, the reservations are applicable for SC/ST/OBC/PwD and EWS in Central  Universities  and  National  Institutes.    In  respect  of  State  Govt.  and  State  Go colleges reservation is there for SC/ST/PwD.

Under State Quota seats, the reservations are as per the norms of the concerned Governments.

(b) : NEET Percentile required for eligibility in admission to Ayurveda UG course is th Percentile  for  Unreserved  category  candidates  and  40 th percentile  for  reserved  candidates including SC/ST/OBC. In respect of candidate with benchmark disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the minimum marks required is 45 th Percentile for General Category and 40 th Percentile for SC/ST/OBC.

(c) & (d) : Ministry processes the applications that are received from the respecti ve applicants from all over the country and the Ministry has no role in number of applications being r from any particular Region or State.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Implementation of Ayushman Bharat in Ahmedabad
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF AY USHMAN BHARAT IN AHMEDABAD

## 1120. SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data of the number of people benefited under Ayushman Bharat from Ahmedabad (east) Lok Sabha constituency; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the beneficiaries?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b) : As on 20.11.2019, the number of hospital admissions in Ahmedabad district 9438.  As per SECC data, 4.53 lakh families are entitled for benefit under the scheme.

Constituency - wise data is not available separately.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Desalination Units
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1117 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22 2019

## DESALINATION UNITS

## 1117. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  desalination  units  to serve the potable water requirements of coastal areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to develop ocean current turbines for power generation along the country's sea coast; and
- (d)
- (a)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- Yes Sir.
- (b) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), through National Institute of Ocean (NIOT), has developed technology for conversion of seawater into fresh water using Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD). Three such plants  with  a  capacity  of  generating  1  lakh  litre  of  potable  water  per day  are  operational  in  Union  Territory  of  Lakshadweep  at  Kavaratti, Minicoy  and  Agatti  and  six  more  plants  at  Amini,  Androth,  Chetlat, Kadamat,  Kalpeni  and  Kiltan  Islands  and  an  Ocean  Thermal  Energy Conversion based LTTD plant of Kavaratti have been approved.  Similar technology has also been implemented for generation of potable water at North Chennai Thermal Power Station using waste heat. A scaled up experimental  plant  for  producing  2  million  litre  of  potable  water  has been  approved  for  Thermal  Power  Station  at  Tuticorin.  Another  solar assisted desalination plant has been set up recently at Kanyakumari on experimental basis.
- (c)
- Yes Sir.
- (d) Ministry of Earth Sciences, through NIOT has developed a small current turbine for harnessing kinetic energy from ocean currents especially in tidal streams.  Design of scaled up turbine with 1-5 KW rating for remote coastal locations is ready with NIOT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Digital Terrestrial Transmission Centre
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1116

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019)

DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TRANSMISSION CENTRE

1116. SHRI M. K. RAGHAVAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to convert the Analog station of DD, Kozhikode into a Digital Terrestrial transmission centre, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  have  various  positions including producer, news correspondent sanctioned and equipments like High Definition camera, video switcher and DVC recorder installed at DD, Kozhikode and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the services of Akashvani, Kozhikode under Programme  Generation  facility  will  be  utilized  for  producing cultural, heritage and news for Doordarshan and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC

## CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; ENTERPRISES

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  to  (c) Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  there  is  no  such proposal under consideration at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: AIIMS like Hospital in Arunachal Pradesh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## AIIMS LIKE HOSPITAL IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH

## 1115. SHRI TAPIR GAO:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether AIIMS like hospital cum medical college has been proposed to be established at Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the latest position of the same; and
- (c) the reasons for not starting the AIIMS like institution at Pasighat which shall take care of the medical needs of the entire central Arunachal Pradesh starting from Daporijo, Aalo, Pasighat, Roing,  Tezuand  Namsai  belt  and  the  Upper  Northern bank  of  Brahmaputra  in  Ass am  from Dhemaji and Jonai area?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): No.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c ) : The new AIIMS are being established in different regions of the country under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, with the aim of correcting regional imbalances in availa of tertiary healthcare and medical education facilities.

In  the  North  Eastern  region  of  the  country,  an  AIIMS  in  Guwahati,  Assam  is  bei established. Further,  North  Eastern  Indira  Gandhi  Regional  Institute  of  Medical  Scienc Shillong and Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal have also been established in as tertiary Healthcare and Medical education centres in the region.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Elevated Highway through Bandipur National Park
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1113

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## Elevated Highway through Bandipur National Park

## 1113. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state

- (a) whether the  Government has received any proposal for the construction of  an  elevated highway through the Bandipur National Park connecting Wayanad in Kerala and Mysore in Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (c) the total fund allotted for the construction of the said elevated highway?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a), (b) & (c) No  such  proposal  has  been  received  from  the  State  Government  of Karnataka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: NGO Engaged in Health Related Programmes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## NGO ENGAGED IN HEALT H RELATED PROGRAMMES

## 1109. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  Non - Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs) engaged  in  health  related programmes in various States including Uttar Pradesh, State - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has assessed performance of such NGOs;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and whether  NGOs  are  incentivised/rewarded based  on  their performance; and
- (d) the action taken against recalcitrant NGOs?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a): Public  Health  and  hospitals  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility implementation  of  various  health  schemes  in  the  country  including  engagement  of  N Governmental Organisations (NGOs)  ve sts with the State Governments. However, under the National Health Mission (NHM), technical and financial support is provided to States/UT strengthening their Health Care Systems based on the requirements projected by the State in their Programme Implementation Plan (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

National Health Programmes support the NGOs through the State Government.  As such, the financing of NGO activities under the NHM is through the State Programme Implementati Plan (PIPs) only by the State Governments.

In  case  of  Revised  National  Tuberculosis  Contro  Programme  (RNTCP),  the  National Guideline on Partnership has been available for engagement of NGOs and Private Provide However, the Agencies for RNTCP are also e ngaged at decentralized level by State and District Health Society depending on the gap assessment in the services.

In addition, Ministry is engaging NGOs under the Global fund supported projects at central level for Tuberculosis related activities. Under the current global fund grant, Southern Health  Improvement  Samity  (SHIS)  and  Tibetan  Voluntary  Health  Association  (TVHA)  are engaged.

(b)& (c) : Engagement and performance assessment   of NGOs are conducted by the State and Districts at local level . For the NGOs engaged under the Global Fund supported projects, their financial management is assessed by the Local Fund Agency (LFA) as per the Global F guidelines.

(d): The  Ministry  communicates  advisories  to  respective  States  regarding  blacklist ed  or restrained NGOs from time to time.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Centre for Silk Weaving
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1106 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## CENTRE FOR SILK WEAVING

## 1106 SHRI RAVIKUMAR D:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  proposes  to  revive  and  improve  unique  weaving  centres  like  Siruvanthadu, Villuppuram District which has been neglected so far by the Tamil Nadu handloom department and if so, the details thereof:
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to assist weavers to get GI mark and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government has any plan to make it mandatory to buy student uniforms directly from handloom weaver societies and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has any plan to assist weavers to sell their products directly on online portals like Amazon and Flipkart and if so, the details thereof ?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) : Government  of  India  is  implementing  schemes  in  all  places  across  India  including  Tamilnadu  to improve the technique of weaving. Under Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS) technological up-gradation items  such  as  loom,  jacquard,  dobby,  accessories  etc.  are  provided  to  the  handloom  weavers.  The  weaving trainings  are  also  imparted  in  and  outside  block  level  clusters  under  National  Handloom  Development Programme  (NHDP)  &  Comprehensive  Handloom  Cluster  Development  Scheme  (CHCDS)  in  the  country including Tamil Nadu. Further for Capacity Building in textile sector SAMARTH is being implemented with the broad objective to skill the youth for gainful and sustainable employment in the textile sector.
- (b) : This  Ministry  provides  financial  assistance  for  registering  the  designs/products  of  Handloom  under Geographical  Indication  Act,  1999.  So  far,  a  total  no.  of  65  handloom  products  and  06  product  logos  are registered under GI Act.
- (c) : Central  Govt.  has  no  such  plan  to  buy  student  uniforms  directly  from  handloom  weaver/societies. However, certain State Govts. are engaging weavers/societies for uniforms of Govt. school students.
- (d) : This Ministry has engaged 23 e-commerce agencies including Amazon and Flipkart for promotion of e-marketing of handloom products.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Vehicular Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1105

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## Vehicular Pollution

## 1105. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the various steps taken by the Government to curb vehicular pollution;
- (b) whether the Government see blending of ethanol with fuel as one of the solutions for air pollution; and
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to ensure ethanol blending with fuel?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) A number of measures have been taken by the Government to curb vehicular pollution.
-  BS-IV standards have been adopted from 1 st April,  2017.  Leapfrogging  from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards since 1st April, 2018 in NCT of Delhi, in NCR since October 2019 and by 1st April, 2020 in the rest of the country for both fuel as well as vehicles.
-  To  promote  electric  vehicles,  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Electric  Vehicles (FAME) -2 scheme has been rolled out with an outlay of Rs 10000 crore for 3 years.
-  Streamlining the issuance of Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates.
-  Permit requirement for electric vehicles has been exempted.
-  Operationalization  of  Eastern  Peripheral  Expressway  &Western  Peripheral  Expressway in 2018 to divert non-destined traffic from Delhi.
-  Use of RFID tags have been made mandatory for commercial vehicles entering Delhi.
-  Network  of  metro  has  expanded  in  Delhi  NCR  with  total  length  of  377  km  and  274 stations.
-  Environment  Protection  Charges  (EPC)  have  been  imposed  on  vehicles  with  engine capacity of 2000cc and above in Delhi NCR.

## (b) & (c)

The  Government  is  promoting  Ethanol  Blended  Petrol  (EBP)  Programme  with  the broader  objectives  of  reducing  import  dependency,  promote  employment  generation, better remuneration to farmers and address environmental issues.

Under  the  EBP  Programme  implemented  through  Oil  Marketing  Companies (OMCs), Public Sector OMCs are selling up to 10% ethanol blended petrol. To promote the  ethanol  blending  with  fuel,  the  Government  has  notified  the  National  Policy  on Biofuels-2018 which indicates the target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by 2030.

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