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Lok Sabha Question No. 1892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Import of Solar Equipment
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1892

ANSWERED ON-22/09/2020

## IMPORT OF SOLAR EQUIPMENT

1892. SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase duties and taxes on import of solar equipment specially from China; and
- (b) 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) The proposal to increase duties and taxes on any commodity is taken by Ministry of Finance keeping in view all relevant factors.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Privatisation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1891 (To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## PRIVATISATION OF AIRPORTS

## 1891. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if the details thereof and the reasons therefor; So,

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to privatise Vijayawada and Tirupati airports in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether crores of rupees have been allocated and spent for expansion of Vijaywada and Tirupati airports and if sO, the details thereof; and
- (d) the reasons for awarding these airports to private players after investing nearly Rs. 1,000 crores for their expansion and modernization?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) & (b): No Sir. Presently, there is no proposal to privatise Vijayawada and Tirupati airports.
- (c): Airports  Authority of India has undertaken expansion and modernization of Vijayawada airport at a project cost of Rs. 611.80 Crore and Tirupati airport at a project cost of Rs 177 Crore:
- (d): Does not arise in view of the (a) & (b) above
Lok Sabha Question No. 1887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Collapse of Bridge in Kerala
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether four beams with length of 43 metres of under construction bridge connecting National Highway  at Thalassery in Kerala collapsed on 26 August, 2020;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether the Government has set up any technical team to enquire into the said accident; and
- (d)     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 (d)        4 Girders of the Major Bridge (km 174+150) at Mahe bypass on NH-66 in the State of Kerala collapsed on 26.08.2020. National Institute  of Technology  (NIT),  Calicut investigated  the  reasons responsible  for  it.  Regarding  the  collapse  of  Major  Bridge  at  Mahe Bypass, NHAI  issued  Show  Cause  notices  to  Contractor,  Authority Engineer, Safety Consultant, Design Consultant & IIT Chennai as Proof Consultant (engaged by Contractor). Independent Investigation has been carried out by NIT, Calicut. Further action will be decided based on the received replies to the show cause notices and investigation reports.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1887 ANSWERED ON 22 ND  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE IN KERALA

## 1887.  SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 1886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Urban Unemployment
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1886

## To BE ANSWERED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

## URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT

NO.1886. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

to

- (a) whether migration from rural to urban areas is one of the major cause of urban unemployment and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the development of economic activities in urban areas is not in accordance with the volume of migration; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to opportunities and adopt rapid development of urban work force in order to enhance the capacity of urban areas?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)&(b): Migration from rural areas to urban areas is not the main reason for urban unemployment: According to World Migration have a help

Report 2015, migrants in growth and capital accumulation. This report also suggests that migration decisions positive and significant impact on livelihood patterns of rural migrants:

(c): The Ministry Of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAYNULM),which aims at eliminating poverty and vulnerability among urban poor by   imparting skill training for facilitating wage as well as selfemployment: Also, the Mission provides for interest subvention on loans availed by individuals and groups for setting up of micro-enterprises:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Interim Point of Call
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

1881.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1881 (To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## INTERIM POINT OF CALL

ADV. AM ARIFF

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any representation from the Government of Kerala for conferring the 'interim of call' status to the Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL); point
- (b) if sO, the status thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to start more flight services from KIAL; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not; whether the Union Government will consider the same?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- @a): Yes; Sir. The Union Government has received a letter dated 19.08.2020 from the Government of Kerala to declare Kannur as an 'interim point of call' for foreign carriers for a period of six months:
- (b): Indian carriers are free to mount international flights to/from any point in India including Kannur: During the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government had also ailowed all foreign carriers to bring back Indians from foreign countries to any international airport in India (inciuding Kannur) irrespective of the points Of call available to the designated carriers of the country of origin. However, as the Government has established a number of Air Bubble agreements with various countries, the designated carriers are restricted to the points of call available in the biiateral agreements. However, carriers of countries with whom Air Bubble agreements are not yet established, are still allowed to operate charter flights being

to any international airport in India (including Kannur):

- (c) & (d): Airlines are free to select whatever markets and network they wish to service and operate within the ambit of bilateral agreements. It therefore; upon the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability. iS,
Lok Sabha Question No. 1880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: International flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan, A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 1880 (To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

1880.

SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN SHRI A.KP. CHINRAJ

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- () the total number of international flights which landed at various airports across the country since January, 2020 to till date;
- (b) the total number of passengers travelled from various countries who
- arrived in India; and
- (c) the total number of passengers who were subjected to testlexamined for COvID-19 and outcome of the test result and further action taken by the Union Government?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) As per information provided by Airports Authority of India, the total number of international flights which landed at various airports across the country since January, 2020 till August 2020 is 67,358.
- (6) As per information provided by Airports Authority of India, about 80 lakh passengers had traveled from various countries and arrived in India since January, 2020 to till August 2020.
- Mumbai and Kolkata airports Universal screening was extended to all international airports with international flight operations on 05.03.2020. Post commencement of the Vande Bharat Mission; all international incoming passengers are screened. As per information provided by the Ministry of Heaith and Family Welfare, from I7th January 2020 upto 23rd March 2020, 76,221 passengers were referred to State Health Authorities for being

isolation; After the start of Vande Bharat Mission, 1292 passengers have been referred for isolation from 7th 2020 to 18th September 2020. Further as per MoHFW guidelines dated 24.05.2020 as amended from time to time, quarantine measures are in place for all inbound international passengers: May
Lok Sabha Question No. 1878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Solar Charkha Clusters Project
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1878

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2019

## SOLAR CHARKHA CLUSTERS PROJECT

## 1878.    SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the status of the Solar Chakra Clusters Project implemented across the country;
- (b) the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  complete  the project;
- (c) the details and the number of companies that are involved in the project; and
- (d) the roadmap and timeline for completion of the project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI  PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

- (a): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched the Mission Solar Charkha(MSC) for implementation of 50 Solar Charkha Projects across the country. As on date, 10 clusters have been sanctioned by the Scheme Steering Committee of the Scheme.
- (b): Rs.64.32 crore has been sanctioned to 10 Promoter Agencies(PAs) and an amount of Rs. 48.55 crores has been released to KVIC to implement 10 Solar Charkha Projects.
- (c): The details and the number of companies involved in the project are as under:
- (d): As per the Scheme Guidelines, the time frame for implementation of these projects is 2 years. The target is to cover 50 Solar Projects across the country.

|   Sr. no. | Name of the cluster                                                | State         | District      |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|         1 | Shyamsons Trading India Pvt. Ltd.                                  | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow       |
|         2 | Nandi Khadi Solar Charkha Cluster                                  | Karnataka     | Chikkabalapur |
|         3 | TRIWE, Jagdalpur                                                   | Chhattisgarh  | Bastar        |
|         4 | Khadi GramodyogVikash Mandal, Budhanpur                            | Uttar Pradesh | Bijnor        |
|         5 | Mukund Education Society                                           | Maharashtra   | Washim        |
|         6 | Marwar Muslim Educational and Welfare Society                      | Rajasthan     | Jodhpur       |
|         7 | Vishwakarma Silk Khadi Weavers Samity                              | Odisha        | Boudh         |
|         8 | Gujarat State Co-op Cotton Federation Ltd.                         | Gujarat       | Ahmedabad     |
|         9 | WardhaKukkutpalanVaKrishiUdyogSanshodhan Co-operative Society Ltd. | Maharashtra   | Wardha        |
|        10 | Nadagouda Solar Charkha Cluster                                    | Karnataka     | Vijapur       |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Losses Suffered by MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †1874

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## LOSSES SUFFERED BY MSMEs

## †1874.        SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) whether  MSME  sector  has  suffered  losses  during  the  lockdown  period  owing  to Covid-19 pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  some  announcements  to  strengthen  the  MSME units; and
- (d) if so, the details and the  outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI  PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a)&(b):    Yes, Sir.  Various sectors including MSME Sector have been affected temporarily by nation-wide lockdown in the country.

- (c) & (d): Recently, Post Covid-19, Government has taken a number of initiatives under Aatma Nirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan  to  support  the  MSME  Sector  in  the  country  especially  in Covid-19 pandemic. Some of them are:
- i)    Rs 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for MSMEs.
- ii)      Rs.  3  lakh  crores  Collateral  free  Automatic  Loans  for  business,  including MSMEs.
- iii)  Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Fund of Funds.
- iv)  New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- v)  New  Registration  of  MSMEs  through  'Udyam  Registration'  for  Ease  of  Doing Business.
- vi)  No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores, this will help MSME.

An online Portal 'Champions' has been launched on 01.06.2020 by Hon'ble Prime Minister.  This  covers  many  aspects  of  e-governance  including  grievance  redressal  and handholding  of  MSMEs.  Through  the  portal,  total  19,593  grievances  have  been  redressed upto 17.09.2020.

RBI has also announced several measures to Reduce Financial Stress of MSMEs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: International Airport at Ayodhya
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1872 (To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT AYODHYA

1872. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA SHRI MANOJ TIWARI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to start international airport in Ayodhya and other religious places;
- (c) if not; the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details about the concerned officials, mechanism and nodal officials involved therein; State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) to (c): At present; the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has requested Airports Authority of India (AAI) to develop the Ayodhya Airport for operation of 180-200 seater aircraft in phase Iand for wide body aircraft in of Uttar Pradesh has earmarked Rs.525.92 Cr. Declaration of an airport as an International airport depends upon the traffic potential and the demand from airlines for operation of international flights besides provision of Ground Lighting Facilities, Instrument Landing System, adequate runway length, Immigration, Health and Animal & Plant Quarantine services: Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh has been recently declared as International Airport to cater the requirement of Buddhist pilgrims
- (d): The acquisition of land for development of Ayodhya airport is being carried out by the District Magistrate, Ayodhya and AAI is expected to construct; develop and operate the airport
Lok Sabha Question No. 1870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Spilling of Excreta by Aircraft
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

1870 (To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## SPILLING OF EXCRETA BY AIRCRAFT

## 1870. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that human waste or excreta are spilled on the houses/ residential colonies near airports across the country by the aircrafts while landing at the airports;
- whether the Government has issued guidelines to all the companies including aviation companies providing services on airports to ensure nonspilling Of waste from tanks collecting human waste or excreta from aircrafts while ianding at airports/terminals?
- (b) if so, the reasons for not taking any preventive measures; and

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (c) Aircraft design does not allow for disposal of human waste or excreta during flight, take off or landing; Human waste or excreta collected in flight is disposed off on landing at the airport in accordance with the procedure Iaid down by the airlines.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Quality of Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1868 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER

## 1868. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that drinking water in most of the cities in India has been found to be unsafe as per the BIS Report;
- (b) if so, the steps the Government intends to take to provide basic needs of safe and drinking water to all people;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  plans  to  bring  in  any  changes  to  existing  conventional  water treatment methods; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS),  an  organization  under  the  Ministry  of  Consumer Affairs,  Food  and  Public  Distribution,  collected  samples  of  piped  drinking  water  from  capital cities  and  cities  selected  for  the  smart  cities  project  across  India.  Except  Mumbai,  Rourkela, Kohima, Solapur and Nashik, in rest of the cities, one or more of the samples have failed in one or more of the parameters.
- (b) Government is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal in partnership with States to provide  every  rural  household  in  the  country  to  have  potable  water  supply  through  Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) by 2024 at an estimated outlay of Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore.

Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  stated  that  the  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT)  launched  by  the  Union  Government  on  June  25,  2015,  in selected 500 cities and  towns across  the  country,  focuses  on development  of  basic  urban infrastructure in the Mission cities, inter alia includes water supply. One of the key objectives of the mission is to ensure that every household has access to a tap connection with assured supply of water and given first priority. Under AMRUT Mission, out of the total plan size of Rs.77, 640 crore, Rs.39,010 crore (50%) has been allocated for water supply.

- (c) & (d) Drinking water supply is a State subject. Powers to plan, approve and implement water supply  schemes  including  opting  for  any  specific  water  treatment  method,  depending  upon techno-economic feasibility, are vested with respective States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Slums in Metro Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1864

## To BE ANSWERED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

## SLUMS IN METRO CITIES

## NO. 1864. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has not been able to eradicate slums from the metro cities and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to combine Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) with Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in metro cities with assistance from the concerned State to eradicate slums there from; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects and therefore, it is the responsibility of the Statel Union Territory (UT) Governments to implement schemes for eradication of slums. However, the Government India through various programmatic interventions has been assisting Statesl UTs both technically and financially to address their housing shortages: In pursuance to Government of India's vision of facilitating Housing for AII by 2022, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) Mission is being implemented since June, 2015 to provide Central Assistance to Statesl UTsl Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for providing all weather pucca houses with basic civic infrastructures like water, sanitation, sewerage,

road, electricity etc. to all eligible urban households including slum dwellersThe SIn-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)" component under PMAY-U Mission mandates use of land as a resource for providing houses to slum dwellers across the country   including the metro cities. This approach aims to leverage the locked potential of land under slums to provide houses to the eligible slum dwellers by bringing them into the formal urban settlement-

- (b) & (c): The Statesl UTs are requested to ensure convergence with all relevant schemes including AMRUT in housing projects to be undertaken under PMAY-U Mission.

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