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Lok Sabha Question No. 3089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: National Sports University at Imphal
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ranjan Singh Rajkumar, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3089

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11-07-2019

National Sports University at Imphal

3089. DR. RAJKUMAR RANJAN SINGH:

SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  authorities  like  a  court,  an  executive  council,  an academic  and  activity  council,  a  board  of  sportstudies  and  a  Finance Committee  have  been  constituted  in  the  National  Sports  University  at Imphal under the Act, 2018 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Vice-Chancellor  and  other  Statutory  posts  have  been created and appointments made and if so, the details thereof and if not,
- the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  inspection  report  on  the  functioning  of  the University and progress of construction which do not conform with the Act and if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard; and (d) whether the Government would consider to open a sports university in  Karnataka  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

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

- (a):      The  authorities  like  Court,  Executive  Council,  Academic  and Activity  Council,  Board  of  Sports  Studies  and  Finance  Committee  in National Sports University (NSU), Manipur have not yet been constituted.
- (b):    The Vice-Chancellor and other statutory posts are provided for in the  National  Sports  University  Act,  2018.  For  the  present,  Secretary, Department  of  Sports,  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  has  been

appointed as the Interim Vice-Chancellor of NSU. It has been decided to engage  TATA  Institute  of  Social  Sciences  (TISS)  for  academic  and professional consultancy. TISS would assist the Government for collaboration with expert foreign Universities / Institutions, identification of suitable  persons in faculty and managers/leaders etc., so  that  the  best  people  are  appointed  to  develop  NSU  into  a  Sports University of global standard.

(c): NSU has become functional only from 15.01.2018.  As of now, there is no inspection report on functioning of NSU.

(d):  Sports  being  a  State  subject  the  responsibility  for  promotion  of sports, including opening of Sports University in Karnataka, rests with the State Government. No new NSU is proposed to be set up. NSU being set  up  at  Manipur,  Imphal  would  cater  to  students  and  athletes  of  all States/UTs, including Karnataka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Impact of Delayed Monsoon
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vaithilingam Ve.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3085 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## Impact of Delayed Monsoon

## 3085. SHRI VE VAITHILINGAM:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the monsoon has been delayed in several States and people are starving for drinking water; and
- (b) if so, whether the Government is allocating funds to various States to augment the supply of drinking water in those States and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  & (b) Yes Sir.As reported by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Southwest monsoon onset over Kerala (June 8 2019) and its further progress across the country has been delayed by a week due to the formation and movement of the very severe cyclonic storm 'Vayu' in the Arabian Sea.

Water is a State subject. The identification of water scarce / drought hit areas is done by States. After identification of such areas, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is approached by States for financial assistance. This Ministry supplements  the  efforts  of  State  Governments  for  improving  the  coverage  of rural  drinking  water  supply  by  providing  technical  and  financial  assistance through centrally sponsoredNational Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).There is no provision under NRDWP to release special assistance to water scarce States specifically.

To take relief measures for restoration of  drinking water supply in water scarce areas, States may utilize up to 25% of NRDWP funds as flexi funds, in case of any natural calamity including drought. States can also take long term measures using  NRDWP funds for  providing  permanent  solution  to  the  drinking  water problem in such areas.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Using Moringa as Water Purifier
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3084 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## Using Moringa as Water Purifier

## 3084. SHRI PINAKI MISHRA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  moringa  seeds  have  proven  to  be  a  perfect  water  purifier  besides beingvery cost effective and healthy;

(b) if so, whether the Government is considering investing more funds into the researchand development of this local vegetable plant to achieve better and larger benefits forproviding cheaper and clean drinking water to the masses and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether the Ministry has coordinated with the Ministry of Agriculture for increasingthe production of Moringa vegetables for larger, better and beneficial use and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b)  The research and development project on 'Use of MoringaOleifera Seed Flour as a  potential  source  for  water  purification'  was  assigned  to  Central  Food Technology  Research  Institute,  Mysoreby  the  Department  of  Drinking  Water  and Sanitation  (DDWS)  withan  objective  to    carry  out  the  research  on  the  use  of MoringaOleifera  Seed  Flour  as  a  potential  source  for  water  purification.In  the research  report,  it  has  been  concludedthat  the  MoringaOleifera  Seeds  Flour  is effective  to  remove  only    turbidity  of  the  water  and  doesn't  have  any  effect  on parameters like Chemical Oxygen Demand, acidity, alkalinity, hardness, pH, microbial activity,  TDS  and  conductivity.  It  needs  to  be  coupled  with  other  water treating compounds or processes to produce a safe and economic water purifier. No further request for funding the said R&D project is received in theDepartment  of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
- (c)  In view of the above, does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Flight Operation from Bihta Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3082 (To be answered on the I1th

2019) July

## FLIGHT OPERATION FROM BIHTA AIRPORT

3082.

SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (3) the time by which flight operation from Bihta airport is likely to be started by the Government;
2. () if so, whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the State Government in this regard; and
3. () whether the Union Government proposes to name Bihta airport after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati;
4. (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): Bihta Airport belongs to Indian Air Force (IAF) State Government of Bihar has handed over 108 acres of land to Airports Authority of India (AAT) for development of New Civil Enclave at Bihta. AAI has appointed Project Management Consultant (PMC) for Terminal Building and Side The timeline for flight operations depends upon many factors such as availability of mandatory clearances; financial closure etc by the airport developer, traffic demand and commercial viability of the airlines. design City

(b) & (c): Sir: As a general practice; requests for naming/ renaming of airports are considered based on the recommendations of the concerned State Government; supported by a resolution passed in the respective State Legislative Assembly The Union Government has not received any proposal from the State Government to name Bihta Airport after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. No,

(d): Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Passenger Traffic at Nashik and Shirdi Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3078 (To be answered on the Iith July 2019)

## PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT NASHIK AND SHIRDI AIRPORTS

3078.

SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- () the total passenger traffic recorded at Ozar, Nashik and Shirdi the last year and the current year; Airports during
- whether the Government has any plan connecting Nashik and Shirdi; and flights (d) if the details thereof? SO,
- b) the number of flights operated in a to and from this being day,

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(2) & (): The total passenger traffic recorded at Nashik (HAL airport 2018-19 & current year and the Ozar) and Shirdi operated in a to and from Nashik average number of flights Annexure-1. (HAL Ozar) and Shirdi airport are at during being day

6 & (): Routes from Nashik (Ozar) to Ahmedabad, Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) As 2019, scheduled air services Schedule Bengaluru a flight from Nashik (Ozar) to Delhi, which has been was operating suspension of operations by the airline\_ discontinued due to Goa,

aviation was deregulated: Airlines are free to induct domestic type, free to select whatever markets and capacity with any aircraft In this regard, Government has network wish to service and operate. a view to achieve better laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) with is, however, jilintransport services to different regions of the country: It U toethe airlines to provide air services to specific the places depending operate anywhere in the country such; airlines are free to Government. subject to compliance of RDG issued by they

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## Annexure-1

| SNo.   | Airports           | Passenger traffic   | Passenger traffic   | No. of flights operated in 2019/day May,   | No. of flights operated in 2019/day May,   |
|--------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        |                    | 2018-19 (in Nos:)   | April- 2019 May,    | From                                       | To                                         |
| 1      | Nashhik (HAL Ozar) | 43511               | 17046               | 3                                          | 3                                          |
| 2_     | Shirdi             | 229040              | 92229               | 9                                          | 9                                          |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Dependence on Imported Coal
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Chandan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3075 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED COAL

†3075. SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether a number of power generating projects in the country are dependant on imported coal; (b) if so, the details thereof, project-wise; (c) whether imported coal has increased the cost of power generation and consumers have to pay for this; and if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  increase  in  the  cost  of

## 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) & (b) : Yes, Sir. Some power plants have been designed to operate on imported coal. As per data available with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the details of coal based thermal power plants designed to operate on imported coal are given at Annexure.  In addition, some power plants use imported coal for blending with domestic coal.

(c) & (d) : The  variable  charge  of  a  thermal  power  plant  depends  upon various factors like price, gross calorific value and transportation cost of imported and domestic coal. The power  purchased by Distribution licensee  for  supply  to  consumers  is  based  on  the  merit  order  despatch system.  Accordingly,  the  cheapest  power  is  scheduled  first  and  the costliest  may  or  may  not  get  scheduled  and  is  dependent  upon  the electricity demand of the consumer.

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- (d) electricity?

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.    3075  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 11.07.2019. ***************

Coal based thermal power plants in the country are designed to operate on imported coal

|   Sl. No. | Name of Thermal Power Station   |   Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Sikka TPS                       |             500 |
|         2 | Trombay TPS                     |            1250 |
|         3 | Ratnagiri TPS                   |            1200 |
|         4 | Torangullu SBU-I TPS            |             260 |
|         5 | Torangullu SBU-II TPS           |             600 |
|         6 | Mundra TPS                      |            4620 |
|         7 | Udupi TPS                       |            1200 |
|         8 | Mundra UMTPP                    |            4000 |
|         9 | ESSAR (Salaya) TPS              |            1200 |
|        10 | Simhapuri TPS                   |             600 |
|        11 | Thaminapattnam TPS              |             300 |
|        12 | Muthiara TPS                    |            1200 |
|        13 | ITPCL-Cuddalore TPS             |            1200 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Maintenance and Modernization of Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3073

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  JULY, 2019

## MAINTENANCE AND MODERNIZATION OF ROADS

## 3073.   SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any proposal from the Government of Rajasthan for maintenance and modernization of roads in rural and frontier regions is lying pending with the Union Government; and
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) & (b) No, Sir. This Ministry is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways in the country. The work of maintenance and modernization of roads in rural and frontier regions does not pertain to this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Airport at Ulundurpet in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3072

(To be answered on the Iith July 2019)

## AIRPORT AT ULUNDURPET IN TAMIL NADU

3072.

SHRI RA VIKUMAR D.

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a): whether the Government has any proposal to set "p an airportat Ulundurpet in district 0f Tamil Nadu and if s0, the details thereof; and (b)

ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(0) & (b): Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity  cheectiVRCSY Governments Airports Authority of India, Civil Enclaves & CPSUs through a budgetay OC"Rs.4500 crore The existing airstrip at Ulundurpet was listed under the RCS; demand from the airline operators for operationalization of airport at Ulundurpet in flights distance from Ulundurpet airstrip:
Lok Sabha Question No. 3069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Transportation of Mortal Remains
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

3069\_

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

:

3069

(To be answered on the I1th July 2019)

## TRANSPORTATION OF MORTAL REMAINS

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines for transporting mortal remains of Indians from countries and if sO, the details thereof; foreign
- (c) whether the Government has agreed to transport bodies of children less than the age of 12 years at a price half of the flat rate and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has agreed to transport bodies at a flat rate against the practice %f levying charges o the basis of the weight of the body including the coffin and if s0,the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is willing to transport mortal remains from the middle east for free and if sO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) to (c) Sir; However, Air India has issued two circulars dated 02.01.2019 with guidelines on the subject of carriage of Mortal Remains from Gulf/UAE, which include the following: No,
- i. For carriage of mortal remains from Gulf UAE to India, a fixed sum to be levied, on any direct Air India flight including Air India Express case of mortal remains of children(below 12 years of age), 50 percent
- ii. In discount on the flat charges
- (d): Air India carries human remains free of cost from Gulf countries to India on receipt of request from the concerned Indian Embassy.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Complaints against Arbitrary Air Fare
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose, Saikia Dilip, Santokh Singh Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3066 (To be answered on the I1th July 2019)

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST ARBITRARY AIR FARE

3066.

ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE SHRI DILIP SAIKIA SHRI SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

(a) whether a number of complaints have been received from the public that the airline companies are charging arbitrarily from the customers during peak time and if s0, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and (b) whether there are any plans to bring aviation turbine fuel under Goods and Services including the

- Tax (GST) and if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor steps taken by the Government to make air travel affordable for Indians?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) Yes, Sir. The Government has received representations about airlines charging high airfares. Such representations are received by the respective airlines also. The airlines have responded that have received 159 complaints from January 2018 to May 2019. As per prevailing regulations, air fares are neither established nor regulated by the Government: All scheduled domestic airlines are required to display route-wise and category-wise fares on their respective websites in compliance to the applicable regulation. However, with a view to maintain transparency, DGCA on a random basis monitors airfares 0n certain routes to ensure that the airlines do not charge airfares outside the range declared by them. During monitoring, it was observed that the airfares remained within the fare bracket established. they

The Government has made flying affordable for the common man through the flagship scheme of RCS-UDAN( Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik)

(b) Central Excise on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) has been reduced from 14 per cent to 11 per cent with effect from 11 October 2018. A few State Governments Value Added Tax (VAT) or Sales Tax at 29 or 30 per cent at some airports. Article 279A(5) of the Constitution provides that Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council shall recommend the date on which GST shall be levied on petroleum crude, high speed diesel, motor spirit, natural gas and ATF. Therefore, the decision to include ATF under GST rests with the GST Council No decision has been taken in this regard: Duty levy
Lok Sabha Question No. 3063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: National Policy for Urban Street Vendors
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3063

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 11, 2019

## NATIONAL POLICY FOR URBAN STREET VENDORS

No. 3063 SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

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

- (a) whether there is a 'National Policy for Urban Street Vendors' which is being implemented in the country and if so, the salient features thereof;
- (b) the  status  of  its  implementation  in  the  country  including  Odisha, especially Bhubaneswar city;
- (c) whether  there  are  Town  Vending  Committees  in  Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Khurda and Jatni Municipality for the implementation of said policy and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the monitoring mechanism for overseeing the implementation of the policy in the country including Odisha?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Government has enacted the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood  and  Regulation  of  Street  Vending)  Act,  2014.It  is applicable  to  all  States/UTs,  except  for  State  of  Jammu  & Kashmir  and  also  any  land,  premises  and  trains  owned  and controlled  by  the  Railways  under  the  Railway  Act,  1989.The provisions contained in the Act, inter-alia,includesurvey of street  vendors  and  protection  from  eviction  and  relocation; issue  of  certificate  of  vending;  laying  down  rights  of  street vendors; mechanism for redressal of grievances; preparation of plan of street vending; constitution of town vending committees; and prevention of harassment of street vendors.

- (b): Rules  under  the  Act  have  been  notified  by  33  States/UTs including Odisha and Scheme has been notified by 25 States/UTs  including  Odisha.The  State  of  Meghalaya  has  its ownStreet  Vendors  Act,  2014.Rules  and  Schemes  notified  by Odisha are applicable for the entire State including Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
- (c): In Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Town Vending Committee has been constituted on 28.12.2012 and reconstituted  on  07.08.2014.  Further,  TVCs  have  also  been constituted  in  Khurda  and  Jatni  Municipalities  on  17.07.2017 and 26.02.2018, respectively.
- (d): As  the  Act  is  to  be  implemented  by  respective  states,  for carrying  out  the  provisions  of  the  Act,  the  States  notify  their respective  Rules  and  Schemes  which  are  laid  on  the  table  of house of their legislature.

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