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Lok Sabha Question No. 2510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Youth Commission
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Chirag Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## Youth Commission

## 2510. SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to form Youth Commission in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  details  of  organisational  set  up  for  any  such  proposal  in  near future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) The  Department  of  Youth  Affairs,  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and Sports  has  been  taking  all  necessary  steps,  with  the  help  of  all  the Ministries/Departments  and  other  stakeholders,  to  resolve  various issues of youth of  the  country, within the existing policy framework. The  National  Youth  Policy,  2014  proposes  a  'vision'  for  the  youth  of India, which is 'To empower youth of the country to achieve their full potential, and through them enable India to find its rightful place in the community  of  nations'.  The  policy  lays  down  five  well  thought  out

objectives and 11 priority areas, namely, Education, Employment and Skill  Development,  Entrepreneurship,  Health  and  Healthy  Lifestyle, Sports, Promotion of Social Values, Community Engagement, Participation in politics and governance, Youth engagement, Inclusion and Social Justice.

The implementation of the Policy is the collective responsibility of  all  concerned  Central  Ministries/Departments,  State  Governments as well as other stakeholders. A number of Central Ministries/Departments,  including  the  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and Sports, have implemented/are implementing  schemes/programmes having bearing on development and empowerment of youth in the 11 specified priority areas. The Department of Youth Affairs is playing the coordinating/  facilitating  role,  for  implementation  of  the  Policy,  for development and empowerment of youth.

Keeping in view of the National Youth Policy, 2014 and schemes/programmes  of  the  Department  of  Youth  Affairs  and  other concerned Ministries, the need of the constitution of Youth Commission has not been felt by the Department of Youth Affairs so far.'

- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Deteriorating Performance in Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2508

## TO BE ANSWERD ON 05.03.2020

## Deteriorating Performance in Sports

## †2508. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  ascertained  the  reasons  for deteriorating performance in sports in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken/  being  taken  to improve the situation;
- (c) whether the National Sports Federation alone is responsible for this deteriorating performance;
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the details of corrective measures adopted by the Government to improve the performance in sports in the country including Maharashtra?

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

- (a) to (e) Performance of sportspersons in  international events is dependent  on  the  stage  of  development  of  sports  in  a  country  in terms of sports infrastructure, training / coaching methods, sports science,  etc.  Achievements  of  Indian  sportspersons  and  teams  in international sports events, including mega sports events, in recent past  shows  that  there  has  been  a  perceptible  improvement  in performance of Indian sportspersons in international sports events.

While Sports is a State subject and the responsibility of development  of  Sports  rests  with  the  State  Governments,  the Central  Government  is  playing  a  pivotal  role  for  promoting  high performance in sports. National Sports Federations (NSFs) are being encouraged and supported for attainment of their respective medium and long term plans. Annual targets for training of athletes for  high  performance  and  their  participation  in  competition  are approved for different NSFs by this Ministry in the annual exercise of preparing Annual Calendar for Training and Competitions (ACTCs).  With  the  launch  of  Khelo  India  Scheme,  there  has  been increased  awareness  and  participation  of  people  in  sports  and Indian  athletes  have  earned  accolades  in  sports  such  as  archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, hockey, shooting, wrestling, weightlifting, etc. in international events. This  Ministry  (i)  has  set  up  expert  training  facilities  in  the  Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centres across the country in various States including in Maharashtra; (ii) is supporting athletes for participation in international exposure and competitions through financial assistance  to  NSFs;  and  (iii)  providing  customized  support  and assistance to high performance medal prospect athletes under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Water Transportation in Prayagraj
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2507

TO BE ANSWERED ON sTH MARCH, 2O2O

## WATER TRANSPORTATION  IN PRAYAGRAJ

2507. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state: maqnq-qr-r*
2. (a) whether the Government  has formulated any scheme for water transport in Prayagraj;
3. (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
4. (c) the details of the scheme to connect Prayagraj to Kolkata  through water transport;
5. (d) the time by which it is likely to be started and completed; and
6. (e) the amount being invested by the Government  on this scheme and whether this amount is being managed by the Government  itself or working  on PPP model and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system from Prayagraj  to Haldia was declared  as National Waterway-1 in 1986. Fairway between Haldia to Prayagraj is monitored through regular surveys and related interventions  by lnland Waterways Authority  of lndia (lWAl). However, no specific scheme is being implemented for development  of water transport in Prayagraj  at present. The Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) is being implemented  by the lWAl at an estimated cost of Rs. 5369 18 crore for capacity augmentation of navigation on the Haldia-Varanasi  stretch of National Waterway-1  with technical and financial assistance  of the World Bank. Under JMVP projects  worth Rs. 1800 crore (approx.) have commenced  on ground  in a time period  of three  years after statutory  clearances. The project is progressing in a time bound manner  with scheduled completion  in March,  2023. To harness the expertlse of private sector, terminal operations at Varanasi, Sahibganj  and Haldia is envisaged under the PPP model.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Dredging of Riverbed
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Khalilur Rahaman

## 2506. SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has initiated dredging of the riverbed in order to control floo river;

- (b) if so, the details thereof including Murshidabad and Malda district of West Bengal;
- (c) the number of families who lost land and livelihood in Murshidabad due to flood of Gan last ten years;

(d) whether the Government has any rehabilitation programme for the families affected due to (e) if so, the details there of?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)& (b) Erosion and deposition of silt is a natural process in alluvial rivers. Rivers carry pickup and drop silt load as per their regime conditions i.e. discharge in the river, river slope, morpholog The measures for flood management including desilting of rivers are formulated and impleme State Government as pe r their priority. Government of India supplements the efforts of State Gov providing  technical  advise  and  promotional  financial  assistance  for  critical  areas.  The desiltation of Ganga river has been studied by various Committees. The broad finding are that desilting rivers for flood control is not an economically viable solution. Rather, indiscriminate desi adverse  impacts  on  river  ecology.  Instead,  selective  dredging  based  on  scientific  stu recomm ended.

(c)  As  informed  by  Government  of  West  Bengal,  the land  lost  due  to  flood,  in  river  Ganga  in Murshidabad District of West Bengal during the period January -2005 to December - 2018 was 730 Hectares.

(d) & (e)The State Government undertakes relie f measures in the wake of natural disasters from Disaster  Response  Funds  (SDRF)  placed  at  their  disposal  in  accordance  with  approved Government of India. Additional assistance is provided from National Disaster Response Funds per e stablished procedure. Providing relief assistance and its distribution to farmers is th State Government from the SDRF.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2506

ANSWERED ON 0 5.0 3.2020

## DREDGING OF RIVERBED
Lok Sabha Question No. 2502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Setting up of Grade Separator in Puducherry
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vaithilingam Ve.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2502

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  MARCH, 2020

## SETTING UP OF GRADE SEPARATOR IN PUDUCHERRY

## 2502.  SHRI VE. VAITHILINGAM:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government proposes to set up one grade separator at the important junction Rajiv Gandhi Square in Puducherry;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   the time by which it is likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c)  There is no such proposal under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Disinvestment of Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Dinesh Chandra Yadav

2499.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A\_ VIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. 2499 (To be answered on the Sth March 2020)

## DISINVESTMENT OF AIR INDIA

SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV

Will the Minister of CIVIL A VIATION

be pleased to state:-

- {divhether the Government has finally decided to go for disinvestment of Air India;
- (b) if the details thereof including the taken and the time process would be completed; by which this SO, steps
- and if the details thereof;
- {Pphether the Government has sold out six airports to the private PPP model; and players under
- (e) if the details thereof including the details of PPP model and the details amount of revenue that would be generated to the Government? of

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) issde(b): The Government is committed to the disinvestment 0f Air India has issued a Preliminary Information Memorandum and AIL's 100% shareholding in the Air India Limited (AIL) including shareholding in Air India- SATS Express Limited (AiXL) and 50% 27.01.2020. Airport Services Private Limited (AiSATS) on has been given for submission %f written queries on PIM and Share Purchase Interested Bidders and will be shortlisted based be submitted by other terms mentioned in the Preliminary on Eligibility criteria and Proposal (RFP) and thereafter will be provided with an Request for there will be a transparent bidding process. they

- (c): The interest of the employees of Air India will be with the guidelines of Department of safeguarded in accordance in the Share Purchase of CPSEs and same will be reflected Agreement to be signed with new Owner;
- (incid 60): Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 08.11.2018 had principle of India in respect of Lucknow Ahmedabad and (MIs AEL) Agreement between AAI airports: The Concession remaining 3 airports ie Guwahati Award of the due to pending litigations other and Thiruvananthapuram is held up is indicated as under: payable to AAI by the Concessionaire which tion, Jaipur,

| Airports Ahmedabad   | PPF payable to AAI (In 177 Rs:)   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Jaipur               | 174                               |
| Lucknow              | 171                               |
| Thiruvananthapuram   | 168                               |
| Mangaluru            | 115                               |
| Guwahati             |                                   |
|                      | 160                               |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Civic Amenities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2497

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 05, 2020

## CIVIC AMENITIES

NO\_ 2497 . SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the adequate civic amenities are not available in small cities and if SO, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government  proposes to formulate any new plan in this regard; and
- (c) if the time by which such plan is likely to be formulated?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): Civic amenities such as water and   public health are State subjects. The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, through

various program interventions, assist the States/Union Territories (UTs) in improving the amenities for cities including small citiesVarious Centrally Sponsored SchemeslMissions viz: for Rejuvenation Swachh Bharat urban infrastructure cities

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Urban), Atal Mission and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Mission (Urban) have been launched to improve and civic amenities in various Indian including small cities:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Share Holding Pattern in Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. Jayakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO: : 2496

(To be answered on the 5th March 2020)

## SHARE HOLDING PATTERN IN AIRPORT

2496. DR K JAYAKUMAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether there is @ share holding pattern at the airports, managed by GMR Group in India and if the details thereof with the list of such airports in the country; SOs along
- if s0, the maximum percentage of shares these airlines are allowed to hold in airports managed by GMR Group in India; and
- (b) whether any airlines operating in India holds share in the above airports;
- (d) whether there is any limit in holding of shares in the GMR managed airports by airline owners and if S0, the rationale for such 4 limit?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) GMR Group operates three airports in the country at present: The details Of which alongwith shareholding pattern are as under

(i) Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA); New Delhi GMR Airport Ltd. 64% Fraport AG 10% AAI 26%.

- (ii) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA); Hyderabad

Government of Telangana 13%

GMR Airports Ltd: 63%

AAL- 13%

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad 11%

- (iii) Mopa International Airport; Goa GMR Airports Ltd: (GAL) 99.99% Government of Goa (GoG) 0.01% (1 equity share in the form of Golden

share).

- (b) No, sir.
- (c) & (d) The details of limit in holding of shares in GMR Group managed airports by airline owners are aS under:-
- (i) IGI Airport; Delhi: As per Clause 2.5 (U)(ii) of Operation; Management and Development Agreement (OMDA) entered into between Airports Authority 0f India and GMR Airports Ltd: in 2006, at no during the term of the Agreement shall the aggregate shareholding of Scheduled Airlines and their respective Group Entities exceed ten (10) percent of the total issued and paid up capital of the Joint Venture Company (JVC) point

(iii) RGI Airport; Hyderabad:No limit on equity participation by Airline operator (Concession Agreement  signed in 2004 between Govt: of India and GMR Airports Ltd)

(ii) Mopa Airport; Goa: - Upto 26% of the total equity ownership and without Board representation (Concession Agreement signed in 2016 between State Government of Goa and GMR Airports Ltd:)

Generally, the limits for equity participation in airports by the airline operators are put in place to avoid monopoly and confiict of interest and it vary from airport to airport depending upon the requirements at the time of signing of Concession Agreements.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Status of Municipal Amenities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2495

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 05, 2020

## STATUS OF MUNICIPAL AMENITIES

NO. 2495. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

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

- (a) the number of such Municipal Corporations where sewage, road, drainage facilities have been   provided and the number of such Municipal Corporations which are deprived of these amenities; and
- (b) whether Purnia Municipal Corporation is deprived of these amenities and whether any proposal is pending in
- this regard and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)Sanitation, road and water supply are State subjects. The Central Government, through various program interventions, supplements the efforts of States and Union Territories in

improving these facilitiesAtal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), was launched in June 2015 to improve basic infrastructure in 500 cities with focus on water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage, non-motorised urban transport and development of parks & green spaces-

(b): Purnia city in Bihar is covered under AMRUT Mission. Two projects in water supply sector costing {88 crore and {103 crore and one project on green spaces and parks costing %2.90 crore have been taken up by Government of Bihar under AMRUT scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Housing in Odisha under PMAY
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2494

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 05, 2020

## HOUSING IN ODISHA UNDER PMAY NO. 2494. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA :

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

- (a) the number of housing units proposed to be built in Odisha including Kalahandi under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) after the launch of thescheme along with the other details thereof;
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- (d)
- the budget allocated for the same;
- whether the amount released by the Government has been fully utilised; and
- 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) & (b) Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban ) [ PMAY(U) ], a
- total of 1,54,021 houses including 3693 houses in Kalahandi involving central assistance of Rs. 2,409.37 crore have been sanctioned for the beneficiaries in the State of Odisha since the Iaunch of the scheme.
- (c) & (d) Central assistance Of 1,073.38 crorehas been released(including Rs. 263.62 crore in the current financial year) to State GovernmentThe State Government has so farsubmitted utilization certificates (UCs) for Rs. 808.65 crore which is 75% of the central assistance released. UCs for the central assistance released in current financial year are to become due for submission. yet

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Implementation of DDUGJY in Rajasthan
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DDUGJY IN RAJASTHAN

†2493. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  places  where  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY) is being implemented in Rajasthan;
- (b) whether  the  eligible  beneficiaries  of  all  the  Gram  Panchayats  have  been linked with the said yojana;
- (c) if so, the names of such Gram Panchayats;
- (d) the details of the Gram Panchayats which are yet to be linked along with the reasons therefor;
- (e) the number of villages which have been electrified under the said scheme in  Udaipur  region  along  with  the  number  of  BPL  families  which  are  yet  to  be provided electricity connection; and
- (f) the time by which this work is likely to be completed?

## 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) to (f) : Government of India launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  (DDUGJY)  in  December,  2014  for  rural  electrification  works  across  the country  including  all  the  Districts  of  Rajasthan.    As  reported  by  the  State  of Rajasthan  all  the  inhabited  census  villages  of  the  State  stand  electrified  on 28.04.2018.      Under  DDUGJY,  380  census  villages  were  electrified  in  Udaipur District.  State reported electrification of all households, on Saubhagya portal, as on 31.03.3019.  Subsequently, the State reported 2,12,786 households which were earlier  unwilling  and  later  willing  for  electrification  including  Udaipur  District. State has reported completion of this work too.

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