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Lok Sabha Question No. 3803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Catch the Rain Campaiagn
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3803

ANSWERED ON 1 8.03 .2021

## CATCH THE RAIN CAMPA IAGN

SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH

3803.

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is considering to launch a 100 day Catch the Rain Campaign in view of collective responsibility on water co nservation;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government comes out with schemes to catch the rain or rain harvesting; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made in this regard in Andhra Pradesh and

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b) Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  is  taking  up  a  nation -wide  campaign  'Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  :  Catch  the Rain' (JSA:CTR) focusing on saving and conserving rainwater  with  the  theme  'Catch  the  rain,  where  it  falls, when  it  falls' from 22  March  2021to30  November,  2021in  the  pre - monsoon  and  monsoon  periods  of  2021, covering both urban and rural areas of all the districts in the country.

(c) & (d) National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti launched a campaign 'Catch the Rain' with the tag line ' Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls ' in 2020 to nudge the states and all stakeholders to create R Harvesting  Structures  (RWHS)  suitable  to  th e  climatic  conditions  and  sub -soil  strata,  with  people's  active participation.

As a preparatory step for the "J al Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain " campaign in 2021, a massive awarenes drive  was  launched  on  21st December  2020in  collaboration  with  the  "Ne hru  Yuva  Kendra  Sangathan" (NYKS) involving Youth Clubs in 623 districts across the country including Andhra Pradesh and Tel

Government is implementing a number of schemes for rainwater harvesting which include A Yojana (Atal Jal), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme etc. Trainings, workshops, painting competitions, awards, seminars, webinars etc. are also held for awareness generation and for effec tive implementation of schemes and programme on water conservation and rainwater harvesting.

Central Ground Water Board is implementing Aquifer Rejuvenation Project through Artificial selected over - exploited blocks in the country under Aspirational District Programme. As a part of this S check  dams,  percolation  tanks,  sub  surface  barriers,  recharge  shafts  and  piezometers  have  b inPulivendula block in Andhra Pradesh and Bachennapet in Telangana.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Revamping of UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

3801

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

(To be answered on the March 2021) 18th

## REVAMPING OF UDAN SCHEME

3801. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to revamplreview the UDAN scheme which aims to link its smaller towns and cities to the wider air travel network through the regional connectivity scheme (RCS);
- (c) the total number of airports under UDAN scheme which are in operation in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (c): The UDAN Scheme is subject to periodic review. Acknowledging the fact that market dynamics change over time, MoCA may amend various Scheme provisions from time to time as and when necessary for efficacy in accomplishment of objectives. Thus, it is a continuous process and the ministry has been reviewing the scheme from time to time in consultations with the stakeholder and takes necessary course corrections wherever requires. The primary objective of the UDAN is t0 facilitate stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable and connecting unserved underserved airports/heliportsiwater aerodromes. Ramnad, Salem Arakkonam; Chettinad, Cholavaram; Neyveli, Sulur, Ulundurpet; Vellore Airports of Tamil Nadu are included in the scheme documents. The implementing agency; Airports Authority of India (AAI) has awarded 39 UDAN routes in Tamil Nadu till completion of Phase I of 4.0 round of bidding; Out of these, 12 routes have been operationalized by the Selected Airline Operators The implementing agency, AAI, subsequentiy cancelled 19 RCS routes due to non-compliance by Selected Airline Operator (SAO):
Lok Sabha Question No. 3800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Profit made by PGCIL
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3800 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## PROFIT MADE BY PGCIL

†3800. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the  percentage  of  profit  made  by  the  Power  Grid  Corporation  of  India Limited (PGCIL) during the last year; (b) whether  NTPC  Group  has  increased  gross  power  generation  during  the current year; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the number of houses likely to be lightened by wind based projects across the country and extent to which the emission of carbon dioxide is likely to be reduced? 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) : Sir,  Profit  after  Tax  (PAT)  made  by  POWERGRID  on  consolidated basis  for  the  Financial  Year  2019-20  is  Rs.  11059.40  crore  and  PAT  as percentage of Net Worth made by POWERGRID during the FY 2019-20 is 17.09% on consolidated basis. (b) & (c) : NTPC Group has generated 279.81 Billion Units (BUs) power in FY 2020-21 (upto Feb.'21) vis-à-vis 264.91 BUs in FY 2019-20 (upto Feb.'20). There is an increase of 14.90 BUs in power generation as compared to the same period in last financial year. (d) : The total capacity of wind power projects installed in the country was  38789  MW  as  on  28.2.2021.  The  extent  to  which  the  emission  of  carbon dioxide is likely to be reduced by energy generated from wind power projects is estimated to be 78 million tonnes per annum. Electricity generated from various sources is fed into Electricity Grid which meets demand of consumers including households.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: National Hydrogen Mission
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3799

ANSWERED ON-18.03.2021

## NATIONAL HYDROGEN MISSION

3799. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY SHRI N. REDDEPPA SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched the National Hydrogen Mission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  said  Mission  will  help  India  to  become  a  global  hub  for  manufacturing  of hydrogen fuel cells technologies across the value chain and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  any  incentives  and  tax  benefits  have  been  proposed  by  the  Government  for companies investing in this area; and
- (e) if so, 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) to (e)In her Budget Speech on 1 February 2021, the Finance Minister of India announced that it was proposed to launch a Hydrogen Energy Mission in 2021-22 for generating hydrogen from green power sources. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working to develop the National Hydrogen Energy Mission. The mission is likely to include measures for developing India into a global hub for manufacturing using cutting-edge hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: National Highways in Uttarkashi
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  the  length  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  passing through Uttarkashi region in Uttarakhand;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  special  steps  to  promote cleanliness, safety/security on  these NHs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of road accidents occurred on these NHs under the said region during the last three years; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to prevent road accidents in the said region?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The  details  and  length  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  passing through Uttarkashi region are as under:-

| Sl.   | NH No.           |   Length (in km) |
|-------|------------------|------------------|
| (a)   | 94 (New No. 134) |            95.43 |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3796 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2021

## NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN UTTARKASHI

3796.  SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

| (b)   | 123 (New No. 507)   |
|-------|---------------------|
| (c)   | 108 (New No. 34)    |

(b) Yes Sir.  Safety/security  including  steps  to  promote  cleanliness on NHs are being taken as per guidelines issued by Indian Road Congress and instructions issued by this Ministry from time to time. (c) During the last three years, road accidents on these NHs under the said region have been reported resulting in 26 fatalities and 19 injuries. (d) Road  Safety  measures  viz.  removal  of  accident  black  spots, installation of signages, road marking, crash barriers, protection works  etc.  along  with  traffic  calming  measures  have  been provided to prevent road accidents.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Highway Projects as per AP Reorganisation Act, 2014
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  and  present  status  of  work  related  to  highways proposed under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 and the time by which all the projects are likely to be completed;
- (b)  the  total  national  highway  widening  projects  pending  in  the State of Andhra Pradesh and the time by which these projects are likely to be completed;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  National  Highway  Authority  of  India (NHAI)  to  improve  road  connectivity  in  the  backward  regions  of the State;
- (d) the details of highways constructed in the State during the last year;
- (e) the details of new highways proposed in the State along with the financial allocation made for the purpose; and
- (f) the steps taken for the development of Greenfield Expressway connecting the city of Amaravati with Anantapur?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    Out  of  5  roads,  two  roads  namely  NH-65  and  NH-30  are existing National Highways. NH-65 has been four laned. Construction of six lane bypasses to Nandigama and Kanchikacherla on NH-65 is in progress with physical progress of 94%.   Out  of  165  km  of  NH-30  up  to  Bhadrachalam,  2  lane  with paved shoulders has been completed in 121 km and the work is in progress  in  the  balance  44  km.  The  stretch  of  Macherla -Dachepalli  &  Kondamudu  -  Perecherla  has  been  included  in

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3795 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2021

HIGHWAY PROJECTS AS PER AP REORGANISATION ACT, 2014

3795. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Bharatmala Pariyojana  and  declaration  this  road  as  NH  is  under process. The balance part of this route Hyderabad-Nagarjunasagar -  Macherla  -  Piduguralla  -  Guntur  is  falling  on  existing  National Highways of NH-565, NH-544D & NH-167A. DPRs for Anantapur Amaravati  Expressway  and  Amaravati  outer  ring  road  are  in progress. (b)  Forty  seven  National  Highway  projects  of  widening  are  in various stages of progress in the state of Andhra Pradesh which are targeted to be completed by 2023. (c)    3  National  Highway  development  projects  are  taken  up  by NHAI to improve the road connectivity in the backward regions of Andhra Pradesh. (d)    463  km  length  of  National  Highways  have  been  completed during the last year in the state of Andhra Pradesh. (e) Development  and  up gradation of National Highways  is continuous  process.  Declaration  of  new  National  Highways  and financial allocation are made based on traffic levels, availability of funds and inter-se priority. (f)    Detailed  Project  Report  is  in  progress  for  Ananthapur  Amaravati expressway.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Patna Metro Rail
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3787

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 18, 2021

## PATNA METRO RAIL

NO. 3787.  SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  an  announcement  about construction of metro rail network in Patna;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any timeline to start the operations of metro rail in Patna and
- (d)
- 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) to (d) The Government of India has sanctioned Patna Metro Rail Project in February, 2019 with a total completion cost of ₹ 13,365.77 crores and project completion period of 5 years. The project envisages construction of two corridors namely Danapur to Mithapur and Patna Railway Station to New ISBT with  a total length of 31.39 km. Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited (PMRC) has entered into an agreement with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) for execution of the project on deposit terms in September, 2019. Several civil Tenders for corridors I & II have been awarded and work has commenced.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Piped Potable Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3786 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## PIPED POTABLE WATER

†3786. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to supply potable water through pipes in every rural household permanently in the next three years;

(b) whether the Government proposes to check the continuous decline in water resources with the participation of rural communities; and

(c) if so, the time frame fixed for the execution of said proposal and scheme along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) To enable every rural household in the country to have assured potable water supply through household tap connection by 2024, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

Development of reliable drinking water sources and/ or augmentation of existing sources to provide long-term sustainability of water supply system in villages, is an integral part of Jal Jeevan Mission. Provisions have been made for the preparation of Village Action Plan (VAP) by  village  community,  which inter  alia includes  strengthening  of  drinking  water  sources, water conservation, grey water treatment and reuse in convergence with other schemes such as  MGNREGS,  15 th Finance  Commission  grants  to  rural  local  bodies/  PRIs,  MP&  MLA's Local Area Development Fund, District Mineral Development Fund, CSR fund, etc.

In  2019,  Government  of  India  also  launched  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  (JSA),  an  intensive  water conservation campaign with five targeted interventions i.e. water conservation and rainwater harvesting; renovation of traditional and other water bodies; reuse and recharge of borewells; watershed  development  and  intensive  afforestation,  to  improve  water  availability  including ground  water  in  1,592  water-stressed  blocks  of  256  districts  of  the  country.  This  year,  Jal Shakti Abhiyan is likely to be launched on World Water Day i.e. March 22, 2021. Important steps  being  taken  for  sustainable  ground  water  management inter  alia which  includes prevention of decline in ground water resources including participation of rural communities in the country is available in public domain at:

https://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2021.pdf.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Status of Construction of NTPC Plant
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3785 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION OF NTPC PLANT

†3785. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved setting up of NTPC plant at Bilhaur in Kanpur  district  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  cost  of construction at that time;
- (b) the present construction cost of the plant as on date;
- (c) the  time-limit  fixed  for  the  completion  of  the  construction  work  of  the  said plant and the number of times extension were given along with the duration of each extension, date-wise;
- (d) the status of construction of the said plant as well as the time by which it is likely to be completed; and
- (e) the reasons for delay in construction of the said plant?

## 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.  The  sanctioned  date/investment  approval  date,  investment cost and present cost for NTPC Bilhaur are given below:

| Project            | Investment Approval Date   | Investment Cost   | Present Cost     |
|--------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| Bilhaur-I (140 MW) | 19.12.2018                 | Rs. 635.55 Crore  | Rs. 635.55 Crore |
| Bilhaur-II (85 MW) | 27.02.2019                 | Rs. 442.58 Crore  | Rs. 442.58 Crore |

- (c) : The  completion  date  for  construction  work  of  NTPC  Bilhaur-I  was 23.08.2020. One time five (5) months extension up to 23.01.2021 was given as per Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) guidelines due to COVID-19.

The  completion  date  for  construction  work  of  NTPC  Bilhaur-II  was 10.11.2020. One time five (5) months extension up to 10.04.2021 was given as per MNRE guidelines due to COVID-19.

(d) & (e) : NTPC Bilhaur-I was commissioned on 18.01.2021 and NTPC Bilhaur-II is likely to be commissioned by 10.04.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Closure of Small Scale Industries
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †3782 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## CLOSURE OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES

## †3782.        SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  small  industries  have  been  closed  in  various  States  of  the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  such  industries  that  have  been  closed  and  the  reasons  behind  their closure; and
- (c) the steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  revive them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

(a) & (b):   The figures of the real GDP in India during the first quarter of 2020-21 indicate that economic activity contracted due to the strict lockdown measures imposed by the Government. This contraction has also had impact on the MSME sector. However, as MSMEs are there in both formal and informal sector, data regarding temporary or permanent closure of the units are not maintained  by  the  Government  of  India  in  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSME).

(c): The  Ministry  of  MSME  implements  various  schemes  and  programmes  for  growth  and development  of  MSME  Sector  in  the  country.  These  schemes  and  programmes  include  Prime Minister's Employment Generation programme (PMEGP), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI),  A  Scheme  for  Promoting  Innovation,  Rural  Industry  & Entrepreneurship  (ASPIRE),  Interest  Subvention  Scheme  for  Incremental  Credit  to  MSMEs, Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises, Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme  (MSE-CDP),  Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS).

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.
2. ii) Rs. 3 lakh crores Collateral free Automatic Loans for business, including MSMEs.
3. iii) Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Fund of Funds.
4. iv) New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- v)   New Registration of MSMEs through 'Udyam Registration' for Ease of Doing Business.
6. 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 28,862 grievances have been redressed upto 11.03.2021.

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