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Lok Sabha Question No. 2111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: North Koyal Reservoir Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2111

ANSWERED ON 04 .0 7.2019

## NORTH KOYAL RESERVOI R PROJECT

## †2111. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government have issued any kind of technical and financial sanctions to c work of North Koyal reservoir project, if so, the details of the funds released till date;

(b) whet her any time frame has been set to complete the project;

(c) whether the work is going on as per the stipulated time, if so, the present status of with the details of the work completed so far and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) t he manner in which monitoring is being done by the Government to complete the said pr time?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## )

( a) The  Union  Cabinet  has  approved  the  proposal  for  completion  of  balance  works  of  Nort Reservoir Project at an estimated cost of Rs. 1622.27 crore. It has been further approved th component of balance works amounting to Rs.1013.11 crore wou ld be funded by the Central Government as  a  grant  from  Long  Term  Irrigation  Fund  (LTIF).  The  Central  Government  will  also  fund remaining cost of balance works amounting to Rs.365.5 crore pertaining to Bihar and Jharkha from LTIF as grant t o the States of Bihar and Jharkhand. The States of Bihar and Jharkhand wil 40%  of  remaining  cost  of  balance  works  amounting  to  Rs.243.66  crore  as  loan  from  LTIF NABARD at the rate which is not subsidised and is related to market borrowing cost with no interest subvention. Till date, Central share amounting to Rs.572.38 crore has been released to Stat of Jharkhand for forest related components while Rs. 86.79 crore have been released to WA implementation of the project.

(b)The balance works of the project are scheduled to be completed by March, 2020.

(c)The overall progress of works on barrage is 75% whereas works on Left Main Canal is 55%.W different components of Right Main Canal (RMC) are at various stages of tendering and award.

(d)An Empowered Committee of Government of India headed by CEO, NITI Aayog has been constitu for  monitoring  the  implementation  of  the  project. Further,  Technical  Evaluation  Committee  under  th chairmanship of Member (WP&P), Cen tral Water Commission has also been constituted for evalua the proposals, firming up the quantities for tendering purpose, besides monitoring physical progress and performance of the works.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: National Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2110

ANSWERED ON 04 .0 7.2019

## NATIONAL PROJECT

## 2110. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh has been accorded a national status;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any project like Polavaram has also been accorded national status in T elangana; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b) The  Polavaram  Irrigation  Project  (PIP)  has  been  declared as a  National  Project  under Section 90(1) of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014.

- ( c) No, Sir.
- (d) Inclusion of any project in the scheme of National Projects depends upon its appraisal Advisory Committee of DoWR, RD & GR from techno - economic angle, investment clearance, fulfilmen of criteria of the scheme, availability of funds etc. Hon'ble Chief Minister of Telangana vide letter dated 11- 02- 2016  requested  that  Kaleshwaram  Project  be  accorded  status  of  National  Projec t.  However,  as intimated by Central Water Commission, no formal request in prescribed pro forma has been received from the State Government of Telangana in this regard for consideration of the High Powered S Committee (HPSC) of Central Government constituted for implementation of National Projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: NH Projects on PPP Model
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  National  Highways  (NHs)  projects  constructed/being  constructed  through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode are unable to take off as the private partners are unable to arrange finances for the projects and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  private  partners  are  unable  to  arrange  for  the  technical  and  non-technical work force to implement National Highways projects and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the details of arrangements being made for acquisition of land for construction of  NHs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  No Sir. However, some of the National Highways projects, being undertaken through PPP mode, are facing some stress depending upon the financial strength of the bidders.
- (b)  No such report has been received.
- (c)  Land  acquisition  is  being  made  by  appointing  State  Government  Officers  as  Competent Authority. Land Acquisition and administration charges are paid to them for completion of land acquisition at the earliest.

Hindrances, if any, are cleared with the assistance of State Administration for early completion of Civil Works.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2109

ANSWERED ON 4 TH  JULY, 2019

## NH PROJECTS ON PPP MODEL

## 2109.   SHRI PINAKI MISHRA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 2107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Heritage Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2107 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 4, 2019 HERITAGE CITIES

No. 2107           SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  any  scheme  for  the development of heritage cities in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  cities  declared  as heritage city in the country including North Eastern States; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to declare Banpeta town as one of heritage city 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) to (c): The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation  Yojana  (HRIDAY),  a  central  sector  scheme  with the Budget allocation of Rs. 500 crore was  launched  on 21 st  January,  2015  with  the  aim  of  bringing  together  urban planning,  economic  growth  and  heritage  conservation  in  an inclusive  manner  with  the  objective  of  preserving  the  heritage character  of  the  City.  Under  the  scheme,  twelve  cities  namely Ajmer, Amritsar, Amaravati, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and Warangal were identified for development. The  period of HRIDAY scheme has ended on 31 st  March, 2019.  No city from the North Eastern States was included under this Scheme.

On discontinuation of the HRIDAY Scheme, Heritage component has been included in National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) Scheme with re-nomenclature as National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)  with  change  in  guidelines  in  October,  2017.    The PRASHAD scheme is administered by the Ministry of Tourism and till  date  no  Heritage  city/site/place  has  been  notified  under  the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Road Network for Dera Baba Nanak
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2106

ANSWERED ON 04 TH  JULY, 2019

## ROAD NETWORK FOR DERA BABA NANAK

## 2106. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  overhaul  the  road  network  to  facilitate  hassle-free access to Dera Baba Nanak and Kartarpur Corridor and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government is also considering to develop roads and highways to Dera Baba Nanak from Amritsar and to other district headquarters and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)   Yes, Sir.

The following sections in the road network have been included  for development of hassle-free access to Dera Baba Nanak from Amritsar and other districts:

- (i) Ramdas-Gurdaspur section (47.492km) under Bharatmala Scheme;
- (ii) Connection  of  Existing  Four  lane  section  of  Amritsar-Pathankot  on  NH-15 through Batala Bypass; and
- (iii) Kartarpur  corridor  connecting  zero-point  at  international  Border  to  existing NH 354

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Privatisation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer, Su Thirunavukkarasar, Hibi Eden

2105.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2105

(To be answered on the 4th July 2019)

## PRIVATISATION OF AIRPORTS

SHRI E.T: MOHAMMED BASHEER SHRI HIBI EDEN

Will the Minister 0f CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if s0, the details thereof;

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to entrust private agencies in activities of airport functioning;
- (c) the name of such airports to be handed over to the private companies for the purpose;
- (e) whether the Government has consulted all stakeholders before taking this decision and if the details thereof?
- d) the time period fixed for completion of formalities in this regard; and

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) to (c); Yes Sir; Union Cabinet in its meeting held 0n 08.11.2018 accorded Inprinciple' approval for out six airports 0f Airports Authority of India (AAI) viz. Ahmedabad, Jaipur; Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru for eperation, management and development through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. leasing
- (d): Upon execution %f concession agreement;, the maximum timeline for completion of all formalities is 180 days:
- (e): AwiEmgowered Groupi of Secretaries (EGoS) headed by CEO, NITI Aayog with Secretary; Ministry of Civil A viation, Secretary, Department 0 Economic Affairs and Secretary, Department of Expenditure has been constituted to take a decision on the issues falling beyond the scope of Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) Government is committed for safeguarding the interest of all the stake holders including Sate Government and the general public: along
Lok Sabha Question No. 2104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Non-Functional Units of NTPC
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2104 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.07.2019

## NON-FUNCTIONAL UNITS OF NTPC

†2104.  SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  units  of  National  Thermal  Power  Corporation  (NTPC) across the country, which are non-functional at present, location-wise;
- (b) whether there is any scheme to ensure production with full capacity at the unit of NTPC situated in Dibiyapur of Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh where there has been zero production during the last two years; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) : All power stations of NTPC across the country are available and generate power as per the requirement of the beneficiaries.

(b) & (c): NTPC  Auraiya  Gas  power  Plant,  situated  in  Dibiyapur  of  Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, is fully operational and is generating power as per the requirement of beneficiaries.

Power generated by NTPC Auraiya Gas power plant during last two financial years is given below:

|                        |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Power Generated in MUs |       377 |       545 |

The  Auraiya  Gas  power  plant  is  available  to  generate  its  full capacity. However, generation was low due to less requisition by beneficiaries for power generated by  using Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) & Naphtha fuel as this power is more expensive compared to power generated by using coal or Renewables.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Requirement of Trained Drivers
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, P.P. Chaudhary, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Lallu Singh, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2102 ANSWERED ON 4 TH   July, 2019

## REQUIREMENT OF TRAINED DRIVERS

†2102. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  has  been  a  rapid  rise  in  requirement  of trained drivers due to rising number of taxi services in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   whether the number of cases of accidents has been rising due to non-fulfilment of the said requirement and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  motor  driving  schools  in  the  district headquarters across the country, particularly in regard to Madhya Pradesh with a view to resolve the problem of rising number of accidents; and
- (d)  if so, the detailed roadmap prepared in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (  b)  The  causative  analysis  of  various  road  accident  studies  carried  out  in  the  past shows that majority of road accidents occur due to driver's fault. The report of year 2016 as per data received from the police department of the States/UTs indicates that 84% of all road  accidents  were  due  to  the  fault  of  the  drivers.  The  no.  of  accident  cases  involving drivers without valid driving licence in the calendar year 2017 are 48,503 (around 10% of total accidents).

(c)  to  (d)  Yes  Sir,  Ministry  has  launched  a  Scheme named  as 'Scheme for setting up of Driving Training Centers(DTC) at District level in FY 2017-18 to provide quality training to commercial vehicle drivers, improve road and environment safety and strengthen overall mobility  on  roads.  Under  this  scheme  any  legal  entity  registered  under  Central/State Government  law  from  States/UTs  is  eligible to apply. Besides, the Ministry also implements  scheme  of  Institute  of  Driving  Training  and  Research  (IDTR)  and  Regional Driving  Training  centers  (RDTC).  Under  these  two  schemes  financial  assistance  is provided to States/UTs for setting up of IDTR and RDTC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Fund Crunch for Highway Development Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2100

ANSWERED ON 4 TH  JULY, 2019

## FUND CRUNCH FOR HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

## 2100.  SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several highway development projects in the country have been stopped due to fund crunch with the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether in October 2017, the Government made a target to develop 35000 km of NHs with an estimated cost of Rs. 5.5 lakh crore thereof;
- (c) if so, whether Government could not be able to complete 10000 km NHs as on date; and
- (d) if so, present status of NHs, sanctioned projects, details of allocation of funds therein and the extra funding needed to complete 35000 km NHs thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No Sir.
- (b) to (d) The  Government  of  India  had  approved  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  Phase-I  in October,  2017  for  development  of  economic  corridors,  inter  corridors,  feeder routes, national corridors, border roads, international connectivity roads, coastal roads, port connectivity roads and expressways with an aggregate length of about 34,800 km (including 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches) at an estimated outlay of Rs.5,35,000.00 crores.  Total of 225 road projects with an aggregate length of 9,613  km  have  been  appraised  &  approved  till  March,  2019  under  Bharatmala Pariyojana  (including  53  residual  NHDP  works  of  aggregate  length  of  2,463

kms)  with  Total  Capital  Cost  as  Rs.  2,43,415  crores  (including  LA  &  preconstruction  cost).  However,  it  has  been  observed  that  actual  cost  of  Land Acquisition  is  3  times  the  estimated  values  and  the  prevailing  costs  of  civil construction are more than those estimated at the time of approval of CCEA in October, 2017. As such, additional financial resources are required for completion  of  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  Phase-I,  for  which  efforts  such  as  asset monetization, Masala bonds etc. have been initiated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Harassment of Women Staff
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 2098 (To be answered on the 4th July 2019)

## HARASSMENT OF WOMEN STAFF

2098 SHRI M: SELVARAJ

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether it is true that large number of cases of molestation and misbehaviour with fellow women in flight by the employees/colleagues have
- (b) the details of such cases which have been registered and action taken by the Government on these complaints for the last three years, airline-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) Yes, Sir. Based on the information gathered from airlines, 15 cases have been reported by the airlines\_ as per the following break up:- 10 from Air India, 2 from Indigo, 2 from Vistara and 1 from Jet Airways; As per Supreme Court Judgement in Vishakha Vs State of Rajasthan' such cases are dealt with by tie Internal Complaints Committee(ICC) of the concerned organisation/ employer. The airlines have reported that all the 15 cases have been investigated and action has been taken in terms of the recommendations of the ICC:
- (b) The details of such cases have not been shared by the airlines as Section 16 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 prohibits making known the contents of the complaint; identity and addresses of aggrieved women, respondent and witnesses etc
Lok Sabha Question No. 2097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2097

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 04, 2019

## 'PROTOCOL FOR STAR RATING OF GARBAGE-FREE CITIES'

No. 2097.

SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched the 'Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities' recently under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the rating of cities is based on 7-star rating system based on  multiple  cleanliness  indicators  for  solid  waste  management practices;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether this will provide stakeholders with single metric to rate a city's cleanliness rather than separately evaluating multiple factors which  contribute  to  city's  overall  cleanliness  and  garbage  free status; and
- (f) 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) &(b):  Yes Sir, Government has launched 'Star rating protocol for garbage  free  cities'  under  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban (SBM-U) to motivate cities to achieve garbage free status.

(c) to(f): 'Star rating protocol for Garbage Free Cities (GFC)' is based on  a  SMART  framework  --Single  metric,  Measurable,  Achievable, Rigorous verification mechanism and Targeted towards outcomes. Cleanliness indicators for GFC at both ward and city levelincludes door  to  door  collection,  segregation  at  source,  public  sweeping, provision  of  litter  and/  or  storage  bins,  processing  of  wet  and  dry waste, compliance  of SWM  Rules  for  bulk waste  generators, penalties, spot fines & user charges, scientific landfill, cleanliness of  drains  &  water  bodies,  screening  of  Nallahs,  plastic  waste management, managing construction & demolition waste, resolution  of  citizen  complaints,  beautification  with  sustainability, etc.

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