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Lok Sabha Question No. 2635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Rooftop Solar System
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2635

TO BE ANSWERED ON-27.12.2018

## ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEM

## 2635. SHRI B.V. NAIK

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

- (a)  whether  to  boost  the  use  of  rooftop  solar  systems  in  residential  areas,  the  Government would  mandate  domestically  sourced  components  which  could  inspire  confidence  among potential customers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the biggest issues facing solar power projects in India are getting lost in the overt focus on lower tariffs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the installed capacity of rooftop solar systems in India is so far only 1247 MW out of target of 40GW by 2022 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the reasons for poor adoption of rooftop solar in India is that the tariffs in place do not make business sense for residential rooftop solar system and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing rooftop solar programme, which  provides  for  financial  support  to  various  sectors  including  residential  sector.  It  is mandatory to install indigenously manufactured solar PV modules to avail financial support under the programme.
- (b)  In  most  of  solar  power  projects  the  tariff  is  being  discovered  through  a  transparent bidding  process  and  tariffs  are  quoted  by  the  bidders  after  considering  all  factors.  The Government has a focus on over all development of renewable energy sector which include grid management, development of green energy corridors, solar manufacturing, etc.
- (c)  &  (d)  Under  the  present  rooftop  solar  programme,  which  was  approved  by  the Government  in  December  2015,  an  aggregated  capacity  of  2100  MW  is  targeted  to  be achieved in residential, institutional, social and Government sector through central financial assistance by the year 2019-20.

As  per  data  captured  on  the  SPIN  portal  of  MNRE,  a  total  of  1227  MWp  capacity  grid connected  rooftop  solar  PV  systems  have  been  reported  installed  in  the  country  as  on 24.12.2018.

In order to promote rooftop solar in residential sector, which is getting subsidised electricity tariff  in  most  of  the  States,  the  Ministry  is  providing  financial  support  upto  30%  of  the benchmark cost in general category states/UTs and upto 70% of benchmark cost in special category states/UTs under the present rooftop solar programme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Priority of Road Safety
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT  OF  INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2633

ANSWERED  ON  27 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## PRIORITY  OF  ROAD  SAFETY

2633.  SHRI  RADHESHYAM  BISWAS:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  reduced  the  priority  of  road  safety  in  the  country including Assam by ignoring reasonable road safety suggestions from different noted organisations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether some NGOs are involved in the field of road-safety as a group of external stakeholders of National Highways Authority of India;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the work taken by these NGOs and the funds allocated and released to these NGOs for the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI  MANSUKH  L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a)    &    (b)        No,  Madam.    Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  regularly  holds consultations  from  time  to  time  with  NHAI  ,  different  stakeholders  including  Non  Governmental  Organization  (NGO)  to  improve  the  road  safety  in  the  country.  NHAI officials are regularly attending the District Road Safety Committee meetings and State Road Safety Council meetings and safety issues related to  NHAI as discussed during the meetings are being attended by the NHAI field offices across the whole country including Assam.  The representative of different stake holders have also been made Non-Official Members of the National Road Safety Committee, constituted as the apex body to take policy decisions in matters of road safety in pursuance of Section 215 of Motor Vehicle Act. 1988.
- (c)  &  (d)      Some of the NGOs who have been involved in various road safety activities of NHAI viz. free eye check up camp, road safety awareness campaign etc. during the Road Safety Week  in various parts of the country are given below:-
-       Varalaxmi Foundations
-       Rural Peoples Welfare Organization
-      Rotary Club and Red Cross Society
-      Vivekananda Kendra
-      Nashik First
-      L.V. Prasad Eye Institute
-      Vasan Eye Care
- (e) No funds has been released by this Ministry to any NGO for  Road Safety activites during the last three years and the current year  till date.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: National Service Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2630

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27-12-2018

National Service Scheme

†2630. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to amend or restructure the  existing  National  Service  Scheme  (NSS)  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  number  of students under NSS and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  request  from  certain States  particularly  Chhattisgarh  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for personality and character development of student/youth through various voluntary community services in the country particularly in the rural areas?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH

AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

- (a)  There  is  no  proposal  to  amend  the  structure  of  the  existing National Service Scheme.

(b) & (c):  No. The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has not received any proposal to increase the number of students under NSS from the State Governments including the State Government of Chhattisgarh. (d)  The  personality  and  character  development  of  student  youth  is taken  up  as  an  activity  under  the  National  Service  Scheme  through Regular  and  Special  Camping  Programme  and  also  National  Level Programme in Colleges and Universities. NSS volunteers work on issue of  social  relevance  which  keep  evolving  in  response  to  the  needs  of the  community through regular and special camping activities which include literacy, education, health, family welfare and nutrition, environment, social service programme, programmes for empowerment of women, programme connected with economic development  activity,  rescue  and  relief  during  calamity  etc.,  which also cover the  rural areas of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Evaluation of Claims regarding ODF
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2629 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27-12-2018

## Evaluation of Claims regarding ODF

## 2629. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state :

- (a) whether many State Governments have claimed that certain districts under their domain have become Open Defecation Free (ODF);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether some of the said claims were found to be incorrect by many authorities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) and (b) As  per  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)[SBM(G)]  guidelines,  villages and districts declare themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF) through a rigorous process of self-declaration, followed by a multi-level decentralized verification process by the districts and States.A district is declared ODF when all the villages of the district have been declared ODF. 569 districts  in  the  country  have  been  declared  Open  Defecation  free  (ODF)  as  on 21.12.2018.

(c) and (d) Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  had  conducted  National  Annual Rural  Sanitation  Survey  (NARSS)  2017-18  through  an  independent  agency  under  World Bank  support  project  to  SBM(G),  as  per  which  95.6%  of  ODF  verified  villages  were confirmed to be ODF.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Funding under SBM
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2624 To BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## FUNDING UNDER SBM

## 2624.SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  DRINKING  WATER  AND  SANITATION  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the funds received and utilised under Swachh Bharat kosh which was set up to achieve the objective of clean India till October 2018; and
- (b) the details of works for which funds from Swachh Bharat Kosh can be utilized?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- a. The funds received under Swachh Bharat Kosh is Rs869.07 Crore and the total fund utilised is Rs. 862.36 Crore.
- b. Swachh Bharat Kosh is usedfor the objective of improving cleanliness levels in rural and urban areas, including in schools. It is also used to enable to bring out innovative / unique projects and girl toilets are the priority area.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Electricity to Every Household
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## ELECTRICITY TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD

†2623. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the progress made under the scheme of providing electricity to every household in the country;
- (b) whether  the  cent  percent  target  of  the  scheme  has  been  achieved  in Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any targets have been fixed for ensuring availability of electricity 24x7; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : As reported by States, 2,24,38,133 Households have been electrified as  on  17.12.2018,  since  the  launch  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar Yojana -'Saubhagya'.

Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  has  informed  that  the  State  has achieved 100% household electrification under Saubhagya scheme.

(c) & (d) : The supply of electricity to consumers falls under the jurisdiction of respective State Governments/Power Utilities. However, Government of India has taken  a  joint  initiative  with  all  the  States/UTs  for  preparation  of  State  specific documents  for  providing  24x7  power  supply  to  all  households,  industrial  & commercial consumers and adequate supply of power to agricultural consumers as per State policy. All the State Governments and Union Territories have signed the  '24X7  Power  For  All'  document  to  provide  electricity  to  all  from  1 st   April, 2019. Government of India supplements the efforts of States through its various schemes  including  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya and Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Use of Data Services in Domestic Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the December 2018) 27th

## USE OF DATA SERVICES IN DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

## 2618. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

- (b) if s0, the details thereof; and

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether it is fact that the Government is planning to introduce use of data services in domestic flights;
- the time by which this data services are making available in domestic flights?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (c) The Government had decided to provide in-flight connectivity for calling and internet facilities. The implementation 0f inflight connectivity would be through service\_providers licensed through Department of Telecommunication (DoT) The\_DoT has published the Flight & Maritime Connectivity Rules; 2018 for facilitating inflight data and cailing services on 14th December 2018. The Rules are effective from the date of publication.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Renewable Energy Generation
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2617

TO BE ANSWERED ON-27.12.2018

## RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION

2617. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

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

- (a) the quantum of power generated through renewable energy sources during the last year;
- (b) the average cost of power generation through solar and wind energy;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the sources of solar and wind energy in Jharkhand; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  A  total  of  101.84  Billion  Units  of  power  has  been  generated  from  renewable  energy  sources  in  the country during last financial year i.e. 2017-18.
- (b) The cost of production of energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources varies from place to place  depending  upon,  inter-alia,  intensity  of  solar  radiations,  speed  of  wind,  geographical  location, capacity of project, technology deployed, cost of finance, land cost, cost of basic infrastructure and state policies, etc. For solar power, the lowest tariff discovered has been Rs 2.44/kWh at Bhadla and for wind power the lowest tariff discovered has been Rs 2.43/kWh in Gujarat.
- (c)  &  (d)  The  Government  of  Jharkhand  having  low  potential  of  Wind  energy  proposes  to  increase  the capacity of Solar energy. The details of planned Solar Energy projects in the state are as following:
- Grid connected Rooftop solar power Plants on Government Building-17 MWp
- Grid  connected  Solar  Power  Plants  for  Private  Consumer  (Residential,  Social  &  Commercial consumer)- 10 MWp
- Floating Solar Power Plants -150 MW
- Canal top Solar Power plants -2MWp

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Low Cost Regional Air Connectivity
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2616

(To be answered on the December 2018) 27th

## LOw COST REGIONAL AIR CONNECTIVITY

## 2616. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to unveil a policy to encourage low cost regional air connectivity to remote places across the country, if s0, the details of the policy;
- (c) if s0, the details thereof and by when such policy would be implemented?
- (b) whether the regional air routes as well as destinations have been identified by the Government; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 for providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country: The primary objective of RCS is to facilitate/stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable by providing Viability Funding (VGF) and other concessions to the Selected Airline Operators under RCS. RCS-UDAN is a demand driven scheme where airline operators undertake assessment of demand on a particular route and bid under the Scheme from time to time: Airports Authority of India (AAD); the Implementing Agency has awarded 27 proposals and 90 proposals under RCS-UDAN version 1 & 2 respectively. Gap
Lok Sabha Question No. 2615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Strengthening of Irrigation System
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

## †2615

ANSWERED ON 27.12 .201 8

## STRENGTHENING OF IRR IGATION SYSTEM

## †2615. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is preparing any action plan to strengthen irrigation system;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether the  Government  is  preparing  any  action  plan  for  irrigation  system  and  proper  u irrigation in rural and hilly areas of Madhya Pradesh; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b) Water resources projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State G themselves  as  per  their  own  resources  and  priorities.    In  or der  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  S Governments,  Government  of  India  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  encourage development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and program as Accelera ted Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) etc. under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) as per the guidelines of scheme.

During 2016 - 17, ninety -nine (99) on -going Major/Medium irrigation projects under PMKSY - AIBP having  ultimate  irrigation pot e tial  of  76.03  lakh  hectare  at balance  estimated  cost  of  Rs.77595  cro (Central Assistance (CA) component of Rs.31342 crore) have been prioritized in consultatio for completion in phases up to December, 2019 along with their Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) works. Funding mechanism through NABARD has also been approved by the Government for both Central and State share.

(c) & (d) Out of the 99 prioritised projects, 14 projects (and 7 phases) are in the State of Madhya Ultimate potential of these projects is 872.63 th. hectare. CADWM works in the above priori envisage  enhanced  utilization  of  irrigation  systems  being  created  through  th em.    Under  the  CADWM scheme  funds  are  provided  for  construction  of  field  channels  and  for  creation  of  irrig irrigation systems.

The prioritized projects of Madhya Pradesh envisage to cover Culturable Command Area (CCA) of 603.07 T h. hectare under CADWM programme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Greenfield Airport at Rajkot
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2614 (To be answered on the 27th December 2018)

## GREENFIELD AIRPORT AT RAJKOT

## 2614 SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- R)ikohetherh feasibility study for the proposed site of Greenfield Airport at Raikot has been carried out by the Airports Authority of India, if 80, the finding of the pre-feasibility report;
- (c): the methodology to be adopted for the Greenfield Airport at Rajkot and whether it will be & Central Government project or Central Government and Government of Gujarat or 0n PPP mode?
- {6):ttlee details of studies and surveys as well a8 clearances and NoCs required for the purpose; and

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

Rajkot airport is technically feasible for operation 0f Code E' Aircraft:

(c): Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation granted 'in principle' Proict will be developed under BO (Build & Operate) by Airports Authority of India (AAI)

(b): As per the Greenfield Airport 2008 for setting up of Greenfield Report and other clearances from Ministry of Defence; Enviconmentey clearances etc. are mandatory\_ Policy,

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