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Lok Sabha Question No. 1686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Wastage of Renewable Power
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1686

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/11/2019

## WASTAGE OF RENEWABLE POWER

1686. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI

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

- (a) whether the target of having 175 GW of installed clean energy capacity by March 2022 do not seem realistic and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether payment delays and the decision of Andhra Pradesh to renegotiate tariffs threaten to derail India's clean energy plans and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the break-up of share of various sources of renewable energy for power generation in the country; and
- (d) the details of wastage of renewable power generated due to lack of storage technology?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY,  POWER and MoS for SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a) The Government has set a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022 which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from Biomass and 5 GW from Small Hydro. So far, as on 31/10/2019, a total of 83.38 GW of renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country. Further, an additional capacity of 30.06 GW is under various stages of implementation and 39.67 GW under various stages of bidding. Hence, the targets are not unrealistic and would be achieved by 2022.
- (b) Yes Sir. Andhra Pradesh utilities (DISCOMs) are not  making payments to Renewable Energy (Wind and Solar) generators for over one year.

The  State  Government  has  also  sought  to  reopen  the  power  purchase  agreements  and  renegotiate  the tariffs. The violation of the sanctity of the contracts has led to grave disquiet amongst the developers and investors  and  the  climate  for  investments  has  suffered,  leading  to  apprehension  of  a  slowdown  in  the sector.

- (c) A total of 83.38 GW of renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country as on 31/10/2019 which includes 37.09 GW from wind, 31.70 GW from solar, 9.95 GW from bio-energy and 4.64 GW from small hydro power.
- (d) As per Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) report titled 'Greening the Grid: Pathways to  integrate  175  GW  of  RE'',  power  system  balancing  with  100  GW  of  solar  and  60  GW  of  wind  is achievable with minimal RE curtailment of 1.4% which is in line with experiences in other countries with significant RE penetration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Green Highways Policy-2015
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kirron  Kher

be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Green Highways Policy-2015 is being implemented by the Government;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof including the plantation data of the last three years and the current year;
- (c)   whether the Government proposes to create green highways/expressways in the country; and
- (d)    if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1685

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## GREEN HIGHWAYS POLICY-2015

1685.  SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (b)  Yes,  Sir.  The  details  of  the  Green  Highways  Policy-2015  can  be  seen  at  website  of Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  (morth.nic.in/green-highways).  The  summary  of plantation under Green Highways Policy-2015 is as under:

| Cumulative Plantation of last 3 Years (2016, 2017 & 2018) (No of Plants)   | Plantation in 2019-20 upto August 2019 (No of Plants)   | Total Plantation Progress (from 2016 upto August 2019) (No of Plants)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cumulative Plantation of last 3 Years (2016, 2017 & 2018) (No of Plants)   | Total                                                   | Total Plantation Progress (from 2016 upto August 2019) (No of Plants)   |
| 1                                                                          | 2                                                       | 3 (1+2)                                                                 |
| 107,52,441                                                                 | 36,20,057                                               | 143,72,498                                                              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Vizhinjam Seaport Project
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1 684

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 28I'I NOVEMBER,2O19

## VIZHINJAM  SEAPORT PROJECT

## 1684. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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- (a) whether  the Government  has reviewed the progress  of Vizhinjam  seaport project in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the project is likely to be commissioned?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & b) As  per information  provided  by Government  of Kerala,  the State Government of Kerala has entered rnto a Concession Agreement with Adani Vizhinjam  Port Private Limited ( AVPPL) in August, 2O1S for the devetopment and operation of Vizhinjam  lnternational  Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport Project on Design, Build, Finance  ,Operate,  Transfer ( DBFOT  )  basis for an initial concession  period of 40 years. For implementation  of the Vizhinjam  port Project,  Government  of Kerala has formed  a 100% Government  owned  Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) named Vizhinjam lnternational Seaport Ltd (VISL).

An lndependent Engineer has been appointed to monator the project in line with the Concession Agreernent.  Government of Kerala has also constituted a Project  lmplementation  Committee  and an Empowered  Commiltee headed by Chief  Secretary of the State for monitoring the Project and for timely intervention and to render assistance to remove bottlenecks, if any, faced by Concessionaire. Apart from the above, the Chief Minister as Chairman of the body corporate (VISL) has been reviewing the project from time to time and providing necessary directions.

ln December 2014, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of lndia accorded  in principle approval for this project under the Scheme For Financial Support  to PPPs in lnfrastructure  (Vrability Gap Funding). Governntent of Kerala tras submitted the documents for final approval in July 2019.

- c) As per the Concession Agreement entered into between Government of Kerala  and M/s AVPPL, the Scheduled  Completion  Date (SCD) of the project is 3'd December 20'19. With lhe construction of the critical component  of the project viz, breakwaler  being  delayed due to the failure of the concessionaire in sourcing sufficient quantity  of rocks,  a slippage  in the scheduled  completion  Date of the project  is anticipated. Government of Kerala along  with M/s AVppL is taking earnest  effo(s in resolving these issues and to mrnimize  the delay in commissioning  the project.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Change of Engines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1683 November 2019) 28th

(To be answered on the

## CHANGE OF ENGINES

1683.

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether certain private airlines have been asked to their engines with modified Low Pressure Turbine (LPT); replace
- whether the concerned entities are complying with the same and the deadline set
- 6) if s0, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- by the Government for compliance and if $0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (@) Yes, Sir. In light of recent cases %f inflight shutdowns to Indige's Airbus 4320 NEO aircraft; Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed Indigo to replace their engines with modified Low Pressure Turbine(LPT) by 3lst January 2020

Airline Affected Replaced Remaining

Indigo

196

87

109

In addition, as a preventive measure and for safety of gperations; DGCA had directed both Indigo and Go Air to operate the aircraft with at least one modified engine when the aircraft has both its engines having completed more than 2900 Flight Hours by 24th November 2019. The directive has since been complied with; (6) Since induction; several cases %f engine related repetitive defects have been reported on Airbus Neo 320 aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney P&w)engines While most of the initial defects experienced have been adequately addressed by the manufacturer, the current issue 0f LPT failures are being addressed by providing suitable mitigation actions. The details of the engines to be by 31 January 2020 are as below: replaced

(C) So far; the airlines have already complied with the directive of DGCA to operate the aircraft with at least one modified engine by 24th November 2019 when both the engines of the aircraft have completed more than 2900 flight hours
Lok Sabha Question No. 1681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Nal Se Jal Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1681 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## Nal Se Jal Scheme

## 1681. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the implementation status of the Nal Se Jal scheme;
- (b) the action being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the funds allocated for the said scheme?

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

(a)  Government  of  India  has  launched  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM),  which  aims  at providing  potable  water  to  every  rural  household  through  Functional  Household  Tap Connection  (FHTC)  at  service level  of  55  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd)  by  2024.  As reported,  as  on  21.11.2019,  about  18.41%  [3.29  Crore]  rural  households  have  tap connection with piped water supply. (b) Under JJM, a budgetary allocation of 10,000.66 Crore has been made for the year 2019-20  and  first  instalment  hasbeen  released  to  eligible  States/  UTs.  Further,  a conference of Minister in-charge of rural water supply of various States was held in New Delhi  followed  by  five  regional  workshops  to  discuss  various  aspects  of  JJM  and modalities of the implementation. In addition, regular review of the programme is also held with States/ UTs. 3.60 lakh Crore, out of which Central Share

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- (c) Planned outlay of JJM in five years is is about 2.08 lakh Crore.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Landless and Homeless People
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1680

TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2019

## LANDLESS AND HOMELESS PEOPLE

- NO.  1680. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data of landless and homeless  people  in  the  country  especially  in  the  State  of Maharashtra;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the way by which the Government will ensure home for all by 2022 in view of the fact that a large section of the population of the country is landless?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b): As per Census 2011, homeless population in the country is  17,73,040  and  in  Maharashtra  population  of  homeless  is 2,10,908.  Registrar  General  of  India  (RGI)  has  reported  that data on landless people is not collected in Census. Also, the Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  does  not maintain any data on landless people.

(c):  In  pursuance  to  Government  of  India's  vision  of  facilitating Housing for All by 2022, the MoHUA has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) Mission since June, 2015 to provide Central Assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs)/Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  for  providing  all  weather  pucca houses with basic civic infrastructure to all eligible urban households.  PMAY-U  Mission  envisages  Government's  intervention through the following four verticals namely 'In-situ' Slum Redevelopment  (ISSR), Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme  (CLSS), Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership  with  public  or  private  sector (AHP) and Beneficiary-led individual house construction/enhancement (BLC).

The landless households may opt for AHP vertical under the Mission where houses are provided in multi-storey houses. Secondly, landless  persons  may  also  apply  for  interest  subsidy  under  CLSS component and purchase the house available in the open market.

Under PMAY-U Mission, 93 lakh houses have been sanctioned so far against the demand of 112 lakh houses. Out of 93 lakh sanctioned houses,  55.40  lakh  houses  are  grounded  for  construction  and construction of 28.06 lakh houses have been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Regulation of Drones
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1679

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the 28th November 2019)

## REGULATION OF DRONES

1679

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR SHRI SELVAM G\_

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has developed a system in which each of the operators of drones is recognized and tracked and if s0, the detaiis thereof;
- c) the amount of funds sanctioned/ allocated by the Government for this purpose; and
- (b) whether the Government has issued guidelines regarding use, purchase and selling Of drones and accountability in case 0f any accidents and if s0, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has any mechanism to keep track of all the drones which are used in the country and if so, the details thereof? being

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) To fulfill the mandatory requirements for flying of civil drones, an online portal by the name 0f Digital has been developed. A preliminary version of the Digital platform has been made effective from 01.12.2018, The operator 0 the drone has to register each drone on the Digital portal: On completion of the online registration process, a Unique Identification Number (UIN) is imparted to the drone. The UIN is the identity to track the drone. Before operating a drone flight, the flight path of each drone has to Sky\_ Sky Sky

be entered into the Digital Approval for the flight path of the drone is given by the air traffic control on the Digital Sky platform: Post flight log of the drone flight are available on the Digital The Digital Sky System provides identification and tracking of each drone Sky. Sky.

(c) An amount of Rs: 46.26 crore has been approved in principle for the Digital platform: Sky

(b) The regulations prescribe checks/ procedures for overseeing details of use, purchase and selling of drones. Safety and security requirements for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) are also provided in the regulations. The Digital Sky with its features of drone flight incident reporting enables tracking of civil drones: The system can therefore determine accountability in case of an accident:

(d) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched the preliminary version of the Digital platform.The Digital Sky platform, inter-alia, includes features of registration of RPAS issuance of RPAS operator permit, flight approvals, tracking of The DGCA thus keeps track of the registered civil RPAS. Sky path

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: MSMEs in Domestic Defence Production Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## MSME IN DOMESTIC DEFENCE PRODUCTION SECTOR

## 1674. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  in  India's domestic defence production sector;
- (b) the measures the Ministry in taking to promote MSMEs in defence production sector; and
- (c) whether  with FDI  via  automatic route going up to 74%, the Ministry is taking any  steps  to  protect  domestic  defence  MSMEs  against  foreign  OEMs  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As  reported  by  the  Ministry  of  Defence,  the  number  of  Micro,  Small  and Medium enterprises  (MSMEs)  Vendors  in  India  under  domestic  defence  production sector is 8,643.

(b) & (c): Several  schemes/initiatives  have  been  put  in  place  to  support  MSMEs including  those  in  the  defence  production  sector.  These  include  Prime  Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Micro and  Small Enterprises-Cluster Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP),  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  MSMEs  in  North Eastern  Region  and  Sikkim,  Tool  Rooms  and  Technology  Centers,  Mission  Solar Charkha (MSC), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI),  Procurement  and Marketing Support  Scheme, Entrepreneurship  Skill Development  Programme  (ESDP),  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small Enterprises (MSEs) and Credit Linked Capital Subsidy  and  Technology  Upgradation Scheme  (CLCS-TUS).  The  Ministry  of  Defence  has  also  taken  various  measures  to support  domestic  defence  production  across  the  country.  These  include  Make-I  and Make-II  projects,  Defence  Investor  Cell  and  Innovations  for  Defence  Excellence (iDEX).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Slum Dwellers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1673

TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2019

## SLUM DWELLERS IN ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA NO. 1673. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) whether it is true that as per Census 2011 there are more than one crore slum dwellers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  slum  dwellers  in  Andhra  Pradesh  after separation of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh;
- the schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government to  ameliorate  the  living  conditions  of  slum  dwellers  in  Andhra
- (c) Pradesh;
- (d) the reasons behind the facts that the Government does not carry out survey of slums between two Censuses;
- (e) whether  the  Government  would  start  doing  it  from  the  next Census of 2021; and
- (f) 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):  As  per  census  2011,  slum  population  of  undivided  Andhra Pradesh was 1,01,86,934. The State Government of Andhra Pradesh has  reported  that  there  are  55.98  lakhs  slum  dwellers  in  Andhra Pradesh after separation of Telangana from the State.

(c):  For  rehabilitation  of  slum  dwellers  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh, pucca houses are constructed under Affordable Housing in Partnership  and  In-situ  Slum  Rehabilitation  components  of  Pradhan Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (Urban).  Under  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM), Identity Cards, financial  support  and  training  are  provided  to  the  identified  street vendors  for  self-employment.  Further,  as  reported  by  the  State  of Andhra  Pradesh,  all  the  Urban  Local  Bodies  has  to  utilize  at  least 40% of their budget in slum areas for providing roads, water supply, toilet, sanitation, drainage and other infrastructure facilities.

(d)  to  (f):  Census is a decadal exercise that takes place in the year ending with '1'. Last Census was conducted in the year 2011 and the next  is  due  in  2021.  As  regards  survey  of  slums  between  two censuses, it is informed that the latest such survey was conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during its 69 th  round (July December 2012) as per which estimated number of slums and slum households  were  4,539  and  15,98,659  respectively  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana).

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