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Lok Sabha Question No. 2613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Energy Efficiency
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2613

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## ENERGY EFFICIENCY

2613. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  air-conditioner  manufacturers  have  been  directed  to regulate  default  setting  of  the  AC  units  in  order  to  promote  energy efficiency;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  study  has  been  carried  out  by  the  Bureau  of  Energy Efficiency in this regard; and
- (d)
- if so, the details and the outcome 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): During  summer,  it  is  estimated  that  in  a  typical  building,  air conditioning consumes the maximum  amount of electricity, which accounts  for  more  than  50%  in  case  of  commercial  or  residential buildings.

An  increase  in  air  conditioning  temperature  by  1  degree Celsius  ( 0 C),  saves  about  6%  of  electricity.  Generally,  air  conditioning temperature is set between 20-21 0 C, whereas the ideal/optimal temperature is 24-26  0C. Change in air conditioning temperature from 20 0 C to 24  0 C, will save about 24% of electricity. This will reduce emissions and thereby be good for the environment; it will save money, and it is also good for health.

With  an  objective  to  promote  energy  conservation  in  space cooling,  Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency  (BEE)  have  developed  voluntary guidelines  recommending  air  conditioning  temperature  setting  at  an optimal level of  24-26  0 C.  To  take  forward  this  initiative,  a  meeting  was held  with  the  manufacturers  of  Air  Conditioner  (AC)  on  22 nd   June  2018, wherein it was suggested to explore the technical feasibility for default temperature setting of AC at 24 0C.

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The above mentioned voluntary guidelines have been recommended  for  implementation  in  large  commercial  establishments, such  as,  Hotels,  Airports,  public  office  complexes  of  public  and  large institutions.

(c) & (d) : No separate study has been carried out by BEE in this regard. BEE has referred to IIT Kharagpur Publication (112105129 version 1 ME) which  recommended  operative  and  optimum  temperature  of  24.50C  for summer  season  with  appropriate  clothing  at  50%  relative  humidity  and 0.15 m/sec air velocity. Further, the technical analysis done by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) also  indicates  that  in  order  to  achieve  desired  comfort  level  at  steady state,  the  temperature  setting  can  be  between  24-25  degree  Celsius,  at desired levels of humidity and air movement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: E-flow Norms of Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2611

ANSWERED ON 27.12 .201 8

## E - FLOW NORMS OF GANGA RIVER

## 2611. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI

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

(a) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain that over extraction of gr is one of the reasons behind the low level of Ganga r iver and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the measures being taken for treatment of sewage water to be used for agriculture purpo

(c) whether the e -flow norms of Ganga river have been made effective across all project sites and the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken/to be taken to maintain the e -flow of the said river?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Level of water in Ganga river depends on a number of factors which generally includes changes,  rain - fall  pattern,  diversion  of  surface  river  water/expl oitation  of  ground  water  for  various purposes etc.

(b) 'Namami Gange programme' promotes treated water reuse and accordingly, has directed all States to make provisions for reuse of at least 20% of the treated water at initial stages and mov reuse in a defined time frame for all the approved projects. Further, MoWR, RD & GR is coordinating with  other  Central  Government  Ministries  for  development  of  suitable  policies  for  the  r treated sewage.

(c) The  Gazette  notification  for  minimum  environmental  flows  in  river  Ganga  (for  reach Ganga from its origin to Unnao) is applicable to all existing, under - construction and future projects. The  existing  projects,  which  currently  do  not  meet  the  norms  of  these  environmental  fl comply and ensure that the desired environmental flow norms are com plied within a period of three years from the date of issue of the notification. While, the projects which are at diff construction,  where  physical  progress  on  ground  has  been  initiated,  shall  also  make provisions to maintain the s tipulated environmental flows before/after commissioning of the pro However, the mini and micro projects which do not alter the flow characteristics of the r significantly have been exempted from these environmental flows.

(d) Central W ater Commission (CWC) under this Ministry has been tasked with the responsibi supervision, monitoring, regulation of environmental flows and their subsequent reporting. identified eleven projects, eight in the State of Uttarakhand and thre e in the State of Uttar Pradesh for monitoring of environmental flows in Upper Ganga River Basin (upto Haridwar) and in the ma of river Ganga (upto Unnao) and accordingly the concerned project authorities have been provide hourly flow da ta on daily basis starting from 01 st January, 2019.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Par-Tapi-Narmada River Link Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2608

ANSWERED ON 27.12 .201 8

## PAR - TAPI - NARMADA RIVER LINK P ROJECT

## 2608. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

(a)  the  present  status  of  proposed  Damanganga - Pinjal  and  Par - Tapi - Narmada  River  Link  Project  in Gujarat and Maharashtra under River Link Programme;

(b)whether it is true that Maharashtra has proposed certain amendments and submitted any proposed changes to the Government;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(d) the time by which the matter is likely t o be finalised in accordance with the proposed change suggested by Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Damanganga - Pinjal link project was completed by Nation Water Development Agency (NWDA) and sent to Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat during Ma 2014.  The  Advisory  Committee  of  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River Development  and  Ganga Rejuvenation  (MoWR,  RD  &  GR)  has  accorded  techno - ec nomic  clearance  subject  to  submission  o forest clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF &CC) and cl for Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) of tribal population from Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Mo Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has submitted applications to MoEF &CC for f clearance and to MoTA for clearance for R&R of tribal population in June 2016.

The  DPR  of  Par - Tapi - N armada  link  project  was  completed  and  sent  to  concerned  Stat Maharashtra  and  Gujarat  during  2015.  Subsequently,  the  modified  DPR  based  on  the  sugges Government of Gujarat to include more tribal areas in the command area was also prepared ent to Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat during May, 2017. Government of Gujarat has sent the DPR to Central Water Commission for technical appraisal.

(b) to (d)A draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU ) for implementation of above two projects w sent  to  Governments  of  Maharashtra  and  Gujarat  in  September,  2017.  Subsequently,  Govern Maharashtra  has  requested  to  include  four  Intra - State  links  in  the  MoU.  These  links  are  namely; Damanganga  (Ekdare) - Godavari  link,  (ii)  Damanganga -Vaitarna - Godav ari  (Kadva  Dev)  link, (iii)  Par -Godavari link and (iv) Nar - Par - Girna  link.    Accordingly, the revised draft MoU incorporating t Intra - State link projects was prepared and sent to Government of Mahara shtra and Government of Gujarat for their concurrence.  Efforts have been made to arrive at consensus on water sharing am States and meetings have been held from time to time.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Access to Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2606 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY

## 2606.  SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether over 300 million people in the country do not have access to the electricity grid and are living in complete darkness and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether they live using kerosene lanterns which are extremely harmful to health and often result in huge losses of life and property due to fires and if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps being taken in this regard; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to provide electricity to all in the country?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

- (a) & (b) : Access to electricity has a positive impact on the quality of life of people  as well as economic  development.    Keeping  this  aspect  in  view, Government  of  India  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Sahaj  Bijli  Har  Ghar  Yojana  'Saubhagya' with the objective to achieve universal household electrification by providing electricity connections to all households in rural and all poor households in urban areas by March, 2019. As informed by the States, there are 21.73 crore households in the country; of these 20.79 crore households were electrified as on 30.11.2018. Under Saubhagya, Government of India gives funds to the States to the  extent  of  60%  (85%  for  special  category  states)  as  grant  for  reaching electricity to every household. An additional grant of 15% (5% for special category states) is also available subject to achievement of 100% household electrification of all willing households by 31st December, 2018.
- (c) : Government  of  India  have  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. 2605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Noise Pollution by Bikes
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether company installed silencers are being replaced/ modified with loud noise producing exhausts by bike owners thereby creating noise pollution in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  rules  under  the  Motor  Vehicle  Act  regarding  such modifications;
- (c)  whether  certain  States  have  issued  any  strong  warnings  to  bike  owners  and  started  taking action against them under the rules and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is likely to issue any directions to other States also to ensure strict compliance of rules along with police action in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2605

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## NOISE POLLUTION BY BIKES

## 2605.  SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) and  (b) Few  instances  have  been  brought  to  the  notice of the  Ministry  regarding replacement/modification of company installed silencers with loud noise producing exhausts by bike owners. In section 52 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 it is mentioned that no owner of a motor  vehicle  shall  so  alter  the  vehicle  that  the  particulars  contained  in  the  certificate  of registration  are  at  variance  with  those  originally  specified  by  the  manufacturer.  Further, contravention of section 52 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 attracts penalty under section 190 and 191 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.
- (c) to (e) No such information is available. Implementation of provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 is carried out by the respective State Government and Union Territory Administrations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Emission from Ships
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27th DECEMBER,2018

## EMISSION  FROM SHIPS

2603. DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government maintains  any data on the emissions related to the shipping  industry  in the country;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof including CO2  ,  NOx and SOx emissions and fuel consumption  in the shipping  sector;  and
- (c) whether the Government  is providing any support for research and development into technologies to reduce emissions.from  ships and if so' the details  thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) & (b): Based on the study for submission of lntended  Nationally Determined contribution  (INDC)  to United Nations  Framework convention  on clinrate change (UNFCCC), the co2 emission in 2017 from Coastal  ships registered  in India was estimated  to be approximately 3.47 Million Tonnes.

There is no measurement  exercise  carried out yet for Nox and Sox emissions, as it is not a mandatory requirement  by lMO. Data collection from ships rr:garding fuel consumption  related to emission  will be made mandatory  from lstJanuary 2019'

- (c):  Yes, Madam, lndia is one of the 1o Lead Pilot countries  (LPC) in lnternational Maritime  organization(lMo)'s Global Maritime Energy Efficiency  lf,artnerships (GIoMEEP)  project.  The proiect component inciudes Maritime  Energy Efficiency dapacity Building and Public-Private Partnerships  (PPP) to catalyze Marrtinre Sector Energy Efficiency  Innovation,  Research  & Development  and Technology Deployment, which primarily  aims to calalyze  the involvement  of private sector in marltime sector energy efficiency activities in developing countries  through knowlecge  sharing, international  forums  and collaborative  pilot efforts  in technology assessment  and deployment.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Pending Payments to Media
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2602

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## PENDING PAYMENTS TO MEDIA

## 2602. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether since 2014 the Government has kept pending of payments to media on Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) account;
- (b) if so, the details of release of payment thereof  since 2014, Sector-wise and Year-wise;
- (c) the time by which medias will get their entire billing upto September 2018 therein ; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  with  concerned  departments  to  release payments thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a) &(b) payments by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC), erstwhile DAVP, to media organisations in respect of campaigns carried by them for creating awareness about the schemes/programmes  being  implemented  by  various  Ministries/Departments,  is  a  continuous process and is done as per funds made available to it.

The total sector-wise expenditure incurred by BOC by way of payments to the concerned media  organisations  for  communication  campaigns  undertaken  by  it  on  behalf  of  various Ministries/Departments since 2014-15 is as under:

## (Rs. in Crore)

| Year                    |   Print |   Audio Visual |   Outdoor Publicity |
|-------------------------|---------|----------------|---------------------|
| 2014-15                 |  424.84 |         473.67 |               81.27 |
| 2015-16                 |  508.22 |         531.6  |              120.34 |
| 2016-17                 |  468.53 |         609.14 |              186.59 |
| 2017-18                 |  636.09 |         468.93 |              208.55 |
| 2018-19 till 19.12.2018 |  250.8  |         259.15 |               94.42 |

- (c) It is the constant endeavor of the BOC to make payments to the media organizations as expeditiously  as  possible,  having  regard  to  the  availability  of  funds  and  fulfillment  of  extant conditions and procedures laid down for clearance of bills.
- (d) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting maintains a constant follow-up with the client Ministries/Departments  for  timely  release  of  funds  in  respect  of  communication  campaigns undertaken on their behalf and reviews the position with the BOC from time to time for early settlement of pending bills.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Banking Services to Poor under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2601 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## BANKING SERVICES TO POOR UNDER MGNREGS

## 2601.   SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has asked the State Governments to spend two percent of the  funds  allocated  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in providing easy access to banking services to poor in the rural areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the response of the State Governments thereto;
- (d) whether  this  initiative  will  ensure  timely  payment  of  wages  to  beneficiaries  under MGNREGS; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a): No, Madam.

(b)to (e):

Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Usage of Ground Water by Solar-Powered Pumps
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2597

TO BE ANSWERED ON-27.12.2018

## USAGE OF GROUND WATER BY SOLAR-POWERED PUMPS

2597. SHRI PREM DAS RAI

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

- (a) whether the Government has done evaluation and monitoring of ground water usage resulting from solar-powered pumps and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any evidence of water over-usage is noticed in the areas having good penetration of solar-powered pumps and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to disincentivise such over-usage of water by encouraging alternative uses?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Under  Off-grid  and  decentralised  solar  PV  programme  subsidy  is  provided  only  for small solar pumps of capacity up to 5 HP and the guidelines issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for installation of solar power pumps provide for integration of Solar Pumps with  water  harvesting  and  drip  irrigation  or  any  other  relevant  schemes  to  encourage  overall efficiency in agricultural activities. These measures prevent over usage of ground water.
- (c)  &(d) No Madam. In the proposed KUSUM Scheme a provision has been made for remote monitoring of solar water pumps, which will help in assessing ground water usage in an area. Further,  no  new  pumps  will  be  solarised  in  dark  zones/black  zones.  The  proposed  KUSUM Scheme also provides for feeding of surplus solar power into the grid, which will  provide an addition  source  of  income  to  farmers.  This  will  promote  using  water  efficient  techniques  and thus preventing over-usage of ground water.

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