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Lok Sabha Question No. 2095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Privatisation of Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

2095.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2095 (To be answered on the July 2019) 4th

## PRIVATISATION OF AIR INDIA

SHRI RA VNEET SINGH BITTU

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to privatise Air India and if the details thereof;
- (b) the reasons for not attracting a buyer for Air India and
- (c) Whether the Government has sufficiently incentivised companies to buy Air india, including ceding them management control, if $0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a): Yes; Sir: The Government is committed to the strategic disinvestment of Air 28.06.2017, had given an in-principle approval for considering strategic disinvestment of Air India and its five subsidiaries. CCEA constituted an Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) to the process on strategic disinvestment from time to time and decide issues which, inter-alia, include treatment Of unsustainable debt of Air India, hiving off of certain assets to a shell company, demerger and strategic disinvestment of three making subsidiaries, the quantum of disinvestment and the universe of bidders. guide profit
- (b) Probable reasons as analyzed by the Transaction Advisor i.e MIs EY forinonreceipt of bids in 2018, inter-alia, were GOI 24% stake and corresponding rights; high amount of allocated debt; changes in macro environment, individuals not being allowed to bid; profitability track record and bidders not being able to form a consortium within given time period:
- (c) The Government is committed to the Strategic Disinvestment of Air India The parameters for disinvestment will be decided by the AISAM: The strategic disinvestment of Air India includes transfer of management contract:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2094 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Impact of Demonetisation on MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2094 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.07.2019

## IMPACT OF DEMONETIZATION ON MSMEs

## 2094. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) whether  Demonetization  had  a  severe  impact  on  the  productivity  of MSMEs across the country and their production level have yet not recovered to pre-demonetization levels and if so, the details thereof
- (b) the value of the business orders received by MSMEs across the country during  the  two  years  pre-demonetization  and  during  the  two  years  post demonetization;
- (c) the  number  of  people  that  gained  employment  in  MSMEs  across  the country during the two years pre-demonetization and during the two years' post demonetization; and
- (d) the number of MSMEs that were registered pre-demonetization and the number of those which have turned into Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) during the two years since demonetization?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  has not conducted any survey to assess the impact of demonetisation on MSMEs, in particular,  that  of  productivity,  business  orders  &  employment  generation  in MSME.

(d): As  per  the  information  received  from  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI), stressed accounts referred to the Corrective Action Plan Committee during the half  year  ended  March  2017,  September  2017,  March  2018  and  September, 2018 are 1,00,803; 87,062; 1,30,208 and 1,50,165 respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Permission to Foreign Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

2093.

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2093 (To be answered on the July 2019) 4th

## PERMISSION TO FOREIGN AIRLINES

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has any policy with regard to permitting foreign airlines to operate and invest in India and if SOs the details thereof; and
- (b) if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

' .

(a): Sir, the operations of the designated airlines of foreign countries are governed under the provisions of bilateral Air Services Agreement signed between India and the Government of the country concerned. Investment by foreign airlines in India is regulated by the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy 2017 for Civil Aviation sector which provides that foreign airlines may invest in the capital of Indian companies; operating scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services, upto the limit of 49% of their up capital. Such investment would be subject to the following conditions: paid

- 1) It would be made under the Government approval route\_
2. iii) SEBI, such as the Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements(ICDR) Regulations/ Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers(SAST) Regulations, as well as other applicable rules and regulations
3. ii) The 49% limit will subsume FDI and Foreign Institutional Investor(FII)Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) investment
4. iv) A scheduled Operator's Permit can be granted only to a company:
- a) that is registered and has it principal place of business within India
- c) the substantial ownership and effective control of which is vested in Indian nationals.
- b) the Chairman and at least two-thirds of the Directors of which are citizens of India and
8. (b): Does not arise.

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Assistance under CRF
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2092

ANSWERED ON 4 TH  JULY, 2019

## ASSISTANCE UNDER CRF

## 2092. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government had returned the proposal recommended by the Jharkhand Government seeking assistance from Central Road Fund (CRF) for the year 2016-17;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has received the revised proposals in this regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the present status of the said proposals?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  &  (b)  During  2016-17,  3(three)  nos.  of  proposals  amounting  to  Rs.147.97crore  were submitted  by  the  State  Government  for  sanctioning  under  CRF  scheme.  Out  of  these  three proposals, two proposals amounting to Rs. 108.35 crore were sanctioned by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways during 2016-17 and the remaining one proposal amounting to Rs. 40.83 crore was sanctioned during 2017-18. List of these sanctioned proposals are at Annexure.

(c), (d) & (e) No revised proposal had been received.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2092 FOR ANSWER ON 4 TH  JULY, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM REGARDING ASSISTANCE UNDER CRF.

## LIST OF PROPOSALS SANCTIONED UNDER CRF DURING 2016-17 AND 2017-18 IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

|   S. No | Road stretch                                                                                                                                  |   Length ( in KM) |   Sanctioned Amount (Rs. in Crore) | Year of Sanction   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Widening & Strengthening of Pataldih-Devri-Gawan-Satgawan Road (MDR-084) (Total Length- 42.40 km) including construction of 3 (three) bridges |            42.4   |                              83.4  | 2016-17            |
|       2 | Widening& strengthening/reconstruction of Narsinggarh to Ghagra Road (MDR- 154) (Total length-13.825km)                                       |            13.825 |                              24.95 | 2016-17            |
|       3 | Widening & strengthening of Kashida-Hulung Road (MDR- 157) from km 0.00 to km 14.725 (including construction of 4 nos. of Bridges)            |            14.3   |                              40.83 | 2017-18            |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Flight Disruption due to Fog
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

2089\_

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

2089

(To be answered on the July 2019) 4th

## FLIGHT DISRUPTION DUE TO FOG

SHRI DK SURESH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recently taken a serious note of the flight disruptions due to despite most airlines claiming to have CAT-III trained pilots; fog
- (c) the losses suffered by the airlines due to diversion of flights and hovering of aircraft due to congestion at airports? fog,
- (b) if s0, the details of the domestic and international flights cancelled or delayed due to during the past two months at Indira Gandhi International Airport; and fog

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) & (b) Sir. DGCA has not received any information in respect of disruption of flights due to in the recent past: No, fog
- (c) DGCA is a safety regulator; its regulations do not require airlines to submit details of their financial losses.

There was no cancellation of flight at IGI airport, Delhi due to in the month of April 2019 & 2019\_ fog May

& Congestion may lead to delay as well as diversion of flights which lead to increase of operating costs of airlines: Fog

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Extension of Metro Rail to Narela
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raj Hans Hans

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2088

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 04, 2019 EXTENSION OF METRO RAIL TO NARELA

No. 2088.  SHRI HANS RAJ HANS:

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

- (a)  whether  any  proposal  for  extension  of  metro  rail  from  Badli  to Narela has already been finalised by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons for delay in execution of the extension work; and
- (d) the time by which the project is likely to be executed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a): Urban Transport, which is an integral part of urban development, is a State subject. Hence, respective State Governments  /  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  are  responsible  for planning and development of urban transport infrastructure including  metro  rail.    The  Central  Government  considers  financial assistance for metro rail proposals in cities or urban agglomerates, on  the  basis  of  feasibility  of  the  proposal  and  availability  of resources, as and when posed by the concerned State Governments.  At present, Central Government has not received any proposal for extension of Delhi Metro rail from Badli to Narela.

(b)to(d): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Access to Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.07.2019

## Access to Drinking Water

## †2087. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  any  scheme  has  been  formulated  under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP) to provide 70 litre of clean drinking water per day to every rural person in their houses or within a distance of 50 metres and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any time-limit has been set to provide clean drinking water in all the rural areas of the country including Rajasthan under the said scheme;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to improve cooperation and technical capacity of local administrative institutions and communities and expand them in order to achieve this target?

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

(a)to (c) Under centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), the norm for providing safe drinking water in rural areas is 40 litre per capita per  day  (lpcd).  As  reported  by  States  on  Integrated  Management  Information  System (IMIS), 76.25% rural population are getting safe drinking water as per norms and 19.77 percent of rural population is getting safe drinking water lesser than the norm . Further, State  Governments  have  been  given  the  flexibility  to  adopt  their  own  higher  service delivery norms based on water availability, demand and funds available.

Water  supply  is  a  state  subject.It  is  the  State  Governments  who  plan,  design, approve, execute and operate & maintain the schemes for providing safe drinking water to rural  population.  The  Ministry  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  States including Rajasthan under NRDWP for improving the coverage of safe drinking water in rural areas.

(d)  Under  NRDWP,  the  delivery  mechanism  of  rural  drinking  water  supply  has  been institutionalized  at State,  District  and  Village / Panchayat  level and  emphasis  is  laid on decentralized approach. The aim has been to create awareness among rural people and to enhance  the  capacity  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  /  Local  Bodies/  Village  Water  and Sanitation  Committee  (VWSC)  /Gram  Panchayat  Water  and  Sanitation  Committee (GPWSC) with the objective of enabling them to take up planning, implementation and operation and maintenance activities related to rural water supply systems. For this, States may utilize  up to 5  %  of  NRDWP  funds under  Support component.  In  addition,  States may  utilize  enhanced  devolution  of  funds  under  14 th Finance  Commission  to  improve basic facilities in rural areas including drinking water.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Development of Roads under Smart City Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2086

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 04, 2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF ROADS UNDER SMART CITY PROJECT

No. 2086.   SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA  :

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  intends  to  provide  any  funds  from  the Smart  City  Project  or  any  other  policy  to  the  Bruhat  Bengaluru Mahanagar  Palika  (BBMP)  for  its  Tender  SURE  Road  Project, which  was  awarded  the  best  Non  Motorised  Transport  (NMT) Project by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to provide aid under the Smart Cities  Project  for  expediting  the  Tender  SURE  Project  and  if  so, the details thereof; and
- c)  whether  the  Government  intends  to  encourage  other  cities  to develop pedestrian-friendly roads 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) &  (b):  It  has  been  reported  by  Smart  City  Bengaluru  that under the Smart Cities Mission, 36 Tender SURE roads have been taken up by Bengaluru Smart City Ltd. at an estimated cost  of  Rs.456.50  crore.  As  per  funding  pattern,  50%  of funding  is  provided  by  Government  of  India  and  balance 50% will be from Government of Karnataka.
- (c ): Smart Cities Mission guidelines encourage cities to create 'walkable  localities'.  As  on  19  June  2019,  329  projects worth Rs.14,612 crore focusing on complete streets which. include pedestrianization and non-motorized transport have been  tendered  under  Smart  Cities  Mission  of  which  262 projects worth Rs.10,421 crore have been grounded/ completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Body Scanners at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2084

(To be answered on the 2019) 4th July

## BODY SCANNERS AT AIRPORTS

2084.

SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the Government has directed 84 airports across the country to install body scanners by March 2020, replacing existing door frame metal detectors and hand-held scanners besides pat-down searches of passengers to detect metallic objects and if s0, the details thereof;
2. (b) the steps taken by the Government to protect the privacy of the passengers in view of the above direction and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that 84 airports would have to follow while using body scanners therein; and
3. the time by\_which all airports of the country are proposed to be covered under above scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(3): Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS); the regulatory authority for civilaviation security in the country, has issued an Aviation Security (AVSEC) Circular dated 08.04.2019 according to which; body scanners shall be installed at all airports at Pre-embarkation security check points in a Phased manner, replacing all Door Frame Metal Detectors (FMDs) but not hand held scanners.

(6): The issue %fprivacy %f passengers has been taken into consideration by the Technical Committee of BCAS at the time of framing the technical requirements.

Of the passengers cleared by the scanner system; 10% shall be randomly searched: The physical search wili include a pat down search: Also, any person who refuses to go through body scanners shall be subjected to the down search invariably At least,one set of DFMD shall be maintained for screening of passengers with medical conditions body pat

As per the technical specifications, the Body Scanner System shall provide automatic detection over the skin with image free solution using a generic mannequin. Threats shall be graphically presented on the generic mannequin so that security staff can tell the location of these objects for targeted search. However, if a person/lady with medical conditions expresses concerns, helshe may request a physical search in lieu of a search using detection systems such as Hand Held Metal Detector (HHMD), Walk Through Metal Detector (WTMD) or body scanners. In such a case, private screening is arranged. (c): BCAS has fixed timeline effective from 08.04.2019 as one for implementation of Body Scanner System at hypersensitive and sensitive airports and two years for other airports. year
Lok Sabha Question No. 2083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: National Water Informatics Centre
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2083

ANSWERED ON 04 .0 7.2019

## NATIONAL WATER INFOR MATICS CENTRE

## 2083. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives of the Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation projec current status of its implementation in the country;
- (b) t he number of States that have been covered under the project and whether this informat available in the public domain;
- (c)  the  date  by  which  the  National  Water  Informatics  Centre  will  be  completed  and  wh information will be available in the public domain; and
- (d) the mechanism through which the data collected will be used for effective water managemen

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National Hydrology Project (NHP) was approved by the cabinet on 06.04.2016 as a centra scheme  to  be  implemented  by  2023 - 24.  The  objective  of  National  Hydrology  Project  (NHP)  is ' To improve the extent, quality, and accessibility of water resources i nformation, decision support system for floods  and  basin  level  resource  assessment/planning  and  to  strengthen  the  capacity  of  ta resources professionals and management institutions in India ' .
- (b) National  Hydrology  Project  is  being  implemente d  through  49  Implementing  Agencies  (10  from Central Government and 39 from States). This information is available at the National Hydrol web site url: http://nhp.mowr.gov.in .
- (c)& ( d) Under National Hydrology Project, National Water informatics Centre (NWIC) was estab in March, 2018. The NWIC is the central repository of all the data related to Water Resources i Centre and all the States. The information on Water Resources th ough India - WRIS is available in public domain. The data is being shared with central & State agencies and other stakeholders within the pur of Hydro - Meteorological Data Dissemination Policy 2018.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Digital Door Number to House
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2082

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 04, 2019

DIGITAL DOOR NUMBER TO HOUSE

No. 2082    SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government about giving Digital Door Number to every house in Andhra Pradesh which helps in finding out houses easy and if so, the details
- thereof; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  studied  this,  first  of  its  kind method  in  the  country  and  proposes  to  implement  this across the country for better identification of houses 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)

The  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  undertaken  the initiative of giving a Digital Door Number to every house in the Urban Local Bodies and Municipalities in the State of Andhra

- (a) 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects. Pradesh.
- (b) No Sir.

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