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Lok Sabha Question No. 746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Aviation Parks
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 746 (To be answered on the 21st

## AVIATION PARKS

## 746. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number %f aviation parks setup in the country, State-wise;
- the funds to be spent thereon; likely
- ()whether the Government is contemplating to set up/develop aviation parks in Gujarat and if s0, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the iand has been handed over to the Government by the State and if the details thereof; and SO,
- (e) the time by which it is likely to be developed?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(2): Notaviation park has been set up by Airports Authority of India in any of the States.

()to (e) The master plan %f new Greenfield Airport at Hirasar, Rajkot; Gujarat indicates a parcel %f land for development 0f aviation logistic park to be developed by Civil Aviation Department; Government of Gujarat

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Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Airline Taxes
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja, V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the 21st November 2019)

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 745

## AIRLINE TAXES

745.

SHRI A. RAJA DR KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the taxes the airlines have to pay for services across the country;
- (c) whether the Government has made a request to the Ministry 0f Finance for removal of these multiple taxes and if SO, the details and outcome thereof; and (d) the time by which these multiple taxes are likely to be removed?
- (b) whether these charges are taxed multiple times and if the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) and (b): The airlines, inter alia, have to pay the following taxes o services across the country:
- (ii) GST is leviabie on goods procured domestically, except for Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) which is outside the ambit of GST: Airlines pay a number of taxes on ATF which include Central Excise duty and VAT/Sales Tax, besides GST on certain fuel supply related services. Import of ATF, like other goods imports, attracts Customs duties also.
- (i) Goods and Services Tax (GST) on both output services such as passenger tickets; air cargo, catering and other ancillary services, and input services such as navigation; landing, parking and maintenance, repair and overhaul services.

(iii) Direct taxes are payable by airlines on their profits: ~

- (c) and (d): In order to mitigate the impact of multiple taxes on ATF, Ministry of Finance was requested (i) to ATF within the ambit of GST; and (ii) reduce the incidence of Central Excise. At the same time, State Governments were requested to reduce the VAT/Sales Tax applicable on ATF\_ A number of States have reduced the VAT/Sales Tax applicabie at airports State-wide, while some States have reduced the rate for some designated airports: bring

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Lok Sabha Question No. 743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Expansion of Airport at Agartala
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Bhola Singh, Sukanta Majumdar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

743.

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 743 (To be answered on the 21st

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

November 2019)

## EXPANSION OF AIRPORT AT AGARTALA

SHRI BHOLA SINGH DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the Union Government has received any proposal to expand the existing airport in Agartala, Tripura and if so; the details thereof;
2. (b) whether the Union Government has made a formal request to the Government of Bangladesh for giving 52 acres of land in this regard; and (c) if s0, the details including outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (2) & (b): Expansion/Upgradation %f airport is a continuous process and is undertaken by Airports Authority %f India (AAI) from time to time depending 0 n the availability of Iand, commercial viability, socio-economic considerations, traffic demand willingness of airlines to operate to/from such airports. AAI has undertaken construction of new International terminal request of State Government of Tripura, AAI has prepared a plan for the extension of runway at Agartala Airport to make it suitable for code 'D' type of aircraft: As per the plan prepared by AAI; a right of way on 52 acres of land is required in Bangladesh Territory, as the land immediately after the airport boundary falls within Bangladesh. However; no formal request in this regard has been made to Government of Bangladesh so far:

(c): Does not arise in view of the above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Protocol of Dignitaries
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the 21st November 2019)

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 742

## PROTOCOL OF DIGNITARIES

## 742. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- () whether there is any clear definition for the protocol of dignitaries/ VIPs travelling by domestic or international flights and {f 50, the detaiis thereof; &nd
- () whether the airlines and the companies managing airports have been given people?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (2) & (b): Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS); an attached office of this Ministry and aviation security regulator in the country has issued Aviation %f Parliament at airports during their visits to airports. BCAS has also issued AVSEC Order No.06/2015 for exemption from Pre-embarkation Security Checks at civil airports to dignitaries and their accompanying spouse. The facilities provided to dignitariesMMembers of Parliament at the airports are given as under:Reserved Lounge facilities at international and domestic terminals of the airports ,
2. Member %f Parliament acts a8 Chairman 0f Airport Advisory Committee in respect of the airports which falls under his/her constituency

Tea/Coffee/Water served free of charge

- Free Access to the Hon'ble MP in the Terminal Building and Visitors gallery o the basis of Identity Card
- One officer at the airport is designated as Protocol officer at each airport and is responsible for extension of all facilities courtesies to MPs:
- Airport Pass to personal staff of MP one at New Delhi and another for an airport pearest to his/her constituency Entry

The protocol is to be followed by all concerned, including domestic private airports and airlines:
Lok Sabha Question No. 740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Road Development Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 740

ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2019

## ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

## 740. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

## Will the minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  many  road  development projects  are either running behind schedule or have been stopped in the country especially in Haryana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, project- wise along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken to complete these projects at the earliest;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  fault  at  the  level  of  Government  agencies engaged in formulation of scheme and development of road projects; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (c) There are 566 National Highways projects running behind their schedule and out of which,  12  nos.  projects  are  in  Haryana.  These  projects  are  delayed  mainly  due  to  land acquisition, utility shifting, non-availability of soil/aggregate, poor performance of contractors, environment/forest/wildlife clearances, ROB & RUB issues with Railways, public agitation for additional  facilities,  arbitration/contractual  disputes  with  contractors  etc.  To  fast-track  these projects,  various  steps  such  as  streamlining  of  land  acquisition  &environment  clearances, premium  re-scheduling, close coordination with other Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent review meetings with project developers, State Government and contractors at various levels etc. have been taken up.
- (d) & (e) Though  projects  get  delayed  due  to  various  reasons  such  as  land  acquisition, utility  shifting,  environment/forest/wildlife  clearances,  ROB/RUB  issues  with  the  railways, however to overcome these, it has been now decided that projects are awarded only when 90% of the  land  required  is  available  and  all  the  statutory  clearanceshave  been  obtained.  During execution  stage,  regularmeetings  at  higher  level  are  held  time  to  time  to  monitor  the  ongoing projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Shortage of Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

736.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 736 (To be answered on the 21st November 2019)

## SHORTAGE OF PILOTS

## SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (0) whether ithere is any shortage in the number %f airline pilots for commercial airlines and if SO, the details thereof with the reasons for the same and the measures taken by the Government to fill up the shortage; (b) whether any welfare schemes are implemented by the Government the reasons therefor; and along being being
2. (c) whether the Government has any plans to introduce any welfare schemes for the above mentioned and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (3) Due to the growth in the aviation industry and induction of new type of aailable and employed with airlines: These co -pilots do not possess the incommand. To cover the shortage Of type rated Pilots-in- command, validation of foreign pilots is done as per rule 45 of Aircraft Rules, 1937. The foreign pilots are phased out by the airlines once the co-pilotseinducted be them the mandated requirements for designated as Pilot-incommand after undergoing requisite training: gain being

Schedule airlines have been advised to develop pilot training programmes in order to reduce the dependency on pilots: Accordingly, airlines train their pilots to upgrade them as Pilot-in- command to reduce the dependency on foreign pilots. foreign

- (b) & (c) No Sir. No such welfare scheme has been introduced by this Ministry.
Lok Sabha Question No. 734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Accident of AI Flight
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIA TION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 734 (To be answered on the November 2019) 21st

## ACCIDENT OF AI FLIGHT

## 734. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that AI 922 flight; a Boeing 777300 on arrival at Mumbai airport had collided with the aerobridge and narrowly escaped the passengers and the ground handling staff and if sO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry has initiated any enquiry to find out the reasons for the accident and if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor; and (c) the corrective measures taken/being taken by the airlines to avoid such kind of accidents in future?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (c) Sir. On 01.07.2016, M/s Air India B777-200LR aircraft VT-ALG damaged during taxi in at Mumbai due to collision with the aerobridge: The incident has been investigated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and it has been revealed that the Visual Docking Guidance System was unserviceable. Manual marshaling was done to the aircraft for parking in the The marshaller did not ascertain the type of aircraft before commencing marshaling of the aircraft: He guided the aircraft beyond the point: Due to this, the aircraft crossed its and the engine came in contact with the Aerobridge resulting in damage to the engine: In pursuance of the findings of the investigation, corrective training was imparted to the involved marshaller and Ramp Supervisor. As a corrective Yes; got guide bay. point stop stop
Lok Sabha Question No. 732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: NH Projects in Kerala
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 732

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  NOVEMBER, 2019

## NH PROJECTS IN KERALA

## 732. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the construction of new by-pass on NH-66 in Attingal, Kerala by the National Highways Authority of India;
- (b) whether 3-A notification has been issued for Kazhakkuttam - Kadambattukonam stretch of NH-66 in which Attingal by-pass is proposed and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  of  Kerala  has  agreed  for  cost  sharing  in  the  national  highway development projects in the State and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  take  immediate  measures  for  land  acquisition and completion of the project without any delay and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Various National Highways of Kerala are identified under Economic Corridors (about 720 km),  Inter-corridor  Route  (about  128  km),  National  Corridor  (about  118  km),  etc.  of Bharatmala  Pariyojana in order to optimize the efficiency of freight and  passenger movement. This also includes construction of Bypass at Attingal.
- (b) The procedure for 3-A notification in this regard has been initiated.
- (c) to(d)The Government of Kerala has agreed to share 25% land acquisition cost for up-gradation of NH-66 in the State  of  Kerala.  A  Financial  Participation  Agreement  to  this  effect  has  also been  signed  in  October,  2019  amongst  Government  of  India,  Government  of  Kerala  and Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) with provisions of various modalities adopted in this regard for expeditious land acquisition.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: DISCOM Losses
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.730 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

## DISCOM LOSSES

730. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any permissible limit for factoring in DISCOM losses in the tariff policy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to remove human interface in billing, metering and collections?

## 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) & (b) : Discom losses are the Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses which reflects the transmission and distribution losses (T&D losses) and billing  &  collection  efficiency  of  Distribution  Companies.  As  per  Para  8.2.1  of the Tariff Policy 2016, need for reduction in AT&C losses has been emphasized. The Tariff Policy, 2016 provides for grossing up of actual level of retail sales by the normative level of transmission and distribution losses as indicated in the multi-year tariff trajectory for allowing power purchase costs as per regulations of State Electricity Regulatory Commissions.
- (c) : The  Central  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  reduce  the human  interface  in  billing,  metering  and  collections  in  respect  of  supply  of electricity.  Under  Integrated  Power  Development Scheme (IPDS), support has been  provided  to  Discoms  for  development  or  strengthening  of  IT  systems which  enable  Discoms  to  generate  automated  bills  by  the  use  of  billing software.  Under  IPDS,  projects  of  smart  meters  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.834.41 Crore have been sanctioned under prepaid metering. Discoms are also offering options to the consumer for payment of their dues by means of online payment, use of e-payment wallets, use of payment Applications etc. Smart meter would help eliminate the human interference in billing and metering.  The use of smart meters  in  the  pre-paid  mode  also  do  away  with  all  the  problems  associated with  meter  reading,  billing,  collection  and  disconnection  in  case  of  nonpayment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Decline in Growth of Registration of MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 728 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

## DECLINE IN GROWTH OF REGISTRATION OF MSMEs

## 728. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

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

- (a) the details of MSMEs registered during the last six years from financial year 2014-15 to 2019-20;
- (b) whether there is a decline in the growth of MSMEs registration;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to address this issue?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  number  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs),  which  had  filed Entrepreneurs Memorandum Part-II during 2014-15 was 4,25,358 and as on 15.11.2019, 79.66 lakhs  MSMEs  are  registered  on  Udyog  Aadhaar  Portal.  The  Year-wise  number  of  Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises registered on Udyog Aadhaar Portal are given below:
- (b) & (c): Does not arise in lieu of (a) above.
- (d): The Government has taken several measures to spread awareness among entrepreneurs of MSMEs to register on Udyog Aadhaar Portal. These include:
- (i) Easy self registration by entrepreneurs.
- (ii)  Active facilitation of MSME registration by MSME field offices.

| Period            | Total MSMERegistered   |
|-------------------|------------------------|
| As on 31/03/2016* | 495,468                |
| As on 31/03/2017  | 2,868,614              |
| As on 31/03/2018  | 4,386,129              |
| As on 31/03/2019  | 6,508,017              |
| As on 15/11/2019  | 7,965,984              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Ownership Rights of Substitute Land
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Annpurna Devi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †725

ANSWERED ON 21.11 .2019

## OWNERSHIP RIGHTS OF SUBSTITUTE LAND

## †725. SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  ownership  rights  of  substitute  land  has  not  been  given  to  the  people  wh acquired for Damodar Valley Corporation under irrigation project;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; an d
- (c) the efforts made by the Government to provide ownership rights to the people?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has informed that as per available records, there of  rehabilitation  of  displaced  persons  for  the  land  acquired  for  Damodar  Valley  Corpor irrigation & drainage o f Damodar Flood Control project.

However, for T ilaiya Dam, Konar Dam and Maithon Dam, Govt. of Jharkhand (erstwhile Go of Bihar) had acquired land in favour of DVC for the purpose of rehabilitation of the displ the said projects. In order to facilitate mutation of land in favour of th e rehabilitated persons by the Distr Authorities of Govt. of Jharkhand, DVC from time to time has extended all available docum respective  Circle  Offices  of  the  concerned  districts.  All  available  documents  pertaining -Chauparan &Circle -Barhi, in the district of Hazaribagh & Circle - Chandwara in the district of Koderma fo Tilaiya Dam Project (b) Circle - Bishnugarh in the district of Hazaribag & Circle - Gomia in the district of Bokaro for Konar Dam Project and (c) Circle - N sra in the district of Dhanbad for Maithon Dam projec have been submitted by DVC to the respective Circle Offices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Operation of Gondia Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 724

(To be answered on the November 2019) 21st

## OPERATION OF GONDIA

## AIRPORT

## 724. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

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

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Union Government has taken any steps to acquire 8.06 hectares of land for constructing Khatia-Kamath road and Paraswada-Jilmil road and also to construct operational boundary wall on both sides of the approach areas on 22nd side of the runway after  providing compensation for the acquired land at market rate to the affected people along with the rehabilitation and to start air operation from Gondia airport of Maharashtra at the earliest;
- the latest position in this regard as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (c): The Airports Authority of India has projected a land requirement of 8.06 hectare comprising 0f 44 land pockets of village Jilmil under Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act; 2013, for diversion of Kamath-Paraswada Road (Paraswada-Jilmil Road) and construction of operational boundary wall at one of the runway end sides, designated as runway end 22' for flight operations  The process for selection Of agency for conducting Social Impact Assessment, as per the provisions of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, has been initiated: