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Lok Sabha Question No. 2656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Air Service for National Park in MP
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BODH SINGH BHAGAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2656 (To be answered on the December 2018) 27th

## AIR SERVICE FOR NATIONAL PARK IN MP

## 2656. SHRI BODHSINGH BHAGAT

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Ministry has proposed any scheme to provide air service to the travellers visiting Kanha National Park in Balaghat district and Pench National Park in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether a 10 seater charter plane service is proposed to be launched?
- (b) if so, the time by which the facility is likely to be provided; and

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): Mandla(Kanha) and Seoni airports are included in the list of unserved airports under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) No bid has however been received in RCS- UDAN.
- (c): With repeal of Air Corporation Act in March 1994, the Indian domestic aviation has been deregulated. Airlines are free to induct capacity with any aircraft type, free to select whatever markets and network wish to service and operate: In this regard, Government has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines with a view to achieve better regulation of air transport services of different regions of the country. It is however up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability: As such, the airlines are free to operate anywhere in the country subject to compliance of Route Dispersal Guidelines issued by Government; they
Lok Sabha Question No. 2654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Public Bi-cycle Sharing System
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2654

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## PUBLIC BI-CYCLE SHARING SYSTEM

2654. SHRI D.K. SURESH SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  some  State  Governments  have  introduced  the Public  Bi-cycle  Sharing  system  as  it  reduces  traffic  congestion,  enhances  space  efficiency and improves air quality and if so, the details thereof; (b)  whether  there  is  an  urgent  need  to  take  measures  to  reduce  traffic  congestion,  enhance space efficiency and improve air quality all over the country and if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  introduce  the  said  system  all  over  the
- country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  :  Bicycle  sharing  system  is  being  introduced  in  many  States.  Non-motorised vehicles are under the domain of the states and they are fully empowered to take any action in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Happening Haryana Summit
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2651 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## HAPPENING HARYANA SUMMIT

†2651. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Happening Haryana Summit was held in Gurugram during the month of March, 2018;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof along with the participants from the Government side;
- (c) whether it was announced to set up a power plant in Haryana with the cost of Rs. 21000 crores during the said summit; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

- (a) : As per the Directorate of Information, Public Relation & Languages, Government of Haryana,  the  Happening  Haryana  Summit  was  held  in  Gurugram during the month of March, 2016.
- (b) : Information  is  being  collected  and  will  be  laid  on  the  Table  of  the House.
- (c) & (d) :  Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Development of North Eastern  Region,  Prime  Minister's  Office  and  Personnel,  Public  Grievances  and Pensions, speaking during a session on Investment and Business Opportunities in Sunrise Sectors of the Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit 2016 held in Gurugram on March 07, 2016 had announced that a 1,400 MW capacity nuclear power plant would be established in Haryana at a cost of Rs 21,000 crore.

As  informed  by  Department  of  Atomic  Energy,  a  nuclear  power project  is  presently  under  construction  at  Gorakhpur  in  Fatehabad  district  of Haryana [Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana 1&2 (GHAVP 1&2) - 2 X 700 MW]  at  a  sanctioned  completion  cost  of  Rs.  20,594  crore.  In  June  2017,  the Government accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for setting up  two  more  units  at  the  site  (GHAVP  3&4  -  2X700  MW)  as  a  part  of  the  10 indigenous reactors sanctioned in fleet mode.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Pension to Sarpanch and Councillors
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2648

## ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## Pension to Sarpanch and Councillors

## †2648. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give pension to Sarpanch and Councillors on the lines of Ex-MLAs and MPs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposals/demands in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to bring a legislation in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)&(b) There is no proposal with Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India to give pension to Sarpanch and Councillors, respectively.

- (c) No such proposal has been received in this regard in these Ministries.
- (d)& (e) There is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: National Water Awards
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2647

ANSWERED ON 27.12 .201 8

## NATIONAL WATER AWARD S

## 2647. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  recently  instituted  National  Water  Awards  with  the  obj encourage  all  the  stakeholders  to  manage  their  water  resour ces  efficiently  and  create  water consciousness;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it also seeks to encourage water use efficiency, recycling and reuse of wate creating awareness through peoples' participation in targeted areas; 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)  Yes , Madam.  The Government  has  instituted  National  Water  Awards  in  following categories:

1. Best State
2. Best District
3. Best Village Panchayat
4. Best Municipal Corporation
5. Best Research/Innovation/Adaptation of new technology for water conservation
6. BestEducative/Mass Awareness efforts
7. Best TV Show for promoting water conservation
8. Best Newspaper -Separate Awards for Hindi and English Newspapers
9. Best School
10. 10.Best Institution for successful campus water usage
11. 11.Best Resident Welfare Associati on
12. 12.Organisation for the best Religious/Recreational & Tourism water uses
13. 13.Best Industry for Industrial Water Conservations -One award for Large Scale and another award for Medium & Small scale Industries

(c) & (d) Yes,Madam. These awards do inte d t o encourage water use efficiency, recycling and reu of  water  along  with  creating  awareness  through  peoples'  participation.  The  award  given  for  Best Research/Innovation/Adaptation of new technology for water conservation, has an evaluation 'Increase  in  Water  Use  Efficiency'.    For  the  category:  Best  Resident  Welfare  Association, the evaluation criteria includes '(i) Number of rain water harvesting structures created and (ii) Quantity of domestic water used'.  For the category: Best Industry (Large/Medium & Small Scale), the evaluation criteria  includes:  '(i)  Quantity  of  water  saved;  (ii)  Quantity  of  water  treated;  (iii)  Quantity  of  water reused and (iv) Water Audit'.  Besides, for the categories of Best State and Best District Awards, one of the  evaluation  criteria  is  'Reuse  of  waste  water'. The  Guideline  of  National  Water  Awards  is available at: www.mygov.in/task/national - water - awards .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Telecast of Hockey World Cup
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: PRASUN BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2646 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018)

## TELECAST OF HOCKEY WORLD CUP

## 2646.   SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

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

- (a) whether Prasar Bharati has signed any MoU for live telecast of the Hockey World Cup; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for delay in this regard, if any?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The Ministry vide Notification dated 13 th November, 2018, notified  all  matches  of  2018  Hockey  Men's  World  Cup  held  from  28 th November, 2018 to 16 th November, 2018 as sporting events of national importance. Thereafater, Prasar Bharati and Rights Holder signed the agreement on 26.11.2018 for telecast of Hockey World Cup matches. Doordarshan commenced the telecast of World Cup Hockey matches from 28.11.2018 on its DD Sports Channel without any delay.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Working Capital for Green Energy Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2644

TO BE ANSWERED ON-27.12.2018

## WORKING CAPITAL FOR GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS

2644. SHRI G. HARI

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

- (a) whether the Government has decided to keep funds flowing for green energy projects by assuring banks and lending institutions and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the banks are not extending working capital for more than two months and that too against the assets offered as collateral and not on the receivables and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to take up the issue with the concerned banks and if required with the Ministry of finance also; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The renewable energy projects (both solar and wind power) are awarded  through transparent bidding process based on Guidelines issued by the Government. The projects are implemented by bid winners, who may choose the source of finance from any bank or financial institution (national or international) as they deem fit.
- (b)  It  has  been ascertained from many banks, including SBI, that they are extending working capital for three  months or more for renewable energy projects against pending energy bills.  Further, the working capital  needs  are  also  assessed  at  the  stage  of  the  sanction  of  the  project  itself  and  up  to  three  months working capital is provided as per assessment.
- (c)  and  (d)  The  Ministry  interacts  with  all  stakeholders  including  Banks  and  Financial  Institutions  for growth  of  the  New  and  Renewable  Energy  sector.  A  meeting  of  Banks  and  Financial  Institutions  (FIs) under the Chairmanship of Minister for New & Renewable Energy was held on 19th September 2018 to discuss various issues relating to financing of renewable projects. All participating banks/ FIs confirmed that  they  do  their  due  diligence  for  financing  and  if  the  project's  financial  parameters  are  up  to  their benchmarks, the projects are financed by them.

In  addition,  the  Ministry  has  been  also  discussing  requirement  of  finance  from  various  multilateral  and bilateral agencies who have been sanctioning lines of credit to Indian Banks, FIs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Shortage of Staff in Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN POWER SECTOR

†2641. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  formulated  any  new  action  plan collaborating with the State Governments to enhance the man-power in order to overcome  shortage  of  staff  in  power  sector  along  with  improving  anomalies  in power bills and rectifying faults in power transmission lines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any action plan to increase man-power  in  order  to  resolve  the  problems  being  faced  by  consumers  at  the earliest and 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) to (c) : The manpower requirements of the State owned Distribution Utilities is managed by the State Governments and their Distribution Utilities.

Under  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme,  funds  have  been sanctioned  to  the  States  for  better  consumer  services,  including  Supervisory Control and  Data  Acquisition Systems  (SCADA)  for  59  Towns;  billing  and collection softwares; creation of Customer care centers for grievance redressal; single  short  code  telephone  number  1912  for  consumer  grievances;  Smart metering for consumers for easier billing and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) softwares for 34 utilities for better workflows in their systems. These measures aim  at  quick  restoration  of  power  faults,  better  billing  &collection  and  better service delivery to consumers.

Recently, Ministry of Power has advised states to engage dedicated service providers for designated areas for performing various activities on behalf of  DISCOM  viz.  metering,  billing  and  collection  services,  attending  consumer complaints etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Domestic Aircraft Accidents
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_ 2639 (To be answered on the December 2018) 27th

## DOMESTIC AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS

## 2639\_ SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if s0, the details thereof;

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the domestic aircraft accidents/incidents in the country have reduced since 2013;
- whether any study has been conducted on the accidents /incidents over the last few years, if s0, the details thereof; and
- incidents /accidents in future?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b) The incident rate of scheduled airlines has reduced since 2013 while the accident rate has seen a decline since 2015. Based on guidelines issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the accident rate is calculated for scheduled airline accident per 10000 departures The year wise accident and incident rate are as follows:

per 10000 departures per 10000 departures

Year

Number of accident

Number of incident

| Year 2013       |   Number of accident | Number of incident per 10000 departures per 10000 departures 13.9   |
|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014            |                  2.8 | 11.63                                                               |
| 2015            |                  5.1 | 7.46                                                                |
| 2016            |                  3.3 |                                                                     |
| 2017            |                  1   | 6.56                                                                |
| 2018 (Till Nov) |                  0.9 | 4.71                                                                |

- (c) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has carried out the safety analysis of the accidents /incidents. The analysis has been published in the form of Annual Safety Review" for the year 2016 and 2017, which is available on DGCA website (WWW.dgca.nic.in):
- (Till Nov)
- (d) Following steps have been taken by DGCA to ensure safety of aircraft operations:
- Accidentlincident data is analyzed on yearly basis and based on the analysis, important observations/findings are shared with operators to avoid the recurrence of the accidents /incidents.
- Safety recommendations emanating from the investigation reports are followed up for implementation with the concerned agencies so as to prevent recurrence of similar incident in future.
- As per the annual surveillance program, audit of the operators is carried out. Findings of audit report are followed up with the operator for compliance. The compliance of the action taken by the operator is further verified during the next audit:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Grading System in Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: SATYA PAL SINGH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2638 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## Grading System in Sports

†2638. SHRI SATYAPAL SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to introduce grading system on the lines of cricket and wrestling in all other sports also so that the sportspersons from these sports do not have to face any financial crunch in pursuing these sports; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

- (a): The  Government  has  no  proposal  to  formulate  any  scheme  to introduce grading system on the lines of cricket and wrestling in all other sports as governance of specific sports disciplines is the mandate of the concerned National Sports Federation and the Government has no direct involvement.

(b): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2637

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

## 2637.   SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the Panchayats selected under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) in Bihar along with the funds allocated to them;
- (b) whether any evaluation has been made regarding the funds allocated to Panchayats and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the role of local Members of Parliament (MPs) has also been assigned under the said abhiyan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The restructured  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS),  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan (RGSA), was approved by the Govt on 21.4.2018. Under the scheme, funds are provided to the State Governments and no funds are provided directly to Panchayats. During the current financial year, Annual Action Plan (AAP) of State of Bihar, to the tune of Rs. 108.02 cr, has been approved.
- (b): RGSA  has  been  launched  on  National  Panchayat  Diwas  i.e.  on  24 th April,  2018. Therefore, no evaluation study has been carried out for the scheme.
- (c)&(d): Since, the scheme primarily focuses on Capacity Building and Training of Elected Representatives  (ERs)  of  Panchayats  and  its  stakeholders,  no  specific  role  for  Members  of Parliament has been assigned therein.

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