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Lok Sabha Question No. 2718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Sharing of Signals by Private Broadcasters
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: ANJU BALA, L.R. Shivaramegowda, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2718 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018)

## SHARING OF SIGNALS BY PRIVATE BROADCASTERS

2718. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA: SHRI L.R. SHIVARAME GOWDA: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV :

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

- (a) whether viewers have not been able to watch on  free-to-air basis of sporting events of national importance due to lack of sharing of signals by private broadcasters with Doordarshan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to bring the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b)  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  no  such  violation  under  Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 has come to the notice of Prasar Bharati.
- (c) & (d) Yes Madam.  With a view to ensure access to the largest number of viewers, on  a  free  to  air  basis,  of  sporting  events  of  national  importance  through  mandatory sharing of sports broadcasting signals with Prasar Bharati, this Ministry has prepared a draft Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing With Prasar Bharati) (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to amend the Section 3(1) of the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing With Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007. The details of the draft Bill, have been placed in the public domain to solicit comments  from General Public/ Stakeholders on the draft Bill.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, KIRRON KHER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2714

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

## 2714.   SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  old-age  pensions,  widow  pensions  and  disability  pensions under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) have been discontinued during the last few years because the beneficiaries had difficulties in linking their bank account with Aadhaar or meeting e-KYC norms;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  number of beneficiaries for different pension schemes under NSAP for whom pension has been discontinued due to the said ground or for not meeting other e-KYC norms, State/ Year-wise;
- (c) the measures taken/being taken to avoid the problem and to re-initiate the pension and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  any  provision  has  been  made  to  ensure  that,  in  the  event  where  a  pension  is temporarily discontinued, the monthly installments corresponding to the discontinuation period are eventually paid to the pensioner; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (e): No  instructions have been issued by Ministry of  Rural  Development  for discontinuation  of  pension  entitlements  under  the  National  Social  Assistance  Programme (NSAP) in want of e-KYC norms including Aadhaar seeding of the Bank accounts.

Further, no grievances complaining the discontinuation of pension in want of e-KYC have been received  in  Ministry  of  Rural  Development.  However,  in  implementation  of  directions  of  the Apex Court, recently States have been requested to expedite the Aadhaar based validation of the beneficiaries after obtaining the due consent.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Cleaning of Ganga River in Bihar
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †2713

ANSWERED ON 27.12 .201 8

## CLEANING OF GANGA RI VER IN BIHAR

## †2713. SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV

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

(a) the number of schemes/projects completed and those on which work is going on for cl of Ganga river in Bihar as on date;

(b) whether the Governm ent has fixed any time - limit to complete the said schemes/ projects; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(DR.  SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)to (c) A  variety  of  initiatives  meant  for  cleaning  of  river  Ganga  including  treatm municipal  sewage,  industrial  effluent,  drain  bio - remediation,  river  surface  cleaning,  rural sanitation,  river  front  development,  construction  of  ghats  and  cremato ria,  afforestation  & biodiversity conservation, public outreach programme etc. have been taken up. For po abatement, 25 sewerage infrastructure projects, at sanctioned cost of Rs.4988.57 crore h taken up in Bihar, targeted for creation of 59 5 Million Litres per Day (MLD) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity and 1737.71 Kms sewerage network.

For  better  human  river  interaction,  one  river  front  development  project,  in development of 20 ghats and 6.6 km of promenade, with sanctioned cos t of Rs. 243.27 crore has been taken up. In phase -I, 16 ghats and 4.8 km of promenade has been completed. Also, work for construction of 14 ghats and 1 crema torium at sanctioned cost of Rs. 63.78 crore have been taken up in addition to intensive afforestatio n as per Detailed Progress Report (DPR) prepared by Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun.

All these schemes are targeted to be completed by December 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Criteria to Broadcast Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2712 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27/12/2018

## CRITERIA TO BROADCAST ADVERTISEMENTS

## 2712.  SHRI  LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has laid down any criteria to show advertisements  in  various  languages  including  Hindi  and  English  on private television channels and Doordarshan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  revenue  earned  by  Doordarshan  and  All  India  Radio  (AIR) through  advertisements  and  other  programmes  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the manner in which the said revenue has been utilized during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Advertisements telecast on Private TV channels are required to adhere to  the  Advertising  Code  prescribed  under  the  Cable  TV  Networks  (Regulation) Act, 1995 and Rules framed thereunder.   Action is taken whenever any violation of Code is established.

Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  advertisements  on  Doordarshan  are telecast as per the Doordarshan broadcast code/commercial code in conformity with  Programme  &  Advertising  codes  enshrined  under  the  Cable  Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995.

## (c): Revenue earned by Doordarshan

| Year                          |   Net Amount (excluding Service Tax & Commission) Rs. In Cr |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16                       |                                                      753.84 |
| 2016-17                       |                                                      828.47 |
| 2017-18                       |                                                      884.43 |
| 2018-19 (upto November, 2018) |                                                      545.8  |

Revenue earned by All India Radio (AIR) :

| Years                         | Revenue (Rs. In Cr)   |
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2015-16                       | 454.21(*)             |
| 2016-17                       | 478.43                |
| 2017-18                       | 465.41(**)            |
| 2018-19 (upto November, 2018) | 290.60                |

(*) Inclusive of Discounts/Concessions (**) Exclusive of Discounts/Concessions From 2017-18 revenue data is maintained on net basis only.

(d) The  funds  so  generated  are  mainly  utilized  for  programme  production expenses  and  content  generation  apart  from  maintenance  of  Prasar  Bharati infrastructure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Construction of Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2711 (To be answered on the 27th December 2018)

## CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT

## 2711. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a): the details of new airports that have been made functional during each of the last three years; State-wise;
- (c): whether the Government has taken any steps for construction of an airport at Deoghar in Jharkhand; and
- (b): the number of passengers served by these airports since their opening;
- (d): if s0, the details thereof and the time by which this airport is likely to become operational for passengers?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (2): Durgapur Airport (May, 2015) in West Bengal, Shirdi Airport (October; 2017) in Maharashtra,Pakyong Airport (October, 2018) in Sikkim and Kannur Airport (December; 2018) in Kerala are the new airports that were operationalize during the last three years.
- (c) & (d): Yes Madam: Airports A work of 'Development of Deoghar Airport , for joint use for Civil Operations upto AB-320 category of aircraft and DRDO operations upto C-130 type of aircraft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Development of existing DRDO & Govt: of Jharkhand on 25.03.2017. The foundation stone of the project has already been laid by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 25.05.2018. The timeline for construction of airport projects depends upon many factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc. the individual developer, which involve a lengthy and time consuming process. by
- (b): Details of passengers handled since coming into operations are: Shirdi Airport-One Iakh passengers, Pakyong Airport2771 passengers, Kannur Airport- 14042 passengers and Durgapur Airport50403 passengers
Lok Sabha Question No. 2709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Benefits of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2709

TO BE ANSWERED ON-27.12.2018

## BENEFITS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 2709. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

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

- (a)  whether  industries  and  commercial  electricity  consumers  have  not  got  the  benefits  of renewable energy in Maharashtra so far and they are still paying maximum charges in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which renewable energy centers are likely to be established in the States with the help of Power Grid Corporation of India so as to provide its benefits to the industries and commercial electricity consumers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and  (b)  The  Maharashtra  State  Electricity  Distribution  Company  Limited  (MSEDCL) purchases power from different sources including from renewable energy sources. The cost of  supply  of  power to  the  consumer is  worked  out on the basis of pooled power cost, and because  of  lower  cost  of  renewable  energy,  the  pooled  power  cost  comes  down.  Further, industries can establish their own RE captive power plants for fulfilment of RPO obligation. This reduces their overall energy cost.

(c) In order to address forecasting and scheduling of renewable energy generation, the Power Grid  Corporation  of  India  Limited  (PGCIL)  is  setting  up  Renewable  Energy  Management Centres (REMC) at 11 locations [National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC), Northern Region Load  Despatch  Centre  (NRLDC),  Western  Region  Load  Despatch  Centre  (WRLDC), Southern Region Load Despatch Centre (SRLDC) and State Load Despatch Centres (SLDC) of  Tamil  Nadu,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Gujarat,  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh, Rajasthan]. The commissioning schedule of REMCs is as follows:

- (i)  March 2019 for WRLDC and SLDCs of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Maharashtra;
- (ii) April 2019 for SRLDC and SLDCs of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka;
- (iii) May 2019 for NLDC, NRLDC and SLDC of Rajasthan.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Textile Training Centres
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2707 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## 'TEXTILE TRAINING CENTRES'

## 2707. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of textile training centres functioning in the country at present;
- (b) whether more such centres are proposed to be set up in the country;
- (c) if  so,  whether  any  proposal  has  been  received  in  this  regard  from Chhattisgarh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) to (d): Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  Skill  Development  Scheme  in partnership with training institutes, industry partners and the State  Governments. The  government  does  not  set  up  training  centres  directly  under  the  scheme  but leverage the existing training set up of the partners by providing them necessary support for operational requirements. During currency of previous phase of scheme till November 2017, total 6885 training centres including 61 centres in Chhattisgarh were functional.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: National Highways Development Project
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2705 ANSWERED ON 27 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## NATIONAL HIGHWAYS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

## 2705.  SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of expressways upgraded so far under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) across the country;
- (b) whether upgradation of some of the expressways under the NHDP is lagging behind from the scheduled completion;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, NH-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has taken initiatives for connectivity of unconnected districts with the NHs across the country;
- (e) if so, the details and achievements thereof; and
- (f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to boost the development of Highways in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c)  Earlier, Government of India envisaged construction of 1,000 kms of Expressway fully  access  controlled  under  NHDP  Phase-VI.  Out  of  these,  construction  work for  Delhi-Meerut and Vadodara-Mumbai has been initiated. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has now approved Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in  October,  2017  under  which  the  balance  length  of  Expressway  has  been subsumed. The work for DPR/feasibility study of these remaining stretches has been initiated.
- (d) to (f) As per the aforesaid Bharatmala Pariyojana programme, it has been envisaged to provide connectivity to 550 districts in the Country through Bharatmala network. Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I is targeted for completion by year 2021-22. A total of  24,800  kms  new  interventions  have  been  considered  in  Phase-I.  In  addition, Phase-I  also  include  10,000  km  of  balance  road  works  under  the  National Highways Development Project (NHDP), taking the total to 34,800 kms. Out of 34,800 kms, highway projects with aggregate length of approximately 6460 kms

have  been  awarded  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  (including  residual  NHDP works)  up  to  November,  2018.  In  order  to  achieve  timely  completion  of  this scheme,  the  progress  of  projects  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  is  monitored regularly to ensure timely completion of DPR / feasibility study and civil works for the projects. Further, use of latest technology such as LIDAR survey, Drone Imaging,  Satellite  Imaging,  etc.  is  ensured  for  expeditious  implementation  of projects.  The  process  of  land  acquisition  for  these  projects  is  also  in  advanced stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Money Spent by DAVP on Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2703 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## MONEY SPENT BY DAVP ON ADVERTISEMENTS 2703. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to conduct an independent study to gauge the impact of its advertisements on people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the major findings of such study; and
- (d) the amount of money spent by Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) on advertisements during 2017-18 and 2018-19?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c)  Impact  assessment  studies  on  efficacy  of  the  Information,  Education  and Communication (IEC) campaigns in respect of various schemes/programmes are undertaken by  the  concerned  Ministries/Departments,  either  independently  or  through  Bureau  of Outreach and Communication (BOC). No such request was received by BOC from any of the client Ministries during last four years.
- (d)  The  expenditure  incurred  by  BOC  (erstwhile  DAVP)  on  communication  campaigns, undertaken in respect of various schemes and programmes of Government of India on behalf of  different  Ministries/Departments  during  2017-18  and  2018-19  through  different  media vehicles is as under:

## (Rs. in Crore)

| Year                      |   Print |     AV |     OP |
|---------------------------|---------|--------|--------|
| 2017-18                   |  636.09 | 468.93 | 208.55 |
| 2018-19 (till 07.12.2018) |  244.32 | 229.25 |  54.39 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Media Publicity Expenditure
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2701 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## MEDIA PUBLICITY EXPENDITURE

## 2701. SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  spent  around  Rs.4400  crore  on print, electronic and outdoor media publicity during the last four years and the current year and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  regarding  the  proportion  of  the  money  that  was  spent  on awareness of schemes;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  measure  the impact of such awareness of schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  & (b):  The schemes administered by different Ministries/Departments have an 'Information, Education and Communication (IEC)' component for publicity/awareness about these schemes among intended beneficiaries. Bureau of Outreach & Communication (BOC), under the Ministry of Information  and  Broadcasting,  undertakes  IEC  campaigns in  respect  of  these schemes/programmes  in  consultation  with  Ministries/Departments  based  on target audience, budget availability etc. The total expenditure incurred on such IEC  campaigns  undertaken  on  behalf  of  various  Ministries/Departments  by BOC through different media, since 2014 is as under:

## (Rs. in crore)

| Year                     |   Print |   Electronic/ Audio-Visual |   Outdoor Publicity |   Total |
|--------------------------|---------|----------------------------|---------------------|---------|
| 2014-15                  |  424.84 |                     473.67 |               81.27 |  979.78 |
| 2015-16                  |  508.22 |                     531.6  |              120.34 | 1160.16 |
| 2016-17                  |  468.53 |                     609.14 |              186.59 | 1264.26 |
| 2017-18                  |  636.09 |                     468.93 |              208.55 | 1313.57 |
| 2018-19 (upto 7.12.2018) |  244.32 |                     229.25 |               54.39 |  527.96 |

(c) & (d): Impact assessment studies on efficacy of the IEC campaigns in respect of various schemes/ programmes are undertaken by the concerned Ministries/Departments either independently or through BOC. No such request was received by BOC from any of the client Ministries during last four years.

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