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Lok Sabha Question No. 474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Persondays under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 474

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## PERSONDAYS UNDER MGNREGS

## 474. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  request  from  State  Governments  to increase  the  persondays  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to hike the wages of MGNREGS workers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  &  (b):      Andhra  Pradesh,  Himachal Pradesh and Telangana have requested to increase the persondays of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers during FY 2018-19. The details of persondays increased are as under:

| State            |   Persondays as per agreed to labour budget (In Lakh) FY 2018-19 |   Increased Persondays (In Lakh) FY 2018-19 |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                                                             2000 |                                        2200 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                                                               98 |                                         250 |
| Telangana        |                                                             1000 |                                        1300 |

(c) & (d): Wage rates for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 are notified and revised annually based on Consumer Price Index-Agricultural  Labourers  (CPI-AL)  by  the  Central  Government  in  accordance  with  the provisions of Section 6(1) of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. The revised wage rates are made applicable from 1 st April of the year. The CPI (AL) is published by Labour Bureau, Shimla.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Increase of Power Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## INCREASE OF POWER GENERATION

## 472.   SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had finalised a plan to add 78,000 MW of generation  capacity  and  encouraged  the  setting  up  of  gas  based  power plants to fulfil this, on the basis of their shorter gestation periods and also based on the assurance of an adequate quantity of domestic gas by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas;
- (b) whether  new  plants  of  9,000  MW  capacity  were  planned  and accordingly Independent Power Producers have built these plants based on the Government's plan to allocate gas as and when commissioned; and
- (c) 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 Government of India had set a capacity addition target of 78,700  MW  during  11th  plan  (2007-12)  which  included  6,843  MW  of  Gas based  capacity.    Against  the  target  of  6,843  MW  gas  based  capacity, 5155.9 MW capacity had been achieved during 11th Plan (Central: 740 MW, State: 1885.4 MW & Private: 2530.5 MW).

Empowered  Group  of Ministries (EGoM) on pricing and utilization for natural gas under New Exploration and Licensing Programme  (NELP)  made  allocation  of  KG  D6  gas  to  Power  sector. Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) in its  meeting  dated  08.01.2009 had decided that "subject to the availability of gas, necessary allocations from RIL KG D6 fields will be made to these projects in pipeline as and when they are ready to commence production."

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Lok Sabha Question No. 469 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Maintenance of NHs in Maharashtra
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of proposals for repair work of National Highways (NHs) received from Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (b) the details of the highways for which repair work has been approved;
- (c) the location-wise amount of the funds released for the said purpose; and
- (d) the details of the places where repair work has not been approved alongwith the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to  (d)  The  maintenance  &  repair  of  National  Highways(NHs)  is  a  continuous process depending upon total availability of funds for the country. During the last three years Rs. 876.87 crore for repair of various sections of NHs in Maharashtra have been undertaken.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK    SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 469

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## MAINTENANCE OF NHs IN MAHARASHTRA

## 469.     SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: RDD&D Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-468

TO BE ANSWERED ON-13.12.2018

## RDD&D PROJECTS

468. Shri  PR. SENTHIL NATHAN

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

- (a) whether the government has received any proposals for  Research, Design, Development and Demonstration (RDD&D) projects under various heads from various universities in india ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the current status of the proposals of RDD&D projects received;
- (c) the details of the various proposals of RDD&D projects got sanctioned and the funds allocated to the same;
- (d) whether the Government has received any requests to expedite the process of selection of such RDD&D project proposals received; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a),  (b)  &  (c)  Yes,  proposals  of  Research,  Design,  Development  &  Demonstration  have  been received in the Ministry from various Universities/ R&D Institutions in India. A total of 112 R&D projects in the area of Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Bio Energy, Small hydro, Hydrogen & Fuel cells  were  sanctioned  to  different  universities  /  R&D  Institutions  &  Industries  during  the  12th Plan with a total financial grant of Rs.523.43 crores. Out of the 112 projects sanctioned, 33 have been completed and 79 are still on-going.
- (d) No such requests were received
- (e) Not applicable

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Lok Sabha Question No. 467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Sanitation Coverage under SBM
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.467 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13-12-2018

## Sanitation Coverage under SBM

## 467. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to State :

(a) whether the sanitation coverage under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has increased largely;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  mechanism  to  monitor  the  progress  under  Swachh Bharat Mission;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether usage of toilets in rural India has increased to a promising range; and

(f) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) and(b) Rural sanitation coverage in the country on the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM(G)] as on 2.10.2014 was 38.7%. This has now increased to more than 96%.

(c) and (d) The progress underSBM(G) is monitored through anonline Integrated Management Information System (IMIS). The IMIS of SBM(G) is a web-based system. Data on physical and financial progress are entered at district/block level.The system maintains a register of all rural households in the country, along with their sanitation status as recorded in the  baseline  survey  carried  out  in  2012-2013.  The  details  of  households  that  are  being covered with toilets  are  being  entered  in  this  database.  A  mobile  application  for uploading photographs  of  toilets  constructed  after  2 nd October  2014  has  also  been  developed.  These photographs are geo-tagged. A mobile app has also been developed to view sanitation status upto village level.

(e)  and  (f)  A  third  partysurvey  conducted  by  an  Independent  Verification  Agency  (IVA) under  the  World  Bank  Support  Project,  in  2017-18  found  that  93.2%  of  households  with access to toilets used them.
Lok Sabha Question No. 466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Modernization of Air Traffic Service
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

UNSTARRED NO. : 466 (To be answered on the

## LOK SABHA

December 2018)

## MODERNIZATION OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE

466. SHRI R PARTHIPAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) the details thereof; if so,

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government\_is planning to develop a roadmap for modernization of its air traffic services;
- (c) whether the growth in air passenger traffic over last few months in India has brought several challenges with it; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam\_ Airports Authority of India has entered into an agreement in November 2018 with United States Trade and Development Agency to develop 4 comprehensive Communications, Navigation and Surveiilance/ Air Traffic Management Roadmap for the next ten years (c) & (d): Madam\_ All Indian airports taken together have handled 198.2 million passengers during April October, 2018, as compared to 171.1 million Passengers handlied during April to October; 2017, registering a growth of 15.8%. To meet the challenges presented by this unprecedented growth in air traffic; the Airports Authority %f India has resorted to development of infrastructure at the airports\_ which is a continuous process and is undertaken from time to time depending upon the commercial viability, traffic demand, availability of land etc Yes,

- (d) if the details thereof?
Lok Sabha Question No. 463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Lighting on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.463

ANSWERED ON 13 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## LIGHTING ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 463. DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  GoI  that  there  are  no  proper  lighting arrangements on the National Highways (NHs) of the country;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the corrective measures taken or proposed to be taken by the GoI in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise, UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Vehicles  are  equipped  with  headlights  for  night  visibility  and  lighting  'in general' is not provided on National Highways except at certain important locations such as toll plazas, structures etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Development of Water Recharging/ Harvesting Methods
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 462

ANSWERED ON 13.12 .201 8

## DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RECHARGING/ HARVESTI NG METHODS

## 462. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN

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

(a) whether the Government has undertaken efforts to preserve, improve and develop the i water recharge/ harvesting methods in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has constituted a panel of experts or professionals to study merits, viability or sustainability of traditional water recharging/harvesting techniques i

(c)  if so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  total  area  of  Maharashtra  used  for  indig recharging/harvesting; and

(d)  if  not,  the  reasons  for  misuse  of  preservation,  improvisation  and  developing  indig recharging/ harvesting methods in the S tate?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (c)  Water being a State subject, necessary measures are being undertaken by the Go Maharashtra  to  preserve,  improve  and  develop  indigenous  water  recharge/harvesting  met Maharashtra. However,  s teps  taken  by  the  Central  Government  f or  conservation  of  ground  water, including in Maharashtra, are available at the following URL:

http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletion\_2.pdf .

State Government of Maharashtra has launched 'Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyaan' scheme, under which  a  large  number  of  water  conservation  structures  to  recharge  the  ground  water  h constructed through convergence of activities of various line departments.

Ministryof  Water  Resources,  RD  &  GR  has  constitut ed  a  multi  disciplinary  expert committee  t eam  tocompile  a  document  related  to  success  stories  in  water  conservation,  r harvesting and recharge to ground water including the revival of traditional water rec harge practices and also to suggest innovations in different parts of the country including Maharashtra. the  Committee  concluded  that  Bridge -cum - Bandhara  play  an  important  role  in  conserving  pos -monsoon  surface  water  flows  as  well  as  ground water  base  flows.  Indigenous  Water  Recharge  / harvesting projects are being implemented all over the State of Maharashtra, with particu water stressed areas.

(d) In view of the above, question does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Revision of amount under Pension Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## भारत सरकार ामीण  वकास मं ालय ामीण  वकास  वभाग

## लोक सभा अतारां कत न सं. 461 (13  दसंबर, 2018 को उ' तर  दए जाने क े  +लए)

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## 461. 5ी एम॰बी॰ राजेशः

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Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Sale of Loss Making Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 40 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## Sale of Loss Making Coal Mines

## *40. SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently taken a decision to sell coal mines which are running in losses at present;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, mine-wise;
- (c) whether tenders have been invited in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which the process of sale of such coal mines is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) :

No, madam.

(b) to (d) :

Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: High Speed Rail Corridor
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 36 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR

- †*36.  SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is going to start a high speed rail corridor from Nagpur to Mumbai;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said corridor is planned to pass through Aurangabad also;
- (d) if so, the details therof; and
- (e) the amount of expenditure likely to be incurred on this corridor and the time by which it is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 36 BY SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  12.12.2018  REGARDING  HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR

(a) &  (b):    A  feasibility  study  for  the  High  Speed  Rail  Corridor between Mumbai and Nagpur has been carried out under Government to Government cooperation with Government of Spain.

(c) & (d): Aurangabad  has  been  indicated  as  a  Station  on  the alignment in the feasibility study report.

(e):   Sanction and execution of High Speed Rail Project depends on several factors like traffic study, economic feasibility, availability of resources etc. The project is under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 35 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Tarapur Atomic Power Station
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *35

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## TARAPUR ATOMIC POWER STATION

- *35. SHRI RAJENDRA D. GAVIT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  working  on  any  plan  for  the  development  and upliftment  of  people  affected  by  the  Tarapur  Atomic  Power  Station  in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is making any provision to provide free education to the children of these affected people; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

(a)to(d) A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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## Government of India Department of Atomic Energy

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *35  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  12.12.2018  BY  SHRI  RAJENDRA  D.  GAVIT REGARDING TARAPUR ATOMIC POWER STATION.

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- (a)&(b)The Project Affected Persons (PAPs) at Tarapur were rehabilitated  in line  with  the  rehabilitation  package  formulated  by  the  Maharashtra Government as per the Maharashtra Rehabilitation of Project Affected Persons (MRPAP) Act, 1999.

For  upliftment  and  development  of  PAPs  several  programmes  are implemented  and  these  are  on-going.  These  include  providing  civic amenities,  Healthcare,  Education  &  Skill  Development,  Infrastructure, Sanitation  and  Sustainable  Development  through  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR).

Diversified Initiatives to enable PAPs for securing employment/ livelihood are implemented. These include,

- Relaxation  in  age  and  percentage  of  marks  in  qualifying  criteria  in recruitment to Group C posts advertised by TAPS.
- Recruitment examination question papers in Marathi language.
- Preference to PAPs employment in the contracts awarded by TAPS.
- Award of Services and maintenance contracts to PAPs.
- Special dispensation through allotment of Shops in TAPS Township.
- (c)&(d)Education, for the surrounding population including PAPs, is an important  on-going  programme  implemented  through  CSR.  This  is essentially to enable PAPs and other locals in upgrading their potential and skills. The programme provides for development / up gradation of schools  infrastructure  through  construction  of  classrooms  &  toilets, providing  drinking  water,  provision  of  computers,  pedagogy  and  study material.

A Societal Enrichment and Education Programme (SEEP), for tribal and rural communities in and around Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) have been implemented and on-going. The programme is providing free education, monthly  scholarship, medical  facilities, school uniforms, textbooks and notebooks to selected students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Air Force Training College
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.34

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## AIR FORCE TRAINING COLLEGE

- *34. SHRI  K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to open an Air Force Training College in Thanjavur Air Force Station to focus on efforts towards achievement of key result areas, realistic training, developing operational expertise and professional competency; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

j{kk ea=h

¼Jherh  fueZyk lhrkje.k )

(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 34 FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2018

(a) & (b): There  is  no  plan  to  open  an  Air  Force  Training  College  at Thanjavur Air Force Station.

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