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Lok Sabha Question No. 303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Irregularities in LPG Connection
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 303 TO BE ANSWERED ON  24 th  JUNE, 2019

Irregularities in LPG Connection

303. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received a number of complaints of irregularities in providing LPG connections and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of average consumption of LPG per household in rural areas of the country;
- (c) the details of subsidised/nonsubsidised domestic LPG consumers in the country and per cylinder subsidy being provided to them; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to open LPG agencies in rural areas to ease the availability of LPG in rural and tribal areas of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  have  reported  221  established  cases  of irregularities in providing LPG connections during the last three years. In all the  established  cases  of  irregularities  by  distributorships,  action  is  taken against the concerned distributors as per Marketing Discipline Guidelines/Distributorship Agreement.
- (b) OMCs have reported that there is no separate flagging of 'Rural' or 'Urban' customers in software system to bifurcate the LPG consumer population on this basis. However, customers of distributors under rural markets (including Durgam Kshetriya Vitrak) and part of Urban-Rural market are deemed to be rural  customers.  Based  on  the  above  assumption,  OMCs  have  reported average  per  capita  consumption  of  LPG  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  as around 4.5 numbers of 14.2 KG cylinders per active customer per annum.
- (c) As on 20.6.2019, there are 24.76 crore and 1.63 crore subsidized and non subsidized domestic LPG consumers in the country respectively. Effective 1 st June 2019, the subsidy amount on domestic LPG in Delhi market is Rs 240.13 per 14.2 KG cylinder.
- (d) Appointment of LPG distributorships is a continuous process and locations for setting up of LPG distributorships are identified based on sale potential that makes them commercially viable. As on 01.06.2019, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have 23,776 LPG distributors across the country. During the  last  5  years  i.e.  from  2014-15  to  2018-19,  OMCs  have  commissioned more than 9 thousand LPG distributorships to make LPG easily available and accessible to the customers.
Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Policy for Overseas Borrowing
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 301

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019/ ASHADHA 3, 1941 (SAKA)

## POLICY FOR OVERSEAS BORROWING

## 301: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  recently  notified  a  new  policy  for  overseas borrowing allowing all the eligible entities to raise foreign funds under automatic route removing sectoral curbs;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the extent to which this step of the RBI is likely to help improve ease of doing business; and

(d) the manner in which the new policy is likely to remove earlier Tracks I and Tracks II sectoral curbs to ease of doing business?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE (Ms. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN )

(a)  &  (b):  Reserve  Bank  of  lndia  (RBI),  in  consultation  with  the  Government  of  lndia,  has rationalised  the  extant  framework  for  External  Commercial  Borrowings  (ECB)  and  Rupee Denominated Bonds and issued A.P. (DlR Series) Circular No. 17 dated January 16, 2019 in this  regard.  ECBs  upto  USD  750  million  or  equivalent  per  financial  year  are  permitted  under automatic route subject to certain terms and conditions prescribed in the guidelines. The copy of the said circular is given on the following link:

https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/notification/PDFs/NT1096DD257F73C9F4BD280F9C2A2CAD08 4F1.PDF

(c):  RBI  in  consultation  with  the  Government  has  been  incrementally  calibrating  the  ECB framework  over  the  past  few  years  taking  into  account  the  emerging  financing  needs  of  the Indian entities and the macroeconomic developments, by permitting more resident entities as eligible borrowers, recognizing more entities as lenders, expanding end-uses and rationalizing the all-in-cost and minimum maturity requirements for such borrowings. The recent changes that have been brought out in the ECB policy are a part of this continuing effort and to promote ease of doing business.

(d):  Unlike  in  the  earlier  policy  where  eligible  borrowers  were  limited  to  companies  in  the manufacturing, software development, infrastructure, shipping and airlines companies etc., the new framework expands the list of eligible borrowers to include all entities eligible  to receive Foreign Direct lnvestment (FDl).

Similarly, the list of eligible lenders have been expanded from select category of institutions to any entity that is resident of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) or International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) compliant country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Shortage of Professors in Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 300 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Shortage of Professors in Universities

†300. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is an acute shortage of Professors in universities of the country which is directly affecting teaching activities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken to meet shortage of professors in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)to (c): Occurring  of  vacancies  and  filling  up  is  a  continuous  process.  The University Grants Commission  (UGC)  continuously  monitors it with Universities. However, the onus of filling up the teaching posts lies on Central Universities which are autonomous  bodies  created  under  Acts  of  Parliament.  As on  01.04.2019 ,  there  are 11115 teaching staff in-position against sanctioned strength of 17834 teaching staff in Central Universities across the country.

Also,  UGC  vide  its  D.O.  letter  No.  F.1-14/2019  (CPP-II)  dated  4 th June,  2019  has prepared  the  Guidelines  for  Recruitment  of  Faculty  in  Universities,  Colleges  and Institutions  Deemed  to  be  Universities  outlining  the  selection  procedure  and  the  time frame  for  recruitment.  These  guidelines  have  been  circulated  to  all  Universities  to adhere to them. The Universities have also been requested to take steps to ensure that the vacancies in the University as well as in the Colleges affiliated to University are filled up at the earliest. A copy of the Guidelines circulated to all Universities is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/ugc\_notices.aspx?id= 2418 .

Further, this Ministry has requested all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to fill up faculty related data on National Higher Education Resource Centre (NHERC) portal at https://nherc.in in order to fill up all vacancies in various higher educational institutions on an urgent basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Recovery of Bad Debts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 297 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 th  JUNE, 2019/ASHADHA 3, 1941  (SAKA)

## QUESTION Recovery of Bad Debts

## 297: SHRIMATI RATHVA  GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the  Government   proposes  any   special   schemes  to  recover   the  bad debts through  selling  of equity  of the closed companies;
- (c) the details  of restructuring process of the debt recovery  scheme;  and
- (b) if so, the details  thereof,  company-wise;
- (d) the manner  in which  the Government  will  comply  with  the Banking  Regulation Act on such takeover  process?

## ANSWER

## (SMT. NIRMALA  SITHARAMAN )

To be answered by FINANCE  MINISTER

(a)  to  (d):  Recovery   and  resolution   under existing   mechanisms   include   sale  of pledged  equity   of  defaulting   borrowing   companies   by   their   lenders,   and  for conversion   of  defaulting   borrowing   company's   debt  into   equity   (which   may subsequently   be  sold)  in  name   of  the  lenders,   as  per  approved   resolution   plan, subject   to  guidelines   issued  by   Reserve   Bank   of  India.   No  special   scheme  for selling  of equity  of closed companies  is under consideration.
Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.6.2019 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN KERALA 294. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a) whether  the  Government  have  any  proposal  for  opening  new  Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala; and (b) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b) 4 proposals for opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala have been received - 3 sponsored by State Govt. at Kottarkara, (District Kollam), Devikulam (Distt. Idukki), Ulliyeri (Distt. Kozhikode) and 1 sponsored by Southern Railways at Palakkad (Distt. Palakkad).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Double Shift System in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 293 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.6.2019

## DOUBLE SHIFT SYSTEM IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS AND JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

293.   SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  due  to  increase  in  number  of  students  seeking admission  in  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas,  the Government proposes to introduce double shift in these schools across the country; (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) No such proposal is under consideration of Government of India to introduce double shift in Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. (b) & (c) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Maintenance of Samadhi of Madari Pasi
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## MAINTENANCE OF SAMADHI OF MADARI PASI

## †292. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps/  proposes  to  take  steps  for  the maintenance of Samadhi of Madari Pasi, belonging to dalit-community and a famous revolutionary of Ekka Movement during freedom struggle, situated in Paharpur  Ataria  village  under  Tehsil  Sandila  of  Hardoi  District  of  Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

- (a) to (c) At present no such proposal is under consideration of the Government .
Lok Sabha Question No. 285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Diversion of ATM Money
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 285

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019/ASHADHA 3, 1941 (SAKA)

## 'Diversion of ATM Money'

## 285. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are many private agencies, which are given the responsibility to put money in ATMs are diverting them, giving them on interest, etc., and show the accounts just before auditing is going to take place;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  due  to  the  above  facts  lakhs  of  customers  are  deprived  of  getting money from ATMs; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## Answer The Finance Minister

## (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) & (b) As informed by Public Sector Banks (PSBs), no such case has been reported to the banks.
- (c)  However,  for  implementation  of  efficient  outsourcing  of  Cash  Management  and Reconciliation of Transactions, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has inter-alia directed that the banks shall encourage their service provider and its sub-contractors to put in place an efficient digital records management system for data retrieval and reconciliation(RBI/2018-19/183 DCM (Plg) No .2746/10.25.07/2018-19 dated 14.05.2019).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Funds Allocated under Various Tourism Schemes
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.283 ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER VARIOUS TOURISM SCHEMES

## 283.  SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  funds  allocated/granted  under  various  tourism schemes of the Ministry to the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;
- (b) the details of funds released and yet to be released under such schemes to the State during the last three years, district-wise; and
- (c) the time by which these funds are likely to be released?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for projects to various States/UT Govts. Including the State of Uttar Pradesh that are complete as per existing scheme guidelines and are sanctioned subject to availability of scheme/funds, and utilisation of funds released earlier. The details of  funds  sanctioned  and  released  under  various  schemes  of  the Ministry of Tourism to the State of Uttar Pradesh during last three years  is  at  Annexure.  Funds  are  released  to  the  Implementing Agencies project wise and not the district wise in accordance with the milestones specified in the guidelines of the respective schemes.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.283 ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019 REGARDING FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER VARIOUS TOURISM SCHEMES.

Funds  released  to  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under  Swadesh Darshan,  PRASHAD,  Assistance  to  Central  Agencies  and  Fairs  & Festivals Schemes during 2016-2019.

(Rs. in crore)

| SCHEMES                              | SCHEMES           | Amount Sanctioned (2016-19)   | Amount Released (2016-19)   |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| SWADESH DARSHAN                      | SWADESH DARSHAN   | 505.38                        | 266.80                      |
| PRASHAD                              | PRASHAD           | 139.75                        | 49.61                       |
| ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES               | CENTRAL           | 2.93                          | 2.35                        |
| FAIRS & FESTIVALS                    | FAIRS & FESTIVALS | 1.80                          | 1.70                        |
| CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES PROVIDERS | FOR               | __                            | 4.18 **                     |
| TOTAL                                | TOTAL             | 649.86                        | 324.64                      |

** Funds are released on reimbursement basis depending upon the normative components of expenditure provided under each programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.281 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes

## 281. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  Whether the Government bring in few changes in the Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artists from the Ministry.
- (b)   Whether it is a fact that the deserving artists are left out without pension and the rural folk arts need to be considered with priority and clear cut definitions.
- (c)  Whether the Government had ever come across the matter regarding certification of  the  artists  at  the  district  level  for  proper  identification  of  the  artist  during  the past.
- (d)   if so, the details thereof ; and
- (e)  if  not  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  in  this  regard  to  rectifying  the loopholes in the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- .(a)   No Sir, there is no such proposal  under consideration.
- (b)  The Scheme is open for all the eligible artists who are falling under the prescribed guidelines of the Scheme.
- (c) and (d)  To identify the genuinity of the applicant it is mandatory for the applicant artist to get pension of atleast Rs.500 per month from the State Government/U.T. Administration.
- (e)   Does not arise in view of the above reply of (c) and (d)
Lok Sabha Question No. 280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Fire Safety Measures in Educational Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhagwanth Khuba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 280 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Fire Safety Measures in Educational Institutes

## 280. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of that last month tragedy in Gujarat wherein 40 students burn alive in coaching center; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has any guidelines to open coaching centres across the country with safety measures; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e)  the  number  of  coaching  centres  identified  without  licence  in  the  country,  State-  wise including Karnataka during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

(a) to (e): The Government is aware of the last month tragedy in Gujarat wherein 40 students were burnt alive in coaching center and expresses anguish over the tragedy. The private coaching centers are not regulated by this Ministry as many of these operate at  the  School  level  and  hence  are  under  the  direct  purview  of  the  State  Governments. Accordingly,  all  State  Governments  have  been  asked  to  take  steps  for  effective  regulation  of such centers in the interest of the students. Further, there is no centrally maintained data regarding coaching centers running without license in the country including Karnataka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya in Gujarat
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 277 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.6.2019

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IN GUJARAT

277.    SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:
2. Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  had  taken  a  decision  to  set  up  a Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in each Constituency/ district across the country; (b) the number of districts in Gujarat where any KV has not been set up so far along with the total number of KVs functioning in Gujarat, District-wise; (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  open  more  KVs  in  densely populated districts of Gujarat; (d) if so, the details thereof; and
3. (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) There is no decision to set up Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in each constituency / districts of the country. (b) KVs  have  not  been  set  up  in  7  districts  of  Gujarat.  The  districts-wise information about KVs functioning in Gujarat is as under:Jamnagar - 7,Ahmedabad -6, Kutch -5, Gandhinagar - 5, Vadodara - 5, Surat- 3, Rajkot  -  2  and  1  each  in  Bhavnagar,  Banaskantha,  Sabarjabtga,  Junagarh, Porbander,  Panchmahal,  Dahod,  Surendranagar,  Anand,  Bharuch,  Mehsana  and Patan districts. (c) to (e) No such proposal is under consideration at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Development of Island Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.276 ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAND TOURISM

## 276.  SHRI D.K.SURESH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal for development of island tourism in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  potential  island tourism  destinations  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  constituted  any  Committee  to study  the  feasibility  of  development  of  island  tourism  in  the country; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c): The  Holistic  Development  of  identified  islands  in  the country has been taken by NITI Aayog. Under this initiative, Master plans  for  sustainable  development  of  four  islands  namely  Long, Aves,  Smith  and  Ross  of  Andaman  &  Nicobar  and  five  islands  of Lakshadweep  namely  Bangaram,  Cheriyam,  Minicoy,  Suheli  and Thinnakara have been prepared.

Four  tourism-based  projects  in  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Islands (one  each  in  Smith  Island,  Aves  Island,  Long  Island  and  Shaheed Dweep) and three tourism-based projects in Lakshadweep (one each in  Kadmat,  Minicoy  and  Suheli  Island)  have  been  identified  for implementation through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  also  sanctioned  a  project  for Rs.42.19  Crore  during  2016-17  for  Development  of  Coastal  Circuit (Long Island-Ross Smith IslandNeil IslandHavelock IslandBaratang Island-Port Blair) in Andaman & Nicobar under the Coastal thematic  circuit  of  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  for  development  of island tourism in the country. (d) & (e): Islands Development Agency (IDA) has been constituted on  1 st   June  2017  to  oversee  the  comprehensive  development  of Islands. Further, a committee has been constituted in NITI Aayog to recommend a roadmap for harnessing the development potential of Little  Andaman  and  Great  Nicobar  Islands  in  Andaman  &  Nicobar Islands.

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