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Lok Sabha Question No. 1938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Urban Planning
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

- (c)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1938 To BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022 URBAN PLANNING

- NO.1938. SHRI K NAVASKANI: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND
- state:-
- (a) Whether the Government agrees with the view that it is important to align stakeholders across the Government and bring multiple silos with   overlapping authorities like urban planning,
- financing and budgeting and service delivery at one place:
- (b) If so, the details of the initiatives proposed to be taken by the
- government in this regard and
- If not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) Urban Planning financing budgeting and service delivery for the cities and towns comes within the purview of state government agencies viz-, Urban Local Bodies and Urban Development Authorities.
- URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to

- (b) Ministry has circulated Urban and Regional Development Plan Implementation Guidelines, (URDPFI) 2014 to all the States and UTsThe   guidelines act as guide to the States and UTs to prepare Master Plan. The Master Plan in detail does the analysis of existing availability of physical and social infrastructure and come out with proposals based on demographic   projections: Based on proposals, the implementation of the Master Plan is carried by different para statal agencies of the State:

Further, in line with announcements in budget speech for 202223 regarding formation of a committee of reputed urban planners, urban economists and institutions to make recommendations on urban sector policies, capacity building, planning, implementation and governance, Ministry has constituted a High Level Committee. The Committee will inter-alia deliberate on the recommendations of the NITI Aayog report on 'Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India' and draw a road map for bringing about urban   planning reforms in the States and handhold the town planners. The Committee will also suggest measures to resolve issues related to city master plan preparation including sound plan implementation and effective enforcement, financing mechanism and capacity building of all stakeholders-

- (c) Question does not arise-

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Rationalizing of Crude Oil
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1936 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 JULY, 2022

## Rationalizing of Crude Oil

†1936. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government has implemented new taxation for rationalizing the cheap crude oil imported from abroad and export of petrol made from it;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the estimated revenue likely to be generated therefrom;
- (d) whether the Government also proposes to make storage of crude oil imported from abroad, petrol and other products made therefrom; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

## (a) & (b):

Government has levied the following duties/cesses on exports of Petrol:

| Item   | Type of Duty   | Previous Duty (w.e.f. 01.07.2022)   | Revised Duty (w.e.f. 20.07.2022)   |
|--------|----------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Petrol | SAED/RIC       | Rs. 6 per litre                     | Nil                                |

SAED

: Special Additional Excise duty

RIC

: Road Infrastructure Cess

This duty/cess is not linked to crude imports or cost thereof.

- (c): The  revenue  estimation  is  dependent  on  factors  such  as  international  prices  which fluctuate.
- (d) & (e): Government of India, through a Special Purpose Vehicle called Indian Strategic Petroleum  Reserve  Limited  (ISPRL),  has  established  Strategic  Petroleum  Reserves  (SPR) facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of crude oil at 3 locations namely (i) Vishakhapatnam (1.33 MMT), (ii) Mangaluru (1.5 MMT) and (iii) Padur (2.5 MMT) capacity.  In  July  2021,  Government  has  also  approved  the  establishment  of  two  additional commercial-cum-strategic  facilities  with  total  storage  capacity  of  6.5  MMT  at  Chandikhol  (4 MMT) and Padur (2.5 MMT), on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Self-Reliance in Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1935

## ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## SELF-RELIANCE IN POWER SECTOR

1935.  DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government acknowledges the fact that the country is not yet selfreliant in the power sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  chalked  out  any  plan  to  make  the  country  selfreliant  in  the  power  sector  before  completion  of  hundred  years  of  Independence;  and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) : At present there is adequate installed capacity in the country to meet the demand.  As  on  30.06.2022,  the  installed  generation  capacity  of  the  county  is  403.76 Giga Watt (GW) which is sufficient to meet the Peak Power Demand of the country of around 215.89 Giga Watt (GW) which had occurred in the month of April, 2022 during the current  year  2022-23  (period  April,  2022  to  June,  2022).  As  such,  the  country  is  selfreliant in meeting the demand of electricity in the country.

Ministry  of  Power  has  issued  Orders  in  November  2021  to  all  entities under  it,  for    complying  to  Public  Procurement  (Preference  to  Make  in  India),  Order 2017 issued by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), which is  promoting the indigenous manufacturing to reduce dependence on imports for the power equipment.

Further,  a  scheme  initiated  by  Ministry  of  Power,  has  been  approved  to establish  a  manufacturing  zone  based  on  cutting  edge,  clean  and  energy  efficient technology  for  minimizing  dependency  on  import  of  critical  equipment  required  for Power sector including Renewable. This will promote indigenization through domestic manufacturing  of  items  presently  being  imported  and  make  the  country  further  selfreliant in manufacturing of power equipment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Prayagraj Smart City Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOk SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1931

## To BE

## ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

## PRAYAGRAJ SMART CITY SCHEME

- NO. 1931 SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress of the works carried out under Prayagraj Smart City Scheme;
- (b) whether the quality of the works carried out under Smart City Scheme is being checked from time to time;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the officers deployed for the implementation of the smart city project;
- (e) whether the service record etc- of the deployed officers have been checked and if SO, the details thereof;
- whether any time-limit has been fixed for the completion of all the schemes; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof, work-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (g) Government of India launched Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. Prayagraj Smart was selected for development as a Smart City in Round-3 of Smart Cities Challenge in June, 2017 . Prayagraj Smart City is implementing 114 projects worth 3 1563.33 crore; out of which 78 projects worth { 1,177.70 crore have been completed; and 36 projects worth ? 385.63 crore are at work order stage: City

Prayagraj Smart City have informed that quality of works is being checked from time to time by Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) and other testing laboratories: It has been informed that the officers   deployed in Prayagraj Smart are Government   officials holding additional charge of positions like Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Additional Chief Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer, etcThe period implementation of SCM has been extended upto June 2023 and all Smart Cities,  including Prayagraj are expected to complete their projects within the stipulated time: City
Lok Sabha Question No. 1926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Use of Hydrogen
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Dulal Chandra Goswami

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th JULY, 2022

## Use of Hydrogen

## †1926. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

## पैोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

- Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to develop Hydrogen as an eco-friendly fuel in the  place  of  petroleum,  diesel  and  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG)  and  if  so,  the details thereof; (b)  whether  any  research  has  been  initiated  in  the  country  by  the  Government  to introduce any new way of hydrogen manufacturing; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) the time by which the use of hydrogen as an eco-friendly fuel is likely to be started in the country; (e)  whether  research  and  development  projects  for  the  use  of  internal  combustion engines, hydrogen based CNG and diesel in the field of hydrogen and development of hydrogen-powered vehicles are being initiated and if so, the details thereof; and (f) whether hydrogen fuel based motorcycle and three wheeler scooters are
- manufactured and demonstrated and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मं i लय के राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) Government has announced a National Hydrogen Mission (NHM) in 2021, which inter alia includes development of Hydrogen as a fuel for transportation.

(b) and (c)  Green Hydrogen can be produced through different pathways such as from electrolysis  of  water  using  renewable  power,  from  Bio-methane  and  from  Biomass gasification.  Various  Research  and  Development  (R&D)  activities  on  Hydrogen  are also  undertaken  by  Oil  and  Gas  PSUs  (OGPSUs).  Further,  OGPSUs  have  formed  a Hydrogen  Corpus  Fund  to  fund  R&D  on  various  facets  of  Hydrogen  including  its application as an automotive fuel.

(d)    Offtake  and  popularity  of hydrogen as a fuel is contingent upon comprehensive processes  and  developments  in  technology  for  production  as  well  as  consumption. Few R&D projects  undertaken  by  OGPSUs  use  green  hydrogen  for  fuel  cell  based mobility.

(e) and (f) Government has supported projects involving Research, Development & Technology  Demonstration.  Some  of  these  projects  are  Hydrogen  fuel  based  two wheelers  have  been  developed  and  demonstrated  by  Banaras  Hindu  University whereas Hydrogen fuel based three wheelers have been developed and demonstrated by Banaras Hindu University, IIT Delhi and Mahindra & Mahindra. However, these vehicles are not manufactured commercially. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) patented  HCNG  (Hydrogen  Spiked  Compressed  Natural  Gas)  technology  has  been demonstrated at Rajghat Bus depot on 50 BS-IV compliant commercial CNG buses as part of joint study with M/s. Indraprastha Gas Limited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Emergency Landing of Private Flight
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1925 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28th July 2022 )

## EMERGENCY LANDING OF PRIVATE FLIGHT

## 1925.    SHRI RAKESH SINGH Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether incidents of malfunctioning in private airlines companies  have  increased  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  whether  a  Delhi-Jabalpur  flight  of  Spicejet  had  to  make  an emergency landing due to one such incident recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the causes of such incidents have been found out and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  to  check  such incidents and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Jyotiraditya M&#46;

Scindia)

- (a) During the last 3 months i.e from 01.4.2022 to 30.06.2022, a total of 150 incidents have occurred to the aircraft operated by scheduled airlines due to component and system malfunction. ;
- (b) & (c) On 02.07.2022, M/s Spicejet Q400 aircraft while operating flight  from  Delhi  to  Jabalpur  was  involved  in  an  occurrence  of  Air Turn Back to Delhi due to smoke in the cabin. After investigation, oil leakage was detected and No. 1 engine was replaced.;
- (d) The details of measures being taken by the Directorate General of  Civil  Aviation  (DGCA)  to  check  such  incidents  inter-alia  are appended below:;

(i) All occurrences  are  mandatorily reported  to  DGCA.  These occurrences  are  thoroughly  analyzed  and  severity  is  determined. Based on severity, these occurrences are investigated. Appropriate action is taken on the outcome of investigation. (ii)  There  is  a  systematic  safety  oversight  process  in  place  for monitoring the compliance of Rules and Civil Aviation Requirements to ensure that there are no cutting of corners. The safety oversight process includes surveillances, spot check and regulatory audits. In addition special audits are also carried out as per the risk perceived. (iii) Findings of audits, surveillances & spot checks are followed up with the concerned operator for compliance. The observations are closed after due verification. Further the compliance of the action taken by the operator is verified during the next audit/surveillance. (iv) In case of any violations/ non-compliance to regulations detected  during  audit/  surveillance,  enforcement  action  including financial penalty is imposed by the DGCA.; (v)  Spot  checks  and  surveillance  have  been  increased  and  during the period of 02.05.2022 to 13.07.2022, as a special drive 353 spot checks were undertaken by DGCA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Targets under SBM-Urban
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AFFAIRS

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1923

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

## TARGETS UNDER SBM-URBAN

NO.1923. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of State for HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Lakshaya Zero Dumpsite;
- (b) the targets under Swachch Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) 2.0;
- (c) whether any measures are being taken for making cities garbage
- free; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) & (b) : Remediation of legacy waste dumpsite is one of the integral components of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0. It is envisaged that under SBM U 2.0 all the legacy waste shall be remediated and land will be recovered while achieving the Lakshya Zero dumpsite during the Mission period of 2021-2026.
- (c) & (d) In Swachh Bharat Mission the emphasis has been given on creating infrastructure for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for collection, transportation, processing; and disposal: Under SBM-U 2.0, it is envisaged to  develop 100% waste processing and disposal facilities to process entire waste generated in ULBs. Under SBM-U 2.0, the funding is  being  provided for Waste-toCompost (WtC); Bio-methanation, Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), Waste-to-Energy (WtE) and sanitary landfills, to achieve 100% waste processing and dumpsite remediation to make Indian cities garbage free.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Prathap Simha, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1919 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2022

## BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

1919.

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA HASWAMIJI:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the targets fixed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana which was started in the year, 2017;
- (b) the  details  of  targets  achieved  so  far  and  the  funds  spent  thereon; and
- (c) the details of the developmental works executed so far and proposed to be executed in the States of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Jharkhand under the said Pariyojana along with the funds spent and proposed to be spent thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had approved the proposal for investment approval for PhaseI of 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' on 24.10.2017. Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase -I include development of about 24,800 km NH network such as Economic corridors, Inter-corridor & feeder roads, National Corridors Efficiency Improvements, Border and International Connectivity roads, Coastal and Port Connectivity roads, Expressways as well as  10,000  km  of  roads  under  balance  NHDP.  Till  now,  projects  comprising length of 22,302 kms with cost of Rs. 6,88,898 cr. have been awarded under Bharatmala Pariyojana and 9,548 kms project length has been completed.

(c) The status of  works under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Jharkhand is as below:

| Sr.   | State       | Total       | Total             | Awarded     | Awarded           | Completed length   |
|-------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| No.   |             | Length (km) | Cost (Rs. in Cr.) | Length (km) | Cost (Rs. in Cr.) | (Km)               |
| 1     | Karnataka   | 2,070       | 63,559            | 1,438       | 42,085            | 421                |
| 2     | Maharashtra | 3,019       | 98,820            | 2,031       | 64,406            | 905                |
| 3     | Jharkhand   | 987         | 28,718            | 497         | 11,873            | 302                |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Smart City Projects
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1917

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

## SMART CITY PROJECTS

NO. 1917 SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of cities included under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) and the details of the progress of work along with the funds allocatedlspent on the said mission;
- b) whether the Government has received proposal for overall development of slums in urban areas under SCM in Haryana and if the details thereof;
- C) the details of the number of families rehabilitated out of the slums demolished under SCM in Haryana; and
- (d) the number of urban homeless families provided houses, State and
- smart city-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a): Government of India launched Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. As per SCM Guidelines, Central Government will  provide financial support to the extent of { 48,000 crore over five years on an average { 100 crore per city per year: An equal amount on a matching basis will be contributed by the State GovernmentIUrban Local Body (ULB): As on 8 July 2022, i.e-,

Government of India has 3 crore for 100 Smart Cities, out of which { 27,610.34 crore (90%) has been utilized: As on 8 July 2022, these Smart Cities have tendered out 7,822 projects worth ? 1,90,660 crore; work orders have been issued in 7,649 projects worth { 1,80,996 crore; 4,085 projects worth 3 66,912 crore have been completed:

- (b) to (d): Since Land and Colonization are State subjects, State Governments issue policieslguidelines for slum redevelopmentlrehabilitation etcUnder SCM, projects including those related to slum re-developmentlrehabilitation are proposed and implemented by cities in accordance with their Smart City Proposals (SCPs):

The cities of Faridabad and Karnal have been selected for development as Smart Cities in Haryana: These Smart Cities have reported 2 slum re-developmentlretrofit projects at an estimated crore. Details are given below:

in crore)

| S.No   | Smart City   | Project                                    | Cost   | Status           |
|--------|--------------|--------------------------------------------|--------|------------------|
|        | Karnal       | ASHIANA Slum Rehabilitation                | 15.65  | Completed        |
| 2      | Faridabad    | Smart Slum Area Retrofitment Sant Nagar (9 | 9.69   | Work in progress |
|        |              | Sub-projects)                              |        |                  |
|        |              | Total                                      | 25.34  |                  |

(Source: Geospatial Management Information System, as on 8 July 2022)