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Lok Sabha Question No. 3572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: National Data Governance Policy
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3572

TO BE ANSWERED ON:  22.03.2023

## NATIONAL DATA GOVERNANCE POLICY

## 3572.    SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to unleash innovation and research through  startups and academia, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government also  proposes for a National Data Governance Policy which will enable access to anonymized data; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and progress made till now in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. MeitY has completed the public consultation of Draft National Data Governance Policy. This policy seeks to enhance access, quality, and use of data in line with emerging  technology  needs.  The  policy  aims  to  ensure  that  non-personal  and  anonymized datasets  from  both  Government  and  Private  entities  are  safely  accessible  by  start-ups  and academia  to  unleash  innovation  and  research.  It  provides  an  institutional  framework  for governing data access and use, streamlining inter-government data access, ensuring compliance  with data quality &  metadata  standards, and formulating  anonymization guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Coach and Wagon Factories
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3569

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## COACH AND WAGON FACTORIES

3569. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a) the  current  production  capacity  of  the  coach  and  wagon factories in India and the target capacity for the next five years;
- (b) whether the four coach factories and existing wagon factories of the Indian Railways are sufficient to meet the production targets;
- if not, whether the Ministry plans on expanding the production
- (c) units;
- (d)
- if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  more  wagon factories in PPP mode, particularly in Maharashtra, if so, the details and current status threreof;
- (f) whether the wagon factory announced in 2011-12 and supposed to be implemented in PPP mode was approved in 2013 at Sitapalli in Ganjam district in Odisha; and
- (g)
- if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (e)  Indian  Railways  Coach  Production  Units  and  Wagon Factories  including  private  wagon  builders,  have  the  capability  to manufacture  about  7500  coaches  and  41700  wagons  per  annum, which can be further enhanced if operationally required. These are sufficient to meet the production targets of Railways.
- (f) Yes, Sir. The work of setting up of wagon manufacturing factory at  Sitapalli  was  sanctioned  in  2012-13  and  was  planned  to  be
- implemented in JV-PPP mode.
- (g) Wagon factories are set up keeping in view the Railway's overall requirement of the wagons. Existing wagon manufacturing capacity in  the  country  is  adequate.  The  project  for  setting  up  of  wagon manufacturing factory at Sitapalli has been dropped, land was not transferred to Railways by State Govt.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Revenue of Global Space Industry
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2023

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3566 REVENUE OF GLOBAL SPACE INDUSTRY

## 3566.  SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  estimated  that  the  global  space  industry  could generate revenue of more than $1 trillion or more by 2040; and
- (b) if  so,  the  proposed  future  contribution  of  the  Indian  Space Industry to the global space industry by 2040?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) As  per  a  research  study  undertaken  by  one  of  the  global consulting  firms  in  2020,  revenue  generated  by  global  space industry may increase to over $1 trillion by 2040. However, it must  be  noted  that  the  exact  sizing  of  the  global  space industry,  including  future  projections,  is  a  complex  exercise and a matter of much debate, with several global consulting firms predicting varied current and future numbers.
- (b) Government envisages a substantial contribution of the Indian Space  Industry  to  the  global  space  industry  by  2040,  in pursuance  of  which  it  has  taken  several  steps,  through  the reforms undertaken in 2020, which seek to augment the space sector in the country  with greater participation of  NonGovernmental Entities [NGEs]. As  a  part  of  these  reforms,  NSIL  role  has  been  enhanced  to bring a commerce-oriented approach to space activities, with the agency acting as an aggregator of user requirements and to  obtain  commitments.  Also,  the  Indian  National  Space Promotion & Authorization Centre [IN-SPACe] has been created as a single window agency to promote, handhold and authorize the activities of NGEs in the sector, thus providing

them with a level playing field.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: High Speed Internet Connectivity
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3565 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIVITY

## 3565.   SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the total number of Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the Satara district of Maharashtra which have been provided with high speed internet connectivity under the BharatNet project in terms of the laying of the fibre network and other equipments;

- (b) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  GPs  in  Satara  district  which  have  high  speed  internet connectivity already functional and in use;

(c) the  number  of  GPs  still  without  high  speed  internet  connectivity  in  Satara  district  of Maharashtra; and

(d) the details of the steps being taken to connect these uncovered villages in Satara district with high speed internet connectivity?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (d) BharatNet project (earlier known as National Optical Fibre Network Project) is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs). In Satara district of Maharashtra, out of 1501 GPs, 522 GPs are made service ready in BharatNet Phase-I.  Further, 978 GPs are under implementation in BharatNet Phase-II in the State-led model by Maharashtra Information Technology Corporation Limited (MahaIT), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of  State  Government  and  491  GPs  have  been  made  service  ready  under  Phase-II.  Union Cabinet has accorded in principle approval for extending BharatNet to connect all inhabited villages (including GPs). The timeline for completion of BharatNet is 2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Welfare Schemes for FPS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3564 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22N0 MARCH, 2023

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR FPS

3564. PROF. SOUGATA RAY

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the   details of welfare schemes  existing for Fair Price Shop (FPS) dealers of the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to introduce a national
- Ievel welfare scheme for fair price shop dealers; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSw E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) to (c): The Targeted Public Distribution  System (TPDS) under the National Food  Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the StatelUt Governments. The operational responsibility  including issuance of licenses to Fair Price Shops (FPSs), supervision and monitoring of the functioning of Fair Price Shops etc-, rest with the concerned StatelUT Government: As per Clause 9(9) of the TPDS (Control) Order, 2015, the State Government shall allow sale of commodities other than the foodgrains distributed under the TPDS at the fair price shops to improve the  viability of the fair price shop operations:

To improve the financial viability of FPSS, the Government of India has requested all the StateslUTs to take up initiatives through FPSs such as providing Common Service Centre (CSC) services, Banking services banksl corporate Banking Correspondences, Banking and citizen-centric services of India Post Payment Bank (IPPB), Retail selling of small (5 kilogram) LPG cylinders, Sale other commoditiesl general store items, Converting FPS into "Public Data Office" under the PM-WANI scheme etc. Further, Government of India has enhanced the norms of margin payable to FPS dealers with effect from April, 2022 as per the details given below: of

| Category of States   |   Basic margin |   Additional margin for sale through point-of- sale device |   Central share (Percentage) |
|----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| General              |             90 |                                                         21 |                           50 |
| Special              |            180 |                                                         26 |                           75 |

Note: Special category States include 8 States of North East including Sikkims Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir; Ladakh, Uttarakhand; Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep:
Lok Sabha Question No. 3563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Generating Fresh Water from Ocean Energy
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  (MoES)  through  its  autonomous  Institute  National  Institute  of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has developed Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) technology  for  conversion  of  sea  water  to  potable  water  which  has  been  successfully demonstrated  in  Lakshadweep  islands.  Three  desalination  plants  based  on  the  LTTD technology with a capacity of 1 Lakh litre of potable water per day have been developed and demonstrated at Kavaratti, Agati and Minicoy  Islands of Union  Territory (UT)  of Lakshadweep.  Based  on  the  success  of  these  plants,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA) through  UT  Lakshadweep  has  entrusted  the  work  of  establishing  6  more  LTTD  plants  at Amini, Androth, Chetlet, Kadmat, Kalpeni and Kiltan with a capacity of 1.5 lakhs litres/day.
- (c) Desalination plants harnessing ocean energy have not been established so far. However, the desalination plant based on LTTD technology works on a required temperature difference of about  15⁰C  between  sea  surface  water  and  deep  sea  water,  which  was  observed  in  the vicinity of Lakshadweep coasts only.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3563 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH, 2023

## GENERATING FRESH WATER FROM OCEAN ENERGY

## 3563.  SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has developed  any alternative source of  fresh  water  to  fulfil  the drinking-water demands in coastal areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  number  of  desalination  plants  established  so  far  in  harnessing  ocean  energy  for generating fresh water?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 3562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Hike in Rate of Pulses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3562 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## HIKE IN RATE OF PULSES

## 3562.  SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

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- (a) whether it is a fact that the retail food inflation, particularly the rate of pulses has greatly hiked in the last few months;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  mechanism  has  not  been  able  to  control  the  inflation  or  issued  any direction to the States/UTs for a crackdown on hoarders and black marketeers;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  to  find  out  the  reasons  for  the  said  inflation  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  hurdles,  if  any,  being  faced  in  controlling  the  increasing  prices  of  essential  food commodities?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c) : No, Sir. Retail food inflation, measured by the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) brought out by the  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI),  has  declined  from  8.60  percent  in September, 2022 to 5.95 per cent in February, 2023. The rate of inflation for pulses in February, 2023 was 4.09% which is lower than (CFPI).

(d)  &  (e)  :  The  Department  of  Consumer  Affairs  monitors  the  retail  and  wholesale  prices  of  essential  food commodities reported on daily basis by State Food and Civil Supply Departments from 482 price reporting centres  across  the  country.  Prices  of  food  commodities  are  affected  by  diverse  factors  such  as  production, seasonality in crop arrivals, supply chain logistics, adverse weather conditions etc. The daily report of prices and indicative price trends are duly analysed for appropriate intervention for release of stocks from the buffer, export-import policy etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Hardware Park in Durgapur
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3560

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## HARDWARE PARK IN DURGAPUR

## 3560.  SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  establish  or  introduce  a  Hardware  Park  in Durgapur of West Bengal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (c):Government of India's goal is to make India a significant Electronics System Design and Manufacturing hub as part of its AtmaNirbhar Bharat economic policies. Government of India has taken several strategic steps and initiatives for broadening and deepening the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country.

Accordingly,  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  notified  Modified Electronics  Manufacturing  Clusters  (EMC  2.0)  Scheme  on  1 st April,  2020  to  provide  support  for creation  of  world  class  infrastructure  along  with  common  facilities  &  amenities  including  Ready Built  Factory  (RBF)  sheds  /Plug  &  Play  infrastructure  for  attracting  major  global  electronics manufacturers along with their supply chains to set up their manufacturing production facility in the country.

The Scheme is open for receipt of application for a period of 3 years i.e., March, 2023 and further period  of  5  years  is  available  for  disbursement  of  the  funds  to  the  approved  projects.  Under  the scheme,  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  not  received  any proposal for setting up of Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at Durgapur, West Bengal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Expenditure of MPLAD Fund
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3558

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## EXPENDITURE OF MPLAD FUND

## 3558. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  complete  details  about  the  expenditure  of  MPLAD  funds made in all the districts of the country have not been uploaded by the Ministry on its website;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether all the MPLAD funds have been released; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER  OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a)  & (b)  Under  the  MPLAD  Scheme,  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament (MPs)  send  their  recommendations  of  development  works  directly  to their respective Nodal District Authorities and same are implemented by  the  District  Authorities  in  accordance  with  the  administrative, financial and technical rules of the concerned State/UT Governments and in  accordance with  the  Guidelines  on  MPLADS.  The  expenditure details of MPLADS funds as per the availability of data entered/provided by  District  Authorities,  are  in  public  domain  on  Ministry's website www.mplads.gov.in.
- (c)  &  (d)  Release  of  funds  under  MPLAD  Scheme  by  the  Ministry  of Statistics and Programme Implementation, is a continuous process and

is subject to fulfillment of fund-related criteria and submission of fundrelated documents by the District Authorities as laid down in MPLADS Guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Economic Impact of Vande Bharat Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3556

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VANDE BHARAT TRAINS

3556.   SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  made  any  assessment  to  find  out  the economic  impact  of  the  Vande  Bharat  Trains  so  far  operated  in  the country;
- (b)   if so, the details in this regard;
- (c)   the data on revenue generated and cost savings of the same so far;
- (d)   whether the Government has plans to stabilise the operating ratio of these trains which is about 98.22% now;
- (e)   if so, the timeline devised therefor; and
- (f)    the details of new Vande Bharat Trains likely to be introduced in the country, particularly in Odisha under East Coast Zone?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b)  :    No, Sir.

- (c)  :     Earnings from passenger fare in Vande Bharat trains is as under:

| Financial Year               |   Total Earnings (₹ in crore) |
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2019-20                      |                        172.9  |
| 2020-21                      |                         64.14 |
| 2021-22                      |                        150.35 |
| 2022-23 (Till February 2023) |                        419.66 |

Train wise cost savings figures are not maintained.

(d) & (e)  :    Operating Ratio is not maintained train wise.

(f)    :      Introduction  of  Vande  Bharat  services,  is  an  ongoing  process  on Indian Railways (IR) subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification, availability of rolling stock etc. Train services are not introduced on Statewise basis, as the Railway network straddle across State boundaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Sustainable Energy Development
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3554 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## Sustainable Energy Development

## 3554. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. KRISHNAPAL SINGH YADAV :

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  sustainable  energy development;
- (b) the details of the budget allocated and dispersed for new technologies to be incorporated for sustainable development;
- (c) the manner in which the Government has been encouraging the use of alternative fuels such as natural gas, which is a cleaner burning fuel than coal for fuel switching; and
- (d) the details of the budget allocated and dispersed for the development of these initiatives?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) & (b):  To promote sustainable energy development, coal companies have started setting up of solar projects. Details of actions taken and funds allocated for this purpose, are as under:
- (i)   Coal India Limited (CIL) has so far installed 11.5 MW rooftop & ground mounted projects in CIL & its subsidiaries. Work orders for 300 MW capacity of Ground Mounted Projects have been awarded. CIL has allocated Rs. 853 Crs Capex for development of solar power projects for the current FY i.e. FY23 and have already spent Rs. 402 Crs till Feb'23.
- (ii)      NLCIL  has  already  installed  around  1421  MW  of  Renewable  energy.  NLCIL  is additionally installing around 4610 MW under MNRE and CPSU scheme leading to a total of 6031 MW of Renewable Energy by 2030. The expansion of the Renewable Energy of 4610 MW additionally, will be undertaken with an estimated cost of Rs. 23,403 Cr. over a period of eight years.
- (c) & (d):   Currently, alternative fuels like Coal Bed Methane (CBM), Coal Mine Methane (CMM) and alternative use of coal such as Coal to Chemicals are the thrust area of Government of India.  Accordingly, CIL and NLCIL have laid special emphasis on implementation of Clean Coal Technology across its business value chain. One project of CBM has been awarded in Bharat Coking Coal Limited on revenue sharing basis and as such no fund is needed to start the project.

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