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Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Flights from Gujarat
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 419

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## FLIGHTS FROM GUJARAT

## 419. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(a) whether the Government has started any new flight from Gujarat for domestic and international destination; and (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a) & (b): The scheduled commercial airlines including M/s Air India, Go First, Indigo, Alliance Air, Star Air, SpiceJet and Vistara , operate from 10 airports in Gujarat.

Recently, a new scheduled commercial airline namely M/s Akasa Air has added 41 flights per week connecting Ahmedabad to Mumbai, Banglore and Delhi . All the airports in Gujarat are inter-connected with other airports in the country by direct or indirect flights.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Extension of PM SVANidhi Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 417

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 08, 2022

## EXTENSION OF PM SVANIDHI SCHEME

NO. 417.  DR. VISHNU PRASAD M. K. :

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

- (a) whether the Prime Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme has been extended by the Government till December 2024;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)
- the number of beneficiaries benefited under the said scheme so far;
- (d) whether the vending zones have also been extended and if so, the total number of vending zones till date; and
- (e) the  total  number  of  vendors  targeted  to  be  provided  benefit under this scheme by December 2024?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) &  (b):  Yes  Sir.  The  Government  of  India  has  extended  the  PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme beyond
- March, 2022  with the following provisions:
- (i) Extension of lending period till December 2024;
- (ii) Introduction of 3rd loan of upto ₹50,000 in addition to 1st & 2nd loans of ₹10,000 and ₹20,000 respectively.
- (iii) To extend  'SVANidhi Se Samriddhi' component  for  all beneficiaries of PM SVANidhi scheme across the country;

- (c) As  on  November  30,  2022,  31.73  lakh  Street  Vendors  have availed benefit of 1st loan of ₹ 10,000 loan ; Out of these 5.81 lakh have availed benefit of second loan of ₹ 20,000 loan; Out of those who availed 2nd loan, 6,926 street vendors have availed benefit of third loan of ₹50,000.

(d)     The subject matter relating to creation of vending zone falls under  the  ambit  of  Street  Vendors  (Protection  of  Livelihood  and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, which is being implemented  through  respective  State/UT.    As  reported  by  the States/UTs, a total of 13,403 vending zones have been identified so far.

- (e) 42 lakh street vendors are to be provided benefits under PM SVANidhi Scheme by December, 2024.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Business Credit Card
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 416 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## BUSINESS CREDIT CARD

## 416.          SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Business Credit Card Scheme (BCCS) under the Ministry;
- (b) whether  the  said  scheme  has  been  implemented  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  list  of beneficiaries along with the eligibility; and
- (c) if not, the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented along with outline of the BCCS?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  MSME in  association  with  National  Payment  Corporation  of  India  (NPCI) has  recently  launched  the  MSME  RuPay  Credit  Card  on  pilot  basis,  pan-India  for  Udyam  registered MSMEs.

The MSME RuPay Credit Card provides a simplified payment mechanism to MSMEs to meet their  business-related  operational  expenses  like  digital  payments,  utility  bills  payments,  tax/statutory payments etc. and MSME borrowers also takes benefit of  interest-free credit period on their business spends as per the bank's policy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: LPG Pipeline in Jaunpur
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH DECEMBER , 2022

## LPG Pipeline in Jaunpur

## 415. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to lay a LPG gas pipeline in Jaunpur district and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to open CNG/PNG centres in Jaunpur district and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be opened; and

- (c) the steps taken by the Government to promote/introduce CNG/PNG in Jaunpur district?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a)  IHB Limited, a Joint Venture of  IOCL, HPCL and BPCL is already laying 2805 km long LPG Pipeline from Kandla in Gujarat to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.  The capacity of Pipeline is 8.25 MMTPA at a cost of Rs.10088 Crores.  Upon completion, the pipeline traverses about 21.7 Km in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
- (b)  &  (c)  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  is  the  authority  to  grant authorization  to  the  entities  for  development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  network  in Geographical Areas (GAs) which includes providing PNG connections and setting up of CNG stations. The Geographical Area of Jaunpur and Ghazipurdistricts has been authorized to Indian Oil Adani Gas Private Limited with Minimum Work Programme (MWP) Target of 77,033 PNG domestic  connections  and  38  CNG  stations  till  November  2027.  As  on  30.9.2022,  Indian  Oil Adani Gas Private Limited has established 9 CNG stations in the GA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: New Airports under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 413

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## NEW AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME

413. SHRI VELUSAMY P.

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Deshka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a market driven scheme. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN and requires upgradation / development for commencement of RCS operations, is developed under "Revival of unserved and underserved airports" scheme. The UDAN scheme does not envisages to establish new airports.

In the state of Tamil Nadu, five airports namely Salem, Neyveli, Tanjore, Vellore and Ramnad, have been identified for up-gradation for the operation of flights under UDAN. Operation of RCS flights from Salem has commenced.

- (c) to (e): Palani airstrip is not available in the UDAN document. However, for the forthcoming round of bidding under UDAN, if the State Government of Tamil Nadu requests to include the same under UDAN, the same shall be considered as per the provisions of scheme document.

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish new airports under UDAN
- Scheme in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the places selected in Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up small airport in Palani which is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centre in Tamil Nadu;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?
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Lok Sabha Question No. 408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Pending Airports under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sangeeta Azad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 408

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## PENDING AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME

## 408. SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- a) whether some airports are still pending under the UDAN Scheme in the country and if so, the details thereof including reasons for the delay in this regard; and
2. (b) whether the Government proposes to acquire land for Manduri Airport in Azamgarh with the mutual consent of land owner and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a): Government has set a target to operationalise 100 additional airports by 2024.  As  on  30.11.2022,  70  airports  (including  9  heliports  &  02  water aerodromes) have been operationalised across the country under UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) since inception of the UDAN Scheme in 2016.

The timeline for construction of airports depends upon various factors such as land acquisition, mandatory clearances, removal of obstacles, financial closure etc. by the respective airport developers.The responsibility of implementation of airport projects including funding of the projects rests with the concerned airport developer including the respective State Government (in case the State Government is the project proponent).

- (b): Azamgarh airport has been awarded for operation of UDAN flights. The upgradation work to operationalise UDAN flights at Azamgarh Airport is complete. Azamgarh airport is owned by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, hence, any decision related to expansion of airport, acquisition of land etc. falls under the purview of State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Elevated Corridor in Puducherry
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vaithilingam Ve.

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  present  status  of  proposed  elevated  corridor  connecting Marapalam Junction and Rajiv Gandhi Square in Puducherry; and (b) the time by which the work is likely to be started?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  There  is  no  proposal  for  any  elevated  corridor  connecting Marapalam Junction and Rajiv Gandhi Square in Puducherry. However, DPR  Consultant  has  already  been  engaged  for  an  elevated  corridor connecting Indira Gandhi square & Rajiv Gandhi square junctions in Puducherry.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 407 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## ELEVATED CORRIDOR IN PUDUCHERRY

407. SHRI VE. VAITHILINGAM:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Emergency Landings
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 403

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## EMERGENCY LANDINGS

## 403. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has an account of the number of emergency landings which have taken place across airlines during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, year and airlines-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any action against the said airlines;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to check the recurrence of such incidents in future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a) & (b) The operating crew has declared emergency in 23 flights from 01.01.2020 till date. The year wise and operator wise data is as under:
- (c) & (d) In nineteen cases, after the landing of the aircraft, the affected components were replaced. Three emergency landings resulted from weather

| Airline      |   Year 2020 |   2021 |   2022 |
|--------------|-------------|--------|--------|
| Air Asia     |           1 |      0 |      0 |
| Air India    |           1 |      0 |      1 |
| AIXL         |           0 |      2 |      2 |
| Alliance Air |           1 |      0 |      0 |
| Indigo       |           4 |      5 |      2 |
| SpiceJet     |           0 |      2 |      2 |

diversion, and one emergency landing was due to bird hit. Such occurrences are thoroughly analysed and their severity is determined. Based on the severity, occurrences are investigated. No violation has been found in these occurrences. (e) Operators maintains their aircraft as per manufacturer guidelines. In case of event such as emergency landing caused due to failed aircraft system, the system is rectified based on approved maintenance programme and aircraft is released for service. DGCA through their Annual Surveillance Plan, carries out surveillance and spot checks to ensure that aircraft are maintained as per manufacturer guidelines. Based on the outcome of DGCA investigation, to prevent the recurrence of emergency landing due to weather diversion, following circulars have been issued by AAI: (i) AAI Circular 30 of 2021 dated 30.07.2021 regarding handling of flights declaring diversions,  Minimum Fuel and/or MAYDAY FUEL in Delhi ACC/Approach Control Units. (ii) AAI Circular 01 of 2022 dated 20.01.2022 regarding dissemination of weather information All the licensed airports are required to have wildlife hazard management programme in place.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Construction of Road Over Bridges
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 402 ANSWERED ON 08 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD OVER BRIDGES

†402. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA : SHRIMATI  NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  The details of the proposals approved recently for construction of road  over  bridges  and  roads/highways  in  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and Maharashtra;
- (b)   The funds allocated for each of the said projects; and
- (c)  The present status of pending road over bridges and road projects in the said State/UT along with the time by which these projects are likely to be executed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Total 80 projects at a  cost of Rs 46960.52 crore for construction of roads/highways including that of projects with road over bridges  have been approved   on National Highways during the financial year 2021-22 and the current year in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and the state of Maharashtra put together;
- (b)      Funds  for  development  of  National  Highways  are  not  allocated project-wise but are allocated state-wise/UT wise. For Financial Year 2021-22 and 2022-23 Rs. 45117.02 crore have been allocated by Ministry

for development of National Highways in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir and in the State of Maharashtra put together; (c)     Out of 80 projects approved during the past year and the current year, 24 projects amounting to Rs 21288.98 crore are in progress, which are likely to be completed by August 2025. Remaining 56 projects are in  various stages of bidding.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Allotment of Non-Subsidized Kerosene
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 401 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## Allotment of Non-Subsidized Kerosene

401. Shri Hibi Eden:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Union Government can allot more non-subsidized kerosene to the State as the  State  Government  cannot  meet  the  requirement  of  the  kerosene  for  business  and commercial purposes and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the allotted non-subsidized kerosene is even  not  sufficient  to  meet  the  requirement  of  fishermen  and  if  so,  the  remedial measures proposed by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

- (a) and (b) Government  of  India  makes  allocation  of  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS) Kerosene  to  States/UTs  on  quarterly  basis  for  cooking  and  lighting  purpose  and  Non Subsidized  PDS  Kerosene  for  special  needs  such  as  natural  calamities,  religious functions,  fisheries,  various  yatras  etc.  Government  has  empowered  States/  UTs  vide order  dated  21st  August  2012,  to  draw  an  allocation  of  one  month's  quota  of  PDS Kerosene at non- subsidized rates during each financial year. Annual allocation of nonsubsidised PDS Kerosene is done by Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) in the beginning of each financial year. States/UTs may seek further additional allocation after exhausting  available  quota.  However,  Non-subsidized  Kerosene  is  not  intended  for business and commercial purpose.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Airports in North Eastern States
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 395

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## AIRPORTS IN NORTH EASTERN STATES

## 395. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- a) the details of new airports which have been made operational in North Eastern States during the last ten years;
2. (b) whether the number of flights have increased from 2014 to 2022 in this region under Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN and if so, the details
3. thereof;
4. (c) whether some flights to different North Eastern States and hilly areas under the scheme have not started so far or have been put on halt and if so, the reasons therefor; and
5. (d) the steps taken or being taken to start flights under UDAN scheme which
6. were operational earlier or sanctioned?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a): Airports namely Rupsi, Tezpur, Lilabari, Tezu, Pasighat, Pakyong, Itanagar  and  one  Advanced  landing  Ground  of  Ziro  have  been operationalized  in  North  Eastern  Region  (NER),  after  2012.
- (b) to (d):  Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports in the country and making air travel affordable to the masses. Rupsi, Tezu, Pasighat, Jorhat, Lilabari, Shillong, Pakyong & Dimapur involving 56 routes have been operationalized under UDAN in the States of North Eastern Region.

Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) under UDAN are obligated to commence the flight operations on a route within a period of six months from the issuance of Letter of Award or within two months from the readiness of airport, whichever is later, unless any extension is granted by the Airports Authority of India, the Implementing Agency. Thus, SAOs start UDAN flights depending upon their readiness and readiness of the awarded aerodromes. However,  there  is  a  delay  in  operationalizing  some  routes,  and  also discontinuation  of  the  routes,  for  reasons  which  include:

- i) Adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic
2. ii)  Non-readiness  of  civil  airports/heliports,  which  could  be  related  to availability of land, creation of regional infrastructure, obtainment of license from the Regulator etc.
3. iii) Unsustainability of the operation on the awarded routes.
4. iv) Non-readiness of Selected Airlines Operators (SAOs)
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Lok Sabha Question No. 391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Bapatla Agro and Food Processing Cluster
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## BAPATLA AGRO AND FOOD PROCESSING CLUSTER

## 391. DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  MICRO,  SMALL  AND  MEDIUM  ENTERPRISES  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  current  status  of  Bapatla  Agro  and  Food  Processing  Cluster  under Scheme Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI);
- (b) the  details  of  financial  assistance  and  beneficiaries  with  respect  to  the cluster; and
- (c) the details of measures being taken to enhance marketability, skills and public-private partnerships under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a) & (b): Bapatla Agro and Food Processing Cluster was approved in March 2022 with a Government of India assistance of Rs.238.6 lakhs supporting 605 beneficiaries. Tendering process for CFC construction and machine installation has been initiated.
- (c):   Under the project, marketing of the agro products is being planned through retail  outlets  and supermarkets, kiosks at bus and railway stations, supplies to Govt.  schools  and  colleges,  online  portals,  etc.  Skill  training  programmes,  in partnership with specialized Research Institutes, is also planned for farmers and agripreneurs  for  manufacturing  of  value  added  millet  products,  packaging, branding, etc.  Once the  cluster  becomes  functional,  avenues  may  be  explored for convergence with various public and private sector stakeholders.

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