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Lok Sabha Question No. 902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Road Projects in Kerala
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 902 ANSWERED ON 21 st  JULY, 2022

## ROAD PROJECTS IN KERALA

902. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government has any plan to construct new roads in metropolitan  areas  in  Kerala  to  improve  traffic  safety  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to construct a bypass between National Highway-66 (Cherthala) and MC Road (Kottayam) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to upgrade NH-66 to a fourlane road throughout its length in the State; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) DPR for Construction of Outer Ring Road (ORR) to Thiruvananthapuram city in the State of Kerala is in progress.

(b) At present no such plan is under consideration in the Ministry.

(c)&(d) Yes, the entire length of NH 66 in Kerala is being up-graded to 4/6 lane configuration. Up-gradation of 42 km length has already been completed. Up-gradation of 590 km length is under progress & project covering 13 km is under bidding stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Ram Van Gaman Path Project
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 900 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY 2022

RAM VAN GAMAN PATH PROJECT

†900. SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)     whether Ram Van Gaman Path project is being executed in the State of Uttar Pradesh;

(b)     if so, the locations/districts which are being covered/ connected under this project;

(c)      whether  Chitrakoot  district  is  being  connected  under  this project; and

(d) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) Yes Sir.

(b) The Ram Van Gaman Maarg in Uttar Pradesh connects Ayodhya to Chitrakoot and covers Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Fatehpur and Chitrakoot districts.

(c) Yes Sir.

(d) Rajapur - Ram Puriya Awwal - Karvi portion of the Ram Van Gaman Maarg  in  Uttar  Pradesh  passes  through  Chitrakoot  district.  The stretch from Rajapur to Ram Puriya Awwal is at bidding stage and the stretch from Ram Puriya Awwal to Karvi is at DPR stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Particiption of Muslim in Central Police Forces
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 899

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## PARTICIPTION OF MUSLIM IN CENTRAL POLICE FORCES

## 899.  SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  on  the  participation  of  Muslims  in central   police forces and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the share of Muslims in Army, Navy and Air Force; and
- (c)  whether  the Government has any proposal to give emphasis on recruitment of Muslims and other religious minorities in Agnipath scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)    Ministry of Home Affairs has informed that the selection in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) is based on merit. Religion is not the criterion in merit based selection.
- (b)  to  (d)  Recruitment  in  the  Armed  Forces  is  based  on  merit  and  is  open  equally  to every citizen of the Country without discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, tribe or religion,  provided  the  candidate  meets  the  laid  down  age,  physical,  medical  and educational criteria.  Further, the 'Agnipath scheme' is sub-judice before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Institutions Functioning under Waqf
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †898

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## INSTITUTIONS FUNCTIONING UNDER WAQF

† 898. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of Governmental and Non-Governmental institutions in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra which are functioning on the land under the Waqf; and
- (b) the details of the revenue earned by the Waqf from the said institutions?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)        The information received from Central Waqf Council (CWC), a statutory body under Ministry  of  Minority  affairs,  regarding  details  of  the  number  of  Governmental  and  NonGovernmental institutions in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra which are functioning on the land under the Waqf is given as under:-
- (b)         The details of revenue generated from each of such property are not maintained by Central Government.

|   S.No. | Name of State   | Governmental institutions   |   Non-Governmental institutions |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       1 | Uttar Pradesh   | 07                          |                              51 |
|       2 | Delhi           | Nil                         |                              13 |
|       3 | Maharashtra     | Nil                         |                             105 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Participation of Private Sector in Aviation Industry
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

897.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED 897 (To be answered on the 21 July 2022)

## PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR IN AVIATION INDUSTRY

## SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has introduced/allowed the private sector to run the airports in the country and if $0, the details thereof; State-wise; and (b) the details of the revenue generatedlexpected to be generated to the Government from privatization of airports?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) Airgorts Authority %f India (AAD) has leased out eight of its airports under Public Private Pertnership (PPP) for operation; management and development on long term lease basis. Details of airports along with the Concessionaires are as under:
- (1) Indira Gandhi International Airport; Delhi Ms Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL)
- (3) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport; Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh MIs Lucknow International Airport Limited (LIAL)
- (2) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport; Mumbai, Maharashtra Mls Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)
- (4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Ahmedabad International Airport Limited (AIAL)
- (6) Jaipur International Airport; Rajasthan Ms Jaipur International Airport Limited (JIAL)
- (5) Mangaluru International Airport, Karnataka MIs Mangaluru International Airport Limited (MalAL)
- () Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport; Guwahati, Assam Mls Guwahati International Airport Limited (GIAL)
- (8) Thirgvananthapuram International Airport; Kerala Ms  TRV-Kerala International Airport Limited (TIAL)
- (b): So AAI has received Annual Fees of more than Rs.30,000 crore as Revenue Share from the Delhi and Mumbai airports. The other six airports have approximately Rs.520 crore to AAI as Per Passenger Fee (PPF) till 31st 2022. AAI has also received an amount %f Rs.2355.50 crore from the of six airports in the form of upfront fee towards the capital expenditure incurred by AAI at these airportse far , paid May,
Lok Sabha Question No. 893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Cost of Outer Ring Road
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of outer ring roads on  National  Highways  which  are sanctioned by the Government in the country, City/State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the cost of land acquisition for the said projects is borne by the Government; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 893 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2022

## COST OF OUTER RING ROAD

893.  SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Government  of  India  had  approved  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  Phase-I  in October, 2017 for development of highway stretches with an aggregate length of  about  34,800  km  (including  10,000  km  residual  NHDP  stretches)  at  an estimated outlay of Rs. 5,35,000.00 crores. Under Bharatmala Pariyojana, 28 nos. Ring Roads as well as 191 nos. of choke points/congestion points have been identified for development.

Ring roads for cities namely Delhi-NCR, Ranchi, Kota and Jaipur have been completed.  Works  of  construction  of  Ring  roads/leg  of  ring  roads  for  cities namely  Amritsar,  Ludhiana,  Jammu,  Patna,  Gurugram,  Srinagar,  Bengaluru, Nagpur, Jodhpur, Madurai, Chennai, Varanasi and Lucknow are in progress.

- (b)  &  (c)    Cost  of  Land  Acquisition  in  majority  of  the  works  is  borne  by  the Government of India, however, in certain projects, State Governments also bear some portion of the Land Acquisition cost. There is also provision in Bharatmala Pariyojana  to  take  the  projects  under  Grand  Challenge  Mechanism  on  the request of respective State Governments, if they are ready to bear at least 50% cost of land acquisition.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: LNG Terminal at Ennore, Chennai
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Topon Kumar Gogoi

891. SHRI T.R. BAALU:

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 891 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  July, 2022 LNG Terminal at Ennore, Chennai

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a) whether the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal at Ennore, Chennai is operating to its full capacity and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the quantum of regasified gas supplied from April to October, 2021 along with the details of the consumers of natural gas;

(c) whether the Ennore LNG terminal is not being able to reach its rated capacity in import and sales and if so, the reasons therefor along with the remedial measures proposed by  Indian Oil Corporation in this regard;

(d)  whether  there  is  any  delay  in  supplying  piped  gas  to  domestic  consumers  and  city  bus transportation in Chennai, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Avadi and Tambaram cities and if so, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the time by which India Oil Corporation would be able to commence these services?

## 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) to (c)The LNG terminal at Ennore is operating at capacity level which is increasing in line with  the  operationalization  of  Ennore-Tuticorin  natural  gas  pipeline  and  connectivity  with  the customers.Quantum  of  regasified  gas  supplied  from  April  to  October  2021  is  0.408  Million Metric  Tonne.  The  gas  is  being  supplied  to  Fertilizer  Plant,  Refinery  and  Petrochemical Industries and for City Gas Distribution (CGD) consumers.

(d) and (e) Providing Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections and establishment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations is part of the development of CGD network and the same is carried out  by  the  entities  authorized  by  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB). Tambaram, Avadi and Chennai districts are covered under Chennai &Tiruvallur Geographical Area  (GA)  authorized  to  Torrent  Gas  Chennai  Private  Limited  and  Sriperumbudur  and Kanchipuram  districts  are  covered  under  Kanchipuram  GA  authorized  to  AGP  CGD  India Private Limited. The entities are establishing CNG station and providing PNG connections as per the Minimum Work Programme prescribed and as per timelines authorized by PNGRB.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Scheme for Slum Areas
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 890

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 2022 21,

## SCHEME FOR SLUM AREAS

## NO. 890. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) whether any new scheme is under consideration for the slum area in
- the metro cities and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any new scheme is approved regarding housing for poor and middle class in small towns and if SO, the details thereof;
- constituency and if SO, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any new scheme is approved for Khargone Parliamentary
- (d) whether any new scheme of the Ministry under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is under consideration for the benefit of tribal area in the and if so, the details thereof? city

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

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (d): Sir. Land and colonization are State subjects- Schemes related to slums including metro cities are implemented by Statesl Union Territories (UTs) through their implementing agencies: However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is supplementing the efforts of Statesl UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) since 25 June 2015 to provide pucca house with basic amenities to the urban poor including slums in all Statutory towns across the country including Khargone Parliamentary constituency: No,

Under PMAY-U, all eligible beneficiaries of urban areas and tribal area have been covered under the Scheme   irrespective of caste, creed, religion or social group with the vision of Housing for Under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) component of the Scheme, Middle Income Group (MIG) upto the annual household income of {18 lakh was also included to avail interest subsidy on housing Ioan till 31.03.2021 for constructionl/ acquisition or purchase of house.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Proposals for Road Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

be pleased to state:

- (a)     the number of proposals regarding road construction projects received from Uttar Pradesh during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b)      the  details  of  the  proposals  out  of  these  approved  by  the Government;
- (c)     the details of the proposals that are under consideration and lying pending; and
- (d)      the  time  by  which  the  pending  proposals  are  likely  to  be approved?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b)  The number of proposals received from  Uttar Pradesh, PWD  & NHAI  for National Highway projects and approved during last three years and current year 2022-23 is as per following:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 889 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY 2022

## PROPOSALS FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION

†889. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

| Year    |   No. of Proposals Received |   No. of Proposals Approved |   Length (km) |   Total Project Cost (Rs Cr.) |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
| 2022-23 |                           3 |                           3 |         49.4  |                       3554.39 |
| 2021-22 |                          47 |                          47 |       1064.88 |                      31505.4  |
| 2020-21 |                          22 |                          22 |        533.91 |                      13748.9  |
| 2019-20 |                          17 |                          17 |        750.49 |                       9203.82 |

(c) Development of National Highways is a continuous process and projects are approved depending upon techno economic feasibility of proposals,  availability  of  funds  and  inter  se  priority.  Presently  no proposal is pending for consideration of sanction. (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Expansion of Chennai Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

888.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 888 (To be answered on the July 2022) 21st

## EXPANSION OF CHENNAI AIRPORT

SHRI KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

() whether the proposal for the second airport would adversely impact the expansion of the existing airport at Chennai and if S0, the detaiis thereof; (c) whether there are any plans to upgrade the iacilities of the Chennai airport including beautification 0f the way to the airport like Other world class airports; repair %f broken chairs in the waiting area and streamlining the security checkpoints; and (d) if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) to (d): Upgradation/ Modernisation of airports, including Chennai airport; is a continuous process and is undertaken by Airports Authority of India (AAD) at its airports from time to time depending O the availability of land, commercial viability, socio-economic considerations, traffic demand willingness 0f airlines to operate to/ from such airports. Chennai airport is an International Airport and AAI has undertaken the work of modernization/ expansion of the airport including construction of a New Integrated Terminal Building at a cost 0f Rs 2467 crore With this modernization/ expansion, the Chennai airport capacity will be augmented from 17 MPPA to 35 MPPA, The on-going development of Chennai airport does not depend on the proposal of second airport in Chennai.
Lok Sabha Question No. 885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Smart City Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 885

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 21, 2022

## SMART CITY PROJECT

## NO. 885. SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

- (a) the current status of 'Smart City Project' across the country;
- (b)
- the details the funds allocated and spent far for the Bilaspur Smart City Project in Chhattisgarh during the last three years;
- C) whether there is any mechanism in place by the Government to monitor the works of Smart City Project and review the progress thereof; and put
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (d) : Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart cities have been selected for development as Smart Cities through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. As on 8 July 2022, the 100 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 { 66,912 crore have been completed:

As on 8 July 2022, ? 127 crore has been released for Bilaspur Smart City in State of Chhattisgarh, out of which the Bilaspur Smart City has already utilized % 122.37 crore: Year-wise status of funds released and utilization thereof is given below:

(Amount in % crore)

| Smart City   |   During 2015-16 |   During 2016-17 |   During 2017 - |   During 2018- 19 |   During 2019- 20 |   During 2020- 21 |   During 2021 - 22 |   During 2022- 23 |   Total Central Release |   Utilization of GoI Funds |
|--------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
| Bilaspur     |                2 |                0 |              18 |                38 |                 0 |                 0 |                 69 |                 0 |                     127 |                     122.37 |

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

At State level, SCM implementation is coordinated by the State level High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) chaired by the Chief Secretary of the StateAt the National level; implementation of SCM is monitored by an Apex Committee headed by Secretary; Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): Nominee Directors of MoHUA on the Boards of SPVs monitor progress in respective cities on a regular basis: MoHUA regularly interacts with the StateslSmart Cities through video conferences, review the performance of cities and handhold them for improving the same. Smart Cities are assessed on various parameters   including, but not limited project   implementation and utilization of funds through the Online Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS): to,

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Lok Sabha Question No. 883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: National LED Programme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.883 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## NATIONAL LED PROGRAMME

†883. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the National LED Programme being run by the Government and the number of LED  bulbs  distributed/targeted  to  be  distributed  to  the  consumers  in  Uttar Pradesh  under  the  said  programme  during  the  last  and  the  current  financial  years;

(b) whether the Government has received complaints from the consumers regarding small life of LED bulbs distributed by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to them and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the standards set for the quality of the bulbs to be distributed to the consumers? A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  launched  UJALA  (Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LEDs for All) Programme on 5 th  of January 2015. Under this programme more than 36.86 Crore LED bulbs have been distributed in the country across all the States/UTs. In  Financial  Year  2021-22,  45,118  LED  bulbs  and  in  the  current  Financial Year  (upto 14.07.2022) 737 LED bulbs have been distributed by EESL in Uttar Pradesh. (b) : LED bulbs have higher life span compared to Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL)  and  Incandescent  Lamp  (ICL).  Also,  LED  bulbs  distributed  by  Energy  Efficiency Services Limited are covered under specified replacement warranty against technical defects. EESL maintains a Call Centre to enable consumers to register complaints for replacement of defective bulbs during the warranty period. During the warranty period, total replacement complaints received were approximately 1% of total distributed LED bulbs and all the complaints have been resolved. Procurement  of  LED  bulbs  by  EESL  is  being  done  in  conformity  to  BIS

(c) : specification IS 16102, to ensure that the quality of LED bulbs is not compromised.

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