Lok Sabha Question No. 4811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Central Vista Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4811 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 31, 2022 CEMTRAL VISTA PROJECT

NO. 4811.

SHRI MANISH TEWARI

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

- (a) whether the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for a loop corridor around the Central Vista and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it would further increase the expected cost for the Central Vista Project and if SO, the details thereof;
- whether according to reports, the Central Vista Project construction is violating the dust control rules of Central Pollution Control Board and if SO, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Supreme Court has on 9 March, 2022 has sought response from the Government on the fact that apex court's infrastructure has remained stagnant since the 1950s and if SO, the details thereof;
- whether the Chief Justice of India has repeatedly complained about the inadequate infrastructure for judiciary and if So, the details thereof; and
- the details of funds earmarked for upgradation of infrastructure of judicial complexes?

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

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir, Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 28.02.2022 for a loop corridor in the Central Vista. DMRC will be responsible for planning and execution of System works of Underground Metro in the Redevelopment of Central Vista, New Delhi   including civil   finishing works of platform (excluding basic civil structure) for and on behalf of CPWD. This will not result in increase of the expected cost of the Central Vista project as the Metro connectivity is a part the overall Master Plan for
- development redevelopment of Central Vista:

(c): AII applicable norms prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board are being followed in the works related to development redevelopment of Central Vista.

(d): No such communication dated 09.03.2022 has been received:

(e): Department of Justice has received a proposal from Chief Justice of India for setting up National Judicial Infrastructure Authority of India (NJIAI) for arrangement of adequate infrastructure for courts, as per which there will be a Governing Body with Chief Justice of India as Patron-in-Chief: The other salient features of the proposal are that NJIAI will act as a Central body in laying down the road map for planning, creation, development, maintenance and management of functional infrastructure for the Indian Court System, besides identical structures under all the High Courts:

(f): The primary responsibility of development of infrastructure facilities for judiciary rests with the State Governments. However, to augment the resources of the State Governments, the Union Government has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary in District and Subordinate courts only by providing financial assistance to State Governments Union Territories in the prescribed fund   sharing pattern: Presently, the fund sharing pattern of the Scheme is 90:10 (Centre State) for the 8 North-Eastern and 2 Himalayan States (Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh) and 60 40 for the remaining States: This Scheme does not cover Supreme Court and High Courts: Since, inception of the Scheme in 1993-94, the Central Government has released total funds amounting to 3 8758.70 Cr under the Scheme to Statesl UTs, out of which 3 5314.39 Cr has been released since 2014-15, which is around 60.68 % of the total release under the Scheme

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