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Lok Sabha Question No. 2289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Assistance to Bihar under Khelo India Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2289 ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022

Assistance to Bihar under Khelo India Scheme

†2289. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  any  programmes and schemes have been launched under the Khelo India Scheme in the State of Bihar;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  budget  of  the  Union  Government  for  the  promotion  of sports in Bihar;
- (d) the total funds released for promotion of sports under the such scheme to the State of Bihar during each of the last five years; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  any  assistance  to  the  State  of Bihar  to  promote  sports  under  Khelo  India  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

(a) to (e) Yes Sir. Programmes and schemes have been launched under the Khelo  India  Scheme  in  the  State  of  Bihar.  Under  the  Scheme,  11  sports infrastructure projects amounting to Rs. 50.83 crore, have been sanctioned in the State of Bihar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Implementation of BJRCY
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Durga Das Uikey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2288 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022

## IMPLEMENTA TION OF BJRCY

2288. SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D:) UIKEY:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has unified the allocation of funds for and Girls hostels under Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY) and if SO, the reasons therefor; Boys
- (b) whether the Government is cognizant that the unification of funds for and Girls hostels would limit the efficient utilization of resources and would lead to unaddressed needs; Boys
- (c) if so, whether the Government proposes to amend the unified fund allocation; and
- (d) ifnot, the details of mechanisms envisaged to mitigate this issue?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a): The Scheme of Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY) has been merged with two other schemes of the Department and provision for construction/repairs of hostels for Scheduled Caste (SC) students is one of the components of the merged scheme, namely Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyudaya Yojana (PM-AJA Y) Funds are provisioned under the single budget head of PM-AJAY, for all its components, including for Hostels.

Under the erstwhile BJRCY, the department provided 1OO%   funding for all girls' hostels and for boys hostels   proposed by UT Administrations;   50% for boys' hostels   proposed by State Governments and 90% for Central Institutions. To promote enrollment of SCs in schools and higher educational institutions by provisioning adequate residential  facilities for students, 100% central assistance is now being provided under PM-AJA Y for construction of all Hostels for SCs, irrespective of the gender of the inmates:

- a demand driven scheme, all  complete and   eligible   proposals for hostels are considered for release of grants, irrespective of gender of the inmates. Further; the unification f budget allocation affords more flexibility in planning and thus optimal utilization of resources can be ensured:
- (c) & (d): In view of reply at Part-(b); does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Decadal Census
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2287

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022/ AGRAHAYANA 29, 1944 (SAKA)

DECADAL CENSUS

2287.      SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has noticed that delay of decadal census in the country is causing severe administrative constraints regarding distribution of various Government schemes;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  to  conduct  the decadal census in the country;

(c) the reason due to which there is a delay in conduct of decadal census in the country;

(d) whether a large number of the Government servers are being hacked in recent years and if so, the details thereof and the number of cases related to cyber attacks on the Government institutions reported; and

(e) the details of steps and measures taken to prevent critical infrastructure network of the country from cyber attacks?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (c):  The intent of the Government for conducting Census 2021 was notified  in  Gazette  of  India  on  28th  March,  2019.      Due  to  outbreak  of

COVID-19 pandemic, the  Census  2021 and the related field activities have

## L.S.U.Q No.2287 FOR 20.12.2022

been postponed until further orders. Population Projections for India and States/Union  Territories  for  2011-2036,  based  on  Census  2011  data,  are available in the Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections published  by  National  Commission  on  Population,  Ministry  of  Health  & Family Welfare.

(d): No cyber attack or data hacking incident has been observed in the Data  Centre  or  its  Disaster  Recovery  Sites  of  the  Office  of  Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.

(e): Multiple  Layered  Security  approach  has  been  adopted  for  security and safety of Census data. Data is encrypted at the data collection device, during  the  transmission  and  at  servers/storage.  Advisories  from  National Critical  Information  Infrastructure  Protection  Centre  (NCIIPC)  and  Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) are implemented to make the data centres secure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Annual Income Limit of EWS
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2286 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022

## ANNUAL INCOME LIMIT OF EWS

## 2286. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the annual income limit for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) group of general category for availing the benefit of reservation has been fixed at Rs eighty lakh; if so, the details thereof;
- (6) the annual income limit currently fixed for the creamy section of Other Backward Classes (OBCs); layer
- (c) whether the Constitution of India gives the mandate to prescribe different yardsticks for economic parity of two communities within same country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the year since when the annual income limit for creamy section of OBCs has been kept unchanged? layer

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a): The annual income limit for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for availing benefit of reservation is Rs.8 lakh per annum:
- (b): At present, the annual income limit for determination of Creamy Layer amongst the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is Rs. & lakh per annum.
- (c) (d): The   present   annual  income limit   for  creamy layer of OBCs has been implemented w.e.f: 13.09.2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: PRIs and LAHDC
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2285 ANSWERED ON-20.12.2022

## PRIS AND LAHDC

## 2285. SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL :

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  plan  to  provide  detail  guidelines  between Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) roles and regulations at village level, block, and district level; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) to (b) As per 'The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019', the Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989 and the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Act, 1997 (LAHDC Act) have been kept in force in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The relationship between the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs) and the Panchayati Raj Institutions are defined under both the Acts as under:

(i)  The  Jammu  &  Kashmir  Panchayati  Raj  Act,  1989  provides  for  a  three-tier Panchayati Raj system viz. Halqa Panchayat at the village level, Block Development Council at the Block level and District Planning & Development Board at the district level.

(ii) In terms of section 49 of the LAHDC Act, 1997, LAHDCs are the District Planning & Development  Boards  in  the  Union  Territory  of  Ladakh.  This  section  states  that, notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  Jammu  &  Kashmir  Panchayati  Raj  Act, 1989, the Council shall be deemed to be the District Planning & Development Board for the District for performing the functions and exercising the powers under that Act.

(iii)  As per proviso to section 27 (3) of the Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, the Councillors of any Council, constituted under section 3 of LAHDC Act, 1997 representing the area falling in any block, shall be ex-officio members of the respective Block Development Councils.

(iv) Further, the roles and functions of the functionaries of the LAHDCs have been defined in the LAHDC Act, 1997.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Protest against Vizhinjam International Sea Port
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2282 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## Protest against Vizhinjam International Sea Port

## 2282.   SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will  the  Minister  of FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of fishermen protesting against the construction of Vizhinjam International Sea Port at Vizhinjam in Kerala State citing concern on depletion of fish stock and adverse impact on traditional fishermen;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  in  this  matter  from fishermen organizations in the country, State-wise including Kerala;
- (c) if so, the details of action taken in this matter;
- (d) whether the Ministry of Fishing will appoint an expert committee to enquire about the impact of Vizhinjam International Sea Port construction to the fishing community; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c):  The Government of Kerala reported that a group of fishermen protested against the construction of Vizhinjam Port. The matter has been amicably settled by the State Government and the strike has been called off. The construction of the Vizhinjam port is going on smoothly. The cited reasons were loss of houses due to sea erosion, job losses due to climatic changes etc. State also informed that no representations have been received citing concern on depletion of fish stock and adverse impact on traditional fishermen. Kerala Government also informed that  ICAR-Central  Marine  Fisheries  Research  Institute  has  submitted  a  report  stating  an increase in fish catch in the Vizhinjam based fishing harbour.

(d) and (e): The Government of Kerala has reported that the Environmental Clearance accorded for the project had been challenged before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi and the NGT has upheld the Environmental Clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest  and  Climate  Change.  It  is  reported  that  the  NGT  in  its  order  has  constituted  two committees for the continuous monitoring of the clearance and the adherence of the conduct of Grant of clearance. Besides, in the light of concerns raised by the protestors from fishermen community,  the  Government  of  Kerala  vide  its  order  dated  6 th October,  2022  has  also constituted an Expert Committee. Hence there is no proposal in the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying to constitute committee for the purpose.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Old and Stray Animals
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2277 TO BE REPLIED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## OLD AND STRAY ANIMALS

## 2277. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are large number of old animals which are burden on their owners;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to reduce the number of old and stray animals and reduce the burden of the owners thereby?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) No Sir
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c)   As per the Article 246(3) of Constitution of India, preservation, protection and improvement of stock and prevention of animal diseases; veterinary training and practice are under State list for which the States have exclusive powers to make laws.

As per Article 243(W) of Constitution of India, the local bodies are responsible for cattle pounds  and  pinjrapole.  Therefore,  the  State  may  also  endow  panchayats  to  establish  and  run Cattle Pounds (Kanji Houses)/ Gaushala Shelters (community assets) to keep stray cattle. Many States have established Gaushalas and Shelter houses for stray cattle and provide for feeding of those animals.

In view of the above mentioned constitutional provisions, the State is empowered to take appropriate  action  on  stray  animals.  Further,  Animal  Welfare  Board  of  India  (AWBI)  vide  its letter dated 12 th July, 2018 has issued advisory on stray animals to all State Governments/ Union Territories. AWBI encourages organizations which keep stray animals by providing grants-in-aid for taking care of the animals within the budget provided by Government of India.

Further, in order to utilize the unproductive animals, dry dairy is promoted. AWBI is also driving awareness programmes for appropriate utilization of cattle dung and cattle urine to make different products so as to make cow shelters/gaushalasself-sustainablethereby ensuring that old and unproductive animalsdo not become stray.

Further, unproductive female animals can be used as surrogate mothers for production of calves through Embryo Transfer Technology. Rastriya Kamdhenu Aayog has been established to advise the Government on conservation of cattle.

Often, male cattle are not useful to the farmers and therefore they are left unattended as strays.  In  order  to  tackle  the  problem,  the  Central  Government  is  implementing  sex  sorting semen  technology  under  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  for  artificial  insemination  of  cattle.  This technology will help produce female calves only so that the number of male cattle will reduce over time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Poshan Smart Gram  Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2272

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## POSHAN SMART GRAM SCHEME

2272. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the major features of Poshak Smart Gram (Nutri-Smart Village) Scheme;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  estimated  allocations  made  to  villages  for  assistance  under  said  the scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has selected any village from Chhattisgarh State under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, whether the selection of a village from Chhattisgarh State is likely to be made under the said scheme in near future?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) The Nutri-Smart Village programme is being implemented by ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (CIWA) along with its 13 Centres of All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Women in Agriculture in 75 villages located in 23 districts of 13 states of the country to strengthen the Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN Abhiyan).

The major features of Poshak Smart Gram (Nutri Smart Village) programme are:

- i. Achieving  nutritional  security  through  available  resources  and  technical  know-how focusing on enhancement of nutritional literacy, motivation & attitudinal changes.
- ii. Achieving success in nutritional security and food security needs bridging the "nutrition gap" with increasing availability and accessibility to a balance diet for maintaining a good health status.
- iii. Promoting  nutritional  awareness,  education  and  harnessing  traditional  knowledge through local recipe to overcome malnutrition.
- iv. Implementation  of  nutrition  sensitive  agriculture  through  homestead  agriculture  and nutri-garden.

(b) There is no separate budget earmarked for the said programme and funds are allocated depending on the demand to fulfill the objectives. The expenditure is met out from the existing allocated  budget  of  ICAR-CIWA  and  All  India  Coordinated  Research  Project  (Women  in Agriculture). The total expenditure on the programme during 2021-22 was Rs. 118.01 Lakhs.

(c) & (d): No, Sir. To mark the celebration of 75   years of India's independence, the programme was launched in 75 villages in 13 states where AICRP Centres exist. Since, there is no AICRP Centre in Chhattisgarh, no village was selected in Chhattisgarh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Israeli Technology in  Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2271

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## ISRAELI TECHNOLOGY IN FARMING

†2271.

DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the use of the Israeli technology of getting more yield with minimum land, minimum cost and less water in farming has started in Karnal district of Haryana;
- (b) if so, whether studies have been conducted regarding the consequences of this technology such as yield, quality of crops etc. and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to impart training to the farmers regarding the said technology, if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) : Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing  Mission  for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) under which 29 crop specific Centres of  Excellence  (CoEs)  through  Indo-Israel  Action  Plan,  have  been  approved  and completed with the technical assistance of MASHAV, Israel including one Centre of Excellence for vegetable in Karnal district of Haryana. The Israeli technologies such as  protected  structures  including  poly  house  &  net  house,  plastic  low  tunnel  & mulching, drip irrigation system etc. have been widely adopted by the farmers across the country including Haryana for getting more yield, minimum cost and less water.

(b): No  such  study  has  been  conducted  at  the  national  level.  However,  the practical experiences shared by States indicate higher yield and superior quality on adoption of these technologies.

(c): Demonstration of modern production techniques for water conservation, skill development and capacity building are, inter-alia, some of the major interventions of these  CoEs.  Various  Technologies  for  development  of  horticulture  are  being demonstrated at these Centres. About 3.4 lakh farmers have been provided training in these Centres.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: PMGSY in Kerala
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2270 ANSWERED ON 20/12/2022

## PMGSY IN KERALA

## 2270.   SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of work tendered in 2021-22 under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the State of Kerala;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the delay in completion of the projects;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereby by the Government; and
- (d) whether the Government is aware of problems faced by the contractors due to New Technology Vision-2022 under PMGSY for surface course thereby causing modifications in Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and if so, the actions taken thereby?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  to  (c)  As  per  the  programme  guidelines  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY),  the  tendering  and  execution  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  PMGSY   is  the responsibility of the State Government concerned. The projects sanctioned under PMGSY-III have to be completed within 12 working months from the date of issue of the Work-Order. As per the available information, 43 road works covering a length of 224.793 Km has been tendered during 2021-22, out of which 18.57 Km road length has already been completed as on 14th December, 2022. These tendered projects are progressing as per the schedule. The implementation period of PMGSY-III is upto March, 2025.

(d)   The Government in the year 2013 issued guidelines for construction of minimum 15% road  length  using  new  technologies  and  locally  available  materials,  with  the  objective  to achieve  economy  in  construction  of  roads,  reduce  carbon  emissions,  provide  sustainable roads  with  reduced  maintenance  cost  and  to  accelerate  the  progress  of  works.  In  order  to implement the research outcomes on new and green technology in construction of rural roads under  the  scheme,  the  Ministry  in  the  month  of  May,  2022  released  Vision  Document  on New  Technology  Initiatives  &  Guidelines,  2022,  which  emphasizes  increased  use  of  new technologies/materials.  The  State  Government  has  informed  that  New  Technology  Vision, 2022 is being followed in the State for construction of roads under PMGSY.

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