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Lok Sabha Question No. 1053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Student -Teacher Ratio
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1053 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Student -Teacher Ratio

## 1053. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the data regarding student- teacher ratio in early child education in the country; and
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to improve teacher training in early child education and if so, details thereof;
- (c) whether these programmes are voluntary/ compulsory; and
- (d) if so, please provide data of teachers enrolled therein?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d) As per UDISE 2017-18, the average of student -teacher ratio at pre-primary level is 29. The Department of School Education and Literacy has launched a National Mission to improve learning outcomes at the Elementary level through an Integrated Teacher Training Programme called NISHTHA- National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha in August 2019.

As on 31 st March 2020, 23000 key resource persons and around 17 lakh elementary teachers have been trained across states and UTs in face to face mode. Due to COVID-19 challenges and in order to improve pedagogical competencies and to provide continuous leaning opportunities to the teachers at the elementary level, this Department has launched NISHTHA online training using DIKSHA platform in October 2020 and around 21 lakh teachers have been enrolled for undertaking NISHTHA online training. NISHTHA training has also been extended to build the capacities of teachers for foundational literacy and numeracy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Women Beneficiaries under PMJDY
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1052

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021/MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## Women Beneficiaries under PMJDY

1052. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of beneficiary women account holders of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package in Delhi;
- (b) the details of the amount of money distributed by the Government in Delhi; and
- (c) the details of the number of beneficiaries who withdraw money from their bank accounts within 15 days of receiving the money?

## Answer

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) to (c) The scheme of one-time ex-gratia payment of Rs 500/- per month for 3 months (April, and June 2020) to women Pradhan  Mantri Jan  Dhan  Yojana (PMJDY) account holders, announced by the Union Minister for Finance on  26th March 2020, as of Pradhan Mantri Garib  Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), was administered by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) May part

As per the reports submitted to MoRD by various banks, & total of 20,63,036 women Jan Dhan Account holders have benefited through the ex-gratia payment of Rs.500 per month for three months (April-June 2020) under PMGKY in the state of Delhi. An amount of Rs.30,626.515 lakhs has been credited to the bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries in the state of Delhi. The data regarding the number of beneficiaries who withdrew money from their bank accounts within 15 days of receiving the money is not centrally maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Funds Sanctioned to Dongargarh under PRASAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1050 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## FUNDS SANCTIONED TO DONGARGARH UNDER PRASAD SCHEME

†1050. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of funds sanctioned to Dongargarh in Chhatisgarh under PRASAD Scheme;
- the total funds released till date along with the details of the
- (b) Detailed Project Report (DPR); and
- (c) the time by which the work is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned the project 'Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple, Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh under PRASHAD Scheme with an estimated cost of Rs. 4333.07 lakh on 21.10.2020.  Sanction order for  release  of  an  amount  of  Rs.  847.70  lakh  towards  the  first installment  has  been  issued  on  29.01.2021.   The  project  is  to  be completed  within  a  period  of  24  months.  As  per  DPR  the  works approved under the project are:

-  Development of Maa Bambleshwari Devi Temple
- 
- Development of Pragyagiri
-  Development of Pilgrimage Facilitation Center

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Entrance exam for NEET and JEE-2021
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1049 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## Entrance exam for NEET and JEE-2021

## 1049. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

- Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: ( a) whether there is a change in pattern of entrance exam for NEET and JEE-2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic; (b) if so, details thereof; and (c) whether any relaxation has been given to the candidates in eligibility criteria under
- joint entrance examination for the academic year 2021-22?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) & (b): The pattern of Question Paper in JEE (Main) 2021 has been revised due to Covid-19, as detailed belowi. In JEE (Main) 2021 examination, the question paper will contain 90 questions, of which the candidate will have to attempt a total of 75 questions. The choice will be given in Section B (numerical), in which candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10 in each of the three subjects. ii. The JEE (Main) 2021 will now be conducted in Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu also in addition to Hindi, Gujarati and English.

No decision has been taken regarding change in pattern of NEET examination yet.

(c) : With regard to eligibility criteria of JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced) for 2021-22, it has been decided that the qualifying candidates will now only need a passing certificate in Class XII examination or equivalent irrespective of the marks obtained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Government Debt
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1048

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 8 th FEBRUARY, 2021 MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## Government Debt

1048. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVANTHOL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a. whether  the  Government's  debt  is  increasing  or  decreasing  due  to  the implementation of Three Year Action Plan;
- b. if so, the details thereof;
- c. whether the mechanism in controlling the Government's debt is better in the old Five Year Plan or in the new Three Year Action Plan; and
- d. if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)& (b) During the implementation of 'Three year Action Plan' Government's debt as percentage of GDP was 48.2% in 2017-18, 47.9% in 2018-19 and 50.4% in 2019-20.

(c)The  Government's  mechanism  in  controlling  debt  is  derived  from  the  mandate provided to Government under the Preamble to the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 which enjoins ' prudential debt management, consistent with fiscal  sustainability  through  limits  on  the  Central  Government  borrowings .' This  has remained unchanged between the immediate old 'Five Year Plan' and the 'Three Year Action Plan'.

(d)The details of debt during the Five Year Plan immediately preceding the beginning of the Three-year Action Plan is as under:

| Table: Government Debt and GDP Ratio   | Table: Government Debt and GDP Ratio   | Table: Government Debt and GDP Ratio   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Year                                   | Total Debt* (₹                         | Debt to GDP Ratio                      |
| 2012-13                                | 50,70,592                              | 51.0                                   |
| 2013-14                                | 56,69,428                              | 50.5                                   |
| 2014-15                                | 62,42,521                              | 50.1                                   |
| 2015-16                                | 69,01,971                              | 50.1                                   |
| 2016-17                                | 74,36,061                              | 48.4                                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Setting up of Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, K. Subbarayan, A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1045

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2021/ MAGHA 19,1942 (SAKA) Setting up of Banks

1045. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI SUBBARAYAN K: SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- whether the Government/Reserve Bank Expert Panel has considered/recommended to allow /permit big corporations and businesses corporate houses to set up banks in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- the details of reasons and motive for such decision and recommendations; taking
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to stick to the tried and tested limits on corporate involvement in banking sector?
- whether the Government has received any proposal from any corporations and businesses to start banks in the country and if the details thereof with the action taken thereon; and along SO,

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- and (): Resetve Bank of India (RBD), in its press release dated 12.6.2020, has stated, inter ala, that it felt necessary to align regulations to meet the requitements of a dynamic banking landscape and to comprehensively review the extant guidelines on ownetrship, governance and corporate structure in private sector banks, into account developments over the years which have a beating on the issue and accordingly, it constituted an Internal Working to review extant ownership guidelines and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks.  The said group has since submitted its eport to RBI, in which the group has recommended, inter alia, that corporate Or industrial houses may be allowed as promoters of banks only after necessary Banking Regulation 1949 (to prevent connected and exposures between the banks and other financial and nonfinancial group entities) and strengthening the supervisory mechanism for conglomerates, including  consolidated  supervision: RBI has placed the report on its website for comments from stakeholders and members of the RBI has further informed that no decision has been taken on the group' s recomtnendations: taking key Group that, large Act; lending large public
- per its extant guidelines for 'on tap' licensing of Universal Banks, dated 1.8.2016 and its guidelines for *on tap' Licensing of Small Finance Banks in the Private Sector; dated 5.12.2019. RBI has further informed that a8 per the guidelines, the entities O groups with total assets of Rs 5,000 crore Or more, with the non-financial business of the group accounting for 40 per cent  more in terms of total assets or gross income, are not eligible to promote Universal Bank Or a Small Finance Bank: RBI has also informed that it has not received any proposal from such entities o groups for up a bank under these guidelines setting
Lok Sabha Question No. 1042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Skill Development Centres at Schools level in North East
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1042 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES AT SCHOOLS LEVEL IN NORTH EAST

## 1042.  SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  establish  mandatory  Skill Development Centres in all the schools throughout the country including North East and Delhi/NCR;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons there for; and

(d) the details of the plan and the timeframe to implement the above proposal, if any?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  presently  has  no proposal  to  establish  mandatory  Skill  Development  Centres  in  schools  throughout the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Investment of CSR Funds in National Heritage Development
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1041 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## INVESTMENT OF CSR FUNDS IN NATIONAL HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT

## 1041.      SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has proposed new initiatives for  companies to invest their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds in National Heritage Development;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details  of  CSR  funds  spent  on  National  Heritage  Development  during  the financial year 2017 to 2020, especially in Khajuraho and Bundelkhand region in Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)  to  (c): Government  has  initiated schemes like  National  Culture  Fund  (NCF)  and Adopt a Heritage to encourage companies to invest their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds in National Heritage Development.

Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 ('Act') indicates the activities which may be included by companies in their CSR policy. 'National Heritage' falls under item (v) of Schedule VII of the Act which reads as 'Protection of national heritage, art and culture including restoration of building and sites of historical importance and works of art;  setting  up  public  libraries;  promotion  and  development  of  traditional  arts  and handicrafts;'. On the basis of filings made by the Companies in the MCA 21 registry, CSR amount spent  by  various  companies  in  'Art  and  Culture'  under  item  no.  (v)  of Schedule VII of the Act for the financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are given below:

| Development Sector              |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Art and Culture (in Rs. Crores) |       305.57 |       284.06 |       189.89 |        48.08 |
| Madhya Pradesh (in Rs. lakhs)   |       109    |        89    |       264    |        65.99 |

(Data upto 30.09.2020)

(Source: National CSR Data Portal)

All data related to CSR (State/UT-wise as well as development sector wise) as filed  by  companies  in  MCA  21  registry  is  available  in  public  domain  which  can  be accessed at www.csr.gov.in.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: NISHTHA Programme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1039 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## NISHTHA Programme

## 1039. SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the objective and salient features of National Initiative for Schools Heads Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) along with its present status;

(b) the details of the States and districts covered through NISHTHA in the country, including West-Bengal;

(c) whether the said programme is likely help to enhance the quality of education; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b): The Department of School Education and Literacy has launched a National Mission to improve learning outcomes at the Elementary level through an Integrated face-to-face Teacher Training Programme called NISHTHA - National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha in August 2019. Till 31 st March 2020, 23000 Key Resource Persons and around 17 lakh elementary teachers were trained across states and UTs in face to face mode.

However, due to COVID-19 challenges and in order to provide continuous learning opportunities to the teachers at the elementary level, this Department has launched NISHTHA online using DIKSHA platform in October 2020 to reach out to elementary teachers and its further extension to all as well.

All states and UTs, except Kerala and West Bengal have joined NISHTHA training so far.

(c) & (d): This integrated teacher training programmme consists of 18 modules to help in improving the quality of education. The prominent feature of this integrated programme is the activity based modules for innovative child centric pedagogies, including educational games and quizzes, Social-emotional learning, motivational interactions, team building, preparation for school based assessment, in-built continuous feedback mechanism, online monitoring and support system, training gap and impact analysis (Pre and Post training), and inclusion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Number of Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Geeta Kora, Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1038 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## NUMBER OF INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

## †1038. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  State-wise  number  of  Indian  Institute  of  Tourism  and  Travel Management in the country along with the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government also proposes to set up Indian Institute of Tourism  and  Travel  Management  its  World  heritages  sites  in  the country  to  benefit  lakhs  of  foreign  as  well  as  domestic  tourists visiting the said sites and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Members  of  Parliament  had  also  requested  for  the same through a letter to the Ministry in the year, 2019; and
- (d) if so, the action plan in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) & (b): Indian  Institute  of  Tourism  and  Travel  Management  (IITTM) has been set up to provide specialized training, education, research and consultancy  in  sustainable  management  of  Tourism,  Travel  and  allied sectors.   To extend benefit to the lakhs of foreign as well as domestic tourist,  the  IITTM  is  producing  professionally  trained  manpower  for Tourism and Travel Industry.   The State wise list of IITTM in the country is Annexed.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Sir. Requests have been received on the issue and the decision  for  setting  up  of  new  centers  are  taken  based  on  the  extant Guidelines.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1038 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021 REGARDING  NUMBER  OF  INDIAN  INSTITUTE  OF  TOURISM  AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Institute                                       | State          |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | IITTM, Gwalior                                              | Madhya Pradesh |
|         2 | IITTM, Bhubaneswar                                          | Odisha         |
|         3 | IITTM, NOIDA                                                | Uttar Pradesh  |
|         4 | National Institute of Water Sports (a center of IITTM), Goa | Goa            |
|         5 | IITTM, Nellore                                              | Andhra Pradesh |
|         6 | IITTM Camp at Bodhgaya                                      | Bihar          |
|         7 | IITTM Camp at Shillong                                      | Meghalaya      |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Ports/Shipping Logistics Management
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1037 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

Ports/Shipping Logistics Management

## 1037.  SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  constituted  a  working  group  to  study  the  ports  and  shipping logistics of the Oil and Gas Industry in India and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the measures taken by the Government during the last three years to streamline the logistics management of the Oil and Gas sector in the country?

## A N S W E R

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी ( ी धमन् धान )

## MINISTER PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) The Government on 01.05.2020 has constituted a Working Group for comprehensive study on the current practices of Ports and Shipping logistics management with respect to oil and gas industry with the following terms of reference:-
- (i) To study the current practices of Ports and Shipping logistics management with respect to  oil  and  gas  industry  and  identify  the  areas  of  intervention  for  debottlenecking  of operational issues.
- (ii) To strengthen the ports and shipping logistics management.
- (iii) To envisage future road map and policy action on ports and shipping management.
- (b)   In order to strengthen the coastal infrastructure to streamline logistics management of Oil & Gas sector, the following measures have been undertaken:-
- (i) Construction  of  a  new  Captive  Jetty  at  Kamrajar  Port,  Ennore  (Chennai)  and  a grassroot POL Terminal at Vallur (Chennai) along with associated PL connectivity with new Captive Jetty and Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL).

- (ii) Augmentation of coastal receipt facility at Mangaluru Terminal for construction of additional tankage of approx 67000 Kilolitres.
- (iii) Augmentation  of  coastal  receipt  facilities  at  JNPT,  Mumbai  Terminal  to  enable receipt of larger size coastal parcels, thereby reducing the overall logistics cost.
- (iv) Augmentation  of  LPG  Import  Terminal  at  Kandla  from  0.6  to  2.5  Million  Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA).
- (v) Setting up of LPG Import Terminal at Paradip.
- (vi) MoU signed with M/s Mundra LPG Terminal Pvt. Ltd. for import of LPG in order to meet the increasing demand in Country and land locked northern India.
- (vii) Kandla Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline for efficient and fast turnaround of vessels along with meeting the increasing LPG demand in the country.
- (viii) Paradip  Haldia  Durgapur  LPG  Pipeline  commissioned  up  to  Durgapur  &  Banka leading to increased and efficient utilization of Haldia Import Terminal.

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