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Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Fire in Oil Wells
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Saikia Dilip

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  February, 2022

Fire in Oil Wells

419. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

(a) whether the Government has made any assessment about damage caused by fire in oil wells of Oil India located at Baghjan in Assam;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  amount of assistance paid to the victims so far by Government along with the plan chalked out to deal with such situation in future; and

(d) whether the Government has chalked out any work plan for future in view of climate change and safety and security of local people and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

(a) to  (d) Oil  India  Ltd  (OIL)  has  incurred  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  301.11  crore  on arresting the blowout and Rs. 147.92 crore  on relief & rehabilitation and compensation to the affected public.

The  Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  regularly  monitors  and  reviews  the various  safety  issues  including  major  industry  incidents  in  the  oil  &  gas  industry  and directs the oil & gas companies from time to time to take suitable measures to ensure safety of these vital installations.

A  three-member  High  Level  Committee  headed  by  Director  General,  Directorate General of Hydrocarbons was constituted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to inquire into the incident. The report of the High Level Committee has been accepted by  the  Government  and  accordingly  Government  has  asked  OIL  to  relocate  it's Headquarter/Corporate  office  to  Guwahati  to  increase  its  operational  and  execution capability and to have close supervision & oversight of its operation in North East, and also  for  active  interaction  with  State  Government and  local  community.  The  OIL  has also  been  asked  to  set  up  a  Crisis  Management  Centre  in  collaboration  with  Oil  and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) has been asked to develop a system of training and capacity building for Exploration & Production (E&P)  companies  to  prevent  such  incidents  in  future.  Oil  Industry  Safety  Directorate (OISD) has been asked to prepare a system of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and its compliance by the E&P companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Setting up of Renewable Energy Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 418

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## SETTING UP OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS

## 418. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of progress in attaining 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030;
- (b) whether the Government has studied the ecological footprints likely to be left by the setting up of large grid-scale wind and solar plants in Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the measures suggested proposed towards minimizing the effects of ecological and social costs of setting up of renewable energy plants in ONEs;
- (d) the percentage of roof-top solar installations in 500 GW of targeted renewable energy;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to deploy agrivoltaics as a substitute for energy plants in ONEs and if so, the details thereof including percentage of total solar energy expected to be produced through such means by 2030; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor along with the measures taken by the Government to ensure preservation of ecology and livelihood while establishing renewable energy plants in ONEs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  In  accordance  with  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  announcement  at  COP26,  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable Energy is committed to achieving  500 GW of installed  electricity  capacity from nonfossil fuel sources by 2030.

A total of 158.17 GW of non-fossil fuel based  capacity ( including RE & Nuclear) has been installed in the country as on 31-12-2021.

(b)&(c)  As  per  information  provide  by    Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change (MoEF&CC),  Renewable  energy  projects  such  as  solar  power  and  wind  energy  projects  are  not covered under the ambit of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006  and hence do not require prior environment clearance. However,  Solar photo Voltaic (PV) Power Projects, Solar Thermal Power plants and Development of Solar Parks shall follow the environmental and statutory stipulations outlined in its OM no J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 30th June 2011.

- (d) Ministry of New and Renewable energy vide OM No 301/1/2021-Waste to Energy dated 30.12. 2021  has  constituted  a  committee  for  preparing  a  roadmap  to  achieve  500  GW  of  non-fossil  fuel based energy capacity by 2030.

(e) & (f) As solar power projects are not covered under the ambit of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006, the solar PV projects can be installed on ground as well as on stilt structures (agrivoltaics) depending upon the techno-commercial feasibility and site requirements, including in Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: National Highways Logistics Management Limited
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.416 ANSWERED ON 3 rd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

416.   SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether  the  National  Highways  Logistics  Management  Limited (NHLML) an SPV of NHAI has been formed for implementation of MultiModal Logistics  Parks  (MMLPs), port  connectivity  projects  and  other associated projects etc.; and
- (b)          if so, the details thereof along with the present status of the on-going MMLP projects in the State of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)           Yes, Sir
- (b)          National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), a 100% subsidiary of NHAI has been set up to enhance logistics efficiency and  to  manage  allied  highway  assets/infrastructure  of  NHAI.   Under approved Phase -I of the Bharatmala Pariyojana, 35 Multimodal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) have been approved in the country for implementation out of which 04 are in the state of Maharashtra.  The status of these 04 MMLPs is given below:

i)                Nagpur  -   Tender  for  development  of  MMLP  invited  on  PPP basis.

ii)             Mumbai -   At feasibility/DPR stage.

iii)            Pune -At feasibility/DPR stage.

iv)            Nashik -At Pre-feasibility stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Expansion of Ujjwala Yojana
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 414 TO BE ANSWERED ON  3 rd  FEBRUARY, 2022

Expansion of Ujjwala Yojana

†414. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU: पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to further expand the Ujjwala Yojana; (b) if so, the roadmap thereof; and

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल ) MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (c) Ujjwala 2.0 has been launched on 10th August, 2021 to provide one crore LPG connections  along  with free first refill and  stove.  As  on  27.01.2022,  99.14  lakh connections have already been issued under Ujjwala 2.0. The Government has recently extended the Scheme to release additional 60 lakh LPG connections under Ujjwala 2.0 on existing modalities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Krishi UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

413.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 413 (To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## KRISHI UDAN SCHEME

SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has started the operation Of Krishi Udan Scheme and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (6) whether the Government has assessed the achievements of the said scheme in the farming sector and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (GEN  (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

- (a) and (b) Krishi Udan Scheme 1.0 was launched in August 2020, on international and national routes to assist farmers in transporting agricultural was announced on 27 October 2021 enhancing the existing provisions, mainly focusing on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, NorthEastern States and tribal areas:

The scheme aims to ensure seamless, cost-effective, time-bound air transportation and associated logistics for all Agri-produce originating Krishi Udan Scheme; Airports Authority of India (AAD) provides waiver %f Route Navigation Facility Charges (RNFC) for Indian freighters and PZC North Eastern, Hilly and Tribal regions and 28 airports in other regions/areas.

Krishi Udan Scheme is a convergence scheme where eight Ministries/Departments namely Ministry %f Civil Aviation;\_Department o Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare; Department %f Animal Husbandrytzind Dairying, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries,

Department Development of North-eastern Region (DoNER) would leverage their existing schemes to strengthen the logistics for transportation of Agri-produce.

AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services (AAICLAS) has assessed that during the Financial Year 2020-21, 84,042 Metric Ton (MT) and in Financial Year 2021-22 (till December;, 2021) 92,266 Metric Ton (MT) of perishable air cargo was handled at AAI managed airports in Domestic as well as International Sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Maintenance of Toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.412

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## MAINTENANCE OF TOILETS UNDER SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

## †412.  SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA :

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  toilets  constructed  under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  are  not  being  maintained properly in Rajasthan along with the position/status of Rajasthan in the country in this regard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any action has been taken against the officials responsible for this;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken to make the toilets usable; and
- (e) the position of Tonk and Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) to (d) Sanitation  is a  behavioural  issue.  Swachh  Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)], a Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  is  being implemented  through  the  State  Governments  to supplement their efforts to improve sanitation status in the rural areas of the country.  Under this programme, incentive is provided to the eligible households to encourage them to construct individual household latrines (IHHLs) and to use them regularly.  Under SBM(G), three rounds of  National  Annual  Rural  Sanitation  Survey  (NARSS)  were  conducted  by  Department  of Drinking Water and Sanitation through an Independent Verification Agency in 2017-18, 201819 and 2019-20.   As per the results of NARSS 2019-20, 99.9% of the toilets constructed in rural areas of Rajasthan were found to be functional.  However, no ranking of the States was done on this basis.
- (e)  A  Swachh  Survekshan  Grameen  was  conducted  in  2019  covering  683  districts  in  the country  to  assess  the  overall  cleanliness  in  villages  and  to  rank  the  States  and  districts accordingly.  As per the results of this survey, Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts of Rajasthan were ranked 535th and 376th respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Production of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 411

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 411. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to produce 175 GW of renewable energy which would consist of 100 GW from solar energy, 10 GW from Bio-power, 60 GW from wind power and 5 GW from small hydropower plants by the year 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the present status of the target along with the achievements of green energy during the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the details of investment made in West Bengal in the field of Green Energy?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) &(b) Hon'ble Finance Minister in his budget speech of 2015-16 announced that ' the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has  revised  its  target  of  renewable  energy  capacity  to  175000  MW  till 2022,  comprising    100000  MW Solar,  60000  MW Wind, 10000 MW Biomass and 5000 MW Small Hydro'.
- (c) In accordance with Hon'ble Prime Minister's announcement at COP26, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is committed to achieving  500 GW of installed  electricity  capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.

A total of 151.39 GW of renewable energy capacity (including large hydro) has been installed in the country as on 31-12-2021.

The details of renewable energy capacity addition  (including large hydro)  in the country during the last three years and the current year i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22 ( upto December 2021) are given below:

| Year                         |   Capacity Installed (in MW) |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2018-19                      |                      8672.22 |
| 2019-20                      |                      9061.26 |
| 2020-21                      |                      7866.13 |
| 2021-22 (upto December 2021) |                      9290.12 |

- (d) As per Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), a total amount of US$ 2.45 Million has been reported   as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) through Equity Inflows in "Non Conventional  Energy"  sector  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  during  the  period    October,  2019  to September, 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: New Hub/Industral Parks
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 407 TO BE ANSWERED ON- 03.02.2022

## NEW HUB /INDUSTRAL PARKS

## 407. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  a  new  project  on  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSMEs) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish a new hub or industrial parks for MSMEs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to develop MSMEs cluster in Haryana State; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

- (a) & (b): Ministry of MSME takes up new projects relating to establishments of New Technology Centres, Extension centres, Common Facility Centres, Mini Tool Rooms, Mini Technology Centres and Industrial Estates under its various schemes and programmes.
- (c) & (d): Ministry of MSME is implementing Micro and Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme  (MSE-CDP)  for  development  of  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs)  Clusters  in  the country including  Haryana. The  objective of the scheme  is to enhance  the productivity and competitiveness  of  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs)  by  extending  financial  assistance  for establishment  of  Common  Facility  Centers  (CFCs)  and  establishment/up-gradation  of  Industrial Areas/Estates/Flatted  Factory  Complexes.  The  scheme  is  demand  driven  and  State  Government  may make a request for approval of a project as per the cluster development needs. Ministry of MSME has considered 38 projects for Infrastructure Development (ID) & setting up of Common Facility Center (CFC) in Haryana State under MSE-CDP since inception of the scheme. The details are as under:
-  For establishment/up-gradation of Industrial Areas/Estates, 28 projects have been approved and all are completed.
-  For  setting  up  of  Common  Facility  Centers  (CFCs),  10  projects  have  been  approved  out  of which 03 projects are completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Construction of Dam at Mekedatu
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Ramalingam, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED STARRED QUESTION NO. 406 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF DAM AT MEKEDATU

## 406. SHRI RAMALINGAM S. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  granted  permission  to  the  Government  of  Karnataka  to construct a new dam at Mekedatu across Cauvery river;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Union Government has also received a request from the Government of Tamil Nadu not to grant permission to the Government of Karnataka to construct dam at Mekedatu,

- (d) if so, the action taken by the Union Government in this regard; and

(e) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the Government of Karnataka to construct dam at Mekedatu across Cauvery river and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) to (e) The Feasibility Report (FR) of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir cum Drinking Water Project was submitted to Central Water Commission (CWC) by Government of Karnataka for according "in principle" clearance for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project. The Screening Committee of Central Water Commission in its meeting held on 24.10.2018 accorded 'in-principle' clearance for preparation of DPR by project authority (Government of Karnataka) subject to certain conditions including that: ' As the main objective of this scheme as stated in the FR is to implement the  Cauvery  Water  Dispute  Tribunal(CWDT)  Award  as  modified  by  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court, acceptance  of  Cauvery  Water  Management  Authority  (CWMA)  would  be  a  pre-requisite  for consideration of the DPR by the Advisory Committee of MoWR, RD & GR'.

Subsequently, DPR of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir cum Drinking Water Project was submitted to  CWC  by  Government  of  Karnataka  in  January  2019  and  copies  of  the  same  were  forwarded  to Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).

The  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  requested  the  Central  Government  to  advise  the  Government  of Karnataka not to take up the Mekedatu project.

Discussion  on  the  DPR  of  the  above  project  was  included  as  an  agenda  item  during  various meetings of CWMA. However, discussion on this issue could not take place due to lack of consensus among party States on this agenda item.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Attacks on Charistians
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 404

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## ATTACKS ON CHARISTIANS

## 404. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the report published by the United Christian Forum over the incidents of 486 attacks targetted against Christians in the year, 2021 in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the attacks, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  action  against  the  culprits  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to protect the Christians from such attacks in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)    to  (d)  'Public  Order'  and  'Police'  are  State  subjects  as  per  the  Seventh  Schedule  of  the Constitution of India. The  responsibility of maintaining law and order, registration and prosecution  of  crimes  against  all  citizens  including  minorities,  rests  with  the  respective  State Governments.  As  such,  specific  data  regarding  attacks  against  individual  community  is  not maintained centrally. The Government of India monitors the internal security and law and order situation  in  the  country  and  issues  appropriate  advisories  from  time  to  time  to  maintain  peace, public tranquility and communal harmony. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are deployed to aid  and  assist  State  Governments,  on  their  request,  to  maintain  law  and  order  and  public tranquility.

The Government of India has issued communal Harmony Guidelines, which, inter-alia lay down standard operating procedure to deal with situations arising out of any violence. These guidelines are aimed to maintain due vigilance, careful planning and preparatory measures to prevent and pre-empt communal or any such type of violence.

Further, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has been set up by Government, which looks into specific complaints regarding deprivation of rights and safeguards of the minorities and take up such matters with the appropriate authorities. As per the mandate, the Commission takes  appropriate  action  on  reports  and  complaints  received  from  time  to  time  as  per  the requirement and refers them to the concerned State Government for necessary action. During the past three years, it has been observed that there has been a decline in the total no. of complaints received by NCM.

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