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Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Development of Airports at Vijaywada
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Kotagiri Sridhar, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

272.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 272

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS AT VIJAYWADA

SHRIMA TI CHINTA ANURADHA

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the present status of progress made in the construction of a new terminal, Air Traffic Controller (ATC) tower, parking bays and associated works at Vijaywada airport; and
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned and utilised for the said projects till date?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) & (b): The upgradation/modernization work of Vijayawada airport is being undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs 611 crore, out of which funds to the extent of Rs. 68.11 crore have been utilized. Construction of New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB), new apron; link & Taxiway and associated works are underway\_
Lok Sabha Question No. 271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Targets for Construction of Houses under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Umesh G. Jadhav, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING

## AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 271 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## TARGETS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES UNDER PMAY-U

NO. 271. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: DR\_ UMESH G\_ JADHAV: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

the Minister of HOUSING URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to

Will AND state:

- the total number houses targeted to be constructed under Pradhan AwasYojana Urban (PMAY-U)
- (a) under 'Housing for all' the year 2022; by
- (b) the number of houses constructed so far and the number of houses that are to be constructed as per the target in Karnataka State; yet
- (c) the details of financial assistance provided under PMAY-
- U at present; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the same and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 for giving Central assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs) for providing all weather pucca houses to all eligible urban beneficiaries. Government of India has not fixed any target for construction of houses in a Statel UT under PMAY-U\_ StateslUts have undertaken a demand survey under the scheme for assessing actual demand of houses:

Against  validated demand of 112.24 Iakh houses, 1,14,02,341 houses have been sanctioned So far under PMAY-U: Of the sanctioned houses, 92,37,907 houses have been grounded for construction of which 54,39,898 houses have been completedldelivered: AII StateslUTs have been advised to complete all the sanctioned projectsl houses within the stipulated timeline:

- (b): Under PMAY-U, 6,93,531 houses have been sanctioned in the State Karnatakaso Of the sanctioned houses, 5,47,375 houses have been grounded for construction; of which 2,64,926 houseshave been completedldelivered and remaining 1,46,156 houses are to be grounded: yet
- (c) & (d):Central assistance  provided under different verticals of PMAY-U is as under:

| No.   | Vertical                                                         | Central Assistance to each beneficiary   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Beneficiary-led individual house constructionl enhancement (BLC) |                                          |
| 2     | Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)                          |                                          |
| 3.    | SIn-situ" Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)                              | 1.00 Iakh                                |
|       | Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)                              | Upto? 2.67 Iakh                          |

No proposal to increase admissible financial assistance is under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Upgradation of Road as NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to grant the status of National Highways (NHs) to Bhawanipatna  Muniguda  -  Bissamcuttack -Rayagada  Parvatipuram -Vizianagaram stretches;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to grant NH status to Gunupur - Baliguda
- (Phulbani) via Padmapur - Gudari - Chandrapur stretch; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (d)  Bhawanipatna  -  Muniguda  -  Bissamcuttack  -  Rayagada  -  Parvatipuram  Vizianagaram stretches and Gunupur - Baliguda (Phulbani) via Padmapur - Gudari Chandrapur  stretches  are  not  National  Highways.  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving proposals  from  various  State  Governments/UTs,  etc.,  including  from  the  State  of Odisha for declaration / up-gradation of State roads as National  Highways (NHs).  Ministry considers declaration of some of the State roads as NHs from time to time based on the requirements of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds subject to fulfillment of criteria for declaration of new NHs.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 270

ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2022

## UPGRADATION OF ROAD AS NH

270.    SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Construction of Roads under Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Midhun Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar, M V V Satyanarayana, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Goddeti Madhavi, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 266 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

## 266.  SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

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

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  has  been  some  percentage  increase  in  road construction under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State of Andhra Pradesh since the inception of the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilised  for  the purpose during the said period;
- (c) the  present  status  of  the  implementation  of  Raipur  -  Vizag Economic  Corridor  project  being  developed  under  Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I; and
- (d) the funds sanctioned for the section of the corridor falling under Andhra Pradesh till date?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b)   The Government of India had approved Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I in October, 2017 with an aggregate length of about 34,800 km (including 10,000 km residual National Highways Development Programme stretches) at an estimated outlay of Rs. 5,35,000/- crores. Length  of  2,241  km  has  been  envisaged  for  development  under  this scheme in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Out of which, works comprising length of 857 km having total cost of Rs. 30,551 crore have been awarded and length of about 311 km has been completed. (c) & (d)   Total length of Raipur- Vizag Economic Corridor is 464 km. Out of  this,  356.268  km  has  been  awarded. The corridor length in Andhra Pradesh is 99.629 km which is divided into 4 packages for construction. All 4 packages have been awarded with sanctioned cost of Rs. 3183.09 Cr.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Development of Clean Energy Infrastructure
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 260

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

## +260. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH

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

- (a) whether the Government is making efforts for the development of clean energy infrastructure in Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up a mega solar power plant on the barren/infertile land lying idle in Uttarakhand and along the Yamuna and other rivers in Bundelkhand; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)to(d)  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy(MNRE)  is  implementing  various  programmes  / schemes for the development of renewable energy in the country, including in the State of Uttarakhand and the Bundelkhand region.

MNRE  has  approved  the  following  solar  parks  in  the  Bundelkhand  region  under  the  scheme 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects'.

| S. No.   | Name of Park           |   Capacity (MW) | State          | Location            |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
| 1)       | Chhattarpur Solar Park |             950 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur District |
| 2)       | Barethi Solar Park     |             550 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur District |
| 3)       | Kalpi Solar Park       |              65 | Uttar Pradesh  | Jalaun District     |
| 4)       | Lalitpur Solar Park    |             600 | Uttar Pradesh  | Lalitpur District   |
| 5)       | Jhansi Solar Park      |             600 | Uttar Pradesh  | Jhansi District     |
| 6)       | Chitrakoot Solar Park  |             800 | Uttar Pradesh  | Chitrakoot District |
| 7)       | Solar Park in UP*      |             265 | Uttar Pradesh  | Jalaun District     |
| 8)       | Jalaun Solar Park      |            1200 | Uttar Pradesh  | Jalaun District     |

No solar park has been sanctioned in the State of Uttarakhand under the above scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Development of Air Cargo Industry
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Midhun Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar, M V V Satyanarayana, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 258

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIR CARGO INDUSTRY

258.

SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHA VI

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI

SHRI M:V.V. SATYANARAYANA

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY

DR SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI

DR. BEESETTT VENKATA SATYAVATHI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether air cargo industry in India has huge potential yet it has not matched any world-class airports and if the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to tap the market potential in terms of air cargo and if $0, the details thereof?
- (b) whether the Government has assessed the reasons behind this potential remaining untapped and if s0, the details thereof; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) to (c): The market potential of Air Cargo Industry in India is encouraging: During the Covid-19 pandemic, air cargo industry in India demonstrated its potential by air transporting essential goods, medicines, medical equipment etc. at a time when the transportation industry including air transportation of passengers had come to a standstill.

()Comprehensive National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) launched in 2016 for promoting rapid growth of the sector, ease of doing business and advanced regional connectivity.

The Government has undertaken various steps to tap the market potential in terms of air cargo: These steps inter-alia include:

- (ii) AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS) set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airports Authority of India (AAI) in 2016 for business development of air cargo, logistics and allied services at AAI managed airports
- (iv) Domestic air cargo handling has commenced from Domestic Passenger Terminals at 13 airports namely Adampur, Belagavi, Darbhanga, Dibrugarh; and Shirdi airport (State Government operated) Additionally, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) approval has been obtained for Kolhapur, Jorhat and Lilabari airports.
- (iii) AAICLAS has operationalised 20 International Cargo Terminal facilities, 33 Domestic Cargo Terminal facilities and 02 Courier Terminal facilities.
- (v) Through Air Services Agreement, efforts have been made to ensure fair and equitable treatment to indian carriers in the international sector.
- (vii) During the pandemic, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave special permission to modify the passenger aircraft into freighters known as Passenger to Cargo or P2C aircraft, for efficient freight movement
- (vi) Airlines have been encouraged to increase their freighter strength;
Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Haj Embarkation Point
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 256 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## HAJ EMBARKATION POINT

## 256. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  a  request  from  MP  representing  Kannur  constituency  and thereafter  forwarded  by  the  Minister  of  Civil  Aviation,  seeking  to  include  Kannur  International Airport (KIAL) as Haj Embarkation Point;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that the largest number of Muslim pilgrims in Kerala come from North Malabar region and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  pilgrims  have  to  spend  long  hours  travelling  from  North Kerala, Dakshin Kannada and Coorg to arrive at the only embarkation point in Kerala, Cochin and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the fact that KIAL has all facilities to cater to large number of Haj Pilgrims and for operations of wide body aircrafts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  is  willing  to  include  Kannur  as  a  Haj  Embarkation  point  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes sir, a reference had been received by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on the matter raised by Shri Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Member of Parliament under Rule 377 of Lok Sabha.  An interim reply has been given by the Minister, Ministry of Civil Aviation stating that the request for inclusion of  Kannur  International  Airport  Limited  (KIAL)  as  Embarkation  Point(EPs)  for  Haj  has  been forwarded to Ministry of Minority Affairs for their consideration. This Ministry has also sent a reply to the member in the matter.
- (c) to (f):  During Haj, 2019 total 1,39,987 pilgrims proceeded for Haj from 21 Embarkation Points in the country. Two EPs namely Calicut Airport and Cochin Airport in the State of Kerala facilitated the travel of 13,829 pilgrims of Kerala and nearby areas.

The issue of Embarkation Points for Haj, 2022 was considered by the Ministry with all Stakeholders and it was observed that the commercial operation of wide-body aircraft from Calicut Airport was suspended due to  technical  reasons.   Further,  taking  cognizance  of  inputs  of the stakeholders  and also the current situation of COVID19 pandemic, it was decided that there would be 10 Embarkation Points  namely  Cochin,  Delhi,  Guwahati,  Lucknow,  Srinagar,  Ahmedabad,  Bengaluru,  Hyderabad, Kolkatta and Mumbai, for Haj, 2022.
Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Steps to Address the Shortage of Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Maddila  Gurumoorthy, M V V Satyanarayana, Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

252.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 252 (To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## STEPS TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF PILOTS

DR BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY SHRI MV.V. SATYANARAYANA DR SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the steps undertaken by the Government to address the shortage of pilots in the country; and
- (b) whether the Government plans to set up new institutes for pilot training and revamp the existing ones by providing modern simulators and also augment the capacity intake of students in the existing Institutes and if sO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) and (b) The Government has taken several steps to address the shortage of in the country: These include the following: pilots

(ii) AAI issued award letters on 31 2021 and 29 October 2021 for nine FTOs to be established at five airports i.e. two at Belagavi (Karnataka); two at Jalgaon (Maharashtra), two at Kalaburagi (Karnataka), two at Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) and one at Lilabari (Assam). May

() The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has brought out a liberalised Flying Training Organisation (FTO) policy wherein the concept of airport royalty (revenue share payment FTOs t AAI) has been abolished and land rentals have been significantly rationalised: by

(iii) DGCA has introduced Online-On Demand Examination (OLODE) for the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME) and Flying Crew (FC) candidates with effect from November 2021. This facility allows candidates to choose the date and time from the available exam slots.

(iv) DGCA has modified its regulations to\_empower Flying Instructors with sthe right to authorise flight operations at FTOs This was hitherto restricted to the Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) or Deputy CFIs only:

(v) India's largest flying academy Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) at Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) has been permitted to carry out pilot training in Gondia (Maharashtra) and Kalaburagi (Karnataka) to enhance its flying hours and aircraft utilisation, which severely affected during winter months due to low visbility. IGRUA has commenced operating on all weekends and holidays: It completed 19,019 flying hours during the year 2021 as compared to 15,137 hours in the pre-Covid year 2019, an increase of over 25%. get

The number of CPL holders produced by Indian FTOs in 2021 is 504 which is higher than the 430 CPLs holders produced by Indian FTOs in the pre-Covid year 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Coastal Highways in Gujarat
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 251

ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2022

## COASTAL HIGHWAYS IN GUJARAT

251.  SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the State of Gujarat has 1600 Km of coastal highways;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  stretches  of  the  coastal  highways that have been upgraded into four lanes;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  upgrade  the  entire stretch of these coastal highways into four lanes;
- (d) if  so,  the details thereof along with the funds earmarked for the purpose; and
- (e) the time by which such work is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) 4-laning of projects comprising about 620 Km length of coastal highway with cost of Rs. 7,950 crore have been completed.
- (c) to (e) At present construction works of projects comprising length of  520  Km  with  cost  of  Rs.  8,036  crore  are  ongoing.  The  physical progress of these works is varying from 3.5% to 92.19%. These works are  targeted  for  completion  by  2022-23.  However,  at  present,  no Detailed Project report (DPR) is in progress.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Setting up of Manufacturing Zones
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Midhun Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.250

## ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## SETTING UP OF MANUFACTURING ZONES

250.   SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set-up  three  manufacturing  zones  for critical power and renewable energy equipment that were announced in last year's budget;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  set-up  one  of  the  three  proposed critical  power  and  renewable  energy  equipment  manufacturing  zones  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) : Out  of  the  3  Manufacturing  Zones  for  Power  and  Renewable  Energy Equipment proposed by Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Finance has accorded in principle approval for setting up one Manufacturing Zone initially as a Pilot within an indicative outlay of Rs. 400 crore.

The  selection  of  location  for  setting  up  of  Manufacturing  Zones  will  be based on pre-identified parameters. All States or Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) may participate in the selection process.

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