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Lok Sabha Question No. 1266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Drone Market
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1266

(To be answered on the 9 th  February 2023)

## DRONE MARKET

## 1266. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the market for drones in the country is expected to reach Rs. 50,000 crores during the next five years and Rs. 30,000 crores within the next three years and if so, the details thereof; and (b) the details of the initiatives proposed to be taken by the Government to manufacture own drones and take full control of the supply chain for the technology?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) As per an industry estimate, the drone industry is expected to generate direct and indirect revenue of INR 30,000 crores in the next 3 years which includes revenue through manufacturing, services, training, data processing and other related goods and services.
- (b)  Presently no such proposal is under consideration of this Ministry. However, in order to boost domestic manufacturing of drones and drone components by private companies, the Ministry has launched the Production Linked Incentive scheme with a total outlay of INR 120 crores, spread over three financial years starting from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Percentage of Minority Population
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1264

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## PERCENTAGE OF MINORITY POPULATION

## 1264. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the percentage of minority population in the total population of  Telangana State;
- (b)  the percentage of reservation for minorities in the State of Telangana;
- (c)  whether  any  proposal  has  been  received  by  the  Union  Government  from  the  State Government of Telangana for enhancing the percentage of reservation from four per cent to twelve per cent; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): In the Population Census conducted by the office of Registrar General of India, the term 'minority'  is  not  identified  but  the  data  on  religions  professed  by  the  people  of  India  is collected. The last Census was conducted in 2011. However, since the State of Telangana was created in the year 2014, the religion-wise data in respect of Telangana is not available.

- (b), (c) & (d): No such information are available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Flight Operations at Lucknow Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## 1263.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1263 (To be answered on the 9 th  February 2023)

## FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT LUCKNOW AIRPORT

SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is a fact that the flight operations at Lucknow airport is monitored solely with the help of the automatic device by the employees of Air Traffic Control (ATC) deployed during the night shift and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of equipments found dysfunctional at Lucknow airport in the nocturnal

hours; (c) whether the flights are more prone to crash/accidents due to malfunctioning of such

- equipments; and
- (d) if so, the details of the steps taken to thwart such incidents at the other small airports?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a): Lucknow airport is manned and equipped to handle the present traffic requirements at the airport without compromising on safety.
- (b): No such instrument/ equipment is dysfunctional at Lucknow Airport.
- (c) & (d): No, Sir. Even in case of failure of any equipment, redundancies are available. Additionally, alternate established procedures are also available to ensure safety of the flight operations.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Waste to Energy Programme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1261

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## WASTE TO ENERGY PROGRAMME

## 1261. MS. DIYA KUMARI

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

- (a) whether the implementation of waste to energy programme has been successful and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the objectives of the programme, which was to set up waste to energy projects for generation of Biogas/BioCNG/Power/Producer gas/ Syngas from urban, industrial and agricultural wastes/residues has been achieved as of today;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether a monitoring mechanism has been set up to track the implementation of the said programme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)to(c) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been implementing Waste to Energy Programme  for  promotion  of  energy  recovery  from  urban,  industrial  and  agricultural wastes/residues. Recently, new Waste to Energy Programme under the umbrella of National Bioenergy Programme has been approved for continuation for a period of 2021-22 to 2025-26 after satisfactory performance of the earlier programme. Due to implementation of Waste to Energy Programme and the CFA granted under it, conducive environment has been created for development of waste to energy projects in the country. A total of 276 waste to energy projects with cumulative installed capacity of 523 MWeq for generation of Biogas/BioCNG/ Power have been set up in the Country, as of 31.12.2022. These include:

- 88 Biogas generation plants with a cumulative production capacity of 771008  m3/day;
- 57 BioCNG generation plants with a cumulative production capacity of 267467 kgs/day;
- 132 Power generation plants with a cumulative production capacity of 400 MW.

(d)  &  (e) Waste  to  Energy  Programme  is  evaluated  by  a  independent  third  party  for  its performance at the end of validity of the Programme. Further, necessary provisions have been made  in  the  new  Waste  to  Energy  Programme  under  the  umbrella  of  National  Bioenergy Programme to monitor plant's performance through State Nodal Agencies/ National Institute of Bio Energy/ Biogas Technology Development Centre as well as by making it mandatory to install SCADA System/remote monitoring system.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Generation of Solar Energy in Odisha
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1260

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## GENERATION OF SOLAR ENERGY IN ODISHA

1260. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO

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

- (a) the total power generated from solar energy during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of present solar power generation capacity in Odisha;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up more solar power plants in Odisha; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The details of solar power generated during the last three years and the current year in the country, are given as under:
- (b) Solar power generation in Odisha during the current financial year, as on 31.12.2022, is 509.20 MU.
- (c)&(d) The Government has sanctioned following 3 solar parks of aggregate 340 MW capacity in Odisha:

| Year                       |   Solar power generated ( in MU) |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2019-20                    |                          50131.1 |
| 2020-21                    |                          60402.3 |
| 2021-22                    |                          73483.9 |
| 2022-23 (as on 31.12.2022) |                          72924.5 |

| Name of Solar Park                                                                                          |   Capacity (in MW) |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| Solar Park by NHPC                                                                                          |                 40 |
| Floating Solar Park Ph- I [by NHPC Limited and Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd.(GEDCOL)] |                100 |
| Floating Solar Park Ph- II(by NHPC Limited and GEDCOL)                                                      |                200 |
| Total                                                                                                       |                340 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: India as a Global Hub for Green Hydrogen
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1258

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## INDIA AS A GLOBAL HUB FOR GREEN HYDROGEN

## 1258. DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aiming to promote India as a global hub for green hydrogen and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to develop green hydrogen production capacity of at least five million tonnes a year and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to bring in investments worth Rupees eight trillion and create over six lakh jobs by 2030 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether about 50 million tonnes a year of carbon dioxide emissions are expected to be averted by 2030 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b) On 4 th  January 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of ₹ 19,744 crore. The overarching objective of the Mission is to make India the Global Hub for production, usage and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives. The following components have been announced as part of the Mission:

- I. Facilitating demand creation through exports and domestic utilization;
- II. Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme, which includes incentives for manufacturing of electrolysers and production of green hydrogen;
- III. Pilot Projects for steel, mobility, shipping, decentralized energy applications, hydrogen production from biomass, hydrogen storage, etc.;
- IV. Development of Green Hydrogen Hubs;
- V. Support for infrastructure development;
- VI. Establishing a robust framework of regulations and standards;
- VII. Research & Development programme;
- VIII. Skill development programme; and
- IX. Public awareness and outreach programme.

(c)&(d) The expected outcomes of the Mission, by 2030, are as follows:

- i. India's Green Hydrogen production capacity is likely to reach 5 MMT per annum,
- ii. This is likely to leverage over ₹8 lakh crore in total investments in creating the Green Hydrogen ecosystem and create over 6 lakh jobs, and
- iii. Nearly 50 MMT per annum of CO2 emissions are expected to be averted as a result of the variousGreen Hydrogen initiatives under the Mission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Achievements of RCS-UDAN
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Arun Sao, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1257 (To be answered on the 9 th  February 2023)

## ACHIEVEMENTS OF RCS-UDAN

1257. SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE SHRI ARUN SAO SHRI DILIP SAIKIA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to enhance regional air connectivity across the country from unserved and underserved airports in the country and making air travel affordable to the masses. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes, submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN.

As on 31.01.2023, a total of 461 routes connecting 73 airports including 9 heliports & 2 water aerodromes have been operationalised so far under the UDAN Scheme. More than 113.80 lakh people have availed benefit of the UDAN scheme since its inception.

Under the scheme, 73 routes involving six airports in Maharashtra namely Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Nanded, Nasik, Gondia & Sindhudurg, 98 routes involving six airports in Karnataka namely Bidar, Mysore, Vidyanagar, Hubli, Kalaburgi & Belgavi have been operationalised for UDAN flights.

Rupsi, Tezu, Tezpur, Pasighat, Jorhat, Lilabari, Shillong, Pakyong, Itanagar & Dimapur involving 58 routes have been operationalised under UDAN in the States of the North Eastern Region.

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be pleased to state:- be pleased to state the present status of the implementation of Regional Connectivity Scheme - UDAN in the country including the State of Maharashtra, Karnataka and

North Eastern States?
Lok Sabha Question No. 1254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Hydro Electric Infrastructure Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Jai Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1254 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## HYDRO ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

1254.   SHRI JAI PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  residents  of  Joshimath  attributed  land  subsidence  to  NTPC Tapovan, Vishnugad hydro electric infrastructure project and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey to rule out the apprehensions made by the affected persons; and
- (c) 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 (c) : The land subsidence in Joshimath is a very old issue. It was observed way back in 1976. This was noted by the then Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and they constituted a Committee headed by Shri M.C. Mishra, Commissioner, Garhwal to examine reasons for the instability of the land in Joshimath. The Committee observed that Joshimath is not situated on in-situ rocks. It is situated on weathered, landslide mass of big un-settled boulders in the loose matrix of fine micaceous sandy and  clayey  material.  The  rocks  are  crystalline  consisting  of  schistose  gneissic  and  quartzitic. Probable cause of subsidence/ cracks can be hill wash, natural angle of repose, cultivation area because of seepage and soil erosion. The Committee recommended to stop open drain water to avoid seepage, closing of soaking pits and construction of concrete sewage line for sewerage flow.

The construction work of 4x130MW Tapovan Vishnugad HEP was started in Nov'2006 after detailed studies for Environmental Impact, Geological Studies, Hydrological Studies, Seismic Studies  through  reputed  institutional  bodies/agencies  such  as  Water  and  Power  Consultancy Services (WAPCOS), Geological Survey of India (GSI), Central Water Commission (CWC), National Council of Seismic Design Parameter (NCSDP) and concurrence from Central Electricity Authority (CEA). Actual construction of the project started after obtaining Environmental Clearance (EC) from Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in 2005.

Due to continuing subsidence in Joshimath town, a Committee was constituted by DM (Chamoli) in Aug'22 comprising experts from Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Building Research Institute (CSIRCBRI),  IIT  Roorkee,  Geological  Survey  of  India  (GSI)  and  Wadia  Institute  of  Himalayan  Geology (WIHG). There is no mention in the report of the Committee about NTPC Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project causing land subsidence in Joshimath.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Benefits of Schemes not Reaching to Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1244

## ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## BENEFITS OF SCHEMES NOT REACHING TO MINORITIES

## 1244 . SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it is a fact that the benefits of various schemes of the Ministry are not reaching the minorities in full measure;

- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and

(c)  the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to streamline the system and to ensure that the benefits reach the minorities in full measure?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c) No, Sir. The benefits of the welfare schemes meant for the minority communities are being availed of by the eligible beneficiaries. The Government has implemented various schemes for  the  welfare  and  upliftment  of  every  strata,  including  minorities,  specially  the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry of Minority Affairs specifically implements various schemes across the country for socio-economic  and  educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority communities. In order to ensure that the benefits of the schemes implemented for minorities actually reach the intended beneficiaries, the scholarship amount/ stipend/ financial assistance under various schemes of this Ministry including skilling is released directly into the account of  beneficiaries  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  mode.  Further,  the  Scholarship schemes are  being  implemented  through  the  National  Scholarship  Portal  (NSP)  which  has features of sanity check,  avoiding  de-duplication,  thereby  resulting  in elimination of middlemen, ghost beneficiaries etc. The Project Implementing Agencies (PIA)  who implement the welfare schemes of this Ministry are also required to pay the stipend amount directly into the account of the beneficiaries through Public Financial Management System (PFMS). Also, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) has been revised from financial  year  2022-23  for  implementation  in  all  districts  of  the  country.  A  mobile  app PMJVK Bhuvan has been developed for Geo-tagging of all the assets created under PMJVK and  capturing  the  project  specific  attributes  including  photographs  of  different  stages  of construction/completion  of  projects  for  better  implementation/  monitoring  of  the  projects under PMJVK.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Subsidy on LPG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1238 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 FEBRUARY, 2023

Subsidy on LPG

## 1238. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government has any statistics regarding subsidy on LPG cylinders given to the domestic consumers;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  subsidy  provided  per  LPG  cylinders  and  number  of customers during the last five years, year and State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has stopped providing subsidy on LPG cylinders; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेश ् वर तेल )

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

(a) to (d): The prices of petroleum products including LPG in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market. The average Saudi CP prices on which the domestic LPG prices are based, increased from US$ 454/MT to US$ 693/MT during 2019-20 to 2021-22. During 2022-23 the average Saudi CP has further risen to US$ 710 /MT till February 2023.  However, the Government continues to modulate the effective price of domestic LPG. Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies have suffered huge losses on sale of domestic LPG. To compensate these losses, the Government has recently approved a one-time compensation of Rs. 22000 crore to OMCs. Government has started a targeted subsidy of Rs. 200 per 14.2 Kg cylinder for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries for upto 12 refills for year 2022-23.

The details of subsidy on LPG given by Government during each of the last five years are given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Particulars                                             | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 | 2021-22   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL)subsidy (A)       | 20905     | 31539     | 22726     |      3658 | 242       |
| Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) subsidy (B)        | 2559      | 5670      | 1446      |        76 | 1569      |
| Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) subsidy (C) |           |           |           |      8162 |           |
| Total Subsidy on LPG (A+B+C)                            | 23464     | 37209     | 24172     |     11896 | 1811      |

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)

The details of beneficiaries of LPG subsidy for last five year are as follows:

| As on Date   | No. of beneficiaries   |
|--------------|------------------------|
| 01.04.2018   | 20,21,20,070           |
| 01.04.2019   | 24,67,63,542           |
| 01.04.2020   | 26,29,12,547           |
| 01.04.2021   | 27,16,18,904           |
| 01.04.2022   | 28,36,77,886           |

Source: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on behalf of OMCs

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