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Lok Sabha Question No. 365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Penalties on Airlines for Discrimination against Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Vinod Chavda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 365

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## PENALTIES ON AIRLINES FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST

## DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impose strict penalties on airlines for violation of guidelines of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and discrimination against passengers with regard to physical, mental disabilities and/or reduced mobility;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

365.

SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA

be pleased to state:-

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

- (a) to (c): DGCA has issued Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR), Section 3-Air Transport, Series M, Part-I titled "Carriage by Air of Persons with Disability and /or Persons with Reduced Mobility" in order to protect the travelers against any form of discrimination and to ensure that all the esteemed travelers receive all possible assistance during their travel.

Any violation of the provisions of the CAR lead to imposition of penalty as per

Aircraft Rules, 1937.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Accidents on NHs due to Animals
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Diya Kumari

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  issue  of  human-animal conflict  on  National  Highways  (NHs)  and  if  so,  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  alternative  to  the  shrubbery planted  along NHs that attracts animals on the road for grazing and thereby leading to accidents and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to prevent accidents on NHs caused due to human-animal conflict; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) Yes Sir.  It is not uncommon to find animals intruding into high speed National Highways and getting entangled, leading to loss of animal life and damages to the vehicles.  Government is following two pronged approach to minimise such human animal conflicts on National Highways.  One is avoiding areas  like  wildlife  sanctuaries,  reserve  forests  with  higher  possibility  of animals  crossing  the  Highway,   even  at  the  cost  of  following  a  longer realignment/bypass.  The other is provision of fencing, footpaths with guard rails  in  built  up  locations  which  also  deter  animals  from  entering  onto highways,  use  of  shrub  species  which  is  not  suitable  as  feed  for  animals which  distracts  animals like thorny bushes etc., in median plantation. The extant guidelines of the Ministry also provide for provision of depressed wide

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 362

ANSWERED ON 08 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## ACCIDENTS ON NHs DUE TO ANIMALS

## 362.    SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

MS. DIYA KUMARI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

medians wherever land is available so that the shrubs can be avoided in the median.  All these aspects are duly considered while preparing the National Highway development projects and are also cross checked during the road safety audit at different stages.  As this is an ongoing activity which is  part and parcel of National Highway development process, no specific time frame can be indicated for this.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Legal Framework for Energy Transition
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.361

## ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENERGY TRANSITION

361. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to enact a legal framework for energy transition in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to formulate a policy to govern phasing down of coal including closure of already abandoned mines and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has estimated the cost likely to be incurred during energy transition to ensure repurposing of land, infrastructure assets and sustenance  of livelihoods of workers  among  others  and  if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  set  up  a  'Green  Energy  Transition  India Fund' as recommended by the Inter-Ministerial panel; and
- (e) 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 (e) : The framework for Energy Transition is governed by India's Commitment under Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submitted to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In this context, Ministry of Environment, Forest and  Climate  Change  (MOEF&CC)  has  submitted  to  UNFCCC  secretariat  a  framework document 'India's Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategy' which has the elements of Long-Term Low-Emissions Development Strategies including rational utilisation of fossil fuel resources, with due regard to energy security, expanding renewables & strengthening the grid etc.

Further, with an objective to support energy transition, The Energy Conservation  (Amendment)  Bill,  2022  has  been  introduced  in  the  Parliament,  which  was passed by the Lok Sabha on 08.08.2022; this Bill will be presented for consideration in this Session of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.

The following provisions in the proposed Bill have been included to support to energy transition activities:-

- (i) Specify minimum  share of consumption of non-fossil sources by designated consumers as energy or feedstock;
- (ii) Specify the carbon credit trading scheme;
- (iii) Coverage of large residential buildings within the fold of Energy Conservation regime; and
- (iv) Enhance  the  scope  of  Energy  Conservation  Building  Code  to  include  sustainability aspects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Petrol Pumps Selling Biofuel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 356 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## Petrol Pumps Selling Biofuel

356. Shri Shankar Lalwani:

Dr. Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shiyal:

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the number of petrol pumps selling biofuels in the country at present;
- (b) the  steps  taken/likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  number  of  such pumps; and
- (c) the details regarding benefits of mixing E20 fuel with petrol and the amount of foreign currency likely to be received by the country each year therefrom?

## A N S W E R

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

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

- (a) As  on  date,  the  number  of  Retail  Outlets  (ROs)  selling  biofuels  in  the  country  are  as under:

No. of ROs selling Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) - 90

No. of ROs selling E100 - 3

In addition, Ethanol Blended Petrol is sold across the country.

- (b) Government vide Resolution dated 8 th November, 2019, has revised the  guidelines  for authorization to market transportation fuels. The authorized entities are required to install facilities for marketing at least one new generation alternate fuel including biofuel at their proposed  retail  outlets  within  three  years  of  operation  of  the  said  outlet  subject  to  the entity complying with various other statutory guidelines.
- (c) Study undertaken by Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Indian Institute of  Petroleum  (IIP),  Indian  Oil  Corporation  (IOCL)  and  Society  of  Indian  Automotive Manufacturers (SIAM) has indicated that E-20 blending resulted in higher reduction in Carbon  Monoxide  emission  by  50%  in  two  wheelers  and  30%  in  four  wheelers  as compared to normal petrol. Further, Hydrocarbon emission reduced by 20% in both two wheelers and four wheelers as compared to normal petrol.

There are no definitive estimates on actual savings of foreign currency as it depends on various  factors  like  crude  prices  and  prevailing  foreign  exchange  (forex)  rates  etc., However,  Ethanol  blending  in  Petrol  upto  15 th November,  2022  during  the  Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2021-22 (ESY: 1 st December to 30 th November) is estimated to have had  an  impact  of  over  Rs.  20,000  crore  on  the  import  bill  of  crude  oil  and  petroleum products.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Flights from Calicut International Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 355

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## FLIGHTS FROM CALICUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

## 355. DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  details  of  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  granting permission to code D and E flights at Calicut International Airport;
- (b) whether the Government is facing any hindrances for allowing Code D and E flights at Calicut International Airport;
- (c) If so, the details thereof and the steps taken to solve these issues;
- (d) whether the Government has submitted any demands before the State Government to resolve hindrances for allowing Code D and E flights; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the progress of the steps taken by the State Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) to (c) A committee of aviation experts was constituted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to oversee the implementation of the recommendations made in the report of the investigation conducted by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the accident involving Air India Express aircraft at Calicut Airport and the execution of the steps required for implementation of the recommendations. One of the mandates of the committee was also to study the feasibility of operation of wide body aircraft at Calicut airport and to give its recommendations thereon.

The committee has recommended that Code D and Code E aircraft operations may remain suspended till such time that all recommendations and additional recommendations accepted by the committee along with mitigation measures for  safe  Code  C  aircraft  operations  are  put  in  place.  In  addition,  the committee also recommended to provide for Runway End Safety Area (RESA) for undershoots and overruns at both the ends of the Runway at Calicut airport for which State Government was requested to provide sufficient suitable filled up levelled land for runway expansion by end of FY2022-23. In case the land is not made available by the target date, runway length would be reduced to 2540 meter to provide RESA of 240 meter from the ends of runway strip. (d) & (e) The State Government of Kerala has been requested for making the provision of required RESA at both ends of the runway at Calicut airport. As per policy, the land for development/expansion of the airport is to be provided by the State Government free of cost and free from all encumbrances. Final response from the State Government is awaited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Ropeway Service in Maharashtra
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  Ropeway  service under Gorsikhurd project (Wainganga river) in Bhandara and Gondiya districts of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any instructions have been issued to National Highways Logistics Management Ltd. (NHLML) for conducting initial surveys and preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR) in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether any approval has been taken from the Government of Maharashtra by NHLML for this project; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
- ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)      As  per  policy  of  this  Ministry,  feasible  ropeway  projects  out  of priority  list  of  proposals  submitted  by  the  State  Governments  are considered for implementation. The ropeway project Gorsikhurd project (Wainganga River) in Bhandara and Gondiya districts of Maharashtra is not  included  in  the  list  of  projects  submitted  by  the  Government  of Maharashtra.
- (b) to (e)    Do not arise in view of above.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 354 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## ROPEWAY SERVICE IN MAHARASHTRA

354.   SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Manufacturing of Solar Cells
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 352

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## MANUFACTURING OF SOLAR CELLS

## 352. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI

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

- (a) whether the steps have been taken by the Government to incentivise the manufacturing of solar cells domestically;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has established solar cells manufacturing centres in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including districts of Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Yes sir, the Government has taken a number of steps to incentivise the manufacturing of solar cells domestically, namely:
- (i) Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) Scheme of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology: The scheme mainly provides subsidy for capital expenditure i.e. 20% for investments in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and 25% in non-SEZs. The Scheme was open for applications till 31st December, 2018. The Scheme inter-alia covers solar PV cells, solar PV modules, EVA, backsheet and solar glass.
- (ii) Domestic Content Requirement (DCR): Under some of the current schemes of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), namely CPSU Scheme Phase-II, PM-KUSUM component B and Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II, wherein government subsidy is given, it has been mandated to source solar PV cells and modules from domestic sources.
- (iii)  Imposition  of  Basic  Customs  Duty  on  import  of  solar  PV  cells  &  modules: The Government has imposed Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on import of solar PV cells and modules with effect from 01.04.2022.
- (iv) Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules: The Government of India is implementing the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, for achieving domestic manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in High Efficiency Solar PV modules and solar PV cells with outlay of Rs. 24,000 crore. This Scheme has provision for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) to the selected solar PV module manufacturers for five years post commissioning, on manufacture and sale of High Efficiency Solar PV modules.

(c)&(d) The Government of India, itself has not established any solar cells manufacturing centres, however,  Bharat  Heavy  Electrical  Limited  and  Bharat  Electronics  Limited,  the  Central  Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), have established 85 MW per year and 10 MW per year of solar PV cell manufacturing capacity respectively in Bengaluru, in the State of Karnataka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Notice for Non-Compliance of Safety Norms
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 351 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8th December 2022 )

## NOTICE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF SAFETY NORMS

351.    SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- a) whether Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recently issued notice to certain airlines in line with safety margins and if so, the details thereof and the action taken against the airlines;
- b) the number of instances of flight malfunction and smoke detected in the cabin of Airlines from 2019 to till date; and
- c) the details of action taken against the airlines for not complying to  prescribed  safety  norms  and  civil  aviation  requirements  from 2019 to till date?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  DGCA  has  issued  notice  to  M/s  Spice  Jet  stating  that  "poor internal  safety  oversight  and  inadequate  maintenance  actions  has resulted in degradation of the safety margin". Subsequently, DGCA vide its order dated 27.07.2022, restricted the number of departures of M/s Spice Jet to 50% of the number of departures approved under summer schedule  2022,  for  a  period  of  8  weeks  from  the  date  of
- issue. This Order was further extended till 29.10.2022.

;

- (b) & (c) A total of 13 instances were reported of smoke in the cabin of  scheduled  airlines'  aircraft  from  2019  till  date.  These  were primarily  due  to  system/component  malfunction  and  other  factors such  as  bird  strike,  lightning  strike  &  passenger  mobiles.  Such

occurrences  are  thoroughly  analyzed,  and  severity  is  determined. Based on the severity, occurrences are investigated.  No violation of prescribed  norms/  Civil  Aviation  Requirements  was  found  in  these instances.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Lifespan of Aircraft
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 348

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8th December 2022 )

## LIFESPAN OF AIRCRAFT

## 348.     MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has prescribed any guidelines specifying life  for  a  passenger  aircraft  to  fly  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the average lifespan of any passenger aircraft in flying;
- (c) the average amount of expenditure incurred per aircraft for the maintenance of passenger aircraft; and
- (d) the details of number of aircrafts which have been decommissioned  after  their stipulated service period and the number of new aircraft put in operation during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

CIVIL  AVIATION

- (a) &  (b) There  is no  lifespan/life  prescribed  by  DGCA  for  a passenger  aircraft  flying  in  India.  An  Aircraft  can  continue  to operate  provided  it  is  maintained  in  accordance  with  periodic inspections and modifications as stipulated by the manufacturer of the  aircraft.  Normally  manufacturers  of  jet  aircraft  prescribe  a design economic life for their aircraft which extends to 20 years or 60,000  landings/  pressurization  cycles.  However,  DGCA  has  laid down age criteria for an aircraft intended to be imported into India. In the case of passenger aircraft intended to be imported into India,

age  is  restricted  to  18  years  of  age  or  65%  of  the  designed economic life in terms of pressurization cycle, whichever is earlier.;

- (c) DGCA approves Aircraft Maintenance Organisations (AMOs/MROs) for  the  maintenance of  aircraft  and  its  components. The maintenance cost of aircraft and components of aircraft are not reported to DGCA. However, DGCA ensures compliance of requirements through inspection and surveillance that the aircraft is kept in airworthy condition. As the aircraft ages, the cost of parts, components,  and  maintenance  increases  including  the  availability of spares for maintaining the aircraft in airworthy condition.;

;

- (d) (i) Thirty aircraft have been decommissioned after their stipulated service period/ Declared Beyond Economic Repair (BER) from 30.05.2010 to 30.11.2022.

(ii) As per the records, year-wise number of aircraft put in operation (Registered in India) in the last five years is as follows:

|   ; Year |   Number of Aircraft |
|----------|----------------------|
|     2018 |                  155 |
|     2019 |                  181 |
|     2020 |                   86 |
|     2021 |                  115 |
|     2022 |                  125 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar, Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 345

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## INSTALLED CAPACITY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

## 345. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

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

- (a) the total installed capacity of renewable energy sources in the country;
- (b) whether India is going to miss the deadline of Green Energy target of 175 GW by the end of 2022;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Ministry is working towards achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030; and
- (e) 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) to (c) Against the target of achieving 175 GW of Renewable Energy installed capacity by 2022, a total of 165.94 GW of renewable energy capacity (including large hydro) has been installed in the country as on 31-10-2022. Further, a capacity of 76.13 GW is under various stages of implementation and a capacity of 36.44 GW is under various stages of bidding.
- (d)  &  (e)  In  line  with  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  announcement  at  COP26,  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable Energy is working towards achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from nonfossil sources by 2030.

So far, a total of 172.72 GW capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources has been installed in the country as on 31.10.2022. This includes 119.09 GW Renewable Energy, 46.85 GW Large Hydro and 6.78 GW Nuclear Power capacity. This has a share of 42.26% of total installed generation capacity in the country i.e. 408.71 GW as on 31.10.2022.

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