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Lok Sabha Question No. 29 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Flight from Bhavnagar to Delhi
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 29 (To be answered on the 3rd February 2022)

## FLIGHT FROM BHAVNAGAR TO DELHI

## *29. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHYAL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a): whether the only flight from Bhavnagar to Delhi being operated by Spicejet has been discontinued;
- (c): if the details thereof; and if not; the reasons therefor?
- (): if s0, whether the Government proposes to operate the said flight via some other route; and

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M: Scindia)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 29 for 03.02.2022 regarding "Flight from Bhavnagar t0 Delhi"

(a) to (c): Yes; Sir, the flight operated from Bhavnagar to Delhi by scheduled domestic airline namely Mls SpiceJet has been discontinued effective 30.11.2021. However; the same airline is operating a connecting flight o the route Bhavnagar-Delhi via Mumbai effective 01.12.2021.

Further; after repeal of the Air Corporation Act in March 1994, the Indian domestic aviation market has been deregulated. Consequently, airlines are free to induct capacity with any aircraft type for selecting whatever markets and network they wish to operate across the country: Thus; it is up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and their commercial viability, in compliance with the extant relevant guidelines in this regard

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Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Roadmap for Ethanol Blending
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. *25 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## ROADMAP FOR ETHANOL BLENDING

## *25. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether the Government has announced a roadmap for ethanol blending of fuel in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government is aware of the impact of compatibility with ethanol fuels of on-road vehicles which are not designed/developed to run on 20 per cent ethanol blended fuel;
- (d)  if so, whether it would result in increased fuel consumption and higher maintenance costs of vehicles; and
- (e)  whether the Government is taking any steps to address the issue and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e)  OF  THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *25  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  03.02.2022 REGARDING  ROADMAP  FOR  ETHANOL  BLENDING  BY  SHRI  CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY (a) & (b): Government has been implementing Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme,  wherein,  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  sell  petrol  blended  with ethanol up  to  10%. Due to several  supply  and demand  side  interventions since 2014, ethanol  blending  quantity  has  significantly  improved  from  38  crore  litre  in  Ethanol Supply Year (ESY - period from December to November) 2013-14 to 302.3 crore litre in  ESY  2020-21.  The  average  ethanol  blending  percentage  has  also  increased  from 1.53% to 8.1% in the corresponding period. Encouraged by the past 7 years performance, Government decided to advance the target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol from 2030 to 2025. A Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25 was prepared by an inter-Ministerial Committee and placed in public domain  on  World  Environment  Day  i.e.  on  5 th June,  2021.  This  roadmap  provides guidance  to  achieve  the  target  of  20%  ethanol  blending  in  petrol  by  bringing  all stakeholders together i.e. Ethanol producers, Oil Companies, Vehicle manufacturers and Consumers. (c) to (e): A  joint  study  was  undertaken  by  Indian  Institute  of  Petroleum  (IIP)

Dehradun,  Automotive  Research  Association  of  India  (ARAI)  Pune  and  Indian  Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) R&D on E20 as fuel with existing vehicles under the aegis of Department of heavy Industry (DHI). Subsequently, BIS has issued specification for E20  fuel.  Based  on  the  study,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  (MoRTH) recommended to adopt E20 fuel in the compatible vehicles as per Automotive Industry Standards (AIS) - 171.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 23 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Crude Oil Price
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 23 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 FEBRUARY, 2022

## Crude Oil Price

## †*23. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

- Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a)  the  quantum  of  rise  in  the  price  of  crude  oil  in  the  international  market  from  1st December, 2021 till date; (b) the price at which petroleum products are being procured currently as compared to 1st December, 2021; (c) whether there are huge fluctuations in the price of crude oil in the international market
- and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore; and (d) the current price of fuel in the country?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 23  asked  by  Shri  Deepak  Baij  to  be  answered  on  03  February  2022  regarding 'Crude Oil Price'.

(a)to(d):  The  Indian  basket  of  Crude  oil  has  seen  a  rise  of  USD  17.51/bbl  from  USD 71.32/bbl as of 1 st December 2021 to USD 88.83/bbl as of 27 th January 2022. There have been major fluctuations in international prices of Crude Oil in recent few months due to various global events including lower than expected restorations of production by OPEC nations, increase in demand as the world economy recovers from disruption caused due to Covid-19  and  its  variants,  geo-political  tensions,  lower  than  usual  inventory  levels  in major  consuming  nations,  effects  of  reduced  investments  in  Crude  Oil  production facilities over past few years, etc.

Adequate refining capacity is currently available in the country and therefore the country is not dependent on import of Petrol and Diesel. Retail selling price of Petrol and Diesel are linked to their respective international product prices.

The international  prices  of  Petrol  considered  in  pricing  in  the  country  have  risen  from USD  79.55/bbl  on  01-12-2021  to  USD  101.44/bbl  on  27-01-2022.  The  international prices of Diesel considered in Pricing in the country have risen from USD 78.48/bbl on 01-12-2021 to USD 102.70/bbl on 27-01-2022.

Current Petrol and Diesel prices in four major cities as on 27-01-2022 are as below:

|               |   Delhi |   Mumbai |   Chennai |   Kolkata |
|---------------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| Petrol (Rs/L) |   95.41 |   109.98 |    101.4  |    104.67 |
| Diesel (Rs/L) |   86.67 |    94.14 |     91.43 |     89.79 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Delay in Execution of Award to DAMEPL
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOk SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 21

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## DELAY IN EXECUTION OF AWARD TO DAMEPL

NO. 21. PROF\_ SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been delay by the GovernmentlDelhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in the execution award by Arbitral Tribunal to Delhi Airport Metro
- Express Private Limited (DAMEPL);
- if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereof;
- whether the Government has to pay above crores daily as interest to the said company;
- payment of huge amount of interest in future?
- 1.75
- if so, the details thereof; and () the steps taken to implement court orders to avoid

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (e):

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE SABHA STARRED QUESTION *21 FOR ANSWER ON 3rd FEBRUARY , 2022 REGARDING DELAY IN EXECUTION OF AWARD TO DAMEPL ASKED BY PROF. SOUGATA RAY.

(a) to (e): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) has informed that they have already deposited {1,678.42 Crore in the escrow account of Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) and its lender BanksAs per arbitral award the interest per annum is SBI PLR + 2% We f 07.08.2013. The matter regarding execution of arbitral award is currently before the Hon'ble Delhi High Court:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Proposals for NHs From Karnataka
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Prathap Simha, Umesh G. Jadhav, B. Y. Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 460 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2022

## PROPOSALS FOR NHS FROM KARNATAKA

460.  SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  fresh  or  updated proposals from Karnataka for the sanction and construction of National Highways (NHs) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the existing length of NH in Karnataka and the expected increase in that length after the aforesaid new projects;
- (c) the details of the proposals from the State which are still pending with the Union Government for approval, NH/ District-wise; and
- (d) whether any time frame has been set for sanction of these proposals and, if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d) Length of existing National Highways in the State of Karnataka is 7652 km.  Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments/UTs,  etc.,  including  from  the  State  of  Karnataka  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,  traffic levels, inter-se priority and availability of funds. Ministry had received 9 proposals at a cost of 1625.68 Crore during 2021-22 for construction of National Highways, of which 6 proposals at a cost of Rs 1152.20 Crore have  been  sanctioned.  The  balance  proposals  would  be  sanctioned depending on completion of land acquisition and other pre-construction activities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Heli Borne Survey Technology
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Jaskaur Meena

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 450

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## HELI BORNE SSURVEY TECHNOLOGY

## 450.   SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched/proposed to launch a scheme for ground water management of the country including arid regions through heli-borne survey technology and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the estimated funds, the target areas and the timeline set for the same;
- (c) whether the Government has identified the arid regions of Rajasthan in this regard and if so, the details thereof including in Dausa district;
- (d) the time by which these regions are likely to be included in this technology; and
- (e) the recent report on the outcome of heli-borne survey technology where it was launched last year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) & (b)  Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has taken up Heli-borne survey for generation of aquifer related information and its management in certain Arid/Semi-Arid areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana under Ground Water Management & Regulation scheme, a Central Sector Scheme, with an estimated cost of Rs 54.00 Cr and likely date of completion as 31 March 2022.
- (c) & (d) CGWB has identified around 69875 Sq KM, Semi Arid/Arid areas of Sikar, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Pali & Jalore Districts of Rajasthan. Further, Dausa district is not included in the instant Survey plan. The survey work is likely to be completed by 31 March 2022.
- (e) At present the work on data acquisition is in progress and the report will be finalized thereafter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Collection of Toll
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vaithilingam Ve.

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of annual collection of user fees by toll plazas in the country for the last three years;
- (b) the number of toll plazas which are under litigation for remittance of toll collections along with the total amount involved therein; and
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to review and reduce the user fee for the National Highways which were constructed more than a decade ago and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  The  details  of  annual  user  fee  collection  at  fee  plazas  on  National Highways for the last three years are as under:
- (b) 12 number of fee plazas are under litigation for remittance of user fee for public funded projects and approximately Rs. 76 Crore is involved therein.

| Financial Year   |   User Fee Collection (In Crore) |
|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2018-19          |                          25092.4 |
| 2019-20          |                          27636   |
| 2020-21          |                          28499.1 |

(c) No, Sir.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 447 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2022

## COLLECTION OF TOLL

447. SHRI VE. VAITHILINGAM:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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Lok Sabha Question No. 446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: National Minorities Commission Report
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 446

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## NATIONAL MINORITIES COMMISSION REPORT

## 446. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any effort post  National Minorities Commission Report, 2008 to estimate the number of Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians living in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government recognises that non-recognition of such persons as those belonging to  the  Scheduled  Caste  category  hampers  them  from  availing  the  protections  and  benefits extended by the Constitution and other laws and schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  raised  demands  for  the  inclusion  of  Dalit  Muslims  and Christians  in  the  Scheduled  Caste  Category  through  an  amendment  to  the  Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (e)    The  Decennial  Population  Census  is  conducted  under  the  provisions  of  the  Census Act, 1948. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are enumerated as per the notified lists of SCs and STs, vide the Constitution (Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribe) Order, 1950, as amended from time to time. Besides, religion wise data are also collected in census and such data from Census 2011 is available on the website www.censusindia.gov.in. Further, as per Para 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (as amended from time to time), no person who professes a religion different from the Hindu, the Sikh or the

Buddhist religion shall be deemed to be a member of a Scheduled Caste.

In this matter, various Writ Petitions have been filed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and therefore, the matter is presently sub- Judice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Demand for Commercial Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 445 (To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL PILOTS

445.

SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether it is a fact that India has an annual requirement of 1,000 commercial pilots against the current supply of about 200-300 pilots in the country;
- (c) the number Of pilot training institutes in the country and the scope Of type rating after CPL in the country?
- (b) if so, the total number of trained commercial pilots passed out since 2017 and who have been employed during the period having Commercial Pilot's Licence (CPL), year-wise; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) and (b) Yes sir. It is estimated that India has a requirement of around 1000 fresh commercial every year. pilots

The number of Commercial Pilot Licenses (CPL) issued in India to cadets from Indian and foreign Flying Training Organizations (FTOs) since 2017 is as follows:

|   Year 2017 |   Indian FTOs 358 |   Foreign FTOs 194 |   Total 552 |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------|
|        2018 |               415 |                225 |         640 |
|        2019 |               430 |                314 |         744 |
|        2020 |               335 |                243 |         578 |
|        2021 |               504 |                358 |         862 |

- (c) At present, there are 34 Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approved FTOs in the country: In addition, there are six Approved Training Organizations (ATO) in India which provide aircraft type training to Commercial Pilot License holders. A CPL followed by aircraft type rating

issued by DGCA among others, constitute the mandatory requirements for applying for a pilot's role in a commercial airline.
Lok Sabha Question No. 444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Proposals for Road Projects from Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 444 ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2022

PROPOSALS FOR ROAD PROJECTS FROM TAMIL NADU

444. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of proposals received from Tamil Nadu for road construction projects during each of the last three years and current year; and
- (b)  the  number of proposals approved by the Government along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) Ministry is primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of National Highways in the country.  The details of National Highway proposals received from Government of Tamil Nadu and approved/sanctioned during each of the last three years and current year are as under:

| Year                            |   Nos. of proposals received |   Nos. of proposals approved/ sanctioned |   Length of sanctioned proposals (in Km.) |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in Crore) |
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2018-2019                       |                           24 |                                       20 |                                    147.63 |                           862.11 |
| 2019-2020                       |                           24 |                                       24 |                                    100.71 |                           370.21 |
| 2020-2021                       |                           38 |                                       37 |                                    229.81 |                          1493.52 |
| 2021-2022 (up to January, 2022) |                           56 |                                       36 |                                    473.67 |                          1592.78 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Flight from Delhi to Nanded
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 443 (To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## FLIGHT FROM DELHI TO NANDED

## 443. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government is considering to resume direct flight service from Delhi to Nanded;
- if not, the reasons therefor?
- if s0, the time by which the said service is likely to be resumed; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) to (c): Delhi to Nanded flight had commenced on 19.11.2018 by Air India and was discontinued on 21.03.2020 due to lock-down. Currently, Nanded is connected by air to Mumbai and Amritsar.

After repeal of the Air Corporation Act in March 1994, the Indian domestic aviation market has been deregulated. Consequently, airlines are free to induct capacity with any aircraft type for selecting whatever markets and network wish to operate across the country: Thus, it is up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and their commercial viability, in compliance with the extant relevant guidelines in this regard. they
Lok Sabha Question No. 442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Energy Efficiency Appliances under Housing Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 442

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## ENERGY EFFICIENCY APPLIANCES UNDER HOUSING SCHEME

NO. 442. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has considered implemention of Andhra Pradesh's action plan for providing energy efficiency appliances under the housing scheme and national scale; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) & (b): No under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAYU) there is no such proposal under consideration: Sir;

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