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Lok Sabha Question No. 2647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Crude Oil Price
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 MARCH, 2022

## Crude Oil Price

2647. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the details of crude oil prices as on date;
- (b) whether the Russia-Ukraine war causes any hike in the prices of petroleum products;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether our country's reserve stock will be used to counter the price hike; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a): The price of Indian basket of crude oil as on 10.03.2022 was 116.73 $/bbl.
- (b) to (e): The  geopolitical  situation  between  Russia  and  Ukraine  has  resulted  in  steep increase  in  global  crude  oil  and  gas  prices.  Government  of  India  is  closely  monitoring  global energy  markets  as  well  as  potential  energy  supply  disruptions  as  a  fall-out  of  the  evolving geopolitical situation. In November 2021, in a bid to control inflationary pressures, Government of  India,  in  consultation  and  parallelly  with  major  energy  consumers,  had  agreed  to  release  5 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserves.

Government of India is ready to take all appropriate action, as deemed fit, for mitigating market volatility and calming the rise in crude oil prices.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Solar Energy Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2644

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS

## +2644. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up solar energy projects in the State of Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the expenditure being incurred on the said solar power projects;
- (d) the total power production in terms of megawatts targeted to be produced from the said projects; and
- (e) the number of people likely to be benefitted out of it?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b) Government have approved 3 solar parks of cumulative capacity of 340 MW in Odisha at  Village-Landeihill, Tehsil Jagannath Prasad (40 MW land based and 100 MW floating) and Rengali Reservoir (200 MW floating).

In addition, a 10 MW solar power plant has been sanctioned as part of the project for   solarization of Konark temple and town at village Tentulipada in Kalahandi district. Also as part of the same project, various off-grid applications have been sanctioned. The details of off grid applications are given at Annexure.

The total project cost for solarization of Konark temple and town is ₹13.17 crore out of which ₹5.00 has already been released.

Under  Off-grid  applications  programmes,  a  cumulative  solar  PV  capacity  of  1  MW  has  been sanctioned and installed.  Also 21,000 numbers of Solar Street Lights have been allocated and 3,868 numbers have been installed under Atal Jyoti Yogna (AJAY- phase -2) in the state.

Further, 500 MW grid-connected solar power capacity and 5,700 numbers of standalone solar water pumps have been sanctioned under PM-KUSUM .

- (c) A total of Rs. 23.41 crore has been released as CFA for various solar projects in the State of Odisha in the last 3 years. This includes the amount of Rs 5 crore released for the project for solarization of Konark temple and town.

(d)&(e) A total grid-connected installed capacity of 850 MW is projected to be achieved from these projects. The power generated from solar projects will be fed into the grid for the benefit of the people of Odisha.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a & b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2644 FOR 17.03.2022

## Details of off grid applications sanctioned for solarization of Konark temple and town

- i) Solar Trees : 50 Nos.
2. ii) Street Lights : 200 Nos.
3. iii)  Solar powered Drinking Water kiosks : 40 Nos.
4. iv)  Grid-connected Rooftop Solar plants : 250 kWp
- v)  Off-grid Rooftop Solar plant : 50kWp
6. vi)  Electrical vehicles : 20 Nos.
7. vii) Charging Stations : 2 Nos.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Unbundling of GAIL
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Mahua Moitra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2643 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  March, 2022 Unbundling of GAIL

## 2643. SHRIMATI MAHUA MOITRA:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  working  on  unbundling  of  Gas  Authority  of  India  Limited (GAIL),  Independent  Transmission  Systems  Operator  and  Unified  Tariff,  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government is aware that due to non-unbundling, GAIL is not paying Central Service Taxes for inter-State sale which results into deprivation of income to the Central and the State Governments; and

(c) if so, whether any steps have been taken by the Government to stop this loss, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयमऔराकृ तकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेवरतेल )

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

- (a) No such proposal for unbundling of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) is presently under consideration of Government.Government has in June 2021 sought public commentson the draft  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (Matters  Related  to  Natural  Gas  Sector Development)  Rules,  2021  which  inter  alia  include  setting  up  of  Transport  System  Operator (TSO). Further, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has notified the PNGRB (Determination  of  Natural  Gas  Pipeline  Tariff)  Second  Amendment  Regulations,  2020,  on 23.11.2020 for implementation of Unified Tariff. As per sub-regulation 1(2) of the said Second Amendment Regulations, these regulations shall come into force from the date of commencement as may be notified in the Official Gazette.

(b)  and  (c)  Presently,  majority  of  natural  gas  volume  being  traded  by  GAIL  is  sold  to  its customer on delivery basis under bundled contracts i.e. GAIL purchases natural gas on payment of  State  Value  Added  Tax  (VAT)  to  the  supplier  at  sourcing  State  and  sale  to  the  customer located within sourcing State, by charging State VAT. However, in case of customers located outside the sourcing state on the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) Pipeline, purchase of natural gas is followed by stock transfer and thereafter sold to customer at its premise on delivery basis by charging State VAT of destination State.  Since GAIL has its gas processing unit en-route HVJ pipeline i.e.  at  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Uttar  Pradesh,  hence  sale  of  natural  gas  is  done  on delivery basis subsequent to stock transfer. In addition, State VAT on incidental expense such as transmission tariff and GST cost thereon, in relation to the sale transaction, is also charged by GAIL  to  its  customer  at  destination  State.    Thus,  the  methodology  adopted  by  GAIL  is  not resulting in deprivation of income to the Central and State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: MRO in Aviation Sector
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OFCIVIL 'AVIATION LOK SABHA

2641

(To be answered on the March 2022) 17th

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## MRO IN AVIATION SECTOR

2641.

MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether ninety per cent of Maintenance; Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of aircraft is done abroad thereby making India lose nearly 2 billion dollars annually and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any consultation in this regard have been held with the Ministry of Defence and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether any efforts have been made to use Defence MROs for civilian aircraft and if s0, the details thereof;
- (d) the reasons for only small improvement in MRO industry in the country despite bringing down GST from eighteen per cent to five per cent?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a): As per information received from MRO Association of India, it is estimated that about 85% of MRO work is done abroad: The total size 0f the MRO market is estimated to be about 2 billion dollars.
- (b) and (c): One of the announcements made by the Government under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan was to establish convergence between defence sector and civil aviation MRO: In order to establish convergence between defence sector and civil aviation MRO, a Joint Group was constituted with representatives of Ministry of Defence, Ministry 0f Civil Aviation, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited; Indian Air Force, Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance and other representatives 0f the MRO industry Under Civil and Military Convergence Project, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has approved HAL; Nasik as the centre point for Civil MRO diversification. HAL Nasik has converted one hangar as a civil MRO hangar and has also received Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approval for four variants of business jets in collaboration with Air

Works Pvt. has also conducted DGCA approved familiarization/ on-job training\_courses for its employees with Air India Engineering Services Ltd. (AIESL) and Air Works HAL, Nasik, has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leasing MRO players to "Explore business cooperation, opportunities in the area of MRO for part out and components for commercial/ civil aircraft at HAL; Nasik

(d): Government has taken various steps through "Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan "Make in India" National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016 and recently through release of revised Maintenance; Repair & Overhaul (MRO) guidelines W.ef Ist September, 2021 for making India as an MRO hub: There has been growth in Indian MRO industry as a total of 10 new MROs have been approved in India since GST on MRO was reduced from 18% to 5%.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Construction of National Highway-927A
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2640

ANSWERED ON  17 TH  MARCH 2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY-927A

## †2640. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any time frame has been fixed for the construction of Deval -Dungarpur - Sagwara National Highway (NH)-927A; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned and
- released for the purpose;
- (c) the total number of saplings proposed to be planted against the
- total number of trees felled on both sides of the said NH during its construction; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government for maintenance of these saplings?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Yes Sir. The scheduled date of completion of construction of Deval Dungarpur - Sagwara National Highway (NH)-927A is 18.01.2024.
- (b)     Total Sanctioned amount for the project is Rs 290.18 crore and
- amount released so far is Rs 1.99 crore.
- (c)  &  (d)  1804  trees  have  been  felled  during  construction  of  above mentioned project. An amount of Rs 51.95 lakhs has been released to the  Forest  Department,  Government  of  Rajasthan  for  compensatory afforestation including maintenance of planted saplings.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Water Treaty/Agreement
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## 2639.  SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  had  signed  any  water  treaty/agreements  with  neighbouring  countries  in  the past;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  any proposal is pending with the Government to have such water treaty/agreements with the neighbouring countries in the coming days; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b) Government of India has signed water treaties/ agreement with our neighbouring countries in the past for mutual benefits in the field of water resources. Indus Waters Treaty was signed in the year 1960 with Pakistan concerning the use of waters of the Indus system of rivers. The Treaty extends to main rivers of  Indus  basin  i.e.  Sutlej,  Beas,  Ravi  (Eastern  rivers)  and  Jhelum,  Chenab  and  Indus  (Western  rivers) including their tributaries and sub tributaries and other water bodies. All the waters of the Eastern Rivers were allocated to India for her unrestricted use while India is under obligation to let flow all the waters of the Western Rivers, except for the domestic, non-consumptive and other uses permitted in the Treaty.

A  Treaty  has  been  signed  with  Nepal  in  the  year  1996,  viz.  Mahakali  Treaty  concerning  Integrated Development of the Mahakali River (known as river 'Sarda' in India), including Sarda Barrage, Tanakpur Barrage and Pancheshwar Project. In addition, Kosi Agreement, 1954 (amended in December, 1966) and Gandak Agreement, 1959 (amended in April, 1964) were signed with Nepal for construction of Kosi Project and Gandak Project respectively.

Ganga  /  Ganges  Waters  sharing  Treaty  was  signed  with  Bangladesh  in  the  year  1996  for  sharing  of Ganga/Ganges waters at Farakka. As per the Treaty, the Ganga/Ganges waters is being shared at Farakka (which is the last control structure on river Ganga in India) during lean period, from 1st January to 31st May every year, on 10-day period basis as per the formula provided in the Treaty.

(c)  &  (d)  No  proposal  is  pending  with  the  Government  to  have  such  water  treaty/agreements  with  the neighbouring countries in the coming days.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2639 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## WATER TREATY/AGREEMENT
Lok Sabha Question No. 2638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Implementation of Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO -2638

ANSWERED ON - 17/3/2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF HAR GHAR  NAL SE JAL SCHEME

†2638. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state :-

- (a) the status of implementation of Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Scheme in Dahod district of Gujarat;
- (b) the number of households benefitted from thisscheme so far;
- (c) the time by which Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Scheme is expected to be fully implemented in Dahod district of Gujarat State;
- (d) the action being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the details of the amount of funds allocated forthe said scheme so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JALSHAKTI

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) to (d) Since August 2019, the Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household of the country by 2024. However, the State Government of Gujarat has planned to provide all its households, including those in Dahod, provision of tap water supply by 2022. In Dahod district, out of the total of 3.21 Lakhs rural households, provision of the tap water supply has been made in  1.79  Lakhs  (55.93%)  households.  To  review  the  implementation  of  JJM  in  States,  regular meetings with the State Government are held which includes review of planning, implementation and progress made so far, inter alia .
- (e) Since the launch of JJM, details of funds allocated to the State of Gujarat, are as under:

| Financial year   | Fund allocated (Rs. in Crores)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2019-20          | 390.31                           |
| 2020-21          | 883.08                           |
| 2021-22          | 3,410.61                         |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Ghatal Master Plan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2630

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## GHATAL MASTER PLAN

2630. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV)

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the current status of Ghatal Master Plan project;
- (b) the funds released by the Government for this project till date; and
- (c) the time limit set by the Government to complete the said project?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) to (c) Ghatal Master Plan for West Bengal with revised cost of Rs. 1,238.95 crore at  price level 2017 was considered by Advisory Committee of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation for its techno-economic viability in 136 th meeting held on 6 th June, 2018. The project was accepted  by  the  Advisory  Committee  subject  to  submission  of  State  Finance  concurrence  by  Project Authority. No funds have been provided by the Central Government as the project has not been included for  funding  under  any  scheme  of  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti.  As  informed  by  State  Government  of  West Bengal, works under some components of the project have been taken up by State Government with its own fund and the duration of the project is seven years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Inspection of Ganga River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2629

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## INSPECTION OF GANGA RIVER

## †2629.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  got/proposes  to  get  inspection  done  at  the  places  located  at  the  river Ganga and Yamuna where silt is deposited and if so the details thereof;
- (b) the details of dates on which such inspections have been done;
- (c)  whether  different  states  have  expressed  their  concern  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof alongwith the action taken thereon;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to desilt the river Ganga and Yamuna;
- (e) whether the Government has fixed any time limit in this regard; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof alongwith the time by which desilting is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Erosion and deposition of silt is a natural process in alluvial rivers. Rivers carry, pickup and drop silt load as per their regime conditions, i.e. discharge in the river, river slope, morphology, nature of silt etc. Morphological studies are undertaken, inter-alia, for finding vulnerable spots of erosion & deposition of silt in the rivers.  Central Water Commission has undertaken morphological studies of various rivers including Ganga and Yamuna starting X th Plan using remote sensing technique through consultancy services from various reputed technical institutions.

In  response  to  the  concerns  raised  by  State  Government  of  Bihar,  the  Government  has also  undertaken  a  study through an independent agency, on the issue of flood and siltation in river Ganga due to Farakka Barrage in the State of Bihar, under the supervision of a Committee which also includes representatives from State Government of Bihar.

(d)  The  issue  of  de-siltation  of  rivers  has  been  considered  by  the  Government  since  long.  In  this  context,  a Committee headed by former Chairman, CWC had studied the siltation pattern in few rivers in India and inter-alia concluded  that  de-silting  of  rivers,  in  general  was  not  feasible  technically  due  to  several  reasons  like  nonsustainability, non-availability of vast land required for the disposal of dredged material etc. However, cost effective measures for removal of drainage congestion in specific reaches of rivers for channel capacity improvement and navigation purposes are formulated and implemented by concerned States/ agencies as per requirement. The Union Government renders assistance to States which is technical, advisory, catalytic and promotional in nature.

(e) & (f) The Government has not fixed any time limit for removal of the silt deposits.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Greenfield Road Project Connecting Calicut Airport
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  connect  the  proposed Greenfield Road Project with Calicut International Airport;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  suggestion  has  been  received  from  the  State Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d)   Mysore-Mallapuram  stretch  for  enhancing  connectivity to Calicut International Airport has been identified under Bharatmala Pariyojana.  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for  the  same  has  been initiated for finalizing project features, alignment, cost, viability etc. Projects are taken up for construction on the basis of inter-se priority, traffic, availability of funds, connectivity requirement etc. Alignment of the  projects  are  finalised  in  consultation  with  the  respective  State Governments.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2627 ANSWERED ON 17 th  MARCH, 2022

## GREENFIELD ROAD PROJECT CONNECTING CALICUT AIRPORT

2627. DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री