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Lok Sabha Question No. 3058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Access to Clean Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3058 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## ACCESS TO CLEAN ELECTRICITY

3058.  DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether thirty seven percent of rural households in Bihar do not have access to reliable electricity;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government  has devised a concrete  plan  for  increasing  access  to clean electricity in rural areas of Bihar; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : The  State  Government  of  Bihar  had  reported  100  percent  Household electrification  of  all  willing  un-electrified  Households under  Pradhan  Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har  Ghar  Yojana  -  Saubhagya  on  25.10.2018.  Under  Saubhagya  a  total  of  32,59,041 households were electrified in Bihar, as on 31.03.2019.

(c) & (d) : Under the newly launched Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), convergence with the KUSUM  Scheme  is  envisaged, under which the feeders segregated  for  agriculture  shall  be  solarized.  This  would  enable  increase  of  clean energy  supply  to  the  rural  areas  in  Bihar.  A  total  of  1351  feeders  are  planned  for solarization in the State of Bihar under this convergence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Water Supply Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3057

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS

## †3057 SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to grant permission for execution of Bisalpur dam based eight water supply projects to supply fifty-five Litres per Capita per Day (LPCD) service level in place of thirty five LPCD service level;

- (b) if so, the time by which the permission is likely to be granted; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  to  (c) Water  being  a  State  subject,  water  supply  schemes  are  planned,  designed,  executed  and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. To supplement the  efforts  of  States  for  rural  water  supply,  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM),  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme,  is being implemented in partnership with States, for provisioning of potable tap water supply at service level of 55 litre per capita per day (LPCD), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500) on regular and long term basis to every rural household of the country, including those in the State of Rajasthan.

As informed by Government of Rajasthan, additional reservation of 8.1 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) for drinking water is required from Bisalpur dam for taking up the 8 projects  for supplying the stipulated fifty-five litres per capita per day (LPCD).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: New Cities under SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3053

## To BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 04, 2022

## NEW CITIES UNDER SCM

NO. 3053 SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

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

- (a) the number of new cities approved under the Smart Cities Mission
- (SCM) in 2022;
- (b) the percentage of projects completed so far under the mission;
- (c) the number of cities for which funds have been allocated for new cities in 2022; and
- (d) the quantum of funds allocated, released and utilised so far under the mission?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (d) Government of India launched Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from   January 2016 to June 2018. The Smart Cities National Challenge came to a close with the selection of Shillong as the 1OOth Smart City
- cities have been added to the list thereafter-

As per SCM Guidelines, Central Government will provide financial support to the extent of $ 48,000 crore over five years i.e-, on an average 3 100 crore per per year: An equal amount a matching basis will be contributed by the State GovernmentlUrban Local Body (ULB): city

As on 8 July 2022, Government of India has released % 30,751.41 crore for 100 Smart Cities, out of which { 27,610.34 crore (90%) has been utilized:

As on 8 July 2022, these Smart Cities have tendered out 7,822 projects worth { 1,90,660 crore; work orders have been issued in 7,649 projects worth ? 1,80,996 crore; 4,085 projects (52%) worth { 66,912 crore have been completed:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Production of Electricity at NTPC Kayamkulam
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3051

## ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY AT NTPC KAYAMKULAM

3051.  ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to restart the production of electricity in the NTPC  power  plant  at  Kayamkulam  in  Kerala  using  alternate  fuel  like  Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is aware that the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) Limited is paying an Annual Fixed Charge (AFC) of Rs. hundred crore to NTPC upto 28.02.2025 and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government would consider paying the recurring expense of around Rs. three crore per annum for the functioning of NTPC Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kayamkulam from the AFC; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) is a Naphtha fuel fired station. The entire power (359.58 MW) from the station has been allocated to the state of  Kerala by  Ministry of Power (MoP), GoI. On substantial increase of Naphtha prices, Kerala stopped scheduling the power due to high Energy Charge Rate. However, even now, this Station is kept on ready for generation on Naphtha after due notice.

Multi fuel firing system has been installed at Kayamkulam with the consent of KSEBL, making the system suitable for Gas firing in addition to the present Naphtha firing.

However,  Kerala  has  not  agreed  for  the  option  of  pipeline  to  transport RLNG from PLL's (Petronet LNG Limited) Kochi Regasification Terminal, which is around 120 kms from Kayamkulam.

(b) : RGCCPP, Kayamkulam has been set up based on the request of Kerala State to meet its demand on a long term basis. This plant has been set up to recover its cost through tariff (Including Fixed Charges) throughout useful life of the plant. The Tariff/fixed  charges  are  determined  by  the  CERC  (Central  Electricity  Regulatory Commission), a statutory body.

.........2.

Currently,  due  to  substantial  increase  of  Naphtha  prices,  Kerala  stopped scheduling  the  power  due  to  high  Energy  Charge  Rate.    Accordingly,  a  special dispensation was evolved after mutual discussions and agreement, wherein it was interalia agreed that Kerala will pay Rs. 100 Crore/year from 1.4.2019 as fixed charges as against  fixed  charges  of  around  Rs.  240  Crore/year.  This  Station  is  kept  ready  for generation on Naphtha after due notice. The  matter  regarding  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  is  sub  judice;  case  reference

(c) & (d) : being SLP (C) No 6030 of 2022 in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Kirana Store
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3050 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## KIRANA STORE

3050. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced an indigenously developed ecommerce network for kirana stores across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of such kirana stores registered with the e-commerce network;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to increase the registration of kirana stores; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a)to(e): The National Small Industries Corporation, a PSU under the Ministry of Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  facilitates  e-marketing  service  to MSMEs across the country through MSME Global Mart Web Portal to enhance their business.  The  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC),  a  statutory  body, under  this  Ministry  established  an  e-commerce  portal  namely  'ekhadiindia.com'  to support the online marketing facilities for its stakeholders.

Further, to increase the registration of kirana stores, this Ministry has included retail and wholesale trades as MSMEs and they are allowed to be registered on Udyam Registration Portal. However, benefits to retail and wholesale trade MSMEs are to be restricted  to  Priority  Sector  Lending  only.    Under  the  Udyam  Registration  Portal, 158319 MSMEs having Kirana Store has so far been registered.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: BESS for Solar Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3048 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## BESS FOR SOLAR POWER PLANTS

3048. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Li-Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) set-up in the country for storing the energy generated by various solar power plants during the last year and the current year;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote and encourage BESS in the country; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : As  per  the  information  available,  three  Li-ion  Battery  Energy  Storage Systems (BESS) projects (above 5 MW) have been commissioned in the country till now at Mehsana, Gujarat (19.2 MWh), Delhi (10 MW/10 MWh) and Andaman (16 MW/8 MWh). During the current year no project has been commissioned so far.

(b) & (c) : The  Government  have  taken  following  steps  to  promote  and  encourage development of BESS in the country;

- i. A Circular on legal Status for Energy Storage Systems has been issued on 29 th January, 2022.
- ii. Waiver of ISTS    Charges on BESS charging has been provided vide order dated 23 rd November, 2021.
- iii. Guidelines  for  Procurement  and  Utilization  of  BESS  as  part  of  Generation, Transmission and Distribution assets, along with Ancillary Services issued on 10 th March 2022.
- iv. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has called bids for Pilot project of 500 MW/1000 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as a combination of grid support  and  peaking  product  on  commercial  basis  under  tariff-based  global competitive bidding.
- v. SECI has awarded RE Projects of cumulative capacity of 1200 MW with assured peak  power  supply,  wherein  the  RE  developers  have  to  set  up  energy  storage systems (amounting to 600 MWh) in their projects, which, among other storage technologies also includes BESS.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Construction of Airport in Bundelkhand
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

3046.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 3046

(To be answered on the August 2022) 4th

## CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT IN BUNDELKHAND

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct small airports in Bundelkhand in the course of construction of its infrastructure SO that the development of this area can be done faster; and (b) if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) & (b): Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a market driven scheme. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand 0n\_particular routes submit their proposals at the time of bidding under RCS UDAN.

Chitrakoot; Datia, Lalitpur; Sagar, Jhansi & Damoh cities of Bundelkhand region are presently available in UDAN Scheme Document: Chitrakoot and Jhansi airports were identified/awarded under UDAN in Bundelkhand region for operation of RCS Flights. If any bid is received for connecting the airports of Bundelkhand; the same shail be considered as per the provisions of Scheme Document:

An airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of RCS operations is developed under "Revival of unserved and underserved airports' scheme: Development works of airports namely Chitrakoot has been undertaken under this scheme
Lok Sabha Question No. 3043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Cooperation in the Field of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3043

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 3043. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH

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

- (a) the quantum of funds allocated, released and spent with reference to the MoU signed with Denmark on Strategic Sector Cooperation in the field of renewable energy till date;
- (b) the details of the outcomes of this agreement; and
- (c) the capacity of onshore and offshore wind projects set up till date, State-wise?

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

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) India has not released any funds with reference to the MoU signed with Denmark on Strategic Sector Cooperation in the field of renewable energy.

Under the agreement the following outcomes have been achieved till date:

- a) Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC) has organized courses for capacity building in area of Wind Energy.
- b) A  project  'Maintenance  and  Repair  Strategies  for  Wind  Energy  Development'  has  been initiated.
- c) India  and  Denmark  have  jointly  launched  a  virtual  knowledge  hub  called  the  Centre  of Excellence (CoE) for Offshore Wind and Renewable Energy.

There are no offshore wind energy projects installed in the country as on 01.08.2022. The State-wise on shore wind energy installed capacity as on 30.06.2022 is placed at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE FOR LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3043 REGARDING 'COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGY' TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022.

## Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

## Cumulative Wind Energy Installed Capacity as on 30.06.2022

| STATE          |   CAPACITY (MW) |
|----------------|-----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |         4096.65 |
| Gujarat        |         9419.42 |
| Karnataka      |         5182.15 |
| Kerala         |           62.5  |
| Madhya Pradesh |         2519.89 |
| Maharashtra    |         5012.83 |
| Rajasthan      |         4495.82 |
| Tamil Nadu     |         9866.36 |
| Telangana      |          128.1  |
| Others         |            4.3  |
| Total          |        40788    |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Problem of Traffic Jam on Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  passengers  have  been facing issues of traffic jam on the highways in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to take any steps to resolve the problem of such traffic jam; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (c)  The  traffic  jams  on  National  Highways(NHs)  temporarily occur  due  to  various  reasons  such  as  accidents,  illegal  parking, encroachments in built up sections, existing Railway level crossings, constricted junctions, toll plazas, etc.   To mitigate such problems, Ministry  takes  up  construction  of  bypasses,  Ring  Roads,  Service Road, Road Over Bridges, flyovers etc. including lane augmentation as per traffic requirement and inter-se priority.

Under the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, 28 nos. Ring Roads as well as 191 nos. of choke points/congestion points have been identified for  development.  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  /  Road  Under  Bridges

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3042

## ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC JAM ON HIGHWAYS

3042. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(RUBs)  ROBs/RUBs  are  constructed  during  the  development  of project corridor. In addition, under Setu Bharatam, replacement  of

157 Railway level crossings with ROBs/ RUBs have been identified. Further,  to  facilitate  smooth  movement  of  traffic  and  reduce  the queue  length  at  fee  plazas,  Ministry  has  declared  all  lanes  of  fee plazas  on  National  Highways  as  FASTag  Lane,  and  implemented Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based Electronic Fee Collection (EFC) system on National Highways. To mitigate the effect of traffic jam due to accidents in high density corridors,  NHAI  has  deployed  ambulances,  cranes  and  patrolling vehicles to manage and restore normal flow of traffic. Provision   of Advanced   Traffic Management System (ATMS) has been included in the latest tenders of majority 4/6 laning projects of NHAI. In  case  of  congestions  due  to  illegal  parking  and  encroachments, assistance  is  sought  from  the  State  Government  for  enabling  or facilitating remedial measures.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Life Span of Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeeta Koli

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data regarding the total number of two wheelers and four wheelers registered in the country at present;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, petrol, diesel and electric vehicle-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any timelimit for life-span of such
- vehicles;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to ban vehicles older than a certain specified life span and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) Total Number of Registered Vehicles in the Country Fuel Wise and Category wise as per centralized data base -VAHAN as on 03-082022 are as follows:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3040 ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## LIFE SPAN OF VEHICLES

3040.  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

|             | Vehicle Category   | Vehicle Category       |
|-------------|--------------------|------------------------|
| Fuel        | Two Wheeler        | Four Wheeler and above |
| Diesel      | 1,29,537           | 3,87,94,749            |
| Petrol      | 21,18,61,387       | 3,01,93,332            |
| Electric    | 5,44,643           | 54,252                 |
| Others      | 2,95,245           | 18,47,539              |
| Grand Total | 21,28,30,812       | 7,08,89,872            |

Note:- Others  include  vehicles  with  fuel  type  of  CNG,  Ethanol,  Fuel  cell Hydrogen, LNG, LPG, Solar, Methanol etc.

(c) and (d) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued GSR 177(E) dated  12.03.2021  which  proposes  for  Non-Renewal  of  Certificate  of registration of Government Vehicles after the lapse of fifteen years.

(e) The Hon'ble National G reen Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, vide its order dated 26-11-2014 passed in O.A. No. 21 of 2014 Vardhaman Kaushik & Ors V/s UOI & Ors, has banned all vehicles that are more than 15 years of age to ply in NCT of Delhi and vide its order dated 07.04.2015 passed in O.A. No. 21 of 2014 Vardhaman Kaushik & Ors V/s UOI, directed that all diesel vehicles (heavy or light) which are more than 10 years old, will not be permitted on the roads of NCR, Delhi. Petrol vehicles which are more than 15 years old and diesel vehicles that are more than 10 years old shall not be registered in the NCR, Delhi. Further, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in WP No 13029/1985 (M.C Mehta vs. UOI),vide its order dated 29.10.2018, directed that all the diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old shall not ply in terms of the order of the National Green Tribunal dated 07.04.2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Works done through CSR Fund
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Rekha Arun Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3038

## ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## WORKS DONE THROUGH CSR FUND

†3038. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state the number and details of works done by the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under Ministry of Power through Corporate Social Responsibility  (CSR)  fund  in  Dhaurahra  Parliamentary  Constituency  of  Uttar Pradesh during the last five years and the current year?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

Dhaurahra  Parliamentary  Constituency  is  located  around  170/195 Kms away from National Thermal Power Corporation's (NTPC) Tanda/Unchahar Stations in the State of Uttar Pradesh.  A total of 155 Energy Efficient Pumps were installed in Daurahara Parliamentary Constituency with a total expenditure of Rs. 62 Lakh.

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