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Lok Sabha Question No. 38 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Regularisation of Contractual Employees under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 38

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## REGULARISATION OF CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES UNDER MGNREGS

## *38. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the demands of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) contractual employees for regularisation of their jobs/posts and if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to introduce a new scheme to ensure job security of such contractual employees;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government also proposes to bridge the concerns regarding pay disparities between  MGNREGS  employees  and  that  of  employees  appointed  under  the  State Employment Guarantee Scheme, especially in the State of Rajasthan; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

(a):      Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  is  aware  regarding  demands  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  contractual  employees  for regularisation  of  their  jobs  as  received  through  Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redress  and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). The concerned State Governments were requested to look into the issue. The State Governments replied through CPGRAMS, that the request of regularisation of contractual employee cannot be considered.

Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  is  implemented  by State  Governments  and  as  per  Section  18  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Act, the State Government  shall make  available to the District  Programme Coordinator  and  the  Programme  Officer  necessary  staff  and  technical  support  as  may  be necessary for the effective implementation of the Scheme.

(b):    No, Sir.

(c):     Does not arise. As explained in part (a), the responsibility of arranging manpower for the said scheme is of the State Govt. Central Govt. merely supports the State Govt. in this regard through allocation of funds for bearing administrative expenses as per law.

(d):    No, Sir. It is the responsibility of State Governments.

(e):     Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Guidelines Regarding Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.*36

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

Guidelines Regarding Sports

*36. SHRI. RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is a need  of  clear guidelines regarding  sports recognised by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make available the list of sports available on the Department website and if so, the action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to direct the Sports Federations to register their athletes and issue them IDs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up a sports college for the benefit of athletes exhibiting sports skills and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR}

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

STATEMENT  REFEERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *36 FOR REPLY ON 19.07.2022 ASKED BY SHRI.  RAMESH  CHANDRA  MAJHI  REGARDING  GUIDELINES  REGARDING SPORTS (a)  &  (b)  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  recognises  National  Sports Federations for different sports as per the provisions under National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI), 2011 and subsequent guidelines issued from time to time for promotion and development of sports in India. These Guidelines are readily available on the website of this Ministry along with the list of recognised NSFs which is updated from time to time. (c) As per the existing instructions issued by the Ministry, it is mandatory for all the recognised NSFs to issue an Identity Card to athletes participating and  training  in  an  age  restricted  competition  which  will  remain  valid  for entire sports career of the athlete. (d) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of establishing sports college  in  the  country  rests  primarily  with  the  State  /  Union  Territory Governments. However, this Ministry has accredited total of 264 academies under  Khelo  India  Scheme.  Further,  this  Ministry  has  established  National Sports  University  in  Manipur  for  promotion  of  education  in  areas  of  sports sciences,  sports  technology,  sports  coaching,  besides  functioning  as  the national  training  centre  for  selected  sports  disciplines.  Also,  Lakshmibai National  Institute  of  Physical  Education  (LNIPE),  Gwalior  and  Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE), Thiruvananthapuram imparts education in the field of physical education, Sports/Games and other inter-disciplinary subjects. This Ministry supplements the efforts of National Sports Federations for conduct of National level events.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Open Gymnasiums in Gram Panchayats
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *34 ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

Open Gymnasiums in Gram Panchayats

- *34.  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the States are starting open gymnasiums in every gram panchayat in line with the Fit India movement;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  providing  financial  aid  for  the functioning of gymnasiums; and
- (c) if so, the details of gymnasiums started so far, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *34 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022 REGARDING ' OPEN  GYMNASIUMS  IN  GRAM  PANCHAYATS '  ASKED  BY SHRI  SANJAY KAKA PATIL , HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA.

(a) 'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  respon sibility  of  starting  of  open gymnasium in every gram panchayat, primarily rests with the State/Union Territory  Governments.  Central  Government  supplements  their  efforts  by bridging critical gaps . However, under the 'Utilization and Creation/Upgradation  of  Sports  Infra structure'  vertical  of  the  Khelo  India Scheme, this Ministry renders financial support for creation of basic sports infrastructure such as sports complex, synthetic athletic tracks, synthetic hockey fields, synthetic turf football grounds, multipurpose halls, swimming pools, etc. along with sports equipment.

(b) No sir.

(c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 30 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Increase in Crime Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *30

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2022/ ASHADHA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

INCREASE IN CRIME CASES

†*30.     SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  crime  cases  in  the  State  of Rajasthan during the last few years;

(b)  if  so,  the  total  number  of  such  cases  reported  during  the  last  three years and the current year; and

(c) the details of steps taken/being taken by the Government to check/prevent such cases in future?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *30 FOR 19.07.2022 REGARDING INCREASE IN CRIME CASES

National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes information  on  crimes  in  its  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  published reports are available till the year 2020. The details of the cases registered (CR) in Rajasthan for various cognizable crimes under Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special & Local Laws (SLL) during 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 are given below in the table.

|   Year |     CR |
|--------|--------|
|   2017 | 245553 |
|   2018 | 250546 |
|   2019 | 304394 |
|   2020 | 260378 |

'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule to  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  State  Governments  are  responsible  for prevention,  detection,  registration  and  investigation  of  crime  and  for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies. However,  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  have  issued  advisories  to  States and UTs, from time to time, to maintain law and order and ensure that any person who takes law into his/her own hand is punished promptly as per law.  The  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the State Governments  towards  equipping  and  modernizing  their  police  forces,  by providing financial assistance under the scheme of Modernisation of State Police Forces (MPF).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Expenditure Incurred on Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *28 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## EXPENDITURE INCURRED ON ADVERTISEMENTS

- *28. Shri Balubhau Alias Suresh Narayan Dhanorkar: Shri Rajmohan Unnithan:

Will  the  Minister  of  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING  be pleased to state:

- (a) the total expenditure incurred on advertisements in foreign media since 2014, year-wise and during the current year;
- (b) whether  the  Government  calculates  the  rate  of  return  on these advertisements;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  print  and  electronic advertisements by the Government during the said period by each Ministry?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR}:

- (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. *28 FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2022

(a) to (d): No expenditure has been incurred by any Ministry or Department  of Government  on  advertisements in foreign media through Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 27 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  July, 2022

Yuva Sahakar - Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme

## *27: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  Yuva  Sahakar  -  Cooperative  Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the list of all the start-ups benefitted in Andhra Pradesh from this scheme till date and the funds disbursed for the same, district-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a) National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)  is implementing 'Yuva Sahakar - Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme' in all States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh.
- (b)&(c) The details of Cooperatives benefited from Yuva Sahakar in the state of Andhra Pradesh is as follows:

| Name of the Beneficiary                                        | District   | NCDC Assistance (Rs. In lakhs)   | NCDC Assistance (Rs. In lakhs)   | NCDC Assistance (Rs. In lakhs)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                                                                | District   | Loan                             | Subsidy                          | Total                            |
| Indira Kranti Mutually Aided Cooperative Consumers Stores Ltd. | Guntur     | 23.70                            | 3.95                             | 27.65                            |
Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Implementation of PESA Act, 1996
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *24 ANSWERED ON-19.07.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PESA ACT, 1996

## *24. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA :

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of States that have notified and implemented the provisions of the Panchayats (Extension  to  the  Scheduled  Areas)  Act,  1996  (PESA)  which  seeks  to  empower  local Governments  in  Schedule  V  areas  of  the  country  to  help  safeguard  and  preserve  the traditions and customs of the tribal communities;
- (b) whether the Government has issued directions to non-implementing States to expedite the notification and implementation of the provisions of the PESA Act, 1996 especially in Odisha; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *24 FOR ANSWER  ON  19.07.2022  REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PESA ACT, 1996'

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(a) to (c) The Parliament enacted 'The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996' (PESA) to extend Part IX of the Constitution, with certain modifications and exceptions,  to  the  Fifth  Schedule  areas  of  ten  States  namely  Andhra  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Rajasthan  and Telangana. Nine PESA States, except Rajasthan, have incorporated the provisions of PESA 1996 in  their  respective  State  Panchayati  Raj  Acts.  The  tenth  State,  Rajasthan,  has  notified  'The Rajasthan Panchayat Raj (Modification of Provisions in their Application to the Scheduled Areas) Act 1999'.  With the objective of effective implementation of PESA, Ministry of Panchayati Raj circulated Draft Model PESA Rules in 2009 to the PESA States. Based on constant persuasion by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj six States namely; Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana have notified their State PESA Rules under their respective State Panchayati Raj Acts. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has regularly requested, the States of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to notify their State PESA Rules through advisories,  conferences,  meetings,  workshops.  The  recent  advisory  sent  in  this  regard  was  in February, 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Urban Flood Management Guidelines by NDMA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 457

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2022/ ASHADHA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

URBAN FLOOD MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES BY NDMA

457. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has made any attempts to revisit the Urban Flood Management Guidelines prepared by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in 2010;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has formulated/drafted any policy/scheme for encouraging  the  use  of  Geographic  Information  System  in  the  activities associated with disaster preparedness and risk reduction of urban floods; and

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

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)& (b) The Disaster Management in urban areas, including urban flooding, is a State subject and falls under the domain of the State/UT Governments and the Urban Local Bodies/Urban Development Authorities concerned.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had issued Guidelines  on  'Management  of  Urban  Flooding'  in  September,  2010. Thereafter, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and NDMA have

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 457 FOR 19.07.2022

issued  further  guidelines  and  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  as under:

(i) For  the  guidance  of  the  State/UT  Governments,  MoHUA  has  issued Urban  and  Regional  Development  Plans  Formulation  and  Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014 by integrating the NDMA guidelines.

(ii) MoHUA  has  issued  SOP  for  Urban  Flooding  in  2017.  The  SOP  lays down, in a comprehensive manner, the specific actions to be undertaken by the Urban Local Bodies, District Administration and the State Government.

(iii) MoHUA has published a Manual on Storm Water Drainage Systems, 2019 to provide guidance on sustainable design, planning & management of storm water drainage systems and emergency plan for flood response in urban areas.

(iv) NDMA has prepared a roadmap under three time frames (short term 2016 to 2020, medium term - 2020 to 2025 and long term - 2025 to 2030) for mitigation of urban floods.

(c) & (d) NDMA is currently running 2 schemes i.e. (i) Capacity building of GIS technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and (ii) development of Cloud  based  information  system  with  different  stakeholders  to  improve their capacity on use of GIS applications in data inventory, mapping, loss and  damage  estimation,  risk  and  vulnerability  analysis,  development  of spatial decision support system, spatial mapping etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Improving Millet Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  455

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2022

## IMPROVING MILLET CULTIVATION

## 455.       SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Government  is  making  efforts  or  considering  to  improve  cultivation acreage  and  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  for  millets  as  they  are  a  very  important source of nutrition for poor farmers and are also very resource efficient;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    if not, reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c):    Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing a Sub-Mission  on  Nutri-Cereals  (Millets)  under  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM) since 2018-19 to increase area, production & productivity of millets in 212 districts of 14 States.  Further,  to  encourage  the  farmers  to  grow  nutri-cereals  (millets),  Government declares  Minimum  Support Price  (MSP) of three major millets  i.e,  jowar,  bajra  &  ragi along with a minimum return of at least 50 per cent over all India weighted average cost of  production  before  main  season  of  Kharif  every  year.  For  Kharif  Marketing  Season (KMS) 2022-23, MSP for jowar (hybrid), jowar (maldandi), bajra & ragi is 2970 ₹ per quintal, 2990 ₹ per quintals, 2350 ₹ per quintal & 3578 ₹ per quintal, respectively.

Additionally, in view of health benefits of millets, the Government of India notified millets  as  nutri-cereals  in  April,  2018.  Nutri-cereals  contribute  substantially  for  food  & nutritional security as they are highly nutritious. Millets are not only comparable to major cereals with respect  to their nutritional features but are very  good  sources  of carbohydrates, micronutrients & phytochemicals with nutraceutical properties.

The production of nutri-cereals has increased from 137.11 lakh tonnes in 201819 to 159.29 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 as per third advance estimates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Availability of Flex Fuel Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 448

ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## AVAILABILITY OF FLEX FUEL VEHICLES

## 448. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  ensure  enough  availability  of  flex  fuel vehicles in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the expected sale of such vehicles for the next five years in Indian market;
- (c) the details of fuels which can be used in such vehicles; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken to reduce the electric vehicles and batteries thereof in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a) to (c): Sir, the Ministry of Heavy Industries is implementing the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry with a total budgetary outlay  of  Rs.  25,938/-  Crore  for  a  period  of  5  years.  The  scheme  incentivizes  Electric Vehicles and Advanced Automotive Technology products.  The list of Advanced Automotive Technology products includes Flex Fuel Engine and its components as under:-
- i. BS6 compliant Flex Fuel Engine capable of running upto Ethanol 85(E85) fuel,
- ii. Heated Fuel Rail for Flex Fuel Engine,
- iii. Heating Element for Flex Fuel Engine,
- iv. Heating Control Unit for Flex Fuel Engine,
- v. Electronic Control Unit (ECU) for Flex Fuel Engine (Processor minimum 32 bits) and
- vi. Ethanol Sensor for Flex Fuel Engine.

The Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) have an internal combustion engine and can operate on a blend of gasoline and ethanol.

- (d): Electric  vehicles  (EVs),  having  zero  tailpipe  emission  are  also  incentivised.  For incentivising EVs, the MHI implements three schemes namely:
- i. Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric  Vehicles  in  India  (FAME India) Scheme
- ii. PLI Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry
- iii. PLI Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC).

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