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Lok Sabha Question No. 2686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Financial Incentive under Krishi UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF' CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2686 (To be answered on the March 2022)

## FINANCIAL INCENTIVE UNDER KRISHI UDAN SCHEME {

## 2686. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

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be pleased to state: -

- (a) the details %f financial incentives under Krishi Udan Scheme extended to the selected airlines to encourage operations from unserved and underserved airports;
- (c) the details of the implementation of Krishi Udan Scheme in Andhra Pradesh in terms % number Of flights (national and international) undertaken for farmers of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the steps undertaken to airfares affordable in the times of economic crisis posed by COVID-19 pandemic; keep
- (d) the details of the amount of subsidies provided by the Government o the travel fare incurred by farmers of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) the details of the amount of Feasibility Funding provided by the Government during the last two years? Gap

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

Parking: Terminal Navigational Landing Charges (TNLC) and Route Navigation Facility Charges (RNFC) for Indian freighters and P2C (Passenger-to-Cargo) Aircrafts Primarily using around 25 airports focusing on North Eastern, Hilly and Tribal region and 28 airports in other regions/areas.

- (6) As per prevailing regulation, airfare is neither required to be established nor to be regulated by the Government. However; at present; due to the COVID 19 outbreak; Ministry vide Order number 02/2020 dated Z1 May 2020 has capped airfare calibrated opening 0f the domestic aviation sector in the country to ensure that the airlines do not charge excessive airfares from passengers As per the latest Ministry of Civil Aviation Order number 26/2021 during
2. dated 18 September, 2021, the minimum and maximum airfares chargeable are rolled over for the next 15 days The said regulation on airfare is not applicable for Udan flights cycle.
3. (c) Vishakhapatnam Airport in Andhra Pradesh is a selected airport under the Krishi Udan Scheme. A total of 1426 Metric Ton of perishable cargo (International + Domestic) was handled in FY 2021-22 (till January 2022) at Vishakhapatnam Airport:
4. (d) and (e):No such subsidies have been provided by the Government for Krishi Udan Scheme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Acquisition of Land for NH-66
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2685 ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2022

## ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR NH-66

## 2685. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether  the  Government  has  acquired  any  land  during  the  last seven years for widening of National Highway (NH)-66 from Vengalam Junction to Ramanattukara Junction stretch of Kozhikode bypass;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
- (c)   whether the Government gives due consideration to the proposals received from Members  of Parliament under Central Road and Infrastructure Fund;
- (d)    if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)    whether the Government has any plan to introduce Unique Driving License for entire country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)    The details of land acquired during the last seven years for widening  of  National  Highway  (NH)-66  from  Vengalam  Junction  to Ramanattukara Junction stretch of Kozhikode bypass, is as under:

|   S.No. |   Year | Land acquired                     |
|---------|--------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 |   2015 | Nil                               |
|       2 |   2016 | Nil                               |
|       3 |   2017 | Nil                               |
|       4 |   2018 | Nil                               |
|       5 |   2019 | 0.8059 Ha. in Chemenchery Village |
|       6 |   2020 | Nil                               |
|       7 |   2021 | Nil                               |

(c)  &  (d)   Only  such  proposals  as  recommended  by  the  States/  UTs under CRIF are finalized by Central Government. (e)         The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways amended Rule 16 of  Central  Motor  Vehicle  (CMV)  Rules,  1989 vide  notification G.S.R. 174(E) dated 1 st  March, 2019 which is applicable pan-India. As per the Rule  16(1)  every  driving  license  issued  or  renewed  by  a  licensing authority shall be in form of a laminated card type without a chip or smart card type in Form 7 confirming to the specifications stipulated in Annexure  XI.   Implementation  of  provisions  contained  in  CMV  Rules, 1989 comes under the purview of concerned Government of State/ UT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: PLI Scheme to Promote Air Sports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

2683.

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

2683

(To be answered on the March 2022) 17th

## PLI SCHEME TO PROMOTE AIR SPORTS

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has proposed for a Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to boost domestic manufacturing of the air sports equipment; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) and (b) The proposed National Air Sports Policy (NASP 2022) is in draft stage. It was released in January 2022 for public comments

The draft NASP 2022 stated that the Government may consider encouraging domestic manufacturing of certain high value air sports equipment by way of a Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme.

The Government has received several comments from the public on the draft NASP 2022 and the same are currently being considered: The draft NASP 2022 may undergo changes based on the comments received.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: New Oil Terminal/Depots
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2682 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2022

## New Oil Termial/Depots

2682. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

पेोिलयम

और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  install  new  oil  terminal/depots  of various oil producing companies at certain places in the country;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof including Karnataka;
- (c)   the time by which the said projects are likely to start and to be completed; and
- (d)    the  details  of  the  fresh  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the availability of all the petroleum products across the country?

## A N S W E R

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)  to  (d)      As  on  01.02.2022,  there  are  306  Oil  Terminals/Depots  in  the  country.  The installation  of  new  Oil  Terminals/Depots  is  a  continuous  process  depending upon the requirement of a particular region including fulfillment of statutory norms  and  commercial  viability.  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies (OMCs) have informed that 14 new Oil Terminals/Depots are under construction in the country. Recently, a new Oil Depot has been commissioned  at  Gulbarga  in  Karnataka  during  the  year  2022.  Presently, availability of petroleum products is sufficient to meet the full market demand of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Indira Gandhi Feeder Canal
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2681

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## INDIRA GANDHI FEEDER CANAL

†2681.  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the headworks of Indira Gandhi Feeder at Harike has a capacity of 15000 cusecs whereas the designed capacity of this feeder is 18500 cusecs;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the capacity of Indira Gandhi Feeder could be utilised in a better way by enhancing capacity of  headworks  at  Harike  by  which  Churu,  Jhunjhunu,  Sikar,  Sri  Ganganagar  and  Bikaner  regions  of Rajasthan could get their share of water;

- (d) if so, the details thereof;

(e)  whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  give  its  opinion  to  the  Government  of  Punjab  for enhancing capacity of head regulator of India Gandhi Feeder to 18500 cusecs from the existing 15000 cusecs so that water wastage during floods could be stopped; and

- (f) if so, the time by which it is to be done and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f)  The  Head  Regulator  of  Indira  Gandhi  Feeder  at  Harike  was  designed  and  constructed  a  capacity  of 15,000  cusecs.  Subsequently,  the  Indira  Gandhi  Feeder  was  constructed  with  a  designed  capacity  of  18,500 cusecs. The matter of increasing the capacity of head regulator of Indira Gandhi Feeder for the better use of the capacity of Indira Gandhi Feeder had been under discussion between Ministry of Jal Shakti with both the states and also between the two states.

The matter was discussed between Hon'ble Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Punjab on 25 July 2019 wherein it was decided the Chief Engineers of both the states will inspect the Harike Head Works to find out its technical feasibility.  In  compliance  to  decision  taken  in  the  bilateral  meeting,  a  joint  inspection  of  Chief  Engineers  of Rajasthan and Punjab was held on 30 July 2019.

It has been concluded that due to limited area available at site, construction of additional bay in the head regulator of Indira Gandhi Feeder is not feasible. However, the enhanced discharge of 18500 increasing pond level by 1.0 ft.  and  construction  of  additional  bays  in  the  head  regulator  of  Rajasthan  Feeder  had  not  been  found  to  be advisable.

Since the matter has been resolved bilaterally, there seems to be no need for any further intervention by the Union Government at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Plantation along National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2680

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2022

## PLANTATION ALONG NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

2680.  SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any plan for plantation on a large scale along the National Highways(NHs) particularly in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the quantun of funds spent thereon during the last financial year;
- (c) the details of the Highways in the State of Bihar identified for such plantation plan;
- (d) whether the Government has any plan to expand the forest cover in the country by such plantation along NHs; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (b) The Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways has promulgated Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification and Maintenance) Policy-2015 with the aim to develop Green Corridor on all National Highways including Bihar.

The plantation activities are integral part of highway construction projects and the funds for plantation are not earmarked separately for projects in which plantation is part of Concession Agreement. For other to Government  Departments  based  on  their  estimate  and  to  other plantation projects, funds have  been  allocated and released Agencies based on the approved tender.

- (c)  Details of Highways identified for such plantations in financial year 2020-21 are as follows:
1. Muzaffarpur-Sonbarsa (NH-77)
2. Muzaffarpur-Barauni (NH-28)
3. Patna-Bakhtiyarpur section of NH-30
4. Chhapra-Gopalganj (NH-85)
5. Muzaffarpur-Purnea (NH-27)
6. Muzaffarpur-Siwan-Gopalganj (NH-28)
7. Purnea-Gayakota section of NH-31
8. Piparkothi-Motihari-Raxaul section of NH-28A
9. Forbesganj-Simrahi section of NH- 57
10. Chhapra-Hajipur section of NH-19
- 11.Devapur to Kotwa section of NH-28

(d) to (e) The plantation along National Highways is accounted for Tree Outside Forest (TOF) category of forest cover in the country. National Forest Policy of India, 1988 envisages to expand forest cover to 33% of geographical area of the country and  plantation along National Highways (NHs) is carried out as per provisions of Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification and Maintenance) Policy- 2015.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: City Gas Distribution Network in West Bengal
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2679 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th March, 2022

## City Gas Distribution Network in West Bengal

2679.   SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  cities  of  West  Bengal  which  have  been  selected  for  the  City  Gas Distribution (CGD);
- (b) the details of the areas in those cities where the distribution of gas has been started through pipes and the areas where the work related to infrastructural development is still in progress;
- (c) whether the Government is formulating any plan for CGD in other cities of West Bengal as well and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any plan to provide Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections to all under city gas distribution in Bishnupur Parliamentary Constituency including Bankura district and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any agency has been deployed for the implementation of this scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयमऔराकृितकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेरतेली )

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

(a)  to  (e)    Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  is  the  authority  to  grant authorization to the entities for developing of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in Geographical Areas (GAs) as per PNGRB Act, 2006.Upto the 10 th CGD bidding round, PNGRB has authorized 228 GAs, comprising 407 districts in 27 States/UTs including 6 GAs in the state of West Bengal. Of these,  the  operations  have  commenced  in  4  GAs  covering  Burdwandistrict,  Kolkata  Muncipal Corporation  and  Parts  of  Adjoining  districts,  Howrah  (EAAA)  &Hoogly  (EAAA)  districts  and Nadia (EAAA) District & North 24 Parganas districts in the state of West Bengal.

PNGRB  launched  the  11th  CGD  bidding  round  on  17.09.2021  for  development  of  City  Gas Distribution  (CGD)  network  in  65  Geographical  Areas  (GAs).  PNGRB  received  bids  against  61 GAs covering 215 (212 full & 3 part) districts including 3  GAs in the state of West  Bengal  and Letters of Intent (LoIs) have been issued to all the successful bidders.PNGRB also invited bid on 07.01.2022 for 5 GAs covering 27 districts including a GA covering Purulia and Bankura districts (Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituency) under the 11A CGD Bidding Round.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Non-Domestic LPG Dealers
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2676

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  17 th  MARCH, 2022

## Non-Domestic LPG Dealers

2676. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

## पेोलयमएवंाक ृ तकगैसमंी

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

(a) whether the Government/Oil companies have received grievances/ representations regarding  the  problems  faced  by  Non-Domestic  LPG  Dealers  NDNE  dealers  of  Oil companies  as  the  pandemic  impacted  their  source  of  livelihood  and  facing  tough competition with regular domestic LPG distributors;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;

(c)  the  justification  of  sale  of  commercial  LPG  cylinders  through  regular  domestic distributors, when NDNE dealers are appointed exclusively for this purpose;

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  stop  regular  domestic  dealers  from distributing LPG to industries and companies which is the job of the NDNE dealers; and

(e) if so, the time by which it would be implemented and if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयमएवंाक ृ तकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेवरतेल ) MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  & (b) Sale of non-domestic LPG is purely a commercial activity and is not within the purview of the government. In addition to domestic LPG  distributors, based on market potential,  Public  sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  appoint  dedicated  Non Domestic  Non  Exempted(NDNE)  distributors  for  sale  of  non-domestic  LPG.    OMCs have reported that they have been approached by some NDNE distributors with various demands which inter alia include :

-  Allowing NDNE Retailers to market Domestic LPG.
-  Same incentive  to  all  Distributors  &  NDNE  Retailers  irrespective  of  their  sales volume.
-  To stop regular LPG Distributors from selling Non Domestic LPG cylinders.

However,  the  above  requests  from  NDNE  distributors  are  not  in  line  with  the terms  of  their  appointment  as  NDNE  distributors  are  envisaged  to  sell  only  Non Domestic LPG cylinders.

(c) OMCs  have  reported  that  commercial  LPG  business  is  a  highly  competitive business with the presence of private LPG marketers and the customer has option to choose  any  supplier.  In  certain  markets,  a  dedicated  distributor  for  commercial  LPG business is necessary to focus on this segment and compete effectively.

(d) & (e) No such proposal is under consideration of the Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Progress of DAY-NULM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

1

Annexure-I

28.02.2022, as referred in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2674 due for answer on 17.03.2022.

Statement  showing  State-wise  physical  progress  of  the  Mission  under  various  components  from  01.04.2014  to

S. No

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

State/UT

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Odisha

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

No. of

SHGs formed

75063

514

16591

25474

28820

652

31237

5787

3860

2674

16618

20719

22148

40962

79782

2925

283

1260

576

34177

7569

26462

69

97067

No. of

SHGs given

Revolving

Fund

39606

281

14369

16123

20737

830

25120

3301

3519

984

10240

12640

27949

21441

62373

2177

128

1366

90

20501

2250

18808

37

60280

No. of candidates Skill Trained

80861

3020

14552

27802

41698

5636

82446

21058

5290

3086

93959

11641

17099

180575

183087

696

1235

8375

0

17026

31440

19805

3294

14409

No. of Skill

Trained

Candidates

Placed

74077

949

3762

7806

15747

2761

44157

11458

2496

403

39633

36

12373

114102

97228

357

604

3494

409

4475

18419

7995

340

9754

No. of beneficiaries assisted for setting

up Individual/

Group micro enterprises

83124

74

3277

9046

35047

244

19321

4424

2995

12371

7493

15586

8320

67116

47091

7

125

2200

303

32391

7794

25901

35

236303

No. of loans disbursed to

SHGs under

SHG- Bank

Linkage programme

321256

11

3209

5372

9200

1

10052

417

720

67

1990

1787

35019

14640

45174

28

5

208

0

14174

8

2663

0

61878

No. of

Certificates of

Vending (CoVs)

issued

242049

818

1775

156965

3428

2262

209885

56038

4903

20861

26574

105323

3210

704708

29171

1472

253

3193

1818

24818

67929

23817

0

53717

Shelter Space created for

Homeless

6230

0

1010

2994

1126

233

9023

2750

851

0

1585

1926

11069

4350

4658

0

93

3839

80

2185

3850

9493

95

16738

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

Telangana

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

A & N Islands

Chandigarh

DNH&DD

Delhi

Puducherry

Ladakh

Total

37533

2197

40777

2351

52834

101

351

0

372

741

6

6,78,552

7252

1769

24101

1300

56347

42

242

0

19

712

0

4,56,934

24294

2094

182943

18484

57238

0

4717

0

796

105

0

11,58,761

17232

783

96526

8162

22154

0

2240

0

152

0

0

6,20,084

12857

984

60992

6510

8210

4

74

0

151

425

21

7,10,816

102312

800

6694

254

34575

0

0

0

0

706

0

6,73,220

357840

8656

614798

19158

0

676

10930

1853

56422

2150

427

28,17,897

5745

300

9438

1284

2683

60

239

0

17345

200

0

1,21,472