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Lok Sabha Question No. 2768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Outbound Migration from States
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Chandra Prakash Joshi, Mahendra Singh Solanky, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2768 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## OUTBOUND MIGRATION FROM STATES

2768. SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Government maintains the data showing the number of persons who have migrated outward from Odisha to other States of India in the last five years;
- (b)if so, the number of persons migrating to other States in India due to employment related reasons; and
- (c)whether the Government proposes to conduct an annual survey to assess outbound migration between States within in the country; if so, the details thereof and the frequency at which the data will be released?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b): 3,87,499  persons  migrated  for  the  purpose  of  work  or employment  from  Odisha  to  other  States  of  India  as  per  Census, 2011.
- (c): There  is  no  proposal  to  conduct  annual  survey.  However, Labour Bureau under Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched an All India Survey of Migrant workers with effect from 01.04.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Classification under New CPSE Policy
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2767

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022

Phalguna 30, 1943 (Saka)

## Classification under New CPSE Policy

## 2767. Shri Natarajan P.R.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  has  classified  under  new  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprise (CPSE) policy for Atmanirbhar Bharat and banking, insurance and financial services as one of the four strategic sectors;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  benefit  derived  to  the  Indian  economy  and  benefit  to  the industry; and
- (c) if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (DR. BHAGWAT KISHANRAO KARAD)

- (a) Yes, Sir.

(b) The  New  Public  Sector Enterprise  (PSE)  policy  for  Atmanirbhar  Bharat,  inter  alia, intends to accelerate growth of public sector enterprises through infusion of private capital, technologies  and  management  practices  thereby  contributing  to  economic  growth  and  new jobs. It will also help raise resources from disinvestment receipts which can be used for social sector and infrastructure development programmes of the Government.

- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Reserved Posts in CPSUs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2765

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st  March, 2022

## 'Reserved Posts in CPSUs'

2765: MS. RAMYA HARIDAS :

## Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:-

- (a) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  sanctioned  reserved  posts  for  Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in all Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs);
- (b) whether  the  proposed  privatisation  and  disinvestment  of  PSUs,  particularly Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  (BPCL),  will  result  in  a  reduction  in reserved posts for SCs, STs, and OBCs, and if so, the details of number of reduction in posts?
- (c) whether the Government  has  any  plan  to  ensure  the continuation of reservations in Central PSUs, particularly BPCL,  after disinvestment; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KISHANRAO KARAD)

(a): As  per  available  information,  as  on  31-03-2021,  the  total  number  of Scheduled  Castes  (SCs),  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs),  and  Other  Backward  Classes (OBCs) employees in operating Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) are as follows:

| Representation of SCs / STs / OBCs in operating CPSEs (as on 31.03.2021)   | Representation of SCs / STs / OBCs in operating CPSEs (as on 31.03.2021)   | Representation of SCs / STs / OBCs in operating CPSEs (as on 31.03.2021)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SCs (In numbers)                                                           | STs (In numbers)                                                           | OBCs (In numbers)                                                          |
| 1,48,604                                                                   | 89,945                                                                     | 1,92,667                                                                   |

(b to d): At present reservation in employment to SC, ST, OBC and other reserved categories is applicable only in Government Companies. Post privatization, the laws and regulations as applicable to private sector will be applicable to the disinvested Public  Sector  Enterprises  (PSEs)  including  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited (BPCL).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Tribal University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## Tribal University

## 2764. SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the norms fixed for establishing Tribal University along with the details thereof;

(b) the total number of such Tribal University in the country at present;

(c)  the  number  of  tribal  students  studying  in  these  Universities  and  the  subjects  which  are being taught there, University-wise;

(d) whether Ph.D course is available in these Tribal Universities;

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the subjects in which Ph.D is offered, University-wise; and

(f)  the  details  of  various  facilities  being  made  available  by  the  University  for  such  Ph.D students?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (f)  As  far  as  Central  Government  is  concerned,  it  has  established  two  Central Universities  in  predominantly  tribal  areas.  Apart  from  these,  there  are  two  State  Tribal Universities functioning in the country. The details of number of tribal students studying in these universities, subjects being taught, availability of Ph.D course along with subjects in  which  Ph.D  is  offered  and  various  facilities  being  made  available  by  the  Tribal Universities are available at https://www.education.gov.in/en/parl\_ques.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Recruitment at Central University at Tiruvarur
Ministry: Education
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2763 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.3.2022

## Recruitment at Central University at Tiruvarur

2763. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Central  University  at  Tiruvarur,  Tamil  Nadu  has  issued  a notification for the recruitment of faculty wherein the reasons for not filling up the posts were also mentioned and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the backlog vacancies were not filled up citing the reason 'indadquate applications' even when eligible candidates were available and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  interviews  were  conducted  to  those  posts  in  which  there  were 'inadequate applications' and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, whether appointment to eligible candidates were denied for no fault of theirs but just because of inadequate applications and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the mechanism for checking the genuiness of the process in the cases where appointments are denied citing 'none found suitable in selection' as a reason therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (e): The Central Universities are statutory autonomous bodies established and incorporated under Acts of Parliament. They are governed by provisions of the  Act,  Statutes  and  Ordinances  made  thereunder.      All  the  appointments  to permanent posts of teachers in the University are made by the Executive Council on  the  recommendation  of  a  Selection  Committee  in  accordance  with  the provision of the relevant statutes of the University.

Central  University  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  informed  that  notification  for  recruitment has been issued on 2.12.2021 for filling up of 26 backlog vacancies, 6 had fallen back from before 2019 and 20 had fallen as backlog from the advertisements of May/November 2019.

Many of the posts advertised in 2019 could not be filled up due to inadequate applications,  COVID-19  restrictions  and  applicable  Government  of  India  rules requiring  recruitment  to  be  completed  within  6  months  from  the  date  of advertisement.  As  this  recruitment  process  exceeded  nearly  two  years,  the University cancelled the process and no interviews were conducted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Bio-CNG Plants
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  MARCH, 2022

## Bio-CNG Plants

*240. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether there is any proposal to set up Bio-CNG Plants in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the quantum of CNG targetted to be produced each year in the country as a result thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to include more cities under the said scheme in view of the benefits of the same and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयमऔराकृ तकगैसमंी

( ीहरदपसंहपुर )

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022 REGARDING BIOCNG PLANTS BY SHRI RAKESH SINGH.

(a) to (d) As per National Policy on Biofuels - 2018, Government has a multi-pronged approach to promote and encourage use of biofuels which includes Focus on advanced biofuels including bio-CNG which is also known as Compressed Bio Gas (CBG).

To meet this objective, 'Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation' (SATAT) initiative was launched on 1 October 2018 wherein Oil and Gas Marketing Companies (OGMCs) invite Expression of Interest (EOI) to procure CBG from potential entrepreneurs. This initiative envisages establishment of 5000 CBG plants across the country mainly through entrepreneurs, with an estimated production of 15 MMT CBG per annum by 2023-24.

So far 19 CBG plants (3 plants each in Gujarat & Maharashtra, 2 plants each in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya  Pradesh,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana&  Uttar  Pradesh  and  one  each  in  Haryana,  Punjab, Uttarakhand) have been commissioned and have started production of CBG.

Till  February,  2022,  OGMCs  have  issued  3160  Letters  of  Intent  (LoIs)  to  entrepreneurs  for procurement of CBG.
Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Four-Lanning of Silchar-Imphal Highway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Rajdeep Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 237

ANSWERED ON 17 th  MARCH, 2022

FOUR - LANNING OF SILCHAR -IMPHAL HIGHWAY

## *237.   DR RAJDEEP ROY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  convert  Silchar-Imphal  National Highway (NH) from two-lane to four-lane;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to connect Silchar with Aizawl under Bharatmala Pariyojana; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (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. 237 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022 ASKED BY  DR.  RAJDEEP  ROY  REGARDING  FOUR-LANNING  OF  SILCHARIMPHAL HIGHWAY

(a) and (b)  Development of Silchar to Imphal road section of NH-37 has been taken up in two parts.

- i. Feasibility  study  for  four  lane  of  Silchar  to  Jiribam  section  has been taken up and based on the outcome of the feasibility study, decision on 4-lane shall be taken.
- ii. Jiribam  to  Imphal  section  does  not  qualify  for  4-lane  and  its development  to  2  lane  with  paved  shoulder  for  total  length  of 202.70 km has been taken in 07 packages.  Out of this, work in 05 Packages  (total  length=  128.006  km)  have  been  awarded  and remaining 02 packages are in the tendering process.

(c) and (d)  Yes Sir, the stretch from Silchar- Sirang (Aizawl) NH 306 (old NH 54) is under Bharatmala Pariyojana. Entire stretch of 136.40 km has been divided into 8 packages, out of which 4 packages of 65.80 km have been awarded and remaining 4 packages 70.60 km are under DPR stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 235 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Control of Airfare during Crisis
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the 17th

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 235 March 2022)

## CONTROL OF AIRFARE DURING CRISIS

*235. SHRI S. VENKATESAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has taken note %f the reports that exorbitant fares are being charged by private airlines for rescue %f students from

Ukraine and if $0, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon; (6) whether the Government has any mechanism to control private operators and ensure that they do not fleece the people in crisis; and

- operators during such exigencies and if $0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the table of the House.
- (a) to (c) Post the closure of the Ukrainian airspace on 24.02.2022, the Government launched Operation Ganga on 26.02.2022 for evacuation of Indian nationals in Ukraine from the neighbouring countries viz. Hungary, Romania, Poland and Slovakia. The air fare for all the flights operated under Operation Ganga has been borne entirely by the Government and nothing has India operated one evacuation flight from Kyiv, Ukraine on 22.02.2022 for which Air India charged the air fare from the passengers.

With repeal of the Air Corporation Act in March 1994, tariff fixation was deregulated and airlines are free to fix reasonable tariff having regard to all reasonable profit and the generally prevailing tariff The Government does not interfere in the operations and commercial decisions of the airlines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 234 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Issuance of Letter of Intent
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 234 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  MARCH, 2022

## Issuance of Letter of Intent

## †234.     SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the number of applicants who have been issued Letter of Intent (LOI) by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) in Nagpur district from 2004 to 2014 along with the details of those belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;
- (b)  the  number  of  applicants  out  of  those  who  have  not  been  allotted  petrol  pumps during the period and the details of SC and ST candidates among them;
- (c)  the  number  of  petrol  pumps  out  of  these  which  are  currently  functional  and  the number of petrol pumps yet to be made operational;
- (d) the time by which the petrol pumps will be allotted to them along with reasons for the delay; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  allot  petrol  pumps  to  these  people  at  the earliest?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी ( ी हरदप संह पुर )

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  234  ASKED  BY  SHRI  KRUPAL  BALAJI  TUMANE, MP FOR  ANSWER ON 17.3.2022 REGARDING 'ISSUANCE OF LETTER OF INTENT'.

(a)to(c)  Between  2004  &  2014,  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs) namely Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)  and  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  (HPCL)  advertised  794 locations  in  Nagpur  District  for  setting  up  of  Retail  Outlets  (ROs)  including  41 locations  for  SCs  and  20  for  STs.  Out  of  them,  Letter  of  Intent  (LOI)  have  been issued for 136 locations including 4 for SCs and 3 for STs.

Out  of  above,  136  number  of  LOIs  issued  during  this  period,  the  total  number  of Retail  outlets  (ROs)  commissioned  and  functional  for  Nagpur  District  is  84  which includes  1  number  of  RO    commissioned  for  SC  applicants  &  2  number  of  RO commissioned for ST applicants.

Out of the total number of LOIs issued for Nagpur District, the number of LOIs which have yet not been commissioned is 48 which includes 3 LOIs for SC applicants & 1 number for ST applicants.

(d)&(e)    Commissioning  of  Retail  outlet  is  a  process  which  involves  obtaining  of various approvals  inter-alia  including  District  Magistrate's  NOC,  NHAI  access permission, Forest NOC, construction approval etc., as applicable. Fructification of LOIs  into  operationalization  (Commissioning)  of  retail  outlets  is  thus,  dependent upon various factors and therefore the commissioning of retail outlets  takes place over a period of time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 232 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Affordable Rental Housing Complexes for Urban Migrants
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 232

## TO BE ANSWERED ON March 17, 2022

## AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEXES FOR URBAN MIGRANTS DR\_ SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

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

- (a) the details of total funds sanctioned for development Of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) for urban
- migrantslpoor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban;
- (b) the total number of such complexes that have been developed and are in the process of development;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries under the said sub-scheme; and
- (d) the details of ARHCs developed and number of beneficiaries the State Andhra Pradesh and the details operational guidelines of the scheme?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY To LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 232 FOR 17.03.2022 REGARDING 'AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEXES FOR URBAN MIGRANTS'

(a) to (d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) to provide dignified living to urban migrantsl poor near their workplace-

This scheme is being implemented through two models as under:

- Model-I: Utilizing existing Government funded vacant houses to convert into ARHCs through Public Private Partnership (PPP) or by
- Public Agencies
- Model-2: Construction, Operation & Maintenance of ARHCs by Publicl Private Entities on their own available vacant land:

The of are available at operational guidelines ARHC scheme

Under Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) scheme, the required investment is being made by the Concessionaires and Public/Private Entities for development of ARHCs for urban migrantslpoor: However, MoHUA provides an additional grant in the form of Technology Innovation Grant (TIG) for projects using innovative & alternate   technologies for speedier, sustainable, resource efficient and disaster resilient construction: So far, an amount of {175 Crore has been sanctioned by the Ministry as TIG for development of ARHCs for urban migrantslpoor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban:

Under Model-1 of the Scheme, 5,478 ARHC units have been developed so far and process for development of 7,483 units as ARHCs is at various stages: No existing government funded vacant houses are available to be converted into ARHC projects in the state of Andhra Pradesh under this Model: Under Model-2, proposals for development of 1,37,119new ARHCs have been received including 5,460 units in the state of Andhra Pradesh: Out of the totalproposals received, 78,885 units have been sanctioned:

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