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Lok Sabha Question No. 578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Khelo India Centres of Excellence
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 578

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

Khelo India Centres of Excellence

578.  DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  inaugurated  8  Khelo  India  Centres  of Excellence in Various States recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  criteria  for  the  eight  States  selected  for  the  location  of these Centre for Excellence;
- (d) whether the Government Proposes to provide a centre of excellence in the State of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI KIREN RIJIJU }

- (a)  and  (b)  Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  inaugurated  eight  Khelo  India Centres of  Excellence  in  various  states  recently.  The  details  of  the  same are at Annexure.
- (c) These centres have been identified based on the recommendation of the State  Governments.  Factors  such  as  sports  science  setup,  availability  of infrastructure  and  manpower,  past  achievements,  etc.  were  taken  into consideration while identifying these centres.
- (d)  and  (e)  Yes,  Sir.  Dr.  YSR  Sports  School,  YSR  District,  Kadapa,  Andhra Pradesh, has been approved as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  578  TO  BE ANSWERED  ON  04.02.2021 REGARDING  'KHELO  INDIA  CENTRES  OF  EXCELLENCE'  ASKED  BY  DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

Details of Khelo India Centres of Excellence inaugurated recently

|   S. No. | Proposal                                                | State / Union Territory   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Sangey Lhaden Sports Academy, Chimpu, Itanagar          | Arunachal Pradesh         |
|        2 | Sh. Jaiprakash Narayan National Youth Centre, Bangalore | Karnataka                 |
|        3 | GV Raja Sr. Sec. Sports School, Thiruvananthapuram      | Kerala                    |
|        4 | Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Imphal                    | Manipur                   |
|        5 | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl                            | Mizoram                   |
|        6 | State Sports Academy, IG Stadium, Kohima                | Nagaland                  |
|        7 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar                           | Odisha                    |
|        8 | Regional Sports School, Hakimpet                        | Telangana                 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Expanding SCM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 577

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2021 EXPANDING SCM

NO. 577. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a)   whether  the  Government  is  planning to  expand  the number  of  cities  to  be  developed  under  the  Smart  City Mission (SCM);
- (b)   if so, the details thereof for the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (c)
- the criteria for selection of cities for SCM;
- (d)   whether  the  Government  is  considering  Karur  city  for SCM;      and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)       No, Sir.
- (b)
- Does not arise.
- (c) The selection process of Smart Cities was conducted through a competition in two stages. In the first stage, States/Union Territories(UTs) shortlisted potential Smart Cities based on predefined scoring criteria. In the second stage, competing cities prepared their

Smart City Proposals (SCPs) as per guidelines and submitted them as part of the National competition. A total of 100 cities were selected as Smart Cities in Four Rounds of National Challenge from January, 2016 to June, 2018.

- (d)     No, Sir.

(e) As per the first stage of the selection process, the Government of Tamil  Nadu  conducted  the  intra-State  competition  and  shortlisted eleven Smart Cities, viz., Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur & Vellore . The city of Karur was not part of the initial shortlist prepared by the Government of Tamil Nadu. All the eleven cities shortlisted by Government  of  Tamil  Nadu have  been  selected  for  development  as Smart Cities by the Central Government through a nation-wide second round of challenge. As the Smart City Challenge has been completed with the selection of Shillong as the 100th city in June, 2018, it is not possible to add any more cities under SCM.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Role of NI-MSME in Promotion of MSMEs in Rural Areas
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.573 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## ROLE OF NI-MSME IN PROMOTION OF MSMEs IN RURAL AREAS

573. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) the  role  of  National  Institute  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprise  (NI-MSME)  in promoting rural development and the details of commercial schemes and policies implemented for setting up and promotion of MSMEs in rural areas; and
- (b) the achievements of the institute in this regard during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

- (a): The National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (ni-msme) has been set up for providing consultancy services for entrepreneurship development and promotion of MSMEs, including enhancement of their competitiveness to  enable enterprise  creation,  capacity  building for  enterprise  growth  and  sustainability,  creation,  development  and  dissemination  of  enterprise knowledge.  The  Institute  organizes  research,  seminars/  workshops  with  financial  institutions, educational institutions, industry associations, Central/State Governments. In line with objective of  the  Institute,  it  has  taken  initiatives  in  Cluster  development  of  SFURTI  Programmes  in  the States  of  Jharkhand,  Kerala,  Karnataka,  Tamil  Nadu,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Telangana,  Punjab,  and Maharashtra. ni-msme has also conducted One District One Product (ODOP) study sponsored by Department of MSME & Export Promotion, ODOP Cell, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Prepared Diagnostic Study Reports(DSRs) for ten districts of Uttar Pradesh namely Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Azamgarh, Prayagraj, Kalpi (Orai), Sultanpur, Rampur, Bulandshar and Farookhabad. More than 30000 artisans were contacted directly and indirectly to understand their socio-economic conditions and prepared strategic action plan for development initiatives.
- (b): The achievements of ni-msme for the past three years is as under:

| Sr. No.   | Year    |   No. of Programmes |   No. of Trainees |
|-----------|---------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | 2017-18 |                 858 |             27960 |
| 2.        | 2018-19 |                 270 |             13239 |
| 3.        | 2019-20 |                 191 |              5087 |
| Total     | Total   |                1319 |             46286 |

The Institute has also completed 19 clusters as Nodal Agency, supported 09 clusters as Technical Agency and involved as implementing agency in 7 clusters. Overall, the institute has completed 70 clusters including newly identified clusters for development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Assitance to MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Mahua Moitra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## ASSISTANCE TO MSMEs

## 571. SHRIMATI   MAHUA  MOITRA:

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

- (a) the status and efficacy of the steps already taken such as loan waivers, moratoriums, etc. to assist MSMEs to recover from Covid-19 pandemic;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  taking  steps  to  assist  MSMEs  in  recovering  from  the pandemic and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  the  Government  to  make  MSMEs  go digitally  (have  website, email, communication apps) as many services and needs have suddenly gone online; and
- (d) the steps /incentive being given for technology transformation for MSME sector?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

(a) & (b): Post Covid-19, Government has taken a number of initiatives to support the Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  Sector  in  the  country  and  to  help  them recover. These steps inter-alia include Rs 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for MSMEs under Credit  Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt (CGSSD), Rs. 3 lakh crores collateral free automatic  loans  for  business,  including  MSMEs  under  Emergency  Credit  Line  Guarantee Scheme  (ECLGS),  Rs.  50,000  crore  equity  infusion  in  MSMEs  through  Fund  of  Funds, revised  criteria  for  classification  of  MSMEs,  new  registration  of  MSMEs  through  'Udyam Registration', doing away with  global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores etc. In addition  to  this,  RBI  has  also  announced  several  measures  to  Reduce  Financial  Stress  of MSMEs. As on date 34 Banks have registered under CGSSD. As on 25.01.2021, guarantees to the tune of around Rs 2,01,364 crore has been issued under ECLGS.

- (c): Government  has  launched  an  online  Portal  'CHAMPIONS'  which  covers  many aspects of e-governance including grievance redressal and  handholding  of  MSMEs. Registration of MSMEs has also been made completely online under 'Udyam Registration'. Ministry  of  MSME  has  also  launched  'MSME  SAMBANDH'  portal  for  monitoring implementation  of  public  procurement  policy  for  the  MSEs  and  'MSME  SAMADHAN' portal for enabling MSMEs to directly register their cases relating to delayed payments.
- (d): Ministry  of  MSME  is  implementing  various  schemes  and  programmes  to  provide access  to  technology  upgradation.  These  schemes  include  Credit  Linked  Capital  Subsidy Scheme and Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS), Micro and Small Enterprise Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP), MSME Technology Centres (MSME-TCs).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Implementation of DAY-NULM in Bihar
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 570

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 04, 2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DAY-NULM IN BIHAR

NO. 570. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  implemented  Deendayal Antodaya  Yojana  -  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNULM) in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of the beneficiaries under this scheme at present;
- (c) whether the number of the beneficiaries in Bihar is lower than the national average;
- (d) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along with the steps taken by the Union Government to bring reform in this regard; and
- (e) the initiatives taken in this direction by the Union Government in Bihar in order to achieve rapid progress in reforms?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) & (b) Yes,  Sir.  The  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  is administering  DAY-NULM  w.e.f.  September,  2013  in  the  country, including Bihar. The number of beneficiaries of DAY-NULM in Bihar include, 1,99,004 members of Self Help Groups, 24,753 skill-trained candidates and 6,971 micro-entrepreneurs. Further, 1,15,884 urban

street vendors and 10,253 urban homeless have been identified in survey, conducted by the Urban Local Bodies.

(c) to (e) The  Mission does  not have  a national average  for beneficiaries'  coverage, inter-alia,  because  States/  UTs    notify  the Urban  Local  Bodies,  as  per  their  capacity  and  requirement,  to implement either the entire Mission or its specific components. The States/ UTs identify the beneficiaries as those living below poverty line  in  urban  areas.  Further,  the  coverage  may  be  broadened  by including  families  of  disadvantaged  groups  like  SCs,  STs,  women, minorities, disabled etc. subject to a maximum of 25 percent of the urban poor population.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Corona Vaccination for Haj Pilgrimage
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 569 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## CORONA VACCINATION FOR HAJ PILGRIMAGE

## 569. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  made  any  arrangements  to  administer  coronavirus vaccines to those going from the country for the Haj Pilgrimage;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  reduced  the  Embarkation  point-wise  estimated  cost  per  Haj Pilgrimage; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b) The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) has been  established,  which  provides  guidance  on  all  aspect  of  COVID-19  vaccination  including prioritization  of  population  groups,  procurement  and  inventory  management,  vaccine  selection, vaccine  delivery  and  tracking  mechanism,  etc.  The  prioritized  groups  comprise  of  Health  Care Workers, Front Line Workers, persons above the age of 50 years and persons below 50 years with associated co-morbidity, which are being covered in phased manner.

There is no International Health regulation mandating COVID vaccination for international travel. Further,  till  date  no  travel  protocol  for  travelling  to  Saudi  Arabia  has  been  received  mandating COVID 19 vaccination.

- (c) & (d) The cost of Haj pilgrimage is decided by the Haj Committee of India, a statutory body under  the  administrative  control  of  this  Ministry,  on  actual  basis.  Based  on  the  inputs  received from  Consulate  General  of  India  in  Jeddah,  HCoI  has  calculated  the  approximate  cost  for  Haj 2021, Embarkation Point-wise as under:

|   S.No. | Embarkation Point   | Approximate estimated cost   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Ahmedabad           | Rs. 3,28,168/-               |
|       2 | Bengaluru           | Rs. 3,42,994/-               |
|       3 | Cochin              | Rs. 3,56,433/-               |
|       4 | Delhi               | Rs. 3,44,809/-               |
|       5 | Guwahati            | Rs. 3,99,273/-               |
|       6 | Hyderabad           | Rs. 3,49,381/-               |
|       7 | Kolkata             | Rs. 3,69,050/-               |
|       8 | Lucknow             | Rs. 3,44,133/-               |
|       9 | Mumbai              | Rs. 3,29,279/-               |
|      10 | Srinagar            | Rs. 3,61,927/-               |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Disputes on projects of Krishna & Godavari River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 566

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## DISPUTES ON PROJECTS OF KRISHNA & GODAVAR I RIVER

## 566. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  disputes  identified  by  the  Government  between  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Tel various projects of Krishna and Godavari river; (b) the efforts being made by the Governm ent to resolve disputes amicably between Andhra Pradesh a Telangana; (c) the time by which Apex Council meeting is likely to be held to discuss on various proje
- and Godavari river by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the reasons behin d the Government asking States to stop projects on Krishna and Godavari rive

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)Both the Governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have mutually complained against each other about new projects on Krishna and Godavari rivers without submitting their Detailed Reports  (DPR)  to  Krishna  River  Management  Board  (KRMB)  and  Godavari  River  Management Board (GRMB) re spectively for appraisal and clearance.

- (b) & (c) An Apex Council was constituted under the AP Reorganization Act, 2014 for deciding water relared inter - state  matters. The second meeting of the Apex Council was held on 06.10.2020 under the Chairmansh ip of Hon'ble Minister (Jal Shakti) with Hon'ble Chief Minister of Telangana and Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. In the meeting, it was decided that both the States shall submit the DPRs of new projects to KRMB/ GRMB for appraisal and subsequent anction by the Apex Council.

(d)Taking up of new projects by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in Krishna or Godavari rivers violation  of section  84(3)(ii),  85(8)(d)  and  para  7  of  the  Eleventh  Schedule  of  Andhra  P Reorganization Act, 2014. Hence , both the States have been asked to not go ahead with new proj in  Krishna  or  Godavari  rivers  till  the  projects  are  appraised  by  KRMB/GRMB  and  therea sanction of Apex Council is obtained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Implementation of PM 15 Point Programme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.565 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021 IMPLEMENTATION OF PM 15 POINT PROGRAMME

## 565. DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details for the welfare of minorities under Prime Minister's new Fifteen Point Programme which is under implementation in the Country, including the State of West Bengal;
- (b) the details including the achievements made therein during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has any report of non-utilization of funds for minorities in the Country, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by Government against the concerned Officers, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) to (c): The Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities (PM's New 15 PP) is under implementation in the country including West Bengal as an overarching  programme.    The  programme  covers  various  schemes/  initiatives  of  the Government being implemented by the various Ministries/Departments, either exclusively  for  or  by  earmarking  of  15%  of  overall  physical/financial  targets  for minorities,  wherever  feasible,  or  by  monitoring  the  flow  of  funds  in  the  minority concentration areas, for the welfare of minorities in the country.

The programme aims to promote opportunities for education as well as social welfare by ensuring equitable share for minorities in economic activities and employment through existing and new schemes, enhanced credit support for self-employment and recruitment to State and Central Government jobs.  As per information received from the participating Ministries/Departments, the details of targets and achievement available, under various schemes/initiatives of the programme, including funds sanctioned,  released  and  utilized  during  the  last  three  years  in  various  States/UTs, including West Bengal are on the website of the Ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

The  programmes/schemes  under  Prime  Minister's  New  15  Point  Programme  are implemented by various Ministries/Departments of Government and also through State Governments/UT  Administrations.    The  schemes  are  monitored  at  different  levels including  the  review  done  by  the  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  as  a  Nodal  Ministry  and shortfalls wherever noticed are pointed out to the concerned Ministries/ Departments so as to take remedial action to ensure that the targets are achieved and available funds are  utilized  optimally.    The  State-wise  details  of  physical/financial  targets  fixed  and achievements made under the seven schemes, implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs  and  the  details  available  of  target  fixed  and  achievements  made  under  other schemes  covered  under  PM's  New  15  PP  during  the  least  three  years    are  on  the website of the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Online Booking of Government Accomodations
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 560 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 04, 2021

## ONLINE BOOKING OF GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION

NO. 560.

SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will the MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state-

- a. Whether  the  Government  official  or  department  has  an option to book their accommodation online;
- b. if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  steps  taken  by  the Government  to  boost  transparency  and  accountability  in providing various estate services;
- c. whether the Government has any mobile application service to avail the various estate services and  Government
4. officers and Government departments;and
- d. if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  services  provided through mobile application?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- a. Yes.  Government  officials/departments  have  option  to apply online for government accommodation one Sampada portal i.e ''www.esampada.mohua.gov.in" through automated system of allotment.

b. All services, including allotment of Government accommodation are available online on eSampada web portal i.e ''www.esampada.mohua.gov.in".  All  services  can  be  accessed across the country by all users through their respective login IDs. To ensure transparency, all the services including allotment are automated  and  no  manual  intervention  is  made.  Officials  in Estate Office are given login IDs for their roles in the automated system to ensure accountability.

c & d. Yes.  At  present  there  are  two  mobile  application services for Estates Services. 'm-Awas' mobile App for automated system of allotment and 'm-Ashoka5' App is available for  allotment  of  5  Ashoka  Road  Bungalow  for  marriage  /  social purposes.

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