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Lok Sabha Question No. 1611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Effects of Sedimentation of Dams
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1611

ANSWERED ON 11 .02.2021

## EFFECTS OF SEDIMENTA TION OF DAMS

## 1611. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken steps to reduce the effects of sedimentation on dams and (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is maintaining a reservoir sedimen tation data and if so, the details ther and

(d) whether the rate of sedimentation is being tracked on regular basis and if so, the detail

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)& (b) Water is a state subject and water resources projects are planned, executed and m respective State Governments from their own resources and as per their requirements and pri role of the Central Government is limi ted to supplement the efforts of the State Governments by prov technical guidance and central assistance through its various schemes, if specifically soug Government. In the ongoing Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), the re is a ne d based provision for partner agencies to restore the lost capacity of few selected dams.

Under DRIP, Central Water Commission (CWC) has published 'Handbook for Assessing and Managing  Reservoir  Sedimentation'  and  recommends  dam  owners  to  follo w  this  handbook.  Further, Guidelines for preparation of operation and Maintenance Manual for Dams has also been publis 162 Nos. of Operation and Maintenance Manual have been prepared under ongoing DRIP, it i correct method and sequence of o pening and closing gates, including low level bottom outlets for the sediment out from reservoirs.

Need  based  provision  for  restoration  of  lost  capacity  of  reservoirs  have  been proposed DRIP Phases II & III also. Implementation agenci es may utilize this opportunity for restora of reservoir capacities of the selected dams.

(c) & (d) CWC carries out Reservoir Sedimentation Studies using Hydro graphic Survey and Sensing Technique. CWC also collects, collates and compiles the sedimentation data from the project authorities/State Government.

The  collected  data  are  collated,  analyzed  and  compiled  as  'Compendium  on  Siltation  of reservoirs in India'. Earlier 3 editions of the compendium have been published in years 1991, 2001 and 2015.  The  4th  edition  (the  recent  one)  has  been  published  in  2020  incorporating  informa reservoirs. In the Compendium the trends/rates of siltation in various Dams of different country  has  been  duly  analyzed.  The  details  of  the  c ompendium  is  available  on  CWC  Website  at http://cwc.gov.in/other - publications - cwc

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Lok Sabha Question No. 129 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Territorial Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.129

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February, 2021

## TERRITORIAL ARMY

## *129. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to shift the base of 122 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army)from Kannur to Kozhikode;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor along with the timeline to execute this proposal;
- (c) whether the Government has shut down the Territorial Army (TA) canteen in Kannur;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has received requests/petitions seeking to re-open the TA canteen in Kannur and if so, the decision of the Government thereon?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 129 FOR ANSWER  ON  10.02.2021  REGARDING 'TERRITORIAL ARMY'.

(a) & (b):  Yes, Sir.  The 122 Infantry Battalion (TA) MADRAS has to be shifted from Kannur to  their  designated  location  i.e.  Kozhikode  (Calicut)  by  25 th March,  2021.  The  permanent location  of  122  Infantry  Battalion  (TA)  is  at  Kozhikode  and  there  is  a  need  to  occupy  the permanent location, due to operational reasons. Further, additional space is required at Kannur for expansion of Defence Security Corps (DSC) Centre. (c) & (d):  Canteen is not shut down. It is with the battalion in the deployed area as the battalion has been embodied for the operation task due to present situation.

(e)  Petitions received from Ex-servicemen of the area have been suitably replied to.  There are other URCs managed by Headquarters Karnataka & Kerala Sub Area and Station Headquarter Kannur to meet the needs of ex-servicemen of the area.

TA Battalion move to Kozhikode will be better for ex-servicemen and benefit the civil population.  Presently, all military establishment are concentrated at Kannur.  Hence, relocation of  Canteen  Store  Department  of  122  TA  Battalion  will  benefit  Ex-servicemen  residing  near Kozhikode whereas the  Unit Run Canteen of Defence Security Corps Centre will continue to provide support to Ex-servicemen of Kannur and nearby areas.  In addition, there is Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala which also provides support to the Ex-servicemen and the local population.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: New Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## NEW RAILWAY LINES

- †*124.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  new  railway  lines  proposed  in  the  last Budget;
- (b) the status of the said railway lines; and
- (c) the time by which the work on the said railway lines is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO.124 BY SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2021 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY LINES (a) & (b): During 2014-20, 58 numbers of New Line projects totalling 4,626 Km and costing ` 81,639 crore have been included in Budget subject to requisite approvals. Presently,  189  New  Line  projects  totaling  21,343  km  length  and costing ` 4,04,853 crore are in different stages of planning/approval/execution. Considering the huge shelf of ongoing New Line projects, focus of Ministry of Railways is to complete the existing New Line projects. During 2014-20, 3395 km New Line projects have been commissioned.  During  2020-21,  one  Umbrella  Work  of  New  Line costing ` 10,000  crore  was  included  in  Budget  against  which  one project  of  Mahisasan  (India)  to  Zero  point  (Bangladesh)  has been sanctioned at a cost of ` 38.88 crore. Completion of Railway projects depend on many factors such as land acquisition, statutory clearances from various authorities, shifting of utilities, law and order situation in the project area and

(c): other factors beyond the control of Ministry of Railways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: IT Investment Region
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sanjay Kumar Bandi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1605

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## IT INVESTMENT REGION

## 1605:    SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project in Hyderabad;
- (b) the reasons for the delay, if any , in the execution of the said project; and
- (c) whether the Government has released any fund for this project so far, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINSTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY   DHOTRE)

(a)  and (b):  Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) vide notification dated 13.11.2013 notified Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad with a central financial assistance of Rs. 3,275 crore. The developmental activities were to be carried out by Government of Telangana with financial assistance from concerned Ministries of Government of India viz; Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways and Ministry of Urban Development. The progress and issues in implementation of the ITIR in  Hyderabad  was  reviewed  during  the  meeting  held  at  MeitY  on  11.01.2017  with representatives  from  concerned  Ministries/  Department  and  IT  (E&C)  Department  and Government of Telangana wherein Government of Telangana was asked to submit requisite information  to  the  concerned  Ministries  with  intimation  to  MeitY.  No  information  was furnished by Government of Telangana.

Subsequently, a review of the ITIR Policy was undertaken on requirement of continuation of such ITIR scheme. Based on the review, ITIR Policy 2008 has been discontinued considering the fact that the objectives of the ITIR policy are now being better served and achieved by direct  promotion  of  industrial  units  in  industrial  clusters  and  industrial  townships  that  are taking shape through various programmes viz; DMIC, Smart Cities and other Industrial/Electronics  Park  schemes  implemented  by  concerned  Ministry's/  Departments wherein considerable financial support is available.

- (c):  No fund is released so far for the said ITIR.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Survey of Karnaprayag-Joshimath Railway Line Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Tirath Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## SURVEY OF KARNAPRAYAG-JOSHIMATH RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

†1604.    SHRI TIRATH SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there is a proposal to connect Karnaprayag to Joshimath and Rudraprayag to Sonprayag;
- (b)   if so, whether the survey for the said project has been completed;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to connect Ramnagar to Chaukhutiya and Chaukhutiya to Gairsain;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and whether the survey of the said project has been completed; and
- (e) if not, the reasons for the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) &  (b):  Rudraprayag is a proposed station in ongoing RishikeshKarnaprayag  New  line  project.    Beyond  Karnaprayag,  survey  for connectivity to Joshimath and Sonprayag has been taken up.
- (b) to    (e)  Survey  for  construction  of  new  line  between  Ramnagar and  Chaukhutia  with  extension  up  to  Gairsen  (211.96  km)  has  been completed.  The project could not be taken forward; being financially unviable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Change of Address in Aadhaar Cards
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1603

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## CHANGE OF ADDRESS IN AADHAAR CARDS

## 1603.   SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has any proposal to automate the change of address in all the documents linked to Aadhaar card, when request to change the address in Aadhaar card is made by the Aadhaar card holder; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) and  (b): No, Sir. There is no such proposal. However, the Ministries  and  Departments of the  Central  Government  and  the State  Governments  and  other Requesting  Entities, who  have seeded  Aadhaar  in  their  lists  of beneficiaries  (e.g.  Ration Card, MNREGA Job Card etc.) may carryout Aadhaar eKYC authentication, if so   allowed, with   specific consent of  the  resident  to  fetch address    data    available in Aadhaar  in  conformity  with  the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and the regulations framed thereunder.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: PLI for Indian Electronic Sector
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1601

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## PLI FOR INDIAN ELECTRONIC SECTOR

## 1601.    SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

## SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme being implemented by the Government to give momentum to Indian Electronics Sector globally;
- (b) whether the said Scheme has achieved the desired results in the country so far;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the funds provided by the Government under the said scheme along with its utilisation so far; and
- (e) the number of complaints received by the Government for irregularities in implementation of the said scheme since inception along with action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a), (b) and (c): The Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing  has  been  notified  under  the  aegis  of  National  Policy  on  Electronics  2019 (NPE 2019) on April 1, 2020. The Scheme shall extend an incentive of 4% to 6% to eligible companies on incremental  sales  (over  base  year)  involved  in  mobile  phone  manufacturing and manufacturing of specified electronic components, including Assembly,  Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units.

The PLI Scheme has been a huge success in terms of the interest received from across the globe. A total of 16 applications have been approved under the scheme.

Over the next 5 years, the scheme is expected to lead to a total production of about INR 10.5 lakh crore (~USD 140 billion). The scheme is also expected to bring in additional investment in electronics manufacturing to the tune of INR 11,000 crore (~USD 1.5 billion). Domestic Value Addition is expected to grow to 35-40% for mobile phones and 45-50% for electronic components.

(d): A total budget of INR 40,995 was approved by the Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 20.03.2020. So far, no disbursement claim has been received from the approved companies.

(e): The PLI Scheme is under implementation and no complaints have been received by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Dry Ports in West Bengal
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1599

## LOK SABHA TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## DRY PORTS IN WEST BENGAL

## 1599.  MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  boost  trade  in  the country by creating dry ports and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)    whether  any  dry  port  has  been  created  in  West  Bengal  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) Yes, Sir. Existing policy of the Government of India encourages setting up of Inland Container Depots (ICDs) which are also known as dry ports. The policy prescribes norms to be met and approval is facilitated by an Inter-Ministerial Committee comprising, inter alia, Ministry of Commerce, Department  of  Revenue  &  Ministry  of  Railways.  As  per  information available  with  Ministry  of  Railways,  Container  Corporation  of  India Limited  (CONCOR),  a  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSE)  under Ministry  of  Railways  Currently  has  43  dry  ports  spread  across  the country  besides  a  large  number  of  dry  ports  owned  by  other  private companies.
- (b) As per information collected, there are 3 ICDs in West Bengal. These are at:
- (1)
- Majherhat, Kolkata owned by CONCOR,
- (2) Durgapur owned by M/s Allied ICD Services Limited (AISL); and
- (3) New  Jalpaiguri  developed  by  The  Siliguri  Jalpaiguri  Development Authority  (SJDA)  and  run  by  M/s  Pristine  Hindustan  Infra  Projects Private Limited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: e-Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1598

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2021

## e-Courts

## 1598. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Govenment has developed a mechanism to assess the  working of the  e-Courts policy  and differential  effects  of the implementation of the policy on various types of litigants keeping in mind the importance and money being spent on ecourts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, whether there are any plans in the pipeline and can the portal of the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) be used for the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) &  (b):  Yes,  Sir.  The  eCourts  Mission  Mode  Project  Phase-II  is implemented by the Department of Justice in collaboration with eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India headed by a Supreme Court

Judge. There is a provision for mid term and end term external evaluation and appraisal to assess the working and impact of the eCourts Project.

The  draft  mid  term  appraisal  report  has  been  received  from  National Council  of  Applied  Economic  Research  (NCAER)  and  the  salient observations include:

-  90-100% of sample courts have provision of computers hardware and have installed Case Information System (CIS).
-  Services like Case Information System (CIS), JustIS mobile app and The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) website are used very often and have an easy user interface.
-  Majority  of  judges  and  court  official  feels  that  eCourts  project  has reduced  pendency  of  cases  because  of  easy  access  to  cases  laws resulting in better research.
-  The pendency of cases over 5 years have displayed slow but steady decline over the years.
-  Since 2017, a sharp increase in the clearance rate of district courts is also noticed.

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Delayed Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1597 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## DELAYED RAILWAY PROJECTS

1597. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the railway projects are getting delayed due to a host of  factors  hinging  on  development  like  availability  of  land, labour capital, etc.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether measures have been taken/proposed to be taken to resolve these problems; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1597 BY SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU  REDDY  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 10.02.2021 REGARDING DELAYED RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a)  &  (b):  The  commissioning  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on various  factors  like  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest clearance  by  officials  of  forest  department,  shifting  of  infringing utilities,  statutory  clearances  from  various  authorities,  geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area  of  project  site,  number  of  working  months  in  a  year  for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. and all these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project.

(c)  &  (d):  Various  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for effective  and  speedy  implementation  of  rail  projects  include  (i) prioritisation  of  projects,  (ii)  substantial  increase  in  allocation  of funds, (iii) delegation of powers at field level, (iv) close monitoring of  progress of project at various levels (v) regular follow up with State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition,  forestry  and  Wildlife  clearances  and  for  resolving other issues pertaining to projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Prices of Steel and Cement
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1595. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021.

## PRICES OF STEEL AND CEMENT

## 1595. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has taken notice of the big players in the steel and cement industry  who  are  indulging  in  cartelisation  to  jack  up  prices,  as  per reports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto along with the  steps being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to set up a regulator to monitor and control the  artificial jacking up of prices of steel and cement by the big players in order to protect and boost the infrastructure sector; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्रालयमेंराज् यम त्रर(श्रर सोमप्रकाश) (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): Yes  Sir.  Complaints  regarding  cartelisation  by  cement  companies  have been received. Competition Commission of India (CCI) is the appropriate authority to deal with such types of complaints.

In respect of Cement Sector, CCI has found 7 numbers of contraventions, which are under investigation. In Case No. 29/2010 filed on 26.07.2010 by Builders  Association  of  India  Vs.  Cement  Manufactures  &  Ors.,  the Commission imposed total penalty of Rs. 6316.59 Crore on 10 Cement companies  and  Rs.  73.00  Lakh  on  Cement  Manufacturers'  Association (CMA)  u/s  27  of  the  Competition  Act,  2002.  The  cement  companies including CMA  have  challenged the aforementioned Order of the Commission before National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which is under adjudication.

In  respect  of  Steel  Sector,  CCI  has  received  7  numbers  of  complaints, which are under examination.

- (c) & (d): There  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  at  present  for  setting  up  of  a regulating authority for steel or cement sectors.

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