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Lok Sabha Question No. 1863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Six-Laning Projects in Karnataka
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of six-lane highway projects under execution in Karnataka;
- (b) whether  the  said  projects  have  been  given  necessary  clearances  and  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the timeline set to complete the said projects; and
- (d) the funds allocated and utilised thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## (a) to (d)         The details of ongoing 6 laning projects is as below:

|   Sr. No. | Project Name                                      | Total Length (km)   | Cost (Rs. in crore)   | Date of Start         | Scheduled Completion / Likely completion   | Status of Necessary Clearances    |   Fund utilized (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Bangalore - Nidagatta of NH- 275                  | 56.2                | 3501                  | 14.05.19              | 14.11.21 / 20.10.22                        | All necessary clearances obtained |                        1559.81 |
|         2 | Nidagatta - Mysore of NH-275                      |                     |                       | 61.1042919.8110.12.19 | 09.06.22 / 07.09.22                        | All necessary clearances obtained |                        1939.02 |
|         3 | 6 lane new bridge across Phalguni river on NH-66. | 0.776               | 69.02                 | 12.04.21              | 11.10.22                                   | CRZ clearance has been obtained   |                          16.97 |

Moreover, 5 six-laning projects comprising length of 234 km with cost of Rs. 8,750 crore have been awarded in the State of Karnataka.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1863 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2022

## SIX-LANING PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA

## 1863. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 1860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Registered Workers
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Queen Oja, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Shankar Lalwani

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1860 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## REGISTERED WORKERS

1860.

SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA: DR. BHARTIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  newly  registered  workers  also under the purview of MSME scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of workers who are being provided the facilities of the department at present, along with the details of facilities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) to (c): At present, MSMEs registering on the Udyam portal declare details of their workers on a voluntary basis. During the Budget Speech 2022-23, the Finance Minister announced interlinking of four portals i.e. National Career Service (NCS), eShram, UDYAM and ASEEM to enable services related to credit facilitation, skilling and  recruitment  with  an  aim  to  further  formalize  the  economy  and  enhance entrepreneurial opportunities for all.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Insurance of Road Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1859 ANSWERED ON 28 th  JULY, 2022

## INSURANCE OF ROAD PROJECTS

1859.  SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to insure road projects all over the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the insurance policy along with the implementation process;
- (c) whether the Government has any mechanism to pay compensation to the victims of hit-and run cases and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the number of cases registered during the period from 2015-2020 along with the amount disbursed to the accident victims of the hit-run cases?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) There is provision for various insurances to be undertaken by the contractor at its own cost in highway development projects. As per the provision of the Agreement, the contractor/concessionaire is required to maintain following insurance for any loss and damages from the appointed date till the date of issue of the Completion Certificate.

- (i) Insurance of works, plants and machineries

(ii) Insurance of contractor's equipment and documents (iii) Insurance for Contractor's Defect liability

(iv) Insurance against injury to persons and damage to property. (c) to (d) Section 161 (as stands  amended) vide Motor Vehicle (Amendment)  Act,  2019,  made  provisions  to  enhance  compensation  in case of  hit  and  run  motor  accident  from  Rs.  12,500/-  to  Rs  50,000/-  for grievous hurt and from Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 2,00,000/- in case of death. The Ministry has notified a new scheme as Compensation to Victims of Hit & Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022, vide notification GSR 163 (E) dated 25th  February  2022.  The  implementation  of  this  Scheme  is  pan-India. Ministry has also published rules, vide notification GSR 162 (E) dated 25th February  2022,  regarding  creation,  operation  and  sources  of  the  Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, to be used for providing compensation in case of Hit & Run accidents, treatment for accident victims and any other purpose, as may be specified by the Central Government. Total number of road accidents occurred under category of hit and run in country during the period from 2015 to 2020 is given in table below.

| Type of Collision 2015   |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |
|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Hit and Run 57083        |  55942 |  65186 |  69822 |  57987 |  52448 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Number of Homeless People
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_ 1855

To BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

## NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE

## NO.1855. SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to

AND state:

- (a) the status of homelessness and the number of people homeless in
- the country;
- (b) the details of funds allocated by the Government to provide temporary accommodation houses to them during extreme weather conditions like heat wave, rainy season and cold wave;
- whether the Government is constructing houses for homeless population; and
- (d) if so, total allocation made by the Government for providing houses to people who are homeless or without houses?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a): As per Census of India 2011, there are 9.38 Iakh homeless people in urban areas-
- (b) to (d): Land and colonization are State subjects: The construction of housesl accommodationsl night shelters is done by the respective Statel Union Territory (UT) Governments including arranging for financeThe details of such accommodation and funding are not maintained by the Ministry: However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is supporting the efforts of Statel UT Governments   through Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) by providing
- Central Assistance for construction and operation of night shelters

as proposed by the Statesl UTs to save extreme weather conditions like heat wave, rainy season and cold wave.

Additionally, MoHUA under the vision of also supplementing the efforts of Statesl UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) for construction of houses for all   eligible familiesl beneficiaries including homeless   population since 25.06.2015. Based the project proposals submitted by Statesl UTs, so far more than 122 Iakh houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-U in all urban areas, out of which more than 102 Iakh have been grounded and more than 61 Iakh have been completedl delivered to the beneficiaries. A total Central Assistance of Rs- 2.03 Iakh crore has

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Ethanol Production in Bihar
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav, Kaushalendra Kumar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1852 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  July, 2022

## Ethanol Production in Bihar

## †1852.  SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  ethanol  production  is  not  getting  encouraged  in  Bihar,  Uttar  Pradesh, Maharashtra  and  Karnatka  due  to  arbitrariness  of  oil  companies  and  very  low allocation of ethanol quota and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to rationalise the existing system for ethanol to encourage more production of ethanol and reduce foreign imports of crude oil; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Government, since 2014, has taken several steps to encourage production of  ethanol  across  the  country  including  in  Bihar,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Maharashtra  and Karnataka  by inter-alia ,  permitting  other  non-food  feedstock  besides  molasses,  like cellulosic and lignocelluloses materials, sugarcane and grains (maize and surplus stocks of  rice  with  Food  Corporation  of  India)  for  conversion  to  ethanol;  administered  price mechanism  for  procurement  of  ethanol;  lowered  GST  rate  to  5%;  amendment  in Industries (Development & Regulation) Act for free movement of ethanol across states for blending; interest subvention scheme.

Further, the Government has advanced the target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol from 2030  to  2025-26  which  reduces  dependency  on  crude  import.  To  meet  the  enhanced requirement of ethanol, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have floated an Expression of Interest  (EoI)  for  signing  long  term  offtake  /  bipartite  agreement  with  upcoming dedicated  ethanol  plants  in  ethanol  deficit  states  for  supply  of  denatured  anhydrous ethanol in August, 2021.

Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) has informed that States are free to produce  ethanol  as  per  production  capacities.  Further,  entrepreneurs  are  free  to  set  up ethanol distillation plants anywhere in the country and participate in the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Allocation of Kerosene
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1851 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2022

## Allocation of Kerosene

## 1851. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  request  from  Kerala  for  enhancing  the allocation of nonsubsidized kerosene to the State for the FY 2022-23;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government has considered the same and has taken any decision in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

- (a) to (d) Yes Sir. Annual allocation of Non-Subsidised PDS Kerosene is done by Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) in the beginning of each financial year.

States/UTs  may  seek  further  additional  allocation  after  exhausting  available  quota. Considering the request of Government of Kerala, in addition to already allocated quota of 3084 KL, additional allocation of Non Subsidized PDS Kerosene has been done making an overall allocation of 21888 KL non subsidized PDS SKO for year 2021-22. Further, for the year 202223, an allocation of 2160 KL non subsidized kerosene has been made to the state of Kerala.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Mass Urban Transport
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1850 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022 MASS URBAN TRANSPORT

## NO\_ 1850. SHRI Y.S\_ AVINASH REDDY:

Minister HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS pleased to

Will the of be state:

- (a) the steps being taken under Mass Urban Transport including Connectivity to Railway with innovative ways of financing and faster implementation for building metro  systems of appropriate type at scale along with multimodal connectivity between mass urban transport and   railway stations   including design of metro  systems, civil structures, which would be re-oriented and standardized for Indian conditions and needs; and
- (b) the amount of funds sanctionedlspent till now and the progress
- made thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) & (b) Urban transport is an integral part of urban development, which planning and  initiating mass urban  transport infrastructure for cities or urban agglomerates: Metro rail is emerging as fast, comfortable and safest

mode of mass urban transport. Government of India has issued Metro Rail Policy-2017 for   systematic planning and implementation of metro rail systems in comprehensive and sustainable manner. The policy acts as a guide to state governments for preparing   comprehensive proposals of metro rail with integration of various modes of transport, last mile connectivity, seamless transfer between various modes of transport including Railways: For innovative financing, the policy mandate the adoption of innovative financing through Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Value Capture Finance (VCF), Commerciall  Property Development, Advertisements, Leasing of space etc: To promote MMake in India' initiative and bring the down the cost, various components of metro rail systems viz, Rolling Stocks, Signalling System; Electrical & Electromechanical and Civil Engineering Structures have already been standardized: The reorientationlrevision of standards of various metro rail components is an ongoing process and is done based on the Indian  conditions, need and growth of metro rail projects: No funds have been released for this purpose:
Lok Sabha Question No. 1848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Subsidized Solar Pumps to Farmers
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1848

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## SUBSIDIZED SOLAR PUMPS TO FARMERS

## 1848. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is providing subsidized solar pumps to farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is true that even the subsidized rate of solar pumps is unaffordable for farmers;
- (d) if so, the efforts being made by the Government to make solar pumps a feasible option for farmers;
- (e) whether it is also true that it is difficult for the farmers to finance the remaining share left after subsidized solar pumps as the microfinance institutions do not provide finance for agriculture equipment like solar pumps; and;
- (f) if so, the efforts being made by the Government to provide finance for agriculture equipments like solar pumps?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)to(f) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PM-KUSUM),  which  inter-alia  provides  for installation of 20 lakh standalone solar pumps with central financial assistance (CFA) upto 30% of the benchmark cost. In case of North-Eastern States including Sikkim, hilly States of Himachal and Uttarakhand, UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman & Nicobar Island and Lakshadweep a higher CFA upto 50% of benchmark cost is provided.

Besides  the  CFA,  at  least  equivalent  financial  support  is  provided  by  the  concerned  state government for the standalone solar pumps under PM-KUSUM Scheme. Therefore, farmers have to contribute only balance amount and a part of which can be met through bank finance.

Efforts  have  been  made  to  make  the  financing  easily  available  to  the  farmers  under  PMKUSUM Scheme, and these have resulted in:

- (i) Inclusion of PM-KUSUM Scheme under priority sector lending guidelines of RBI.
- (ii) Inclusion of community scale projects under the Component-B and Component-C of the Scheme under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF).
- (iii) Announcement of lending products for PM-KUSUM scheme by a number of commercial banks.

The above instruments have made financing accessible to the farmers to partially meet their contribution for installation of solar pump.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Generation of Nuclear Energy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *160

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022

## Generation of Nuclear Energy

- *160.  SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  new  inventions/efforts  are  being  made  to  produce  more  nuclear energy and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether India is a part of this new endeavour/invention; and
- (c) the efforts being made by the county to increase nuclear energy?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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

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## Government of India Department of Atomic Energy

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *160 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022 BY SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK AND SHRIMATI  NAVNEET  RAVI  RANA  REGARDING  GENERATION  OF  NUCLEAR ENERGY.

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(a)(b)&(c)

Efforts are being made to increase capacity addition of nuclear power by granting administrative  approval  of  indigenous  nuclear  power  stations  in  fleet  mode.  To help in  speedy implementation of the project, NPCIL has ordered long delivery items  and  equipment.  NPCIL  has  also  worked  for  standardising  the  design  of indigenous 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor, to help in faster project implementation.

To augment additional electricity generation through nuclear power plants, work has  been  initiated  at  Kudankulam  site  for  completion  of  KKNPP  3,  4,  5  and  6 plants,  each  with  a  capacity  of  1000  MWe,  in  collaboration  with  Russian Federation.

In addition, it is expected that fusion energy will become a new source of clean energy in future. India is one of the partner countries in International Thermonuclear  Experimental  Reactor  (ITER)  project.  India  has  contributed significantly  in  the  international  collaborative  effort.  Based  on  the  experience gained and success of the ITER Project, India may consider setting up a similar fusion reactor in future.

DAE R&D institutes BARC and IGCAR are carrying out considerable research in development for thorium based fuel cycle technology.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 150 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Export Target for the Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *150 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022

## EXPORT TARGET FOR THE TEXTILE SECTOR

## *150. SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any export target for the textile sector in the Budget 2022-23 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has prepared any action plan to achieve the target and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  countries  with  which  the  Government  has  been  negotiating  for  the  Free  Trade Agreement and Preferential Trade Agreement (FTA or PTA);
- (d) whether the Ministry is working with the Ministry of Finance to increase the interest equalization scheme and insurance cover and if so, the details thereof including the current status;
- (e) the condition of textile mills and industries in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu at present; and
- (f) the corrective steps taken by the Government to improve it?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO.*150  FOR  27.07.2022  REGARDING  EXPORT  TARGET  FOR  THE  TEXTILE  SECTOR ASKED BY SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI & SHRI VINAYAK RAUT

(a)  &  (b) The  process  of  fixation  of  export  target  is  very  elaborate  taking  into  account geopolitical situation, international market trends, market dynamics, consultations with Indian Embassies/Missions as well as industry consultation. The  export target for 2022-23 shall be fixed  thereafter.  However,  Government  is  continuously  taking  various  measures  to  boost production and exports.

(c)             After finalizing trade agreement with UAE & Australia, Government has entered into negotiations with the UK, the EU, Israel and Canada for enhancing market access of Indian products,  including  textiles,  keeping  in  mind  the  national  interest  and  domestic  sensitivities. Further,  it  has  also  entered  into  review  process  of  the  existing  FTAs,  such  as  those  with Japan, Korea and ASEAN.

(d)               The Interest Equalisation Scheme has been formulated to give the benefit in the interest  rates  being  charged  by  the banks to  the  exporters  on  their  Pre  and  Post  Shipment Rupee Export Credits. The scheme was launched w.e.f. 01.04.2015 for a period of 5 years and later extended by one more year till 31.03.2021 and again extended till 30.09.2021. The scheme has now been further extended from 01.10.2021 till 31.03.2024.

(e) & (f)       46 units from Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 11 units from Daman & Diu are registered with  Textile  Statistical  Return  System  (TSRS)  portal.  Nothing  adverse  has  been  received about the condition of textile mills and industries in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

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