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Lok Sabha Question No. 246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Variance in Costs of RT-PCR Tests at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

246.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 246 (To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## VARIANCE IN COSTS OF RT-PCR TESTS AT AIRPORTS

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

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- (a) whether the Government is aware of a significant variance in the cost of Rapid Antigen/RT-PCR tests charged by the privately managed international airports and State-run airports in the country leading to an increased charge for passengers arriving from international destinations and if the details thereof;
- (c) the details of charges levied for the said tests at various airports in the country along with the details of vendors engaged for the purpose in each international airports;
- (b) whether the Government has issued any instructions to rationalize the charges for the said tests at all airports in the country and if sO, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to issue guidelines for the privately managed airports to consider foregoing their revenue share which is collected from such tests; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (e) if the details thereof? SO,

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(a) to (e): Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) in coordination with Ministry 0f Health Family Welfare (oHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is implementing the Covi-19 related guidelines for international passengers arriving at Indian Airports: To facilitate the movement of passengers, airport operators extend the services of testing facilities at airports through accredited Laboratories:

The rates for RT-PCR Rapid RT-PCR are mostly decided and notified by the respective State/UT Governments, which are adhered to by the laboratories operating at the airports:

Based on the time taken for COVID test reports; waiting time and requirement %f the destination countries, passengers may choose standard RT-PCR or Rapid RT-PCR testing facilities. The charges for Standard RT-PCR is about Rs 500/- The charges for Rapid RT-PCR may range from Rs: 1975-3000/- This variation is due to the different technologies used for obtaining the testing reports
Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Involvement of Locals/NGOs in Urban Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 244

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## INVOLVEMENT OF LOCALSINGOS IN URBAN SCHEMES

NO. 244. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the involvement of localsINGOs was missing in some interior areas in States where insurgency was affecting the lives of the people and also affecting various schemes and programmes such as Housing for All, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana etc; and;
- (b) if So, the details thereof and the corrective steps being taken by the Government during the last five years, State-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Urban Development of Housing and Urban Affairs assists the States Union Territories (UTs) in urban development through its MissionsAtal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) and also addresses livelihood concerns under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) and PM Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi(PM SVANidhi): During the implementation of the Schemes the StateslUTs have not highlighted any issue which is affecting the progress of the Scheme due to non-involvement of localsINGOs-
- (b) Does not arise-

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Lok Sabha Question No. 243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Urban Poverty Alleviation Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

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Annexure II

Unstarred Question No. 243 due for answer on 03.02.2022.

(

in crore)

Statement showing State/UT-wise funds released by Central Government to States/UTs and funds utilized by the

State/UT  under  DAY-NULM  during  2018-19  to  2021-22  (as  on  15.01.2022),  referred  in  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha

Sl.

No

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

States/UTs

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal P

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal P

J & K

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya P

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

2018-19

Released

30.20

3.66

0.00

42.52

21.15

4.85

30.94

0.00

1.69

3.23

11.24

0.00

18.60

21.60

0.00

0.00

0.00

Utilized

30.20

3.66

0.00

42.52

21.15

4.85

30.94

0.00

1.69

3.23

11.24

0.00

18.60

21.60

0.00

0.00

0.00

2019-20

Released

98.45

6.59

14.86

31.08

17.02

3.40

14.08

29.63

6.81

11.56

16.28

16.46

24.09

48.80

0.00

3.65

0.00

Utilized

98.45

6.59

14.86

31.08

11.28

3.40

14.08

29.63

6.81

11.56

16.28

16.46

24.09

48.80

0.00

0.97

0.00

2020-21

Released

58.23

9.36

21.92

30.90

0.00

3.90

71.58

10.54

10.21

3.67

16.28

32.07

27.90

55.09

96.15

2.98

3.79

Utilized

47.19

2.89

14.95

18.69

0.00

2.72

66.42

0.01

0.00

3.53

8.48

6.85

26.13

50.44

77.18

0.00

1.00

Released

2021-22

33.10

0.00

32.91

0.00

14.71

3.40

49.67

0.00

5.20

6.25

12.88

0.00

16.65

46.22

64.37

0.00

0.00

Utilized

(15.01.2022)

44.15

0.00

16.77

0.00

9.87

1.85

27.05

7.43

10.21

0.13

8.72

14.61

3.71

7.39

30.55

0.08

1.09

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

Mizoram

Nagaland

Odisha

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

A & N Islands

Chandigarh

D&N Haveli, D& D

Ladakh

Delhi

Puducherry

Total

6.82

3.43

16.24

0.00

31.10

1.12

68.53

15.56

6.33

53.38

7.75

35.94

0.00

1.82

0.17

0.00

0.00

1.97

439.85

6.82

3.43

16.24

0.00

31.10

1.12

68.53

15.56

6.33

53.38

7.75

35.94

0.00

1.82

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.97

439.67

5.82

4.06

14.32

16.17

38.11

2.44

81.36

42.13

7.88

98.56

7.32

25.79

0.00

3.08

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.97

692.76

5.82

4.06

14.32

16.17

38.11

1.49

81.36

42.13

7.88

98.56

4.42

25.79

0.00

3.08

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.97

680.50

16.17

6.96

20.07

0.00

39.31

1.10

110.65

38.10

13.48

65.34

6.05

34.30

0.00

1.82

0.00

0.00

0.00

4.20

812.11

16.17

1.75

12.32

0.00

37.27

0.00

110.65

22.61

9.77

51.94

0.00

16.32

0.00

1.31

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

606.57

8.40

4.92

13.43

19.36

40.53

0.00

98.67

31.69

14.17

0.00

0.00

43.39

0.28

1.86

0.00

2.10

0.00

0.00

564.17

0.00

0.00

13.37

0.00

2.20

0.00

9.03

31.51

1.15

0.00

3.37

11.69

0.00

1.46

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.34

257.72
Lok Sabha Question No. 242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Rejuvenation of River Yamuna
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 242

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## REJUVENATION OF RIVER YAMUNA

## †242. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the steps taken by the Government for rejuvenation of Yamuna River;

(b) the details of the funds approved and released for the rejuvenation of Yamuna River;

(c) whether any time limit has been prescribed for rejuvenation of the river; and

(d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  &  (b): Yamuna is  largest  tributary  of  Ganga  River.Under  Namami  Gange  Programme,National Mission for  Clean  Ganga  (NMCG) has sanctioned 23 projects  costing  Rs.  4290  crore  for  creating  / rehabilitation  of  1840  Million  Litres  per  Day  (MLD)Sewage  Treatment  Plant  (STP)  capacity  in Yamuna basin. These 23 projects are spread in  Himachal Pradesh (1 project), Haryana (2 projects), Delhi  (12  projects  includes  consultancy  project  &  public  outreach  project)  and  Uttar  Pradesh  (8 projects).  Out  of  these  23  projects,  6  projects  have  already  been  completed.  Upto  December  2021, NMCG has released an amount of Rs. 1593.32crore for all the ongoing 23 projects for river Yamuna.

(c) & (d): The cleaning of river is an ongoing process and this Ministry is supplementing the efforts of the States for checking the rising level of pollution of river Yamuna by providing financial assistance to States  of  Himachal  Pradesh,  Haryana,  Delhi  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  aforementioned  projects  are  in different stages of planning/construction/completion. Close monitoring is being done to ensure timely completion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Privatisation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED (To be answered on the

NO. 240 February 2022)

## PRIVATISATION OF AIRPORTS

240.

MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI

## SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL VIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total number of airports controlled by private companies, the Union Government and the State Governments;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to impose a limit on the number of airports a single private entity can own and operate or any other steps to prevent the monopoly on airports by one corporate entity and if the details thereof; SO,
- (b) the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure the welfare of workers in airports which have been privatised;
- (d) the details of the bidding process and results for those airports which have been privatised, including total bidders and respective bids; and
- (e) the details of airports which the Government proposes to privatise in future?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a): Presently, there\_are 140 operational airports in the country, which includes 130 airports, 02 Water aerodromes and 08 Heliports. Details of these airports are given below:
- 113 airports are under Central Government including airports of Airports Authority of India (AAI)
- (iii) 05 airports are Private
- () 18 airports/Water Aerodromes/Heliports are under various State Governments
- (iv) 04 Non-AAI airports are Joint Venture Airports
- (b): On implementation of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in AAI airports, employees of AAI have choice to either remain with AAI or opt to join PPP partner as their employee Those who continue to be with AAI are governed by the terms and conditions of service of AAI and those who opt for private player are governed by the terms and conditions of service of the respective private company.
- (c):The Government of India is to decide the transaction modalities for next set of airports to be leased out under PPP mode. yet
- Lucknow; Guwahati, Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram: The Per Passenger Fee (PPF) payable to AAI was the bidding parameter: A total of 32 bids from 10 entities were received for these six airports. The airport-wise details of PPF quoted by the winning bidder for these six airports are as under:

Ahmedabad- Rs: 177 Jaipur- Rs; 174 Lucknow- Rs. 171 Guwahati- Rs. 160 Mangaluru- Rs: 115 Thiruvananthapuram- Rs. 168

(e): As per National Monetization Pipeline (NMP), 25 AAI airports have been earmarked for leasing out over the years 2022 to 2025 namely Bhubaneshwar, Varanasi; Amritsar, Trichy, Indore; Raipur; Calicut; Tirupati, Hubli; Imphal, Agartala, Udaipur, Dehradun and Rajahmundry:
Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Home Loan for Purchase/Construction of Houses
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 238 ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## HOME LOAN FOR PURCHASEICONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES

## NO. 238. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) whether the Maharashtra State has adopted the schemes initiated by the Union Government to provide home loans for purchaselconstruction of houses during the last three years
- and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the number of beneficiaries of such schemes during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)&(b) The Union Government provides interest subsidy on home loans under Credit Linked  Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) vertical of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U): CLSS is being implemented pan India, including in the State of Maharashtra:

Under CLSS vertical; there is an interest  subsidy 6.5 % for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Low Income Group (LIG), 4% for Middle Income Group-I (MIG-I) and 3% for Middle Income Group-II (MIG-II), calculated on housing Iakh, respectively, over a loan tenure of 20 years: CLSS for MIG was effective from 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2021. During the last three years, FY 2018-19 to 2020-21, 3,36,772 beneficiaries have taken benefits under CLSS vertical in the State of Maharashtra-

As per information received from the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), it is implementing Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme (RHISS) since 19 June 2017 for rural householdsRHISS provides interest  subsidy to eligible rural households who avail housing Ioan for developmentl modification or enlargement their house commercial Banks, Housing Finance companies, Regional Rural Banks, and such other financial institutions-

Under the RHISS, an interest subsidy is provided at the rate of 3% on the principal amount of the Ioan and the interest subsidy is the quantum of housing loan; for 20 years or full period of the loan, whichever is less-

During the last three years, i.e: FY 2018-19 to 2020-21, 1,339 beneficiaries have taken benefits of RHISS in the State of Maharashtra:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Serving of Food on Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINSTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 233 (To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## SERVING OF FOOD ON FLIGHTS

233.

SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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- magazines in domestic flights;
- (c) whether the Government has allowed the airlines to serve food in flights with journey of less than two and half hours and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) ifso, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the flight crew of the domestic flights have to wear coveralls in flights with journey of less than two hours and if sO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

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(2) to (c): Due to COVID-19 pandemic airline operations were suspended in March; 2020: Based on: the evolving situation; calibrated resumption of domestic operations commenced in 2020 with various restrictions for safe air travel. Accordingly; Central Government restricted airlines to serve meals during COVID -19 pandemic in 2020 to contain the transmission of COVID-19 virus May

Subsequently, on 16.11.2021, the Government in view Of the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) for domestic travel, on account of proper implementation of COVID-19 appropriate behavior protocol and upon recommendations %f Air Transport Facilitation Committee (ATFC)having members from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and MoH&FW amended the existing provision of the guidelines relating to serving meals onboard without restriction %f duration of the flight and magazine/reading material subject to adherence to guidelines issued from time to time in this regard.

- (d) For domestic travel; the Cabin crew is required to wear PPE items as per the guidelines issued by this Ministry in consultation with ICMR The updated guidelines, presently applicable, were issued on 30.06.2021.

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be pleased to state:-
Lok Sabha Question No. 232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Dams in Seismic Zones
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED STARRED QUESTION NO. 232 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## DAMS IN SEISMIC ZONES

## 232.     ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has the details of the seismological zone in which all the dams in the country are situated;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) Whether the Government has any plan to install a seismograph in the Mullaperiyar dam; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a)  &  (b)  Yes.  As  per  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  Code  IS  1893  (Part  1)  2016:  'Criteria  For Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures', Country has been divided into four seismic zones (Zone II, III, IV & V).

National Register of Large Dams 2019, compiled by the Central Water Commission, contains the State-wise  seismic  zone  information  of  the  dams  along  with  other  dams'  basic  features.  This document is accessible through the link - http://cwc.gov.in/publication/nrld

- (c) & (d)  Tamil Nadu Government has given the work order for installation of seismic instruments in the Mulla Periyar dam to the National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Domestic Steel Industry
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*12

FOR ANSWER ON 02/02/2022

## DOMESTIC STEEL INDUSTRY

*12. SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to take more steps to strengthen domestic steel  industry  and  achieve  sustainable  operations  in  steel  industry  through  policy support, efficient resource utilisation and research and development led production innovation;

(b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government in this regard; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

(a)to(c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*12 FOR  ANSWER ON 02/02/2022 TABLED BY  SHRI  T.R.  BAALU,  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  'DOMESTIC STEEL INDUSTRY'

(a)to(c):  Steel  being  a  de-regulated  sector,  government  acts  as  a  facilitator,  by creating enabling environment for development of the sector.   National Steel Policy, 2017  has  mission  to  provide  environment  for  attaining  'self  sufficiency'  in  steel production by providing policy support and guidance to steel producers. Towards this, the action taken includes the following:-

- (i) Notification  of  Domestically  Manufactured  Iron  &  Steel  Products  (DMI&SP) Policy for promoting procurement of Made in India steel.
- (ii) Steel Scrap Recycling Policy has been notified by Ministry of Steel which will complement  the  Motor  Vehicles  (Registration  and  Functions  of Vehicle Scrapping  Facility)  Rules,  2021  notified  by  Ministry  of  Road,  Transport  and Highways so as to enhance availability of scrap to facilitate sustainable steel making.
- (iii) Issuance of Steel Quality Control Order to stop manufacturing and import of non-standardized steel.
- (iv) Steel  Import  Monitoring  System  (SIMS)  for  advanced  registration  of  steel imports.
- (v) Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel with an outlay of ₹6,322 crores.
- (vi) Engagement with steel producers including industry associations and leaders of domestic steel industry to address their issues by the concerned Ministries/Departments of the Central Government and State Governments.
- (vii) Engagement with potential users; including from Railways, Defence, Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas,  Housing,  Civil  Aviation,  Road  Transport  and Highways,  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  sectors  to  enhance  the  steel usage and overall demand for steel in the country.
- (viii) An  eco-system  of  Research  &  Development  has  been  created  in  the  Steel Sector,  with  the  participation  of  all  related  stakeholders  towards  efficiency, sustainability and modernization.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Bullet Train Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 8 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## BULLET TRAIN PROJECTS

- *8.           DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the proposed new corridor projects of bullet trains;
- (b) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned and disbursed for the next  five  years  and  the  current  year  for  the  purpose,  State/Union Territory-wise;
- (c) whether cost of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor Project has increased and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  there  is  any  anticipated  delay  in  Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  acquisition  of  land  between  such  corridors along  with  the  details  of  land  acquired  and  also  compensation  paid and rehabilitation undertaken?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 8 BY DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE AND DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK

SABHA ON 02.02.2022 REGARDING BULLET TRAIN PROJECTS

- (a)  and (b): Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare the Detailed Project  Report  (DPR)  for  the  following  High  Speed  Corridors  in  the country :-
- (i)     Delhi-Varanasi
- (ii)    Mumbai-Nagpur
- (iii)   Delhi-Ahmedabad
- (iv)   Mumbai-Hyderabad
- (v)    Chennai-Bangaluru-Mysore
- (vi)   Varanasi-Howrah
- (vii)  Delhi-Amritsar

None of the above mentioned High Speed Corridor has been sanctioned;  therefore,  no  fund  has  been  allocated/sanctioned  so  far against these corridors.

- (c)  to  (e):  The  anticipated  cost  increase  and  time  can  be  fully ascertained only after  completion of  Land  Acquisition,  finalization  of all  contracts  and  associated  timelines.  So  far,  out  of  27  contract packages, 12 have been awarded. As on date, details of land acquired are as under :-
- (i)    Gujarat (98.62%) - 941.13 Ha out of  954.28 Ha
- (ii)   Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT (100%) - 7.90  Ha out of 7.90 Ha
- (iii)  Maharashtra (56.39%) - 244.63 Ha out of 433.82 Ha

The  land  acquisition  and  Rehabilitation  activities  is  being  done  in accordance with the 'Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  (RFCTLARR)  Act,

2013'.

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