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Lok Sabha Question No. 1607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: General Pool Residential Accommodation
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1607 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 15, 2022

## GENERAL POOL RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION

NO. 1607. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

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

- (a) whether the Government is on the process of redevelopment of  General  Pool  Residential  Accommodation  (GPRA)  colonies of Government employees across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the total number of such GPRA projects completed as on date,
- project-wise;
- (d) the  total  number  of  such  projects  that  are  under  process, project-wise  and  the  time  by  which  these  are  likely  to  be
- completed; and
- (e) the total amount of funds utilised by the Government on these projects?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) &  (b):  Yes,  Sir.  Redevelopment  of  GPRA  colonies  at  Nauroji Nagar, Sarojini Nagar and Netaji Nagar are being undertaken by NBCC and GPRA colonies at Sriniwaspuri, Kasturba Nagar, Thyagraj  Nagar  and  Mohammadpur  are  being  undertaken  by CPWD.

- (c)  As on date, construction of GPRA Projects at Mohammadpur and Thyagraj Nagar have been completed.
- (d)  GPRA projects that are under process and the time by which these are likely to be completed are as under:
- (e)    Redevelopment  of  GPRA  colonies  are  being  done  on  selfsustainable financing model i.e. through 'Alternate Mode of Funding' without any budgetary support from Govt. of India.

|   S. No. | GPRA Projects   | Targeted date of completion   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Nauroji Nagar   | 30.06.2023                    |
|        2 | Netaji Nagar    | 30.06.2025                    |
|        3 | Sarojini Nagar  | 31.12.2025                    |
|        4 | Kasturba Nagar  | 31.03.2025                    |
|        5 | Sriniwaspuri    | 31.03.2025                    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Sanction of Road Works under CRIF
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the practice of sanctioning of road works under  the  Central  Road  and  Infrastructure  Fund  (CRIF)  on  the recommendations of Members of Parliament has discontinued and these works are being sanctioned only on the recommendations of State Governments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  any  alternative  arrangement  has  been  made  by  the Government to sanction the road works on the recommendation of Members of Parliament; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) The  Ministry  allocates  funds  for  State  Governments  / Union Territories (UTs) for development and maintenance of State Roads  under  the  Central  Road  &  Infrastructure  Fund  (CRIF)  and Economic Importance & Interstate Connectivity (EI&ISC) Schemes as per the provisions of the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act, 2019.

The  Ministry  finalised  the  criteria  for  allocation  of  funds  for development and maintenance of State Roads [for CRIF and EI & ISC

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1606 ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## SANCTION OF ROAD WORKS UNDER CRIF

† 1606.  SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Schemes]  in  consultation  with  the  Ministry  of  Finance  as  per provisions of section 7A and 11 of CRIF Act, 2000 in January, 2020 and amendments thereof in April, 2022.

## These criteria inter-alia provide for:

- i. Finalization  of  list  of  projects  by  the  Ministry  in  consultation with State Governments/ UTs.
- ii. Administrative  Approval  of  projects  (included  under  finalized lists) by concerned State Governments/ UTs.
- iii. Technical Approval and Financial Sanction (TA&FS) of projects administratively approved by State/ UT Public Works Departments (PWDs), Road Construction Departments/ Corporations, etc.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Allotment of Slots for Airline
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1600 (To be answered on the 15 th  December 2022)

## ALLOTMENT OF SLOTS FOR AIRLINE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

1600.

SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has any mechanism to analyse the utilisation of allotted slots of each airline and if so, the details of the method adopted therefor;
- (b) if not, whether the Government proposes to implement the same in future and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of slots allotted to various airlines at Calicut airport; and
- (d) whether the Government is aware that these allotted slots in airports are not being properly utilised by the airlines and, if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Civil Aviation has formulated Guidelines for Slot Allocation for fair and transparent distribution of slots. Accordingly, Slot Allocation Committee's meetings are held by Airport Operators twice a year for allocating the slots to airlines for the Summer and Winter Schedule. These schedules are made available in the public domain on the website of Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
- (c): The details of slots allotted per week (arrival + departure) to various airlines at Kozhidoe airport are as under:
- (d): Slot allocation is a regular process held twice a year based on the Committee's meetings and unutilized slots (if any) of any Schedule are reviewed/ addressed in the subsequent meetings and allocated to interested airlines.

| S. No.   | Name of airline      |   Number of Slots |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|
| (i)      | Air Arabia Abu Dhabi |                14 |
| (ii)     | Indigo               |                96 |
| (iii)    | Air India            |                54 |
| (iv)     | Fly Dubai            |                06 |
| (v)      | Air Arabia           |                14 |
| (vi)     | Gulf Air             |                14 |
| (vii)    | Air India Express    |               156 |
| (viii)   | Salam Air            |                04 |
| (ix)     | Qatar Airways        |                14 |
| (x)      | Spice Jet            |                42 |
| (xi)     | Oman Air             |                14 |
| (xii)    | NAS Air              |                10 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Alternative Power Supply
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1599 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## ALTERNATIVE POWER SUPPLY

1599.  DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  studies  to  assess  whether  small businesses  use  induction  furnaces  or  electric  arc  furnaces  for  making  steel  through Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) that requires thermal coal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  find  alternative  power  supply and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  maintains  any  data  indicating  the  sources  of  power supply utilised by small businesses;
- (e) if so, the details thereof including alternatives to coal that are currently in use;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to promote alternative sources of power like solar and wind; and
- (g) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  timeline  and  targets  for  the  same  and  if  not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) : The process of sponge iron manufacturing involves removal of oxygen from iron ore and is produced from Direct-Reduced Iron (DRI) process with the reduction of iron ore (in the form of lumps, pellets or fines) by a reducing gas using fuel (natural gas or coal). In this process, coal is used for producing reducer gas in a Horizontal Rotary Kiln. Hence studies requiring electrification of DRI are not undertaken.

(d) to (g) : The power from various sources is procured by the DISCOMs and supplied to  various  consumers,  including  the  small  businesses.  As  per  the  the  Generation Expansion  Planning  studies  carried  out  by  the  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  for 2029-30,  the  share  of  non-fossil  fuel  based  generation  capacity  in  the  total  installed capacity of the Country is likely to increase from around 42% as on Oct, 2022 to more than  64%  by  2029-30.  This  would  reduce  the  dependence  on  fossil  fuel  in  electricity generation and promote alternative sources of power like solar and wind.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Hydrogen-Powered Planes by 2035
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1598 (To be answered on the 15 th  December 2022)

## HYDROGEN-POWERED PLANES BY 2035

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(a) whether it is a fact that high fuel cost as a percentage of operating charges amounts to forty five per cent in the country as compared to the global average of thirty per cent;

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

(c) whether the Government is aware that the hydrogen-powered planes are likely to come into the market 2035, which might carry hundreds more passengers per flight than traditional planes with a cleaner energy source thereof; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the plan of the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

1598. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE

be pleased to state:-

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

(a)  and (b) The operating costs of airlines are dynamic and their individual components vary in response to multiple factors which include, inter-alia, price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) in international markets, foreign exchange, duties and taxes etc. In the case of scheduled Indian operators, the percentage share of aircraft fuel and oil expenses has been around 40% of total operating expenses. With a view to reduce the fuel cost, the issue of reduction in VAT on ATF was taken up with States/ Union Territories levying high VATs on ATF. As a result of the efforts, VAT on ATF has been reduced by several States in the country.

(c) and (d) Presently, there is no proposal under consideration of Ministry of Civil Aviation for hydrogen-powered planes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Tap Water Connections in Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Narendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1595

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15/12/2022

## Tap Water Connections in Rajasthan

## †1595. SHRI  NARENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the time by which tap water connection to every house in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan is likely to be provided under JJM;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  Tehsils  in  which  all  the  villages  have  been  provided  the connections under JJM so far;
- (c)   whether there is any proposal to expedite the implementation of Har Ghar Nal Scheme; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d) Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal by restructuring and subsuming erstwhile National Rural Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP)  to  make  provision  of  potable  water  to  every  rural household of the country by 2024 including those in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, through tap water connection.

Tehsil-wise  status  is  not  maintained  by  the  Department.  However,  the  State/  UT,  district  & village-wise status of tap water connection in rural households etc. reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

To achieve the goal of JJM in the whole country with speed and scale, Government of India is handholding  the  States,  including  Rajasthan,  to  expedite  the  implementation  of  the  mission through  number of steps inter  alia ,  which  includes  joint  discussion  and  finalization  of  annual action  plan  (AAP)  of  States/  UTs  regular  review  of  implementation,  workshops/  conferences/ webinars for capacity building and knowledge sharing, field visits by multi-disciplinary team to provide technical support, etc. A detailed Operational Guideline for the implementation of JJM; Margdarshika  for  Gram  Panchayats  &  VWSCs  to  provide  safe  drinking  water  in  rural households and Guidelines on a special campaign to provide piped water supply in anganwadi centres, ashramshalas and schools have been shared with States/ UTs to facilitate planning and implementation  of   Jal  Jeevan  Mission.  For  online  monitoring, JJM-Integrated  Management

Information System (IMIS) and JJM-Dashboard has been put in place. Provision has also been made for transparent online financial management through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Seaplane Routes under RCS-UDAN
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1592

(To be answered on the 15 th  December 2022)

## SEAPLANE ROUTES UNDER RCS-UDAN

## 1592. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of seaplane routes sanctioned so far under the RCS-UDAN scheme and guidelines issued thereon and operational status of each of these routes;
- (b) whether there are any seaplane UDAN services sanctioned to operate from passenger cruise terminals in different ports of Odisha, and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes for UDAN seaplane operations from different cruise terminal in Odisha and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Civil Aviation introduced a new mode of transportation i.e. seaplane operations from water aerodromes under UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme.

During various round of bidding under UDAN, 56 seaplane routes connecting 25 water aerodromes were identified in the States/UTs of Gujarat, Assam, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Lakshadweep. Seaplane operations between Sabarmati River Front & Statue of Unity commenced on 31.10.2020 and was discontinued on

11.04.2021 due to commercial and Covid-19 reasons.

- (c): UDAN is a market demand driven Scheme. Interested airlines based on their  assessment  of  demand  on  particular  routes  including  seaplane operations, submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. None of the airline bidders has submitted any proposal connecting different cruise terminals in Odisha, in the concluded UDAN rounds so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Redevelopment of Bagdogra Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1590

(To be answered on the 15 th  December 2022)

## REDEVELOPMENT OF BAGDOGRA AIRPORT

## 1590. SHRI RAJU BISTA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the progress made so far on the process of redevelopment work of Bagdogra airport;
- (b) the details of the total budget sanctioned for the project along with the expected date

of work commencement; and

- (c) whether the Government proposes to start helicopter service connecting Bagdogra to Darjeeling and Kalimpong and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) & (b): Upgradation/ Modernisation of infrastructure at airports, including Bagdogra airport, is a continuous process and is undertaken by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at its airports depending on the availability of land, commercial viability, socioeconomic considerations, traffic demand / willingness of airlines to operate to/ from such airports. AAI has planned development of a Civil Enclave at Bagdogra airport at a cost

of Rs.1884 crore. The probable date of start for the project is in December, 2022. However, further development of the airport is subject to the availability of land. Institutional mechanism to facilitate helicopter operations by obtaining permissions,

- (c): Ministry of Civil Aviation has already released a policy for promotion of helicopter operations across the country. The policy covers various aspects like concessional ground handling charges, parking deposit, landing charges, service charges, credit facility with ATC and training for Air Traffic Control with a view to making helicopter operations viable. The helicopter policy encourages the airport operators/State Governments/UTs to develop heliports. As per the policy, State Governments/UTs are required to set up an approvals, clearances, etc. The Government through this policy, aims to stimulate air traffic and enhance air connectivity through helicopters by facilitating helicopter operations across the country.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: International Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1587 (To be answered on the 15 th  December 2022)

## INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

1587. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI) SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details and the number of international airports available in the country before 2014 and the number of international airports constructed during the last seven years;

and

- (b) the details of the international and inter-State air services commenced from these airports?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a): There were 24 international airports in the country before 2014. During last seven years, 6 more airports have been constructed/ declared as international airports. During the last seven years, four Greenfield airports namely, Kannur in Kerala, Shirdi in Maharashtra, Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and Mopa in Goa have been constructed as international airports. In addition, two existing airports namely, Vijayawada and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh were declared as international airports in the year 2017. (b): After repeal of the Air Corporation Act in March 1994, the Indian domestic aviation market was deregulated. Consequently, airlines are free to induct capacity with any aircraft type for selecting whatever markets and network they wish to service and operate across the country subject to compliance with the extant guidelines in this regard. Thus, it is up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and their commercial viability, in compliance with the extant guidelines.

Moreover, as far as matter of international flight services from these airports is concerned, Indian carriers are free to mount services from any point in India to foreign destinations as per the respective bilateral air services arrangements. Foreign airlines can operate on designated points of call available under the bilateral arrangements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Projects under Smart Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1586

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 15, 2022

## PROJECTS UNDER SMART CITIES

- NO. 1586 SHRI  GIRIDHARI YADAV:

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

- (a)  whether it is a fact that projects have not been completed in any of the hundred smart cities and just about one fourth of the funds allocated for smart cities have been spent;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)    whether  it  is  a  fact  that  country  would  not  be  able  to  meet  its 2022-23 target for developing hundred smart cities; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (d) :  Government of India launched Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on  25  June  2015.    100  Smart  Cities  have  been  selected  through  4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018.

As  per  SCM  Guidelines,  Central  Government  will  provide  financial support  to  the  extent  of  ₹  48,000  crore  over  five  years  to  the  100 Smart Cities i.e., on an average ₹ 100 crore per city per year.  An equal amount  on  a matching  basis will be contributed by the State Government/Urban Local Body (ULB).

As on 2 December 2022, Government of India has released ₹ 34,399 crore for 100 Smart Cities, out of which ₹ 30,400 crore (88%) has been utilized.  Work orders have been issued in 7,738 projects worth around ₹  1,81,112 crore;  of  which  4,987  projects  worth  ₹  92,439  crore  have been completed.

The  period  of  implementation  of  SCM  has  been  extended  upto  June 2023  and  all  Smart  Cities  are  expected  to  complete  their  projects within the stipulated time.

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