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Lok Sabha Question No. 879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Proposal for Upgradation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

897.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED 897 (To be answered on the 21 July 2022)

## PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR IN AVIATION INDUSTRY

## SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has introduced/allowed the private sector to run the airports in the country and if $0, the details thereof; State-wise; and (b) the details of the revenue generatedlexpected to be generated to the Government from privatization of airports?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) Airgorts Authority %f India (AAD) has leased out eight of its airports under Public Private Pertnership (PPP) for operation; management and development on long term lease basis. Details of airports along with the Concessionaires are as under:
- (1) Indira Gandhi International Airport; Delhi Ms Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL)
- (3) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport; Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh MIs Lucknow International Airport Limited (LIAL)
- (2) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport; Mumbai, Maharashtra Mls Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL)
- (4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Ahmedabad International Airport Limited (AIAL)
- (6) Jaipur International Airport; Rajasthan Ms Jaipur International Airport Limited (JIAL)
- (5) Mangaluru International Airport, Karnataka MIs Mangaluru International Airport Limited (MalAL)
- () Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport; Guwahati, Assam Mls Guwahati International Airport Limited (GIAL)
- (8) Thirgvananthapuram International Airport; Kerala Ms  TRV-Kerala International Airport Limited (TIAL)
- (b): So AAI has received Annual Fees of more than Rs.30,000 crore as Revenue Share from the Delhi and Mumbai airports. The other six airports have approximately Rs.520 crore to AAI as Per Passenger Fee (PPF) till 31st 2022. AAI has also received an amount %f Rs.2355.50 crore from the of six airports in the form of upfront fee towards the capital expenditure incurred by AAI at these airportse far , paid May,
Lok Sabha Question No. 876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Ethanol Blending
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 876 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  July, 2022

## Ethanol Blending

## †876.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

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

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- (a)  the time by which the target of mixing fifty per cent Ethanol in petrol is likely to be achieved;
- (b)  the extent to which the foreign exchange reserves of the country is likely to be saved after achieving the said target; and
- (c)  the names of States in the country identified for production of Ethanol?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Government  has  not  fixed  any  target  for  blending  fifty  per  cent ethanol in petrol.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 875 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Research in Energy and Allied Areas
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.875

## ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## RESEARCH IN ENERGY AND ALLIED AREAS

875.   SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Government/Government  funded  Institutes  currently  involved  in research in energy and allied areas;
- (b) the quantum of funds allocated to these Institutes during the last three years and the current year alongwith their achievements thereunder;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  of  expanding  energy  research  in  the country especially in new and emerging areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Central  Power  Research  Institute  (CPRI),  an  Autonomous  Society  under the  Ministry  of  Power,  functions  as  the  apex  body  for  undertaking  Research  in  the Electrical  Energy  Sector.    An  amount  of  Rs.479.4  Crore  has  been  provided  to  CPRI during 2019-2022.   During this period, R&D projects on various focus areas of Power Sector like grid integration of renewable energy, e-cooking, energy storage, etc. have been  taken  up  by  CPRI.  A  host  of  technologies  including  the  following  have  been developed during 2019-2022;

-  Induction Stove suitable for Indian Cookware
-  High capacitance graphene supercapacitors for storage of power from  Renewable energy sources
-  Low cost Silicon Rubber insulator
-  Retrofit post combustion carbon capture plant for thermal power plant
-  Non-edible vegetable oil based green insulating fluids for transformer applications

(c) & (d) : Ministry  of  Power  has  sanctioned  a  Research  &  Development  (R&D) Scheme with a budgetary outlay of Rs.112 crore for supporting research in new and emerging areas of electrical energy during 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Flood Management in Brahmaputra River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 874 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER

## 874 DR. AMAR SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government's long-term measures have taken into account the increase in floods expected from the Brahmaputra river according to the new IPCC report released on February 28, 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the total area of land eroded by the Brahmaputra river every year since 2000; and
- (d) the number of villages and people living within the Brahmaputra river flood-prone areas during the last three year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) & (b) As per constitutional provisions, the subject of flood management, including erosion control, falls within the purview of the States. The flood management and anti-erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemented by the State Governments with own resources as per priority within the State. The Union Government only renders assistance to States which is technical, advisory, catalytic and promotional in nature. The major portion of the basin of Brahmaputra and its tributary lies in the State of Assam. As per information provided by Government of Assam, the Water Resources Department has not taken any action on the report of the  Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change  (IPCC)  released  on  February,  28,  2022.  However,  the Department  has  been  implementing  flood  and  river  bank  erosion  management  schemes  as  per  the recommendation of the Rashtriya Barh Ayog (RBA) and has been able to provide reasonable protection to more than 50% of the flood prone area of 31.50 lakh hectare though construction of embankment systems and erosion protection works since 1954. The Department has also taken up non-structural measures like flood early warning system to reduce the flood hazard in the downstream areas.

(c) & (d) As per data provided by Government of Assam, the details of land eroded and families affected in 28  districts  from  2000  to  2020  due  to  erosion  by  Brahmaputra  and  its  tributary  rivers  in  the  State  are mentioned below:

| Eroded Land   | No. of Affected Family   |
|---------------|--------------------------|
| 52,425.77 Ha  | 65,799                   |
Lok Sabha Question No. 873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Job Compensation
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## JOB COMPENSATION

## 873. SHRI. RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  create  new  jobs  compensation  for  the  loss  of livelihood caused due to phasing out of reducing reliance on industries like plastic and coal (unsustainable industries) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ease  the  transition  of  the  MSME  industries involved in these sectors, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  implements  Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) with a special focus to create new jobs in rural and urban areas of the country.

The Ministry  of  Environment  Forest  and  Climate  Change  had  shared  an  indicative template of comprehensive action plan for elimination of identified single use plastic items with  the  State  and  UT  Governments  and  Ministries  concerned  which  inter  alia  included thematic  areas  on  (i)  development  of  schemes  for  providing  assistance  in  setting  up manufacturing  capacities  of  alternatives  including  for  enterprises  transitioning  away  from single use plastics, (ii) providing assistance to units manufacturing alternatives to prohibited single  use  plastic  items,  and  (iii)  providing  assistance  to  units  manufacturing  prohibited single use plastic items for technology conversion.

- (b): Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises also implements various scheme for the promotion and development of MSMEs across the country which inter alia include, Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises, Micro and Small Enterprises - Cluster Development  Programmr  (MSE-  CDP),  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional Industries (SFURTI). These initiatives of the Ministry would also ease the transition of the MSME industries in these unsustainable sectors like plastic etc.

Further, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is implementing Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) providing assistance to the MSMEs for  elimination of notified Single Use Plastic items, within the ambit of the guidelines of the schemes and same may be  availed  by  the  MSMEs  for  the  ease  of  transition  from  Single  Use  Plastic  to  their alternatives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: NOC for Borewells
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 871 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## NOC FOR BOREWELLS

## †871  SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: -

(a)  whether it has been  made mandatory to get NOC after registering it with the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to dig borewells and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any notification has been issued in this regard by the (CGWA) and if so the details thereof; and (c) whether the Government has any data regarding volume of ground water being extracted/used and its current requirement per day in Rajasthan including Banswara-Dungarpur and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) & (b) Groundwater regulation guidelines dated 24 Sep 2020 (with pan India applicability) was notified by the Department for extraction of groundwater by certain groundwater consumers/project proponents like industries,  mining  projects  and  infrastructure  projects  etc.  The  applications  for  No  Objection  Certificate (NOC)  can  be  forwarded  through  online  portal  maintained  by  the  Central  Ground  Water  Authority (CGWA). Further, there is no need to register on online portal of CGWA for extraction of groundwater by certain exempted categories of consumers as mentioned in the groundwater regulation guidelines.

(c) As per the Ground Water Resources Assessment (GWRA) - 2020 jointly carried out by Central Ground Water  Board  and  State  Government,  total  Annual  Ground  Water  Recharge  and  the  Annual  Extractable Ground Water Resource with respect to Rajasthan are 12.24 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM) and 11.07 BCM respectively. Further, the Annual Ground Water Extraction for all uses in Rajasthan is 16.63 BCM.

In Banswara district, as per the GWRA-2020, the total Annual Ground Water Recharge is 202.84 Million Cubic Metre (MCM) and the Annual Extractable Ground Water Resource is 182.56 MCM whereas, the Annual Ground Water Extraction for all uses is 118.47 MCM

In Dungarpur district, as per the GWRA-2020, the total Annual Ground Water Recharge is 197.34 MCM and the Annual Extractable Ground Water Resource is 177.61 MCM whereas, the Annual Ground Water Extraction for all uses is 99.06 MCM.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Land Acquisition by NTPC
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.870

## ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## LAND ACQUISITION BY NTPC

870. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the total area of land acquired by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) all over the country including NTPC, Patratu in Jharkhand along with the number of families displaced therefrom due to the said land acquisition during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the nature of policy being adopted by NTPC for land acquisition and rehabilitation of displaced families;
- (c) the nature of assistance provided by NTPC for rehabilitation of displaced families;
- (d) whether  all  the  displaced  families  of  Patratu  have  been  rehabilitated  by  NTPC;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the number of families awaiting in the rehabilitation list?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) : A  total  of  273.27  acre  land  has  been  acquired  by  the  respective  State Governments  for  various  NTPC  projects,  during  last  3  years  and  current  year  (upto 12.07.2022). The number of displaced families out of this land acquisition is nil.
- (b) : For NTPC Projects, private land for the projects is acquired by the respective State Government / State Authorities, on request of NTPC, as per the extant Land Acquisition (LA) Act of the Government of India (GOI)/ Act(s) of respective States.

The land rate/ compensation & Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) package is  decided  by  the  concerned  State  Government/  State  Authority  as  per  provisions  of  the extant LA Act of Government of India i.e. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency (RFCT)  and  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  (LARR)  Act,  2013/  Acts/ Policies of respective State Government.

- (c) : As regards NTPC, the Rehabilitation of displaced families is provided for by the respective State Government as per the extant LA Act i.e. The RFCT and LARR Act, 2013 or the extant Act/ R&R Policy of the State, as decided by the Appropriate Authority of the State Government.
- (d) to (f) : Patratu  Vidyut  Utpadan  Nigam  Limited  (PVUNL),  a  subsidiary  of  NTPC  Ltd.  in joint venture with Jharkhand Bijli Vitaran Nigam Limited (JBVNL), Government of Jharkhand (GoJh) has not carried out any land acquisition for the project. All the requisite land has been transferred by Government of Jharkhand to PVUNL.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Refund of Airfare
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. (To be answered On the

869 2022) July

## REFUND OF AIRFARE

869.

SHRI NK. PREMACHANDRAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if s0, the action taken thereon;

be pleased to state:-

- {)vehetherithe Government proposes to instruct the Airlines and accredited travel agencies to reimburse the ticket charge due to cancellation O4 agencies, 19 restrictions; flights Covidduring
- agencies failed to refund the amount levied for ticket due to travel Covid-19; cancelation of flight charge during
- ()ifso, the details of the action taken thereon;
- agencies to refund the amount in & time bound manner;
- (D ifso, the details Of the action taken thereon;
- Ihe failed to refund the ticket charge due to cancellation of flights; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) to (h): Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation and tickets cancelled, To ensure appropriate protection 0f interestsece the Airlines to refund the balance amount without any further in compliance to the direction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. delay,
Lok Sabha Question No. 868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Renamed Schemes
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Nakul K. Nath

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 868

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st JULY, 2022

## Renamed Schemes

868. SHRI NAKUL KAMAL NATH :

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)   the number and names of the schemes of the Ministry which have been renamed by the Government during the last five years; and
- (b)    the  details  of  the  budgetary  allocation  made  for  these  schemes  during  the  said period?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी

( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

- (a):  No scheme under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has been renamed by the Government during the last 5 years.
- (b):  Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Proposals from Bihar
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has    received  any  proposal  from  the Government of Bihar regarding conversion of 135 kms road stretch from  Sakri  to  Khagaria  (via  Dharaura,  Biraul,  Kusheshwar  Asthan) into National Highway (NH) and widening of that stretch and if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether the Government proposes to construct a 22 kms link road along the alignment of this highway from Dharaura to Darbhanga in view of heavy traffic on the said road due to the airport and divisional
- headquaters in Darbhanga and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) No such proposal is received from Government of Bihar.
- (b) Does not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 865 ANSWERED ON 21 st   JULY, 2022

## PROPOSALS FROM BIHAR

865. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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Lok Sabha Question No. 864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Potential of MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Praveen Kumar Nishad

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 864 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## POTENTIAL OF MSME SECTOR

864. SHRI PRAVEEN KUMAR NISHAD:

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

- (a) the  details  of   potential  in  Sant  Kabir  nagar  district   of  Uttar  Pradesh  for  the development of MSME sector along with the key issues and challenges thereon; and
- (b) the details of schemes operational at present for the promotion of industries related to MSME sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): In the District of Sant Kabir Nagar of Uttar Pradesh, as per Udyam Portal the number of registered Micro, Small and Medium enterprises as on 15.07.2022 are:-

|   Micro units |   Small units |   Medium units |   Total Classified |   Total Registered |
|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|          4067 |            83 |              7 |               4157 |               4186 |

The District of Sant Kabir Nagar (UP) has the potential for the development of brass products and utensils, hosiery products, food processing etc. The key issues and challenges are availability of raw material, design development, production processes, quality improvement, packaging and export opportunities.

- (b): The  Ministry  implements  various  schemes  and  programmes  for  the  growth  and development of  MSME sector in  country  including  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  (Sant  Kabir Nagar).  These  schemes/  programme  include  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  Trust  for  Micro  and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE),  Prime  Minister's Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP),  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises-Cluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP), Procurement and Marketing Support to MSMEs, Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), and Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI).

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