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Lok Sabha Question No. 1913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Tap Water Connections in Rural Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Pashupati Nath Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1913

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/07/2022

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS IN RURAL AREAS

## 1913.  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH  SIGRIWAL: SHRI  PASHUPATI  NATH  SINGH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has launched Jal Jeevan Mission in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (c)   the number of household where tap connections provided in rural areas of the country so far under the Mission; and
- (d)  the details of the funds released and utilized for the purpose from its inception?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  Since  August  2019,  the  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  States,  is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of tap water  supply to every rural household of the country, by 2024. The estimated outlay of the mission is Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore out of which the Central share is Rs. 2.08 lakh Crore. The key features of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)  are  to  make  provision  of  potable  water  to  every  rural  household  through  tap  water connection  at  a  service  level  of  55  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd),  of  prescribed  quality (BIS:10500), on a regular and long-term basis.

At the time of the announcement of the Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. As on 25 th July 2022, 6.64 Crore households have been provided with tap water connections in last 35 months. Thus, as on 25 th July 2022, out of 19.14 Crore rural households in the country, 9.87 Crore (51.61%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

(d)  Under  JJM  since  2019-20,  States/  UT  has  drawn  an  amount  of  Rs.  62,389.08  Crore  and reported  utilization  of  Rs.  52,576.19  Crore  under  central  share.    Further,  an  amount  of    Rs. 35,664.33 Crore has also been utilized by the States as State matching share.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1912 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Trading of Piped Cooking Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1912

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th July, 2022

## Trading of Piped Cooking Gas

## 1912. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a) whether ONGC has started the trading of piped cooking gas at Indian Gas Exchange and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  names  of  States  in  the  country  where  the  business  of  natural  gas  has  been  sanctioned along with the details thereof;

- (c) the details of the primary function of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board and the companies operating under it; and

(d)  the  details  and  the  primary  function  of  Indian  Gas  Exchange  (IGX)  and  Indian  Energy Exchange (IEX)?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

(a) to (c) Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) was set up by the Petroleum and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  Act,  2006(No.  19  of  2006)  to  regulate  the  refining, processing,  storage,  transportation,  distribution,  marketing  and  sale  of  petroleum,  petroleum products and natural gas. PNGRB has been empowered, inter-alia,

- i) to  register  entities  to  establish  and  operate  liquefied  natural  gas  terminals,  to  establish storage facilities for petroleum products and natural gas,
2. ii) to authorize entities to lay, build, operate or expand a common carrier or contact carrier, and city or local natural gas distribution network,
3. iii) to regulate transportation rates for common carrier or contact carrier,
4. iv) to ensure adequate availability of petroleum product and natural gas,
- v) to declare pipelines as common carrier or contact carrier.

PNGRB is the authority to grant authorization to the entities for development of City Gas Distribution  (CGD)  network  in  Geographical  Areas  (GAs)  as  per  PNGRB  Act,  2006.  CGD entities authorized by PNGRB provide Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connection to households and establish CNG stations as per the Minimum Work Programme (MWP) determined by PNGRB and  techno-commercial  feasibility.  Piped  natural  gas  is sold by  the  CGD  entities  in  a Geographical Area authorized by PNGRB. There is no restriction on trading of natural gas in any part of the country. (d)    PNGRB has been empowered to  register  gas  exchange  as  per  Gas  Exchange  Regulation, 2020. Under the regulation, Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) has been registered as a platform for trading of natural gas. ONGC is one of the participants and sells part of the natural gas produced by it at IGX. ONGC is not in the business of selling/trading of PNG. Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) is a registered platform for power trading regulated by the

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Safety Policy of Cab Aggregators
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the incident of alleged attempt to rape by the driver of Cab aggregator Uber in Bangalore;
- (b)  if  so,  whether the Government proposes to initiate probe into the safety policies and practices of cab aggregators in view of the above incident and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  intervened  in  the  matter  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (d)  if  not,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent recurrence of such incidents by the cab aggregators in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    Yes Sir. It has been reported by the Bangalore City Police.
- (b)      Ministry of Road Transport & Highways issued the Motor Vehicle Aggregators Guidelines, 2020  in accordance with Section 93 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for the compliance of all States/UTs,   on 27 th    November,  2020.  These  guidelines  provide  a framework to the State/UT Governments for issuance of licenses as well as regulating the business being conducted by such Aggregators.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1909 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2022

## SAFETY POLICY OF CAB AGGREGATORS

1909. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(c)  &  (d)      ' Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibilities to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including investigation and  prosecution of crime rests with the respective State Governments. Government  has  taken  the  following  initiatives  for  safety  of  women across the country, which are given below: i.  Emergency  Response  Support  System  provides  a  pan-India,  single internationally recognized number (112) based system for all emergencies, with computer aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress. ii. Using technology to aid smart policing and safety management, Safe City  Projects  have  been  sanctioned  in  first  Phase  in  8  cities  i.e. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow &  Mumbai.  The  projects  have  been  prepared  by  State  Governments, taking into account the need for identification of hot spots for crimes against  women  for  development  of  critical  assets  in  various  areas including infrastructure, technology adoption and capacity building in community through awareness programmers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Improvement of Safety and Service in Flight
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das, Mangal Suresh Angadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1900 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28th July 2022 )

## IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY AND SERVICE IN FLIGHT

1900.    SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS SHRIMATI ANGADI MANGAL SURESH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints regarding the malfunctioning, poor maintenance and other safety lapses in several flights and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  formed  a  committee  to  find  the cause of such lapses in flights and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  measures  proposed/action  taken  by  the  Government  to improve the safety of flying passengers and consumer services of such  flights  in  view  of  recent  repeated  technical  malfunction  or snags in few private flights?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Jyotiraditya M&#46;

Scindia)

- (a) Government receives reports on occurences from the Directorate  General  of  Civil  Aviation  (DGCA),  the  aviation  safety regulator.;
- (b)  DGCA  conducts  regular  surveillance,  safety  spot  checks  and audits on the airlines. In light of increased occurrences, DGCA has undertaken a special drive of spot checks on aircraft of scheduled airlines.  In  addition,  safety  audits  of  all  airlines  have  been  carried out to see availability of spares, manpower and mandatory technical documents.;
- (c) The findings of the spot checks/ audits are communicated to the airlines  and  action  to  address  the  same  is  ensured.  In  case  of

violations,  enforcement  action  is  taken  in  the  form  of  warning, suspension, cancellation of approval/ license of personnel/ airline.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Monitoring Mechanism in Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1899 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

MONITORING MECHANISM IN CITIES

NO. 1899. DR\_ SUKANTA MAJUMDAR

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA) :

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK :

SHRI BHOLA SINGH

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved projects worth Rs 776 crore to remediate 253 Iakh metric tonnes of waste spanning 186 acres of land across Delhi;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether the Government has proposed to deploy an independent agency to study the monitoring mechanisms carried out in cities  including at Delhi and share the best practices of incorporating high-quality monitoring at sites;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the progress made in the remediation of the three legacy dumpsites in Okhla, Ghazipur and Bhalswa areas under the
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi; and
- the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) & (b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved the projects of Rs- 776 Crores received from Delhi

Government for remediation of three dumpsites in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Urban 2.0. As per SBM-U 2.0 operational guidelines Rs. 621 Crores, 80% of Rs.776 Crores, will be the central assistance and matching share of Rs: 155 Crores, i.e: 20% of total approved project cost, shall be provided by Delhi Government: Rs. 174 Crores has already been released on 28th March, 2022 as first instalment:

(c) & (d) A third party has been assigned to compile the best practices of dumpsite   remediation carried out in different will cover different aspects of remediation like measurement quantity, tendering and remediation process, monitoring mechanism etc- This compilation of best practices shall act as ready reckoner and will provide better  understanding to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to adopt such practices while carrying out dumpsite remediation in the cities:

(e) & (f) As reported by MCD the progress and the plans is as follows

## (Figures In Lakh MT)

| Landfill Site   | Legacy Waste   |   Legacy Waste Remediated | Remarks                           |
|-----------------|----------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Bhalswa         | 80 (Approx-)   |                     25    | Ongoing: 20 acres of area cleared |
| Okhla)          | 60 (Approx )   |                     18.5  | Ongoing: 15 acres of area cleared |
| Ghazipur        | 140 (Approx )  |                     11.25 | Ongoing                           |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: LPG Consumers
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1898 TO BE ANSWERED ON  28 th   JULY, 2022

## LPG Consumers

1898. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a) the total number of LPG Consumers in the country as on date;
- (b) the total number of consumers who have not refilled their cylinders even once during the last one year;
- (c) whether there are more than four crore LPG consumers who have not refilled their cylinders even once during the last one year as reported in media;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to rationalize the price of LPG Cylinders in comparison to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) price which is being supplied in most of the cities of the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल ) MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a)     As on 01.07.2022, there are total 30.95 crore domestic LPG consumers across the country.
- (b) to (d) During Financial Year 2021-22, 2.11 crore domestic customers did not take any refill. Consumption  of  domestic  LPG  by  households  depends  on  several  factors  like  food  habits, household size, cooking habits, price, easy availability of free firewood and cow dung etc.
- (e) & (f): Prices of LPG in the country are based on Saudi Contract Price(CP), the benchmark for international  prices  of  LPG  and    the  Government  continues  to  modulate  the  effective  price  to consumer for domestic LPG.  However, Piped Natural Gas (PNG) prices are fixed by the City Gas Distribution (CGD) entities.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Launch of BHARAT TAP Initiative
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, C. R. Patil, Rajbahadur Singh, Mahendra Singh Solanky, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

- (a)

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1897

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 28, 2022

LAUNCH OF BHARAT TAP INITIATIVE

NO. 1897 . SHRI P\_P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH:

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

DR\_ RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- the details of the BHARAT TAP initiative launched recently by the Government;
- b) the manner in which the Government proposes on dissemination of low-flow sanitary ware across the country
- including in Delhil NCR;
- whether the initiative includes a plan for involvement of States in implementing the initiative; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) & (b): Bharat Tap initiative has been launched by the associations of manufacturers of sanitary wares and fittings; in active coordination with Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0

(AMRUT 2.0) to save water. This initiative promotes low flow sanitary ware and sanitary fittings manufactured as per International Standard (IS): 17650 Part 1 (Sanitary Ware) and Part 2 (Sanitary Fittings) These IS standards provide star ratings namely 1 star, 2 star and 3 star: Higher number of stars denotes better water efficiency:

(c) & (d): Implementation and monitoring of water infrastructure and its efficiency is the primary responsibility of the State Governments and their agenciesl Local BodiesGovernment of India encourages increased efficiency in usage of water through promoting reduction in non-revenue water through technological interventions for monitoring and tracking water consumption as a reform under AMRUT 2.0 and use sanitary ware and sanitary fittings manufactured as per IS: 17650 Part 1 and Part 2 through advisories:
Lok Sabha Question No. 1893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Allocation of funds under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Sunil Baburao Mendhe

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1893

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER JJM

1893. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL: SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total funds allocated, released and utilised by Maharashtra under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) since inception of the scheme, year and district-wise including Satara;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  central  funds  under  JJM  allocated  and  released  for  Satara  district  of Maharashtra; and
- (c) the number of additional households provided with potable tap water during the last two years in Satara district?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) to (b) The year-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized by Maharashtra under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 are as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|          | Central share   | Central share     | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State share   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Budget allocation | Fund drawn by the State | Total available fund | Reported utilization |                                 |
| 2019-20  | 248.12          | 847.97            | 345.28                  | 593.40               | 308.04               | 428.14                          |
| 2020-21  | 285.35          | 1,828.92          | 457.23                  | 742.58               | 473.59               | 324.16                          |
| 2021-22  | 268.99          | 7,064.41          | 1,666.64                | 1,935.63             | 377.98               | 477.98                          |
| 2022-23* | 1,557.65        | 7,831.25          | Not Drawn               | 1,557.65             | 133.18               | 144.14                          |

* as on 25.07.2022

Under JJM, the funds are allocated and released only State/UT-wise. District-wise details of fund allocated and released are not maintained at Government of India level.

- (c)  At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  2.87  lakh  (47.05%)  households  were reported  to  have  tap  water  connections  in  Satara  district  of  Maharashtra.  Since  then,  tap  water connections  have  been  provided  to  additional  1.86  lakh  (30.52%)  rural  households.  As  on 25.07.2022, out of 6.11 lakh rural households in Satara, provision of tap water supply has been made to 4.74 lakh (77.57%) households.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Request for Air Operator Certificate
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1892

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28th July 2022 )

## REQUEST FOR AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE

## 1892.    SHRI ANTO ANTONY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has received requests/ applications for Air Operator Certificate;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has received any requests for revival of Jet Airways;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether the Government has given all necessary permissions to restart operations of Jet Airways; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri  Jyotiraditya  M. Scindia)

(a)  to  (f):  As  per  the  Civil  Aviation  Requirements  (CAR),  interested Airline  Operators,  approach  Directorate  General  of  Civil  Aviation (DGCA)  from  time  to  time,  as  per  procedure  for  issuance  of  Air Operator  Certificate  (AOC)  for  undertaking  Scheduled/Scheduled Commuter/Non-Scheduled Air Transport Services. Prospective operators  are  free  to  assess  the  aviation  demand  and  participate with  their  specific  business  plans.  Ministry  of  Civil  Aviation,  as  a

Nodal Ministry and DGCA as the regulator, considers the application for the extant rules/requirements. After  the  approval  of  Resolution  Plan  by  National  Company  Law Tribunal  (NCLT),  Mumbai,  under  the  Insolvency  and  Bankruptcy Code,  2016,  M/s  Jet  Airways  had  submitted  request  for  revival  of their AOC. Same was issued on 20.05.2022 after certification as per procedure specified in Air Operator Certification Manual (CAP 3100). ******