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Lok Sabha Question No. 3796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Maulana Azad Education Foundation
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3796

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## MAULANA AZAD EDUCATION FOUNDATION

## 3796. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  schemes  being  implemented  under  the  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation (MAEF) and the corresponding funds allocated therein;
- (b) whether it is a fact that there was a massive reduction in the allocation of budget to the said scheme in 2022-23;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether it is also a fact that the Government proposes to merge certain schemes under MAEF with other National Schemes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e) Ministry of Minority Affairs implements two schemes under Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)  namely  'Grant-in-aid to NGOs'  for  infrastructure development  of institutions  run  by  NGOs  and  Begum  Hazrat  Mahal  National  Scholarship  (BHMNS)  for meritorious girls belonging to minority communities for their higher secondary level education i.e.,  for    Class  IX  to  XII.    BHMNS  has  been  subsumed under the Prime Minister Educational Empowerment Scheme (PMEES) of Ministry of Minority Affairs.

The  Government  implements  various  schemes  for  the  welfare  and  upliftment  of  every  strata, including  minorities,  specially  the  economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged  sections  of  the society,  through  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship, Ministry  of  Textiles,  Ministry  of  Culture,  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  and Ministry of Rural Development.

Maulana Azad Education Foundation has sufficient funds from interest earned on its corpus to meet its requirement for promoting education for the minority students in the country.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Third Party Inspection of JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3793 ANSWERED ON 23/03/2023

## Third Party Inspection of JJM

## 3793.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  details  of  the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  works  for  which  third  party  inspections  have been undertaken by the Government during the last three years, project/ location-wise;
- (b)  the details of the irregularities found along with the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c)   the outcome of the aforesaid action taken by the Government.

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) To enable every rural household to have provision of tap water supply, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal, since August 2019.

Under JJM, provision has been made for third party inspection and certification before making payment. Water supply being a state subject, the responsibility to plan, select and implement the drinking  water  supply  schemes, inter  alia including  responsibility  to  engage  third  party inspection  agencies  for  checking  the  quality  of  work  executed  by  the  agencies,  quality  of materials used for construction and quality of machinery installed in each of the scheme lies with respective State Governments. As such, the details of third-party inspection carried out by such agencies and the outcome of inspection is not maintained at Government of India level. Further, matters/ representations with regard to irregularities in the implementation of mission received in this  Department  so  far  have  been  forwarded  to  the  respective  State  Government  for  taking necessary action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Toll Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3791 ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2023

## TOLL ROADS

3791.  SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of toll roads in the country where capital cost incurred on the public and private funded projects has been  recovered completely;
- (b)  the details of such toll roads operating in Odisha;
- (c)  the list of toll booths closed after completion of concession period by the concessionaire in private funded projects; and
- (d)  the list of toll booths closed after recovery of the capital cost by the executing authority in public funded projects?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)   Concession  period  of  Nashik  Phata -Khed  section  of  National Highway-60 has been completed. The stretch has been handed over to National  Highways Authority of  India  for  tolling  at  a  reduced  rate  of 40%  in  accordance  with  National  Highways  Fee  (Determination  of

Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. Concession period of Katni bypass on NH-7 has also been completed which is under NH Zone MPPWD.

(b)   Nil.

(c)&(d)  There  is  no  provision  of  closing  of  user  fee  plaza  after completion  of  concession  period/recovery  of  capital  cost  as  per National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, as amended from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Construction Work in Government Quarters
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3787

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## CONSTRUCTION WORK IN GOVERNMENT QUARTERS

NO. 3787.

SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a)   whether  National  Buildings  Construction  Corporation  (NBCC)  has  not made payment of crores of rupees since last many years to the many companies including Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) Limited and  M/s  JMD  India  Infratech  Private  Limited  which  carried  out  the construction work of all types of Government Quarters at the site of NBCC Limited in East Kidwai Nagar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, company-wise along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is a fact that due to non-payment of pending dues to these companies on time, some of them especially the sub-letting companies are taking recourse to Hon'ble Court;
- (d) if so, the response of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the time by which pending payments of all other companies including M/s JMD are likely to be made smoothly?

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

## ANSWER (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a)&(b):    In  most  of  the  cases,  NBCC  is  making  timely  payment  to  the companies/contractors.  However,  in  few  cases  payments  are  delayed due to various reasons.

Payment  to  NCC  limited  is  pending  due  to  non-fulfillment  of  audit observation and want of completion certificate. NBCC has not awarded any work to M/s JMD India Infratech Private Limited.

(c)&(d): As per the available record, no such case is pending.

- (e):  Payment  is  incumbent  upon  closure  of  audit  observation  and  all  other formalities like obtaining completion certificate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Destruction in DDA Parks
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3784

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## DESTRUCTION IN DDA PARKS

NO. 3784.     SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the damage and destruction  caused  to  DDA  Parks  by  herd  of  cattle/animal  in Dwarka, Delhi;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that a large number of plants are being planted in these DDA Parks in Dwarka every year and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the cattle/animal menace caused to traffic and pedestrians in Dwarka; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken/being taken to curb this menace?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) & (b):  Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that no incident  of  damage  from  cattle/animals  has  been  reported  in  DDA parks  in  Dwarka.  All  DDA  parks  in  Dwarka  are  protected  with boundary wall.

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## (c): Yes, Sir. The details of plantation done during the last 3 years are as under:

| Year    |   Trees |   Shrubs |   Total |
|---------|---------|----------|---------|
| 2020-21 |   15500 |    78250 |   93750 |
| 2021-22 |    1515 |    21000 |   22515 |
| 2022-23 |    2060 |    40095 |   42155 |

(d)  &  (e):  Municipal  Corporation  of  Delhi  has  informed  that  it  is taking action on regular basis in order to control the cattle/animal menace in Dwarka area and has caught total 212 stray cattles from Dwarka  during  the  period  01.04.2022  to  16.03.2023.  The  caught stray cattles are sent to the Gaushalas/Gausadans being operated and maintained by the Government of National Capital of Territory of Delhi, for their further care therein.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Review of Speed Limits
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3783 ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2023

## REVIEW OF SPEED LIMITS

3783.  SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is of the view that speed limits and design speeds should ideally be the same to avoid cases of over speeding and non-compliance;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to review traffic flow to ensure that the road design speed and the desired speed limit are aligned and  also  ensure  that  traffic  personnel  are  empowered  to  measure design speeds;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) Design speed is used for design of geometrics of road intersection layout and various other road elements. Design speed is governed by the terrain classification through which a section of road passes. Speed limit is  basically  reduction  in  operating  speed  compared  to  design  speed  to address safety concerns of a particular location. Speed limit is enforced though  speed  limit  signs,  which  are  mandatory  in  nature  and  physical measures  in  road  environment  introduced  to  reduce  speed,  which  are generally called traffic calming measures. Indian Road Congress (IRC) has published guidelines for traffic calming measures.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Review of Air Service from Nanded
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3782

(To be answered on the 23 rd  March 2023)

## REVIEW OF AIR SERVICE FROM NANDED

## 3782. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- a) whether the Government has reviewed the operation of air services between Nanded-Delhi and Nanded-Chandigarh-Amritsar and Hyderabad-Delhi and if so, the details thereof;
2. (b) the time by which the above air services are likely to be restored after
3. Covid; and
4. (c) the reasons for not restoring the above services till date?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. Routes connecting Nanded with Hyderabad and Mumbai were operationalised in the 1st round of UDAN on 27.04.2017 and 16.11.2017 respectively which discontinued after completion of three year tenure and management issues of the Selected Airline Operator. UDAN is a market driven scheme. In case any airline submits the valid bid connecting Nanded in future rounds of bidding, the same shall be considered as per the provisions of the UDAN scheme document.

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.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Expansion of LNG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3780 rd  MARCH, 2022

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  carried  out/intends  to  carry  out  expansion  of  Liquefied  Natural  Gas (LNG) in coming future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the list of States which comes under the expansion plan?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

(a) to (c) Government has taken various steps to support growth of a gas based economy which includes Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). This, inter-alia, includes permitting 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under  100%  automatic  route  for  establishment  of  LNG  infrastructure  including  LNG  terminals,  Open General Licensing (OGL) category for LNG imports, etc. As on date, six (6) LNG regasification terminals are operational with capacity of about 42.7 MMTPA (~ 153 MMSCMD).

| Location               | Owner &Operator        | Capacity(MMTPA)   |
|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
| Dahej (Gujarat)        | PLL                    | 17.5              |
| Hazira (Gujarat)       | SHELL                  | 5.2               |
| Kochi (Kerala)         | PLL                    | 5                 |
| Dhabol (Maharashtra)   | GAIL(KLPL)             | 5*                |
| Mundra (Gujarat)       | GSPC LNG Ltd           | 5                 |
| Ennore (Tamilnadu)     | Indian Oil             | 5                 |
| Total Capacity (MMTPA) | Total Capacity (MMTPA) | 42.7              |

Source: PPAC

(MMTPA - Million Metric Tonne per Annum) (MMSCM - Million Metric Standard Cubic Meter)

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 Expansion of LNG

3780. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Further, following LNG terminals are under construction:

| Location                            | Owner &Operator        |   Capacity(MMTPA) |
|-------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
| Dhamra (Odisha)                     | Adani LNG Pvt Ltd      |                 5 |
| Jafrabad (Gujarat)                  | Swan Energy            |                 5 |
| Gopalpur (Odisha)                   | PLL                    |                 4 |
| Chhara (Guajrat)                    | HPLNG                  |                 5 |
| Dahej (Gujarat)- capacity expansion | PLL                    |                 5 |
| Total Capacity (MMTPA)              | Total Capacity (MMTPA) |                24 |

4 LNG dispensing stations are operational and 49 LNG fuelling stations (across Golden Quadrilateral and major highways) of OIL and Gas PSUs are in various stages of commissioning.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Expensive Aviation Course
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3779 (To be answered on the 23 rd  March 2023)

## EXPENSIVE AVIATION COURSE

## 3779. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) Aviation courses are highly technical/super specialised. This results in high training costs due to the following:-
- (i) High cost of fuel (AvGas 100LL) used in aircraft.
- (ii) Most of the aircraft used in the country for training are manufactured abroad and hence, their cost is high.
- (iii) High cost of spare parts that makes Aircraft Maintenance expensive.
- (iv) Imported  flight simulators for training .
- (v) Regular running costs towards maintenance and operation of a Flying Training Organization (FTO).
- (b) and (c) The steps taken by the Government to reduce the cost of civil aviation education are as follows:-

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is a fact that learning aviation is a very expensive course in India as compared to other fields of education and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any efforts have been taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to provide civil aviation education at a budget friendly cost in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

(i)    Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved liberalised Flying Training Organisation (FTO) guidelines wherein the concept of airport royalty (revenue share payment by FTOs to AAI) has been abolished and land rentals have been significantly rationalised. (ii) At present, there are 35 Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) operating at 53 bases as approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). (iii) IGST on spares for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) purposes has been reduced to 5 %. (iv) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) started production of  AvGas at Koyali Refinery at Vadodara (Gujarat). (v) A non-binding MoU has been signed between Indira Gandhri Rashtriya Udan Akademi (IGRUA) and National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) for procurement of five indigenously made Hansa NG for flying training. In order to set up more flying training institutes in the country, in 2021, after a competitive bidding process, AAI awarded nine FTO slots at five airports at Belagavi (Karnataka), Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) and Lilabari (Assam). In June 2022, under second round of bidding, six FTO slots were awarded by AAI at five airports namely: two slots at Bhavnagar (Gujarat), and one each at  Hubballi  (Karnataka),  Kadappa  (Andhra  Pradesh),  Kishangarh (Rajasthan)  and  Salem  (Tamil  Nadu). Creation of new FTOs will increase competition in market which is expected to influence the fee structure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Impact of Discontinuation of Scholarship Schemes
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3777

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## IMPACT OF DISCONTINUATION OF SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES

## 3777.  SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has undertaken any survey to ascertain the impact of discontinuation of Pre-Matric scholarships upto class VIII and the Maulana Azad Scholarship;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is aware of the fact that people who were getting the scholarships have not received the same during the last several months;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to rectify the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (e):  The  Government  implements  various  schemes  for  the  welfare  and  upliftment  of every  strata,  including  minorities,  especially  the  economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged sections  of  the  society,  through  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry of Minority Affairs also implements various schemes, including various Scholarship and Fellowship schemes, across the country for socio-economic and educational empowerment of the notified minority communities.

The  coverage  under  the  Pre-Matric  Scholarship  Scheme  for  classes  I  to  VIII  has  been discontinued  from  2022-23.  Right  to  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  provides  for  free  and compulsory elementary education (classes I to VIII) to each and every child. The modifications have also been done to harmonize the scheme with identical Scholarship schemes implemented by other Central Government Ministries.

It has been observed that Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Scheme of UGC and CSIR is open for  students  of  all  categories.  Besides,  students  from  minority  communities  are also covered under National Fellowship Schemes for Scheduled Castes and OBCs implemented by Ministry of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment  and  National  Fellowship  Scheme  for  Scheduled  Tribes implemented  by  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs.  As  the  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship (MANF)  Scheme  overlaps  with  various  fellowship  schemes  for  higher  education, the Government has decided to discontinue the MANF Scheme from 2022-23.

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