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Lok Sabha Question No. 2745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: NH Projects in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S.

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any proposals  from the  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  for construction of  new highways during  each  of the  last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) the time by which the sanction is likely to be accorded and funds released  for these projects;
- (d) whether  a few National Highway  (NH)  projects are lying incomplete in the State and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  time  by  which  these  pending  projects  are  likely  to  be completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) This Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance  of  National  Highways  in  the  country  which  is  a continuous  process.  The  proposals  for  development  are  taken  up

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2745

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2022

## NH PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU

2745. DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

depending on their merit, inter se priority and overall availability of funds. (d) & (e) 35 National Highway (NH) projects are delayed in the State of  Tamil  Nadu  for  various  reasons  such  as  delay/non-granting  of permission for extraction of borrow earth, delay due to COVID, delay in  land  acquisition,  forest  and  environment  clearances,  shifting  of utility services, slow progress of works by the contractors etc. All efforts  are  being  made  for  early  completion  of  these  projects  in coordination with all concern authorities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Regional Air Connectivity
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2744 (To be answered on the March 2022) 17th-

## REGIONAL AIR CONNECTTVITY

## 2744. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps for improving regional air connectivity within the country;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps for development of new airports and improving infrastructure for airlines; and

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (b) if s0, the details thereof;
- (d) if the details thereof? SO,
- (a) to (d): Ministry 0f Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Deshka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable t0 the masses. Under UDAN, 948 valid routes have been awarded across length and breadth in the country, Of which, 409 routes connecting 66 unserved and underserved airports including 8 Heliports & 2 water aerodromes have been operationalized as on 14.03.2022.

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Besides Viability Funding (VGF), other concessions from Central, State Governments; and airport operators are extended to Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) to encourage operations from unserved/underserved airports/heliports/water aerodromes and to the air fare affordable: Gap keep

Airports Authority of India(AAD), the Implementing Agency has identified 154 RCS airports including 14 water aerodromes and 36 helipads S0 far under UDAN for operation of RCS flights As on 14.03.2022, 66 airports including 8 heliports and 2 water aerodromes have been operationalized under UDAN.

UDAN is a market driven scheme. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN and requires upgradation 1 development for commencement of RCS operations, is developed under "RevivaVupgradation of unserved and underserved airports/heliportshwater aerodromes= Scheme. The Government of India has approved a budget of Rs: 4500 crore for revival of existing unserved underserved airports airstrips of the State Governments; Airports Authority %f India, Public Sector Undertakings and Civil Enclaves: An amount of Rs:. 2097.22 crores has been reimbursed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to AAI till February, 2022 under the scheme:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Ban on Import of Drones
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Behanan Benny

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2741 (To be answered on the March 2022) 17t6

## BAN ON IMPORT OF DRONES

## 2741. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the number %f pending drone orders from foreign sources that were cancelled due to the notification dated February 9, 2022 that banned import of foreign drones;
- () the current supply and demand capacity of the domestic drone industry in the country;
- (6) whether the above notification has not been implemented in a phased manner and if S0, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any timeline by\_which domestic supply would meet domestic demand and if s0, the details thereof;
- (f) where the domestic drone industry is currently underdeveloped and if s0," the details thereof?
- (e) the details of the Governmentss to meet short-term demands for drones, such as aerial cinematography; and plan

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) (b) Drone Rules, 2021 were notified on 25th August 2021. As per Rule i6 of the said Rules, any person owning a drone imported into India before 30th November, 2021 was allowed to obtain a Unique Identification Number (UIN) for such unmanned aircraft through the online DigitalSky Platform.  Thus, more than three months notice was available to drone importers: system period prior

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide notification No: 54/2015-2020 dated 9th February 2022 prohibited import of drones in completely built up (CBU) semi knocked down (SKD) or completely knocked down (CKD) form, except for ReD, defence and security purposes

The prohibition of drones has been implemented in a phased manner

Information about cancellation of drone orders by drone importers is not available with the government

(c) to (9 Drones offer tremendous benefits to almost all sectors of the economy like agriculture; mining, medicine delivery, surveillance, search and rescue, transportation, mapping, defence and law enforcement to name a few.

Given the reach, versatility and ease of use of this fast-evolving technology: it is difficult to provide a precise assessment of the demand and supply 0 the drone industry in the country: However, with the implementation of the liberalised drone rules, Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and the drone import policy it is estimated that the annual Sales turnover Of the Indian drone manufacturing industry may grow from approximately INR 60 crore in 2020-21 to approximately INR 900 crore by 2024-25.

The Indian industry; startups and academia are working closely to address technological gaps ihat may exist in different areas of drone usage.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Garbage Free Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hema Malini

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2739 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 17, 2022 GARBAGE FREE CITIES

NO. 2739. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI

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

- (a)
- whether the goal of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0) is to make cities garbage-free;
- (b) whether adequate funds have been allocated in the Budget 202223 for the SBM-U 2.0 and if SO, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether there is any proposal under the SBM-U 2.0 to establish round the clock cleanliness drive systems in cities having national-international tourism importance and if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) and (b) Government of India, in partnership with Statesl UTs, has rolled out Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 on October 1, 2021 with the vision of making cities  #Garbage A Mission allocation of {1,41,600 Crore have been stipulated for implementation of the SBM-U 2.0 for a period of five years from 2021 to 2026, which is nearly two and half times more than the allocation of {62,009 Crore provisioned for SBM-U during the period 2014-2019.

(c) : Under SBM-U 2.0, funding is proposed for construction of toilets, Solid Waste Management projects, including Material Recovery Facility (MRF); Waste-to-Compost (WtC) plants, Wate-to-Energy (WtE) plants, Construction & Demolition (c&d) plants, Legacy dumpsite remediation, Scientific Landfills (SLFs), etc and Used Grey and Black Water Management plants (in cities with less than 1 lakh population), which would contribute to cities' cleanliness-

Additionally, under SBM-U 2.0, special funding is being provided for construction of Public Toilets in Gaspirational category" in all tourist destinationsl places with high footfalll iconic citiesl religious destinations, etc places:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Energy Creation
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2735

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## ENERGY CREATION

## 2735. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE

Will the Minister of New & Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new forms of energy generation that are being explored in the country apart from hydrogen and solar energy;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make a shift to renewable form of energy across majority part of the country; and
- (c) if so, details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The estimated potential of various new forms of energy are as follows:
-  Small Hydro Power: 21.13 GW
-  Tidal Energy: 12.45 GW
-  Wave Energy: 41.3 GW
-  Bio-Energy: 25.09 GW
-  Geothermal Energy: 10 GW
-  Waste to Energy: 5.6 GW
-  Wind Energy (@120m above ground level): 695.50 GW
-  Offshore Wind Energy: 70 GW (off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu)
- (b) &  (c)    In  accordance  with  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  announcement  at  COP26, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is committed to achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Body Scanners at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Manish Tewari

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2734 (To be answered on the March 2022) 17th

## BODY SCANNERS AT AIRPORTS

2734. SHRI MANISH TEWARI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) had directed to increase security at airports and if the scanners by March 2020 SO, details thereof; body
- Cencelether an AAI spokesperson had claimed that these cancelled for administrative reasons andain tenders have been s0, the details thereof;
- (62 whether no such scanners have yet been this regard has been cancelled; if procured and the tender issued in the reasons therefor; SO,
- (d) whether the Government is aware that these chere icomprehensive security screening body scanners provide a checking; and and reduces need for pat-down
- (eeif so,the reasons for the delay in implementation measures? of such crucial security

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

Circular No: 05/2019 dated 08.042019 (BCAS) had issued an AVSEC at all Hyper-Sensitive and Sensitive for installation of Full Body Scanners issue of the circular However, airports within one year from the date Of Addendum to its AVSEC in view %f Covid pandemic, BCAS issued &1 Hyper-Sensitive airports by March, 2022.

Texdervefor 198 Body Scanners for airports of by Public Investment Board

(PIB) which suggested\_to deploy 100 scanners at 16 and a fresh proposal' for installation of\_Body Scanners at 16 airports is under process in AAT Similarly, some private Hyper-Sensitive are also in the process of tendering for airport operators scanners. body body

OliretBoda Scannees offer  comprehensive security screening, Airport Body Scanners due to the Covid pandemic:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Wind Power Plants in Tribal Areas
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2733

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## WIND POWER PLANTS IN TRIBAL AREAS

- +2733. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up wind power plants in the forest or tribal areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the preparations made by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c): The wind resource is highly site specific and its commercially exploitable potential is available mainly in eight states i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Telangana. Wind power projects are set up mostly by private  developers  based  on  techno-economic  viability  of  the  project.  The  developer  is responsible for procuring land and obtaining the necessary clearances for the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Power Generated from Waste Materials
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2732

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## POWER GENERATED FROM WASTE MATERIALS

## 2732. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of power generated from garbage waste/materials in the country along with the financial assistance provided by the Government to various States during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) whether the schemes/programmes being implemented in various States for developing renewable energy sources have been successful; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) As on 28.02.2022, Waste to Energy plants of total capacity of 132.1 MW have been installed for power generation from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)in the country. Under the 'Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial,  Agricultural  Wastes/Residues and Municipal Solid Waste', cumulative  Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  of  Rs  250  Cr  has  been  sanctioned  to  various project developers for setting up Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Power plants during last three years and current year. Details of CFA sanctioned are given at Annexure .

(b)&(c) With the implementation of various schemes/programmes by the Government of India for  promotion  of  renewable  energy  in  the  country,  a s on  28.02.2022,  India  has  successfully installed 152.9 GW of Renewable Energy (RE) capacity, and a further 57 GW is under installation.

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## Annexure

Annexure in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2732 to be answered on 17.03.2022 regarding 'Power Generated From Waste Materials'

Central Financial Assistance sanctioned to Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Power plants under 'Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial, Agricultural Wastes/ Residues and Municipal Solid Waste' during last three years:-

(Rs in Crore)

| SI    | Name of State/UT   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |   Total |
|-------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh     | -         | -         |       100 |     100 |
| 2     | Gujarat            | -         | -         |       150 |     150 |
| Total |                    | -         | -         |       250 |     250 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Increase in Demand for Energy
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2729

## ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR ENERGY

2729. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  increase  in  demand  for  energy from the mining of digital currencies including cryptocurrencies;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the demand for power from mining is expected to grow in the current year and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether  the  Government  is  adequately  equipped  to  meet  this  increased demand; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (e) : The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) conducts Electric Power Survey (EPS)  of  the  country  every  five  years  for  estimating  the  electricity  demand  of  the country  on  medium  and  long  term  basis  as  obligated  under  Section  73(a)  of  the Electricity Act-2003.

The Electricity  demand  projection  has  been  carried  out  for  consumer categories like domestic, commercial, public lighting, public water works, irrigation, industrial railways, bulk supply and others.

The demand for energy from mining of the digital currencies including cryptocurrencies  may  be  met  within  the  overall  demand  projection  under  EPS.    It may be  noted  that  the  actual  demand  is  less  than  the  projected  demand  in  EPS. Therefore, any additional demand due to such new commercial/industrial activities shall get served within the overall energy projection given in EPS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: International Cargo from Maharashtra
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2728 (To be answered on the March 2022) 17th

## INTERNATIONAL CARGO FROM MAHARASHTRA

2728.

SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to start International cargo from Aurangabad Airport of Maharashtra and if s0, the details thereof; and (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to tap the market potential in terms of International Air Cargo and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

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

- (a) AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS), a International Air Cargo  facility at Aurangabad airport with effect from 30.09.2019. However; there was no scheduled international flights operations and international Air Cargo movement due to Covid-19 pandemic from 24.03.2020.
- (b) The Government has undertaken various steps to tap the market potential in terms of International air cargo: These steps inter-alia include:
- (ii) AAICLAS set up in 2016 for business development of air cargo; logistics and allied services at AAI managed airports:
- (i)Comprehensive National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) launched in 2016 for promoting rapid growth of the sector, ease of doing business and advanced regional connectivity.
- (iii) AAICLAS has operationalised 20 International Cargo Terminal facilities, 33 Domestic Cargo Terminal facilities and 02 Courier Terminal facilities.
- (v) Airlines have been encouraged to increase their freighter strength:
- (iv) Through Air Services Agreement; efforts have been made to ensure fair and equitable treatment to Indian carriers in the international sector.
- (vi) During the pandemic, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave special permission to modify the passenger\_aircraft into freighters known as Passenger to Cargo or P2C aircraft; for efficient freight movement:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: GST for Petroleum Products
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  March 2022

## GST for Petroleum Products

## 2727. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  or  initiative  to  bring  crude  oil,  Natural

Gas, Diesel, Petrol and Aviation Turbine Fuel under GST umbrella; and (b) if so, the details thereof along with future initiatives and if not, the reasons there for along with the details of funds allocated to petroleum and natural gas during the last two financial years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Article 279 A (5) of the Constitution prescribes that the Goods and Service Tax  Council  shall  recommend  the  date  on  which  the  goods  and  services  tax  be levied  on  petroleum  crude,  high  speed  diesel,  motor  spirit  (commonly  known  as petrol), natural gas and aviation turbine fuel (ATF). Further, as per the Section 9(2) of the CGST Act, inclusion of these products in GST will require recommendation of the GST Council. So far, the GST Council, in which the States are also represented, has not made any recommendation for inclusion of these goods under GST. Details of funds allocated to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is given below

| BE (Budget Estimate)   |   Rs. in crore |
|------------------------|----------------|
| 2019-20                |        42901.5 |
| 2020-21                |        42901   |
| 2021-22                |        16293.8 |

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