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Lok Sabha Question No. 2706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: High Cancellation Charges for Air Tickets
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the March 2022) 17th

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

2706

## HIGH CANCELLATION CHARGES FOR AIR TICKETS

2706.

SHRI ET MOHAMMED BASHEER

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government is aware that airlines are charging exhorbitant rate for cancellation of air tickets especially for internationai travel and if s0, the details thereof and action taken in the matter; and
- (b) whether the Government proposes to take steps for rationalising the same and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) During the lockdown due to COVID 19 pandemic, DGCA had issued circular dated 07/10/2020 directing the airlines to issue refund as . per directions thereof for cancelled tickets on account of lockdown due to COVID19 pandemic: As per this circular; the airlines were to refund the full amount against the ticket booked during the prescribed period and as per other conditions mentioned therein for both domestic and international air travel:
- (b) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR), Section-3, Series-M; Part-II titled "Refund of airline tickets to passenger 0f public transport undertakings" wherein interalia the following provisions in respect of cancellation charges have been laid down:-
- i) Cancellation charges must be indicated prominently at the time of booking ii) The airlines shall refund all statutory taxes and User Development Fee (UDFY Airport Development Fee (ADF) Passenger Service Fee (PSF) to the passengers in case of cancellation/non-utilization of tickets no show. This provision shall also be applicable for all types of promoslspecial fares and where the basic fare is nonrefundable:
- iii) Under no circumstances, the airline or its agent shall levy cancellation

charge more than the basic fare plus fuel surcharge; This will exclude any charges levied by the travel agent, which have been fully disclosed at the time of booking; It shall be the responsibility Of the airline to ensure this through their contracts with travel agents/portals.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2705 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

2705.  SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  villages  or  houses  connected/yet  to  be  connected with electricity line in the State of Uttar Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (b) the details of average number of houses for which electricity is provided in these villages?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : As  reported  by  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  all  the  inhabited  unelectrified census villages across the State stand electrified on 28 th  April, 2018 under the scheme. Further,  the  Government  of  India  launched  Pradhan Mantri  Sahaj Bijli Har  Ghar  Yojana  -  Saubhagya  in  October,  2017  with  the  objective  to  achieve universal  household  electrification  by  providing  electricity  connections  to  all  unelectrified  households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country. Under the scheme, as on 31.03.2021, all the States, including Uttar Pradesh have  reported  100%  electrification  of  all  the  willing  un-electrified  households, identified before 31.03.2019. A total of 2.817 crore households (including 91,80,571 households of Uttar  Pradeh)  were  electrified  since the  launch  of  Saubhagya,  upto 31.03.2021.

Based  on  the requests of States, sanction for electrification of 11,83,870  no.  of  additional  households  (including  3,34,652  households  of  Uttar Pradesh),  which  were  unwilling  earlier  but  now  willing  was  given  in  July-August, 2021. State of Uttar Pradesh has provided an average of 15.82 hours of power supply in rural areas upto October during 2021-22.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Entry and Exit Gate
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 17, 2022

## ENTRY AND EXIT GATE

## NO. 2704. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether only one entry and one exit gate has been kept operational in Delhi metro raillstations due to Covid and if so, the reasons therefor;
- b) whether the physically challenged persons and old age  people have to face a lot of difficulties in the absence of gates on both the sides of the roads whereas the road opens to only one entry point from both side gates despite that gates are not opened on both the sides; and
- if the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a): SirAfter removing of restrictions by Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in March 2022, all gates of metro stations have been opened: No,
- (b) & (c): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has informed that it has received feedbacks from some senior citizens and persons with disabilities during the last six months to open all gates: With the lifting of Covid related  restrictions by DDMA, all the gates have now been opened:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Simplification of Setting up of Solar Rooftop Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2702 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## SIMPLIFICATION OF SETTING UP OF SOLAR ROOFTOP PLANTS

## +2702. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI SHRI BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

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

- (a) whether the Government has simplified the procedure for setting up of solar plants on the roof top of residential buildings;
- (b) if so, the salient features of simplification of the said procedure;
- (c)   the time by which the said solar plants in all the households are likely to be installed; and
- (d)   the steps being taken/likely to be taken by the Government to publicise the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d)Ministry of New and renewable Energy on 2 nd February 2022 has issued procedure for simplification of Rooftop Solar Programme allowing household owner to get the rooftop solar plant installed by themselves or through any vendor of their choice and get subsidy from Central Government available under the Rooftop Solar (RTS) Programme.

Interested consumers will register on a national portal and apply for installation of RTS plant. After technical feasibility clearance, the RTS plant can be installed. Upon installation of net-meter by respective Distribution Company and on submission of commissioning and inspection report, the consumer will get eligible subsidy directly in his bank account.

The Programme is demand driven and therefore subsdy would be available on application and as per provisions of the Programme.

Ministry  is  taking  several  steps  to  publicise  the  Programme  including  display  of  hoardings, distribution of pamphlets, social media platform, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Cargo Airport in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mahendra Singh Solanky

2701.

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2701 (To be answered on the March 2022) 17th

## CARGO AIRPORT IN MADHYA PRADESH

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY

Will the Minister of CIVIL A VIA TION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up cargo airport in Dewas-Shahjapur constituency or any other part 0f Madhya Pradesh;
- the details of the survey, if conducted, and its benefit to the local people?
- { if so; the details of the projects and cost estimates, if any; and

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) to (c) New Domestic Air Cargo Terminals are being constructed at Bhopal and Indore Airport (along with a Centre to handle perishable cargo) at an estimated cost of Rs. 4.19 crore and Rs. 12.23 crore respectively: Details of the air cargo handling activities at the AAI airports in the state of Madhya Pradesh are as follows:

of the Airport W.e.f 12.08.2021.

(iii Indore: Presently International & Domestic Air Cargo operations are being handled through Indore Airport:

(ii Gwalior: Domestic Air Cargo handling operations commenced from Passenger Terminal of the Airport W.e.f 23.08.2021.

- (iv) Bhopal: Domestic Cargo Terminal was commissioned on Ist Feb 2020 at old terminal building after due modification.

The decision to construct Domestic Air Cargo Terminal at Bhopal and Indore was taken by AAICLAS after interaction with the stakeholders and the Airlines at these Airports: enhanced and perishable cargo will also be handled under controlled condition maintaining the cold chain: The increase in movement 0f cargo, with infrastructure augmentation; will result in economic growth Of the region:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Solar Rooftop Scheme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2700

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## SOLAR ROOFTOP SCHEME

## +2700. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI

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

- (a) the details of Solar Rooftop Scheme;
- (b) whether the Government is making any special efforts to promote the installation of solar rooftops; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Rooftop Solar Programme Phase II, targeting installation of aggregated 4000 MW capacity rooftop solar plants in the residential sector  through  central  financial  assistance  (CFA)  by  the  year  2022.  CFA  upto  40%  of  the benchmark cost is provided for RTS projects upto 3 kW capacities and upto 20% for RTS system capacity  beyond  3  kW  and  up  to  10  kW  for  individual  households.  For  Group  Housing Societies/Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA), CFA is limited to 20% for RTS plants for supply of power to common facilities maximum 500 kW capacity.

In addition, incentives up to 10% of cost of rooftop solar is provided to Distribution Utilities for addition in capacity above baseline.

Against the target capacity of 4000 MW in the residential sector, based on the demand received from states, around 3162 MW capacity has been allocated to state implementing agencies, out of which 1252 MW capacity has been reported installed as on 28.02.2022.

(b)&(c) Implementation of the Programme is being reviewed from time to time to make it effective in delivering the targeted benefits and guidelines are amended accordingly. Recently MNRE has issued procedure for simplification of Rooftop Solar Programme allowing household owners to get the rooftop solar plant installed by themselves or through any vendor of their choice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2699 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Merger of ONGC
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2699 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Merger of ONGC

## 2699.   Dr. (Prof) Kirit Premjibhai Solanki :

पेोिलयम एवं ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether there is any delay in the merger of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with  two  oil  refining  subsidiaries  i.e.  Hindustan  Petroleum  Corp  Ltd.  (HPCL)  and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) by Financial Year 2023-24 and if so, the reasons therefor ;
- (b) the details of the beneficial outcome from this merger ;
- (c) the details of the foreseeable effects of the merger to the import of oil and natural gas; and;
- (d) whether this merger would aid country's oil and gas exploration in post COVID-19 economy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ) ी रामेर तेली (

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

- (a)          A detailed study was got conducted by ONGC on the issue of Merger of HPCL and  its  subsidiaries  with  ONGC.  Merger  of  various  organizations  is  based  on  the requirement of business, feasibility and economic considerations.
- (b)            Integrated  oil  and  gas  companies have lower volatility in comparison to pure upstream or downstream companies. Integration also mitigates the risk of volatility  in prices. There may however be some negative points also.
- (c)&(d)       The integration has both positive and negative implications.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Measures to Safeguard Interest of Religious Minorities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi, Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2698

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD INTEREST OF RELIGIOUS MINORITIES

## 2698. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether as per NCB data, communal riots registered an increase of ninety-six per cent in 2020 over the previous year and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is taking any measures to safeguard interest of religious minorities in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  on  economic  loss  suffered  by  religious  minorities  on account of said violence;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the Government has any data on displacement of religious minorities on account of said violence;

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(g)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  safeguard  minority  interests  and  promote communal harmony in the North Eastern States; and

(h) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)  to  (h)    'Public  Order'  and  'Police'  are  State  subjects  as  per  the  Seventh  Schedule    to  the Constitution of India. The responsibility of maintaining law and order, registration and prosecution of crimes against all citizens including minorities, rests with the respective State Governments.  As such, specific data regarding attacks against individual communities is not maintained centrally. Government of India monitors the internal security and law and order situation in the country and issues appropriate advisories from time to time to maintain peace, public tranquility and communal harmony. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are deployed to aid and assist State Governments, on their request, to maintain law and order and public tranquility.

The Government of  India has issued  Communal Harmony  Guidelines,  which, inter-alia lay down  standard  operating  procedure  to  deal  with  situations  arising  out  of  any  violence.    These guidelines are aimed to maintain due vigilance, careful planning and preparatory measures to prevent and pre-empt communal violence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Loan Under PMEGP
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2696

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## LOAN UNDER PMEGP

## 2696.        SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the delay in the process of sanctioning of loans under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in order to avoid delay in adjustment of margin money under PMEGP?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Delay  in  sanctioning  of  loan  applications  under  PMEGP  occurs  in  certain cases  mainly  due  to  submission  of  incomplete  application  or  improper  documents  by  the applicants. As per PMEGP guidelines, the following timeline has been fixed at various stages for timely processing of applications.
- i. The  Implementing  Agencies  will  forward  the  applications  within  21  days  to  the respective financing banks.
- ii. The Banks will either sanction or reject the loan application, based on merit, within a stipulated  period  of  30  days  from  receipt  of  application  from  the  Implementing Agencies.
- (c): Margin Money subsidy is adjusted on the basis of physical verification report of the units which has to be undertaken between 24 to 36 months after the setting up of the units. In order to ensure timely adjustment of Margin Money under PMEGP, Ministry through KVIC has  decided  to  engage  a  centralised  agency  at  national  level  to  conduct  100%  physical verification of the units within the stipulated time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO -2695

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/03/2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION

## 2695. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the  Government  is  aware  that  the  implementation  of  the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  in several places in Tamil Nadu is taking place at slow pace due to the non-cooperation of the contractors and the increased cost of materials in the post Covid period;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  compensate  these  contractors  for  the increased cost of materials so that the mission execution can be completed without any delays and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) &  (b) Since August, 2019, Government  of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household in the country including those of Tamil Nadu, by 2024.

In Tamil Nadu, out of 1.27 crore households, 52.26 lakh households (41.19%) have tap water connection.  Since  the  launch  of  Jal  Jeevan  mission,  Tamil  Nadu  has  provided  tap  water connections to 30.50 lakh households (24.04%)despite challenges posed by Covid-19.

No  such  reports  are  received  by  Central  Government/  the  State  Government  about  noncooperation of contractors due to increased cost of materials in the post Covid period.

(c)  State  Government while  implementing the  schemes under JJM, had  made provision  for price adjustment which can be operated upon whenever the price increases in accordance with the stipulated rules and regulations to compensate the increase in cost of materials.

Any cost escalation beyond the approved cost will have to be borne by the concerned State and UTs with legislature and no additional expenditure is permitted out of Central share under JJM, as envisaged in para 7.5 of JJM Operational Guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Toilet Building in Rural Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2693

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## TOILET BUILDING IN RURAL AREAS

## 2693. SHRI DIPSINH  SHANKARSINH  RATHOD:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has come up with a scheme for toilet building in rural areas; and

(b) if so, the details of the newly built toilets and the funds used thereon during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Government  had  launched  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Grameen)  [SBM(G)]  with  effect from  2 nd October,  2014  with  the  main  aim  to  make  the  rural  areas  of  the  country  Open Defecation  Free  (ODF)  by  2 nd October,  2019,  by  providing  access  to  toilets  to  all  the  rural households.    Having  achieved  the  outcomes  of  ODF,  Phase-II  of  SBM(G)  is  now  being implemented  from  2020-21  to  2024-25  with  the  focus,  inter  alia,  to  sustain  ODF  status,  to ensure  that  no  one  is  left  behind  in  having  access  to  toilets  and  that  any  left  out  or  new household is supported for construction of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs).
- (b) As  reported  by  the  States/UTs  on  the  online  Integrated  Management  Information System (IMIS), 9.04 crore IHHLs have been constructed under SBM (G) during the last five years and funds amounting to Rs.87,596.31 crore have been spent for construction of IHHLs during these years.

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