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Lok Sabha Question No. 695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Coal Stock in Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.695

## ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## COAL STOCK IN POWER PLANTS

695. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of average buffer coal stock in power plants along with daily average in the months of September and October; and
- (b) the details of steps being taken to rectify the shortage?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) : As on 26 th  November 2021, the total coal stocks available with 136 linkagebased power plants monitored on a daily basis in Central Electricity Authority (CEA) was 18.958 Million Tonne (MT), which is sufficient to run these plants for an average of 9.5 days. The details of average daily coal stocks in these power plants during the months of September 2021 and October 2021 were 10.34 MT and 8.07 MT respectively.

(b) : The following steps have been taken by the Government for maintenance of adequate coal stocks with power plants:

- i. In order to address the issues of coal supplies to power sector, an Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising of representatives from Ministries of Power, Coal, Railways, Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA),  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  /Singareni  Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) meets regularly to take various operational decisions to enhance  supply  of  coal  to  thermal  power  plants  as  well  as  for  meeting  any contingent situations relating to Power Sector including critical coal stock position in power plants.
- ii. Ministry  of  Power  has  also  constituted  a  Core  Management  Team  (CMT)  with members from MoP, Railways, CEA, CIL, NTPC, DVC and POSOCO to ensure close monitoring of coal stocks at thermal power plants (TPPs) and operational decisions are being taken in CMT to augment supply of sufficient quantity of coal to the TPPs.
- iii. Further, based on the decision of the Government, CIL has offered about 5.2 Million Tonnes  additional  coal  from  its  various  subsidiaries  to  State/Central  Gencos  for lifting through Rail Cum Road (RCR)/ Road mode.

- iv. Recently, an Inter-Ministerial Committee comprising of Secretary (Coal), Secretary (Power),  Secretary  (MoEF&CC)  and  Chairman,  Railway  Board  has  been  set  up  to finalise  the  demand  in  advance,  review  the  situation  and  take  corrective  action with regard to ensuring adequate coal supply to power plants in the country.
- v. Revised  coal  stocking  norms  have  been  mandated  by  CEA  mandating  the  coal stock of 17 days at pit head stations and 26 days at non-pit head stations to be maintained by power plants from February to June every year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Legislation to Regulate Ground Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Sumalatha Ambareesh, D.K. Suresh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 694

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## LEGISLATION TO REGULATE GROUND WATER

## 694. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH SHRI D.K.SURESH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plan to bring a legislation to regulate ground water use to protect the interests of farmers and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has received any report/ recommendation from any experts committee in this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is taking any measure to regulate the ground water use in the country; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  Water  is  a  State  subject  and  therefore,  bringing  out  suitable  legislations  fall  under  the  ambit  of States/UTs. However, this Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs for suitable enactment. So far, 19 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislations.

Further,  this  Department  has  issued  guidelines  for  regulation  and  control  of  groundwater extraction  in  India  with  pan-India  applicability  on  24.09.2020.  Under  the  guidelines,  Ground  water extraction  for  Agricultural  activities  falls  under  exempted  category.  Further,  to  improve  groundwater resources  through  water  conservation/water  harvesting,  Central  Government  has  taken  a  number  of measures which can be seen at the URL:

http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2021.pdf.

(b) No sir.

(c)  &  (d)  With  a  view  to  facilitate  sustainable  development  of  ground  water,  Central  Ground  Water Authority (CGWA) is presently issuing No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to project proponents including industries   in  20  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  as  per  the  extant  ground  water  regulation  guidelines.  In balance States/UTs they are regulating as per their extant provisions. The provisions of the guidelines can be seen at URL: http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/CGWA\_GWExtraction\_Notification\_24-092020.pdf.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Road Map for Ethanol Blending
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Talari Rangaiah, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 693

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd DECEMBER, 2021

## Road Map for Ethanol Blending

## 693. SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  announced  a  road  map  for  ethanol  blending  in  the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the impact of compatibility with ethanol fuels of on-road vehicles which are not developed to run on 20% ethanol blended fuel;
- (d)  if so, whether it would cause in increased fuel consumption and higher maintenance costs of vehicles; and
- (e) whether the Government is taking any steps to address the issue and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):A 'Roadmap for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25' prepared by an Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog was released on 5th June 2021. This report lays out a detailed road map for ethanol blending in India and also provides guidance to achieve the target of 20% ethanol blending in petrol by bringing  all  stakeholders  together  i.e.  Ethanol  producers,  Oil  Companies,  Vehicle manufacturers and Consumers.

(c)  to  (e):A  joint  study  by  Indian  Institute  of  Petroleum  (IIP)  Dehradun,  Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Pune and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) R&D  on  E20  as  fuel  with  existing  vehicles  was  undertaken  under  the  aegis  of Department of heavy Industry (DHI) and BIS has issued specification for E20 in 2018. As  per  the  study,  it  was  recommended  to  adopt  E20  fuel  in  the  compatible  vehicles labeled for the same.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Release of Payment to Contractor by DMRC
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 692

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 02, 2021

## RELEASE OF PAYMENT TO CONTRACTOR BY DMRC

NO. 692: SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Supreme  Court  had  dismissed  the  plea  of  Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and upheld the arbitral award in favour of a private contractor and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  the  case  and  the  amount  awarded  by  the Supreme Court to the private player;
- (c) whether  as  per  Government  of  India  guidelines,  an  interim payment  of  75  percent  of  the  award  value  is  to  be  paid immediately  to  avoid  further  interest  burden  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether  DMRC  had  already  paid  the  interim  payment  of  75 percent of the cost awarded  by Supreme  Court to the contractor and it so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  timeline  by  which  DMRC proposes to release the payment to the contractor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has informed that Hon'ble Supreme Court has passed a judgment dated 09/09/2021  in  C.A.  No.  5627  of  2021  titled  Delhi  Airport  Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. (DAMEPL) vs. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and C.A. No. 5628 of 2021 titled Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

vs.  Delhi  Airport  Metro  Express  Pvt.  Ltd.  (DAMEPL)  wherein  the Hon'ble  Court  has  upheld  the  Arbitration  award  dated  11/05/2017 passed  in  the  matter  of  Delhi  Airport  Metro  Express  Pvt.  Ltd  and Delhi  Metro  Rail  Corporation.  The  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  while upholding the Arbitration award dated 11/05/2017, has not quantified any specified amount therein.

(c):      No,  Sir.  The  guidelines  are  meant  to  be acted at  the  time  of challenging the award and not at this stage.

(d) & (e):  No, Sir. DMRC has informed that interim payment of Rs. 678.42  crore  has  been  deposited  with  the  Axis  Bank  (financial lender)  as  per  the  order  of  Hon'ble  High  Court.  No  timeline  for release of payment to the contractor has been worked out as legal course  of  action  has  not  attained  its  finality  in  the  enforcement petition filed by DAMEPL.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Supply of Coal to Power Companies
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*59

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## Supply of Coal to Power Companies

## *59.  SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

## Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that the quantity of coal supplied to power  companies  was  more  than  the  previous  year  and  yet  electricity production was affected due to shortage of coal;

(b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the responsibility for the lapse has been fixed; and

- (d) the details of action taken against those found guilty?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.59 for answer on 01.12.2021 asked by SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD.

(a) & (b) : The receipt of coal in the power plants and generation of electricity during the period April-September of 2021-22 as compared to same period last year are as under:

| Period Receipt (Million   | Period Receipt (Million   |   of Coal Tonne) |   Coal based Generation (Billion Units) |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2020-21                   | (April-September)         |            265.3 |                                   429.2 |
| 2021-22                   | (April-September)         |            324.2 |                                   510.9 |

The receipt of coal by the power plants was more during Apr-Sep, 2021 as compared to same period last year and the coal based generation was also commensurate  with  the  coal  receipt.  However,  coal  availability  is  also impacted by the carry-over of stocks from the previous year. These stocks were lower at thermal power plants on 31st March, 2021 than on the same date  last  year.  The  stocks  at  CIL  mines  were,  however,  at  a  record  high. Thermal  power  plants  stock  up  coal  on  the  basis  of  their  expectation  of likely power demand and other reasons. The coal based generation has not been affected during Apr-Sept, 2021 period.

(c) & (d) : In view of the above, this does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 54 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: ROB at Sandila Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.54 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## ROB AT SANDILA RAILWAY STATION

## †*54. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether, after completing all the formalities by the State Government  regarding  construction  of  an  Over  Bridge  at  Sandila Railway  Station  in  Hardoi  district  under  Misrikh(UP)  Parliamentary Constituency, the Principal Secretary, Public Works  Department, Section-II has requested the General Manager, Northern Railway, New Delhi vide letter dated 15 December,2020 to include the said Rail Over Bridge in the railway works  programme  and  apprise  the State Government  regarding  approval  of  the  Railways  and  cost  sharing  in construction of the said Rail Over Bridge;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether requests have also been received through public representatives in this regard during the last one year and the current year till date; and
- (d) if so, the up to date status of the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO.54 BY SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  01.12.2021  REGARDING  ROB  AT SANDILA RAILWAY STATION

(a)  to  (d):    Yes,  Sir.  A  letter  from  Principal  Secretary/  Public  Works Department (PWD) has been received for inclusion of Road Over Bridge (ROB)  in  lieu  of    Level  Crossing  (LC)  No.  249/C  at  Km  1124/14-16  in Railways' works programme. Representations had also been received requesting  Railways  to  construct  the  ROB  in  lieu  of  LC  No.  249-C. After  joint  survey  with  State  Authorities,  the  approval  of  conceptual profile sketch had been pending with Uttar Pradesh Bridge Corporation limited which was received from them on 02.08.2021. Now, this ROB work  on  Lucknow-Moradabad  section  near  Sandila  town  has  been sanctioned on 23.11.2021 on cost sharing basis with State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Private Sector Investment
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 53. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 1 ST  DECEMBER, 2021.

## PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT

- *53. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the  amount  of  investment  made  by  the  private  sector  in  new  projects  since 2019, year-wise;
- (b) whether  there  has  been  a  decline  in  new  private  sector  investment  in  the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 53 FOR ANSWER ON 01 st  DECEMBER, 2021.

- (a): The  details  of  private  sector  investments  as  measured  by  Gross  Capital Formation  (GCF)  of  private  sector  are  available  up  to  fiscal  year  201920.Accordingly, the information is as under:

## <pre>

## Gross Capital Formation (GCF) for Private Sector

(at current prices)                                                                                (Rs. in crore)

|                        | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Private Corporations * | 19,39,224 | 22,04,108 | 22,60,736 |
| Households **          | 19,44,226 | 22,48,108 | 23,27,236 |
| Total (Private Sector) | 38,83,450 | 44,52,216 | 45,87,972 |

## {at 2011-12 (constant) prices}                                                            (Rs. in crore)

|                        | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Private Corporations   | 16,58,020 | 18,16,205 | 18,51,707 |
| Households             | 16,54,772 | 18,30,116 | 18,83,885 |
| Total (Private Sector) | 33,12,792 | 36,46,321 | 37,35,592 |

</pre>

- (b) & (c):

No, Sir, as may be seen from data available up to 2019-20.

## Note :

- (*)-Pvt. Corporations: It covers Private Financial Corporations, Private Non-Financial Corporations and  Quasi  Corporations.  Quasi  Corporations  include  Individual  Proprietorship,  Joint  Family (HUF),  Partnership,  Khadi  &  Village  Industries  Commission,  Handlooms  and  unincorporated enterprises maintaining accounts.
- (**)-Household: It includes all unincorporated resident household units not classified as quasi corporations.
- (#)-The estimates have been obtained on the basis of data from Ministry of Corporate Affairs, RBI, NABARD, Annual Reports of Insurance Companies and surveys conducted by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Advertising on OTT
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK  SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *52

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## ADVERTISING ON OTT

- *52. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

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- (a) whether the advertising industry regulator, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) proposes  to  set  up  a  task  force  to  monitor  and  regulate  advertising  on  over-the-top  (OTT) streaming platforms such as Amazon, Netflix, etc. and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry is  working  with  the  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  (I&B)  to form guidelines  and processes to monitor advertising on these platforms and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  ASCI  is  also  working  closely  in  partnership  with  the  Government  entities  like Central Consumer Protection Authority, Ministry of I&B, Ministry of AYUSH, etc. to fine-tune existing guidelines and formulate new ones and if so, the progress made in this direction; and
- (d) whether the regulatory body also proposes to set up a taskforce to scrutinize brand promotions weaved  in  content  programming  claiming  health  or  immunity  benefits  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d)  :   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*52 FOR 10.08.2021 REGARDING ADVERTISING ON OTT.

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(a)  :  This  Ministry  has  no  such  information  as  Advertising  Standards  Council  of  India  (ASCI)  is  an independent non-profit organisation constituted under Companies Act (2013).

- (b) :  No Sir.

- (c) :  This Ministry has no such information.

- (d) :  Not applicable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Setting up of DMF
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *51 ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## SETTING UP OF DMF

*51. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether District Mineral Foundation (DMF) has been set up in Maharashtra as per new order of the Ministry dated 23 April, 2021;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the delay; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  works  carried  out  so  far  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Khanij KshetraKalyanYojana  (PMKKKY)  for  the  welfare  of  the  affected  people  in  the  State, particularly in Wardha and Amaravati districts during the last five years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  51  FOR  ANSWER  ON  01.12.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS REGARDING SETTING UP OF DMF. (a)&  (b):  Sir,  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  informed  that  the  incorporation  of amendment  in  the rules regulating the composition of Governing Council and management  Committee  of  District  Mineral  Foundation  in  view  of  the  order  dated 23.04.2021  is  under  process  in  consultation  with  Law  Department  of  the  State Government. (c): Information is provided in annexure.

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Annexure referred to in part (c) of reply to Starred Question No - 51

DMF Fund Status - Maharashtra (Till September 2021)

|                                       | S.No.District                         |   Total DMF Collection (In Cr.) |   Number of Projects Sanctioned |   Details of Projects/Schemes under implementation |   Amount Allocated (In Cr.) |   Amount Spent (In Cr.) |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1                                     | Amravati                              |                           23.17 |                              70 |                                                 70 |                       17.75 |                   16.63 |
| 2                                     | Wardha                                |                           15.28 |                             426 |                                                426 |                        7.04 |                    5.79 |
| Total DMF Collection in the State (32 | Total DMF Collection in the State (32 |                         2790.71 |                            6967 |                                               6967 |                     1952.47 |                 1314    |