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Lok Sabha Question No. 1683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: New Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1683 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021

## NEW POWER PROJECTS

†1683. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up new power projects;
- (b) if so, the number of new power projects proposed in Maharashtra;
- (c) whether there is a proposal to set up a power project at Sahastrakund in Hingoli district of Maharashtra; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  said  project  is  likely  to  be commenced?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Generation  is  a  delicenced  activity  under  Electricity  Act  2003.  Electricity Generation  projects  are  set  up  by  various  utilities  and  State  /  Central  Public  Sector Undertakings  (CPSUs)  keeping  in  view  the  demand  for  power  and  techno-commercial viability.  As per information provided by Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) has proposed 2x660 MW Coal based super critical Thermal Power Project at Koradi Thermal Power Station (TPS), District Nagpur, Maharashtra. The proposed project is against retired/retiring units of MSPGCL. Government  of  Maharashtra  has  given  in-principle  approval  for  implementation  of  the project.  MSPGCL  has  also  proposed  to  retrofit  the  existing  Combined  Cycle  Power Plant(CCPP)  units  of  total  existing  capacity  of  672  MW  at  Gas  Turbine  Power  Station (GTPS),  Uran,  District  Raigad,  Maharashtra,  with  new  State-of-Art  technology,  highly efficient units which will enhance the existing capacity to 800 MW.

Further,  Water  Resources  Department,  Government  of  Maharashtra  is planning to set up the following 4 new Pumped Storage Schemes (Hydro Projects) which are presently at DPR (Detailed Project Report) stage:-

- 1) Varasgaon Pumped Storage Schemes- 4X300 MW
- 2) Panshet Pumped Storage Schemes- 4X400 MW
- 3) Varadhghat Pumped Storage Schemes- 2X400 MW
- 4) Chikhaldara Pumped Storage Schemes- 2X200 MW
5. (c) & (d): A small Hydro Project of 20 MW capacity is proposed at Sahastrakund by Water  Resources  Department,  Government  of  Maharashtra,  which  is  under  preliminary survey.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Disposal of Solid Waste
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1682 ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2021

## DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE

NO. 1682. SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

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

- (a)whether the Government has set the target of 100 percent scientific processing and disposal of solid waste under Clean India Mission, if so, the details thereof and the action being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether any road map is being prepared in future and if SO, the details thereof;
- this regard for
- whether the Government is aware that several tonnes municipal waste (garbage) that Indian cities and towns generate per goes to landfill sites or dumping  yards untreated; day
- (d) if so, the facts and the details in this regard; and
- (e) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to properly dispose of the municipal waste along with the assistance and technical know-how to be provided to State Governments to address the issue?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

One of the objectives of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-

(a) to (d) U) is the 100% scientific management of Municipal Solid Waste

(MSW): Under SBM-U, Government provides Central Assistance (CA) up to 35% of the Project Cost as Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to the Statesl union Territory Administrations for creation of solid waste processing facilities in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs): Till date, the processing of MSW has increased to 68% from 18% in 2014. To enhance the solid waste processing capacity to 100% and to prevent untreated waste going to landfill sites, Hon'ble Finance Minister in her Budget Speech has announced implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, with a total financial outlay of < 1,41,678/- crore, over a period of five years 2021-2026, addressing inter-alia, processing of municipal solid waste, management of construction and demolition waste and bio-remediation of all legacy dumpsites:

(e) Apart from the Central assistance released to the States/Union Territory Administrations as mentioned above, the Ministry has issued several advisories covering all components of Municipal Solid Waste Management right from collection and of MSW is further monitored through the third party led Garbage Free City (GFC) Star Rating Protocol, Annual Swachh Survekshan and through Video Conferencesl field visits.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Financial Stress faced by MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1681 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021

## Financial Stress faced by MSMEs

## 1681.  ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

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

(a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  to  support  the  Micro,  Small  and Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  that  are  under  severe  financial  stress  due  to  COVID-19 pandemic;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken any specific steps to help and start new MSME industries that focus on the food processing sector; and

- (d) if so, furnish the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

(a) & (b): In  order  to  revive the  Micro, Small  and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with stressed  accounts,  the  Government  of  India  has  announced  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for Subordinate Debt. Under this scheme, promoters of stressed MSMEs viz. SMA-2 and NPA accounts  which  are  eligible  for  restructuring  as  per  RBI  guidelines  on  the  books  of  the Lending institutions are provided with credit facilities to be covered under guarantee by the CGTMSE.  The  promoters  need  to  infuse  the  funds  in  the  form  of  equity  investment  for revival of such Units. In addition to this, Government has also announced Rs. 3 lakh crores Collateral Free Automatic Loans under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for business, including MSMEs, for those accounts which are classified as SMA-0 and SMA1. The overall cap of admissible guarantee of ECLGS has further been raised from Rs. 3 lakh crore to Rs. 4.5 lakh crore on 28.06.2021.

(c) & (d): Ministry  of  MSME  is  implementing  schemes  such  as  Credit  Guarantee Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  and  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme  (PMEGP).  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  is mandated to facilitate credit guarantee support for collateral free / third-party guarantee-free loans to the Micro and Small enterprises (MSEs), especially in the absence of collateral to both  existing  and  new  enterprises.  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP)  is  a  credit-linked  subsidy  programme  aimed  at  generating  self-employment opportunities  through  establishment  of  micro-enterprises  in  the  non-farm  sector.  Both  the schemes are sector agnostic and benefits of the schemes are also available to Food Processing Sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1678 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Sale of Air India’s Assets
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 1678 (To be answered on the July 2021) 29th

## SALE OF AIR INDIA' $ ASSETS

## 1678. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Air India proposes to sell its assets such\_ as residential, commercial properties across India as recommended by Kelkar Committee;
- (b) if the details of properties and estimated amount to raise from the sale; SO,
- (c) whether Air India plans to clear pending paynents %private operatord Kred by Air India on Haj pilgrimage and Others before disinvestment; and
- (d) If not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) and (b): Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs while approving the Turn Around Plan (TAP) and Financial Restructuring Plan (FRP) for Air India Limited (AIL) in the year 2012, had also appreved monetization %f assets of AIL: Further, as per decision of Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) in 2018, the immovable assets are being monetized by AIL to offset its debt: AIL has identified 111 parcels of properties for monetization out of which 106 parcels of properties are in India and rest 5are overseas propertics The Ili parcels of properties consist 0f 211 units which are under monetization.

Air India has s0 far received Rs. 738 crore from sale of 115 units from 2015 to I2th July,2021. Air India also realizes about Rs 100 crore per annum from lease rental income.

(c) and (d): There are no pending payments to any private operators hired by Air India for Haj pilgrimages
Lok Sabha Question No. 1677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Delhi Land Pooling Policy
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1677

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2021

## DELHI LAND POOLING POLICY

SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

- Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
- (a) the status of Delhi Land Pooling Policy in P1 zone;
- (b) whether all the villages in P1 zone including Khera Kalan have been notified urban and as development area, if SO, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by
- which the process is likely to be completed;
- whether the Union Government has taken up the matter with the Government of NCT of Delhi and other agencies to expedite the process so that construction can be started for the benefit thousands of people waiting for affordable housing under this
- policy and if sO, the details and outcome thereof;
- d) whether the Government proposes to simplify Land Pooling Policy (LPP) for Delhi for its smooth implementation and greater participation of land owners in the policy as shift from 2013 policy and changes such as lowering of FAR, requirement 70 per cent contiguous land in a sector, formation of consortium has been factors behind its slow implementation and if SO, the details thereof:

- (e) whether DDA would make suitable changes for fast tracking the of Delhi as the policy was first notified in 2013 and
- implementation of LPP to gather pace for planned development if so, the details thereof; and
- whether DDA has followed up with concerned departments to get all notifications in respect of this zone and also proposes to open portal for P-1 zone soon as the zone has been left behind under policy and if SO, the details thereof?

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

- (a) to (f) Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that all the 14 villages in P-1 zone have been declared as 'Urban' including Khera Kalan. DDA has taken up the matter of declaration of these 14 villages as 'Development Area' with the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD): No fixed timeframe for completion of the process can be given as the process is to be  completed by GNCTD. The process of implementation of Iand policy including opening of portal in P1 zone can be initiated only when these villages are notified both as GUrban' and 'Development Area'.

The present and its regulations were notified 11.10.2018 and 24.10.2018 respectively- There is no proposal at present to amend the Land Policy and its regulations:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Government Establishments on Private Rental Premises
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA OF HOUSING AND URBAN

## MINISTRY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1676 To BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2021

## GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENTS ON PRIVATE RENTAL PREMISES

NO. 1676. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether various establishments of the Government are located in the private rental premises within the NCR;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the expenditures being incurred
- on those rentals premisesl area-wise since their origin of lease agreement;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to accommodate the various establishments those on private rental premises within the NCR into the Government owned properties;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a)& (b) : Yes Sir: The Directorate of Estates, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs allots office space to Ministries Departments in General Pool Office Accommodation (GPOA) Buildings: Considering the gap between demand and supply of office space and GPOA Buildings almost fully occupied, Directorate of Estates issues 'Non Availability Certificate (NAC)' to the    requisitioning Ministriesl Departments in case office space is not available in GPOA Buildings, that can hire office space from Iocal bodies/PSUsl private owners, etc. The details of rental premiseslarea-wise hired by the various establishments of Government and expenditure incurred on those  private rental premiseslarea-wise since their origin of lease agreement is not centrally maintained: they

- (c)& (d) The establishments Government  running in private rental premises are accommodated in GPOA Buildings on their demand subject to availability of office space:

(e): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Piped Water Supply for Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021

## PIPED WATER SUPPLY FOR RAJASTHAN

1672. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken note of any instances of scarcity of water in the State of Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  step  to  ensure  increased  access  to  water  by constructing pipelines; and

(d) if so, the details thereof including the number of such pipelines constructed during the last five years including the location of the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  As  reported  by  Rajasthan  on  JJM-IMIS,  as  on  25.07.2021,  43.59%  rural habitations having 49.86% population have provision of minimum 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd)  of  potable  drinking  water  and  46.44%  rural  habitations  having  42.76%  population have  service  level  of  less  than  40  lpcd  potable  water,  whereas  9.97%  rural  habitations having7.38% population with water sources having quality issues.

(c)  To  make  provision  for  potable  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural  home  by  2024, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in partnership with States, with an estimated outlay of 3.60 lakh Crore. At the time of launch of Jal Jeevan Mission on 15 th August,  2019,  out  of  total  18.98  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  3.23  (17%) Crore  rural  households  had  tap  water  connections.  Since  then,  4.56  Crore  (24%)  rural households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water  connections  thus,  as  on  date,  7.79  Crore (41%) rural households in the country have provision of tap water supply.

(d) Details of the pipelines constructed by the State Government is not maintained by this Department.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Status of Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1667

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021

## STATUS OF SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

## 1667. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  inspite  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  about  60-70  percent  poor households are in inadequate infrastructure and lacking in proper sanitary and drinking water facilities in the country; and

(b)  if  so,  state-wise  detailed  report  and  action  proposed  to  provide  basic  services  to  these people?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) No, Sir.  For sanitation facilities, Government of India had launched Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)], a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, with effect from 2 nd October, 2014  with  the  aim  to  attain  Open  Defecation  Free  (ODF)  India  by  2 nd October,  2019  by providing access to toilet facilities to all the rural households of the country.  The programme is being implemented through the State Governments.  From the date of launch of SBM(G), more than  10.7  crore  individual  household  latrines  (IHHLs)  have  been  constructed  under  the programme as per the data reported by the States/UTs on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G).  As a result, sanitation coverage in the rural areas of the  country  has  increased  from  39%  as  on  02.10.2014  to  100%  and  all  the  villages  have declared themselves ODF.

For drinking water facilities, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal which aims at providing potable water in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis to every rural household, through tap water connection by 2024.  At the time of announcement of JJM, out of total 18.93 Crore rural households, 3.23 Crore rural households (17.05%) of the country were having tap water connections.  Since  then,  over  4.58  Crore  (24.11%)  families  living  in  rural  areas  have  been provided with tap water connections  in their  homes and  as on 26.07.2021, about 7.81 Crore (41.15%)  households  are  having  tap  water  connections.    As  reported  by  States/UTs,  as  on 26.07.2021,  with  sources  at  a  reasonable  distance,  79.13%  rural  habitations  having  78.07% population  have provision of  minimum 40  litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water and 18.06% rural habitations having 19.48% population have service level of less than 40 lpcd potable water. However, 2.81% rural habitations having 2.45% of the rural population are reported to have water quality issues in ground water sources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Sale of Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mala Roy

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 1666 (To be answered on the July 2021) 29th

## SALE OF AIR INDIA

## 1666. SHRIMATI MALA ROY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) the status of sale of Air India;

be pleased to state:-

- whether the Government has any buyer for Air India and if s0, the (b) details thereof; and got
- whether the Government has any bailout package plan for Air India and if (c) s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

of lnterest (EOi) for strategic disinvestment %f 100% stake of Of Interests (Eols) were received by Transaction Advisor: The Request for Proposal (RFP) along\_with draft Interested ent (SPA) have been shared with QIBs by the The Transaction Adviser on 15.09.2021. The Transaction Adviser financial bids are likely to be received by has tc maintain the confidentiality of the identity of the bidders

- The Government is committed to the disinvestment of Air India. (c):
Lok Sabha Question No. 1662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: ECLGS
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Dulal Chandra Goswami, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †1662 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021

## ECLGS

## †1662.SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

## SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

## SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):

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

- (a)   the  number  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  registered  with  the Government;
- (b)   the number  of the said enterprises benefitted under Covid-19  scheme  of the Government;
- (c)   the  number  and  percentage  of  the  said  enterprises  which  have  applied  for  availing benefits under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) introduced by the Government; and
- (d)   the  number  and  percentage  of  the  said  enterprises  which  have  availed  the  benefits under ECLGS?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

- (a): As per Udyog Aadhaar Portal, number of MSMEs registered (since September 2015 to 30.06.2020) in All India was 102,32,468.

On  1 st July,  2020,  after  adoption  of  new  definition  of  MSMEs,  a  new  registration portal  'Udyam  Registration'  has  been  launched  by  M/o  MSME  and  so  far  36,70,538 classified MSMEs are registered on the portal in All India (from 01.07.2020 to 15.07.2021).

- (b) to (d): The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) was announced as a part  of  the  Aatma  Nirbhar Bharat Package 2020 with the objective to help MSMEs/small businesses  to  meet  their  operational  liabilities  and  resume  businesses  in  the  view  of  the distress caused by the COVID-19 crises, by providing MLIs 100 per cent guarantee against any losses suffered by the due to non-repayment of the ECLGS funding by borrowers. The overall cap of admissible guarantee of ECLGS has further been raised from Rs. 3 lakh crore to Rs. 4.5 lakh crore on 28.06.2021.

As  part  of  the  Aatma  Nirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyaan,  under  the  Emergency  Credit  Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), around 1.09 crore MSME borrowers have been provided with guarantee support amounting to Rs. 1.65  lakh crore  as on 02.07.2021.