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Lok Sabha Question No. 635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Multi Tracking Railway Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sougata Ray, Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

MULTI TRACKING RAILWAY PROJECT

635.  PROF. SOUGATA RAY: SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the proposed multi-tracking railway project in the country;

(b) the main objectives of the project and its total expenditure;

(c) the proposed tenure of completion of the project; and

(d)  the  details  of  the  States  which  are  being  covered  under  the proposed project?

## 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 UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  635  BY  PROF.  SOUGATA  RAY  AND SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.12.2023 REGARDING MULTI TRACKING RAILWAY PROJECT (a) to (d): The  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/sanctioned/executed Zonal  Railway  wise  and  not  State-wise  as  the  Railways'  projects may span across state boundaries. Presently,  451  no.  of  Surveys  for  multi-tracking  projects  having  a total length of 27,956 km have been taken up on Indian Railways. As on 01.04.2023, across Indian Railways, 231 Multi-tracking projects of total length 20,296 Km, costing approx. ` 2.70 lakh crore are in planning/approval/construction stage, out of which 5,455 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ` 1.03 lakh crore has been incurred upto March, 2023. Zone-wise  details  of  all  Railway  Projects  (including  multi-tracking projects) including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in> Ministry of Railways> Railway Board> about Indian Railways> Railway Board Directorates> Finance (Budget)> Rail Budget/Pink Book (year)> Railway-wise Works, Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme (RSP). During 2014-23, across Indian Railways, 14,337 km Doubling sections  has  been  commissioned  at  an  average  of  1,593  km/year which is 345% more than the average commissioning during 2009-14 (375 km/year). The completion of any Railway project(s) depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials  of  forest  department,  deposition  of  cost  share  by  State Government in cost sharing projects, priority of projects, shifting of infringing  utilities,  statutory  clearances  from  various  authorities, geological  and  topographical  conditions  of  area,  law  and  order situation in the area of project(s) site, number of working months  in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. and all  these  factors  affect  the  completion  time  and  cost  of  the project(s).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Spoilage of Foodgrains due to Less Storage
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH DECEMBER, 2023

## SPOILAGE OF FOODGRAINS DUE TO LESS STORAGE

## 634.  SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD  AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION aqvfrtm qm+, ww 3i{tMtf+qf%twr  ##  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether foodgrains are being stored in warehouses in excess of their capacity due to which large quantities of foodgrains get spoiled;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of warehouses of Food Corporation of India (FC:1) that are currently in operation in West Bengal?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a)&(b): No, Sir. No foodgrain stock  got damaged in  Food Corporation of India (FOI) due to storage in excess of warehouses' capacity.

As on Ol.,11.2023, a quantity of 414.75 Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT) of stock is stored against the covered storage capacity of 762.49  LMT available with  FCI and State  agencies for  Central  Pool, thus  sufficient  for current needs in this regard.

- (c):  There are 27 number of Owned and Hired godowns managed by Fei out of  which 22  godowns are  owned by  FC:I.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Mount Celia Gold Operation
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 631 FOR ANSWER ON 06/12/2023

## MOUNT CELIA GOLD OPERATION

631. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the Mount Celia Gold Operation; and (b) the details of the steps being taken for expanding the scope of mineral categories?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE                        (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

MINISTRY OF STEEL

(a)&(b): Mining  operations  commenced  in  November  2023  at  Mt.  Celia  Gold Operations, which is one of the twenty-four gold tenements belonging to Legacy Iron Ore Limited, a subsidiary of NMDC Ltd., based in Perth, Australia. Joint Ore Reserves at Mt. Celia Gold project stands at 312,600 ounces @ 1.39 g/t gold, as of February 2022. To expand the scope of mineral categories other than gold, Legacy Iron Ore Limited has taken various steps which include signing Joint Venture Agreements for conducting prefeasibility  studies  and  exploration  of  minerals  like  Iron  ore,  Base  metals,  Tungsten, Nickel, Lithium etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 630 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN TEXTILE SECTOR

## 630. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to promote industries related to textile sector during the last four years and the current financial year;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  action  plan  to  address  the  lack  of  employment opportunities in textile sector; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (c): Government is implementing various schemes/programmes to promote industries related to textile  sector  viz.  SAMARTH-Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textiles  Sector,  National  Technical Textile  Mission,  Silk  Samagra,  National  Handloom  Development  Programme,  National  Handicraft Development Programme, Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP), National Jute Development  Program  (NJDP),  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Park  (SITP),  Amended  Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS) etc.

In  order  to  enhance  employment  opportunities  in  textile  sector,  Government  has  recently launched  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region and Apparel Parks (PM-MITRA) Scheme. The PLI scheme aims to promote production of high value  Man  Made  Fibre  (MMF)  Fabric  &  Apparel  and  Technical  Textiles  in  the  country  and  the objective  of  PM-MITRA  is  to  develop  integrated  large  scale  and  modern  industrial  infrastructure facility for entire value-chain of the textile industry including weaving and processing sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Telecom Towers in Kandhamal
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 629 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## TELECOM TOWERS IN KANDHAMAL

## 629. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of villages in rural areas of Kandhamal where telecom towers have been installed during the last two years and the current year; and
- (b) the details of the number of such towers targeted for installation in rural areas in the coming financial year, block-wise in Kandhamal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) & (b) In  last  10  years, telecom  connectivity  in  Odisha has  improved  significantly. Total towers in Odisha have increased from 5,785 to 26,735. Total number of BTSs have increased from 16,416 to 88,853.

Total mobile subscribers have increased from 2.51 Cr to 3.36 Cr. Broadband subscribers have increased from 5.9 Lakh to 2.2 Cr. Total optical fiber laid increased from 40,756 Km to 1,37,653 Km. Government has planned more than 5,333 towers in  uncovered  areas  of  Odisha  to  provide connectivity to more than 7,400 villages at the cost of more than 5,033 Cr.

At present more than 837 BTSs are providing connectivity in Kandhamal district and more than 950 towers are planned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Mobile Facility of Private Telecom Agency
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 626 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## MOBILE FACILITY OF PRIVATE TELECOM AGENCY

## †626.   SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to allow the telephone or mobile facility of other private telecom agency to such citizens of the country who have at least one telephone or mobile connection of the Government telecom agency i.e. BSNL or MTNL in a family; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) & (b) As per the extant policy framework, the citizens of the country have freedom to avail telecom services from any of licensed telecom service provider.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Operationalisation of South Coast Railway Zone
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## OPERATIONALISATION OF SOUTH COAST RAILWAY ZONE

625. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has any plans to formally commence the operationalisation of the South Coast Railway Zone;
- (b)    the  date  on  which  the  construction  of  a  zonal  headquarters  at Visakhapatnam had started, the set completion date and the proposed extension of days for the completion of its construction and start of its working;
- (c)    the  details  regarding  the  funds  for  the  aforementioned  purposes that have been disbursed and utilised;
- (d)    whether  the  Government  has  a  plan  to  construct  a  railway  line between Visakhapatnam junction and Gopalapatnam, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details regarding the total area of land that has been acquired for  the  purpose  of  building  the  zonal  headquarters  at  Visakhapatnam, including  the  issues  that  have  come  up  during  the  acquisition  of  the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.625 BY SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.12.2023  REGARDING  OPERATIONALISATION  OF  SOUTH COAST RAILWAY ZONE (a) to (e): Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the new South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been prepared. The work of 'Setting up of South Coast Railways' Zone HQ' has been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 106.89 Crore. An outlay of Rs. 10 Crore has been provided for this work in 2023-24. East Coast Railway has been directed to take up suitable work for preliminary activities like  land  survey,  preparation  of  complete  layout  plan  of  SCoR/Headquarter office complex, residential colony and other construction pre-requisites. One of the options proposed in the Detailed Project Report for setting up of SCoR zone headquarter is in  52.2  Acre  land  at  Mudasarlova  which  is  to  be handed over by Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)/Andhra Pradesh  Government  in  lieu  of  railway  land  taken  for  Bus  Rapid  Transit System  (BRTS)  project.  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  is  yet  to  identify suitable 52.2 Acre land at Mudasarlova, Vishakhapatnam and hand it over to Railway. There is existing double line connectivity between Visakhapatnam junction & Gopalapatnam. Further, work has been sanctioned for 3 rd  & 4 th  lines between Visakhapatnam junction & Gopalapatnam (15.31 km) in April, 2023 at a cost of Rs. 159.47 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Consumer Courts in UP
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 624 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## CONSUMER COURTS IN UP

## 624. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of consumer courts in UP and the number of cases which have been disposed of by them in the last five years;
- (b) the number of cases which have been filed for violation of consumer's interests;
- (c) the number of persons penalised for violating the norms during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (d) the reasons for the low rate of disposal of such cases?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h ( श्री अश्विनी कु मार चौबे )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d) :  At present, 79 District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions and 1 State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission are operational in the state of Uttar Pradesh. During the last five years, 88,189 cases were  filed  for  violation  of  consumer  interests  in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  78,826  cases  have  been disposed of. The rate of disposal of cases by consumer commissions of Uttar Pradesh during the last 3 years is given below:

|   Year | Filed (including those cases which have been reopened)   | Disposed   | Disposal Rate (no. of cases filed/no. of cases disposed of)*100   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2021 | 15,051                                                   | 13,544     | 90.00%                                                            |
|   2022 | 21,056                                                   | 26,020     | 123.58%                                                           |
|   2023 | 17,848                                                   | 23,092     | 129.38%                                                           |

This can be seen from the above table that the number of cases disposed of are more than the number of cases filed during 2022 and 2023 in consumer commissions of Uttar Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Manufacturing of Rockets
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 620

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2023

## MANUFACTURING OF ROCKETS

620. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  permitted  private  enterprises  to manufacture or assemble full or partial rockets in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  Licencing  policy  for such private manufacturers;
- (d)
- if so, the details of licence rules thereof, if any; and
- (e) if not, the grounds on which such permissions are granted?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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- (a) IN-SPACe authorization is mandatory, as per Indian Space Policy 2023,  for  an  Indian  Entity  (Government  or  Non-Government

entity) to undertake the launch and operations of launch vehicles, including sub-orbital launches. However, for manufacturing or assembling full or partial rockets in India, any specific authorization from IN-SPACe is not required.

- (b) M/s.  Skyroot  Aerospace  Pvt.  Ltd.  Hyderabad  was  authorized  to take  up  the  Sub-Orbital  launch  of  its  rocket  Vikram-S  from  the launch base of ISRO at SDSC-SHAR. The launch was undertaken successfully on November 18, 2022.
- (c), (d) & (e)

IN-SPACe  has  mandate  to  authorize  space  activities  by  Indian entities  in  accordance  with  the  Indian  Space  Policy-2023.  The guidelines  for  implementation  of  the  Indian  Space  Policy-2023 are under formulation. The standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and guidelines for processing the authorization application by INSPACe have been formulated.

The applications are scrutinized on the basis of safety, national security,  technical,  RF  Interference,  compliance  to  national  & International regulatory guidelines, State's liability towards third International considerations,  export  &

party damage  from the Indian space object, Obligations, geopolitical &  foreign Import regulations, FDI, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: District Rath Prabharis
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Pratima Mondal, Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth, Sougata Ray

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 614

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023)

## DISTRICT RATH PRABHARIS

## 614. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL: SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH: PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has asked all departments to nominate officers to act Rath Prabharis to advertise and promote the achievements of the Government over the past nine years and issued a circular in this regard to all departments and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has appointed the officers in the Rank of Joint Secretaries/Directors/ Deputy Secretaries as 'District Rath Prabharis' for various districts of the country and if so, the details thereof, Ministry-wise and department-wise along with the objective of such appointments;
- (c) whether the Government has sought the opinion of such officers before issuing the order and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is a fact that the Indian Administrative Officers will showcase the achievements up to the Panchayat level as part of a Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether it is a fact that such deployment of IAS officers was an unprecedented one; and
- (f) whether major political parties have raised objections in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (f):  The Government of India, with participation of States and Union Territories, is actively engaged in the mission of saturation through its flagship schemes for providing basic amenities like sanitation facilities, essential financial services, access to LPG connections, housing for the poor, food security, proper nutrition, reliable healthcare, clean drinking water, quality education etc. and making required services accessible to all targeted and eligible beneficiaries. Another step in this direction would be to ensure awareness of benefits and various facilities available to citizens so  as  to  facilitate  the  last  mile  delivery.  With  this  aim,  a  nationwide  campaign  for  saturation through creating awareness and enrolment of beneficiaries named 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra', has been planned. In the past, Nodal Officers have been appointed for Jal Shakti Abhiyan and Aspirational  Districts  Program,  amongst  others,  for  facilitation  and  coordination.  In  the  same manner,  Government  of  India  has  appointed  Nodal  Officers  at  States/  Districts  for  effective coordination of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra with State and District administrations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: New Technologies for Clean Energy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 609

ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## New Technologies for Clean Energy

## 609.  SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  working  on  new  technologies  such  as  Small  Nuclear Reactors to make clean energy transition;
- (b) if so, the details of the technologies along with the progress that has been made so far in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to use blended financing and green bonds to attract private investment towards setting up Small Nuclear Reactors; and
- (d) if  so,  the  steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to incentivise private investors in Nuclear Energy?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  &  PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)   Yes, Sir.
- (b)   Nuclear power is considered as one of the most promising clean energy options for power generation.  There is a thrust world over for a strategy to use nuclear power that could  reduce  reliance  on  fossil  fuels  over  the  coming  years.    Small  capacity  atomic power  plants,  popularly  called  Small  Modular  Reactors  (SMRs),  with  their  unique features of modularity, scalability, small footprint  and  improved  safety present themselves as an attractive option for repurposing of retiring coal-based thermal power station sites.  Deploying Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) across the country especially in  locations  not  suitable  for  large  nuclear  plants,  can  produce  large  amount  of low-carbon electricity.  In order to move away from fossil fuel consumption, SMRs can be installed and operated for repurposing the aging fossil fuel based power plants.

However, SMRs are not  expected  to  serve  as  replacement  to  conventional  largesized nuclear power plants, which serve as base load plants.

Nuclear  power  plants  are  installed  and  operated  in  line  with  stringent  regulatory requirements to contain radiation and to avoid exposure to public in all circumstances. The techno-commercial aspects of SMRs are still in initial stages even globally and its large scale deployment depends on various factors including regulatory harmonization globally by International Atomic Energy Agency  (IAEA), especially considering emergency planning zone and public acceptance.

Small Modular Reactors (SMR) is a promising technology in industrial decarbonization  especially  where  there  is  a  requirement  of  reliable  and  continuous supply  of  power.    India  is  considering  steps  for  development  of  SMR,  to  fulfil  its commitment to Clean Energy transition.

(c)  & (d) No decision has been taken as yet.

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