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Lok Sabha Question No. 810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Development of Clean Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Adoor Prakash, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810

ANSWERED ON 07/12/2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY

## 810. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN

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

- (a) the status of the initiatives taken/being taken for the development of clean energy in the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Union  Government  framed  any  concrete  strategy  to  achieve  the  2030  target  of producing more than fifty per cent of the country's power needs using renewable sources; and (c) if so, the steps taken to achieve the Clean Energy Target by 2030?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c)  India had pledged in its NDCs in COP-21 in Paris that by 2030, it will have 40 percent of its installed power generation capacity from non fossil fuel sources. It achieved this target in 2021- nine years in advance.

Today, India's installed power generation capacity from non-fossil source is 186.46 GW - which is 43.82 percent of its total installed capacity. In addition, it has 114.08 GW under implementation. As a result of India achieving its  target before time , it pledged at COP-26 in Glasgow  that by 2030 the country shall have 50 percent of its installed capacity coming from non fossil sources.

The Government has taken several measures to promote renewable energy in the country, including, interalia, the following:

- Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route,
- Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30 th June 2025,
- Specifying the minimum share of consumption of non-fossil resources by designated consumers, including Distribution Companies, up to 2029-30,
- Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale,
- Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II,
- Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power,
- Notification of Promoting Renewable Energy through Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022.
- Notification of The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS rules).
- Green  Term  Ahead  Market  (GTAM)  to  facilitate  sale  of  Renewable  Energy  Power  through exchanges.
- National Green Hydrogen Mission launched with an aim to make India a global hub for production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.
- Notification of prescribed trajectory for RE power bids of 50 GW/ annum to be issued by Renewable Energy Implementation Agencies from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28.
Lok Sabha Question No. 804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Routes under Kochi Metro Rail Limited
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 804

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2023

## ROUTES UNDER KOCHI METRO RAIL LIMITED

## NO. 804.    SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  finalization  of  the  selection  of  routes  of  the  third  and fourth phases of Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has been completed, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether a funding model has been established for the third and fourth phases  of  KMRL,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  there  are  any  pending  proposals  from  the  Government  of Kerala related to the third and fourth phases of KMRL, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  other  development  plans  for  income  generation  to  KMRL, have been decided, if so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the completion date of the second phase of KMRL has been fixed, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) whether  KMRL  has  initiated  the  procurement  process  for  additional trains  as  part  of  its  expansion  plans  in  Phase  II  and  Phase  III development projects, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) This Ministry has not received any proposal from Government of Kerala related to third and fourth phases of  Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL).
- (d) KMRL  has  initiated  various  schemes  to  increase  ridership  such  as extension of time of train services during festivals and mega events held in the city, organizing various events in metro stations to attract passengers,  offering  special  discounts  during  non  peak  hours,  group booking, providing feeder bus/auto as a means of last mile connectivity etc. Several non fare box revenue models like renting out space  for  Office/shops,  advertisements  in  trains  and  metro  stations, semi  naming  of  metro  stations,  land  monetization,  etc.  were  also adopted by KMRL for increasing the income.
- (e) KMRL has informed that the scheduled completion date of the second phase of KMRL is 21/11/2026.
- (f) KMRL  has  informed  that  they  have  initiated  preliminary  discussion with the rolling stock manufacturers for additional trains for Phase II project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Reduction in Flight Duty Time
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria, Janardan Mishra

## 802.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 802 (To be answered on the 7 th  December 2023)

## REDUCTION IN FLIGHT DUTY TIME

DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes formulation of any action plan to reduce the flight duty timings to consider the fatigue of the Pilots and Crew members in the aviation sector;
- (b) if so, the proposed duty timings for the Pilots flying during the day time and night time respectively;
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints regarding accidents being caused due to Pilot fatigue; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise/UT- wise?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) to (d) The duty schedules of the pilots are based on Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) regulations issued by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). DGCA constantly endeavors to update regulations based on best practices worldwide and stakeholder consultations. DGCA has recently redrafted regulation on FDTL (Flight Duty Time Limitations) for pilots vide Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) Section 7 Series J Part III, which has been uploaded on DGCA website for public comments.

DGCA has not received any complaint regarding accidents being caused by pilot fatigue.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 798 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2023

## PMAY-U

NO. 798 SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance that half of the total  13.92  lakh  identified  beneficiaries  in  Tamil  Nadu  under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) scheme did not get house till 2021 due to a delay in the framing of a State housing policy and submission of beneficiary details; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  actions  initiated  by  the  Government  to resolve this delay?

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

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) and (b): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) under 'Housing for All' Mission since June, 2015 by providing Central assistance to supplement efforts of  States/ Union Territories (UTs) for providing all-weather pucca houses with basic civic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries. The Scheme is implemented through four verticals i.e.  Beneficiary-led  individual  house  construction/  enhancement (BLC),  Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership  (AHP),  'In-situ'  Slum Redevelopment (ISSR), and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS).

Implementation  of  the  PMAY-U  Scheme  in  States/UTs  including assessment  of  demand,  formulation  of  projects,  selection  of beneficiaries etc. are done by the respective State/UT Governments  as  per  scheme  guidelines.  PMAY-U  is  a  demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any targets for construction of houses. Based on the demand for housing in

the urban areas and project proposals submitted by State of Tamil Nadu,  more  than  6.81  lakh  houses  have  been  sanctioned  as  on 20.11.2023.  Of  the  sanctioned  houses,  6.61  lakh  have  been grounded  for  construction;  of  which  5.48  lakh  are  completed/ delivered to beneficiaries.

The  scheme  period  which  was  earlier  up  to  31.03.2022,  has been  extended  up  to  31.12.2024,  except  Credit  Linked  Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) vertical of the scheme, to complete all the houses sanctioned without changing the funding pattern and implementation  methodology.  States/UTs  have  been  advised  to expedite to complete all sanctioned houses within the extended Mission period. This Ministry reviews the status of implementation  of  PMAY-U  with  States/UTs  regularly  through Monthly Progress Reports (MPRs), Monthly Review Meetings and in the meetings of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC)  for  completion  of  all  ongoing  work  within  the  Mission period.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Construction of Petrochemical Complex
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 795 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  December, 2023

## Construction of Petrochemical Complex

†795.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृित क गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  public  representatives  of Maharashtra  and  Vidarbha  Economic  Development  Council  (VED)  for  conducting feasibility study for construction of Petrochemical complex in Vidarbha region; (b) if so, the details thereof as on date, date-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  or  proposed  to  take  any  steps for the construction  of  Petrochemical  complex  in  the  said  region,  especially  in  Nagbhid  in tribal dominated Parliamentary Constituency of Gadchiroli; and
- (d) if so, the updated status thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम एवं ाकृितक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

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

- (a)  to  (b):  Government  has  received  representations  on  this  subject  from  public representatives from the State of Maharashtra in January, February, April, May, June, July and November 2021, in February 2022 and in March 2023.

(c) & (d): No Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Rental Housing in Urban Areas
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 794

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2023

## RENTAL HOUSING IN URBAN AREAS

NO. 794. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide rental housing in urban areas for migrants under Social Rental Housing Scheme; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) & (b):  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA) has launched Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes  (ARHCs)  as  a  sub-scheme  of Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U)  to  provide  dignified living  to  urban  migrants/poor  near  their  workplace.  This  scheme  is being implemented through two models as under:

Model-1: Utilizing existing Government funded vacant houses constructed under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and  Rajiv  Awas  Yojana  (RAY)  to  convert  into ARHCs through Public Private Partnership (PPP) or by Public Agencies,

Model-2: Construction, Operation & Maintenance of ARHCs  by

Public/Private Entities on their own available vacant land.

Under Model-1 of the scheme, 5,648 houses have been converted into ARHCs  from  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  of  Gujarat,  Rajasthan, Uttarakhand,  Chandigarh  and  Jammu  &  Kashmir.  Under  Model-2  of the  scheme, so far, proposals for construction of 82,273 new ARHC units  have  been  sanctioned,  out  of  which  construction  of  48,113 ARHC units are in progress in different States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Electricity Connection to Poor Families
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.792 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## ELECTRICITY CONNECTION TO POOR FAMILIES

†792. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  target  to  provide  electricity connection to poor families in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of the financial assistance provided to the State Governments for the said purpose?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b) :  Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana  -  Saubhagya  in  October,  2017  with  the  objective  to  achieve  universal household electrification for providing electricity  connections to all  willing  unelectrified  households  in  rural  areas  and  all  willing  poor  households  in  urban areas in the country.

Under  the  Saubhagya  scheme,  as  on  31.03.2021  all  the  States  reported 100% electrification of all the willing un-electrified households. A total of 2.817 crore households were electrified up to 31.03.2021. Further, states reported 4.43 lakh additional households have been electrified under DDUGJY. Accordingly, as on 31.03.2022, a total of 2.86 crore households have been electrified since the launch of Saubhagya.

Under  Saubhagya  scheme  and  DDUGJY  (Additional  Households),  a  total grant of Rs. 6,819.4 Crores has been disbursed and the Schemes stand closed. As  the  arising  of  new  households  is  a  dynamic  and  continuous  process,  the states have been asked to take care of the future requirement.

The Central Government in line with its commitment, is further supporting States  for  electrification  of  left-out  households,  identified  before  31.03.2019 (period of  execution of SAUBHAGYA), under the ongoing scheme of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Till date, the approval has been accorded for around  4.96 Lakh  left-out households  for electrification for the State of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. The details in this regard are as given below:

| State          | No. of HHs Proposed   |   Approved Cost (Rs. in Cr.) |
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| Rajasthan      | 1,90,959              |                       459.18 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 2,99,546              |                       338.46 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5,577                 |                        16    |

Further, all left out households of particularly vulnerable Tribal Groups will be electrified in mission mode under PM JANMAN.  The funding for this mission will be provided from RDSS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Expenditure on Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 791 ANSWERED ON 7 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## EXPENDITURE ON HIGHWAYS

791.  SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total expenditure incurred on building highways since May 2019 till date for Kolar Constituency in Karnataka;
- (b)  the  details  of  sanctioned  highways  and  the  total  upgradations  of existing  highways  since  the  month  of  May  2019,  till  date  in  Kolar, Karnataka; and
- (c) the proposed projects for the said constituency?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

(Shri NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)     Expenditure on National Highway works is maintained statewise and projectwise but not parliamentary constituency-wise. Total expenditure of  Rs  3085  crore  was  incurred  on  sanctioned  NH  works falling  fully  or partly  in  Kolar  parliamentary  constituency  since  May 2019.
- (b)      Details  of  National  Highway  development  /  upgradation  works sanctioned since May 2019 falling fully or partly in Kolar parliamentary constituency in the state of Karnataka are as below :

Details of sanctioned NH works falling fully or partly in Kolar Parliamentary Constituency

|   Sl No. | Year                    | No of NH development projects sanctioned   | Length in km   | Sanctioned cost in Rs Crore   |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | 2019-20                 | 1                                          | 17.5           | 1047.6                        |
|        2 | 2020-21                 | 3                                          | 53.5           | 4294.1                        |
|        3 | 2021-22                 | 1                                          | 11.1           | 97.5                          |
|        4 | 2022-23                 | 8***                                       | 25.5           | 649.3                         |
|        5 | 2023-24 (till 04-12-23) | -                                          | -              | -                             |

- (c)                Development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process. Projects to be taken up in successive years are finalized based on the outcome of DPRs, traffic volume, inter-se-priority and availability of resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Potable Water Supply in Jharkhand
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-789

ANSWERED ON-07/12/2023

## Potable Water Supply in Jharkhand

## 789. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the percentage of households that have been provided potable tap water supply in the rural areas in the States of Jharkhand and Bihar;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  would  be  able  to  achieve  hundred  per  cent  target  under  Jal  Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the States of Jharkhand and Bihar; and
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)  to  (c)  Drinking  Water  is  a  State  subject,  and  as  such  planning,  approval,  implementation, operation  and  maintenance  of  drinking  water  supply  schemes,  lies  with  the  respective  State Governments. Government of India only supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance.

Since  August  2019,  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal to enable every rural household in the country, including those in the States of Jharkhand and Bihar, to have assured potable water through tap connections..

Under JJM, States/ UTs prepared their 'State Action Plan', projecting year-wise target of household connections. The Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the implementation of JJM is firmed up by every State/  UT  based  on  a  detailed  consultative  process  for  emphasizing  the  need  for  implementation with speed and on scale and ensure optimal utilization of fund.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  3.45  lakh  (5.6%)  rural  households  were reported  to  have  tap  water  connections  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand.  So  far,  as  reported  as  on 03.12.2023, more than 25.08 lakh additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections.  Thus,  as  on  03.12.2023,  out  of  61.78  lakh  rural  households  in  the  State,  more  than

28.53 lakh (46%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes, and as informed by  the  state  government,  efforts  are  being  made  to  cover  the  remaining  33.25  lakh  within  the Mission Period.

Similarly, at the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.16 lakh (2%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections in the State of Bihar. So far, as reported as on 03.12.2023, more  than  157.17  lakh  (94%)  additional  rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water connections. Thus, as on 03.12.2023, out of 166.30 lakh rural households in the State, more than 160.34 lakh (96%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes, and as informed by the state government, efforts are being made to cover the remaining 5.96 lakh within the Mission Period.

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