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Lok Sabha Question No. 1779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Handicraft Units
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1779 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## HANDICRAFTS UNITS

## 1779. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

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

(a)  the  number  of  handicraft  units  presently  functioning  in  different  parts  of  the  country including Jharkhand and number of workers engaged therein; and b) the scheme/incentive being given by Government for the promotion and development of handicrafts in the country including Jharkhand?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

- (a): At  present,  31.32  lakhs  artisans  have  been  issued  Pahchan  Card  across  the  country and out of which 1.08 lakhs artisans are engaged in the state of Jharkhand.

(b): Office  of  Development  Commissioner  (Handicrafts)  implements  two  schemes  for promotion and development of handicraft sector and artisans namely National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development  Scheme  (CHCDS) which  has  an  integrated  approach  for  development  of handicraft sector in a holistic manner to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for the artisans.  The  NHDP  scheme  provides  end  to  end  support  to  artisan  for  various  activities namely marketing, skill development, design intervention, financial support, training support, direct benefit along with infrastructure & technology support in clusters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: 5F Vision
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1776 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## 5F VISION

## 1776. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  textile  parks  which  are  being  developed  in  various  States  under  the  Pradhan Mantri Mega Textile Parks (PM-MITRA) scheme, aligned with the 5F vision;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  measures  implemented  by  the  Government  to  generate  employment,  both directly and indirectly, through PM-MITRA; and
- (c) the details of the sectors of the Textile Industry which are expected to benefit most from the jobs created by PM-MITRA?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a) to (c): The Government has approved setting up of 7 (Seven) PM Mega Integrated Textile Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  with  world  class infrastructure including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 crores.  7 sites viz. Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar),  Telangana  (Warangal),  Gujarat  (Navsari),  Karnataka  (Kalaburagi),  Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), Maharashtra (Amravati) have been finalised for setting up of PM MITRA Parks.

The scheme aims to develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure facility for total  value-chain  of  the  textile  industry  for  spinning,  weaving,  processing,  garmenting,  textile manufacturing,  processing  &  printing  machinery  industry.  It  is  envisaged  that  the  PM  MITRA Scheme will help generate over 1 lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect jobs per mega Park.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Strengthening of Old Railway Bridges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1774 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## STRENGTHENING OF OLD RAILWAY BRIDGES

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

†1774. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  old  railway  bridges  in  the  country especially in backward and rural areas as on date which need to be strengthened and rebuilt; and

(b) whether the Government has formulated any comprehensive plan to strengthen and rebuild old and damaged bridges in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1774 BY SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2023 REGARDING STRENGTHENING OF OLD RAILWAY BRIDGES

(a) & (b): As on 01.04.2023 there are total 1,58,064 number of Railway Bridges  on  Indian  Railways'  Network.  All  Bridges  are  maintained  in good physical condition irrespective of its age by periodic inspection & repairs. There is a well-established system of inspection of Railway bridges on IR.

There is a separate plan Head (PH-32) to sanction the repairs/strengthening/rehabilitation/rebuilding  of  Railway  bridges  on the  basis  of  inspection  of  bridges.  The  proposals  initiated  by  Zonal Railway are sanctioned under annual works programme and requisite funds are allotted for execution of works.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Vande Sadharan Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1773 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## VANDE SADHARAN TRAIN

1773. SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Railways has conducted trial run of Vande Sadharan train, nonAC superfast train for the common people;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether it will have sleeper and general class accommodation for poor people like labourers, farmers etc., and the fare comparable with Express trains, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the routes where Vande Sadharan trains are proposed to be introduced;
- (e) whether it is likely to cover Tamil Nadu also; and
- (f) if so, by when these trains are proposed to be introduced?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (f)  Indian  Railways  continuously  strives  to  develop  new  types  of services and rolling stock .

As the Railway network straddles across State boundaries, trains services are introduced, as per network requirement, cutting across such boundaries. However, Introduction of train services is an ongoing process on  Indian  Railways  subject  to  traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility, resource availability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Decline in Textile Exports
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## DECLINE IN TEXTILE EXPORTS

## 1772. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

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

(a) the measures being taken by the Government to counter the 15.26% fall in Indian textile exports in the first quarter of the present financial year;

(b) whether the Indian textile industry is currently incurring a 5-10% loss and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government is supporting smaller textile mills which have had to suspend production due to lack of orders and if so, the details thererof?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) to (c): Export  is  a  function  of  demand  and  supply  and  depends  on  factors  such  as  global demand, order flow, logistics etc.

Increase in exports of textiles and apparel (including handicrafts) in August, September and October of 2023 with respect to same period of last year are 6%, 3%, and 13%, respectively.

In order to boost export of textiles products, Government is implementing scheme for Rebate of State and  Central  Taxes  and  Levies  (RoSCTL)  on  exports  of  Apparel/Garments  and  Made-ups.  Further, textiles products not covered under the RoSCTL are covered under Remissions of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) along with other products. Government also provides financial support to various Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies engaged in promotion of textiles and garments exports, for organising and participating in trade fairs, exhibitions, buyer-seller meets etc. Ministry is also  supporting  Export  Promotion  Councils/Associations  in  organizing  a  Mega  Textile  Show  i.e. BHARAT TEX 2024 in February, 2024 to showcase the strength  of  the  Indian  textiles  value  chain, highlighting the latest progress/ innovations/ trends in textile & fashion Industry and positioning India as the most preferred destination for sourcing and investment in textile sector.

Further, Government is implementing various schemes to support textile sector viz, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA), Silk Samagra, National Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development  Programme,  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  (IWDP),  National  Technical Textile Mission (NTTM), Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Washing Pit at Purnia Court Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## WASHING PIT AT PURNIA COURT RAILWAY STATION

†1771. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to build a washing pit at Purnia Court Railway Station and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  long  distance  trains  can  be  operated  after  building  the said  washing  pit  there  and  more  revenue  would  accrue  to  the Railways; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c)  Washing  Pit  Line  facility  are  planned  as  per  operational requirement of Indian Railways.

Long distance trains are already stopping at Purnia Station which is 6 km from Purnia Court station.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Optical Fibre Connectivity
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1769 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## OPTICAL FIBRE CONNECTIVITY

## 1769. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the district-wise/Tehsil-wise details of the number of Gram Panchayats in the country which have been connected through Optical Fibre Network of BSNL particularly in Thane Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the number of Panchayats which are still deprived of this service along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide Optical Fibre Connectivity to all the Gram Panchayats and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  for  laying  Optical  Fibre Network in Thane Parliamentary Constituency till date;
- (e) whether the Government has made provision to provide Optical Fibre Network connectivity to the remaining Gram Panchayats; and
- (f) if so, the details of the funds sanctioned during the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Under BharatNet Phase-I&II, more than 2 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) have been made service ready during the last ten years. Recently, the government has amended the BharatNet Program to cover all the inhabited villages at an outlay of Rs. 1.88 Lakhs crores as follows:

- i) Upgradation of existing BharatNet network.
2. ii) Focus on utilization of the network through BharatNet Udyamis i.e. village level entrepreneurs.
3. iii) Operation and Maintenance of the entire network through professional agencies for ten years.
4. iv) Dedicated Network Operation centre.
- v) Expanding scope to connect all inhabited villages.
6. vi) To provide 1.5 crore home fibre connections.

(d) to (f) Under  BharatNet  Project,  funds  are  disbursed  State/Union  Territory(UT)  wise.  In Maharashtra,  as  of  31.10.2023,  Rs.  4605.46  Cr.  has  been  disbursed  under  Capital  Expenditure (Capex)  and  Rs  355.52  Cr.  under  Operational  Expenditure  (Opex)  for  the  implementation  of BharatNet, including Thane district. Relevant details are available on DoT website.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Scheme of IZZAT Monthly Season Tickets (MSTs)
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1766 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## SCHEME OF IZZAT MONTHLY SEASON TICKETS (MSTs)

1766. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  facility  of  concessional  railway  pass  to  journalists working  in  print  and  electronic  media  is  being  implemented,  if  so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  scheme  of  IZZAT  Monthly Season  Tickets(MSTs)/ passes  for  low  income  poor  persons  is  in  force,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

( SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1766 BY SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2023 REGARDING SCHEME OF IZZAT MONTHLY SEASON TICKETS(MSTs) (a) to (c): Indian Railways always strives to provide affordable services to  all  strata  of  the  society  and  gave  subsidy  of 59,837  crore  on passenger tickets in 2019-20. This amounts to concession of 53% on an average, to every person, travelling on Railways. Further, concessions beyond this subsidy amount are continuing for many categories like 4 categories  of  Persons  with  disabilities  (Divyangjans),  11  categories  of patients and 8 categories of students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Concession in Railways to Differently abled Persons
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## CONCESSION IN RAILWAYS TO DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS

†1764. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  provides  concessions  to  the  differently abled persons in railway fares keeping their interests in view;
- (b) if  so,  the  categories  of  differently  abled  persons  who  have  been covered in this scheme;
- (c) whether  autistic  persons  have  not  been  covered  in  the  railway concession list despite autism being included in the list of disabilities;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the time by which autism is likely to be included in the differently abled persons concession list of Railways?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

( SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(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. 1764 BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2023 REGARDING CONCESSION IN RAILWAYS TO DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS (a) to (e): Concession in passenger fare is admissible to 4 categories of persons with disabilities i.e. (i) Orthopaedically Handicapped/ Paraplegic  persons  who  cannot  travel  without  escort,  (ii)  Mentally retarded persons who cannot travel without escort,  (iii) Persons with Visual  impairment  with  total  absence  of  sight,  and  (iv)  Person  with hearing and speech impairment (both afflictions together in the same person). Moreover, Government gave subsidy of 59,837 crore on passenger tickets in 2019-20. This amounts to concession of 53% on an average, to every person, travelling on Railways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Regulatory Control on Social Media
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1760

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## REGULATORY CONTROL ON SOCIAL MEDIA

## 1760.   SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the  Government is aware that theSocial Media is working beyond any kind of regulatorycontrol and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to controlit in the best interest of the people; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (c): The policies of the Government are aimed at ensuring that internet in India is open, safe,  trusted  and  accountable  to  all  users.Rule  3(1)(b)  of  the  Information  Technology (Intermediary  Guidelines  and  Digital  Media  Ethics  Code)  Rules,  2021  ("IT  Rules,  2021") prohibits eleven types of content on the Indian Internet available on the intermediary platform including social media platforms.Platforms are required to ensure that their users do not use their platforms for sharing or transmitting content that violates Rule 3(1)(b) and other laws and that their terms of use expressly restrict use of eleven types of content under the law.Rule 3(1)(b)(v) of the IT Rules 2021 prohibits misinformation and patently false information.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: CPGRAMS Portal
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1759

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023)

## CPGRAMS PORTAL

## †1759. SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether thousands of cases of public grievances received on Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) portal are pending and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether any concrete plan has been formulated by the Government to ensure a speedy redressal of public grievances, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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):   Centralised Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is a webbased portal where citizens can file their grievances pertaining to the Ministries/Departments of Government of India or States/UTs.  Every Ministry and States have role-based access to this  system.  CPGRAMS  receives  about  20  lakh  grievances  averagely  every  year  from  the public. In the year 2023 CPGRAMS portal has received 19.45 lac citizen grievances (Up to 30 November  2023)  and  about  19.60  lac  grievances  including  backlog  grievances  have  been disposed of.
- (b):   The Government has formulated 10 Step reforms to ensure effective redressal of public grievances. This include enhancing   capacity of CPGRAMS with  the help  next generation AI enabled  technology  ,  breaking  language  barriers  by  making  CPGRAMS  available  in  all scheduled languages, establishment of Data Strategy Unit  for root cause analysis of grievances and  bringing  systemic  reforms  ,  benchmarking  performances  of  Ministries  /  Departments ,States/UTs    through  Grievance  Redressal  and  Assessment  Index  (GRAI),  publication  of Monthly reports for both the Central Ministries/Departments and States/UTs,   Feedback Call Centre  for citizen feedback on quality of redressal , integration of various  grievance portals of Central Ministries/ States with CPGRAMS, expanding  CPGRAMS outreach  in rural  India through  Common  Service  Centers  (CSC)  etc.  These  reforms  have  resulted  in  decrease  in pendency  and  improvement  in  average  time  of  disposal  of  Public  Grievances.  Ministries/ Departments  have  disposed  more  than  1  lac  cases/per  month  for  the  last  16  months continuously. The pendency of PG cases in central Ministries/Departments stands at an alltime low of 0.63 lac cases. Redressal of Public Grievances is also one of the thrust areas of the Special campaign conducted by the Government on institutionalizing swacchata and reducing pendency  in  Government  offices  from  2  Oct  -31  Oct.  About  5,21,958  (99.4%)  public grievances have been disposed of during the Special Campaign 2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Sea Erosion
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Vaithilingam Ve.

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOKSABHA

## UNSTARREDQUESTION NO.1757

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## SEA EROSION

## 1757. SHRI VE.VAITHILINGAM:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government is aware that the coastline along the Bay of Bengal  in  Puducherry  is  experiencing  sea  erosion  often  and  the  same  is affecting the fishermen dwellings, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that considering the severity of erosion at Pillaichavady, Kalapet, Kanagachettikulam and Chinna kalapet villages  in  Puducherry,  a  DPR  has  been  prepared  for  protection  of  coastal villages to save the lives of fishermen and if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to extend financial assistance to  UT administration  to  execute  the  anti  sea  erosion  work  along  the  Puducherry Coast; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) Yes  Sir.  National  Centre  for  Coastal  Research  (NCCR)  an  attached  office  of Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  has  conducted  a  comprehensive  assessment  of shoreline  changes  along  the  coast  of  the  Union  Territory  of  Puducherry. According  to  the  findings,  approximately  50%  of  the  coastline  is  experiencing erosion,  10%  is  undergoing  accretion,  and  40%  is  characterized  as  stable.  The official report was  unveiled  by  Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, the  Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, and Shri. N. Rangasamy, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Puducherry, on 13 th February, 2023.
- (b) Yes  Sir.  Government  of  Puducherry  has  requested  National  Centre  for Coastal Research  (NCCR)  to  prepare  a  report  for  mitigating  coastal  erosion  along Puducherry coast. The report 'Enhancing Coastal Disaster Resilience in Puducherry - Effective Mitigation Approach' was prepared and UT Puducherry administration  has  submitted  the  same  to  the  National  Disaster  Management Authority (NDMA) for potential funding.
- (c) & (d) Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  through  National  Centre  for  Coastal  Research undertakesscientific studies and provides only the technical solutions for coastal erosion  for  the  coastal  states  including  Puducherry.  The  execution  of  anti-sea erosion measures is to bepursued by the Govt of UT Puducherry.

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