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Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: New Trains between Udaipur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 71 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## NEW TRAINS BETWEEN UDAIPUR AND ASARVA

†*71. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is operating trains between Udaipur and Asarva Junction rail route;
- (b)  if  so,   the  number  and  name-wise  details  of  the  trains  being operated at present;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  operate  new  trains  on the Udaipur-Asarva Rail Section; and
- (d) if so,  the details thereof, train number and name-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  71  BY  SHRI  ARJUN  LAL  MEENA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2024 REGARDING NEW TRAINS BETWEEN UDAIPUR AND ASARVA

(a) to  (d)    Presently,  Udaipur  -  Asarva  section  is  being  served  by  05 pairs  of  train  services  namely  19821/19822  Kota  -  Asarva  Express, 12981/12982  Jaipur  -  Asarva  Express,  19315/19316  Indore  -  Asarva Express,  19703/19704  Udaipur  -  Asarva  Express  and  09543/09544 Chittorgarh - Asarva DEMU service. Besides, introduction of new train services  is  an  ongoing  process  over  Indian  Railways  subject  to operational feasibility, traffic justification, resource availability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Sugar Mills
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## INISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.63

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH FEBRUARY, 2024

## SUGAR MILLS

t*63.  SHRI MAHABALI  SINGH:

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- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up new and modern sugar mills with  central  assistance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  sugar  mills  established  by  the  Central  Government during the last  three years;  and
- (d) the number of sugar mills  proposed to be set  up by the  Government in the country ineluding Bihar?

ANSWER INISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 63 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07n02.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA.

- (a) to(c): Any entrepreneur is free to set up sugar mill in any part of the country  as  per  provisions laid  down  in  clause  6A  to  6E of  Sugarcane (Control), Order as amended.
- (d): Further, during sugar season 2022-23, about 534 sugar mills were operating across the country, out of which Og sugar mills were in Bihar State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 62 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Overbridge at Kotikulam
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 62 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## OVERBRIDGE  AT KOTIKULAM

* 62. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  had  acquired  land  18  years  ago  for  an overbridge  at  Kotikulam  (KOK)  under  Southern  Railways  to  replace  LC No. 280 running through the middle of the platform;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  the  State  Government  had  arranged  funds  and complied with all the conditions stipulated by the Railways;
- (c)  if  so,  whether  there  are  unnecessary  delays  from  the  Railways creating difficulties for the common public in this area;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken/likely  to  be  taken  for completion of the official formalities approval of tender and G.A. drawing etc.;
- (e) whether additional land is required to be acquired for this purpose, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 62  BY SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2024 REGARDING OVERBRIDGE  AT KOTIKULAM (a) to (f):  The work of Road Over Bridge  (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing (LC)  No.280  in  Kotikulam  Yard  was  sanctioned  on  cost  sharing  basis during the year 2006-07.    Considering the impact of the LC on safety and mobility of trains, Railway had acquired the land for the construction of ROB in 2010. Though the work was sanctioned in 2006-07,   State Government entrusted  this  work  to  Roads  and  Bridges  Development    Corporation  of Kerala Limited (RBDCK) in 2016 after a delay of nearly 10 years.  A fund of ₹  19.60 crore was also allocated by State Agency on 16.05.2017 towards their share for the cost sharing. General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) for the work was approved in Dec.'2017.  However, due to inadequate action by RBDCK, the work was deleted from Railway Works Program in 2019-20. On the request of State Govt. this work was again sanctioned on cost sharing basis in July' 2021.  As per Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) executed between Govt. of Kerala and Ministry of Railways dated 09.07.2021 for the execution of ROB on single entity basis, this work was transferred to State Govt. for execution. The State Govt. has entrusted the work of construction of this ROB to  RBDCK  on  single  entity  basis  in  Nov'  2022.      Revised  GAD  has  been approved in Jan' 2023. RBDCK  has  been  permitted  to  carry  out  this  work  on  acquired Railway  land  in  Feb'2023.    Further  0.03  hectare  land  is  required  to  be acquired  by  RBDCK  for  the  approaches.  Railway  is  providing  necessary help to RBDCK for early execution of work at this LC gate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Trade with Pakistan
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *61 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2024

## TRADE WITH PAKISTAN

| *61.        | SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:                                                                                   |
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| (a)         | the sea ports or land borders through which trade is being carried with Pakistan at present;              |
| (b)         | whether the Government proposes to start trade with Pakistan from Wagah border and Khalra                 |
| (c)         | if so, the details in this regard?                                                                        |
|             | okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL) |
| (a) to (c): | A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                            |

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 61 FOR ANSWER ON 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2024 REGARDING 'TRADE WITH PAKISTAN'

(a) to (c) In August, 2019, Pakistan took a number of measures to downgrade the bilateral relations with  India.  One  of  the  decisions  was  to  unilaterally  suspend  the  bilateral  trade  with  India.  However, export  of  only  therapeutic  products  has  been  allowed  vide  Ministry  of  Commerce  &  Textile, Government of Pakistan's SRO No. 977 (i)/2019 dated 2 nd September, 2019. Though, no specific route has been mentioned in SRO (Statutory regulatory order) of Pakistan, normally, Atari-Wagah border and Karachi  Port  are  the  two  major  trade  routes  between  India  and  Pakistan.  The  onus  of  resumption  of bilateral trade lies with the Government of Pakistan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Aditya-L1 Satellite
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bhola Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2024

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 918 ADITYA-L1 SATELLITE

918. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India's  Aditya-L1  satellite  has  reached  its  designated orbit  on  January  6th,  2024  where  it  will  stay  for  the  next  five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the satellite will study the outer atmosphere of the Sun and gather data to understand the dynamics of the Sun and its effects on the Earth; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) & (b) Yes. On January 6 th , 2024, Aditya-L1 satellite reached its designated orbit, which is a halo orbit around first Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, situated approximately 1.5 million kilometer away from Earth along the Earth-Sun line. The nominal mission life is five years. During  the  mission  phase,  the  Aditya-L1  spacecraft  will  study  the Sun  from  the  halo  orbit  around  the  vantage  point  of  the  first  SunEarth Lagrange point - L1. The data will be archived at the Indian Space  Science  Data  Centre  (ISSDC).  In  this  orbit,  the  Aditya-L1 spacecraft will have continuous visibility of the Sun. (c) & (d)

Yes. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft will study the outer atmosphere of the Sun (called the solar corona), as one of its scientific objectives.  The data gathered from on-board instruments will contribute to the study of  the  outer  atmosphere  /  layer  of  the  Sun,  as  well  as  the  solar emissions / eruptions, including the ones directed towards the Earth.

The different instruments on-board Aditya L1 are equipped to study the  solar  corona  both  with  imaging  and  spectroscopic  techniques; image  the  solar  disc  at  ultra-violet  wavelengths;  study  the  solar wind  ions  and  electrons,  as  well  as  the  Interplanetary  Magnetic Field (IMF) associated with them.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: PM MITRA Parks
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Dimple Yadav

## PM MITRA PARKS

## 915. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRIMATI DIMPLE YADAV:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  7  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  (PM MITRA) Parks;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the details of funds allocated and spent so for under PM MITRA during the last three years, yearwise;

(d) the details of FDI invested and employment generated under PM MITRA; and

(e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for effective implementation of PM MITRA?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (e): 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 crore till 2027-28. The Government has finalized 7 sites viz. Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navsari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), Maharashtra (Amravati) for setting up of PM MITRA Parks.

It  is  envisaged  that  each  park  (when  completed)  will  lead  to  investment  (foreign  and  domestic)  of about Rs. 10,000 crore and generate about 1 lakh direct and 2 lakh indirect jobs, which will benefit the local economy and textile ecosystem. As per Scheme guidelines, fund disbursement will begin as soon as Master Developer/ other developers are in place.

For effective implementation of PM MITRA Parks, regular stakeholder consultations involving Senior officers from both Centre and State Governments, Industrial Corporations, NITI Aayog, Department of Economic Affairs, prominent industry captains and representatives from all 7 states are held.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Earthquake Monitoring Centre
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 908 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## EARTHQUAKE MONITORING CENTRE

## 908. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has established an Earthquake Monitoring Centre  in  Satara  district  of  Maharashtra  and  if  so,  the  details  regarding  its establishment, purpose and functions;
- (b) the number of officials currently working at the Earthquake Monitoring Center in Satara district, Maharashtra;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  the  employment  of  local people in this centre; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including actions taken by the Government in response to these proposals?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) and (b) Yes  Sir.  The  Satara  District  of  Maharashtra  contains  six  Earthquake  Monitoring Centres (Seismological Observatories) at present. These six centres are part of the National  Seismological  Network,  which  presently  comprises  159  such  stations across the country. Among  these, only the Earthquake Monitoring Centre (Seismological Observatory) in Karad is staffed by a permanent official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the remaining centres are unmanned.  In  addition,  the  National  Geophysical  Research  Institute  (NGRI), Hyderabad,  under CSIR  operates several un-manned  Earthquake  Monitoring Centres (Seismological Observatories) in and around Koyna, for research purposes.
- (c) No Sir.
- (d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 905 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Impact of Cold Waves on Train Services
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.905

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## IMPACT OF COLD WAVES ON TRAIN SERVICES

† 905. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State:

- (a) the year-wise details of the impact of cold waves on Indian Railways during the last five years;
- (b) the details of the measures taken to avoid hindrance in the operational speed of trains during the last five years;
- (c) the number of trains and respective equipments installed to reduce the impact of cold waves during the last five years;
- (d) the details of the amount of funds spent on these equipments;
- (e)  the  number  of  trains  that  got  affected  by  the  cold  waves  in  January, 2024 and the number of trains which were delayed for more than 12 hours; and
- (f) the details of facilities provided to the passengers travelling in the said trains?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 905 BY SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2024 REGARDING IMPACT OF COLD WAVES ON TRAIN SERVICES (a) to (f) Foggy  weather  conditions  affect  normal  operation of train services.  To ensure safe operation of trains services, to mitigate the effect of fog and to assist the Loco Pilots in train operations during foggy weather conditions, various measures have been taken. These include provision of Retro-reflective sigma boards on the OHE  mast  as  an indication to alert/warn the crew of the stop signal ahead.  Besides, 19742  number of GPS based Fog Safe devices to alert crew about approaching signals, level crossing gates have also been provided.  During foggy weather conditions, for  the  safe  operation  of  trains,  fog  protocol  is  implemented,  which occasionally impacts the scheduled time table of trains. In case of late running of trains, adequate catering services are provided to the passengers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Non-evacuation of Surplus Parboiled Rice by FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.900 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH FEBRUARY, 2024

## NON-EVACUATION OF SURPLUS PARBOILED RICE BY Fei

## 900.  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

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- (a) whether the Government is aware of the issue of non-evacuation of surplus parboiled rice  by the Food Corporation of India from the State of Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government is considering to  introduce an alternative scheme to address the issue, given that the non-evacuation is causing the
- deterioration and loss of parboiled rice quality; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): in  the  Memorandum of  Understanding (MoU) signed  between Government of India and State Governments1 a clause stipulates that -

'if the stocks of the rice procured by the State Government exceeds its allocation under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and Other Welfare Scheme (OWS), such excess stocks  shall be handed over to FCI by the State GovernmentB However, FCI shall have the option to  specify whether such excess rice that would be handed over to  FeI for central pool by the State Government shall be in the form of raw rice or Parboiled rice to meet overall consumption requirement of the country ......'.

During KMS 2022-23, a total  quantity  of  53.85 LMT Custom Milled Rice (CMR) has been delivered by State  Government of  Odisha in the Central Pool up to 31.Ol.2024, out of which 44.18 LMT was in the form of parboiled rice.  Being a Decentralised Procurement (Dep) state,  out of the total quantity  delivered in Central Pool, a quantity of 31,37 LMT(7,51 LMT raw rice and 23.86 LMT parboiled rice) was retained by State Govt. of Odisha for its own requirements and remaining 22.48 LMT was delivered to

F01 (2.16 LMT raw rice  and 20.32 LMT parboiled  rice)  up to  31.Of.2024.

Fei  has  been prompt  in evacuation  of  rice  from  the  State.  However, from December 2022 to  January 2024, only 22.48 LMT rice  was  delivered by the Government of Odisha against the 36n36 LMT rice delivery target for KMS 2022-23. Similarly,  for  KMS 2023-24, from  December 2023 to January 2024, only 1.06 LMT rice  was delivered against the 3.25 LMT rice  delivery target given to the State Government.

Further, for  KMS 2023-24, Government of  India  has allowed State Government of Odisha to deliver surplus fortified  parboiled rice to the tune of  IO.OO LMT.

(c) & (d): FCI has sufficient  storage  space to accommodate  surplus CMR offered by the State Government of Odisha.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Allocation of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 898 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## Allocation of coal

## 898.   SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a)  whether there  is  any  issue  in  distribution  of  coal  from  Pacchwara  Coal  Mine  in  Jharkhand allocated to Punjab and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the steps taken/being taken to enhance the coal supply to Punjab to meet its energy demand and the time by which it will be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

- a)   Pacchwara  Central  coal  mine  was  allocated  to  Punjab  State  Power  Corporation  Limited (PSPCL) in the year 2015 for captive usage at their three End Use Plants viz. Guru Gobind Singh Super  Thermal  Plant,  Guru  Hargo  Thermal  Plant  and  Guru  Nanak  Deb  Thermal  Plant  with consolidated capacity of 2640 MW. As regards coal distribution to any of these specified End Use Plants, there is no issue reported.
- b)    In addition to allocation of Pacchwara Central Coal Block with a capacity of 7 MT per annum, with an aim to stablize/augment the coal supply to Punjab to meet its energy demand, following steps are taken:
- i. To help build up adequate stock at the powerhouse ends, Coal India Limited has also made an additional offer of 4.05 MT to PSPCL under Rail-cum-Road (RCR) mode  in  FY 202324.
- ii. To address the issues of coal supplies to Power Sector, an Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising  of  representatives  from  Ministry  of  Power,  Ministry  of  Coal,  Ministry  of Railways, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Coal India Limited and Singareni Collieries Company Limited meet regularly to take various operational decisions to enhance supply of coal to thermal power plants as well as for meeting any contingent situations relating to Power Sector including to alleviate critical coal stock position in power plants.
- iii. Besides,  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  (IMC)  has  been  constituted  comprising  of Chairman, Railway Board; Secretary, Ministry of Coal; Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Secretary, Ministry of Power; to  monitor augmentation of coal supply and power generation capacity. Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Chairperson, CEA are co-opted as Special Invitees as and when required by the IMC.

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