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Lok Sabha Question No. 2932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Water Pipelines in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Bishnu Pada Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2932 ANSWERED ON -08/08/2024

## WATER PIPELINES IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

## 2932. SHRI BISHNU PADA RAY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  are  a  number  of  villages  such  as  Parnasala,  Dasharathpur,  Laxminagar, Gandhinagar, Sasthinagar etc. in Andaman and Nicobar Islands where no water pipeline has been laid or pipelines have been laid but water has not been supplied through the pipelines;

(b)  if so, whether responsibility would be fixed for giving false report to the Union Government for falsely stating 100 percent coverage of households in Andaman and Nicobar Islands under Jal Jeevan Mission; and

(c)  whether  the  Ministry  proposes  to  send  a  team  to  find  out  about  the  correctness  of  the achievements being claimed by the Andaman and Nicobar Administration and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) Government of India is committed to make provision for safe & potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on a regular & long-term basis to all rural households in the country. Towards this end, the Government of India launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to be implemented in partnership with States in August 2019.

Drinking  water  is a State subject, and  hence,  the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the Jal Jeevan Mission, lies with State/UT Governments. The Government of India supports the States/UTs by providing technical and financial assistance.

As reported by UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, all the households (HH) of Paransala (HH221), Dashrathpur (HH-173) villages of Rangat Tehsil, Gandhinagar (HH-112) village of Diglipur Tehsil,  Laxminagar(HH-13),  Sasthinagar(HH-6)  villages  of  Campbell  Bay  Tehsil  have  been covered with piped water supply and fully functional till date.  As informed by UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, households residing in Encroached Forest (EFA) area /illegal/unauthorized area have not been covered with piped water supply.

(b) & (c) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Charging Stations for Electric Cars
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2930

## ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC CARS

2930  DR. GUMMA THANUJA RANI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  set  up  charging  stations  for electric cars;
- (b) the number of charging stations that have been set up across the country; and
- (c) the target fixed for the next five years?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) : The establishment of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations is undertaken by private or public Charge Point Operators (CPOs).  The Central and State  Governments  provide  the  policy  framework  and  necessary  support  for expanding the charging infrastructure.

Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  (MHI)  is  responsible  for  coordinating  the manufacture, sale and adoption of EVs in the country. Under its Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric (& Hybrid) Vehicles (FAME) scheme, the Ministry provides subsidies for setting up public charging infrastructure.

Ministry of Power has issued guidelines for EV charging infrastructure to facilitate  the  setting  up  of  charging  stations  and  also  undertaken  various measures to expedite the process. Key initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Power include the following:

- (1) Charging of EV batteries through public charging stations does not require any license under the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003.

……….2.

- (2) Distribution licensees to charge single part tariff for electricity supplied to the Public Charging Stations (PCS).
- (3) Distribution licensees to provide electricity connections to PCS within the stipulated timelines.
- (4) Government land may be provided at promotional rates for PCS through a revenue sharing model.
- (5) 'EV  Yatra'  Portal  has  been  launched  as  a  national  online  database  of operational PCS.

(b) : As of 31 st July, 2024, data from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency shows that 25,202 EV PCS have been installed across the country.

(c) : Ministry of Power has not fixed any targets for installation of PCS in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Expansion of Air Connectivity
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Anil Baluni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2929

(To be answered on the 8 th  August 2024)

## EXPANSION OF AIR CONNECTIVITY

## 2929. SHRI ANIL BALUNI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the initiatives taken/being taken by the Government for expansion of air connectivity in Uttarakhand; and
- (b) the details of the places (other than Dehradun) in Uttarakhand where facility for landing of wide body aircrafts is proposed to be provided to facilitate direct air connectivity to major cities of the country?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a):    Regional  Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) seeks  to stimulate regional air connectivity and make air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a  market driven Scheme. Interested airlines , based on their assessment of demand on particular routes, submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN is developed under the 'Revival of unserved and underserved airports' scheme.

The airports at  Pantnagar  and  Pithoragarh in the State of Uttarakhand have  so  far    been  operationalised  under  the  UDAN  Scheme.  Further, helicopter operations from Almora, Chinyalisaur, Gaucher, Haldwani, New Tehri, Sahastradhara, Srinagar, Munsyari (Pithoragarh), Champawat have commenced under Non-Scheduled Operations Permit (NSOP).  At present, 50 routes connecting various parts of the State are in operation under the Scheme.

- (b):  At present, there is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Establishment of New Airport in Dhanbad
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2925

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8th August 2024 )

## ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AIRPORT IN DHANBAD

## 2925.    SHRI DULU MAHATO Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  new  airport  in Dhanbad Parliamentary constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said airport  is  likely  to  be  set  up  in  Dhanbad  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  difficulties  being  faced  in  setting  up  of  the  said  airport  in Dhanbad?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL  AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a)  to  (c):  Government  of  India  (GoI)  has  formulated  a  Greenfield Airports  (GFA)  Policy,  2008  for  development  of  new  Greenfield airports  in  the  country.  As  per  the  policy,  if  any  Airport  developer including the State Government desires to develop an airport, they are  required  to  identify  a  suitable  site  and  get  the  Pre-  feasibility Study conducted for construction of airport and submit a proposal to  the  Central  Government  for  'Site  Clearance'  followed  by  'InPrinciple' approval. Government of India (GoI) has not received any proposal for 'Site Clearance' under Greenfield Airports Policy either from  State  Government  of  Jharkhand  or  any  Airport  Developer  for construction  of  a  Greenfield  Airport  at  Dhanbad  in  the  State  of

Jharkhand.

Further, Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity  Scheme,  (RCS)-UDAN  (Ude  Desh  ka  Aam  Naagrik), which is a demand  driven scheme  to stimulate regional air connectivity  and  making  air  travel  affordable  to  the  masses.  The existing  Dhanbad  Airport,  which  belongs  to  State  Government  of Jharkhand,  is  listed  in  the  list  of  unserved  airports  in  UDAN

Document. Under  UDAN  5.2,  for  small  aircraft  (less  than  20-seaters),  bid  has been received for Dhanbad airport in Jharkhand. The State Government of Jharkhand was requested to provide  their  consent and confirmation regarding the availability of land for the operation of  small  aircraft  (2B)  and  for  future  expansion  to  category  3C. However, the State Government of Jharkhand has not given consent to develop the Dhanbad airport due to land constraints.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Atal Bhujal Yojana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Ujjwal Raman Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2922

ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA

## †2922.    SHRI UJJWAL RAMAN SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the basic objective of Atal Bhujal Yojana implemented by the Government is to improve ground water management in priority areas of the country through public participation;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  States  in  which  the  management  of  ground  water  resources  has  been/is  being improved in water stressed areas under the said scheme; and

(c) the number of districts, blocks and gram panchayats of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and especially Uttar Pradesh included under Atal Bhujal Yojana for the improvement of ground water in the water stressed areas?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) Yes  sir.  The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  Atal  Bhujal  Yojana  (ATAL  JAL),  a  Central  Sector Scheme in identified water stressed areas with an aim to arrest decline in ground water level through community led sustainable groundwater management.

The scheme focuses on demand side management of ground water by bringing change in community behavior.  Gram  Panchayat  ( GP )-wise-Water  Security  Plans  having  details  about  water  budget  and  proposed demand side interventions such as micro-irrigation, crop diversification, use of pipelines, etc. and supply side interventions such as check dams, farm ponds, recharge shafts and other artificial recharge / water conservation structures are prepared and executed through convergence of ongoing schemes.

(b) Various  water  stressed  areas  in  Gujarat,  Karnataka  and  Maharashtra  have  shown  improvement  in management of ground water resources. Isolated pockets in remaining four states have also shown improvement.

(c) The Government of India is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana in 8203 GPs under 229 blocks in 80 districts of Seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, details of which are as under:

| S No.   | State          |   District |   Block |   Gram Panchayats |
|---------|----------------|------------|---------|-------------------|
| 1.      | Gujarat        |          6 |      36 |              1873 |
| 2.      | Haryana        |         14 |      36 |              1647 |
| 3.      | Karnataka      |         14 |      41 |              1199 |
| 4.      | Madhya Pradesh |          6 |       9 |               670 |
| 5.      | Maharashtra    |         13 |      43 |              1133 |
| 6.      | Rajasthan      |         17 |      38 |              1132 |
| 7.      | Uttar Pradesh  |         10 |      26 |               549 |
|         | TOTAL          |         80 |     229 |              8203 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Zojila Tunnel Project
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Mian Altaf Ahmad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2921 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## ZOJILA TUNNEL PROJECT

2921. Shri Mian Altaf Ahmad:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) The  details,  current  status  and  the  total  cost  of  Zojila  Tunnel Project along with the total length of the tunnel;
- (b) The time by which the work of tunnel would be completed; and
- (c) whether it is a fact that the locals are not getting employment under  the  said  project  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Zojila  Tunnel  Project  consists  of  construction  of  a  tunnel  of 13.153 km and approach roads to tunnel of length 17.030 km, totaling a total length of 30.18 km. The total Project cost (TPC) of the Project is Rs. 6,809.69 crore. The physical progress of the project as on date is 52.13%.
- (b) The scheduled completion date of the project is 29.09.2026.
- (c) No,  Sir.  A  total  of  1043  locals  have  been  employed  by  the Supervising Consultant, Contractor & sub-contractor.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Flights from Bhopal Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Alok Sharma

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2920 (To be answered on the 8 th  August 2024)

## FLIGHTS FROM BHOPAL AIRPORT

2920. SHRI ALOK SHARMA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:- the time by which the international flights are likely to be started from Bhopal Airport to foreign airports, particularly to Singapore and Dubai?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

Bhopal Airport is a domestic airport and presently international operations are not permitted from domestic airports.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Upgradation of Roads in Telangana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  steps  taken  to  expedite  the  approval  process  for  the alignment of the two highways and upgradation of the remaining 12 highways in Telangana;
- (b)  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  would  ensure  that  the approved DPR for the Four Lane Elevated Corridor on Hyderabad Srisailam

section  of  NH-765  is  translated  into  swift  on-ground  construction and  the  time  by  which  the  construction  is  likely  to  begin  and completed;

- (c)  the details of fast-tracking the DPR for the Regional Ring Road project  in  Hyderabad  and  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be finalized to avoid any delay; and
- (d)  the  time  by  which  upgrading  of  stretch  from  Karimnagar  (NH563) to Rayapatnam (NH-63) is likely to be completed and the status of work going on the said stretch?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) Hyderabad - Srisailam section of NH-765 and Regional Ring Road in Hyderabad are in DPR stage. Based on outcome of DPR, civil construction  work  is  taken  up  depending  upon  projected  traffic, techno-economic viability, availability of funds and inter-se-priority

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2918 ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## UPGRADATION OF ROADS IN TELANGANA

2918. SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

and  on  completion  of  pre-construction  activities  including  land acquisition. This Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance  of  National  Highways.  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving proposals for declaration of State roads as National Highways from different States and Union Territories including the State of Telangana.  The Ministry considers declaration of some State roads as NHs from time to time based on the fulfillment of the criteria for declaration of NHs, requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of resources.

(d)  Four  laning  the  stretch  from  Karimnagar  to  Jagtial  is  at  the stage of bidding. As per estimated schedule, total time required for completion  of bidding is  5  months  and  scheduled  time  from commencement to completion of work is 2.5 years. The stretch from Jagtial to Rayapatnam is at DPR stage. Based on outcome of DPR, civil construction work is taken up.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Status of SBM-U in Darbhanga
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Gopal Jee Thakur

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2917 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 08, 2024

## STATUS OF SBM-U IN DARBHANGA

NO. 2917.   SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

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

- (a) whether  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban  (SBM-U)  2.0  scheme  has been initiated by the Union Government in 2021 for a period of five years;
- (b) if so, the details of the progress of the scheme in Darbhanga so far along  with  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under  the said scheme; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  involve  local  Member  of Parliament for proper implementation for the scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a): Sanitation is a State subject under 7 th schedule of the Constitution. It is the responsibility of State/ULBs to plan, design and execute sanitation projects in the urban areas of the country.  Ministry of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  supplements  the  efforts  of States/UTS  through  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban  by  providing policy  directions,  financial  and  technical  support.    Swachh  Bharat Mission (SBM-U) 2.0 has been launched on October 1, 2021 for a period

of  five  years  with    a  vision  of  achieving  Garbage  Free  Status  for  all cities  through  100%  source  segregation,  door  to  door  collection  and scientific management of all fractions of waste including safe disposal in scientific landfills.

(b):  Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) funds are allocated for  the  entire  mission  period  and  not  on  yearly  basis.  The  Central Share funds under SBM-U 2.0 are released to the States which further distributes funds along with the State Share to the ULBs as per their project  requirement.  As  such  city-wise  allocation  details  are  not maintained at national level.

(c): Swachh Bharat Mission has been a Jan Andolan with participation of  people  from  all  walks  of  life  including  political  leadership.      The journey of ODF++  (sanitation including  sewage  &  faecal  sludge management) and scientific  waste  management can be successfully where all the citizens cooperate duly need by the political leadership.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Operation and Maintenance under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Mohmad Haneefa

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2916 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE UNDER JJM

## 2916. SHRI MOHMAD HANEEFA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether projects under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is likely to be completed by the end of the current financial year;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is any concrete financial plan for operation and maintenance of the said projects which is very necessary for providing uninterrupted water supply under the said scheme;

(d)  whether the Government is planning to provide any financial assistance for Operation and Maintenance programme under JJM in the country; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) & (b) Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the country, through functional tap water connection i.e. at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis.

At the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 3.23 Crore (16.8%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 05.08.2024, around 11.81 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 05.08.2024, out of 19.32 Crore rural households in the country, around 15.04  Crore  (77.87%)  households  are  reported  to  have  tap  water  supply  in  their  homes.  All states/UTs are committed to make provision of drinking water supply to all rural households as per their timelines.

(c) to (e) Focus under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is on ensuring long-term sustainability of rural drinking water supply system with their proper Operation and Maintenance (O&M). Community engagement  and  people's  participation  being  core  principles  of  JJM,  it  is  envisaged  that,  the

completed schemes under JJM shall be handed over to Gram Panchayats and Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs)/ Pani Samitis, for operations and maintenance.

All States/UTs have been advised to put a comprehensive Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Policy in place with provisions for handing over of schemes to GPs/VWSCs, empowering them to levy user charges, engaging women SHGs for the collection  of user charges, and undertaking O&M, and ensuring sufficient financing of O&M.

It has also been advised to utilize funds under 15th Finance Commission tied grant for O&M of the schemes. In case of shortfall, the States/ UTs shall make adequate budgetary provisions to ensure that all the assets created under JJM are maintained properly.

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