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Lok Sabha Question No. 3561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Waqf Amendment Act, 2013
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3561 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## Waqf Amendment Act, 2013

## †3561. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the practice of transferring the lease in the name of the heir upon the death of the lessee or with the consent of the lessee by Punjab/Haryana Waqf Board existed before the Waqf Amendment Act, 2013;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the transfer of lease of the property was not permitted in the name of a new lessee without the consent letter of the old lessee by the Board as per the old practice, if so, whether there is no such provision in the amended rules; and

(d) whether the Union Government proposes to retain this existing provision in the new rules and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to (c) As per Rule 18 of Waqf Properties Lease (Amendment) Rules, 2020, the transfer of the lease of waqf properties is only in case of death of the existing lessee to their heir during the currency of lease period, the lease agreement of the deceased lessee for the unexpired period of lease shall be transferred in the name of his or her's son or daughter or spouse for which transfer fee equivalent to three months rental shall be charged by the Waqf Board.

As  per  Waqf  Properties  Lease  Rules  (WPLR),  2014,  the  lease  is  being  approved  after conducting  open  bid  after  due  process  of  advertisement.   Further  WPLR,  2014  has  been amended twice in 2015 and 2020  to address especially the grievances/issues of the lessees of the waqf  properties and necessary provisions have been incorporated  especially by inserting the clause that Board may not apply the procedure of bidding in case of a lessee occupying waqf property  uninterruptedly  from  1995  onwards  or  prior  thereto  and  as  a  measure  of  one  time concession, renew the lease deed for a period upto ten years as per conditions laid down in Rule 18 (2) of Waqf Properties Lease (Amendment) Rules, 2020

(d) No sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Facilitation Council
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## 3560.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3560 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## FACILITATION COUNCIL

COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  action  taken  on  the  recommendation  made  by  the  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  in  the report of the Insolvency Law Committee in May 2022;
- (b) the  details  and  the  number  of  MSME's  affected  in  the  Covid  pandemic  and  a  structural analysis for the need for a hybrid and alternative insolvency framework to help them, State-wise;
- (c) the initiatives planned by the Government to set up more Facilitation Councils as majority of the States have only one along with inadequate representation of stakeholders which is not adequate to cater to delayed payment cases arising in the entire State;
- (d) the steps taken to enhance the resources for continuous technology, quality upgradation and R&D expertise to match up the industry competition; and
- (e) the current status of the fifteen Tool Room Training Centres (TRTCs) which were in progress and hundred more as proposed by Government for technology promotion?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a): As informed by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, no decision has been taken by them on the report of the Insolvency Law Committee in May 2022.
- (b): As per Ministry of Corporate Affairs, no such data is maintained by them.
- (c): The Ministry  of  MSME  has  requested  States/UTs  to  set  up  more  number  of  MSEFCs  for quicker disposal of cases related to delayed payments. So far 152 MSEFCs have been set up with more  than  one  MSEFC  set  up  in  States  like  Delhi,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Karnataka,  Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, U.P. & West Bengal.
- (d) & (e): MSME Innovative  Scheme  enables  MSMEs  to  manufacture  quality  products  using latest  technology,  tools  &  constantly  upgrade  their  processes  for  achieving  high  quality  and  high productivity  with the least effect on the environment with MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme and digital empowerment of MSME through Digital MSME across India. The Ministry of MSME in order to help the MSMEs to grow technologically and to enhance their competitiveness has established new technology centres (TCs) and extension centres (ECs) across the country. These TCs/ECs provide various services like technology support, skilling, incubation  and consultancy to MSMEs  and  skill seekers, leading to enhancement in employability of the skill seeker, competitiveness  of  MSMEs  and  creation  of  new  MSMEs  in  the  country.  Six  TCs  have  been completed. 26 ECs have been approved.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Skill Development Scheme for Women
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## 3559. SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been any assessment of the skill development scheme for minority women by the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  achievements  made  under the said  scheme in the country during  each of the last three years and the current year;

(d) whether the said scheme has been able to achieve the expected results/ success;

(e) if so, the success rate of the scheme in terms of percentage; and

(f)  the  number of minority women skilled in order to make this scheme successful during the current year and the number of women likely to be skilled next year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (f)  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  (MoMA)  specifically  implemented  various  skill development  schemes  namely  'Seekho  Aur  Kamao',  'USTTAD'  and  'Nai  Manzil'  for  six notified  minority  communities  in  which  minimum  30%  seats  were  earmarked  for  female trainees.  Besides  these,  a  scheme  namely  'Nai  Roshni'  was  also  implemented  for  leadership development of minority women aimed at empowering women through leadership training on various topics.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3559 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## Skill Development Scheme for Women

All the above-mentioned schemes have been last evaluated and assessed by independent agencies during 2020-2021 as per details given below:

| Scheme           | Impact Evaluation Agency                                  |   Year |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Seekho Aur Kamao | Management Development Institute(MDI), Gurgaon            |   2020 |
| USTTAD           | Management Development Institute(MDI), Gurgaon            |   2021 |
| Nai Manzil       | Mott MacDonald                                            |   2021 |
| Nai Roshni       | Centre for Market Research and Social Development (CMRSD) |   2021 |

In the last three years and the current  year, 36,492 beneficiaries have been trained under these schemes including 27,217 women beneficiaries which is more than 74% of total beneficiaries.

All  the  above-mentioned  schemes  have  been  converged  into  an  integrated  scheme  called 'Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)'. PM VIKAS scheme, which has three components:

- (i) Skilling and Training (33% seats for minority women);
- (ii) Leadership and Entrepreneurship (100% for minority women);
- (iii) Education (50% seats for minority women).

No target allocations have been made in the current financial year under PM VIKAS scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Profit of Oil Companies
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3557

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 AUGUST, 2023

## Profit of Oil Companies

3557. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

(a) whether it is true that the prices of Petrol and Diesel are still same, i.e. , Rupees 110 per litre (approx.) and Rupees 90 per litre, respectively despite the decrease in crude oil prices, i.e. , from $125 per barrel (approx.) to $75 per barrel and if so, the reasons therefor; and

(b) the details of profit of the Oil Companies due to this price difference during the last three years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

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

(a) & (b): Prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  in  the  country  have  been  market-determined  with effect from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) take appropriate decision on pricing of petrol and diesel.

Government reduced Central Excise duty by Rs. 13/ litre and Rs. 16/ litre on petrol and diesel respectively in two tranches in November 2021 and May 2022. The excise duty reductions were fully passed on to consumers and retail prices fell as a result. The measure was aimed to give a further fillip to the economy and to boost consumption and keep inflation low, thus helping the poor and middle classes. Subsequently, many States/UTs have also reduced VAT rates on petrol and diesel.

The  prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  in  the  States  across  the  country  vary  due  to  freight  rates, VAT/local levies etc.

Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  report  financial  results  broadly  under  the segments  of  downstream  petroleum  activity  including  refining  and  marketing  of  petroleum products, petrochemicals and other business streams.

Standalone Profit/(Loss) After Tax of the Public Sector oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) since 2020-21 is given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC)

| OMCs   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| IOCL   | 21,836    | 24,184    | 8,242     |
| BPCL   | 19,042    | 11363*    | 1,870     |
| HPCL   | 10,664    | 6,383     | (8,974)   |

*Note: BPCL figures for 2021-22 have been restated after merger of Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL) & Bharat Gas Resources Limited (BGRL) with BPCL
Lok Sabha Question No. 3554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Scholarships for Minority Students
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3554 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## Scholarships for Minority Students

## 3554. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  scholarships  provided  to  the  minority  students  in  Uttar  Pradesh  under various  schemes  of  the  Government  including  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  (MANF) scheme during the last three years and the current year, year and district-wise;

(b) whether any scholarship has been provided to transgender persons; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every  strata,  including  minorities,  especially  the  economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged sections  of  the  society,  through  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  specifically  implemented  various  schemes,  including  PreMatric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship schemes, across the country for socioeconomic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities.

The  district-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  the  scholarships  provided  to  the  students  including transgender, in the State of Uttar Pradesh under 3 Scholarship schemes namely Pre-Matric, Post Matric  and  Merit-cum-Means  based  Scholarship  schemes  during  2019-20  to  2021-22  are available in the website of the Ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in .

The district-wise  breakup  of  beneficiaries  under  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship  (MANF) Scheme are not  captured  on  the  fellowship  portal  maintained  by  Canara  Bank.  However,  the number and amount of Fellowships sanctioned during the last 3 years (2019-20 to 2021-22) for the Research Fellows in Uttar Pradesh are as follows:

| Financial year   |   Number of Fellowships Sanctioned | Amount of Fellowships Sanctioned (Amount in Rs.)   |
|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                                431 | 17,82,70,037                                       |
| 2020-21          |                                388 | 16,35,14,075                                       |
| 2021-22          |                                371 | 14,55,77,258                                       |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Global Market Intelligence Network
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3553 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE NETWORK

## 3553. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  set-up  global  market  intelligence  network  for MSME exports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of foreign mission industry bodies and MSME research institutes assisting or assisted in creation of global market intelligence network for MSME exports?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDMUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) to (c): The International Cooperation (IC) Scheme of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  has  added  a  new  component  'Framework  for  International Market  Intelligence  Dissemination  (IMID)'.  Under  IMID  component,  a  National  Resource Database  System  -  Global  Market  Intelligence  System  for  MSMEs  is  provisioned.  This system is to act as a central knowledge repository of export related data on foreign markets, provide  simplified  information  on  trade  statistics,  market  access  issues,  export  potential indicators and information on tenders and procurements globally.

At present, Ministry of MSME is in consultation with India Exim Bank to collaborate for  development  of  an  online  portal,  incorporating  the  features  of  IMID  component  of  IC Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Investment for Growth of MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## INVESTMENT FOR GROWTH OF MSMEs

3550. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  provide  ultra-modern  technology  and investment for required growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether MSMEs have a forty per cent contribution in India's export ; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a) & (b): The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  has  established Technology  Centres  (TCs)  which  provide  technological  support  to  industries  through  design  & manufacture  of  tools, precision components,  moulds,  dies  etc.  in sectors such  as general engineering,  forging  &  foundry,  electronics,  electrical,  fragrance  &  flavour,  glass,  footwear  and sports goods. The Ministry also implements various schemes and programmes aimed at providing investment for adoption of latest technologies in MSME sector. These schemes/ programmes, inter alia,  include  financial  support  Some  of  these  schemes  are  MSME  Champions  Scheme,  Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), Prime Minister's Employment Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  and  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  -  Cluster  Development Programme (MSE-CDP).
- (c) & (d): As per the information received from Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence  &  Statistics,  the  share  of  export  of  specified  MSME  related  products  in  all  India exports during  2022-23 was 43.6%.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Air Traffic Flow Management System
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3549

(To be answered on the 10 th  August 2023)

## AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

## 3549. SHRI P. RAVINDHRANATH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the efforts being made during the past four financial years and current year for better Passenger Facilitation and enhancement of their airport experience; and
- (b) the status of implementation of Air Traffic Flow Management system (ATFM) and Reduced Separation Standards (RSS) prescribed by ICAO to accommodate increased number of Aircrafts within the limited volume of airspace, across the country?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a): The Government has taken several measures to enhance the airport experience  of  passengers  such  as  capacity  enhancement  through infrastructural changes in existing terminals, installation and commissioning of additional X-ray machines for baggage check, provision of inline baggage facility and self-baggage drop facility, deployment of additional manpower by CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), airlines and airport operators, management of slot allocation, co-ordination with airlines to avoid bunching of flights etc. Additionally, to provide seamless and hassle-free experience for passengers  at  airports,  the  Government  has  launched  Digi  Yatra  for biometric-based travel using Facial Recognition Technology. In the first phase, Digi Yatra has been launched at Delhi, Bangalore, Varanasi, Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada and Hyderabad Airports.
- (b):  Airports  Authority  of  India  adopted  centralized  Air  Traffic  Flow Management (C-ATFM) in April 2017, aligned with International Civil aviation Organization's (ICAO) Global Plan, to optimize airport, airspace, and aircraft usage amid capacity constraints. The initial phase focused on addressing congestion at major airports like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, as well as unforeseen capacity constraints

at other airports. Phase II extended flow management capabilities to airspace and incorporated a C-ATFM website for stakeholder awareness. C-ATFM & Airport  Collaborative  Decision  Making  (A-CDM)  systems  from  Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Trivandrum, Jaipur, Guwahati and Ahmedabad have been integrated for seamless exchange of data. The following Reduced Separation Standards (RSS) have been implemented in the country: 1.Surveillance based separation of 10 Nautical miles (NM) in place of timebased separation of 10 minutes and 15 minutes in en-route airspace and 5NM and 3NM surveillance-based separation in terminal airspace. 2.Reduced Horizontal Separation of 50 NM between two RNP10 (Required Navigation Performance) equipped aircraft, and 3.Based on the Letter of Agreements (LoA) between two adjacent Air Traffic Services (ATS) units, separation of either 20NM or 30NM between two aircraft is also in practice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Integrated Command and Control Centres
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3547 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2023

## INTEGRATED COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRES

NO. 3547.  SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a)   whether  the  Government  has  set-up  new  Integrated  Command  and  Control
- Centres (ICCC) during the last two years and the current year;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  linked  Crime  and  Criminal  Tracking  Networks and Systems (CCTNS) network to the ICCC; and
- (d)   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 (d) : Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 cities have been selected for development as Smart Cities through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018.

An important milestone achieved in the Mission has been the operationalization  of  Integrated  Command  and  Control  Centers  (ICCC)  in  all Smart  Cities.  These  ICCCs  work  as  the  brain  and  nervous  system  for  city operations. They have led to better management of urban services in diverse fields like crime tracking, safety & security of citizens, transport management, solid waste management, water supply etc.

One  of the salient features of ICCCs  is their ability to foster interdepartmental  coordination.  Various  key  departments  of  the  city  like  Traffic Police,  Health,  Water,  Solid  Waste  management,  Irrigation  department  etc. have  been  integrated  with  ICCCs.  One  of  the  most  important  integrations achieved  in  most  cities  is  with  the  Police  department.  ICCCs  have  been successful  in improving  surveillance, enhancing  safety  and  security  of citizens,  preventing  and  resolving  crimes  etc.  Efforts  to  link  ICCCs  with criminal data base under CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and System) have been undertaken. The integration with CCTNS boosts a city's ability  for  effective  policing  by  developing  and  integrating  data  and  crime records across police stations and providing centralized citizen portal for a number of citizen-friendly services.

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