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Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Highway Length
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.228 ANSWERED ON 20 th  July, 2023

## HIGHWAY LENGTH

228. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहनऔि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the stretch of highways  being constructed by the Government in a day is more than the prescribed limit;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether construction material used for road construction work is of better quality than used earlier and if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) and (b) Ministry sets construction targets on a financial year basis. During 2023-24, provisional target for construction of about 13,800 km National Highways (NHs) has been set, against which 2,250 km NHs has been constructed till June, 2023.
- (c) Yes, Sir. Construction materials used for road construction work now is  of  better  strength  /  quality  as  compared  to  used  earlier.  A  few examples are soil of higher CBR, bitumen/modified bitumen of higher modulus, high strength concrete, high strength steel, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Development of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.227 ANSWERED ON 20 th  July, 2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

227. SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to complete the development of National Highways in a time bound manner and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  monitoring  the  progress  of  National Highway-744 and if so, the current status of development activities of NH-744 in Kollam;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to bear the entire expenditure for construction of NH-744 in Kollam and if so, the details thereof including the total expense for the land acquisition;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take possession of the land after paying the compensation in a time bound manner with regard to NH-744 in Kollam; and
- (e) if so, the proposed date of starting disbursement of compensation to the land owners?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Yes  Sir.  The  Government  is  closely  monitoring  the  ongoing development projects and proactively working with project implementing  agencies,  State  Governments,  contractors/  developers. Periodic  review  meetings  are  held  at  various  levels  to  resolve  the bottlenecks and complete these projects.

(b) to (e) NH-744 is entrusted with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)  and  is  included  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana.  So  far,  project proposals have not been approved and activity of payment/disbursement of compensation has not been started.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Belora Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 226

(To be answered on the 20 th  July 2023)

## BELORA AIRPORT

## 226. SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the time by which the work of Belora airport in Amrawati Parliamentary Constituency is likely to be completed and flight service is likely to be started; (b) the details of the airports to be developed in Maharashtra under UDAN scheme;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to include the districts of Maharashtra also in the list of fifty airports announced in the Budget 2023-24 with a view to achieving better regional air connectivity in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  requests  from  Hon'ble Members of Parliament demanding construction of new airports as per the budget and if so, the views of the Ministry thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) Development works at Belora Airport, Amravati is being carried out by the State Government. RCS flights can commence at Belora Airport only after its development and licensing
- (b)  Airports namely Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Sholapur, Ozar(Nasik), Nanded, Amravati, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Gondia in the State of Maharashtra have been identified for development in various rounds of bidding under the UDAN scheme.
- (c) In the Budget 2023-24, the Government announced the revival of 50 additional Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodrome for improving regional air connectivity. Identification of such airports/Heliports/Water Aerodrome is carried out on the basis of various rounds of bidding under RCS which is an ongoing process.

(d) No such proposals have been received in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Reservations in MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 224 TO BE ANSWERED ON  20.07.2023

## RESERVATIONS IN MSMEs

## 224. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  promote/encourage  reservations  to  the  local  population  of  that particular State in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  an  uniform  policy  across  the  country  for  reservations  in MSMEs for local people, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the measures taken for implementation of the reservation for local population before commissioning of an industry?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Promotion  and  development  of  enterprises  is  a  State  subject.  The  Central  Government supplements the efforts of the State/UT Governments through various schemes, programmes and policy initiatives for promotion and development of MSMEs across the country.

These  schemes  and  programmes  inter  alia  include  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme  (PMEGP),  Credit  Guarantee  Scheme  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises,  Micro  and  Small Enterprises  Cluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP),  etc.  Benefits  under  these  schemes  are available to all eligible MSMEs throughout the country.

Under the Public Procurement Policy for Micro & Small Enterprises, Ministries/ Departments/ CPSEs are mandated to procure 25% annually from Micro & Small Enterprises. Out of 25% target of annual procurement, 4% is exclusively reserved for MSEs owned by SC/ST and 3% for MSEs owned by women entrepreneurs.

Under PMEGP, special Categories including SC,ST,OBC, Minorities, Women, Ex-Servicemen, Transgenders, Differently abled, NER, Aspirational Districts, Hill and Border areas (as notified by the Government) etc. are given additional support to setup new Micro Enterprises.

The Ministry of  MSME launched scheme 'Promotion of MSMEs in NER and Sikkim' in the year 2016, which focuses exclusively on the development of MSMEs in the North Eastern Region and Sikkim.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Green Hydrogen
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  July, 2023

## GREEN HYDROGEN

## 223. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether it is true that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has identified Andhra Pradesh to set up green hydrogen production capacity;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the time by which the project is likely to be completed and production would start; and
- (d)  the details of funds allocated, released and spent by HPCL so far on the above said green hydrogen production capacity in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ) ी रामेर तेली (

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

(a) to (d): Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is setting up a 370 TPA  (Tons  Per  Annum)  electrolyzer  based  Green  Hydrogen  Plant  at  Visakh Refinery. HPCL has spent Rs. 11 crore till date out of total fund allocation of Rs. 33  crore  for  this  project.  The  scheduled  completion  date  of  the  project  is September, 2023

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Lok Sabha Question No. 221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Floods in West Bengal
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Raju Bista

## 221.   SHRI RAJU BISTA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the impact of landslides and floods in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts of West Bengal where many people are left homeless and houses washed away due to landslides and flooding during the rainy season and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  report  from  the  Government  of  West  Bengal  regarding measures to control landslides and soil erosion in hilly regions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts; and
- (c) if so, whether the Government proposes to conduct a study and consultation with local stakeholders to resolve the problems of soil erosion and flooding in the region and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

- (a )     District-wise data of damages due to floods is not maintained centrally. State-wise damages due to heavy  rain  and  floods  are  compiled  by  Central  Water  Commission  after  receipt  of  confirmation  from respective States/UTs. The Flood damage statistics as reported by the State Government of West Bengal for damages to houses for the period from 2019 to 2021 is given below-

| S. No.   | Year   | Damage to Houses   | Damage to Houses   |
|----------|--------|--------------------|--------------------|
| S. No.   | Year   | Numbers            | Rs. in Crores      |
| 1        | 2019   | 57248              | 46.63              |
| 2        | 2020   | 11568              | -                  |
| 3        | 2021   | 236201             | 3383.23            |

(b) & (c) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has informed that under the Seasonal Landslide Inventory Mapping Program (SLIM), the landslide mapping for post monsoon season in the years 2014 and 2017 was carried out using remote sensing techniques. In the year 2014, a total of 25 landslides were mapped in Darjeeling District. In the year 2017, 41 landslides were mapped in Darjeeling District and 41 landslides were mapped in the Kalimpong District. Geological Survey of India (GSI) has informed that GSI is working in close coordination with State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), West Bengal for the landslide forecasting system in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, West Bengal. The findings of the landslide studies carried out by GSI are uploaded in Bhukosh portal (https://bhukosh.gsi.gov.in/Bhukosh/Public).  For  flood  management,  the  State  Government  of  West Bengal  has  strengthened  the  embankments  and  built  bank  protection  works  at  identified  damaged  and vulnerable locations in the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts at a total cost of Rs.551.99 Crore during the period from 2017-18 to 2022-23.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 221

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## FLOODS IN WEST BENGAL
Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Challenges before Aviation Industry
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

219.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 219

(To be answered on the 20 th  July 2023)

## CHALLENGES BEFORE AVIATION INDUSTRY

SHRI K. NAVASKANI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the aviation industry is facing challenges such as post-covid recovery of air space and traffic, sustainable aviation, safety measures and unmanned aircraft systems;
- (b) if so, the details of the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to address these challenges;
- (c) whether the Government's efforts to shift towards sustainable aviation align with the global push to reduce carbon emission and combat climate change; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) and (b) The aviation sector in India had been affected adversely due to COVID-19 which resulted in airlines suffering financial losses and drop in passenger traffic. The situation is improving with a rebound in air travellers. Ensuring sustainability,  implementing safety  measures and regulating unmanned aircraft systems are ongoing processes in the civil aviation sector. This Ministry and the Civil Aviation regulators address such issues from time to time.
- (c) and (d) The government's efforts towards sustainable aviation are aimed at reducing carbon emission and combating climate change. Towards this end, various steps have been taken, which include:
- (i) Measures taken by airports to reduce carbon footprint include replacing

non-renewable energy sources with renewable energy sources like hydro, solar panels and wind, rationalization of operating times/procedures, use of alternative fuels in ground handling vehicles, etc. (ii) Measures taken by airlines to reduce carbon footprint include reduction of unwanted weight of aircraft, avoiding moisture/dirt accumulation on aircraft, proper speed and flap management etc. (iii) In addition to the above, the Airports Authority of India in consultation with the Indian Air Force has optimized airspace utilization under Flexible

Use of Airspace (FUA) resulting in reduction of CO2 emission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Elevated Road on NH-48
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has started the work of an elevated road on National Highway No. 48 passing through Kherwara town of Udaipur district and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of funds allocated by the Government till now and the time by which the said project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   No such project is envisaged.
- (b)   Does not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 218 ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY 2023

## ELEVATED ROAD ON NH-48

218.  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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Lok Sabha Question No. 217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Commissioning of Solar Parks
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 217

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## COMMISSIONING OF SOLAR PARKS

## 217. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

- (a) whether despite the commissioning of 57 large solar parks with a total capacity of 40 GW in recent years, only 10 GW has been operationalized across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the country need about 3040 GW of energy for domestic purposes annually and the rest can be used for exports and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether installing a megawatt of solar power requires on average four acres of land and as a result, various developers face challenges in acquiring land and that is one reason for the delay and some projects have therefor been cancelled;
- (e) if so, the details and the present status thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the corrective steps being taken in this regard, State and project-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) As on 30-06-2023, Ministry has sanctioned 50 Solar Parks of cumulative capacity 37.99 GW under the scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects'. Against this sanction, 11 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 8.521 GW have been completed and 7 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 3.985 GW have been partially completed.
- 1.70 lakh Acres of land have been acquired and development thereof is in progress.
- (c) No, Sir. The power generation installed capacity in the country is 421.9 GW as on 30-062023; whereas the peak demand till date has been 223.25 GW.

(d)&(e) The amount of land required for installing solar projects varies based on various factors like technology used, plotting and contiguity of land etc. However, an average of four acres of land is required to set up 1 MW capacity.

Renewable  Energy  projects  are  implemented  largely  through  private  investments  and  land acquisition is undertaken by the respective project developers as required. Land is under the purview of respective State Governments; and they are required to remove the hurdles in land acquisition.

Some parks, which were initially sanctioned and subsequently cancelled due to issues like forest clearance (e.g., Kaza and Kinnaur Solar Parks in Himachal Pradesh), Coastal Regulation Zone clearance (e.g., West Bengal Solar Park, Dholera Ph-II Solar Park in Gujarat), etc.

- (f)  Ministry has been following up with concerned State Governments to allot barren land free of all encumbrances and not falling under zones such forest, coastal etc.

Under Mode-8 of the Solar Park Scheme, a facilitation charge of Rs. 0.05/unit is provided to the State/UT Governments for the quantum of power being exported outside the State from the projects in the park, for facilitating in acquisition of land and for obtaining required statutory clearances.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Renaming of Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nakul K. Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 213 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 20, 2023

## RENAMING OF SCHEMES

## NO. 213.  SHRI NAKUL KAMAL NATH:

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

- (a) the names of the schemes of the Government which have been renamed by the Government after 2014; and
- (b) the funds allocated to these schemes after 2014?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) &  (b)  The  Ministry  had  launched  National  Urban  Livelihoods Mission (NULM), in 2014-15, to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households on a sustainable basis in  790  cities.  Since  February  2016,  the  scheme  has  been renamed  as  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  and  coverage  has  been extended to all statutory towns. Under DAY-NULM, an amount of  ₹5292.30  crore  has  been  allocated  since  2014-15  till  30 th June, 2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Multi-Model Logistics Park
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Rajashree Mallick

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 205 ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2023

## MULTI-MODEL LOGISTICS PARK

205.          SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK:

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

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  undertake  expeditious development  of  modern  Multi-Model  Logistics  Parks  (MMLP) under Bharatmala Pariyojana across the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the name of the locations identified for the purpose in Odisha and Maharashtra, locationwise;
- (c)  the  current  status  of  Multi-model  Logistic  park  in  Gondiya, Maharashtra; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government  to  centralise freight consolidation and reduce logistics cost at par with international standards?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)    Yes, Sir
- (b) to (d) 35  Multi  Modal  Logistics  Parks  (MMLPs)  have  been approved under Bharatmala Pariyojana. These MMLPs are expected to centralise freight consolidation and facilitate for intermodal shift which may in turn bring down logistics cost.

Jagatsingpur and Sundargarh are the two approved locations from Odisha. The Projects for pre-feasibility study for both these locations have been awarded. Nagpur, Nashik, Pune and Mumbai are the four approved locations from Maharashtra. The Pre-feasibility study has been completed for MMLP Nagpur and the consultant has been appointed for preparation for feasibility study report for Nashik, Pune and Mumbai. The Project for Pre-feasibility study for the development of MMLP in

## Gondiya has been awarded.

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