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Lok Sabha Question No. 519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Construction of Airports in Assam
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 519

(To be answered on the 25 th  July 2024)

## CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORTS IN ASSAM

## 519. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the current status of ongoing construction and modernization projects at all existing airports in Assam;
- (b) the details on the specific infrastructure improvements planned for each airport under development in Assam; (c)  the  details  on  the  specific  locations  identified  for  greenfield  airport development in Assam; (d) the steps being taken by the Government to expedite the development of brownfield airports in Assam; and
- (e) the details of the investments planned for both greenfield and brownfield airport development projects in Assam?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a) to (e): Upgradation/Modernisation of airports is a continuous process and is  undertaken by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other Airport Developers  from  time  to  time  depending  on  the  availability  of  land, commercial viability,  socio-economic  considerations,  traffic  demand  / willingness of airlines to operate to/from such airports. AAI has undertaken the construction of ATC Tower cum Technical Block at Dibrugarh Airport and reconfiguration of Terminal Building at Silchar Civil Enclave. The expansion works at Guwahati Airport including construction of a New Integrated Terminal Building at a cost of Rs.1712 crore have also been initiated by the concerned Airport Operator. These works are at various stages of completion. Government of India has granted the site clearance to AAI in February 2024 for setting up of a domestic Greenfield Airport at Doloo, Cachar, Assam.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: International Biofuel Alliance
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab

## INTERNATIONAL BIOFUEL ALLIANCE

## 515. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢी

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

- (a) the details of the International Biofuel Alliance launched during India's presidency of G20;
- (b) the details of the progress made so far; and
- (c) the details of the benefits that India would derive from Global Biofuel Alliance?

## ANSWER

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢालय मᱶ रा᭔यमंᮢी ( ᮰ी सुरेश गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

- (a) To  strengthen  global cooperation towards rapid adoption and development of biofuels, the Global  Biofuels  Alliance  (GBA)  was  launched  by  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  Shri  Narendra  Modi along with the leaders of USA, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Singapore, Bangladesh, Mauritius and UAE on 9 th September 2023, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, as Chair's initiative.

GBA is a multi-stakeholder  alliance  of  Governments,  International  Organizations  and  Industries, bringing together the biggest consumers and producers of biofuels. GBA is intended to facilitate capacity-building exercises, technical support for national  programs,  policy lessons-sharing, technology  advancements,  and  implementation  of  internationally  recognized  standards  &  codes through participation of a wide spectrum of stakeholders.

- (b)      Since  launch,  GBA  has  garnered  enormous  support  globally  as  its  current  membership  has expanded to 24 members countries and 12 International Organizations with a trajectory of on-going growth.

Till  date,  three  meetings  of  the  Temporary  Executive  Committee  (TEC)  of  the  GBA,  i.e.  a committee of member countries responsible for proposing the establishment of the GBA, have been held. During the TEC meetings, the immediate initiatives of GBA have also been defined including Biofuels Workshop series and Biofuels Country Landscapes (Policy Framework).

GBA  has  also  significantly  enhanced  its  presence  on  the  global  pedestal  by  representation  at international forums such as COP28 (Dubai), World Economic Forum (Switzerland), India Energy Week  2024  and  World  Biogas  Summit  2024  (UK).  GBA  was  also  invited  as  an  International Organization to the Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) meeting under the G20 presidency of Brazil and at International Forum on Sustainable Biofuels under the Italian G7 Presidency.

(c)    GBA aims at, inter alia, providing additional opportunities to Indian industries by positioning India  as  a  knowledge  base  and  as  a  production  hub  for  biofuels  including  ethanol,  Sustainable Aviation  Fuel  (SAF)  and  Compressed  Bio  Gas  (CBG)  etc.  An  active  role  in  GBA  helps  elevate India's position in the global biofuels sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Smart City Mission 2
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 512 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2024

## SMART CITY MISSION 2

NO. 512. MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has any intention to bring Smart Cities Mission-
- 2 and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  the  reasons for not including Karur city in the first list of 100 smart cities across the country despite having a population of around 2 Lakhs and being the fourth largest export city in the country; and
- (c) whether the Government would include Karur in the list of smart cities in future and 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 TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) At present, there is no proposal of the Government to bring Smart
- Cities Mission-2.
- (b) & (c) 100 cities have been selected under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) after 2 stages of challenge process, including 11 cities that were selected from the State of Tamil Nadu. In the first stage State Governments shortlisted potential smart cities within state, on the basis  of  conditions  precedent  and  scoring  criteria  in  accordance with  cities  allocated  to  the  state.    Cities  emerging  successful  in stage one were then recommended by State Governments to Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The proposal in respect of Karur was not in the list of cities recommended by the state of Tamil Nadu. Currently, there is no plan under consideration of MoHUA to include a new city in SCM.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: PMAY-U in Karnataka
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 511

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2024

## PMAY-U IN KARNATAKA

- NO.  511.  SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to

state:

- (a) the total  number  of  houses  sanctioned, grounded, completed/ delivered to the beneficiaries under PMAY-U since its inception in urban areas across the country;
- (b) the total number of houses built under PMAY-U since its inception in  urban  areas  in  Karnataka along with  the proposed projects for the Financial Year 2024-25;
- (c) the current progress made by the in-situ slum redevelopment, a vertical component of PMAY-U; and
- (d) whether the participation of private sector in social housing has been a success and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):  'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  are  State  subjects.  Schemes related to housing in their respective urban areas are implemented by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, Ministry of Housing and Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  supplements  the  efforts  of  States/UTs  by providing  Central  Assistance  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  Urban (PMAY-U) since June 25, 2015 to provide pucca house to all eligible  urban  beneficiaries  across  the  country.  The  scheme  is implemented through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme

(CLSS).  Houses  under  BLC  vertical  is  constructed  by  individual beneficiaries  on  their  own  land,  AHP  &  ISSR  is  implemented  by Public/Private  sector  agencies  and  beneficiaries  under  CLSS  can avail interest subsidy on home  loans  for acquiring/purchasing houses constructed by private sector.

Based on the project proposals submitted by States/UTs, a total of 118.63 lakh houses under all four verticals have been sanctioned by the  Ministry,  out  of  which  114.33  lakh  have  been  grounded  and 85.04 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries across the country  as  on  15.07.2024.  Under  ISSR  vertical,  so  far,  a  total  of 2,95,598 houses have been approved, of which 2,26,710 are grounded and 1,63,031 have been completed.

A  total  of  6,38,121  houses  have  been  approved  for  State  of Karnataka under PMAY-U since its inception. Out of which, 5,73,160 houses are grounded of which 3,69,449 have been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Operational Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 509 (To be answered on the 25 th  July 2024)

## OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS

## 509. SHRI TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a): Since 2014, 83 airports (including heliports and water aerodromes) have been made operational in the country. The State/ UT-wise list of these airports is annexed.

- (b) to (d): Yes, some airstrips are unused. Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik)  to  stimulate  regional  air  connectivity  and  making  air  travel affordable to the masses. As per provisions in scheme, the lists of unserved and underserved airstrips/ airports in the country, as finalized in consultation with the State Governments, are published in RCS UDAN scheme document, which form an integral part of the bidding process for awarding RCS Routes. UDAN is a demand-driven scheme. Based on their assessment of demand on particular routes, interested airlines submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. An airstrip/ airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN and requires upgradation / development for commencement of  UDAN operations, is developed under the 'Revival of unserved and underserved airports' scheme as No-frills airport. On conclusion of five rounds of bidding under the scheme, 579 routes connecting 85 unserved and underserved airports, including 13 heliports & 02 water aerodromes, have been operationalised.

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of airports which got operational after 2014, State-wise;
- (b) whether it is fact that some air strips are still unused in the country and if
- so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to use these airstrips for commercial operations in future; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?
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Lok Sabha Question No. 507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Road Projects in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Thiru Dayanidhi Maran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 507 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## ROAD PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU

507   THIRU DAYANIDHI MARAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  new  road  and  highway  projects  being  planned  or considered for Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details thereof on the scope and objectives of these projects, including  the  specific  routes  or  areas  that  will  be  developed  or improved;
- (c)  the  details  of  benefits  the  said  projects  will  accrue  to  the  local economy and communities in Tamil Nadu and the details of measures being  taken  to  ensure  minimal  disruption  to  local  residents  and industries during the construction phase;
- (d) the details of steps taken to ensure safety standards are maintained during and after the construction of these new roads and highways  and  new  systems/measures  proposed  for  enhancing  road safety; and
- (e)  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  plans  to  engage  with  local communities and stake holders to gather feedback and address their concerns related to these projects?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) At present, total of 71 nos. of highway projects for a length of 1604.48  km  amounting  to  Rs.  46617.50  crore  are  at  implementation stage. The scope of these projects broadly include capacity augmentation,  construction  of  bypasses,  bridges,  underpasses,  road safety works to enhance Level of Service (LoS), and to ensure better safety  for  the  road  users.  Major  projects  have  been  undertaken  on Eastern Coast Road from Mammallapuram to Puducherry, Walajapet to Andhra  Pradesh/Tamil  Nadu  border,  Vellakoil  to  Erode  section,  on Mettupalaym - Karantaka border section. (c) Benefits from these projects include reduction in traffic congestion, travel time and vehicle operating cost and, generation of employment  to  local  public.  Measures  covering  traffic  diversions  on existing separate lanes as well as on existing local routes and various road safety measures are also undertaken to ensure  minimum disruption to protect pedestrian and local users. (d)  Necessary  measures  like  warning  signages,  barriers,  cones  etc. mandated as per codal provisions and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) are enforced during construction. The Detailed Project Reports for  the  projects  are  prepared  which  also  includes  all  the  safety provisions  as  part  of  approved  works,  in  accordance  with  codal provisions. (e) Detailed project Reports are prepared in consultation with the local government. Public hearings are also conducted on various proposals like  new  alignment,  bypasses  or  underpasses.   Further,  Road  Safety Audit and inspections are carried out to get concerns of local public and take required action as per received feedback.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Incubation Centers  under PMFME
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. C M Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 504

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## INCUBATION CENTERS UNDER PMFME

## * 504. SHRI C M RAMESH :

Will the MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  incubation  centres  approved  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Formalisation  of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) whether the approved incubation centres have been commissioned, if so, the details thereof and if not, the likely date of commissioning them;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  approved,  released  and  spent  on  each  of  the  above incubation centre in Andhra Pradesh, centre-wise; and
- (d) the details of persons who have been given training under the said scheme in Andhra Pradesh, so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

- (a). Two incubation centres located at Districts of Tirupati and Vishakhapatnam have been approved  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
- (b). No, Sir
- (c). The  details  of  incubation  centres  approved  under  PMFME  Scheme  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh are as under:
- (d). Under Capacity  Building  Component  of  the  scheme,  training  has  been  given  to  31 Master Trainers (MTs), 59 District Level Trainers (DLTs), 26 District Resource Persons (DRPs) and 7329 Beneficiaries in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

|   Sl. No. | District       | Name of Host institute                                                                                |   Grant -in- aid Approved (in lakhs) |   Grant-in- aid Released (in lakhs) |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | Tirupati       | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)                                                                  |                               260.75 |                                 238 |
|         2 | Vishakhapatnam | Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University at its Regional Agricultural Research Station, Anakapalle |                               350    |                                 100 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Airport at Dahod
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 502

(To be answered on the 25 th  July 2024)

## AIRPORT AT DAHOD

## 502. SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a) to (d): 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 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 from State Government of Gujarat (GoG) or any Airport Developer for construction of a Greenfield Airport at Dahod, Gujarat.

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be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has granted approval for airport in Dahod district; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has conducted any survey after grant of approval to the said airport, if so, the details thereof; and (d) the time by which construction of the said airport is likely to begin in

- Dahod?
Lok Sabha Question No. 500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: NHAI Debt
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Mala Roy

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-500 ANSWERED ON 25/07/2024

## NHAI Debt

500.   SMT. MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)        whether  it  is  true  that  National  Highways  Authority  of  India (NHAI) is facing massive financial crisis;
- (b)    if so, the details of debt thereof during the last 10 years, yearwise;
- (c) the reasons for increase in NHAI debt; and
- (d) the details of steps taken to reduce the NHAI debt? ANSWER

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

- (a)        No Sir, NHAI is not facing any financial crises which is evident from  the  fact  that  NHAI  has  pre-paid  bank  loan  to  the  tune  of  Rs. 15,700 Crore through InvIT monetization proceeds: Rs.6,350 Crore in last financial year and Rs.9,350 Crore in July-2024.
- (b)      The details of funds raised and outstanding during last 10 years is given below.

(in Rs. Crore)

| Year            | Year-Wise Amount Raised   | Cumulative Outstanding   |
|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| Opening Balance |                           | 23,355.66                |
| 2014-15         | 3,343.40                  | 24,187.54                |
| 2015-16         | 23,281.17                 | 44,566.66                |

| 2016-17   | 33,117.74   | 74,742.33   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------|
| 2017-18   | 50,532.41   | 1,21,931.34 |
| 2018-19   | 61,216.75   | 1,78,866.92 |
| 2019-20   | 74,986.81   | 2,48,280.99 |
| 2020-21   | 65,079.91   | 3,06,703.49 |
| 2021-22   | 65,149.16   | 3,48,522.15 |
| 2022-23   | 797.58      | 3,42,801.87 |
| 2023-24   | -           | 3,35,173.38 |

(c) GoI enhanced the mandate of NHAI by assigning the implementation  of  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  in  2017.  To  implement  the scheme, NHAI raised borrowing as per IEBR approved by the Govt. in the Union Budget.

(d)  NHAI has  drawn  up  a  plan  to  service  its  debt  through improved inflows of toll revenue and asset monetization. The amount raised through InvIT mode is used exclusively for debt repayment.

The  Govt.  of  India  has  not  mandated  NHAI  to  raise  funds  since  FY 2023-24. Thus, the debt reduction has started.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Smart City Mission for Jhansi
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 497

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2024

## SMART CITY MISSION FOR JHANSI

## NO. 497. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether Jhansi has been selected under the Smart Cities Mission and if so, the details of the progress made so far in implementing smart city projects in Jhansi;
- (b) whether any specific technological and infrastructural advancements are being prioritized; and
- (c)
- if so, the expected timeline for their completion?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Jhansi  has  been  selected  under  the  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM)  in Round  3  of  the  challenge  process  in  June  2017.  As  per  information provided  by  the  City,  as  on  12 th July,  2024,  Jhansi  has  taken  up  78 projects worth Rs.1,868 crore of which 77 projects worth Rs.1,852 crore have been completed.
- (b) to (c) All 100 select Smart Cities including Jhansi have taken up and prioritized projects based on its citizens need under sectors, inter-alia, Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), smart mobility, smart governance, smart energy, social & economic infrastructure, vibrant public spaces and  Integrated  Control  &  Command  Centres  (ICCC).  The period  of
- implementation of SCM has been extended upto 31 st  March 2025.

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