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Lok Sabha Question No. 309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Green Steel Mission
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2025

## GREEN STEEL MISSION

## 309.   SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the target production of green steel in the country under the proposed 'Green Steel Mission', annually and overall;
- (b) the present production of green steel in the country, State-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh, especially Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c) whether the present amount of crude and finished steel production in the country are sufficient to meet the consumption requirements, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the steel production surplus/deficit along with the top nations of steel import?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE          (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) MINISTRY OF STEEL

- (a) No Green Steel Mission has been launched by Ministry of Steel.
- (b) No green steel certificate has been issued to any steel manufacturing plant till now under the notified Taxonomy of Green Steel.

(c)&(d): During the FY 2023-24, the production of finished steel was higher than the consumption. The details of production of crude steel, finished steel, consumption, export and import in FY 2023-24 are as under: -

| Production of Crude Steel                         | 144.299 MT   |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| Production of Finished Steel                      | 139.153 MT   |
| Consumption of Finished Steel (including imports) | 136.291 MT   |
| Import of Finished Steel                          | 8.320 MT     |
| Export of Finished Steel                          | 7.487 MT     |

The countries with high steel imports in 2023-24 are as under: -

| 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24     |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| Rank      | Country   | Qty ('000t) |
| 1         | CHINA     | 2687        |
| 2         | KOREA     | 2670        |
| 3         | JAPAN     | 1274        |
| 4         | VIETNAM   | 737         |
| 5         | TAIWAN    | 185         |
|           | TOP 5     | 7552        |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: e-Visa Facilities at Ports
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 308

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  04 TH   FEBRUARY,  2025/  MAGHA  15,  1946 (SAKA)

E-VISA FACILITIES AT PORTS

308.     SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  current  status  of  issue  of  e-Visa  facilities  at  ports  across  the country including the categories and nationalities of tourists covered;

(b)  the  criteria  fixed/adopted  by  the  Government  for  providing  e-visa facilities  at  select  major  ports  such  as  Mumbai,  Cochin,  Mormugao, Chennai, etc., for  cruise  tourists  along  with  the  details  of  the  selection process for these ports;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  extend  e-Visa  facilities  to additional major ports such as Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT); and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)

(a)  to  (d):    Electronic  visa  (e-visa)  with  Electronic  Travel  Authorization (ETA)  is  currently  available  for  nationals  of  168  countries  for  entry through 37 designated entry/exit points. The categories are e-Tourist visa, e-Business  visa,  e-Conference  visa,  e-Medical  visa,  e-Medical  Attendant visa, e-Ayush visa, e-Ayush Attendant visa, e-Student visa, and e-Student X visa. E-visa services are provided at International Check Posts including ports  where  Cruises  are   allowed,  after  an  assessment   of  passenger

traffic,  infrastructure, and manpower requirements in consultations with all  stakeholders  and  ensuring  the  availability  of  necessary  physical  & electronic  infrastructure  and  manpower.  This  is  a  continuous  ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Budgetary Allocation for Chandigarh
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 301

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025/ MAGHA 15, 1946 (SAKA)

BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FOR CHANDIGARH

301.     SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the budgetary allocations for Chandigarh in the Union Budget from 2019 to 2024, year-wise;
- (b) the total expenditure made by the Chandigarh Administration during the same period, year-wise, scheme-wise and head-wise;
- (c)  the  reasons  why  Chandigarh  Municipal  Corporation  receiving  an average annual allocation of only 560 crores, despite being responsible for the majority of the city's operations; and
- (d)  the  details  of  justification  does  the  Union  Government have  for  not implementing the revenue-sharing formula of the Delhi Finance Commission,  which  stipulates  that  30%  of  the  total  budget  should  be allocated to the local bodies i.e. Municipal Corporations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): The details of allocation and expenditure in respect of Union

Territory of Chandigarh for the period 2019-20 to 2023-24 are as under:-

| Rupees (in Crore)   | Rupees (in Crore)   | Rupees (in Crore)   |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Financial Year      | Allocation          | Expenditure         |
| 2019-20             | 4868.99             | 4829.55             |
| 2020-21             | 4644.91             | 4643.07             |
| 2021-22             | 4941.25             | 4940.30             |
| 2022-23             | 5779.12             | 5778.80             |
| 2023-24             | 6678.45             | 6639.25             |

As per rules, the year-wise budgetary allocation, and the schemewise  and  head-wise  expenditure  out  of  it,  for  each  financial  year  are mentioned in the Detailed Demand for Grants (DDG) which is available in the public domain.

(c) & (d): The annual allocation to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is made taking into account the overall budget of the Union Territory of Chandigarh  and  the  estimated  revenue  receipts  of  the Municipal Corporation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Status of FAME-II Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Shankar Lalwani, Dr. Rajesh Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 298

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2025

## STATUS OF FAME-II SCHEME

## †298.  DR. RAJESH MISHRA: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the present updated status of FAME-II scheme particularly in relation to promotion/encouragement for 16.15 lakh electric vehicles;
- (b)  the  manner in which the Government proposes to promote the rapid adoption of electric vehicles in the country particularly in rural areas; and
- (c) the efforts being made to promote wide spread use of electric vehicles in district Singrauli since the pollution levels in Singrauli are very high being an industrial district?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a): Under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme, as on 31.12.2024, the following number of electric vehicles have been supported: -
- (b): The FAME-II Scheme was implemented PAN-India basis, covering both urban and rural areas.  Its aimed to promote electric mobility and reduce pollution, ensuring accessibility to clean energy solutions nation-wide.
- (c): Details of EVs incentivized to promote electric vehicles in the Singrauli District under the FAME-II Scheme is as under: -

| Sl. No.   | Electric Vehicle Type   | Total No. of Vehicle   |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | 2 wheeler               | 14,28,009              |
| 2.        | 3 wheeler               | 1,64,180               |
| 3.        | 4 wheeler               | 22,548                 |
|           | Total                   | 16,14,737              |

| Segment     |   No. of EVs Incentivized |   Incentive paid (Rs. crore) |
|-------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| e-2W        |                       225 |                         0.76 |
| e-3W        |                         7 |                         0.06 |
| Grand Total |                       232 |                         0.82 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Insurance for PwD
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 297

TO BE ANSWERED ON : 04.02.2025

## INSURANCE FOR PwD

297.     Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram:

Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai: Shri Gyaneshwar Patil:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the targeted health and life cover insurance scheme for Persons with Disabilities in operation in the country at present;
- (b) whether the Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme is still in operation and if so, the details of funds allocated and utilized thereunder during the last three years;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries under  Niramaya Swasthya Bima Yojna in Sambhaji Nagar in the State of Maharashtra as on date; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  include  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)  in Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), and  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI B. L. VERMA)

- (a)  National  Trust  is  implementing  the  Niramaya  (Health  Insurance  Scheme)  for  persons  with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation (Intellectual disability) and Multiple Disabilities
- (b) Yes, Niramaya (Health Insurance Scheme) is operational. The details of funds utilized under the scheme during the last 3 years is as under: -

| YEAR    |   Fund Utilised (In Cr.) |
|---------|--------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                    11.38 |
| 2022-23 |                    18.14 |
| 2023-24 |                    13.87 |

(c)  The  number  of  beneficiaries  enrolled/renewed  under  Niramaya  Swasthya  Bima  Yojana  in Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra is 80.

(d) Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri - Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is a flagship scheme of the Government which provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary  care  hospitalization  to  approximately  55  Cr  beneficiaries  corresponding  to  12.37  Crore families constituting economically vulnerable bottom 40% of India's population. With respect to the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) under AB PM-JAY, it may kindly be noted that the  scheme's  beneficiary  base  includes  poor  and  vulnerable  families  identified  in  the  SocioEconomic Caste Census (SECC-2011). The SECC-2011 incorporates deprivation criteria for rural areas, one of which is 'Disabled member and no able-bodied adult member'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Cement and Construction Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Devusinh Chauhan, Shri Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 296.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 04 TH  FEBURARY, 2025.

## CEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

## 296.   SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the role of industry-wise collaborations in driving the cement sector towards becoming more sustainable;
- (b) the manner in which the Advance Calibration Laboratory impact the cement and construction industry, particularly in terms of quality assurance and precision; and
- (c) the manner in which the 500 kwp Solar Rooftop installation at Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB's) Ballabhgarh campus help reduce the carbon footprint of the cement and construction industry?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a): Indian Cement Industry has adopted state-of-the-art technological innovations available both nationally and globally in various areas which play a pivotal role for sustainable growth, such as, raw material availability, maximizing the uses of  alternate  fuels  and  raw  materials,  increasing  circularity  in  manufacturing process, mitigating environmental and ecological damages  etc. Such collaboration has ensured sustainable growth of Indian Cement Sector.
- (b): Calibration  laboratories  including  Advanced  Calibration  laboratories  have  a very important role to play in cement and construction sector in the country for maintaining  the  quality  of  cement  and  resultant  concrete  produced.  This  is done by calibrating the various equipments deployed in cement and construction  industries  for  manufacture  and  quality  control  of  cement  and resultant  concrete.  Since  cement  and  concrete  is  a  commodity  of  mass application  and  use,  it  becomes  all  the  more  relevant  and  necessary  to regularly  calibrate  the  equipment,  etc. for getting  the  accurate  results from them.
- (c): Narcotics  Control  Bureau  (NCB)  is  not  related  to  cement  and  construction industry. However, National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB) is R&D institute under the administrative control of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) for technology development and transfer, continuing education and industrial services, devoted to cement and construction  industries.  NCB  has  installed  500  kWp  Solar  rooftop  at  its Ballabhgarh campus under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana to help reducing CO2  emissions  by  way  of  using  renewable  energy  sources  and  reducing recurring electricity bills of NCB.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Electric Buses in Delhi
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 295

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2025

## ELECTRIC BUSES IN DELHI

## †295.  SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  buses  provided  to  Delhi  by  the  Government  under  the  FAME  scheme  to promote electric buses along with the funds spent by the Union Government on the said buses; and
- (b) the number of more buses to be provided to Delhi under the said scheme and the time by which the said buses are likely to be given?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a): The buses delivered in Delhi under FAME-II as on 27.01.2025 is as under:
- (b): As  FAME-II  scheme  has  ended  on  31.03.2024;  hence,  there  will  not  be  any  new allotment of buses for subsidy.  However, the PM E-DRIVE scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industry launched on 01.10.2024 , has allocated Rs.4,391 crore for the procurement of 14,028 electric buses (e-buses) by State Transport Undertakings (STUs) and public transport agencies, primarily of nine cities with over 40 lakh population, i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Bangalore, Pune, and Hyderabad.

| Particulars                                  |   Buses allotted |   Buses Delivered |   Fund Allocated (Rs. in crore) |   Fund released (Rs. in crore) |
|----------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| (a) STU - OPEX (Expression of Interest (EOI) |              400 |               400 |                          210    |                         158.12 |
| (b) Under Aggregation model of CESL          |              921 |               921 |                          416.82 |                          83.36 |
| Total (a+b)                                  |             1321 |              1321 |                          626.82 |                         241.48 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: E-Mobility Promotion Scheme, 2024 (EMPS, 2024)
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Dileshwar Kamait, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Shri Parshottambhai Rupala, Shri Praveen Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 289

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2025

## E-MOBILITY PROMOTION SCHEME, 2024 (EMPS, 2024)

## 289. SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL: SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI: SHRI PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  EMPS, 2024 contributes to reducing  India's dependency on fossil fuels and lowering carbon emissions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there are any strategies in place to promote the adoption of electric vehicles in rural and underserved areas of the country under this scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a) to (d): Yes, the Ministry of Heavy Industries implemented Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) 2024, with an outlay of Rs.778.00 crore, for a period of six (06) months, from 01.04.2024  to  30.09.2024,  to  reduce  India's  dependency  on  fossil  fuels  and  lowers  carbon emissions through faster adoption of electric two wheeler (e2W) and three wheeler (e-3W).

Further, EMPS-2024 has been subsumed in 'PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle  Enhancement  (PM  E-DRIVE)  Scheme'  notified  on  29.09.2024  to  provide  further impetus to the green Mobility & development of EV Manufacturing eco-system in the country. The scheme is being implemented on pan India basis including rural and underserved areas and it  has  an  outlay of Rs.10,900 crore including the outlay of EMPS-2024.  The PM E-DRIVE scheme has following three component:

- i. Subsidies:  Demand  incentives  for  e-2W,  e-3W,  e-ambulances,  e-trucks  &  other  new emerging EV categories;
- ii. Grants  for  creation  of  capital  assets:  e-buses,  establishment  of  network  of  charging stations & upgradation of vehicle testing agencies identified under this Scheme; and
- iii. Administration of Scheme including IEC (Information, Education & Communication) activities and fee for project management agency (PMA).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Funds to Panchayati Raj Institutions
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Shri Chandan Chauhan, Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Shri Sanatan Pandey, Shri Satpal Brahamchari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 285

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2025

## FUNDS TO PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

- †285. Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary: Shri Chandan Chauhan: Shri Satpal Brahamchari: Shri Sanatan Pandey:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether funds are directly allocated to the Panchayati Raj Institutions under the grant recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total amount of funds allocated for the rural local bodies of Haryana, particularly in Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency, Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar under the said grants of Fifteenth Finance Commission along with the amount of funds utilized so far out of the same; and

(c) if so, the details thereof, district and Panchayat-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) Under Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC), Grants to the tune of Rs. 2,36,805 Crore are allocated for the period FY 2021-26 to Panchayats in all the three tiers, Traditional Local Bodies and Sixth Schedule areas in 28 States. Grants recommended by Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) are released to the State Governments for onwards transfer to the panchayats/traditional bodies. On receipt of the XV-FC grants from the Union Government the State Governments are required totransfer the same to the panchayats/traditional bodies concerned within 10 working days. For any delay beyond 10 working days, the State Government is required to release the grant with interest for the period of delay as per the average effective rate of interest on market borrowings/State Development Loans for the previous year.

(b) & (c) the total amount of funds allocated and released for the rural local bodies of Haryana (including Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh (including Ballia district), Jharkhand and Bihar under Fifteenth Finance Commission (2021-26) are as under:-

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State         |   Funds allocated |   Funds released* |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Haryana       |              4929 |           3343.02 |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh |             38012 |          30215    |
|         3 | Jharkhand     |              6585 |           3849    |
|         4 | Bihar         |             19561 |          13348.5  |

*(as on 29.01.2025)

District and Panchayat-wise details of funds allocated and released under Fifteenth Finance Commission grants are not maintainedcentrally.

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