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Lok Sabha Question No. 2233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Promotion of Green Steel
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2233

FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2023

## PROMOTION OF GREEN STEEL

2233. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps towards promotion of green steel by replacing coal with hydrogen in the steel production process;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of steel plants in the country operating on hydrogen for steel production;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps for promoting green steel in steel PSUs; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL

(a)&(b): Government has taken following steps towards promotion of low or less carbon steel involving use of hydrogen:-

- (i) Ministry  of  New and  Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced National Green Hydrogen Mission for green hydrogen production and usage. The steel sector has also been made a stakeholder in the Mission.
- (ii) 13 Task Forces constituted with engagement of industry, academia, think tanks, S&T  bodies,  different  Ministries  and  other  stakeholders  to  discuss,  deliberate  and recommend upon different levers of decarbonisation of steel sector. The Task Force on Green Hydrogen constituted to promote usage of green hydrogen in steel industry.
- (c)   Presently, no company is making steel using hydrogen on a production scale.

(d)&(e):        The  government  is  engaged  in  discussions  and  deliberations  with  Steel PSUs  for  promoting  low  carbon  steel.  The  steel  CPSEs  are  also  associated  as stakeholders  in  the  Task  Forces  constituted  by  the  Ministry  of  Steel  towards determining steps for decarbonisation of steel sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: NIOS under NHDP Programme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## NIOS UNDER NHDP PROGRAMME

## 2232. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a)  whether  National  Institutes  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS)  are  to  be  established  under  National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) for providing  education  to  handloom  weavers  through open school and distance learning in handloom related subjects, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has any plans to establish such institutes in Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  reasons  for  handloom  census  under  the  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  being conducted by a third-party and not by the States?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) & (b): There  is  no  provision  for  establishing  National  Institutes  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOSs) across  the  country  including  the  State  of  Tamilnadu,  under  National  Handloom  Development Programme (NHDP). However, the guidelines provide for subsidy in fee for SC, ST, BPL and women handloom workers & their children for the admission in open schooling courses related to handloom subjects  i.e.  Design  Development,  Handloom  Weaving,  Dyeing  and  Printing,  Fibre  to  Fabric  and Entrepreneurship etc.

(c): Centralized Nationwide 4 th Handloom Census on uniform parameters was conducted through a third party, by door to door Survey of the households and non-households weaving units in association with the respective State Governments/UTs for verification & validation of data collected during the Survey.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Setting up of Rail Coach Factory in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## SETTING UP OF RAIL COACH FACTORY IN UTTAR PRADESH

2231. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  contemplates  to  take  any  steps    for setting  up of a rail coach factory, loco factory or diesel multiple unit factory in Hardoi or Sitapur districts in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) Rail Coach/ Locomotives or Diesel Multiple Unit factories are set  up  keeping  in  view  the  Railway's  overall  requirement  of  Rolling Stock.  Presently,  the  existing  Production  Units  and  those  already planned  are  sufficient  to  meet  the  Railway's  overall  requirement  of aforesaid Rolling Stock in near future.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2230

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.08.2023

## DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL

## 2230.    SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  carried  out  a  comprehensive  assessment  of  the  likely impact, costs and benefits of the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has held transparent and open consultations with stakeholders, consumer groups and experts on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the reports in regard to both of the above cases are available in public domain and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  plans  to  engage  with  States  and  grassroot  organisations  to ensure  effective  enforcement  of  the  proposed  Digital  Personal  Data  Protection  Bill through  awareness  generation,  capacity  building,  and  enabling  accessible  grievance redress, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a):  The Bill aims to benefit the citizens  by protecting their rights to digital personal data protection while ensuring that the innovation ecosystem continues to expand and grow. The financial  implications of the proposed Bill are included  in the Bill.

(b)  and  (c)  The  Ministry  has  done  extensive consultation on the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill with multiple stakeholders. Also, the Ministry had invited feedback from the public on the proposed  Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022. The  public consultations were carried from 18.11.2022 to 02.01.2023.

- (d):      The  proposed  bill  is  expected  to  create  deep  behavioural  changes  among  the platforms/data  fiduciaries  in  the  way  digital  personal  data  is  processed.  It  will  help  in protecting the digital personal data of Data Principals and establish a compliance framework to ensure that their rights are safeguarded, and Data Fiduciaries fulfil their obligations. The draft  Bill  also  provides  for  the  rights  of  Data  Principals  to  access  information  about  their digital  personal  data,  to  correction  and  erasure  of  such  data,  redress  of  grievances,  and nomination to exercise their rights in the event of death or incapacity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Transport Subsidies to Exporting States
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dinesh Lal "Nirahua" Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2229 ANSWERED ON 02/08/2023

## TRANSPORT SUBSIDIES TO EXPORTING STATES

## †2229. SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA':

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  effort  or  proposes  to  make  any  effort  to  increase agricultural exports by providing transport subsidy to exporting states;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of other subsidies being provided by the Government to export agencies for export promotion?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) & (b) The Government does not provide any transport subsidy to states for agriculture exports. However, the Government provides subsidy for domestic transportation of eligible crops @ 50% of eligible cost under 'Operation Greens' scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. In case of exports, subsidy towards transportation charges is payable only up to Indian borders.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has also introduced Krishi Udan Scheme on international and national routes to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products to help improve their value realization. Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 mainly focuses on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, North Eastern States and tribal areas. For facilitating and incentivising movement of agri-produce by air transportation, waiver of landing charges, parking charges, etc. are provided for Indian freighters and P2C (Passenger-toCargo) aircrafts by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Ministry of Defence at their selected Krishi Udan airports.

(c) The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a statutory body under the administrative control of Department of Commerce, provides financial assistance to its registered  exporters  of  agricultural  products  under  components  such  as  Development  of  Export Infrastructure, Quality Development and Market Development under its scheme namely 'Agriculture & Processed Food Export Promotion Scheme of APEDA'. Export Promotion Councils and other agencies involved in export promotion of agriculture products are also entitled for assistance under other schemes of  the  Department  of  Commerce  viz.  Trade  Infrastructure  for  Export  Scheme  (TIES),  Market  Access Initiatives (MAI) Scheme etc. In addition, exporters, including those of agricultural products, are entitled to remission of duties or taxes on export products under the Scheme for Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) in accordance with scheme guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Reduction in use of Coal Globally
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2225 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## Reduction in use of Coal Globally

2225.  SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is proposed to reduce the use of coal globally to save the environment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government to decrease the consumption of coal along with percentage of the consumption of coal declined?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): The overarching goal of The Paris Agreement, 2015 is to hold 'the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels'. However, in recent years, world leaders have stressed the need to limit global warming to 1.5°C by the end of this century, thus proposing to reduce the use of coal globally.
- (b):   Globally, it is proposed to reduce the use of coal and it is being gradually replaced in many countries for power generation. As per the International Energy Agency, global coal consumption has decreased by 3.10% in the year 2020. India has also revised its NDCs after COP 26 in Glasgow:
1. Reduce the emissions intensity of GDP by 45 percent compared to 2005 levels
2. Cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil sources to reach 50%
3. Net zero by 2070.
- (c):    The Government has emphasized on alternate sources of energy generation such as Wind energy, Solar energy, Tidal energy, Hydro-electricity generation and has advised to decrease consumption of fossil fuel energy sources. The Government has planned to meet 50% of its energy requirement in a phased manner from renewable, non-fossil fuel sources as pledged during the COP27 Meeting held in 2022.  However, coal consumption trends shows that % growth of coal consumption was (-)5.19% during 2020-21, 13.43% during 2021-22 and 8.48% during 2022-23.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: New Weather Monitoring Station in Kerala
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2222

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 2 ND  AUGUST, 2023

## NEW WEATHER MONITORING STATION IN KERALA

## 2222.    DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  detailed  timelines  of  the  all-India  study  to  gauge  the  impact  of  climate  change  and microclimates, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  to  set  up  any  new  weather  monitoring stations in Kerala; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in 2020 has published 'Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region', which contains a comprehensive assessment of the impact of climate change upon the Indian subcontinent. The highlights of the report follows:
1. India's average temperature has risen by around 0.7 deg. C during 1901-2018.
2. Frequency  of  daily  precipitation  extremes  (rainfall  intensities  >150  mm  per  day) increased by about 75% during 1950-2015.
3. The  frequency  and  spatial  extent  of  droughts  over  India  has  increased  significantly during 1951-2015.
4. Sea-level rise in the North Indian Ocean occurred at a rate of 3.3 mm per year in the last two and half decades (1993-2017).
5. Frequency  of Severe  Cyclonic  Storms  over  Arabian  sea  has  increased  during  the  post monsoon seasons of 1998-2018.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) routinely monitors Climate over Indian Region and bring  out  yearly  publication  viz.  'Annual  Climate  summary'.  IMD  issues  monthly  climate summary. Annual climate summary includes information about the temperature, Rainfall and extreme weather events occurring during the concerned period.

- (b) Yes Sir.
- (c) IMD  had  augmented  the  surface  observation  network  in  Kerala  by  installing  100  AWS network during 2020-2022.

The existing Surface Observation Network of Kerala including the above is given below:

|   S. N. |   Districts |   Manual Surface Observatory(SO) &Part Time Observatory ( PTO) |   Manual Rain Guage Stations |   Automatic Weather Station (AWS) |   AgroAutomatic Weather Station (AAWS) |   Automatic Rainguage Station (ARG) |
|---------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|       1 |          14 |                                                             14 |                           68 |                               108 |                                      3 |                                  30 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2221 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## GATI SHAKTI CARGO TERMINALS

## 2221. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Railways  has  proposed  to  establish  Gati  Shakti Cargo Terminals (GSCTs) in India;
- (b)    if  so,  the  details  of  locations  where  Railways  is  proposing  to establish the above terminals in Jharkhand;
- (c)  whether  any  timeline  has  been  fixed  for  this,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  already  established  GSCTs  in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether some GSCTs have already become functional, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  number  of  people  being  benefited  by  direct  and  indirect employment?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f):A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2221  BY  SHRI  CHANDRA  PRAKASH CHOUDHARY  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.08.2023 REGARDING GATI SHAKTI CARGO TERMINALS (a) to (f): In order to boost investment from industry in setting up of cargo  terminals,  'Gati  Shakti  Multi-Modal  Cargo  Terminal  (GCT)' policy has been launched, wherein GCTs are being developed by nonrailway agencies. Upto  30 th   June,  2023,  a  total  of  48  GCTS  have  been  commissioned across  the  country,  which  include  05  GCTs  (i.e.  at  Patratu,  Sindri, Godda, Pakur and Thaparnagar) in Jharkhand. As per the provisions of the GCT policy, private parties/agencies/companies  come  forward  to  setup  terminals.  Gati Shakti  Cargo  Terminal  Operators  are  expected  to  complete  the construction within twenty-four (24) months  from  grant of 'InPrinciple-Approval'. The GCT policy helps in enhancing the participation of private sector indirect employment opportunities. The number cannot be ascertained as it in Indian Railways, thereby generating direct and has a multiplier effect in employment generation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: CERT Report
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2220

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.08.2023

## CERT REPORT

## 2220.        SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  CERT  has  given  any  report  on  the  quality  of  software,  server  etc.  of  AIIMS hospital;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along-with the report on AIIMS Jodhpur;
- (c)  whether  CERT  has  given  any  suggestion  proposal  for  software,  server  etc.  of  AIIMS Jodhpur in Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  to  (d):  The  Government  has  designated  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team (CERT-In)  as  the  national  agency  for  responding  to  cyber  security  incidents.  CERT-In  is empowered  under  clause  (e)  of  sub-section  (4)  of  section  70B  of  the  IT  Act  to  issue guidelines on information security practices, procedures, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents. CERT-In issues alerts and advisories regarding latest cyber threats/vulnerabilities  and  countermeasures  to  protect  computers,  networks  and  data  on  an ongoing basis.

An advisory on security practices including auditing of IT infrastructure to enhance resilience of health sector entities has been communicated by CERT-In to the Ministry of Health and Family  Welfare  (MoHFW),  for  sensitising  health  sector  entities  regarding  latest  cyber security threats in December 2022. The MoHFW was requested to disseminate the advisory among all authorised medical care entities / service providers in the country.

Based on the advisory, AIIMS  Jodhpur  conducted a Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration  Testing  (VAPT)  on  their  infrastructure  and  shared  the  report  with  CERT-In. Subsequently CERT-In advised AIIMS Jodhpur for mitigation of the vulnerabilities identified in the audit and securing the software and associated IT infrastructure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Power Generation Capacity
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2219

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## Power Generation Capacity

## 2219.  SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of nuclear power generation capacity in the Country and the actual output thereof;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to convert the nuclear energy material i.e. thorium into uranium to use as a fuel in Atomic energy production in the Country; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  establish  new  reactor  operating  with Uranium 233 fuel and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) The present installed nuclear power capacity is 7480 MW comprising of 23 nuclear power reactors. The electricity generation from nuclear power plants in the year 202223 was 46982 Million Units (including infirm generation).
- (b) A  three-stage  nuclear  power  programme,  based  on  a  closed  nuclear  fuel  cycle  has been chalked out to use thorium as a viable and sustainable option at the inception of India's nuclear power programme.  The three-stage nuclear power programme aims to multiply the domestically available fissile resource through the use of natural uranium in  Pressurized  Heavy  Water  Reactors, followed by use of plutonium obtained from the  spent  fuel  of  Pressurised  Heavy  Water Reactors in  Fast Breeder  Reactors.   The third stage of Indian nuclear power programme which contemplates use of Uranium233 to fuel Thorium Uranium-233 based reactors, can provide energy independence to the country. Efforts are underway towards technology development and demonstration so that a mature technology is available in time.

- (c) Indigenous efforts towards development and demonstration of Thorium-based reactor technology are well underway with BARC-designed Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR, 300 MWe).  This 300 MWe reactor using thorium based fuel will serve as a Technology demonstrator not only for the thorium fuel cycle technologies, but also for several advanced passive safety features.  In order to facilitate an early scrutiny of the innovative features of the design from the safety considerations, a Pre-Licensing Design  Safety  appraisal  of  the  reactor  has  been  completed  by  the  Atomic  Energy Regulatory  Board.  Construction  of  this  reactor  can  commence  after  associated statutory clearances, regulatory clearances and financial sanction for the project are in place.    It  is  expected  that  construction  time  will  be  similar  to  the  time  required  for constructing out Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs).

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