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Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Smart City Advisory Forum
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 61

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 02, 2023

## SMART CITY ADVISORY FORUM

## NO. 61. SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

to

- (a) the details of meetings convened by the Smart Advisory Forum, especially in the State of Andhra Pradesh; City
- (b) whether the Government has taken to ensure regular meetings of the Smart Advisory Forum and if the details thereof; and City
- whether the Government has taken steps to ensure proper representation of different stakeholders including Iocal representatives in such forums and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (c) Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. The implementation of SCM at the City level is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the purpose-

As per SCM Guidelines, a Smart City Advisory Forum (SCAF) is to be established at the City-level SPV to advise and enable collaboration among various stakeholdersIt consists of Member(s) of Parliament, Member(s) of Legislative AssemblylCouncil, District Collector, Mayor, representatives from civil society organizations, Iocal youth, technical experts, and other stakeholders- All 100 Smart Cities, including Smart Cities in Andhra Pradesh; have established its SCAFs-

by the 100 Smart Cities, out of which 19 meetings have been convened by the Smart cities in Andhra Pradesh:

AII the State GovernmentsIUnion Territories (UTs) and the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the respective Smart Cities have been advised, from time to time, through letters as well as through meetings and conferences, to convene regular meetings of SCAF and remain in touch with Iocal elected representatives, especially Hon'ble Members of Parliament to apprise them about the progress of implementation of Smart City projects: The conduct of SCAF meetings is an integral part of the real-time city ranking system as part of the Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS) used by the Mission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Fellowship Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 59 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

## 59. SHRI T. N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  discontinue  Maulana  Azad  National  Fellowship (MANF) scheme and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) whether there is any possibility for a person to avail two Government fellowships at the same time and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the students from minority sections are covered under other fellowships and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the fellowship that would be available for the students from minority sections who are not coming under either OBC or SC/ST after the discontinuation of MANF scheme; and

(e) whether special considerations to minorities and backward sections like reservation, fellowships and scholarships would be ended and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Scheme of UGC and CSIR is open for students of all  communities/categories.  Besides,  students  from  minority  communities  are  also  covered  under National Fellowship Scheme for Scheduled Castes and OBCs implemented by Ministry of Social Justice  &  Empowerment and National Fellowship Scheme for Scheduled Tribes implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs. As the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) Scheme overlapped with  various  ongoing  fellowship  schemes  for  higher  education,  implemented  by  various  Central Government Ministries, the MANF Scheme has been discontinued from 2022-23.

As per MANF Scheme guidelines, a scholar is eligible to receive only one Central fellowship at a time.

At present, the Government implements 3 Scholarship schemes for minorities viz., Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means under which scholarship is awarded every year for pursuing studies from  Class  IX  to  Ph.D,  including  technical  and  professional  courses  at  under  graduate/  post graduate level and technical and vocational courses at class XI-XII level.
Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Smart City Infrastructure
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 58

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 02, 2023

## SMART CITY INFRASTRUCTURE

- NO\_ 58. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

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

- (a) whether India is a fast-growing market for connected lighting systems with several State Governments, local bodies and sports authorities increasingly showing interest and currently has more than 109 million connected light points around the globe, including in the country; and
- if so, the details thereof and the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) & (b) Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds Of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. SCM has been focusing on harnessing the power of technology and data for public good to meet the objectives of improving quality of life, economic ability, and sustainability in the selected cities-

One among many technological interventions that have been successfully deployed in Smart Cities is the Smart Street Lighting System  including Connected Lighting System: Connected lighting systems offer the efficiency and efficacy of centralized monitoring and management of Street Lighting Systems-

71 Smart Cities have improved their street lighting infrastructure through installation of more than 22 Iakh Smart streetlights which, in most cases, have been integrated with their Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs): In addition, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), 98 Iakh out of 101 Iakh identified conventional streetlights have been replaced with energy efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs): In non-AMRUT cities and Gram Panchayats too, 65.96 Iakh conventional streetlights have been replaced with   energy efficient LEDs. These systems not only help improve luminosity but are very effective in reduction of electricity bills and thereby the city's carbon footprint:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Sale of Coir Products
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.49 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## SALE OF COIR PRODUCTS

## 49.           SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

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

- (a) whether  sale  of  coir  and  coir  products  is  done  through  Coir  Board  showroom  and  sales outlets;
- (b) if so, the number of outlets set up throughout the country;
- (c) whether the reach of the coir products is very limited and confined to only metros and major cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  would  take  the  steps  to  tap  domestic  market  which  has  huge potential for coir products and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether most of the outlets are in a miserable condition and need immediate renovation and if so, the details thereof along with the remedial steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) whether there is any proposal to increase the number of outlets and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b): Yes, Coir Board is marketing coir & coir products through Coir Board Showroom & Sales outlets. Coir Board is running a total number of 29 Showrooms and one exclusive handicrafts outlet in popularizing and marketing of coir products all over India.
- (c): Coir  and  coir  products  are  sold  through  Coir  Board  showrooms/outlets  to  customers belonging to almost all parts of the country including metro and major cities as well as rural areas also.
- (d): Coir  Board  is  taking  action  for  the  mandatory  procurement  of  Coir  Geo  Textile  in  bioengineering  applications  including  rural  road  construction  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak Yojana  (PMGSY)  and  slope  embankment  protection,  erosion  control,  through  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MG NREGA) product procurement through Coir Board Showrooms. Coir Board takes part in Exhibitions in various part of India and Portal based marketing system is underway to increase the reach of the product even in remote areas.  Coir Board has taken steps for bringing in quality and innovative coir products for various application viz., coir buttons, coir pots etc., As a part of innovation Coir Board has developed coir reinforced injection moulded propylene composites products such as Garden pots, cloth hangers, chairs, stool etc., in collaboration with  Central  Institute  of  Petrochemical  Engineering  and  Technology  (CIPET),  Kochi.    Board  has also  developed  fully  green  bio-degradable  coir  reinforced  composite  products  like  Automotive interior covers, ID card holder etc.
- (e) & (f): Coir Board has taken steps to renovate and upgrade few showrooms and also increase more number of showrooms to enhance the sales.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 43 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Disinvestment of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 43 (To be answered on the 2 nd  February 2023)

## DISINVESTMENT OF AIRPORTS

## 43. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has proposed disinvestment of airports in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the complete list of all the airports given to the private players and the income generated from each airport during the last five years; and
- (c) the funds spent by the Government for the construction of these airports?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a):  As  per  National  Monetization  Pipeline  (NMP),  25  airports  of  Airports Authority of India (AAI) have been earmarked for leasing over the years 2022 to 2025.
- (b): AAI has leased out eight of its airports namely, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram through Public Private Partnership (PPP) for operation, management and development on long
- term lease basis.

Out of these, Delhi and Mumbai airports were handed over in 2006. During the last five years i.e. from 2017-18 to 2021-22, AAI has received revenues of approximately Rs. 5500 crore from Delhi Airport and Rs. 5174 crore from Mumbai Airport.

- The  06  Airports  recently  awarded  under  PPP  viz.  Mangaluru,  Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur and Thiruvananthapuram have been handed over to the Concessionaires on 31.10.2020, 02.11.2020, 07.11.2020, 08.10.2021, 11.10.2021 and 14.10.2021 respectively. Till December, 2022, AAI has received concession fees of approximately Rs. 824 crore from the concessionaires for these six airports. Further, AAI has also received an amount of approximately Rs.2349 crore in the form of upfront fee towards the capital expenditure incurred by AAI at these airports.
- (c): The ongoing works undertaken by AAI at the six airports i.e. Ahmedabad,

Lucknow, Mangaluru, Jaipur, Guwahati & Thiruvananthapuram were not affected during the PPP process i.e. from March, 2018 till handing over the airports to the PPP Partner. During this period, AAI had spent an amount of approximately Rs. 1970 crore towards capital works at these six airports. This Capital expenditure incurred by AAI is payable by the PPP Partner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Completion of Houses under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 40 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBURARY 02, 2023

## COMPLETION OF HOUSES UNDER PMAY-U

- SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:
- SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether there has been huge shortfall witnessed in the
- number of houses completed in the country under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U);
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- the details of measures being taken to bridge the shortfall; and () the measures being taken to ensure timely   completion of houses under PMAY-U?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (d) Ministry Housing and Urban Affairs has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) under HHousing for Mission since June, by giving Central assistance to implementing agencies through Statesl Union Territories (UTs) for providing all-weather pucca houses with basic civic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries through four

verticals i.e: Beneficiary-led individual house constructionl enhancement (BLC); Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP); 'Insitu' Slum Redevelopment (ISSR); and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS):

Based on the project proposals submitted by Statesl UTS, a total of 122.69 Iakh houses were sanctioned till 31.03.2022. Against the sanctioned houses, 107.55 Iakh have been grounded for construction; of which 68.02 Iakh are completedl delivered to beneficiaries.

Completion projects generally takes months in different verticals of the scheme. Around 45 Iakh houses have been sanctioned after 31.03.2020. The scheme period has been extended up to 31.12.2024 with existing funding pattern and implementation methodology to complete the houses sanctioned till 31.03.2022.

Statesl UTs have been advised to expedite the construction of sanctioned houses that all houses are completed within the stipulated timeline as per Detailed Project Reports: Ministry regularly monitors progress of the scheme through periodic review meetings, video-conferences and field visits:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Namma Metro Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## NO. 34.

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the Karnataka Government towards implementing Phase-III of the Namma Metro Project;
- (b) If so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 34 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 02, 2023 NAMMA METRO PROJECT

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

## (a) & (b) Yes sir: The details of proposal are as under:

| Total Route length, Phase                   | 44.65 Km         |
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
| No. of Corridors                            | 2                |
| Corridor-I: JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura | 32.15 Km         |
| Corridor-2: Hosahalli to Kadabagere         | 12.50 Km         |
| Estimated Completion Cost                   | Rs. 16,328 Crore |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Development of Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES

## 31. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  the  welfare  schemes  introduced  by  the  Government  for  the development of minority during the last five years;
- (b) the allocation of funds for each of the said schemes during the said period, year-wise;
- (c) the total number of beneficiaries in each of the said schemes during the said period, yearwise;
- (d) whether the Government has received any representation to increase the allocation for the welfare schemes to benefit more people; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

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

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

Ministry of Minority Affairs specifically implements various schemes across the country for socio-economic  and  educational  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  centrally  notified  minority communities. The schemes/programmes implemented by the Ministry during last five years are as under:

## (A) Educational Empowerment Schemes

- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (2) Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- (3) Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme

## (B) Employment and Economic Empowerment Schemes

- (4) Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PMVIKAS)

(5)  Equity  to  National  Minorities  Development  and  Finance  Corporation  (NMDFC)  for providing concessional loans to minorities.

## (C) Special Schemes

(6) Jiyo Parsi: A scheme for reversing the population decline of Parsis in India.

(7)  Qaumi  Waqf  Board  Taraqqiati  Scheme  (QWBTS) and  Shahari  Waqf  Sampatti  Vikas Yojana (SWSVY).

## (D) Infrastructure Development Schemes

(8) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK)

(b)  &  (c):  Scheme-  wise  and  year-wise  details  of  funds  allocated  (RE)  and  number  of beneficiaries during the last five years w.e.f.  2016-17 to 2021-22 are available on the website of the Ministry i.e. www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

(d)  &  (e):  Budgetary  allocation  of  Schemes  being  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Minority Affairs are assessed from time to time and accordingly allocation is made under the schemes as per requirement. Since 2014-15 to 2022-23, allocation under the schemes being implemented by the Ministry has been increased from Rs. 3711.00 crore to Rs. 5020.50 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 29 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Gram Ujala Programme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, P.P. Chaudhary, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.29

## ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## GRAM UJALA PROGRAMME

29. SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Gram Ujala Programme is still functional and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the total number of villages in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha where  old  bulbs  have  been  replaced  with  the  LED  bulbs  under  the  said  scheme;
- (c) whether the scheme is functional in Gonda-Bahraich, Deoria, Pratapgarh of Uttar Pradesh, Pali of Rajasthan and Balasore of Odisha; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  LED  bulbs  replaced  in  the  said  districts  of  the  above  said States?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Gram Ujala Scheme has been implemented by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL). Under the scheme, 1 crore LED bulbs have been distributed in rural areas of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana (5 states) as a Pilot Project. The distribution under the pilot of Gram Ujala has been completed.

- (b) to (d) : The  Gram  Ujala  programme  pilot  was  not  implemented  in  the  States  of Rajasthan  and  Odisha.  In  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  approximately  50,343  number  of villages were covered under the programme. The details of LED bulbs distribution in the Gonda, Bahraich, Deoria and Pratapgarh districts of Uttar Pradesh are as follows:

| Sl. No.   | State         | District   | No. of LED distributed   | No. of LED distributed   | Total   |
|-----------|---------------|------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------|
|           |               |            | 7W                       | 12W                      |         |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh | Gonda      | 15918                    | 57152                    | 73070   |
| 2.        | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich   | 32926                    | 21367                    | 54293   |
| 3.        | Uttar Pradesh | Deoria     | 30800                    | 171948                   | 202748  |
| 4.        | Uttar Pradesh | Pratapgarh | 36746                    | 92809                    | 129555  |

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