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Lok Sabha Question No. 895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: BharatNet in Odisha
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 895 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## BHARATNET IN ODISHA

## 895. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of any financial assistance to State of Odisha and District Kalahandi and Nuapada during the current year and last five years, scheme-wise, project-wise, Bharat-Net phase-wise;

(b) the  number  of  beneficiaries  under  various  schemes  and  towers  installed  in  Odisha  and abovesaid districts/gram panchayats during the last five years and the current year;

(c) the details of beneficiaries in Odisha and abovesaid districts who benefitted through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) during the last five years, scheme-wise; and

- (d) whether any projects are pending with ministry, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) to (d) Telecom connectivity in Odisha has improved significantly in the last 10 years.
-  The Number of Base Trans-receivers Stations (BTS) have increased from 16,416 in March 2014 to 89,531 in December 2023.
-  The number of mobile phone users have increased from 2.5 Cr in March 2014 to 3.31 Cr in November 2023.
-  The number of internet users have increased from 27.9 lakh in March 2014 to 2.2 Cr in June 2023.
-  Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) laid has increased from 40,756 kms in March 2014 to 1,40,886 kms in September 2023.

Under  various  schemes,  Government  has  planned  more  than  5,333  4G  mobile  towers  in uncovered areas of Odisha to provide connectivity to more than 7,400 villages with a total proposed outlay of Rs. 5600 Cr. As on 31.12.2023, a sum of Rs. 1873 crore has been disbursed to Odisha under various schemes including mobile tower scheme during last five years (2018-19 to 2022-23 and up to Dec. 2023 in 2023-24).  The scheme-wise details is available on DOT website.

In Odisha, Phase-II of Bharatnet is being implemented by State Implementing Agency under State  Government.  Rollout,  maintenance  of  network  and  providing  services  to  customers  is  the responsibility of State Implementing Agency under State Government. Further, to improve telecom connectivity across rural India, scope of BharatNet Project has been recently expanded to cover all inhabited villages at a total outlay of Rs 1.88 lakh Cr.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Growth of Manufacturing Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 894 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2024

## GROWTH OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR

## 894. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken necessary steps to reduce trade barriers and provide an impetus to imports for strengthening the country's indigenous production capabilities in order to boost the growth of the manufacturing sector and create greater employment opportunities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) There  are  no  trade  barriers  imposed  on  imports.  The  Technical  regulations  or product standards issued by India are done in accordance with our obligations under WTO, and it applies  equally  to  both  domestic  production  and  imports.  These  regulations  are  aimed  toward promoting quality for consumers and protection of public health and the environment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Digital Connectivity of Rural Population
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 887 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY OF RURAL POPULATION

## 887. DR. T. SUMATHY: THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  sufficient  digital  connectivity  to  the  rural population whereas only 33 per cent of the rural population in the country has access to the internet; and
- (b) the other effective steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (b) Telecom connectivity in the Country has improved significantly in last 10 years as follows:

-  The total number of BTSs (Base Transceiver Stations) have increased from 6.49 Lakh in March-2014 to 28.78 Lakh in December-2023.
-  Total mobile subscribers have increased from 90.45 Cr. in March 2014 to 115.41 Cr. in November 2023.
-  Internet subscribers have increased from 25.15 Cr. in March-2014 to 89.58 Cr. in June2023.
-  As of November 2023, out of 6,44,131 villages in the country (village data as per Registrar General of India), around 6,17,150 villages i.e. 95.8% villages are covered with mobile connectivity.
-  Under BharatNet project, more than 2.1 lakh villages have been made service ready.

To further improve telecom connectivity in the country, Government is implementing various schemes.

-  A total of 41,160 mobile towers have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs. 41,331 Cr to provide 4G connectivity to about 55 thousand villages.
-  Scope of BharatNet program has been expanded to connect all inhabited villages with an outlay of Rs. 1.88 Lakh Cr.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: High Speed Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## HIGH SPEED NETWORK

## †882.   SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Wi-Fi and other high speed network and mobile network are not operating at present in distant rural areas of the country particularly in Ramtek-Nagpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the people of the rural area have to face many difficulties and problems just because of it, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether  POS  mechanism  do  not  work  there  for  want  of  network  as  a  result  of  which distribution of ration does not take place, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any proposal for installing mobile tower in Maharashtra including RamtekNagpur Parliamentary Constituency; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof, district and State-wise of mobile towers installed in the rural areas of Maharashtra including Ramtek-Nagpur Lok Sabha Constituency during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) to (e) Telecom connectivity in the Country has improved significantly in last 10 years:
-  The total number of BTSs (Base Transceiver Stations) have increased from 6.49 Lakh in March-2014 to 28.78 Lakh in December-2023.
-  Total mobile subscribers have increased from 90.45 Cr. in March 2014 to 115.41 Cr. in November 2023.
-  Internet subscribers have increased from 25.15 Cr. in March-2014 to 89.58 Cr. in June2023.
-  As  of  November  2023,  out  of  6,44,131  villages  in  the  country  (village  data  as  per Registrar General of India), around 6,17,150 villages i.e. 95.8% are covered with mobile connectivity.

To further improve telecom connectivity in the country, Government is implementing various schemes.

-  A total of 41,160 mobile towers have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs. 41,331 Cr to provide 4G connectivity to about 55 thousand villages.
-  Scope of BharatNet program has been expanded to connect all inhabited villages with an outlay of Rs. 1.88 Lakh Cr.

Relevant details of district /state wise connectivity is available on DoT website.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Additional Rake for Humsafar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 879

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## ADDITIONAL RAKE FOR HUMSAFAR

879. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  lakhs  of  people  from  the  Trai  districts  of Maharajganj,  Kushinagar  and  Gopalganj  do  not  have  direct  trains  for  Delhi from  the  stations  coming  under  these  districts  resulting  in  migration  of people to road transport;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  if  Humsafar  express  is  extended  upto  Chhapra this  problem  is  likely  to  be  solved  and  apart  from  public  of  Maharajganj, Kushinagar and Gopalganj districts, people from remote areas of Siwan and Chhapra districts will also get rid of their misery by having direct access to national capital Delhi through Railways;
- (d)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  if  one  additional  rake  for  Humsafar  is provided then this train could be extended upto Chhapra via Thawe; and
- (e) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (e) Indian Railways do not operate train services on district-wise basis, as  railway  network  straddle  across  district  boundaries.  However,  stations like  Anand  Nagar  and  Ghughuli  Stations  (both  located  in  the  Maharajganj District) and Kaptanganj (located in Kushinagar District) are connected to the Delhi area by 02 pairs, 08 pairs and 08 pairs of train services respectively. The extension of train services operating on Indian Railways is an ongoing process  subject  to traffic justification,  operational feasibility,  resource constraints, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) Scheme
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bhola Singh, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 877

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) Scheme

877. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved Rs. 4,797 crore for the overarching scheme 'PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI)' for implementation during the period 2021-26;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  above  scheme  encompasses  five  ongoing  sub-schemes  namely  ACROSS, O-SMART, PACER, SAGE and REACHOUT; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a-d) Yes Sir. The Union Cabinet on 5 th January 2024 approved the overarching scheme 'PRITHvi VIgyan  (PRITHVI)'  of  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  for  implementation  during  the  period 2021-26 at an overall cost of Rs. 4797 crores.

The PRITHVI scheme encompasses five on-going sub-schemes namely:-

- (i) Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS).
- (ii) Ocean Services, Modelling Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART).
- (iii) Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER).
- (iv) Seismology and Geosciences (SAGE).
- (v) Research, Education, Training and Outreach (REACHOUT).

The overarching scheme of PRITHVI holistically addresses all the five components of earth system namely atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, cryosphere and biosphere to improve the understating of the Earth System Sciences and to provide reliable services for the country. Various research & development and operational (services) activities under PRITHVI scheme are carried out in an integrated manner through combined efforts of the concerned Institutes under MoES.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Construction of ROB in Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROB IN KERALA

873. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  status  of  works  pertaining  to  the  construction  of Karyara  Mannankuzhi  mini  railway  over  bridge  located  in  Kerala  under Madurai railway division;
- (b) whether the Railways has received a proposal from Ezhukone gram panchayat  requesting  to  waive  off  the  immediate  upfront  payment  of deposit for maintenance and repair charges and an agreement be reached towards making payment within a sufficient time; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the response of the railway authorities regarding the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a):  On the request of Vilakudi gram panchayat, Kollam district, the work of construction of Mini Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Karyara mannankuzhi at Km 721/468 between Punalur and Auvaneeswaram Railway stations has been taken up on deposit terms. The General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) has been approved and the detailed estimate has been sanctioned.

- (b)  &  (c):  No  such    proposal  has  been  received  from  Ezhukone  Gram Panchayat.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Collaboration with Indian Army
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dayanidhi Maran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 872

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## COLLABORATION WITH INDIAN ARMY

## 872. SHRI DAYANIDHI MARAN:

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

- (a) whether  the Government  is  actively collaborating with the Indian Army  in  the development  of  cutting-edge  military-grade  software  along  with  specific  areas  of technology that are being focused on in this partnership and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  AI-powered  decision-making  tools  and  predictive  analytics  are  being developed through the collaboration between the Indian Army and the Ministry and if so, the  manner  in  which  these  tools  enhancing  intelligence  and  operational  efficacy  in strategic are decision-making on the battlefield and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of cybersecurity measures and tools that are being integrated into the Indian Army's operations through the Security Operations Centre 2.0 initiative and the manner in which does this address the evolving threat landscape in the digital domain;
- (d) whether the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering is serving as a hub for AI research and development and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is fostering indigenous technological  solutions &  Intellectual Property Rights and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): As per the information received from Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Defence, the information is a sensitive operational matter concerning national security and it will be against national interest to divulge related details in the public domain.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar, Nayab Singh, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 870 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## NATIONAL TECHNICAL TEXTILES MISSION (NTTM)

870. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

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

- (a) the measures taken by the Government to promote research and development under the National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM); and
- (b) the details of grants provided by the Government to various institutes under the said Mission during the last three years?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a): With a view to position the country as a global leader in Technical Textiles, National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) has been approved with an outlay of Rs. 1,480 crore; from Financial Year 2020-21 and valid upto 31.03.2026. The Mission has 4 components. Under Component I of NTTM, Rs.  1,000  crore  have  been  earmarked  for  funding  the  research  projects  awarded  to  the  Government Organizations/Premier Research Institutes/Textiles Research Associations (TRAs) of the country. So far,  137  research  projects  have  been  approved  under  NTTM.  The  total  cost  approved  of  the  said projects by the Government is Rs. 474.7 crore (approx.).
- (b): The details of grants provided by the Government to various institutes under the said Mission during the last three years are as below:

|   Sr. No. | Year      |   Funds released (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | 2020-2021 |                            0    |
|         2 | 2021-2022 |                           59.64 |
|         3 | 2022-2023 |                           35.47 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Nuclear Power Generation Capacity
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.866

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## Nuclear Power Generation Capacity

## 866. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the current nuclear power generation capacity in the country, categorised by specific reactors;
- (b) the details of the statistics on the growth in the country's nuclear power generation capacity over the past four years, year-wise; and
- (c) the measures being implemented by the Government to advance the creation of indigenous technologies for generating nuclear power?

## 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 in the country is 7480 MW comprising of 23 reactors  -  19  Pressurised  Heavy  Water  Reactors  (PHWR),  2  Boiling  Water  Reactors (BWR) and 2 Pressurised Water Reactors (PWRs).
- (b) Over the past four years, installed nuclear power capacity grew by 700 MW from 6780 MW to 7480 MW. The year wise details are as follows:
- (c)  The Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) technology is indigenously developed in the country and has reached commercial maturity. The unit size of PHWRs has increased from 220 MW to 540 MW and further to 700 MW. The components and equipment for these  reactors  are  supplied  by  the  Indian  industries  and  works  executed  by  Indian contractors. The PHWRs have near to full indigenous content.

| Year                  | 2020   | 2021   | 2022   |   2023 |
|-----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Capital Addition (MW) | -      | -      | -      |    700 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Bandel-Boinchi Rail Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.863 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## BANDEL - BOINCHI RAIL PROJECT

863.  MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of Bandel-Boinchi 3rd line rail project;
- (b) the total cost and expenditure incurred on this project; and
- (c) the other railway projects in this area being executed by Railways for smooth flow of railway traffic?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) : The Bandel -  Boinchi (30 Km) 3rd line project has already been  commissioned  in  2022-23  at  a  cost  of  Rs.  593.00  Cr.  Other Railway project falling  in  this  area  i.e.  Boinchi  -  Shaktigarh  (26  Km) 3rd line has also been commissioned in 2022-23.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Unspent MPLAD Funds
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.862 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## UNSPENT MPLAD FUNDS

## 862. SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

Will  the  Minister  of  STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether unspent MPLAD funds remaining from the 16th Lok Sabha have been released for some constituencies;
- (b) the number of constituencies for which the release of funds have not been done along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps likely to be taken to release the funds in-time, so that the funds could be utilised before the completion of the 17th Lok Sabha?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER  OF  STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) & (b) Release of funds under MPLAD Scheme by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, is a continuous process and is subject to fulfillment of fund-related criteria and submission of fund-related documents by the District Authorities [i.e. Latest MPR, Consolidated Utilisation Certificate and Audit Certificates]. In respect of 16th Lok Sabha, release of funds under MPLAD Scheme for 114 constituencies is yet to be done.
- (c) As per the new fund flow system implemented by the Government w.e.f. 01.04.2023, the funds are drawn from the Central Nodal Account on real time basis as and when required by the Implementing District Authorities/Agencies.

Further, the implementation of the MPLAD Scheme in the field is undertaken by  the  District  Authorities  in  accordance  with  the  State  Government's technical, administrative and financial rules and in accordance with MPLADS guidelines. MPLADS guidelines vide para 3.2.4, para 3.2.12 and para 10.6.1 provide for completion of projects in a time bound manner.

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