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Lok Sabha Question No. 923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Ordnance Factories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.923

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2016

## ORDNANCE  FACTORIES

923. SHRI  NANA  PATOLE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether ordnance factories engaged in the manufacturing of arms and ammunition are facing stiff competition from the private companies, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any scheme for incentivizing the employees and officers of the ordnance factories  for  achieving  production  targets  within  the  prescribed  time  frame  is  under consideration of the Government, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any responsibility of the concerned unit head and other senior officers is fixed  by  the  Government  for  not  completing  the  prescribed  production  targets  in ordnance factories; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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- (a) Under the provisions of DPP-2016, which governs the procedure for capital  acquisitions,  Ordnance  Factories  can  participate  in  Request  for Proposal  (RFPs)  of  Service  Headquarters  (SHQs)  and  complete  with  the Indian  Private  Companies,  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  &  Defence Public Sector  Undertakings  (DPSUs)  and  foreign Original  Equipment Manufacturers  (OEMs).    However,  the  Ministry reserves  the right to nominate Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) as a Production Agency (PA) in acquisition proposal related to its product profile.
- (b) No,  Madam.    However,  a  scheme  of  'Piece  Work'  system  for incentivizing the production and maintenance workers is being followed as on date.

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(c) & (d): The targets assigned to the factories are generally met. Sometimes  the  units  fail  to  achieve  the  target  on  account  of  various

- reasons.  They are:(i) Delay in availability of covering indent. (ii) Non availability of material due to delay in financial clearance by the Competent Financial Authority (CFA). (iii) Stoppage of production by User / Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) during the middle of the financial year. (iv) Unforeseen / Unavoidable Machine Breakdown.

Performance  of  concerned  Unit  Head  and  other  concerned  Senior Officers vis-à-vis production  targets  is  recorded  by  way  of  appropriate grading in the Annual Performance Appraisal Report.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Tollable Road Projects of Private Players
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERMNENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.76 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2016

## TOLLABLE ROAD PROJECTS OF PRIVATE PLAYERS

## *76. SHRI R. GOPALA KRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to constitute a separate committee for fair monitoring of road tax collected on the National Highways and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  raise  funds  by  offering  tollable  road  project  on  lease  to private players, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  projects  which  are  likely  to  be  poised  for  the private investment;
- (d) if so, the details thereof State-wise and project-wise and criteria laid down for selection of these projects; and
- (e) whether the mobilized funds are likely to be used for the construction of highways and for speedy completion of various highway projects in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to (e) A STATEMENT is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  76  ANSWERED  ON  21 ST JULY,  2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI  R.  GOPALA KRISHNAN REGARDING 'TOLLABLE ROAD PROJECTS OF PRIVATE PLAYERS'

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## (a) No, Madam.

(b) to (e) A proposal for monetization of completed public funded national highway (NH) projects through Toll-Operate-Transfer (ToT) mode based on the expected collection of user fee receivables,  through  private  sector  efficiency  &  expertise  is  under  active  consideration  in  the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Passenger Service Fee
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 72

(To be answered on the 21st July 2016) :

## PASSENGER SERVICE FEE

*72.

SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- a) the details of Passenger Service Fee (Security Component) which is primarily utilised for meeting %f cost of deployment of security personnel at year, Airport-wise;
- 9) :whether several airport operators including Delhi International Airport Limited and Airports Authority %f India (AAi) have reported in PSF (SC) and if s0, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and drop
- b) :whether there is any proposal to increase the said if s0, the details thereof; fee,
- d) :the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

(a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.72 FOR ANSWER ON JULY, 2016 ON "PASSENGER SERVICE FEE" 21ST

- (a): The details, Airport-wise, of the Passenger Service Fee(PSF) collected at Airports, including those operated managed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), during the last three years up to March 2016 are as under

| (Rupees_in Crores)   | (Rupees_in Crores)   | (Rupees_in Crores)   | (Rupees_in Crores)   | (Rupees_in Crores)   | (Rupees_in Crores)   | (Rupees_in Crores)   | (Rupees_in Crores)   | (Rupees_in Crores)   |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| No                   | Year                 | AAI Airports         | Delhi Airport        | Mumbai Airport       | Hyderabad Airport    | Bangalore Airport    | Nagpur Airport       | Cochin Airport       |
|                      | 2013-14              | 480.71               | 212.90               | 196.94               | 60.10                | 82.37                |                      | 45.49                |
| 2                    | 2014-15              | 520.50               | 232.06               | 210.73               | 69.52                | 99.54                | 9.33                 | 55.27                |
| 3                    | 2015-16              | 610.07               | 308.63               | 238.13               | 102.79               | 123.78               | 10.45                | 66.85                |

Note: Airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Nagpur and Cochin are not ' operated by AAI:

- (b): Madam. As of now, there is no proposal under  consideration to increase the rate of Passenger Service Fee (Security Component). No,

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- (c) & (d): From the table given above, it could be seen that there is an increase in the collection of Passenger Service Fee (Security Component).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Safety Audit of Aviation Sector
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 71 ` (To be answered on the 21st July 2016)

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*71. DR. P. VENUGOPAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION .

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) had expressed reservations over military aerodromes being used for scheduled flights operations and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether ICAO has raised safety concerns during its recent safety audit of
- (6) whether ICAO has been conducting audit of civil aviation sector and if $0, the details thereof along with observations/ recommendations thereof for the last three audits and follow-up action taken thereon;
- (d) whether ICAO has also raised concerns over quality control; regulatory framework and in-flight passenger and cargo security that were assessed to be 99.25 per cent against a world average of about 66 per cent and if S0, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House

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- Statement referred in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Ques; No: 71 regarding "Safety Audit of Aviation Sector" to be answered on 21.07.2016
- (2) ICAO had initially made an observation that all aerodromes serving Schedule air transport operations, inciuding military aerodromes are required to be certified: However, at present defence aerodromes are exempted from licensing by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) upto 31.12.2016.
- (b) ICAO under its Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP)
- conducts regular, mandatory, systematic and harmonized safety audits of all the contracting countries to ensure that they are fulfilling their obligation of safety oversight as required under the Chicago Convention; ICAO audit team has visited India under this programme in 1999,2001, 2006, 2012 and 2015. Based on the observations made; India has been taking corrective actions to address the findings in the areas of legislation; organization and technical areas of licensing, operations; airworthiness, aerodromes, air navigation services and accident investigation.
- (c) ICAO during the audit of India in December 2015 had asked about the steps being taken to ensure adequate number %f ATS (Air Traffic Services) personnel in Airports Authority of India: In response; the risk assessment and the immediate mitigations measures already in place by AAI to ensure adequate number of ATS\_personnel was communicated to ICAOwho accepted the measures adopted. Thus no safety concern was raised by ICAO. put
- (d) & (e) ICAO conducted audit of Civil Aviation Security in India in October 2015 under their four yearly Universal Security Audit Programme\_ Continuous Monitoring Approach (USAP\_CMA) India'$ compliance with ICAO regulations has been rated at 99.25%. ` ##***
Lok Sabha Question No. 70 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: World Bank Loan for Solar Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY, UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 70

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## WORLD BANK LOAN FOR SOLAR PROJECTS

## *70. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY: SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a): whether the World Bank has offered loan for the solar projects in the country;
- (b): if so, the details thereof along with the details of agreements signed in this regard;
- (c):  the  details  of  projects  identified  for  obtaining  assistance  from  the  World  Bank, State-wise;
- (d):  whether  India  has  become  a  global  leader  in  the  implementation  of  promises made in Paris for  the  21st  Conference  of  Parties  to  the  United  Nations  Framework Convention on Climate Change; and
- (e): if so, the details thereof along with the extent to which the said loan is likely to be helpful to achieve the desired goal?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL , NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY & MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  70  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.07.2016  REGARDING  WORLD  BANK  LOAN FOR SOLAR PROJECTS

(a)  and  (b): The  World  Bank  has  recently  approved  total  amount  of  US  $  625  million consisting of World Bank loan of US $500 million, Clean Technology Fund (CTF) loan of US  $120  million  and  a  CTF  Grant  of  US  $  5  million  for  Grid-connected  Rooftop  Solar Programme. MNRE has also submitted a proposal to Ministry of Finance for World Bank Financing of US $ 200 Million for Internal Infrastructure development of Solar Parks.

Agreement for the Rooftop loan was signed between World Bank and State Bank of India (SBI) on 30.6.2016. Under this agreement World Bank loan will be taken by SBI. Thereafter, SBI will provide loan through its branches for installation of rooftop solar systems.

(c): The World Bank loan is for rooftop projects and will be demand driven. Therefore, State-wise identification of projects is not envisaged.

(d) and (e): India's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) includes about 40 percent  cumulative  electric  power  installed  capacity  from  non-fossil  fuel  based  energy resources by 2030 with the help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance. India  has  made  announcement  of  installing  175  GW  of  Renewable  Energy  generation capacity by 2022, which is one of the largest targets announced by any country. Further, India has  also  taken  a  leadership  role  in  launching  the  International  Solar  Alliance  on  30 th November, 2015.

The loan for rooftop solar will help in setting up of rooftop solar on larger scale in the country and will therefore be helpful in achieving the target.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Manpower Requirement in Aviation Sector
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 68

## MANPOWER REQUIREMENT IN AVIATION SECTOR

*68.    SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:- `

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the requirement of trained manpower in aviation sector, in the light of more than twenty per cent growth in the sector, if the details thereof; SOs
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether a large number of youth who have successfully completed aircraft maintenance and operation course are still unemployed;
- (d) whether the Government has or\_proposes to formulate any plan for providing employment to such trained youth in the aviation sector and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

- Statement to be laid on the table of the Lok Sabha in reply to Starred question No. 68 dated 21.07.2016 regarding "Manpower Requirement in Aviation Sector"
- (a): As per a recent study conducted by Ministry of Civil Aviation, based on the trends witnessed in various sectors that the industry would provide direct employment of about one million persons by 2035.
- (b) to (d): The employment details of trained manpower in the Aviation Sector is not maintained by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA); However; 47 DGCA-approved Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) institutes can admit about 2400 students per year and till now, DGCA has issued licences to 13433 personnel, which includes type rated licence and basic licence\_ Employment in the sector is industry-driven: However, this Ministry together with the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has constituted an Aerospace Aviation Sector Skill Council (AASSC) under the National Skill Development Authority (NSDA) with the mandate to develop 70 Job Roles in aerospace and aviation sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Swachh Bharat Mission
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *66 (6 th Position) TO BE ANSWERED ON 21-7-2016

## Swachh Bharat Mission

## †*66. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in terms of its planned activities and their execution in the country;
- (b) whether the Union Government and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement amounting to US $1.5 Billion for the implementation of SBM recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether strategies have been formulated for utilisation of the said loan amount in various States including Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) the time by which the practice of defecating in the open is likely to be eliminated in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *66 for 21.07.2016.

- (a)  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  {SBM-G},  has  been  launched  on  2 nd October,  2014.  The SBM (G) aims at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2 nd October, 2019 by accelerating sanitation coverage in the rural areas. There is a spurt in the progress made under the programme. Against the expected outcome  of 50  lakh for  individual  latrines  for  the  year  2014-15, 58,54,987 latrines  were constructed, which is an achievement of 117% of the target. During 2015-16, 127.41 lakh toilets have  already  been  constructed  against  target  of 120.00  lakh .  For  the  year 2016-17 ,  against  the expected outcome of 1.5 crore individual latrines, 2559540 individual latrines (17.06%) have been constructed  as  on 18-07-2016. Since  the  launch  of  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  on  2 nd October, 2014, 202.49 lakh toilets have already been constructed under SBM(G) as on 18.07.2016. In addition to these, 12.79 lakh toilets have been constructed under MGNREGA since 2.10.2014 . Sanitation Coverage, which was 42.05% on 2.10.2014 , has increased to 53.18% on 18.7.2016 .
- (b)  and  (c)    The  project  of  World  Bank  Support  to  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  has  been approved by Union Cabinet on 23.3.2016 with project cost of Rs. 9000 crore for a five year period. The  Project  basically  provides  for  incentivising  States  on  the  basis  of  their  performance  in  the Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin).  The  performance  of  the  States  will  be  gauged  through      an independent survey based measurement of certain performance indicators.
- (d) The SBM (G) aims at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2 nd October, 2019.
Lok Sabha Question No. 65 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Investment in Shipping Sector
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 65 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2016 INVESTMENT IN SHIPPING SECTOR

## *65.   SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) the investment made in the shipping sector under 'Make in India' for improved ease of doing business in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make any changes in the extant scheme of Trading Across Border with regard to shipping sector, if so, the details and objectives thereof;
- (c) the progress made in the implementation of Gate Automation System at various ports in the country, port-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to implement the said system at the remaining ports in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.65 FOR ANSWER ON 21 ST  JULY, 2016  RAISED  BY  SHRI  CHANDRA  PRAKASH  JOSHI    REGARDING INVESTMENT IN SHIPPING SECTOR

- (a) An  amount  of  US$  636.17  million  has  been  received  upto  May,  2016  in Shipping  Sector  under  "Make  in  India"  initiative  since its inception in September 2014.
- (b) Government  has  taken  the  following  significant  initiatives/  measures  under 'Ease of Doing Business-Trading Across Borders' to simplify cargo clearance process, reduce congestion and dwell time at Major Ports:
- (i) Elimination of manual Form-11 & 13 and introducing of e-Form 13
- (ii) Integration  of  Import  General  Manifest  (IGM)  System  with  Terminal Operating System
- (iii) Extending  of  Direct  Port  Delivery  facility  to  all  Accredited  Client Programme (ACP) clients
- (iv) Installation of Container Scanners
- (v) Implementation of e-Delivery Orders
- (vi) Radio  Frequency  Identification  Device  (RFID)  based  Gate  Automation System
- (vii) Removal of bottlenecks in rail-road connectivity to the Major Ports
- (viii) Introduction of Container Tracking System at Jawaharlal Nehru Port on pilot basis
- (ix) Setting up of laboratories within the port premises
- (x) Reduction of charges for the services rendered after regular hours
- (c)&(d):RFID based Gate Automation System has been implemented at Major Port of Chennai,  Cochin,  Kandla  and  two  terminals  namely  GTICT  and  NSICT  of Jawaharlal Nehru Port. Other Major Ports namely Kolkata, Paradip, Kamarajar, V. O. Chidambaranar, New Mangalore, Mormugao and Mumbai are in the process of implementing the system.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Animal Husbandry under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .920 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07 .201 6

## ANIMAL HUSBANDRY UNDER MGNREGS

## 920. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  request  from  the  Government  of  Kerala include  Animal  Husbandry/Dairy  Farming  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS); and
- (b) ifso, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): No, Madam.

- (b): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Solid Waste Management under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .919 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07 .201 6

## SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 919. SHRI P.K. BIJU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  provide  funds  under  Mahatma  Gandh National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  for  solid  waste management and waste collection, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise including Kerala;
- (b) whether  aligning  of  these  work  with  MGNREGS  has  already  begun  at  places  i Kerala where the State Government had accepted the proposal; and
- (c) if so, th e details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a): As per Schedule -I, 4 (1), IV, (i) of the Act, the solid and liquid waste mana works as per prescribed norms are permitted under MGNREGA. As per Schedule -I, 4 (3) of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 2005, works which are non - tangible, not measurable, repetitive shall  not  be  taken  up  under  the  Scheme.  Works  in  the  ambit  of  above  mentioned permitted under the Act.

(b)&(c): All states including the Stat  Government of Kerala is aware of the provisions mentioned in the Act. Such works shall be taken up as per Section 16 of the MGNREG A

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