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Lok Sabha Question No. 641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Employment Generation under SJGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION UNDER SJGSY

## 641. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased t0 state;

- (a whether there has been increase in rural employment gneration during the last three years under the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana;
- if s0, the details thereof; State and year-wise;
- (c) whether cooperation and coordinaiton of Skill Development Ministry can help generation of rural employment;
- (d) if whether the Government proposes to prepare & feasibility reports in this regard; and SO,
- (e) if the details thereof? SO,`

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) (6): The erstwhile Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) has been restructured as National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) NRLM was formally launched in June, 2011. As a part of NRLM, Government has decided to set up one Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) in each district of the country under which short term training ad long term hand holding to the rural entrepreneurs is provided NRLM, the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is & placement linked skill development schere for rural poor which increases the employability of rural to increasing employability of rural poor youth and not to employment generation. youth

(c): Ministry of Skill Development is mendated inter-alia, coordinate with all concerned for evolving removal of disconnect between the demand for and supply of skilled manpower through vocational and technical training,  skill upgradation, building of new skills, innovative thinking and talents not only for the existing jobs but also the jobs that are to be created. Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the RSETIs scheme for   skilling for   self employment   and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-CKY) which is & placement linked skill development scheme for rural poor youth. Neither of the schemes generates employment per se, to, an

(d) (e): Does not arise in view of reply to (c) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Power from Tidal Waves
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 639

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## POWER FROM TIDAL WAVES

639. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI B.N CHANDRAPPA: SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI P KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details thereof;
- (b) details thereof; and

(c) waves?

whether the Government has any proposal to generate power using tidal waves and if so, whether the Government has made any study/efforts till date in this regard and if so, the the steps taken by the Government to increase the power generation capacity from tidal

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): No Madam, Government has no proposal at present to generate power using tidal waves. (b): Yes Madam, at Vizhinjam first Oscillating Water Column (OWC) was built in 1991 to study  the  feasibility  of  harnessing  wave  energy.  But  due  to  lower  generation  the  plant  was completely decommissioned and found techno-commercially not viable. Gujarat  Power  corporation  Limited  (GPCL)  had  signed  MoU  with  M/s.  Atlantis Resources limited (Joint venture of GPCL, Atlantis & PMES) for carrying out further studies and
- (c): implementing a 50 MW Pilot Tidal based power project at Gulf of Kutchha at Mandvi in 201011.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Training Programmes for Officers
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 637**

ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY, 2015

**TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR OFFICERS**

637. SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

सडक परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

(a) whether this Ministry has organised any workshop cum training programmes during the last one year for the officers of the state transport/traffic departments in road transport to face the emerging challenges in governance; and

(b) if so, the details thereof including the action taken along with funds allocated by the Government thereon?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  Yes, Madam.

(b)  Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has been sponsoring various training programmes for Transport/Traffic Department officers of States/Union Territory Governments for development of Human Resources in the Transport Sector. During year  2014-15, the Ministry sanctioned 50 training programmes for State Transport/Traffic Department  and Municipal Corporations for development of Human Resources in the Transport Sector to be conducted through seven leading institutes of the country namely, Central Institute of Road Transport(CIRT), Pune, Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Pune, Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun, Indian Institute of Technology  (IIT), Delhi, Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), Hyderabad, Petroleum Conservation Research Association(PCRA), Delhi and Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), Faridabad.

These training programmes are of 1, 3, 5 and 8 days duration and are designed for 25 or 50 participants. Approximately, 60% programmes are conducted at the headquarter of the institute and remaining 40% programmes at various locations of the country including North East Region. During year  2014-15, these training programmes were organized on various topics namely, Road Safety & Traffic Management, Technical aspects of Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) 1989 , Information Technology application in Motor Vehicle Department, Type approval of Vehicle & Safety Critical Components,  Road Accident Investigation, High Security Registration Plate, Active Safety – Technologies & Evaluation,  Vehicular Pollution, Planning and Design of Safe Transport Infrastructure, Fuel Efficiency in Transport Sector etc. For Financial Year 2014-15, Rs. 15.00 crores were earmarked for the scheme ‘Human Resource Development including Refresher Training to Drivers in Unorganized Sector’, out of which Rs. 1.50 crore were internally allocated for conducting training programmes for State Transport and Traffic Department personnel.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Central Employment Guarantee Council
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NC.635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## CENTRAL EMPLOYMENT GIARANTEE COUNCIL

635. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
2. whether the term of Central  Employment  Guarantee Council (CEGC) constituted for monitoring the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme had in 2012 and after that the CEGC has not been constituted till date; expired
3. if so, the details thereof and whether the Government has also taken steps for re-constitution of CEGC for monitoring the implementation of MGNREGS; and
4. (c) if the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (c): The re-constitution of Central Employment Guarantee Council is under consideration:
Lok Sabha Question No. 632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Wastage of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, PREM DAS RAI, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.632 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## WASTAGE OF ELECTRICITY

632.   SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  large  amount  of  electricity  is  wasted  due  to congestion;
- (b) if so, the details thereof for each of the last three years, State-wise along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken in this regard?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Yes,  Madam.  Some  volume  of  power  does  not  get  cleared  in  power market for sale due to congestion.

(b) : As  per  the  information  available  with  Central  Electricity  Regulatory Commission, energy which could not be cleared due to congestion during last three years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 is given in  the table below:

| Year    |   Volume of electricity that could not be cleared due to congestion (MU) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                                                                     4648 |
| 2013-14 |                                                                     5591 |
| 2014-15 |                                                                     3144 |

………2.

The  state  wise  detail  of  un-cleared  volume  of  power  for  sale  due  to congestion cannot be worked out as India is segregated into power market bid areas by power market operator i.e. (Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO)) and the congestion is faced in power transfer between those bid areas. The congestion was experienced due to non availability of sufficient inter-regional transfer capability between Western to Northern Region and Western to Southern Region.

(c) : The steps are taken to reduce congestion especially between Western to Northern Region and Western to Southern Region and new transmission corridors have been planned. These corridors are likely to yield benefit in terms of increase in inter-regional transmission capacity between these regions by the end of 12th Plan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Judicial Reforms
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE, MAHEISH GIRRI, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE**

**DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 630**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, 23** **RD** **JULY, 2015**

**Judicial Reforms**

**630. SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:**

**SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:**

**SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:**

**Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:**

**(a) whether the Government proposes to fix any time limit for disposal of criminal and civil cases in various courts in the country;**

**(b) if so, the details thereof;**

**(c) whether the Government proposes to set up any commission or committee for judicial reforms and speedy disposal of pending court cases; and**

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

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE**

**(SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)**

(a) to (d) : Disposal of Criminal and Civil cases in Courts is within the domain of the judiciary. The actual time taken for disposal of a case depends on several factors *such as* category of the case (civil or criminal), complexity of the facts involved, nature of evidence, co-operation of stake-holders *viz* . bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants besides the availability of physical infrastructure, supporting court staff and applicable rules and procedures.  As such, it is not practicable to fix mandatory time limits for all categories of cases.

In 2011, the Supreme Court in Ramrameshwari Devi *versus* Nirmala Devi case has, *inter-alia,* observed that at the time of filing of the plaint, the trial court should prepare complete schedule and fix dates for all the stages of the suit, right from filing of the written statement till pronouncement of judgment and the courts should strictly adhere to the said dates and the said time table as far as possible.

Government has set up a National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms with the twin objectives of increasing access by reducing delays and arrears in the system and enhancing accountability through structural changes and by setting performance standards and capacities.  The Mission has been pursuing a co-ordinated approach for phased liquidation of arrears and pendency in judicial administration which, *inter-alia* , involves better infrastructure for courts including computerization, increase in strength of subordinate judiciary, policy and legislative measures in the areas prone to excessive litigation, re-engineering of court procedure for quick disposal of cases and emphasis on human resource development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Funds for New Thermal Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.628 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## FUNDS FOR NEW THERMAL POWER PLANTS

628.   SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY: SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Telangana/Andhra  Pradesh  Governments  have  requested  the Union  Government  for  release  of  funds  for  establishment  of  new  Thermal  Power Plants and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  directed  the  State  Governments  for replacement of old and outdated Thermal Units with new supercritical thermal units and the details thereof; and
- (c) whether these States have requested the Central Government for release of funds and provide incentives for import of technology and machinery and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : No, Madam.

(b) : Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) has informed that Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) while issuing the Environment clearance to the Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station  (Dr.  NTTPS)  Stage-V  (1x800  MW),  has  set  out  specific  conditions,  one  of which  is  'considering  the  pollution  load  of  the  old  Units  (I&II)  and  proximity  to Vijayawada (New Capital of Andhra Pradesh), the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) recommended to phase out the units I and II at the earliest'.

Central  Electricity  Authority  had  recommended  to  Telangana  State Power  Generation  Corporation  Limited  (TSGENCO)  to  explore  the  possibility  of replacing Kothagudem TPS (4x60 MW + 4x120 MW) units with 660 MW or 800 MW Super Critical units.

- (c) : No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: FDI in NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 627**

ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD JULY, 2015

**FDI IN NHs**

627.	ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

**सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री**

(a) whether the Government proposes to engage foreign Government companies to build India's highways;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of the countries which have shown interest in this regard;

(c) the terms and conditions laid down therefor and the time by which it is likely to be started/implemented; and

(d) the target fixed by the Government to build highways with the help of companies belonging to friendly foreign Government along with the expenditure incurred in this fiscal year?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT and HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d)	Government has proposed for development/upgradation of certain stretches of national highways by foreign government companies through Government Route. A delegation from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways visited Malaysia in April 2015 and in turn the Malaysian delegation visited in June 2015. However, no special Terms & Conditions have been laid down for such companies and no relaxation has ever been offered to these companies. Also No time frame or target has been fixed by the Government for such involvement of foreign government companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Impact of Dams on e-Flow of Ganga
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: CHAND NATH, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 624

## ANSWERED ON 23.7.2015

**Impact of Dams on e-Flow of Ganga**

624. 	SHRI CHAND NATH				SHRI P. NAGARAJAN

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN			SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK		SHRI SATAV  RAJEEV

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE			DR. HEENA VIJAY KUMAR GAVIT

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAY SINGH SHANKAR RAO

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that big dams pose major hurdles in maintaining the e-flow of the river Ganga thereby affecting Clean Ganga Mission, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has identified the hydro power projects which affect the e-flow of the Ganga and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the ministry has requested different ministries including Environment and Forests and Power to take cautious approach while allowing construction of any new dam on the river and if so, the response thereof; and

(d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for uninterrupted flow of water by getting river its ecological flow?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) The dams constructed  earlier on the tributaries of the Ganga river and on the main stem of the Ganga River for irrigation and hydro power projects have either not kept provision for e-flow or e-flow quantity was very small.  The need for e-flow has taken strong grounds only recently and as a concept it is continuously evolving.  E-flow is the quantum of water that must uninterruptedly flow in the river in all the seasons required for the river to perform all its ecological functions including sustenance of fauna.  Various studies show that e-flow quantum should not be less than 50% of the total flow of all the seasons, without any interruption for the river to remain healthy and to be able to perform its ecological functions.

(c ) & (d)  This Ministry is in discussion with Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Ministry of Power to ensure uninterrupted higher e-flow from any hydro-power projects so that the river is neither fragmented nor loses its character throughout its length.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: CAPART
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 622 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## CAPART

## 622. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE: DR: MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the schemes of Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) have been kept under abeyance since September, 2010 due to work of reorganisation and rationalisation of CAPART offices;
2. if the work of reorganisation and rationalisation of CAPART offices have been completed; SO,
3. if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor; and
4. the time by which the scheme of CAPART are likely to be re-introduced?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) to d): Yes Sir: In the Executive Committee (EC) meeting of CAPART held in August 2009, a decision was taken that a roadmap may be drawn for reorganization and rationalization of CAPART offices. Subsequently, it was decided that no project funds will be disbursed by Regional Offices of CAPART and thereafter from September 2010, funding was kept under abeyance. A decision was also taken by EC, that an independent assessment of CAPART may be done by & professional third party. Accordingly, the task of restructuring of CAPART was entrusted to TISS  has submitted its report in November, 2014.

In & separate development in August 2013, the Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted on the issue of setting up of the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF) took & decision and directed the Ministry to initiate the process to wind up CAPART. The Union Cabinet in its meeting in  September, 2013 approved the recommendation of the Group of Ministers. Subsequently, the matter was discussed in the General Body (GB) Meeting of CAPART in October 2013. Members   present in the meeting strongly advocated for the existence of CAPART, though with appropriate changes in it

In view of above, Ministry is taking further action in the matter: