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Lok Sabha Question No. 500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Street Vendors
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016 STREET VENDORS

No. 500 SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- a) whether there are a number of unregistered street vendors
2. and hawkers in the country;
- b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- c) the measures taken to create awareness amongst vendors
5. and hawkers about registering themselves with their local municipalities to avail various facilities; and
- d) the details of total registered street vendors in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a) to (d): In order to protect the rights of urban street vendors and to  regulate  street  vending  activities,  the  Ministry  of  Housing  and Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  has  enacted  an  Act  namely  'the  Street

Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending)

Act, 2014.  The Act, inter alia, provides for survey of street vendors and issue of certificate of vending by the Urban Local Bodies and Town  Vending  Committees  as  per  the  Scheme  framed  by  the State/UT Governments. The Act also provides for undertake capacity  building  programmes  by  the  States/UTs  and  Urban  Local Bodies to enable the street vendors to exercise their rights under the Act. The concerned State/UT Government and Urban Local Bodies are  responsible  for  registration  of  Street  Vendors.  The  State/UT wise  data  on  registered  and  unregistered  street  vendors  is  not maintained in the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Legal Backing to NSQF
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 499 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## LEGAL BACKING TO NSQF

## 499. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  legal  backing  to  National  Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF); and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  giving  legal backing to NSQF?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) to (b) National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) is a nationally integrated education and competency based skill framework providing  for multiple pathways,  horizontal  as  well  as  vertical,  within  vocational  education,  vocational training, general education and technical education, thus linking one level of learning to another higher level. All formal and vocational education including skill training will have to align themselves with NSQF by December 2018 .The National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2016 provides for a legal framework to support NSQF. The Legal Framework for NSQF has not yet been put in place.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Funds Allocated for Space Programme
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

497.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 497

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR SPACE PROGRAMME

- SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds allocated for various space programmes during the last two years; and
- (b) the  amount  earned  through  various  space  programmes during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) The details of funds allocated for various space programmes  during  last  two  years  i.e.  2014-15  &  2015-16 are given below:

## ( ` in crores)

|   S.N. | Programmes/ Projects               |   Funds Allocated 2014-2015 |   Funds Allocated 2015-2016 |
|--------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|      1 | Launch Vehicle Technology          |                     1996.02 |                     2498.52 |
|      2 | Satellite Technology               |                      852.09 |                      971.28 |
|      3 | Satellite Tracking/ Launch Support |                      666.5  |                      881.98 |
|      4 | Space Applications                 |                      736.2  |                      967.63 |

| 5                   | Space Sciences                               |   305.85 |   297.75 |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------|----------|
| 6                   | Direction & Administration/ Other Programmes |   145.31 |   174.53 |
| 7                   | INSAT Operational                            |  1124.03 |  1167.75 |
| GRAND TOTAL : GROSS | GRAND TOTAL : GROSS                          |  5826    |  6959.44 |

- (b) The  Indian  Space  Programme  generates  revenue  mainly through leasing of INSAT/ GSAT transponders, sale of Indian Remote Sensing satellite data and other commercial services carried out by Antrix Corporation Ltd., the commercial  arm  of  Department  of  Space.    The  amount earned through the above activities during last two years is given below:

| Financial Year   |   Amount Earned ( ` in crores) |
|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2014-15          |                         669.21 |
| 2015-16          |                         775.01 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Recruitment Agencies in Dubai
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## RECRUITMENT AGENCIES IN DUBAI

495. DR. K. GOPAL:

## Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  asked  the  Indian  embassy  in Dubai  to  help  workers  who  have  been  duped  by  placement agencies;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  up  the  issue  with  the Government of UAE; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## ANSWER [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) to (d) No. However, the Government of India has a Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  the  Government  of United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed in 2011, which inter alia includes provisions  aimed  at  protection  and  welfare  of  workers  under  the labour  law  and  regulations  of  the  host  country.  As  and  when  any complaints are received regarding Indian Recruiting Agents having caused distress to  the  emigrants,  suitable  action  is  taken  against such  agents  under  the  provision  of  the  Emigration  Act  1983  and Rules made there-under.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Climate Change on North Pole
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

- (a) Yes Madam.
- (b) Ministry of Earth Sciences has a long-term program of monitoring one of the major fjords at Ny-Ålesund (1200km to the south of the North Pole) on the  Svalbard  archipelago  in  the  Arctic  region  to  understand  how  it  may respond to changing climate. Main objective of the project is to establish a long-term  comprehensive  physical,  chemical,  biological  and  atmospheric measurement programme to study:
- 
- The variability in the Arctic/Atlantic climate signal.
-  The effect of interaction between the warm Atlantic water and the cold glacial-melt fresh water on the biological productivity and phytoplankton species composition and diversity within the fjord.
- 
- The winter convection and its role in the biogeochemical cycling.
- The trigger mechanism of spring bloom and its temporal variability and
-  biomass production.
-  The production and export of organic carbon in the fjord.
- (c) Expenditure of Rs.21Crore is estimated to be incurred for the programme during current Five Year Plan.
- (d)
- Yes Madam.
- (e) The study will be continued under the MOU between National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) and the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI).

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## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 494 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2016

## CLIMATE CHANGE ON NORTH POLE

494.   SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to conduct research regarding climate change on North pole;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the expenses estimated to be incurred on the said research;
- (d) whether any agreement has been signed with other country in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

(SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)
Lok Sabha Question No. 493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Uranium Deposits
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## URANIUM DEPOSITS

493.   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL: SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  has  prepared  any  special  action  plan  for  discovering new deposits of uranium and for upgradation of uranium based power generation technology and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether production of atomic energy is proposed to be included in the 'Make in India' programme and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir.  The  Government  has  prepared  an  action  plan  to  upgrade  the exploration and research capacity of Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), with  a  mandate  to  identify  and  evaluate  mineral  reserves  including  uranium required for  the  successful implementation of  atomic  energy  programme of the country, for discovering new uranium deposits. For enhancing the atomic mineral resources  including  uranium,  the  Government  has  formulated  new  projects involving ` 831.48  crores  during  XII  Plan  period  (2012-2017).  The  capacity increase includes enhancement of (i) drilling meterage by departmental rigs, (ii) heliborne and ground geophysical surveys, and; ( iii) analytical support with the help  of  latest  state-of-the-art  instruments/equipments.  This  has  helped  AMD  to augment the uranium reserve of the country by 60,164 tonnes U3O8 during the XII Plan (as on 29.02.2016).

Department  of  Atomic  Energy  has  got  the  requisite  technology  to  produce uranium  based  nuclear  power.  Nuclear  Power  Corporation  of  India  Limited (NPCIL),  a,  Public  Sector  Undertaking  of  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE) has been  given the responsibility to set up Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs)  using  the  domestically  available  uranium  resources  to  augment electricity generation through nuclear power reactors.

Eight (8) reactors with a total installed capacity of 2400 MW viz., TAPS-3&4 at Tarapur, Maharashtra; MAPS-1&2 at Kalpakkam near Chennai; and KGS-1 to 4 at Kaiga, Karnataka are fuelled by indigenous fuel.  They are presently operated close to their rated power, matching availability of fuel.

- (b)        The  production  of  electricity  generation  through  PHWRs  has  been  one  of  the successful ventures of DAE since 1970. This would continue to contribute to the 'Make  in  India'  Programme  of  the  country.  The  eight  reactors  indicated  above using indigenous uranium reflects the production of Atomic Energy in the 'Make in India' Programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Digital India Project
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

No. 492

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 492

TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 27, 2016

## DIGITAL INDIA PROJECT

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  use  its  Digital  India project  in  conjunction  with  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  to install  solar  powered  trash  cans  which  will  send  alerts  to sanitation crew once they are full;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  also  working  on  e-waste (electrical and electronic devices) management solution;
- (c) if so, the time by which the system is likely to be installed; and
- (d) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that wastes are properly collected and disposed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M.VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a) to (d) :     For setting up solid waste management system in the city (including  the  dustbins),  Government  of  India  provides  20%  of  the project cost under Swachh Bharat Mission.   To facilitate the cities to use information and communication technology for monitoring the solid waste management project, M/o Urban Development has entered into agreement with BSNL on 21 st  March 2016.

Department  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology  (DeitY)

provides assistance of 25% of project cost for setting up of electronic waste recycling plant.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Start-up India Campaign
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED   QUESTION   No. 491 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  APRIL, 2016

## START- UP INDIA CAMPAIGN

## QUESTION

## 491 : DR. SHASHI THAROOR

'Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  an  inadequate  sum  has  been  allocated towards the Start-up India campaign, in the budget for financial year 2016-17;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  proposes measures for  creating  the  Start-up  corpus  of  INR  10,000  crore,  which  has  to  provide financial assistance to young entrepreneurs and boost India's start-up eco-system;

(c) whether the Ministry has sought assistance from private companies to contribute to the start-up corpus;

(d) if so, the details thereof, including private companies that have agreed to contribute to this corpus; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) to (e)    In order to provide funding support to Start-Ups, Government would set up a fund with an initial corpus of Rs. 2500 crore and a total corpus of Rs.10,000 crore over a period of 4 years (i.e. Rs.2500 crore per year). The fund will be in the nature of Fund of Funds, which means that it will not invest directly into Start-ups, but shall participate in the Capital of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registered Venture Funds. The Fund of Funds shall be managed by a Board with private professionals drawn from industry bodies, academia, and successful start-ups. The Fund of Funds shall contribute to a maximum of 50% of the stated daughter fund size. In order to able to receive the contribution, the daughter fund should have already raised the balance 50% or more of the stated fund size as the case may be. The fund shall ensure support to a broad mix of sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, health and education etc.

The  modalities  of  Funds  of  Fund  are  being  finalised  by  Small  Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Umbrella Special Purpose Vehicle
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 490 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## UMBRELLA SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE

490. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Umbrella Special Purpose Vehicle has been formed for raising funds for development of Railway Network within the State of Gujarat;

- (b) if so, the terms and conditions of the same;

- (c) the hindrances faced, if any, in implementation of the Memorandum of  Understanding  (MoU)  signed  between  Rail  Vikas  Nigam  Limited and Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board for implementation of Regional Railway System, Ahmedabad; and

- (d) the options available to implement the projects and the time-frame to remove hindrances, if any, being faced in their implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a):    No, Madam.

- (b):    Does not arise.

- (c):   Regional Railway System, Ahmedabad is not a sanctioned project.

- (d):    Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Electrification Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.489 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.04.2016

## ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT

489.  SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  present  status  of  the  project  of  electrification  of  RewariAhmedabad via  Ringas  Jn.  route  along  with  the  details  of estimated cost and amount released till date;
- (b)  the timeline set for completion of the said project; and
- (c)    the  time  by  which  electrification  from  Sawai  Madhopur  Jn.  to Ringas Jn. is expected to take off and the amount earmarked for the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.489 BY SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT AND  SHRI  SUMEDHANAND  SARSWATI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 27.04.2016 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT

(a):  Electrification of Rewari-Ahmedabad via Ringas Jn. railway line is a part of Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Rewari-Palanpur-Ahmedabad including Kalol-Gandhinagar-Khodiyar and Alwar-Bandikui-JaipurPhulera  Railway  Electrification    project  (1087  Route  Kilometres). The work has been sanctioned at a cost of ` 1294.84 crore.  At the end  of  March  2016,  likely  expenditure  for  this  project  is ` 132.90 crore.  Further, for 2016-17, ` 450.01 crore has been provided to this project.    Electrification  work  on  Rani-Palanpur  section  has  been entrusted  to  Rail  Vikas  Nigam  Limited  (RVNL)  and  the  work  of balance  section  has  been  entrusted  to  Central  Organization  for Railway Electrification (CORE), Allahabad.

(b):      Depending  upon  the  overall  availability  of  resources,  the targets  for  commissioning  of  Railway  Electrification  projects  are fixed on yearly basis.

(c):    Electrification  of  Ringas-Jaipur-Sawai  Madhopur-  rail  line  (188 RKM) has been included in Railway Budget 2016-17 at an estimated cost of ` 163.73  crore subject to obtaining requisite statutory clearances and ` 1 lakh has been allotted for this work.  The project will  be  taken  up  as  soon  as  requisite  statutory  clearances  are obtained from NITI Aayog.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Expired Telecom Licences
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.488 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  APRIL, 2016

## EXPIRED TELECOM LICENCES

488. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken suo-motu cognizance  of  the  difficulties faced by consumers in case the telecom licences of operators are expired/terminated;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether some operators whose licences have been expired/terminated have not been allowed porting facilities to their customers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken against such operators?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (d) The information is being collected and shall be laid on the table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Self Sufficient ULBs
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

No.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPOMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 487 TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 27, 2016

## SELF SUFFICIENT ULBS

487

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

- (a) the steps taken by the Government for  institutional  reforms to  increase  the revenue  of  various  municipalities  in  the country to   make   them   financially self-sufficient;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes to  provide  more  tax exemptions  to encourage  more  investment  in  municipal bonds;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other measures taken  or proposed to be taken to make
- Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), financially self-sufficient?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## [SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU]

- (a) :  Urban  Development  is  a  State  subject  and  Government  of India  only  facilitates  the  State  Governments  and  municipalities through various programmes, schemes and guidelines. Accordingly, the Government of India has been taking measures to help municipalities improve their financial condition by encouraging them to undertake reforms in the areas of property tax, levy of user charges, innovative finance mechanisms, strengthening State Finance  Commissions,  accounting  &  audit,  service  delivery,  egovernance, administration, etc.

- (b) : No, Madam.  At present there is no such proposal.
- (c) : Does not arise.

(d) :The  Government  of  India  is  providing    financial  assistance under  its  reformed  oriented  programmes  of  Smart  Cities  Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation of 500 cities (AMRUT) with outlays of Rs.48,000 crore and Rs.50,000 crores respectively during 2015-2020. Further, the Government has also accepted the 14th Finance Commission's recommendations for providing Rs. 87,143.8 crores to ULBs for the period 2015-2020.

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