opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Shortage of Skilled Workers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.757 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## SHORTAGE OF SKILLED WORKERS

## 757.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  shortage  of  skilled  workers  in  the  handicraft industries; and
- if so, the reasons therefor along with the steps taken to overcome

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

वस्त्र राज  ् य मंरी ( स्त्वतंर प्रभार ) ( श्री संतोष कु मार गंगवार ) MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b): There is no compiled data about shortage of skilled workers in the handicrafts industry. The Government is implementing Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana scheme which has a component of Human  Resource  Development. 1915  programmes with 48725 beneficiaries  were  organized  from  year  2011-12  to  2014-2015  under this component.

****

- (b) the shortage of skilled workers?
Lok Sabha Question No. 756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Weaving Training Centres
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.756 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## WEAVING TRAINING CENTRES

## 756.  SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

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

- (a) the details of weaving training centres currently operational/proposed to be set up in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the proposed centres would be equipped with the latest and state-ofthe- art technology; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

वस्त्र राज  ् य मंरी ( स्त्वतंर प्रभार ) ( श्री संतोष कु मार गंगवार ) MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (c): At present 28 Weavers Service Centres (WSCs) are functioning  under  the  Office  of  the  Development  Commissioner  for Handlooms,  Ministry  of  Textiles,  in  various  States  of  the  country. State-wise  list  of  these  WSCs  are  annexed  herewith.    These  WSCs have three sections viz. Design Section, Weaving Sections and Dyeing & Printing Sections equipped with necessary equipments.

## State-wise list of Weavers Service Centres functioning across the country

|   S. No. | Location of WSC   | Name of State   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Delhi             | Delhi           |
|        2 | Srinagar          | Jammu &Kashmir  |
|        3 | Panipat           | Haryana         |
|        4 | Jaipur            | Rajasthan       |
|        5 | Varanasi          | Uttar Pradesh   |
|        6 | Meerut            | Uttar Pradesh   |
|        7 | Chamoli           | Uttrakhand      |
|        8 | Mumbai            | Maharashtra     |
|        9 | Nagpur            | Maharashtra     |
|       10 | Raigarh           | Chhattisgarh    |
|       11 | Ahmedabad         | Gujarat         |
|       12 | Indore            | Madhya Pradesh  |
|       13 | Guwahaati         | Assam           |
|       14 | Agartala          | Tripura         |
|       15 | Imphal            | Manipur         |
|       16 | Aizwal            | Mizoram         |
|       17 | Dimapur           | Nagaland        |
|       18 | Ranchi            | Jharkhand       |
|       19 | Kolkata           | West Bengal     |
|       20 | Bhagalpur         | Bihar           |
|       21 | Bhubneshwar       | Odisha          |
|       22 | Chennai           |                 |
|       23 | Salem             | Tamil Nadu      |
|       24 | Kancheepuram      | Tamil Nadu      |
|       25 | Bangalore         | Karnataka       |
|       26 | Kannur            | Kerala          |
|       27 | Vijayawada        | Andhra Pradesh  |
|       28 | Hyderabad         | Andhra Pradesh  |

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Airport Projects
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 755

(To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## AIRPORT PROJECTS

## 755. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) the total number of airports in Bihar;
- (b) the details of ongoing airport projects in the State and the present
- status thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  airports  in  Bihar  proposed  to  be  upgraded  as international  airports;
- (d) the places in Bihar where airports are proposed to be constructed during next Five Year Plan along with the funds sanctioned for the purpose;
- (e)  whether the Government proposes to construct an international airport in Nalanda district of Bihar, if so, the details along with the present status thereof; and
- (f) the time-frame fixed for completion of the said airport?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a): There are total 28 Airstrips/Aerodromes in Bihar, out of which 5 airports, viz., Patna, Gaya, Raxual, Muzaffarpur, and Jogbani are owned by Airports Authority of India (AAI).

(b): No major project is presently in progress.

(c): There is no such proposal. However, Patna and Gaya airports are declared Custom Airports for limited International operations.

(d):  Patna airport is a constrained airport for which State Government of Bihar has been requested to provide additional land. Upgradtion of Patna and Gaya airports is subject to handing over of additional land to Airports  Authority  of  India  free  from  all  encumbrances  by  State Government.

be pleased to state:-

(e): There is no such proposal. (f): Does not arise.

- *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Demand and Supply of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## Demand and Supply of Drinking Water

## 754. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  demand  and  supply  of  drinking  water  in  the  country  at present, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b)  the  per  capita  requirement  of  drinking  water  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise including Rajasthan; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in the last one year to address the problem of shortage of drinking water in the country particularly in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) Under National Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, the per capita norm for drinking water is 40 litres per capita per day (Lpcd). States, however,  are  free  to  fix  higher  norms  based  on  water  availability,  demand, capital  cost  involved,  affordability  etc.  Out  of  a  total  of  17,13,303  rural habitations  in  the  country  as  on  30.11.2015,  there  are  3,60,415  partially covered  habitations  where  drinking  water  supply  is  less  than  the  prescribed norm of 40 Lpcd and 63,831 habitations are quality  affected  where  drinking water source is contaminated by either one or more of chemical contaminants.
- (b) The  per  capita  requirement  of  drinking  water  pre-supposes  the  fixing  of  an ideal norm and equivalent level of service delivery. Under NRDWP at present, this norm is 40 Lpcd for the rural population of the country. States, however, are free to fix higher norms based on water availability, demand, capital cost involved, affordability etc.
- (c) Drinking  Water  Supply  is  a  State  subject.  Under  National  Rural  Drinking Water Programme, this Ministry provides financial and technical assistance to States  to  supplement  their  efforts  to  provide  adequate  safe  drinking  water  to rural  population.  Also  as  immediate  measures,  States  have  been  asked  to provide  safe  drinking  water  through  community  water  purification  plants  in quality affected habitations. To increase the availability of drinking water, the Ministry  has  suggested  to  adopt  water  conservation  measures  like  roof  top

rainwater  harvesting,  erecting  sustainability  structures  for  water  conservation etc.    Hydro  Geomorphological  Maps  (HGM)  are  being  used  for  accurately locating new drinking water sources in the field.
Lok Sabha Question No. 753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Merchant Shipping Law
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 753. TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  DECEMBER 2015

## MERCHANT SHIPPING LAW

## 753. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  amendments  in  the  Merchant  Shipping Act, 1958 in order to bring it in tune with the demands of the modern times, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  by  the  amended  provisions,  it  is  proposed  to  place  restrictions  on  the movement of ships in the country's territorial  water  so  as  to  safeguard  the  security aspects of the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Madam, the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 is amended from time to time, to bring it in tune with the demands of modern times, in the light of experience gained in their implementations and to give effect to the provisions of various International Conventions to which India becomes a Party. These amendments are  an  ongoing  process  and  as  and  when  an  amendment  is  enacted  it  further fosters  the  development  of  Indian  mercantile  marine  sector  and  ensures  its efficient maintenance in a manner best suited to serve the national interests and also to foster ease of doing business.
- (b)&(c):To  safeguard  the  interest  of  the  country,ships  are  regulated,  under  various provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and rules thereunder, including the security aspects in the country's territorial waters.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Bridge over Brahmaputra
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.751

ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## BRIDGE OVER BRAHMAPUTRA

## 751. SHRIMATI BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of work on the bridge over river Brahmaputra to connect Dhola (Saikhowaghat) and Sadiya in upper Assam;
- (b) the total cost of the project; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the work?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) The work is in progress with current physical progress of 82% and till date seven milestones have been achieved out of total nine milestones.
- (b) The total cost of the project is ₹ 876 crore.
- (c) To expedite completion of the project, the progress of the project is being reviewed and monitored at senior level in the Government.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: REC
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.749 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## REC

749.   DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Rural  Electrification  Corporation  (REC)  proposes  to  raise  funds through the issue of tax free bonds to meet various funding needs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether REC is the leading lender for the power sector; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof for each of the last three years?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) & (b) : Yes, Madam. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has already raised Rs. 700  crore  through  public  issue  of  tax  free  bonds  this  year.  The  issue  was  opened  on 27.10.2015 and closed on 28.10.2015 with allotment date as 05.11.2015. The issue was fully subscribed.
- (c) & (d) : Yes, Madam. REC is one of the leading lenders for power sector. The amount disbursed by REC in last three years is as under:

|   S. No. | Financial Year   |   Amount Disbursed (Rs. in crore) |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|        1 | 2012-13          |                           39275.2 |
|        2 | 2013-14          |                           35546   |
|        3 | 2014-15          |                           42818.5 |

*********
Lok Sabha Question No. 747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Death of Seamen
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 747 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## DEATH OF SEAMEN

## 747. SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether seventy seamen  from India were reportedly struck and some  of them believed to have lost their lives in Yemen recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  kind  of  assistance  financial  or  otherwise  has  been  provided  by  the Government to the affected seamen and their families;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. 5 sailing vessels with 69 Indian crew had sailed out of Khokha Port on 16.09.2015  and  were  intercepted  by  Saudi  led  Navy  and  got  them  released  on  17.09.2015. Further, other two sailing vessels were reported to have been destroyed at the port of Khokha. These two vessels had a total of 20 Indian crew, of which, 13 were reportedly evacuated from Hudaida to Djibouti by the Ministry of External Affairs, while 4 were dead and 3 were reported missing.

(c):  No, Madam.

(d)&(e): Do not arise.

*****
Lok Sabha Question No. 746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Air Services in Remote Areas
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 746 (To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## AIR SERVICES IN REMOTE AREAS

## 746. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- (a) & (b) : Government has laid down route dispersal guidelines with a view to achieve better regulation of air transport services taking into the account the need for air transport services of different regions of the country. It is, however, up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability.

(c):  There is no such proposal at present.

- (d):  Scheduled domestic airlines are free to operate anywhere in the country subject to compliance of route dispersal guidelines issued by the Government. However, no airlines has so far elicited interest in starting air operations from Jaisalmer Airport..

*****

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the scheme of the Government to promote aviation transport in
- remote areas of the country including Rajasthan;
- (b) the total number of cities selected from Rajasthan under the said
- scheme;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to revisit/review the process of privatisation of six airports started earlier due to heavy airports duty in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the reasons for delay in starting flight services from Jaisalmer Airport despite its completion and the time by which flight services are likely to
- start therefrom?
Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Electrification of Villages-Fund DDUGJY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: P.P. CHAUDHARY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.745 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES-FUND DDUGJY

†745.  SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the time period fixed for the total electrification in the country;

(b) the  funds  allocated  to  increase  the  supply  of  power  and  to  strengthen  the distribution  system  under  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  during  the current financial year;

(c) whether Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited of various States specially of Rajasthan is reeling under the burden of loan; and

(d) if so, the strategy being formulated by the Government to bail out each public sector undertakings along with 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) : All the Un-electrified villages are  to be electrified by  1 st  May, 2018.

(b) : For the financial year 2015-16, the budgetary allocation under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  is Rs. 4500 Crore.

(c) : Yes,  Madam.  Several  Power  Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs)  of various states, including Rajasthan have large outstanding debts.

(d) : Ministry  of  Power  has  launched  a  Scheme  UDAY  (Ujwal  Discom Assurance  Yojana)  for  improving  operational  and  financial  efficiency  of  DISCOMs. The scheme envisages reduction in interest burden, reduction in cost of power and improvement  of  operational  efficiency.    The  mechanism  includes  taking  over  of Discoms debt by the respective   States and measures to prevent future slippages.

********
Lok Sabha Question No. 744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Solar Systems in Odisha
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SAKUNTALA LAGURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 744

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## SOLAR SYSTEMS IN ODISHA

## +744.  SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI:

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

- (a) the number of villages including tribal and economically backward villages under Solar Light System in Odisha;
- (b) the criteria fixed to implement Solar Light System in the villages; and
- (c) the expenditure incurred on Solar Light System in Odisha during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As informed by Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency, a  total of 1663 villages including tribal and economically backward villages have been covered under Solar Light System in Odisha.
- (b): The criteria fixed to implement Solar Light System in the villages is as follows:
1. All census unelectrified villages and their hamlets not covered under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana.
2. Unelectrified hamlets of the electrified census villages having population above 100 but less than 300 and which have not been covered for grid connection under RGGVY.
- (c): Expenditure incurred on Solar Light Systems in Odisha during the last three years is as follows:

2012-13- Rs. 15.71 Crores

2013-14- Rs. 14.49 Crores

2014-15- Rs. 1.13 Crores

****
Lok Sabha Question No. 743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Electrification of Villages&#8212;RGGVY
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.743 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES-RGGVY

743.   SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  performance  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  Gramin  Vidyutikaran  Yojana  has been  very  slow,  especially  with  regard  to  giving  electricity  connections  to  BPL households in the State of Assam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the target fixed along with the villages electrified till date; and
- (d) action taken/being taken to accelerate the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana in the State of Assam?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a)  &  (b)  :      The  erstwhile  Rajiv  Gandhi  Vidyutikaran  Yojana  (RGGVY)  now  stands subsumed  in  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  as  Rural  Electrification component of the scheme.  In the State of Assam under erstwhile RGGVY, projects were  sanctioned    in  the  year  2013-14  for  electricity  connection  to  5,41,953  Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.  However, no achievement has been reported so far.
- (c) : As on 1.4.2015, 2890 census villages were to be electrified.  Out of them, 172 have been electrified as on 30.11.2015. Remaining villages are targeted  to  be electrified by 01.05.2018.
- (d)  : Actions taken to accelerate RGGVY (which is now subsumed in DDUGJY) include  regular  Review,  Planning  and  Monitoring  (RPM)  meeting  held  with  States, Discoms & CPSUs to review electrification of villages every month. Rural Electrification  Corporation  (REC),  the  nodal  agency  for  implementation  of  DDUGJY scheme, has appointed Nodal Officer, at the level of Executive Director for Assam to review the progress on regular basis by visiting the State and meeting  the State/Discom authorities and contractors; and Web based monitoring of  electrification of Un-electrified villages has been enabled. Gram Vidyut Abhiyantas (GVAs) have been appointed by the Nodal Agency, REC, to monitor the village electrification in the field.
- **********
Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Shortage of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 741

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## Shortage of Coal

## 741.  SHRI C.S.PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the court cases/litigation have resulted in shortage of coal during the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken to overcome these problems so that the industries are not adversely affected?

## Answer

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER  AND NEW AND RENEWABLE  ENERGY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)to(c):  The  domestic  production  of  coal  has  increased  consistently  from 539.95  million  tonnes  in  2011-12  to  612.44  million  tonnes  in  2014-15. Further,  it  is  structural  factors  such  as  problems  in  expanding  the  capacity arising  from  difficulties  in  land  acquisition,  R&R,  geo-mining  conditions, difficulties  in  obtaining  environment  clearance,  restrictions  arising  out  of imposition  of  Central  Environmental  Pollution  Index  guidelines  and  nonavailability of forest clearances in time which have constrained the growth of domestic  coal  production.  The  focus  of  the  Government  is  to  increase  coal production  to  the  extent possible by  facilitating  Environment  &  Forest clearances  expeditiously,  pursuing  with  State  Government  for  assistance  in land  acquisition  and  coordinated  efforts  with Railways  for  movement  of  coal. During the year 2015-16 (as on 01/12/2015), 12 projects of CIL (Incremental capacity of 32.83 MTPA) have been granted Environmental Clearance (EC).

***